AMZN Options History — October 2008

In October 2008, AMZN traded between $2.44 and $3.48. ATM implied volatility averaged 91.1%, placing in the 73.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 25.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 14.4% (HV 20d: 105.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.75 to $3.75. Net GEX was positive for 5 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.43.

Notable Days

  • 2008-10-22: Highest Volume — 2,766,560 contracts
  • 2008-10-15: Largest IV spike — 29.1% change
  • 2008-10-08: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2008-10-16: Largest Expected Move — 31.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.82$2.44$3.48$3.48$2.86
Max Pain$3.17$2.75$3.75$3.75$2.75
ATM IV91.1%69.6%126.5%69.6%78.1%
Expected Move25.6%20.0%31.0%20.0%22.4%
HV 20d105.4%91.4%118.2%92.4%104.1%
HV 60d77.2%68.5%84.3%69.3%83.8%
IV Rank73.2%48.6%100.0%63.4%48.6%
IV Percentile96.5%89.3%100.0%94.8%89.3%
Term Structure-9.8%-23.3%1.9%1.1%1.4%
VWIV90.0%70.0%110.8%70.0%79.0%
Skew 25d20.1%9.2%30.7%9.2%17.0%
Skew 10d40.5%18.7%62.2%18.7%35.9%
Call IV 25d78.9%64.1%91.9%64.1%68.2%
Put IV 25d99.0%73.4%122.3%73.4%85.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %7.064.1212.274.816.95
Gamma HHI0.120.080.330.130.11
Net GEX-4.1M-8.2M2.3M-7.9M2.3M
Net DEX384.8M10.9M786.3M186.8M10.9M
Net VEX-3.7M-4.8M-2.7M-4.8M-4.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.430.582.001.311.58
Total Volume1,290,258.261385,4802,766,560747,180385,480
Total OI11,053,185.2178,509,78012,115,32010,923,06011,763,800

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-10-01$3.48$3.7569.6%20.0%92.4%63.4%70.0%9.2%1.1%-7.9M186.8M-4.8M1.314.81N/AN/A322,840424,3404,934,2205,988,840
2008-10-02$3.37$3.7577.5%22.2%92.4%76.7%77.1%12.1%1.9%-8.1M267.8M-4.8M1.165.88N/AN/A560,660652,5004,981,4806,082,240
2008-10-03$3.35$3.7573.2%21.0%92.0%69.4%73.1%12.1%1.9%-7.8M286.1M-4.7M1.177.68N/AN/A249,160291,8405,169,8206,023,520
2008-10-06$3.26$3.5083.6%23.9%91.4%87.0%87.2%16.0%-14.9%-8.2M374.8M-4.4M1.837.99N/AN/A531,800974,4405,111,3006,030,420
2008-10-07$2.93$3.3890.4%25.5%97.7%98.6%90.0%17.3%-15.3%-7.3M611.5M-3.8M2.006.71N/AN/A560,6801,121,7205,221,2406,104,160
2008-10-08$3.05$3.3894.7%27.4%99.5%100.0%98.0%21.0%-17.3%-7.6M474.3M-4.2M1.8812.27N/AN/A459,100862,7605,298,5606,130,980
2008-10-09$2.80$3.38109.0%29.9%101.2%100.0%101.7%23.7%-20.1%-6.5M596.2M-3.8M1.2310.92N/AN/A445,140548,5205,349,3006,199,100
2008-10-10$2.81$3.38108.3%28.6%101.5%99.1%100.2%24.6%-19.0%-6.5M616.8M-3.7M1.3511.62N/AN/A637,360860,1005,376,5006,175,320
2008-10-13$3.10$3.2586.5%23.9%109.3%70.7%95.5%24.0%-11.5%-7.8M479.7M-3.9M1.418.05N/AN/A358,020506,2005,477,8206,293,680
2008-10-14$2.79$3.2597.9%26.8%113.6%85.6%90.8%24.3%-18.5%-7.5M681.4M-3.3M1.974.12N/AN/A460,480908,0405,504,4606,288,640
2008-10-15$2.44$3.25126.5%30.8%118.2%100.0%101.5%27.2%-22.1%-5.9M786.3M-2.7M1.484.46N/AN/A760,6001,128,5405,601,3606,180,920
2008-10-16$2.51$3.13108.0%31.0%115.4%80.4%110.8%30.7%-23.3%-6.8M748.7M-2.8M1.925.40N/AN/A644,1401,234,6005,695,2806,216,740
2008-10-17$2.53$3.13105.2%30.2%112.3%77.4%100.6%26.2%-19.0%-6.8M692.9M-2.9M0.906.67N/AN/A750,140674,4605,784,6206,330,700
2008-10-20$2.65$3.1389.1%25.6%112.8%60.4%89.0%25.3%-8.8%-2.1M324.7M-3.0M0.934.33N/AN/A416,720387,8404,083,7204,426,060
2008-10-21$2.51$3.0094.2%27.0%113.2%65.8%91.8%17.7%-11.5%-2.1M361.7M-2.7M0.586.12N/AN/A597,240346,7604,266,4004,530,960
2008-10-22$2.50$3.0096.2%27.6%113.2%67.9%94.3%18.0%-10.5%-2.0M358.1M-2.8M0.667.85N/AN/A1,665,7201,100,8404,301,9204,625,980
2008-10-23$2.52$3.0081.1%23.3%112.2%51.9%84.1%20.0%-3.2%-198.5K313.7M-3.2M1.329.16N/AN/A1,057,6801,398,7405,373,9205,143,760
2008-10-24$2.45$2.7586.6%24.8%112.3%57.7%89.9%18.6%-3.4%26.8K291.9M-3.3M1.717.54N/AN/A482,720826,0605,721,3205,337,980
2008-10-27$2.48$2.7588.5%25.4%107.4%59.7%89.0%19.3%-4.7%-369.9K288.6M-3.3M1.884.75N/AN/A318,340599,9605,598,9605,439,280
2008-10-28$2.80$2.7581.7%23.4%104.5%52.5%88.3%20.5%-3.1%1.9M54.4M-3.9M1.717.09N/AN/A422,600724,1805,630,6805,551,160
2008-10-29$2.84$2.7585.2%24.4%104.3%56.2%85.6%20.3%-3.5%1.9M22.6M-4.0M1.557.09N/AN/A434,180673,7805,676,5205,633,180
2008-10-30$2.84$2.7583.9%24.1%103.9%54.8%81.9%18.3%-1.3%1.8M19.8M-4.1M1.264.94N/AN/A401,600507,3205,760,9405,805,500
2008-10-31$2.86$2.7578.1%22.4%104.1%48.6%79.0%17.0%1.4%2.3M10.9M-4.1M1.586.95N/AN/A149,140236,3405,883,8605,879,940