AMZN Options History — January 2009

In January 2009, AMZN traded between $2.42 and $2.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 72.1%, placing in the 42.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 21.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.1% (HV 20d: 62.0%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $2.75. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.34.

Notable Days

  • 2009-01-30: Highest Volume — 3,685,280 contracts
  • 2009-01-30: Largest IV drop — 31.2% change
  • 2009-01-20: Highest IV Rank — 56.0%
  • 2009-01-20: Largest Expected Move — 24.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.62$2.42$2.94$2.72$2.94
Max Pain$2.64$2.50$2.75$2.75$2.50
ATM IV72.1%56.0%85.0%56.0%56.6%
Expected Move21.9%16.1%24.4%16.1%16.2%
HV 20d62.0%58.1%84.8%59.9%84.8%
HV 60d84.2%79.5%91.3%91.3%86.6%
IV Rank42.3%25.2%56.0%25.2%25.8%
IV Percentile71.8%56.0%84.5%56.0%56.0%
Term Structure-4.5%-9.7%13.1%13.1%3.4%
VWIV76.9%58.0%84.3%58.0%60.3%
Skew 25d12.7%7.2%16.1%7.2%10.1%
Skew 10d24.4%14.3%31.6%14.3%18.8%
Call IV 25d69.3%53.3%77.0%54.0%53.3%
Put IV 25d82.0%61.3%90.9%61.3%63.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.812.043.902.152.51
Gamma HHI0.120.080.170.120.12
Net GEX-61.1K-3.6M4.4M687.8K4.4M
Net DEX8.4M-309.6M238.1M25.2M-309.6M
Net VEX-2.6M-3.1M-2.5M-2.5M-3.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.340.614.151.061.40
Total Volume1,073,960337,7203,685,280711,7003,685,280
Total OI9,290,7745,888,52012,246,10010,568,3607,975,300

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-01-02$2.72$2.7556.0%16.1%59.9%25.2%58.0%7.2%13.1%687.8K25.2M-2.5M1.062.15N/AN/A344,700367,0005,294,8605,273,500
2009-01-05$2.70$2.5062.8%20.4%58.5%32.4%73.1%12.9%-4.5%577.5K38.8M-2.5M4.153.34N/AN/A121,140502,6205,345,2605,335,560
2009-01-06$2.87$2.5067.7%21.4%61.3%37.6%74.3%12.5%-5.2%1.5M-111.9M-2.5M1.073.14N/AN/A705,080751,7005,355,3005,476,920
2009-01-07$2.81$2.7567.2%22.2%58.5%37.1%79.5%13.7%-6.5%159.7K-47.1M-2.6M2.022.97N/AN/A274,420554,1605,396,7005,614,040
2009-01-08$2.86$2.7563.3%21.8%58.6%33.0%73.5%13.5%-5.8%983.2K-91.1M-2.6M0.613.90N/AN/A777,500472,3405,488,2805,716,340
2009-01-09$2.78$2.7558.3%22.1%58.5%27.6%78.0%11.9%-6.6%1.3M-53.2M-2.8M1.072.54N/AN/A359,460384,1205,995,2805,697,800
2009-01-12$2.60$2.7575.0%23.4%62.8%45.4%79.4%12.2%-7.2%-1.3M98.4M-2.5M0.933.07N/AN/A639,760597,0806,061,5605,733,720
2009-01-13$2.57$2.7566.7%22.6%59.2%36.5%79.5%13.4%-6.1%-2.1M113.7M-2.5M1.142.04N/AN/A583,500663,7606,093,1005,749,520
2009-01-14$2.42$2.7571.1%23.8%60.6%41.2%82.1%12.8%-7.6%-3.6M238.1M-2.5M1.263.16N/AN/A488,040614,3206,194,1205,934,240
2009-01-15$2.57$2.7579.5%22.8%58.2%50.1%80.8%12.8%-5.5%-1.2M44.0M-2.7M1.582.93N/AN/A502,940796,2206,259,5605,872,480
2009-01-16$2.58$2.7575.8%21.7%58.1%46.1%75.4%12.2%-3.3%-378.1K18.3M-2.6M1.602.98N/AN/A322,540516,8606,271,2205,974,880
2009-01-20$2.42$2.7585.0%24.4%61.8%56.0%84.1%13.9%-4.8%-486.7K41.2M-2.5M1.622.93N/AN/A219,300354,9402,861,7803,026,740
2009-01-21$2.53$2.7578.1%22.4%63.8%48.6%76.9%13.0%-2.8%-217.6K14.3M-2.6M0.942.32N/AN/A174,300163,4202,933,8603,192,200
2009-01-22$2.50$2.5079.8%22.9%62.8%50.4%80.1%12.7%-4.4%-310.7K22.7M-2.6M1.142.28N/AN/A350,660398,3402,948,1603,219,500
2009-01-23$2.53$2.5078.6%22.5%62.4%49.2%79.7%12.1%-4.2%-90.5K4.7M-2.7M1.152.99N/AN/A219,540252,8803,066,5803,319,380
2009-01-26$2.48$2.5080.1%23.0%62.7%50.8%80.2%12.4%-6.3%-450.2K31.3M-2.6M0.782.86N/AN/A300,040233,6803,143,0603,399,500
2009-01-27$2.42$2.5081.2%23.3%63.1%52.0%79.6%12.9%-8.0%-730.0K58.6M-2.5M1.052.76N/AN/A283,960298,2403,247,3003,446,220
2009-01-28$2.52$2.5077.0%22.1%62.5%47.4%78.6%16.1%-7.0%-50.3K18.0M-2.6M0.892.93N/AN/A598,680532,2003,313,0003,481,600
2009-01-29$2.50$2.5082.3%23.6%61.8%53.1%84.3%16.0%-9.7%29.3K13.9M-2.6M1.372.48N/AN/A876,1601,198,3203,505,0403,602,020
2009-01-30$2.94$2.5056.6%16.2%84.8%25.8%60.3%10.1%3.4%4.4M-309.6M-3.1M1.402.51N/AN/A1,533,9202,151,3603,760,5804,214,720