AMZN Options History — April 2009

In April 2009, AMZN traded between $3.67 and $4.22. ATM implied volatility averaged 56.8%, placing in the 26.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.0% (HV 20d: 46.8%). Max pain ranged from $3.25 to $4.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.09.

Notable Days

  • 2009-04-24: Highest Volume — 3,277,660 contracts
  • 2009-04-09: Largest IV spike — 28.6% change
  • 2009-04-20: Highest IV Rank — 38.1%
  • 2009-04-20: Largest Expected Move — 19.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.93$3.67$4.22$3.67$4.03
Max Pain$3.85$3.25$4.00$3.25$4.00
ATM IV56.8%43.4%68.2%54.5%43.4%
Expected Move17.2%12.5%19.5%15.6%12.5%
HV 20d46.8%36.8%60.0%59.1%38.9%
HV 60d61.0%50.8%66.3%66.3%50.8%
IV Rank26.0%11.8%38.1%23.5%11.8%
IV Percentile46.6%22.6%69.4%38.9%22.6%
Term Structure-3.2%-9.4%14.2%14.2%2.7%
VWIV61.0%43.1%70.1%56.7%43.1%
Skew 25d9.0%5.3%11.7%8.5%5.6%
Skew 10d18.3%10.2%23.4%17.3%11.8%
Call IV 25d55.9%40.7%65.1%51.9%40.7%
Put IV 25d64.9%46.4%73.8%60.4%46.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.963.094.853.093.99
Gamma HHI0.150.120.200.150.14
Net GEX10.6M3.9M16.7M10.9M5.9M
Net DEX-725.6M-1.06B-410.5M-689.3M-469.9M
Net VEX-5.4M-5.8M-5.0M-5.4M-5.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.090.601.551.010.60
Total Volume1,037,134.286577,4603,277,660854,660577,460
Total OI10,157,789.5246,925,34011,844,76010,959,2009,626,120

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-04-01$3.67$3.2554.5%15.6%59.1%23.5%56.7%8.5%14.2%10.9M-689.3M-5.4M1.013.09N/AN/A425,940428,7205,579,8805,379,320
2009-04-02$3.82$3.2555.1%15.8%60.0%24.2%55.7%9.2%14.0%13.8M-855.8M-5.5M1.243.27N/AN/A440,940546,4405,639,9405,400,160
2009-04-03$3.91$3.7549.2%18.8%56.3%17.9%66.9%11.7%-6.9%14.6M-972.6M-5.6M1.254.60N/AN/A327,300409,0605,703,6605,524,680
2009-04-06$3.90$3.7551.0%19.1%55.4%19.9%70.1%11.3%-7.3%14.3M-944.7M-5.6M1.504.31N/AN/A264,100396,9005,796,5405,627,400
2009-04-07$3.78$3.7551.2%19.3%50.9%20.1%68.6%10.7%-6.8%12.5M-780.0M-5.4M1.193.80N/AN/A273,100324,9805,783,9605,668,140
2009-04-08$3.85$3.7548.4%18.8%49.5%17.1%65.9%10.1%-6.1%15.1M-889.5M-5.4M0.994.11N/AN/A380,780378,5605,828,3205,680,660
2009-04-09$3.99$3.7562.3%17.9%50.5%31.8%63.4%10.0%-5.3%16.7M-1.06B-5.5M0.934.76N/AN/A427,940396,7805,811,5205,756,320
2009-04-13$3.95$4.0065.2%18.7%50.3%34.9%67.9%10.0%-7.7%16.6M-1.01B-5.4M1.554.09N/AN/A261,540404,2805,860,4605,819,580
2009-04-14$3.86$4.0067.5%19.4%50.2%37.4%66.5%10.4%-8.4%15.8M-892.8M-5.3M1.474.72N/AN/A240,660353,3205,899,4205,874,440
2009-04-15$3.74$4.0067.3%19.3%47.4%37.1%68.7%9.8%-8.6%13.1M-712.2M-5.1M0.914.19N/AN/A720,060657,1405,915,9405,928,820
2009-04-16$3.86$4.0066.0%18.9%48.7%35.8%66.6%9.8%-8.2%13.6M-845.0M-5.0M1.054.33N/AN/A457,080478,0605,692,3605,797,740
2009-04-17$3.90$3.7560.9%17.5%48.1%30.4%62.1%8.5%-6.5%10.4M-884.5M-5.0M0.683.81N/AN/A462,320314,2805,661,2805,926,760
2009-04-20$3.88$3.7568.2%19.5%48.2%38.1%69.2%8.6%-9.4%5.7M-453.1M-5.0M0.973.84N/AN/A556,360537,7403,862,0403,063,300
2009-04-21$3.94$4.0066.3%19.0%40.3%36.1%68.4%8.8%-8.8%5.8M-484.7M-5.2M1.183.67N/AN/A310,940367,6804,039,3403,326,920
2009-04-22$3.96$4.0067.3%19.3%37.9%37.1%68.5%9.6%-8.1%5.6M-488.2M-5.3M1.164.85N/AN/A461,640537,3604,074,6003,444,500
2009-04-23$4.03$4.0064.7%18.6%37.9%34.4%65.2%7.8%-7.4%5.9M-531.8M-5.3M1.103.90N/AN/A1,107,8001,221,0404,123,6203,631,180
2009-04-24$4.22$4.0047.0%13.5%40.4%15.6%49.1%9.8%2.3%9.3M-709.7M-5.6M1.164.14N/AN/A1,516,1601,761,5004,517,6204,139,780
2009-04-27$4.16$4.0047.0%13.5%36.8%15.6%48.7%8.0%1.5%6.9M-600.4M-5.7M0.923.10N/AN/A562,700517,6604,676,6604,467,380
2009-04-28$4.12$4.0046.6%13.4%37.2%15.2%45.9%6.6%1.6%6.1M-552.2M-5.7M1.143.26N/AN/A529,000604,6604,726,3204,512,820
2009-04-29$3.99$4.0043.9%12.6%38.9%12.3%43.8%5.3%2.1%3.9M-410.5M-5.7M0.843.31N/AN/A456,320383,5204,915,8004,608,280
2009-04-30$4.03$4.0043.4%12.5%38.9%11.8%43.1%5.6%2.7%5.9M-469.9M-5.8M0.603.99N/AN/A362,020215,4405,006,0604,620,060