AMZN Options History — July 2009

In July 2009, AMZN traded between $3.78 and $4.69. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.6%, placing in the 5.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 0.9% (HV 20d: 39.7%). Max pain ranged from $4.00 to $4.50. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.14.

Notable Days

  • 2009-07-23: Highest Volume — 3,838,780 contracts
  • 2009-07-16: Largest IV spike — 23.2% change
  • 2009-07-20: Highest IV Rank — 14.2%
  • 2009-07-08: Largest Expected Move — 14.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.18$3.78$4.69$4.08$4.29
Max Pain$4.22$4.00$4.50$4.00$4.25
ATM IV40.6%35.0%48.5%37.5%35.0%
Expected Move12.5%10.0%14.8%10.7%10.0%
HV 20d39.7%31.3%49.5%31.4%47.7%
HV 60d37.7%35.7%41.0%36.7%40.7%
IV Rank5.4%0.0%14.2%1.6%0.0%
IV Percentile12.6%0.0%35.3%1.6%0.0%
Term Structure-0.5%-4.7%9.0%8.6%3.1%
VWIV44.1%35.5%51.0%37.2%35.5%
Skew 25d4.6%1.3%8.6%3.4%1.4%
Skew 10d8.9%2.6%15.9%7.2%3.6%
Call IV 25d41.8%35.1%47.1%36.0%35.1%
Put IV 25d46.5%36.5%55.2%39.4%36.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.081.984.352.024.17
Gamma HHI0.180.130.400.170.15
Net GEX3.3M-8.3M25.2M6.1M-4.8M
Net DEX-414.3M-927.5M-20.5M-416.7M-277.2M
Net VEX-5.6M-6.3M-5.1M-5.5M-6.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.140.731.751.201.06
Total Volume1,092,526.364426,5803,838,780921,980426,580
Total OI10,107,651.8187,427,28011,109,46010,179,42010,710,340

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-07-01$4.08$4.0037.5%10.7%31.4%1.6%37.2%3.4%8.6%6.1M-416.7M-5.5M1.202.02N/AN/A419,340502,6405,194,1804,985,240
2009-07-02$3.97$4.0038.1%10.9%32.7%2.4%38.6%3.4%9.0%2.5M-274.5M-5.5M1.321.98N/AN/A382,040502,5805,280,6005,003,620
2009-07-06$3.90$4.2539.6%13.9%31.3%4.0%49.9%7.5%-3.0%-1.2M-175.4M-5.2M1.753.03N/AN/A330,840577,3205,256,3205,068,660
2009-07-07$3.78$4.2542.9%14.5%32.6%7.6%49.6%7.8%-3.5%-5.3M-20.5M-5.1M1.173.58N/AN/A481,500563,0405,297,6205,158,040
2009-07-08$3.87$4.2543.7%14.8%33.8%8.5%51.0%8.6%-3.9%-440.3K-161.5M-5.3M1.262.86N/AN/A427,200536,4405,342,4205,041,800
2009-07-09$3.90$4.2538.3%14.0%34.3%2.5%50.9%7.3%-2.7%-255.9K-200.9M-5.2M1.262.05N/AN/A304,200383,1805,358,3605,152,060
2009-07-10$3.88$4.2535.6%13.5%34.2%0.0%46.8%8.1%-1.8%-2.1M-164.0M-5.3M0.733.67N/AN/A352,820259,0205,444,0805,246,720
2009-07-13$4.07$4.2543.8%13.8%38.6%9.0%48.3%7.3%-2.9%9.3M-454.1M-5.3M1.012.91N/AN/A640,900650,5005,480,4205,223,460
2009-07-14$4.10$4.0038.6%13.2%38.5%3.3%46.1%5.9%-2.1%10.3M-494.0M-5.3M1.473.19N/AN/A286,880422,5605,574,9805,355,100
2009-07-15$4.23$4.0037.2%13.2%39.9%1.8%46.7%6.2%-2.6%20.4M-712.3M-5.4M1.142.85N/AN/A465,460529,1205,601,8605,384,660
2009-07-16$4.31$4.2545.9%13.1%40.3%11.3%46.8%5.4%-2.9%25.2M-867.1M-5.5M1.083.16N/AN/A457,460491,9205,635,6405,473,820
2009-07-17$4.29$4.2545.5%13.0%39.9%10.8%45.5%4.8%-2.3%7.4M-917.5M-5.3M0.783.05N/AN/A528,040409,9805,556,5405,422,740
2009-07-20$4.41$4.2548.5%13.9%40.6%14.2%49.3%3.8%-3.8%6.4M-602.0M-5.3M1.102.67N/AN/A379,660418,2003,905,1403,522,140
2009-07-21$4.45$4.2548.0%13.8%36.1%13.6%48.6%4.1%-4.2%7.0M-639.9M-5.4M0.792.90N/AN/A485,000382,8004,065,1403,680,340
2009-07-22$4.44$4.2544.4%12.7%35.0%9.7%45.0%3.7%-1.8%7.7M-644.6M-5.5M0.933.25N/AN/A415,560387,1404,271,3403,832,340
2009-07-23$4.69$4.2547.7%13.7%38.9%13.3%48.5%2.5%-4.7%10.4M-927.5M-5.7M1.202.86N/AN/A1,743,7202,095,0604,400,6603,957,980
2009-07-24$4.32$4.5038.0%10.9%49.0%2.6%38.2%3.1%1.6%-3.2M-324.3M-6.1M1.403.09N/AN/A1,233,6801,727,9004,990,4805,059,320
2009-07-27$4.21$4.2535.9%10.3%49.5%0.4%36.6%3.4%2.2%-8.3M-123.9M-6.2M1.084.35N/AN/A539,100581,6405,022,6405,463,820
2009-07-28$4.25$4.2536.3%10.4%49.5%0.8%37.4%1.4%2.2%-5.4M-213.8M-6.2M1.202.69N/AN/A485,760584,8005,145,2405,452,880
2009-07-29$4.22$4.2536.4%10.4%49.5%0.9%37.1%1.7%1.8%-5.6M-182.4M-6.3M0.773.35N/AN/A316,480244,8005,207,1405,455,940
2009-07-30$4.30$4.2535.9%10.3%49.0%0.4%36.5%1.3%2.7%-3.2M-321.0M-6.3M1.294.14N/AN/A297,620385,1005,193,4205,493,100
2009-07-31$4.29$4.2535.0%10.0%47.7%0.0%35.5%1.4%3.1%-4.8M-277.2M-6.2M1.064.17N/AN/A206,840219,7405,176,5405,533,800