AMZN Options History — October 2009

In October 2009, AMZN traded between $4.43 and $6.23. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.4%, placing in the 12.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.8%. IV traded below realized volatility by 7.9% (HV 20d: 49.3%). Max pain ranged from $4.25 to $5.25. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.13.

Notable Days

  • 2009-10-23: Highest Volume — 9,665,160 contracts
  • 2009-10-15: Largest IV spike — 31.9% change
  • 2009-10-15: Highest IV Rank — 19.0%
  • 2009-10-15: Largest Expected Move — 13.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.06$4.43$6.23$4.55$5.94
Max Pain$4.66$4.25$5.25$4.50$5.25
ATM IV41.4%33.9%48.6%40.5%41.5%
Expected Move12.8%11.3%13.9%11.6%11.9%
HV 20d49.3%27.9%89.8%36.6%89.7%
HV 60d41.2%30.2%58.0%37.1%58.0%
IV Rank12.2%3.7%19.0%10.6%12.6%
IV Percentile31.0%2.4%48.4%27.8%36.5%
Term Structure-2.3%-5.9%8.0%7.1%0.7%
VWIV45.6%40.5%49.3%40.9%43.2%
Skew 25d4.3%2.6%5.7%4.2%4.7%
Skew 10d9.0%5.0%12.2%8.2%9.7%
Call IV 25d43.2%38.6%46.3%39.1%40.2%
Put IV 25d47.5%42.6%51.2%43.4%44.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.312.274.392.804.39
Gamma HHI0.170.090.640.140.11
Net GEX13.2M-2.6M60.6M2.0M8.2M
Net DEX-1.20B-2.52B-444.5M-636.0M-1.92B
Net VEX-5.6M-7.7M-4.8M-5.4M-7.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.130.611.851.301.85
Total Volume1,840,331.818541,2209,665,160892,3802,104,980
Total OI10,783,561.8187,404,08013,703,06010,554,46013,703,060

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-10-01$4.55$4.5040.5%11.6%36.6%10.6%40.9%4.2%7.1%2.0M-636.0M-5.4M1.302.80N/AN/A388,020504,3604,923,5405,630,920
2009-10-02$4.49$4.2539.4%11.3%37.4%9.4%40.5%4.0%8.0%163.3K-533.5M-5.4M1.733.63N/AN/A198,080343,1404,987,0205,615,000
2009-10-05$4.43$4.5039.6%13.6%38.0%9.6%48.1%5.7%-3.8%-2.6M-444.5M-5.3M1.743.53N/AN/A247,660430,4005,002,9805,651,860
2009-10-06$4.55$4.5040.4%13.7%38.0%10.5%47.7%5.3%-4.0%2.2M-635.9M-5.2M1.162.70N/AN/A283,360328,1205,026,7805,658,320
2009-10-07$4.70$4.5038.9%13.6%39.1%8.9%48.5%5.4%-4.1%8.2M-883.9M-5.2M0.853.41N/AN/A792,860673,6005,064,2005,687,540
2009-10-08$4.76$4.5036.7%13.5%38.9%6.6%47.1%5.3%-3.9%12.8M-1.02B-5.2M0.803.21N/AN/A606,640484,3605,271,9405,883,200
2009-10-09$4.79$4.5033.9%13.1%38.9%3.7%46.7%4.9%-3.6%14.3M-1.06B-5.1M0.973.86N/AN/A295,200287,1005,273,0805,896,300
2009-10-12$4.68$4.5038.6%13.1%39.9%8.5%46.7%4.2%-4.2%7.3M-858.7M-5.0M1.173.83N/AN/A306,840358,3205,241,9005,916,240
2009-10-13$4.74$4.5035.4%13.3%39.8%5.3%47.0%4.8%-4.1%14.3M-1.01B-5.0M1.284.07N/AN/A350,560448,2605,231,1005,907,320
2009-10-14$4.87$4.5036.8%13.6%29.3%6.8%48.2%4.2%-5.1%21.5M-1.22B-5.0M0.823.44N/AN/A813,840664,1405,284,2805,989,320
2009-10-15$4.80$4.5048.6%13.9%30.0%19.0%49.3%4.7%-5.9%17.4M-1.07B-5.0M0.993.00N/AN/A509,680503,1605,192,0806,028,860
2009-10-16$4.77$4.5047.0%13.5%30.2%18.8%47.1%3.8%-4.7%60.6M-1.09B-5.0M1.013.67N/AN/A664,800669,5405,294,8206,066,840
2009-10-19$4.73$4.5044.3%12.7%30.4%15.8%44.3%4.1%-3.9%8.2M-623.0M-4.8M1.352.49N/AN/A394,800533,6203,763,8203,640,260
2009-10-20$4.75$4.5044.9%12.9%27.9%16.5%45.0%3.4%-3.8%9.3M-668.2M-4.9M0.612.27N/AN/A434,420263,8403,926,4203,777,160
2009-10-21$4.67$4.5045.7%13.1%28.0%17.4%46.1%3.5%-4.2%10.0M-595.1M-5.0M0.883.27N/AN/A554,060486,8004,082,2803,644,360
2009-10-22$4.67$4.5046.5%13.3%28.0%18.3%47.2%2.6%-5.3%11.3M-615.4M-5.2M0.693.88N/AN/A1,825,5801,251,6404,317,4603,780,820
2009-10-23$5.92$4.5041.3%11.8%88.0%12.5%43.2%4.3%-2.2%24.5M-2.17B-5.0M0.862.63N/AN/A5,194,1404,471,0205,099,0204,175,240
2009-10-26$6.23$5.2546.2%13.2%88.9%17.9%47.6%4.2%-2.5%18.5M-2.52B-6.5M0.842.78N/AN/A2,963,3802,485,8805,966,5405,873,320
2009-10-27$6.10$5.2541.0%11.8%89.6%12.1%41.5%3.3%0.2%14.8M-2.29B-6.8M1.192.94N/AN/A1,447,3801,723,3206,340,1606,502,660
2009-10-28$6.08$5.2543.5%12.5%89.8%14.9%44.3%3.6%-0.7%13.4M-2.23B-7.5M1.323.86N/AN/A818,5001,078,6406,575,9806,797,200
2009-10-29$6.13$5.2540.6%11.6%88.7%11.6%42.3%4.5%-0.3%13.7M-2.28B-7.5M1.393.09N/AN/A545,000758,2606,659,4006,887,760
2009-10-30$5.94$5.2541.5%11.9%89.7%12.6%43.2%4.7%0.7%8.2M-1.92B-7.7M1.854.39N/AN/A739,0401,365,9406,677,4407,025,620