AMZN Options History — March 2010

In March 2010, AMZN traded between $6.23 and $6.83. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.2%, placing in the 4.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.1% (HV 20d: 26.1%). Max pain ranged from $6.00 to $6.50. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 23 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.77.

Notable Days

  • 2010-03-25: Highest Volume — 3,047,500 contracts
  • 2010-03-11: Largest IV spike — 14.7% change
  • 2010-03-15: Highest IV Rank — 12.9%
  • 2010-03-15: Largest Expected Move — 9.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.54$6.23$6.83$6.23$6.79
Max Pain$6.24$6.00$6.50$6.00$6.50
ATM IV28.2%25.4%31.6%30.7%26.7%
Expected Move8.2%7.3%9.1%8.8%7.7%
HV 20d26.1%23.9%33.5%33.5%24.9%
HV 60d29.5%27.5%31.1%31.1%29.2%
IV Rank4.2%0.0%12.9%4.2%3.2%
IV Percentile2.1%0.0%7.1%1.6%2.4%
Term Structure7.2%0.8%12.5%0.8%11.9%
VWIV29.5%26.2%32.2%32.2%27.9%
Skew 25d3.3%0.3%4.8%4.2%0.3%
Skew 10d7.3%2.0%9.8%8.7%2.6%
Call IV 25d28.0%25.0%29.8%29.7%27.5%
Put IV 25d31.3%27.8%34.4%33.9%27.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %2.931.983.913.252.58
Gamma HHI0.150.100.290.100.15
Net GEX18.5M6.5M31.5M6.5M23.4M
Net DEX-675.6M-949.8M-347.6M-347.6M-863.2M
Net VEX-7.0M-7.5M-6.8M-6.9M-7.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.770.531.090.720.53
Total Volume1,163,731.304658,5403,047,5001,892,780898,380
Total OI8,970,900.877,599,4009,907,9608,464,9809,063,660

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-03-01$6.23$6.0030.7%8.8%33.5%4.2%32.2%4.2%0.8%6.5M-347.6M-6.9M0.723.25N/AN/A1,100,940791,8403,918,2804,546,700
2010-03-02$6.28$6.0029.6%8.5%27.0%1.7%30.3%3.2%1.6%9.5M-424.8M-6.9M0.823.37N/AN/A838,700688,0604,060,8004,649,620
2010-03-03$6.29$6.0029.0%8.3%26.8%0.3%29.7%3.0%2.3%8.5M-411.7M-7.0M0.993.27N/AN/A484,920481,5604,149,0804,715,860
2010-03-04$6.43$6.0027.5%7.9%27.5%0.0%29.2%3.8%3.3%13.8M-583.3M-7.1M1.012.79N/AN/A575,280580,9004,120,5004,819,160
2010-03-05$6.45$6.0026.9%8.6%25.0%0.0%30.8%4.4%5.0%14.5M-595.9M-7.0M0.752.60N/AN/A774,220580,1004,170,3204,866,640
2010-03-08$6.51$6.2528.7%8.8%24.9%4.0%31.1%4.8%4.2%15.8M-653.3M-7.0M0.703.11N/AN/A540,720377,4404,189,6604,965,060
2010-03-09$6.44$6.2526.9%8.6%25.2%0.1%30.8%4.7%5.2%15.1M-563.9M-7.0M0.722.79N/AN/A634,840455,6204,276,3804,946,620
2010-03-10$6.53$6.2526.2%8.7%25.3%0.0%31.1%4.7%4.9%21.3M-703.8M-7.0M0.802.95N/AN/A559,840446,5804,304,3804,988,500
2010-03-11$6.68$6.2530.1%8.6%25.8%9.2%31.0%4.5%5.6%28.1M-949.8M-7.1M0.793.02N/AN/A789,820626,9604,329,8205,013,340
2010-03-12$6.59$6.2530.2%8.7%25.9%9.5%30.0%4.3%5.8%23.4M-810.3M-7.1M0.623.91N/AN/A673,100414,3204,347,2605,033,860
2010-03-15$6.56$6.2531.6%9.1%26.0%12.9%32.0%4.7%4.6%18.9M-716.8M-6.9M0.933.80N/AN/A507,880472,2804,384,5405,059,500
2010-03-16$6.59$6.2530.4%8.7%24.6%10.0%30.2%4.5%5.6%23.7M-785.8M-6.9M0.733.01N/AN/A538,980394,9204,421,3805,128,980
2010-03-17$6.57$6.2529.4%8.4%24.1%7.7%29.5%4.3%6.2%22.9M-784.3M-7.0M0.763.72N/AN/A374,120284,4204,628,3805,241,220
2010-03-18$6.64$6.2526.5%7.6%23.9%0.7%27.7%4.0%7.6%30.8M-919.1M-6.9M1.093.01N/AN/A381,920416,7204,635,6605,272,300
2010-03-19$6.52$6.2526.7%7.6%25.2%1.0%27.1%4.2%7.6%31.5M-710.8M-6.9M0.802.96N/AN/A598,100480,4404,634,0805,266,800
2010-03-22$6.52$6.2525.6%7.3%25.2%0.0%26.8%3.1%12.5%11.2M-485.2M-6.8M0.781.98N/AN/A647,200504,6403,626,2003,973,200
2010-03-23$6.46$6.2525.4%7.3%25.4%0.0%26.2%2.8%12.4%11.2M-452.4M-6.9M0.772.60N/AN/A419,700324,1803,800,7604,130,780
2010-03-24$6.40$6.2526.2%7.5%25.2%2.0%26.8%2.8%12.2%8.0M-360.0M-6.9M0.672.70N/AN/A453,100303,5803,823,1204,185,380
2010-03-25$6.74$6.2529.5%8.5%29.5%9.6%30.3%1.5%10.9%20.2M-829.2M-7.3M0.602.86N/AN/A1,906,7201,140,7803,954,6604,296,340
2010-03-26$6.75$6.5028.3%8.1%29.5%7.0%29.1%0.5%12.0%23.0M-853.9M-7.5M0.592.08N/AN/A724,800428,0004,235,8004,491,540
2010-03-29$6.76$6.5027.6%7.9%24.5%5.3%28.5%1.5%12.2%20.8M-807.0M-7.3M0.902.81N/AN/A408,060367,3204,188,2204,575,960
2010-03-30$6.83$6.5028.9%8.3%24.6%8.4%29.8%0.3%11.2%23.2M-926.0M-7.4M0.602.12N/AN/A857,080516,7404,233,8804,666,540
2010-03-31$6.79$6.5026.7%7.7%24.9%3.2%27.9%0.3%11.9%23.4M-863.2M-7.3M0.532.58N/AN/A588,360310,0204,344,7204,718,940