AMZN Options History — September 2010

In September 2010, AMZN traded between $6.62 and $8.04. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.3%, placing in the 30.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.1% (HV 20d: 30.2%). Max pain ranged from $6.25 to $7.25. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.14.

Notable Days

  • 2010-09-24: Highest Volume — 3,035,080 contracts
  • 2010-09-07: Largest IV spike — 40.9% change
  • 2010-09-28: Highest IV Rank — 55.6%
  • 2010-09-27: Largest Expected Move — 10.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$7.38$6.62$8.04$6.62$7.85
Max Pain$6.65$6.25$7.25$6.25$7.25
ATM IV35.3%29.6%43.9%38.4%36.7%
Expected Move9.8%8.7%10.7%9.7%10.1%
HV 20d30.2%23.7%33.9%31.6%23.7%
HV 60d32.2%27.1%34.7%34.5%28.2%
IV Rank30.1%13.4%55.6%39.4%34.3%
IV Percentile38.6%8.7%85.3%63.1%54.8%
Term Structure5.2%1.9%10.2%1.9%10.2%
VWIV35.5%32.0%38.7%34.7%36.0%
Skew 25d5.3%3.5%6.5%5.9%3.8%
Skew 10d11.6%8.1%16.0%16.0%10.0%
Call IV 25d32.4%28.7%36.2%31.1%34.3%
Put IV 25d37.8%34.7%40.7%37.0%38.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.822.458.474.093.75
Gamma HHI0.150.090.220.110.09
Net GEX20.4M1.2M33.7M15.3M1.2M
Net DEX-1.24B-1.77B-660.7M-660.7M-1.25B
Net VEX-6.6M-7.5M-6.1M-6.5M-7.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.140.781.490.861.13
Total Volume1,351,427.619591,7803,035,0801,176,0201,360,560
Total OI8,873,481.9057,466,50010,336,9808,076,54010,336,980

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-09-01$6.62$6.2538.4%9.7%31.6%39.4%34.7%5.9%1.9%15.3M-660.7M-6.5M0.864.09N/AN/A632,100543,9203,660,5404,416,000
2010-09-02$6.76$6.2530.6%8.7%32.2%16.3%32.0%6.1%3.4%22.1M-841.3M-6.4M1.013.75N/AN/A665,280675,2603,759,4404,545,620
2010-09-03$6.94$6.2529.6%9.2%33.3%13.4%33.3%6.2%5.0%20.7M-1.07B-6.4M0.845.06N/AN/A799,420669,8603,799,6004,711,860
2010-09-07$6.86$6.2541.7%10.2%33.7%49.1%35.8%6.3%3.7%17.5M-874.6M-6.5M1.443.58N/AN/A242,700349,0803,754,4204,687,700
2010-09-08$6.96$6.2533.1%10.0%33.9%23.9%36.7%6.5%3.5%22.3M-988.8M-6.4M1.473.41N/AN/A341,640502,9203,791,7204,750,660
2010-09-09$7.02$6.5035.5%10.2%31.2%30.8%36.9%6.2%3.0%24.4M-1.07B-6.4M1.202.85N/AN/A481,720578,5803,829,5604,871,440
2010-09-10$7.12$6.5035.2%10.1%31.4%29.8%36.1%5.8%2.6%23.9M-1.17B-6.4M1.402.76N/AN/A538,040752,0403,851,7605,028,240
2010-09-13$7.25$6.5033.7%9.7%30.6%25.5%35.8%6.0%2.9%28.9M-1.32B-6.1M1.474.63N/AN/A507,260746,9403,784,1005,019,800
2010-09-14$7.29$6.5033.2%9.5%30.6%24.0%35.0%5.7%3.2%27.9M-1.35B-6.1M0.782.45N/AN/A479,500373,7403,813,8405,190,000
2010-09-15$7.27$6.5032.8%9.4%30.3%22.9%35.2%6.1%3.6%24.4M-1.30B-6.2M1.432.59N/AN/A352,820503,9403,890,0805,266,720
2010-09-16$7.41$6.5032.8%9.4%30.6%22.9%34.8%5.3%3.0%28.8M-1.49B-6.1M1.383.45N/AN/A519,220716,4603,893,6205,379,520
2010-09-17$7.42$6.7530.7%8.8%29.5%16.5%32.2%5.1%4.6%19.7M-1.49B-6.1M0.838.47N/AN/A526,260439,0403,955,4805,525,520
2010-09-20$7.57$6.7533.3%9.5%29.7%24.3%34.8%5.9%5.6%15.7M-1.18B-6.3M1.053.57N/AN/A776,840816,3203,242,0404,224,460
2010-09-21$7.54$6.7533.8%9.7%29.3%25.7%34.8%5.3%5.5%14.9M-1.13B-6.7M0.894.32N/AN/A814,520724,4603,436,5604,516,040
2010-09-22$7.59$7.0034.2%9.8%27.8%27.0%35.5%5.7%6.3%18.5M-1.27B-6.7M1.123.52N/AN/A533,140594,5203,884,4404,679,740
2010-09-23$7.64$7.0033.7%9.7%27.6%25.5%35.1%4.7%7.6%18.6M-1.27B-6.7M0.823.63N/AN/A1,075,660880,1803,862,9604,826,140
2010-09-24$8.04$7.0037.4%10.2%29.6%36.3%36.9%3.5%8.0%33.7M-1.77B-6.7M1.033.47N/AN/A1,496,7001,538,3804,059,0405,026,560
2010-09-27$7.97$7.0040.1%10.7%30.5%44.5%38.5%3.9%7.5%18.7M-1.54B-7.1M1.094.29N/AN/A791,460859,2004,138,1605,224,560
2010-09-28$7.99$7.0043.9%10.7%27.9%55.6%38.7%4.5%8.6%17.9M-1.54B-7.3M1.493.42N/AN/A730,8401,089,6604,284,3405,407,780
2010-09-29$7.95$7.0040.0%10.2%28.6%44.1%36.9%3.6%9.4%12.7M-1.48B-7.4M1.313.09N/AN/A589,800770,0004,393,0605,623,020
2010-09-30$7.85$7.2536.7%10.1%23.7%34.3%36.0%3.8%10.2%1.2M-1.25B-7.5M1.133.75N/AN/A639,460721,1004,481,2005,855,780