AMZN Options History — July 2011

In July 2011, AMZN traded between $10.47 and $11.20. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.1%, placing in the 44.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.5% (HV 20d: 26.6%). Max pain ranged from $9.50 to $10.75. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2011-07-27: Highest Volume — 3,455,080 contracts
  • 2011-07-05: Largest IV spike — 40.2% change
  • 2011-07-26: Highest IV Rank — 85.7%
  • 2011-07-26: Largest Expected Move — 12.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.76$10.47$11.20$10.47$11.13
Max Pain$10.41$9.50$10.75$9.50$10.75
ATM IV33.1%21.4%44.0%21.4%35.7%
Expected Move10.3%6.7%12.6%6.7%9.2%
HV 20d26.6%22.7%28.1%27.2%26.2%
HV 60d29.1%26.4%30.5%29.8%27.0%
IV Rank44.4%0.0%85.7%0.0%54.2%
IV Percentile54.6%0.0%96.8%0.0%77.8%
Term Structure-1.7%-6.5%9.3%9.3%0.3%
VWIV36.4%25.9%43.7%25.9%33.6%
Skew 25d3.1%1.8%4.4%3.0%3.5%
Skew 10d6.0%3.2%8.3%8.3%6.6%
Call IV 25d34.5%22.7%41.9%22.7%31.2%
Put IV 25d37.6%25.7%45.8%25.7%34.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %10.224.3826.244.3818.63
Gamma HHI0.110.060.360.360.07
Net GEX32.2M7.1M97.0M97.0M21.9M
Net DEX-1.64B-2.21B-1.05B-1.86B-1.71B
Net VEX-9.6M-10.5M-9.1M-9.4M-10.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.711.400.830.88
Total Volume1,360,923689,6603,455,0801,765,4001,697,440
Total OI8,522,5526,532,1009,683,7609,223,3609,355,920

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-07-01$10.47$9.5021.4%6.7%27.2%0.0%25.9%3.0%9.3%97.0M-1.86B-9.4M0.834.38N/AN/A964,220801,1803,994,8805,228,480
2011-07-05$10.66$10.0030.0%9.9%26.5%32.7%35.3%3.1%-1.9%45.1M-1.99B-9.1M0.977.79N/AN/A647,320625,6803,781,7805,019,120
2011-07-06$10.71$10.2526.8%9.9%26.5%20.3%35.6%3.1%-1.9%40.2M-1.98B-9.3M0.818.01N/AN/A572,060464,2603,886,7605,226,880
2011-07-07$10.84$10.2525.9%9.9%26.5%16.8%34.9%2.8%-1.5%49.5M-2.16B-9.3M1.027.25N/AN/A459,760470,3803,965,0205,343,340
2011-07-08$10.91$10.2524.5%9.9%26.5%11.6%35.3%2.8%-1.6%40.4M-2.21B-9.2M1.2311.78N/AN/A539,500661,7803,978,0205,411,980
2011-07-11$10.63$10.5029.6%10.3%27.9%31.2%36.5%3.6%-2.2%32.6M-1.75B-9.4M1.4010.12N/AN/A555,680779,3003,901,5205,325,600
2011-07-12$10.56$10.5029.6%10.5%28.1%31.1%36.7%3.2%-2.1%26.5M-1.64B-9.5M0.917.80N/AN/A425,560386,5203,975,9005,410,860
2011-07-13$10.68$10.5026.6%10.5%27.8%19.8%36.8%3.0%-2.4%29.0M-1.80B-9.4M0.817.49N/AN/A654,520533,1003,984,9005,453,000
2011-07-14$10.52$10.5036.6%10.5%27.0%57.4%36.7%3.1%-1.7%12.0M-1.55B-9.6M0.887.74N/AN/A573,020506,3404,066,9005,535,760
2011-07-15$10.64$10.5036.3%10.4%26.1%56.2%37.1%3.5%-1.8%22.7M-1.73B-9.5M1.105.20N/AN/A516,260570,3604,092,5805,591,180
2011-07-18$10.58$10.5038.0%10.9%26.4%62.7%38.0%2.9%-2.1%10.5M-1.05B-9.4M0.785.65N/AN/A386,520303,1402,887,5203,644,580
2011-07-19$10.90$10.5036.6%10.5%27.8%57.5%37.0%3.2%-2.0%23.8M-1.38B-9.5M0.717.61N/AN/A549,580392,1003,008,7803,770,040
2011-07-20$10.78$10.5038.1%10.9%26.7%63.1%37.8%2.5%-2.8%18.3M-1.26B-9.5M0.949.87N/AN/A414,180391,3003,124,1403,885,760
2011-07-21$10.66$10.5038.3%11.0%26.4%64.1%38.5%2.9%-3.7%7.1M-1.11B-9.4M0.837.50N/AN/A620,900518,1603,187,0603,979,020
2011-07-22$10.83$10.5039.6%11.4%26.5%69.0%39.8%3.3%-4.3%17.8M-1.34B-9.6M0.7516.98N/AN/A723,980541,9003,299,6004,098,220
2011-07-25$10.67$10.5042.6%12.2%27.0%80.4%42.9%1.8%-5.9%15.5M-1.18B-9.8M0.8526.24N/AN/A498,820424,4203,243,5203,979,300
2011-07-26$10.71$10.5044.0%12.6%22.7%85.7%43.7%4.4%-6.5%17.5M-1.23B-9.9M0.7710.89N/AN/A1,926,4201,483,7203,408,5004,145,580
2011-07-27$11.13$10.5031.1%8.9%25.9%36.7%33.6%3.9%1.1%62.5M-1.96B-10.2M1.2012.99N/AN/A1,570,1201,884,9604,171,3204,773,880
2011-07-28$11.20$10.7531.2%9.0%25.9%37.1%32.6%2.8%0.6%54.9M-1.91B-10.4M1.1210.48N/AN/A558,820625,1804,229,2605,084,580
2011-07-29$11.13$10.7535.7%9.2%26.2%54.2%33.6%3.5%0.3%21.9M-1.71B-10.5M0.8818.63N/AN/A902,640794,8004,160,8605,195,060