AMZN Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, AMZN traded between $8.88 and $11.07. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.8%, placing in the 58.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 46.7%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $10.75. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.09.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-05: Highest Volume — 3,259,260 contracts
  • 2011-08-08: Largest IV spike — 76.4% change
  • 2011-08-04: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2011-08-22: Largest Expected Move — 15.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.97$8.88$11.07$11.07$10.76
Max Pain$10.33$10.00$10.75$10.75$10.00
ATM IV47.8%38.3%75.1%38.3%47.0%
Expected Move12.5%9.4%15.1%9.4%11.1%
HV 20d46.7%25.3%62.2%25.3%61.2%
HV 60d35.1%26.8%41.7%26.8%41.7%
IV Rank58.4%32.9%100.0%63.8%47.6%
IV Percentile95.4%86.1%100.0%88.5%95.2%
Term Structure-1.3%-4.0%1.3%-0.3%1.3%
VWIV44.6%33.3%54.9%33.3%41.3%
Skew 25d9.7%3.5%15.8%3.9%6.8%
Skew 10d20.8%7.1%33.9%7.8%13.8%
Call IV 25d39.7%31.1%47.1%31.1%36.9%
Put IV 25d49.4%35.0%62.9%35.0%43.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %24.669.8829.3619.209.88
Gamma HHI0.070.040.240.080.08
Net GEX-4.0M-31.0M38.4M25.1M38.4M
Net DEX-309.0M-1.61B1.01B-1.49B-1.61B
Net VEX-10.3M-11.0M-9.3M-10.2M-10.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.090.671.540.911.05
Total Volume1,551,913.043863,5203,259,2601,490,9001,406,160
Total OI8,768,751.3047,254,0009,611,2208,322,6408,829,140

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-01$11.07$10.7538.3%9.4%25.3%63.8%33.3%3.9%-0.3%25.1M-1.49B-10.2M0.9119.20N/AN/A782,440708,4603,716,9804,605,660
2011-08-02$10.59$10.7544.3%10.3%29.7%86.9%35.6%3.5%-1.1%-7.6M-747.0M-10.4M0.7619.51N/AN/A945,160720,5003,860,6204,781,160
2011-08-03$10.50$10.7545.6%10.1%29.7%91.5%35.2%3.9%-0.5%-11.4M-606.4M-10.6M0.8927.58N/AN/A888,460788,8604,070,0404,933,320
2011-08-04$10.07$10.7548.4%12.6%32.5%100.0%43.2%6.9%-2.9%-28.7M18.8M-10.9M1.1525.93N/AN/A955,0401,101,2204,161,6005,034,060
2011-08-05$10.13$10.7542.6%11.7%32.5%78.6%42.0%9.9%-0.9%-9.5M-69.6M-11.0M0.9723.62N/AN/A1,656,3201,602,9404,314,0605,177,440
2011-08-08$9.69$10.5075.1%14.6%34.8%100.0%50.9%14.2%-4.0%-14.7M246.7M-11.0M1.5422.68N/AN/A745,9001,145,6604,115,3404,893,360
2011-08-09$10.25$10.5056.3%11.9%41.1%64.9%42.0%10.9%-0.1%3.7M-487.5M-10.9M0.8024.18N/AN/A1,040,280827,7004,254,2004,908,100
2011-08-10$9.71$10.5057.1%14.7%45.0%66.5%52.5%13.3%-3.8%-12.6M165.2M-10.9M1.1329.36N/AN/A718,580814,5004,371,4404,874,920
2011-08-11$9.92$10.5047.2%13.5%45.8%48.1%48.4%11.7%-2.9%-10.4M-44.4M-10.9M0.9724.31N/AN/A608,440587,8604,416,2805,074,220
2011-08-12$10.12$10.2543.9%12.6%46.2%41.8%43.5%10.4%-1.4%-7.1M-330.0M-10.8M0.8826.19N/AN/A562,700495,8804,450,1805,142,500
2011-08-15$10.15$10.2540.1%11.5%46.2%34.8%42.1%8.3%-0.5%-9.2M-332.2M-10.2M0.9426.50N/AN/A444,420419,1004,230,8204,796,100
2011-08-16$9.88$10.2539.5%11.3%45.3%33.7%40.4%7.2%0.5%-21.6M47.3M-9.9M1.1726.41N/AN/A591,160692,5004,287,1804,857,740
2011-08-17$9.80$10.2539.1%11.2%45.2%32.9%40.2%7.0%0.5%-30.0M178.9M-9.6M0.9826.94N/AN/A441,880434,5604,365,9805,038,320
2011-08-18$9.13$10.2548.5%13.9%51.0%50.4%49.5%11.4%-2.4%-31.0M898.5M-9.6M1.1427.96N/AN/A867,540988,3204,411,9005,056,580
2011-08-19$8.95$10.2551.9%14.9%50.4%56.8%53.4%14.2%-2.8%-26.5M1.01B-9.4M1.4927.42N/AN/A818,5801,221,1004,518,5405,092,680
2011-08-22$8.88$10.2552.7%15.1%50.3%58.2%54.9%15.8%-3.6%-11.5M325.9M-9.3M1.3227.04N/AN/A566,860747,9603,228,4604,025,540
2011-08-23$9.68$10.0045.6%13.1%60.7%44.9%48.9%12.3%-1.3%5.9M-422.2M-10.1M1.2026.88N/AN/A741,260886,3403,396,0204,148,140
2011-08-24$9.69$10.0045.7%13.1%58.5%45.2%49.7%13.0%-1.7%7.8M-439.8M-10.0M1.1926.65N/AN/A498,660592,1603,493,7204,320,320
2011-08-25$9.60$10.0050.4%14.5%58.3%54.0%50.6%14.0%-3.4%4.7M-319.4M-10.3M1.4126.68N/AN/A391,400551,7003,536,5204,367,920
2011-08-26$9.96$10.0044.3%12.1%60.5%42.5%45.6%11.9%-0.0%5.5M-694.7M-10.5M1.4827.18N/AN/A889,8201,319,2803,578,8404,486,340
2011-08-29$10.33$10.0048.7%11.9%62.2%50.8%42.0%6.9%-0.3%17.3M-1.05B-10.0M0.6723.34N/AN/A780,940525,3803,527,6804,413,480
2011-08-30$10.55$10.0047.7%11.4%60.8%48.9%40.6%5.3%0.8%31.3M-1.37B-10.1M1.0621.70N/AN/A573,820606,2003,795,5204,722,320
2011-08-31$10.76$10.0047.0%11.1%61.2%47.6%41.3%6.8%1.3%38.4M-1.61B-10.4M1.059.88N/AN/A685,220720,9403,873,6604,955,480