AMZN Options History — July 2012

In July 2012, AMZN traded between $10.77 and $11.87. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.2%, placing in the 12.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.8% (HV 20d: 25.4%). Max pain ranged from $10.25 to $11.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.87.

Notable Days

  • 2012-07-27: Highest Volume — 5,418,560 contracts
  • 2012-07-12: Largest IV spike — 48.8% change
  • 2012-07-26: Highest IV Rank — 28.7%
  • 2012-07-26: Largest Expected Move — 15.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.20$10.77$11.87$11.47$11.66
Max Pain$10.79$10.25$11.00$10.25$11.00
ATM IV36.2%21.2%54.6%22.9%35.9%
Expected Move10.9%6.9%15.7%7.2%8.5%
HV 20d25.4%20.7%37.7%21.3%36.6%
HV 60d34.5%23.9%38.3%37.9%28.5%
IV Rank12.9%0.0%28.7%1.4%12.6%
IV Percentile43.9%0.0%95.2%1.2%40.9%
Term Structure-4.4%-14.3%11.2%10.8%0.4%
VWIV38.1%25.5%54.1%26.0%30.3%
Skew 25d4.9%3.0%8.8%3.9%4.7%
Skew 10d9.8%6.1%16.1%8.5%9.4%
Call IV 25d35.6%22.9%49.4%23.9%28.3%
Put IV 25d40.5%26.9%58.2%27.8%32.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.924.0812.785.534.40
Gamma HHI0.090.060.340.100.10
Net GEX22.8M-42.0M68.7M37.0M47.5M
Net DEX-914.2M-1.90B-345.0M-1.31B-1.14B
Net VEX-7.8M-8.8M-7.1M-8.1M-8.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.870.631.380.910.83
Total Volume1,444,662.857495,2605,418,560755,260997,840
Total OI7,554,489.5245,527,2208,565,4607,385,3606,889,500

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-07-02$11.47$10.2522.9%7.2%21.3%1.4%26.0%3.9%10.8%37.0M-1.31B-8.1M0.915.53N/AN/A396,060359,2003,303,1004,082,260
2012-07-03$11.48$10.2521.2%6.9%21.1%0.0%25.5%3.9%10.6%37.8M-1.33B-8.0M1.384.58N/AN/A207,680287,5803,380,1404,188,620
2012-07-05$11.35$10.5024.6%7.3%20.7%2.9%25.8%3.0%11.2%25.2M-1.13B-8.0M0.634.94N/AN/A630,100397,8603,410,7004,283,560
2012-07-06$11.25$10.7523.2%10.4%21.0%1.8%35.8%4.6%-4.4%-42.0M-1.02B-7.9M0.768.91N/AN/A701,800535,1603,555,0004,351,660
2012-07-09$11.25$10.7526.9%10.7%21.0%5.0%36.2%4.9%-5.2%32.0M-1.08B-7.8M0.6510.11N/AN/A391,320253,3203,527,7004,190,480
2012-07-10$10.97$10.7529.3%11.2%22.7%7.0%40.9%5.5%-6.2%11.4M-695.2M-7.7M0.9412.78N/AN/A639,340598,7803,654,3404,266,620
2012-07-11$10.92$10.7526.6%11.2%22.8%4.7%39.9%4.7%-6.4%2.8M-569.0M-7.7M0.979.33N/AN/A492,540478,7003,697,9404,399,200
2012-07-12$10.77$11.0039.6%11.4%23.2%15.8%39.8%5.0%-6.6%-9.6M-365.5M-7.5M0.968.52N/AN/A548,120525,9603,743,8004,455,700
2012-07-13$10.92$10.7538.5%11.0%23.7%14.9%38.4%4.5%-7.0%12.8M-615.8M-7.4M0.788.51N/AN/A691,740539,4803,824,2404,458,740
2012-07-16$10.80$10.7539.5%11.3%23.1%15.7%38.8%4.0%-7.6%8.7M-553.6M-7.2M0.856.84N/AN/A448,640381,2403,707,4404,319,920
2012-07-17$10.85$10.7538.7%11.1%22.0%15.1%39.3%4.6%-7.3%8.5M-580.0M-7.1M1.105.92N/AN/A314,240345,5003,741,6004,374,360
2012-07-18$10.87$10.7539.1%11.2%21.9%15.4%38.4%4.5%-7.6%13.1M-621.5M-7.1M0.817.63N/AN/A341,800276,3203,775,4204,407,700
2012-07-19$11.31$10.7541.6%11.9%26.2%17.5%41.7%3.1%-9.4%56.4M-1.35B-7.5M0.668.68N/AN/A1,400,480929,2203,816,4004,381,720
2012-07-20$11.41$10.7543.7%12.5%25.9%19.3%44.9%5.2%-11.4%33.7M-1.43B-7.9M0.738.76N/AN/A961,160702,5003,945,0604,620,400
2012-07-23$11.30$11.0046.2%13.2%26.2%21.4%46.5%5.5%-10.2%22.0M-703.2M-7.8M0.774.88N/AN/A556,140428,8002,806,1202,721,100
2012-07-24$11.15$11.0047.1%13.5%26.4%22.2%46.9%6.2%-10.3%20.1M-605.8M-7.9M0.935.49N/AN/A406,960377,2802,964,0602,873,020
2012-07-25$10.85$11.0050.0%14.3%26.6%24.7%49.6%6.0%-11.5%12.0M-345.0M-7.8M1.055.09N/AN/A705,320738,4003,059,0002,982,700
2012-07-26$11.00$11.0054.6%15.7%27.1%28.7%54.1%8.8%-14.3%17.1M-463.8M-8.3M0.985.83N/AN/A2,319,7802,268,0203,321,5803,278,520
2012-07-27$11.87$11.0034.5%9.0%37.7%11.4%32.0%5.5%-0.0%63.7M-1.90B-8.5M0.754.08N/AN/A3,089,6402,328,9204,270,7004,266,640
2012-07-30$11.80$11.0036.1%8.5%36.3%12.8%29.6%4.8%0.7%68.7M-1.40B-8.8M0.874.57N/AN/A719,400625,5803,722,7803,624,740
2012-07-31$11.66$11.0035.9%8.5%36.6%12.6%30.3%4.7%0.4%47.5M-1.14B-8.2M0.834.40N/AN/A543,920453,9203,410,7403,478,760