AMZN Options History — August 2012

In August 2012, AMZN traded between $11.54 and $12.41. ATM implied volatility averaged 25.5%, placing in the 4.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.1% (HV 20d: 29.6%). Max pain ranged from $11.25 to $12.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 23 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.89.

Notable Days

  • 2012-08-24: Highest Volume — 2,019,760 contracts
  • 2012-08-02: Largest IV drop — 21.0% change
  • 2012-08-01: Highest IV Rank — 13.8%
  • 2012-08-01: Largest Expected Move — 8.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$11.95$11.54$12.41$11.60$12.41
Max Pain$11.60$11.25$12.00$11.25$12.00
ATM IV25.5%19.7%37.2%37.2%25.5%
Expected Move7.4%6.6%8.3%8.3%7.3%
HV 20d29.6%14.7%36.8%36.7%14.7%
HV 60d27.3%25.4%28.7%28.5%25.5%
IV Rank4.6%0.0%13.8%13.8%5.0%
IV Percentile10.2%0.0%47.6%47.6%9.9%
Term Structure1.8%0.6%3.3%0.6%2.6%
VWIV26.4%23.8%29.7%29.7%26.7%
Skew 25d3.4%2.1%4.0%3.5%3.5%
Skew 10d7.0%4.2%8.2%7.5%6.7%
Call IV 25d24.5%22.1%27.6%27.6%24.6%
Put IV 25d28.0%25.3%31.2%31.2%28.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.354.459.314.455.96
Gamma HHI0.140.080.430.090.09
Net GEX55.1M24.8M181.2M46.0M41.7M
Net DEX-1.16B-1.67B-876.4M-1.01B-1.35B
Net VEX-8.2M-8.8M-7.5M-8.8M-8.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.890.551.361.030.90
Total Volume1,048,571.304597,5002,019,760758,2001,286,700
Total OI7,108,636.5225,650,3807,975,9007,610,9407,077,280

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-08-01$11.60$11.2537.2%8.3%36.7%13.8%29.7%3.5%0.6%46.0M-1.01B-8.8M1.034.45N/AN/A373,100385,1003,810,2803,800,660
2012-08-02$11.54$11.2529.4%7.9%36.5%7.1%28.3%3.3%1.5%38.2M-919.7M-8.5M1.004.98N/AN/A523,440523,7403,809,4403,865,540
2012-08-03$11.75$11.2524.4%7.1%36.8%2.8%25.0%2.1%3.3%181.2M-1.31B-8.3M0.814.67N/AN/A787,940636,2603,867,2403,926,960
2012-08-06$11.70$11.5027.4%7.9%36.8%5.4%28.9%3.6%1.0%57.3M-1.12B-8.4M0.997.05N/AN/A305,920302,7403,627,6203,600,420
2012-08-07$11.83$11.5027.8%7.8%35.5%5.7%27.6%3.6%1.1%69.7M-1.32B-8.1M0.557.42N/AN/A662,740362,7203,714,5603,690,180
2012-08-08$11.72$11.5024.1%7.7%35.7%2.5%27.3%3.7%1.4%55.1M-1.09B-8.1M0.936.76N/AN/A377,020349,8003,818,1203,821,020
2012-08-09$11.70$11.5023.1%7.4%35.2%1.7%26.4%3.7%1.4%55.3M-1.05B-8.2M0.949.31N/AN/A308,460289,0403,812,0603,860,780
2012-08-10$11.64$11.5019.7%6.8%35.1%0.0%24.8%3.3%2.0%42.5M-935.5M-7.7M0.977.86N/AN/A401,780390,5803,854,0003,900,200
2012-08-13$11.62$11.5023.4%7.1%34.8%3.1%24.7%3.8%1.8%44.6M-934.2M-7.7M0.757.70N/AN/A422,200314,9403,665,8603,761,560
2012-08-14$11.66$11.5021.4%7.0%34.8%1.5%24.8%3.5%1.9%50.6M-1.02B-7.5M0.768.03N/AN/A534,240408,6603,670,4003,833,880
2012-08-15$11.87$11.5021.3%7.1%35.1%1.4%25.2%3.3%1.9%84.8M-1.38B-7.6M0.846.47N/AN/A534,500449,5803,726,2603,910,300
2012-08-16$12.08$11.5025.7%7.4%33.1%5.1%26.3%4.0%1.6%99.1M-1.67B-7.8M0.716.87N/AN/A1,138,480808,8603,684,8003,974,420
2012-08-17$12.06$11.5023.4%6.7%33.0%3.1%23.8%3.2%2.4%72.8M-1.63B-7.8M0.836.90N/AN/A623,180517,2203,786,9004,189,000
2012-08-20$12.02$11.7523.2%6.6%32.8%3.0%23.9%2.9%2.6%27.9M-927.1M-7.5M1.365.80N/AN/A392,100534,1602,653,9602,996,420
2012-08-21$11.97$11.7524.8%7.1%32.3%4.4%25.5%3.2%1.8%24.8M-876.4M-7.8M1.125.43N/AN/A522,400585,7602,769,3603,180,880
2012-08-22$12.15$11.7525.9%7.4%30.4%5.3%26.7%3.7%1.9%37.9M-1.09B-8.0M0.856.35N/AN/A615,700523,5402,837,4603,298,960
2012-08-23$12.06$11.7527.0%7.7%30.6%6.2%27.2%2.9%1.3%25.0M-936.6M-8.5M0.726.77N/AN/A751,620540,7402,951,0003,463,680
2012-08-24$12.29$11.7526.4%7.6%16.4%5.7%26.8%3.5%1.9%49.0M-1.33B-8.7M0.655.16N/AN/A1,223,280796,4803,078,6203,542,140
2012-08-27$12.20$11.7526.1%7.5%16.6%5.5%26.8%3.8%1.6%36.5M-1.06B-8.4M0.975.33N/AN/A373,400362,4202,990,9403,434,320
2012-08-28$12.31$11.7526.1%7.5%16.0%5.4%27.0%4.0%1.9%42.6M-1.21B-8.6M0.975.27N/AN/A437,740424,3403,039,0203,521,040
2012-08-29$12.36$11.7525.8%7.4%15.7%5.2%26.1%3.6%2.0%49.3M-1.27B-8.8M0.975.68N/AN/A304,680296,1403,112,5403,679,140
2012-08-30$12.31$12.0026.8%7.7%15.6%6.1%27.0%3.6%2.0%36.5M-1.17B-8.7M0.755.78N/AN/A809,220604,4803,116,5003,772,920
2012-08-31$12.41$12.0025.5%7.3%14.7%5.0%26.7%3.5%2.6%41.7M-1.35B-8.6M0.905.96N/AN/A678,380608,3203,230,4203,846,860