AMZN Options History — October 2012

In October 2012, AMZN traded between $11.25 and $13.02. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.7%, placing in the 13.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.8% (HV 20d: 23.9%). Max pain ranged from $12.00 to $12.75. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.03.

Notable Days

  • 2012-10-26: Highest Volume — 5,405,940 contracts
  • 2012-10-11: Largest IV spike — 47.3% change
  • 2012-10-25: Highest IV Rank — 31.5%
  • 2012-10-25: Largest Expected Move — 16.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$12.22$11.25$13.02$12.60$11.64
Max Pain$12.42$12.00$12.75$12.00$12.00
ATM IV35.7%20.7%56.9%26.5%34.0%
Expected Move10.7%6.7%16.3%7.2%8.6%
HV 20d23.9%19.6%33.3%21.6%33.3%
HV 60d24.6%20.5%26.7%25.6%24.5%
IV Rank13.6%0.9%31.5%5.8%12.1%
IV Percentile53.4%0.4%98.8%21.0%53.6%
Term Structure-4.3%-16.0%12.0%10.8%-0.4%
VWIV37.9%24.1%54.1%25.0%31.3%
Skew 25d5.2%2.4%9.2%2.7%3.9%
Skew 10d10.6%5.2%16.2%5.5%8.5%
Call IV 25d35.2%22.4%50.9%24.0%29.0%
Put IV 25d40.4%25.0%60.1%26.6%32.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %7.273.9711.913.976.15
Gamma HHI0.100.050.690.070.07
Net GEX-5.0M-193.5M59.8M13.6M-7.9M
Net DEX-572.5M-1.65B149.3M-940.4M-69.2M
Net VEX-7.5M-7.9M-7.2M-7.5M-7.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.030.611.470.921.25
Total Volume1,568,630.476651,0805,405,940784,8601,509,320
Total OI7,145,078.0955,508,3808,399,7806,610,7207,498,340

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-10-01$12.60$12.0026.5%7.2%21.6%5.8%25.0%2.7%10.8%13.6M-940.4M-7.5M0.923.97N/AN/A408,620376,2402,884,9203,725,800
2012-10-02$12.53$12.2524.1%6.8%21.7%3.8%24.1%2.8%11.5%5.3M-838.1M-7.6M1.004.47N/AN/A392,660391,0003,009,7803,828,380
2012-10-03$12.80$12.0025.4%6.9%22.7%4.8%24.8%2.4%11.5%32.0M-1.25B-7.7M0.895.34N/AN/A522,280463,1003,011,2003,836,140
2012-10-04$13.02$12.2523.6%6.7%22.4%3.3%24.2%2.6%12.0%59.8M-1.65B-7.6M1.004.59N/AN/A644,700645,2003,116,3603,925,100
2012-10-05$12.93$12.7520.7%10.0%19.8%0.9%35.1%4.3%-4.7%32.8M-1.45B-7.7M1.0411.08N/AN/A611,140634,2203,230,2604,117,620
2012-10-08$12.95$12.7525.7%10.3%19.6%5.1%36.2%4.3%-5.4%32.3M-1.39B-7.6M0.9211.91N/AN/A338,240312,8403,065,3003,953,400
2012-10-09$12.55$12.7529.2%11.1%22.7%8.0%39.0%5.2%-6.7%-4.5M-776.9M-7.7M1.097.79N/AN/A740,300807,1003,106,7404,025,480
2012-10-10$12.25$12.7526.0%11.1%24.1%5.4%38.7%5.6%-6.7%-25.8M-320.3M-7.7M1.187.59N/AN/A808,920953,6203,289,1204,185,540
2012-10-11$12.21$12.7538.4%11.0%22.9%15.8%39.6%6.0%-6.8%-26.2M-261.1M-7.9M1.096.32N/AN/A606,980659,4403,414,4804,311,140
2012-10-12$12.12$12.7539.1%11.2%22.8%16.4%39.3%5.6%-7.3%-19.3M-125.8M-7.5M1.177.12N/AN/A605,960709,5403,477,7804,366,420
2012-10-15$12.21$12.7538.6%11.1%22.9%16.1%39.8%5.8%-7.9%-5.2M-501.1M-7.2M1.027.03N/AN/A558,480570,8803,262,9004,066,860
2012-10-16$12.20$12.5038.4%11.0%22.8%15.8%39.1%5.7%-7.9%-6.1M-494.7M-7.2M0.647.13N/AN/A552,460352,3003,303,4404,148,140
2012-10-17$12.37$12.5039.1%11.2%23.1%16.4%39.0%5.7%-8.2%10.5M-789.0M-7.3M0.618.44N/AN/A593,240361,0803,382,4404,174,420
2012-10-18$12.24$12.5041.6%11.9%23.3%18.6%41.7%5.3%-9.9%-8.9M-569.3M-7.4M0.926.93N/AN/A1,077,460996,5403,344,1404,137,400
2012-10-19$12.00$12.5043.5%12.5%23.8%20.2%43.4%5.4%-11.0%-193.5M-234.8M-7.3M1.478.52N/AN/A746,2201,093,2803,551,1204,295,460
2012-10-22$11.69$12.5047.2%13.5%25.0%23.3%47.8%6.4%-10.6%-2.1M-56.0M-7.2M1.247.15N/AN/A630,060782,6202,560,2802,948,100
2012-10-23$11.72$12.2549.6%14.2%25.1%25.3%50.3%7.8%-11.9%-532.7K-90.5M-7.5M1.028.01N/AN/A519,500528,0202,773,1203,230,500
2012-10-24$11.42$12.2550.1%14.4%26.1%25.8%49.8%8.0%-12.4%-6.8M148.2M-7.3M1.028.26N/AN/A678,820692,7602,929,8203,348,580
2012-10-25$11.25$12.0056.9%16.3%23.5%31.5%54.1%9.2%-16.0%-5.7M149.3M-7.6M0.7910.26N/AN/A2,039,6401,620,5203,205,6603,605,180
2012-10-26$11.91$12.0032.3%8.6%32.7%10.7%32.7%5.5%-1.4%20.1M-511.3M-7.6M1.274.62N/AN/A2,386,6203,019,3204,186,3804,213,400
2012-10-31$11.64$12.0034.0%8.6%33.3%12.1%31.3%3.9%-0.4%-7.9M-69.2M-7.2M1.256.15N/AN/A671,800837,5203,608,4203,889,920