AMZN Options History — August 2013

In August 2013, AMZN traded between $14.05 and $15.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 23.5%, placing in the 4.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.2% (HV 20d: 18.2%). Max pain ranged from $14.25 to $15.25. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.88.

Notable Days

  • 2013-08-01: Highest Volume — 1,231,600 contracts
  • 2013-08-15: Largest IV spike — 9.8% change
  • 2013-08-27: Highest IV Rank — 6.2%
  • 2013-08-27: Largest Expected Move — 7.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$14.56$14.05$15.28$15.28$14.05
Max Pain$14.81$14.25$15.25$15.25$14.50
ATM IV23.5%21.8%25.6%24.1%25.0%
Expected Move6.7%6.2%7.4%6.9%7.1%
HV 20d18.2%14.5%22.3%21.6%14.7%
HV 60d20.1%19.4%20.5%20.2%20.3%
IV Rank4.3%2.7%6.2%4.8%5.7%
IV Percentile12.5%3.2%33.7%14.7%29.8%
Term Structure0.3%-0.4%1.2%-0.4%0.4%
VWIV23.7%22.0%25.4%24.7%25.3%
Skew 25d2.3%1.8%3.2%2.2%2.5%
Skew 10d4.5%3.2%6.1%4.5%5.2%
Call IV 25d22.7%21.4%24.6%23.6%24.2%
Put IV 25d25.0%23.2%27.8%25.8%26.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %16.155.6557.4711.5018.88
Gamma HHI0.120.060.590.090.14
Net GEX1.9M-145.8M174.8M32.3M-28.9M
Net DEX-398.6M-1.13B70.1M-1.13B-3.0M
Net VEX-8.0M-8.7M-7.5M-8.7M-8.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.880.681.250.841.09
Total Volume796,441.818411,9601,231,6001,231,600716,500
Total OI5,515,272.7274,528,3006,332,4806,160,5205,352,740

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-08-01$15.28$15.2524.1%6.9%21.6%4.8%24.7%2.2%-0.4%32.3M-1.13B-8.7M0.8411.50N/AN/A670,380561,2202,889,3603,271,160
2013-08-02$15.21$15.2522.4%6.4%21.8%3.2%23.2%1.8%-0.2%39.9M-1.07B-8.5M0.7516.58N/AN/A584,340438,3802,985,1803,347,300
2013-08-05$15.05$15.0023.1%6.6%21.7%3.9%23.3%1.9%-0.2%18.2M-868.4M-8.3M0.7219.99N/AN/A434,300314,2802,632,8202,962,580
2013-08-06$15.04$15.0023.2%6.7%21.7%4.0%23.4%2.1%0.0%28.2M-881.2M-8.4M0.8815.66N/AN/A364,040320,0202,734,9403,045,300
2013-08-07$14.85$15.0023.4%6.7%22.3%4.2%24.0%2.4%-0.1%-4.6M-582.0M-8.4M0.8416.53N/AN/A376,700317,5002,796,8203,117,420
2013-08-08$14.79$15.0023.0%6.6%20.4%3.8%23.4%1.8%0.1%-14.2M-502.9M-8.2M0.7218.79N/AN/A496,880359,8202,875,4003,156,160
2013-08-09$14.86$15.0022.7%6.5%18.0%3.5%22.6%1.9%0.2%15.6M-661.2M-8.3M0.9516.85N/AN/A510,180485,8802,900,1803,192,060
2013-08-12$14.83$15.0022.8%6.5%18.0%3.6%23.1%1.8%0.0%9.9M-651.9M-7.9M0.6814.56N/AN/A315,460213,2002,659,7202,993,640
2013-08-13$14.70$15.0021.8%6.2%18.2%2.7%22.0%1.8%0.3%-6.2M-456.0M-7.8M0.7712.37N/AN/A556,680426,7002,743,2203,039,400
2013-08-14$14.57$15.0022.2%6.4%18.1%3.1%22.2%2.1%0.2%-14.5M-303.6M-7.8M0.9114.43N/AN/A384,600351,2802,837,9603,090,780
2013-08-15$14.32$0.0024.4%7.0%18.3%5.1%24.6%2.3%-0.0%-39.7M-13.2M-7.6M0.9813.54N/AN/A532,580522,2602,761,0003,052,040
2013-08-16$14.24$14.2523.6%6.7%18.1%4.3%23.5%2.3%0.1%-145.8M70.1M-7.5M1.2516.83N/AN/A464,080579,8802,823,3603,075,960
2013-08-19$14.28$14.7523.4%6.7%18.2%4.2%23.7%2.0%0.9%-6.7M-152.1M-7.5M0.745.98N/AN/A596,700441,1802,109,2202,419,080
2013-08-20$14.35$14.7522.9%6.6%18.3%3.7%22.9%2.4%1.2%5.6M-238.5M-7.7M0.795.65N/AN/A274,100216,9002,328,8202,540,980
2013-08-21$14.23$14.7523.2%6.7%18.4%4.0%23.4%2.6%1.0%-11.8M-99.9M-7.6M0.756.17N/AN/A483,260364,5202,375,2202,583,980
2013-08-22$14.49$14.7523.3%6.7%18.8%4.0%23.5%2.4%0.7%27.5M-429.6M-7.9M0.996.60N/AN/A237,020233,9002,424,4602,679,900
2013-08-23$14.50$14.7522.9%6.5%15.2%3.7%22.9%2.4%0.5%174.8M-447.3M-7.9M0.8757.47N/AN/A464,080401,6802,455,2402,718,720
2013-08-26$14.31$14.5023.9%6.9%14.5%4.6%24.2%2.5%0.4%3.8M-222.1M-7.8M0.8215.67N/AN/A348,480285,4602,273,8202,569,240
2013-08-27$14.05$14.5025.6%7.4%15.2%6.2%25.4%3.2%0.0%-19.4M46.7M-7.9M1.0715.84N/AN/A412,600440,7602,383,8802,676,180
2013-08-28$14.08$14.5025.1%7.2%15.3%5.8%25.3%2.8%0.3%-19.5M2.1M-7.9M0.9516.52N/AN/A211,340200,6202,443,4202,753,560
2013-08-29$14.20$14.5024.4%7.0%14.5%5.1%24.2%2.7%0.5%-3.2M-166.5M-8.0M0.9218.84N/AN/A318,100293,8802,490,5402,773,240
2013-08-30$14.05$14.5025.0%7.1%14.7%5.7%25.3%2.5%0.4%-28.9M-3.0M-8.0M1.0918.88N/AN/A343,260373,2402,526,8202,825,920