AMZN Options History — September 2013

In September 2013, AMZN traded between $14.44 and $15.91. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.0%, placing in the 6.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.4% (HV 20d: 19.7%). Max pain ranged from $11.00 to $15.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2013-09-20: Highest Volume — 2,207,720 contracts
  • 2013-09-23: Largest IV spike — 26.1% change
  • 2013-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 14.6%
  • 2013-09-16: Largest Expected Move — 9.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.24$14.44$15.91$14.44$15.63
Max Pain$13.61$11.00$15.00$14.00$13.50
ATM IV26.0%21.5%34.6%25.0%34.6%
Expected Move7.9%6.3%9.0%7.2%8.8%
HV 20d19.7%17.7%21.7%18.2%20.2%
HV 60d19.3%18.2%20.0%19.9%19.9%
IV Rank6.6%2.4%14.6%5.7%14.6%
IV Percentile29.3%2.0%73.8%29.8%73.8%
Term Structure1.2%-3.6%9.8%0.2%-2.9%
VWIV28.2%22.5%33.1%25.7%33.1%
Skew 25d2.0%0.9%2.9%2.1%2.9%
Skew 10d4.2%2.1%6.0%4.6%6.0%
Call IV 25d25.7%21.0%34.2%24.6%33.6%
Put IV 25d27.7%22.7%36.5%26.7%36.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %11.583.3726.9316.503.37
Gamma HHI0.110.060.340.060.07
Net GEX54.8M21.8M113.7M21.8M33.9M
Net DEX-1.20B-2.02B-474.5M-474.5M-1.22B
Net VEX-7.9M-8.4M-7.3M-7.9M-8.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.711.460.851.46
Total Volume889,427464,9402,207,7201,023,700465,660
Total OI5,414,0104,880,8805,904,9404,991,4405,149,380

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-09-03$14.44$14.0025.0%7.2%18.2%5.7%25.7%2.1%0.2%21.8M-474.5M-7.9M0.8516.50N/AN/A553,900469,8002,331,9202,659,520
2013-09-04$14.68$14.0024.2%6.9%19.4%4.9%24.7%2.1%0.2%49.9M-798.4M-7.9M0.7621.64N/AN/A525,160397,9202,461,4202,758,180
2013-09-05$14.71$14.0023.9%6.8%18.9%4.6%24.7%1.9%0.1%49.8M-818.6M-8.1M0.7125.22N/AN/A473,240336,3602,534,8002,865,300
2013-09-06$14.79$14.2524.3%7.0%19.0%5.0%24.6%1.8%0.4%52.1M-980.9M-8.0M0.7714.88N/AN/A627,440480,8202,622,5802,917,220
2013-09-09$14.99$14.2524.1%6.9%19.5%4.8%24.5%1.5%0.2%59.1M-1.10B-7.9M0.7414.08N/AN/A357,300263,0002,531,1802,737,080
2013-09-10$15.02$14.2522.9%6.6%19.5%3.7%23.8%1.5%0.1%64.4M-1.15B-7.8M0.7821.17N/AN/A355,760277,3002,618,7602,797,300
2013-09-11$14.98$14.2522.2%6.4%19.2%3.1%22.6%1.9%0.0%60.4M-1.07B-7.6M0.8624.60N/AN/A290,240249,8002,661,4402,864,620
2013-09-12$14.94$0.0022.4%6.4%18.9%3.2%25.3%2.1%-0.1%51.2M-982.6M-7.6M0.9118.58N/AN/A401,620364,1402,646,4402,913,740
2013-09-13$14.90$15.0021.8%6.3%17.7%2.7%22.5%1.9%-0.2%41.0M-879.6M-7.6M1.0626.93N/AN/A339,340359,0202,706,5402,977,900
2013-09-16$14.80$0.0021.8%9.0%17.7%2.7%30.9%2.0%6.7%34.5M-760.0M-7.3M1.123.47N/AN/A219,280245,6602,520,8802,790,080
2013-09-17$15.21$11.0021.7%8.9%19.9%2.6%32.4%1.6%6.6%65.3M-1.25B-7.5M0.724.66N/AN/A538,620385,9802,550,1002,852,440
2013-09-18$15.60$12.5022.0%8.8%21.4%2.9%31.7%1.8%6.6%98.6M-1.78B-7.5M0.734.26N/AN/A757,460550,9602,657,5402,941,580
2013-09-19$15.60$15.0021.5%8.8%20.9%2.4%30.6%1.7%9.8%80.2M-1.73B-7.6M1.193.63N/AN/A424,300504,3202,691,1403,075,200
2013-09-20$15.82$13.0024.2%8.7%20.6%4.9%31.4%0.9%9.5%113.7M-2.02B-7.7M0.754.46N/AN/A1,260,200947,5202,738,2803,166,660
2013-09-23$15.57$13.0030.6%8.9%21.7%10.9%31.1%2.4%-3.5%37.5M-1.22B-8.0M1.115.33N/AN/A434,540480,8002,340,4002,540,480
2013-09-24$15.71$13.0032.1%8.8%20.9%12.3%32.1%2.2%-3.6%47.6M-1.35B-8.1M0.974.15N/AN/A470,540455,9802,421,9602,655,680
2013-09-25$15.63$13.0033.4%8.8%19.3%13.5%30.6%2.6%-3.4%25.6M-1.24B-8.3M1.243.94N/AN/A346,020428,7402,523,9402,821,020
2013-09-26$15.91$13.5034.1%8.8%19.8%14.1%29.6%2.8%-1.0%68.9M-1.65B-8.3M1.134.36N/AN/A455,080515,5202,602,9002,924,780
2013-09-27$15.80$13.5034.0%8.8%20.2%14.1%31.7%2.1%-1.4%41.3M-1.52B-8.4M1.046.28N/AN/A382,400396,8002,676,2603,033,560
2013-09-30$15.63$13.5034.6%8.8%20.2%14.6%33.1%2.9%-2.9%33.9M-1.22B-8.3M1.463.37N/AN/A189,280276,3802,439,2802,710,100