AMZN Options History — April 2014

In April 2014, AMZN traded between $14.83 and $17.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.7%, placing in the 74.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.0% (HV 20d: 32.7%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $18.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.90.

Notable Days

  • 2014-04-25: Highest Volume — 4,395,120 contracts
  • 2014-04-25: Largest IV drop — 20.3% change
  • 2014-04-07: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2014-04-11: Largest Expected Move — 9.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.08$14.83$17.15$17.15$15.21
Max Pain$17.88$17.50$18.00$18.00$17.50
ATM IV40.7%29.5%49.3%40.5%29.5%
Expected Move8.8%8.6%9.1%8.8%8.9%
HV 20d32.7%20.2%50.7%22.4%50.3%
HV 60d36.9%34.3%42.9%34.8%34.3%
IV Rank74.6%28.9%100.0%84.5%28.9%
IV Percentile90.6%61.1%100.0%98.0%61.1%
Term Structure-2.0%-4.1%0.5%-2.0%-0.4%
VWIV31.3%30.1%32.9%30.6%31.6%
Skew 25d3.6%1.3%5.5%3.8%3.6%
Skew 10d5.9%-0.1%11.6%3.7%5.0%
Call IV 25d39.1%28.6%48.7%38.1%28.6%
Put IV 25d42.8%32.2%52.6%41.9%32.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.153.178.334.243.79
Gamma HHI0.060.040.210.050.04
Net GEX-9.5M-87.3M71.2M-12.6M-8.5M
Net DEX703.8M-748.3M1.63B321.5M786.1M
Net VEX-13.5M-15.1M-12.0M-12.6M-13.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.900.601.240.941.24
Total Volume1,780,523.81681,4804,395,1201,034,9401,266,560
Total OI7,419,206.6675,855,0408,485,4606,612,5807,944,640

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-04-01$17.15$18.0040.5%8.8%22.4%84.5%30.6%3.8%-2.0%-12.6M321.5M-12.6M0.944.24N/AN/A533,980500,9603,229,0003,383,580
2014-04-02$17.10$18.0040.1%8.8%20.2%82.8%31.3%1.8%-1.6%-21.8M397.8M-12.7M0.733.17N/AN/A644,400467,6803,361,6003,539,000
2014-04-03$16.68$18.0041.9%8.9%21.4%90.8%31.3%1.5%-1.6%-63.9M966.6M-12.5M0.874.15N/AN/A1,069,140933,4803,521,4203,608,380
2014-04-04$16.15$18.0043.5%8.9%23.3%97.8%31.2%1.3%-0.9%-35.4M1.63B-12.0M0.997.08N/AN/A1,768,6001,756,9403,789,6403,710,720
2014-04-07$15.89$18.0045.0%8.7%23.5%100.0%30.8%2.9%-3.9%-36.7M1.38B-12.0M0.877.03N/AN/A962,660834,1003,516,9603,500,900
2014-04-08$16.35$18.0042.7%8.6%26.9%90.0%31.5%5.4%-2.9%-10.0M768.2M-12.9M1.005.01N/AN/A719,960723,0603,807,4803,664,640
2014-04-09$16.59$18.0043.5%8.8%27.6%93.4%30.8%5.5%-3.7%1.4M466.8M-13.5M0.865.34N/AN/A756,080653,0803,826,4603,823,900
2014-04-10$15.86$18.0049.3%9.0%30.8%100.0%32.8%3.9%-3.8%-46.6M1.34B-13.3M0.666.17N/AN/A1,240,920815,3003,981,2003,914,520
2014-04-11$15.59$18.0048.2%9.1%30.5%96.1%32.4%5.0%-4.1%-47.0M1.61B-13.5M1.037.02N/AN/A1,004,7601,035,9204,393,6404,038,220
2014-04-14$15.80$18.0045.6%8.9%31.2%86.8%32.9%4.6%-1.2%-12.2M1.10B-14.2M0.774.47N/AN/A631,600484,6404,289,0003,827,900
2014-04-15$15.80$18.0045.0%8.9%30.6%84.7%31.1%4.7%-1.6%-8.5M975.3M-14.2M1.005.32N/AN/A792,340790,4804,419,3603,877,800
2014-04-16$16.18$18.0042.7%8.8%32.7%76.4%30.6%4.9%-1.0%38.4M276.9M-14.4M0.995.11N/AN/A594,220586,2004,496,3203,844,100
2014-04-17$16.25$18.0040.2%8.7%32.8%67.3%30.1%4.3%-1.5%71.2M162.4M-14.1M0.874.63N/AN/A828,200719,5804,579,4203,906,040
2014-04-21$16.54$18.0040.0%8.7%33.3%66.5%30.4%5.3%-1.9%24.5M-249.1M-14.4M0.643.92N/AN/A416,140265,3403,149,5802,705,460
2014-04-22$16.47$18.0041.0%8.8%32.5%70.4%30.7%3.2%-3.2%28.6M-266.8M-14.5M0.604.21N/AN/A442,480267,4203,336,9202,828,940
2014-04-23$16.23$18.0040.6%8.8%32.4%69.0%30.5%2.8%-3.1%20.6M8.1M-14.3M0.934.27N/AN/A380,860353,3203,504,7002,937,780
2014-04-24$16.86$17.5039.5%8.7%33.9%64.7%30.7%2.4%-2.1%48.1M-748.3M-15.1M0.715.87N/AN/A2,053,6001,449,4803,664,5803,083,580
2014-04-25$15.19$17.5031.4%9.0%49.9%35.9%31.4%2.6%-0.7%-87.3M1.62B-12.4M1.074.81N/AN/A2,127,6202,267,5004,446,7203,716,000
2014-04-28$14.83$17.5033.8%9.0%50.3%44.5%32.0%3.1%-0.5%-32.8M1.29B-12.6M0.884.26N/AN/A1,299,1001,146,0803,810,8003,196,400
2014-04-29$15.02$17.5031.4%9.0%50.7%35.9%31.7%3.4%0.5%-9.4M941.6M-13.5M1.208.33N/AN/A822,700984,5204,217,0003,409,040
2014-04-30$15.21$17.5029.5%8.9%50.3%28.9%31.6%3.6%-0.4%-8.5M786.1M-13.9M1.243.79N/AN/A565,980700,5804,336,7603,607,880