AMZN Options History — May 2014

In May 2014, AMZN traded between $14.42 and $15.69. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.0%, placing in the 19.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 17.0% (HV 20d: 44.0%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2014-05-07: Highest Volume — 1,997,620 contracts
  • 2014-05-06: Largest IV spike — 8.2% change
  • 2014-05-08: Highest IV Rank — 36.9%
  • 2014-05-07: Largest Expected Move — 8.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.15$14.42$15.69$15.39$15.63
Max Pain$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50$17.50
ATM IV27.0%23.8%31.7%28.2%24.9%
Expected Move8.6%8.4%8.9%8.8%8.5%
HV 20d44.0%27.1%51.0%50.7%27.1%
HV 60d34.9%34.0%35.3%34.4%34.9%
IV Rank19.8%8.4%36.9%24.1%12.5%
IV Percentile45.4%12.7%63.1%59.5%27.0%
Term Structure-0.2%-0.9%0.6%0.5%-0.3%
VWIV30.5%29.2%31.9%30.4%30.5%
Skew 25d2.6%1.3%3.8%2.2%2.4%
Skew 10d4.6%1.8%7.6%3.4%4.9%
Call IV 25d26.1%23.2%30.7%28.0%24.1%
Put IV 25d28.7%24.8%32.7%30.2%26.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %4.753.807.174.105.80
Gamma HHI0.070.040.250.040.15
Net GEX7.7M-55.7M131.4M18.1M73.5M
Net DEX603.8M-470.8M1.70B479.5M-204.2M
Net VEX-13.2M-14.4M-12.1M-14.3M-13.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.601.310.870.73
Total Volume1,238,180704,8601,997,6201,475,1401,507,540
Total OI7,477,747.6196,305,8608,338,5408,107,6007,232,240

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-05-01$15.39$17.5028.2%8.8%50.7%24.1%30.4%2.2%0.5%18.1M479.5M-14.3M0.874.10N/AN/A787,860687,2804,393,6203,713,980
2014-05-02$15.40$17.5027.6%8.8%50.2%21.9%30.4%2.9%0.0%-426.5K509.2M-14.4M0.873.81N/AN/A792,160685,6204,483,7603,854,780
2014-05-05$15.50$17.5027.4%8.7%49.2%21.2%29.8%3.5%-0.2%5.6M464.8M-14.0M1.133.80N/AN/A330,640374,2203,930,0603,458,260
2014-05-06$14.87$17.5029.6%8.8%51.0%29.2%30.7%2.5%-0.2%-39.3M1.25B-12.9M0.883.85N/AN/A699,900617,2003,987,4603,557,660
2014-05-07$14.64$17.5031.0%8.9%49.7%34.4%31.9%3.2%-0.3%-54.1M1.52B-12.9M1.195.12N/AN/A911,0801,086,5404,133,6403,664,980
2014-05-08$14.42$17.5031.7%8.9%49.2%36.9%31.6%1.9%-0.2%-55.7M1.70B-12.5M1.094.02N/AN/A736,360803,0204,287,5403,773,360
2014-05-09$14.61$17.5029.7%8.8%47.5%29.5%30.9%2.7%-0.2%-39.1M1.47B-12.9M1.314.11N/AN/A765,5401,000,3204,417,9803,910,680
2014-05-12$15.14$17.5027.7%8.7%49.3%22.3%30.5%3.4%-0.8%-4.6M718.2M-13.5M0.984.51N/AN/A455,820446,6204,049,0203,606,100
2014-05-13$15.23$17.5026.7%8.7%49.1%18.7%30.6%2.9%-0.6%1.8M596.5M-13.4M0.894.84N/AN/A414,660367,6404,111,4403,700,940
2014-05-14$14.88$17.5027.1%8.6%49.6%20.4%30.7%2.3%-0.7%-31.1M1.11B-12.8M1.154.19N/AN/A519,880596,4604,194,6803,764,060
2014-05-15$14.76$17.5027.3%8.6%48.6%21.0%30.9%3.8%-0.9%-45.7M1.25B-12.3M1.225.35N/AN/A706,140859,3604,171,5003,786,660
2014-05-16$14.88$17.5026.5%8.6%48.8%17.9%30.8%3.5%-0.5%-8.8M1.04B-12.4M0.914.69N/AN/A819,720744,1004,288,9003,926,740
2014-05-19$14.84$17.5026.2%8.5%48.1%17.0%29.4%2.7%0.3%-10.3M751.8M-12.1M1.075.06N/AN/A376,680401,3603,257,8203,048,040
2014-05-20$15.06$17.5026.0%8.5%48.6%16.4%30.3%2.3%0.5%11.7M475.9M-12.8M1.024.63N/AN/A631,980645,0803,378,9003,206,380
2014-05-21$15.25$17.5025.1%8.4%48.8%13.0%29.4%2.3%0.6%35.4M202.3M-13.1M0.735.02N/AN/A515,780377,1603,513,6403,345,960
2014-05-22$15.25$17.5025.0%8.5%46.4%12.8%30.5%2.4%0.2%41.6M182.5M-13.2M0.934.43N/AN/A513,280477,5803,608,9203,407,480
2014-05-23$15.61$17.5023.8%8.4%29.1%8.4%30.9%1.7%0.6%131.4M-470.8M-13.5M0.774.80N/AN/A872,640669,5403,681,9203,553,980
2014-05-27$15.54$17.5025.1%8.4%27.7%13.0%29.2%2.6%-0.6%32.9M-42.8M-13.4M0.697.17N/AN/A631,280432,4203,390,5003,278,380
2014-05-28$15.51$17.5025.4%8.4%27.4%14.2%29.3%1.3%-0.3%34.2M-11.1M-13.6M0.604.90N/AN/A507,360305,3603,511,4203,393,700
2014-05-29$15.69$17.5024.7%8.4%27.4%11.6%31.7%2.3%-0.2%64.0M-316.8M-13.9M0.815.58N/AN/A513,900414,7003,609,6003,446,020
2014-05-30$15.63$17.5024.9%8.5%27.1%12.5%30.5%2.4%-0.3%73.5M-204.2M-13.7M0.735.80N/AN/A873,500634,0403,695,7803,536,460