AMZN Options History — September 2014

In September 2014, AMZN traded between $16.09 and $17.32. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.8%, placing in the 26.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.6% (HV 20d: 21.2%). Max pain ranged from $16.50 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.00.

Notable Days

  • 2014-09-19: Highest Volume — 2,790,780 contracts
  • 2014-09-22: Largest IV spike — 31.0% change
  • 2014-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 59.4%
  • 2014-09-15: Largest Expected Move — 8.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$16.52$16.09$17.32$17.12$16.12
Max Pain$17.02$16.50$17.50$17.50$16.50
ATM IV27.8%21.8%37.4%21.8%37.4%
Expected Move8.1%7.8%8.4%7.9%8.2%
HV 20d21.2%15.7%24.3%15.7%23.3%
HV 60d32.0%31.3%32.4%31.6%32.1%
IV Rank26.7%6.1%59.4%6.1%59.4%
IV Percentile36.7%4.8%85.3%4.8%85.3%
Term Structure1.8%-1.7%10.8%0.2%-1.3%
VWIV28.7%26.9%29.9%26.9%28.8%
Skew 25d2.8%-0.3%6.7%1.8%5.0%
Skew 10d4.5%0.2%8.6%2.8%6.5%
Call IV 25d27.5%21.5%36.0%21.5%35.5%
Put IV 25d30.3%22.9%40.5%23.3%40.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %9.467.3311.978.1710.84
Gamma HHI0.050.040.080.060.05
Net GEX8.6M-47.6M125.9M73.8M10.9M
Net DEX-58.6M-1.59B679.4M-1.15B285.0M
Net VEX-16.5M-17.2M-15.8M-16.7M-16.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.000.751.230.750.96
Total Volume1,524,750.476828,0402,790,780828,040941,940
Total OI9,246,492.3818,222,76010,260,5608,458,6209,177,100

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-09-02$17.12$17.5021.8%7.9%15.7%6.1%26.9%1.8%0.2%73.8M-1.15B-16.7M0.758.17N/AN/A473,520354,5204,067,7004,390,920
2014-09-03$16.95$17.5022.0%7.8%16.2%6.9%27.8%-0.3%0.3%44.2M-831.6M-16.6M0.998.13N/AN/A416,220412,6804,186,9804,497,540
2014-09-04$17.30$17.5022.3%7.9%17.2%7.8%27.8%-0.3%0.3%125.9M-1.59B-16.9M0.768.16N/AN/A1,270,660966,5804,255,9404,610,600
2014-09-05$17.32$17.2522.4%7.9%16.6%8.4%27.7%1.7%-0.7%89.1M-1.51B-16.9M0.877.90N/AN/A735,880636,9804,403,7604,847,900
2014-09-08$17.12$17.5023.1%7.9%17.0%10.8%28.9%2.3%-0.3%42.6M-979.1M-16.8M1.057.33N/AN/A615,640644,1804,111,8804,541,340
2014-09-09$16.49$17.5024.1%8.1%22.5%13.9%28.9%2.2%1.1%-47.6M343.6M-16.4M1.029.92N/AN/A1,100,3801,120,2004,259,5804,755,020
2014-09-10$16.57$17.2524.8%8.2%22.5%16.5%29.2%2.7%-0.3%-35.0M169.7M-17.0M0.958.25N/AN/A866,680827,1004,468,3004,942,160
2014-09-11$16.53$17.2524.9%8.2%21.3%16.6%29.2%2.5%-0.7%-40.4M226.4M-17.1M1.097.69N/AN/A736,400799,4404,657,8805,051,860
2014-09-12$16.56$17.2524.7%8.2%19.9%16.0%29.3%2.2%-1.0%-17.5M118.4M-17.2M1.068.57N/AN/A800,520846,9204,777,5005,157,740
2014-09-15$16.19$17.0027.1%8.4%21.3%24.4%29.9%2.2%9.1%-42.7M679.4M-16.1M1.2310.28N/AN/A898,0201,106,5404,395,1004,818,840
2014-09-16$16.39$17.0024.9%8.2%21.8%16.7%29.4%2.8%9.7%-8.3M211.4M-16.8M1.118.48N/AN/A630,520697,8004,686,7605,036,840
2014-09-17$16.20$17.0024.4%8.2%22.1%15.1%29.3%2.5%9.2%-28.6M626.5M-16.7M1.1011.74N/AN/A822,180906,5404,793,2005,148,600
2014-09-18$16.25$17.0023.9%8.2%22.1%13.3%28.7%2.4%9.6%-28.9M514.2M-16.5M1.098.89N/AN/A620,280675,7804,836,8405,269,880
2014-09-19$16.57$17.0025.2%8.1%23.2%17.9%28.6%2.2%10.8%70.5M-342.6M-16.3M0.819.94N/AN/A1,541,0601,249,7204,903,9805,356,580
2014-09-22$16.23$17.0033.1%8.2%24.3%44.7%28.9%3.3%-1.4%-9.6M341.2M-15.8M0.9411.10N/AN/A855,400800,3804,002,5004,220,260
2014-09-23$16.18$16.5034.6%8.0%24.1%50.0%28.0%3.8%-1.3%-6.1M364.2M-16.0M1.0810.54N/AN/A475,880515,6204,255,4204,492,700
2014-09-24$16.41$16.5035.0%8.0%23.0%51.3%28.2%6.4%-1.2%35.0M-102.5M-16.2M0.9110.19N/AN/A738,320668,9604,360,6804,650,240
2014-09-25$16.10$16.5036.1%8.1%23.7%54.9%28.4%2.0%-1.7%-29.1M565.3M-16.4M1.0811.04N/AN/A628,840679,9404,568,4804,803,720
2014-09-26$16.16$16.5035.8%8.0%23.7%54.0%29.3%6.7%-1.5%-12.5M418.0M-16.2M0.989.49N/AN/A1,006,880985,5604,656,2204,890,060
2014-09-29$16.09$16.5036.7%8.1%23.7%57.0%29.6%4.1%-0.9%-5.0M414.7M-16.0M1.1211.97N/AN/A448,060501,0404,338,3804,529,360
2014-09-30$16.12$16.5037.4%8.2%23.3%59.4%28.8%5.0%-1.3%10.9M285.0M-16.2M0.9610.84N/AN/A480,600461,3404,513,7204,663,380