AMZN Options History — October 2014

In October 2014, AMZN traded between $14.38 and $16.14. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.8%, placing in the 54.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.0% (HV 20d: 26.8%). Max pain ranged from $16.00 to $16.50. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.13.

Notable Days

  • 2014-10-24: Highest Volume — 6,755,060 contracts
  • 2014-10-24: Largest IV drop — 34.3% change
  • 2014-10-16: Highest IV Rank — 85.0%
  • 2014-10-15: Largest Expected Move — 9.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.44$14.38$16.14$15.87$15.28
Max Pain$16.32$16.00$16.50$16.50$16.00
ATM IV35.8%22.8%44.9%38.7%22.8%
Expected Move8.3%7.7%9.1%8.3%7.7%
HV 20d26.8%19.5%39.7%23.6%39.7%
HV 60d28.3%22.2%31.7%31.7%28.4%
IV Rank54.0%9.5%85.0%64.0%9.5%
IV Percentile71.6%6.0%98.0%90.1%6.0%
Term Structure-1.6%-3.9%1.0%-2.3%1.0%
VWIV29.6%28.1%32.1%30.2%28.1%
Skew 25d4.2%1.6%7.4%4.0%3.6%
Skew 10d7.6%2.6%15.2%3.8%5.2%
Call IV 25d34.5%21.7%43.3%38.0%21.7%
Put IV 25d38.7%25.2%49.9%42.0%25.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.6610.1823.2111.5922.44
Gamma HHI0.060.040.170.050.17
Net GEX-17.4M-103.8M100.5M-32.7M83.6M
Net DEX926.0M-160.7M2.65B825.0M-160.7M
Net VEX-14.9M-16.0M-12.1M-16.0M-15.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.130.541.571.110.77
Total Volume1,810,355.652848,8806,755,0601,142,4602,128,540
Total OI9,492,300.877,439,96010,654,7609,450,34010,654,760

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-10-01$15.87$16.5038.7%8.3%23.6%64.0%30.2%4.0%-2.3%-32.7M825.0M-16.0M1.1111.59N/AN/A540,160602,3004,638,8604,811,480
2014-10-02$15.92$16.5037.9%8.1%22.1%61.3%28.5%4.8%-1.8%-17.4M697.4M-16.0M1.0010.18N/AN/A991,380989,3804,725,6204,905,940
2014-10-03$16.14$16.5036.8%8.0%22.9%57.4%28.9%4.3%-2.1%100.5M92.6M-15.9M0.9912.23N/AN/A744,160739,8604,872,3405,054,460
2014-10-06$16.11$16.5037.1%8.1%22.7%58.4%28.2%2.7%-2.4%12.9M292.9M-15.5M0.5411.68N/AN/A787,640428,2804,479,4604,657,580
2014-10-07$15.85$16.5037.8%8.2%19.5%60.9%28.6%2.5%-1.9%-18.4M754.5M-15.5M1.5712.08N/AN/A397,900625,0804,747,0004,775,540
2014-10-08$16.14$16.5037.7%8.1%20.6%60.5%28.7%4.0%-2.2%21.6M181.9M-15.8M1.1113.85N/AN/A653,940723,3804,818,0804,921,220
2014-10-09$15.79$16.5038.4%8.3%21.9%62.9%29.0%3.1%-2.1%-44.9M952.1M-15.4M1.1512.26N/AN/A753,540866,3804,891,5804,988,140
2014-10-10$15.79$16.5038.9%8.4%21.9%64.7%29.6%4.6%-2.4%-54.2M953.1M-15.3M1.2214.97N/AN/A532,440648,3605,034,5005,139,340
2014-10-13$15.33$16.5043.0%8.9%22.9%78.8%31.3%2.6%-1.9%-44.2M1.41B-14.7M1.4210.64N/AN/A623,560882,9804,672,6404,706,720
2014-10-14$15.58$16.5040.5%8.7%23.3%70.1%30.9%6.6%-2.7%-28.1M1.06B-15.1M1.3710.33N/AN/A358,140490,7404,744,6404,821,260
2014-10-15$15.31$16.5042.7%9.1%23.7%77.6%32.1%7.4%-2.1%-61.3M1.46B-14.7M1.3115.36N/AN/A911,4401,190,4004,816,9804,909,420
2014-10-16$15.14$16.2544.9%9.0%23.7%85.0%31.8%6.6%-3.9%-72.2M1.65B-14.3M1.3816.58N/AN/A697,180965,5204,763,5004,960,180
2014-10-17$15.18$16.2541.3%8.6%22.3%72.7%30.9%5.6%-3.6%-45.5M1.59B-14.0M1.1519.52N/AN/A754,120864,5404,891,9405,069,520
2014-10-20$15.31$16.2540.9%8.5%21.9%71.5%30.2%5.5%-2.1%-16.0M841.7M-14.0M1.1617.63N/AN/A532,660616,2003,508,4203,931,540
2014-10-21$15.75$16.2540.5%8.5%24.6%70.0%30.0%5.2%-1.3%3.5M262.4M-15.3M0.8711.42N/AN/A580,000506,1603,742,9004,171,280
2014-10-22$15.65$16.2540.6%8.5%23.9%70.3%29.8%5.9%-2.1%3.0M359.3M-15.3M1.4016.68N/AN/A533,960749,8603,997,5804,374,020
2014-10-23$15.65$16.2540.7%8.4%23.1%70.6%29.9%5.3%-3.0%1.0M382.8M-15.2M1.0723.21N/AN/A1,611,3001,727,1804,176,9404,595,080
2014-10-24$14.38$16.2526.7%8.1%37.4%23.0%28.7%3.4%0.2%-103.8M2.65B-12.1M1.1514.87N/AN/A3,147,0803,607,9804,864,8405,262,660
2014-10-27$14.45$16.0025.1%8.0%37.6%17.3%29.3%3.1%0.6%-68.0M1.86B-13.3M1.2418.90N/AN/A804,000996,0804,396,7204,701,720
2014-10-28$14.78$16.0023.4%7.8%38.8%11.5%28.5%2.8%0.8%-22.1M1.19B-14.2M0.8619.78N/AN/A1,227,3401,050,5804,664,1004,962,460
2014-10-29$14.71$16.0023.6%7.9%38.5%12.3%28.6%1.6%0.8%-22.9M1.28B-14.3M1.2022.18N/AN/A736,720887,2605,022,3405,090,360
2014-10-30$14.96$16.0023.6%7.8%39.2%12.3%28.7%2.2%0.6%26.0M704.3M-14.7M0.9521.83N/AN/A732,980699,5005,171,0805,216,180
2014-10-31$15.28$16.0022.8%7.7%39.7%9.5%28.1%3.6%1.0%83.6M-160.7M-15.2M0.7722.44N/AN/A1,203,560924,9805,329,7605,325,000