AMZN Options History — December 2014

In December 2014, AMZN traded between $14.79 and $16.32. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.2%, placing in the 38.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.7% (HV 20d: 27.5%). Max pain ranged from $15.25 to $16.50. Net GEX was positive for 14 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.89.

Notable Days

  • 2014-12-03: Highest Volume — 3,107,540 contracts
  • 2014-12-29: Largest IV spike — 19.5% change
  • 2014-12-31: Highest IV Rank — 73.4%
  • 2014-12-16: Largest Expected Move — 11.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.44$14.79$16.32$16.32$15.52
Max Pain$15.89$15.25$16.50$16.50$15.50
ATM IV31.2%25.4%41.5%26.3%41.5%
Expected Move10.3%9.0%11.2%9.2%10.8%
HV 20d27.5%24.6%29.5%25.6%26.4%
HV 60d30.5%29.8%31.2%30.2%31.0%
IV Rank38.5%18.4%73.4%21.4%73.4%
IV Percentile59.8%31.3%94.4%40.9%94.4%
Term Structure2.3%-1.7%13.6%0.1%-1.3%
VWIV36.6%31.6%39.6%32.2%38.6%
Skew 25d2.6%0.9%4.3%1.6%3.2%
Skew 10d5.4%2.2%8.6%2.6%5.3%
Call IV 25d31.0%25.3%41.0%26.7%41.0%
Put IV 25d33.6%27.5%44.5%28.3%44.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %8.895.2216.745.8416.00
Gamma HHI0.090.040.300.050.08
Net GEX13.1M-153.2M134.4M72.4M77.3M
Net DEX338.3M-1.12B1.52B-1.12B-121.1M
Net VEX-17.5M-18.4M-16.7M-18.4M-16.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.890.581.190.711.19
Total Volume1,738,861.818821,7603,107,5402,693,640954,460
Total OI10,659,6209,549,84011,749,9209,930,90010,333,080

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2014-12-01$16.32$16.5026.3%9.2%25.6%21.4%32.2%1.6%0.1%72.4M-1.12B-18.4M0.715.84N/AN/A1,572,8201,120,8205,092,0804,838,820
2014-12-02$16.31$16.5025.4%9.0%25.6%18.4%31.6%2.1%0.2%62.2M-995.8M-18.4M0.995.22N/AN/A876,860866,7405,076,6605,169,340
2014-12-03$15.82$16.5026.5%9.2%28.0%22.4%32.2%1.4%0.4%-3.5M211.7M-18.0M0.975.66N/AN/A1,573,7601,533,7805,322,1805,381,800
2014-12-04$15.85$16.2527.3%9.4%26.6%25.1%34.5%2.5%0.7%19.2M51.1M-18.2M1.106.42N/AN/A900,460986,3805,674,0605,657,020
2014-12-05$15.63$16.2527.3%9.4%27.3%25.0%33.6%3.3%0.8%-153.2M615.5M-18.0M1.036.92N/AN/A1,288,2801,327,0405,830,1805,919,740
2014-12-08$15.30$16.2529.9%9.9%28.4%33.9%35.0%2.2%-0.4%-23.3M887.9M-17.6M0.966.57N/AN/A867,260833,1605,140,8805,330,500
2014-12-09$15.63$16.0029.4%9.9%28.7%32.1%35.3%3.2%0.2%22.8M168.3M-18.1M0.775.32N/AN/A913,220698,7205,339,2605,492,060
2014-12-10$15.25$16.0031.2%10.4%28.8%38.2%36.4%1.6%0.4%-14.7M866.7M-18.1M0.956.11N/AN/A692,540657,2205,584,9605,570,300
2014-12-11$15.35$16.0030.8%10.3%29.0%36.8%36.5%1.7%1.5%8.5M623.7M-18.2M0.826.52N/AN/A813,040663,0405,727,6205,615,180
2014-12-12$15.37$16.0032.6%10.7%28.4%43.2%38.2%3.5%1.3%7.3M531.6M-18.4M0.817.41N/AN/A984,040797,9205,815,4205,720,020
2014-12-15$15.35$16.0033.7%10.8%24.6%47.0%38.6%3.3%-0.6%10.9M518.6M-17.9M0.866.16N/AN/A772,620668,2005,294,8405,276,660
2014-12-16$14.79$16.0035.6%11.2%27.2%53.3%39.5%3.5%-0.6%-49.9M1.52B-16.7M1.136.40N/AN/A959,6001,081,3805,406,1605,361,840
2014-12-17$14.94$15.7532.9%10.9%27.4%44.2%39.1%3.5%0.7%-49.0M1.31B-17.1M0.986.71N/AN/A782,120768,6205,586,1805,533,780
2014-12-18$14.88$15.7531.5%10.8%27.2%39.3%38.5%2.5%1.2%-48.3M1.36B-16.8M0.907.42N/AN/A1,152,7201,039,6805,679,2005,565,720
2014-12-19$14.99$15.5030.6%10.7%27.1%36.3%38.0%2.4%0.6%-65.8M1.08B-16.9M0.778.48N/AN/A1,224,700939,6605,892,4205,741,100
2014-12-22$15.31$15.5028.8%10.6%28.3%30.2%37.5%1.8%11.3%48.7M118.7M-17.2M0.7510.81N/AN/A749,480563,1604,777,4004,772,440
2014-12-23$15.32$15.5027.3%10.3%27.9%24.9%38.2%2.2%12.3%57.1M132.9M-16.9M0.6310.20N/AN/A786,060492,1204,908,7404,932,540
2014-12-24$15.15$15.5027.9%10.3%27.9%27.0%39.6%2.4%11.1%24.7M471.1M-17.1M1.1113.82N/AN/A480,940531,7005,021,1405,036,660
2014-12-26$15.49$15.2532.2%10.2%29.5%41.7%36.2%0.9%13.6%134.4M-257.8M-17.1M0.5814.43N/AN/A1,300,940757,3605,087,0005,155,520
2014-12-29$15.61$15.5038.5%10.7%29.0%63.1%37.7%4.3%-1.7%73.7M-360.8M-16.8M0.7716.74N/AN/A826,140634,4404,815,9604,893,160
2014-12-30$15.52$15.5040.2%10.8%26.4%69.0%39.1%3.7%-1.5%76.8M-161.7M-16.7M0.7316.38N/AN/A475,020346,7405,045,5205,096,500
2014-12-31$15.52$15.5041.5%10.8%26.4%73.4%38.6%3.2%-1.3%77.3M-121.1M-16.9M1.1916.00N/AN/A435,360519,1005,129,9005,203,180