AMZN Options History — January 2015

In January 2015, AMZN traded between $14.36 and $17.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.5%, placing in the 76.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 16.4% (HV 20d: 26.1%). Max pain ranged from $15.00 to $15.50. Net GEX was positive for 5 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.99.

Notable Days

  • 2015-01-30: Highest Volume — 7,364,620 contracts
  • 2015-01-30: Largest IV drop — 32.1% change
  • 2015-01-15: Highest IV Rank — 87.2%
  • 2015-01-28: Largest Expected Move — 13.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$15.14$14.36$17.75$15.43$17.75
Max Pain$15.13$15.00$15.50$15.50$15.00
ATM IV42.5%29.1%45.5%42.2%29.1%
Expected Move11.9%8.8%13.9%10.9%8.8%
HV 20d26.1%21.3%53.9%24.3%53.9%
HV 60d29.7%26.2%37.5%30.9%37.5%
IV Rank76.9%31.1%87.2%75.9%31.1%
IV Percentile92.0%54.0%98.8%94.8%54.0%
Term Structure-2.4%-3.9%-1.1%-1.7%-1.1%
VWIV42.3%31.9%49.6%39.5%31.9%
Skew 25d3.3%1.9%5.7%3.7%2.7%
Skew 10d6.2%3.7%9.1%5.7%5.5%
Call IV 25d41.6%28.3%44.9%42.2%28.3%
Put IV 25d44.9%31.0%47.8%45.9%31.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.0711.7626.9419.9911.76
Gamma HHI0.100.030.330.070.32
Net GEX-14.1M-99.7M130.5M24.4M130.5M
Net DEX485.4M-3.75B2.01B144.1M-3.75B
Net VEX-15.9M-17.2M-14.7M-16.4M-16.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.990.611.820.960.82
Total Volume1,922,032779,1207,364,6201,595,0007,364,620
Total OI8,939,2876,309,40010,859,44010,444,7608,870,220

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-01-02$15.43$15.5042.2%10.9%24.3%75.9%39.5%3.7%-1.7%24.4M144.1M-16.4M0.9619.99N/AN/A815,580779,4205,146,8205,297,940
2015-01-05$15.11$15.5044.3%11.6%25.3%82.9%42.0%1.9%-1.3%-2.7M735.8M-15.8M1.1418.39N/AN/A480,580546,0204,685,1404,958,700
2015-01-06$14.76$15.2545.0%11.7%26.0%85.4%40.7%4.1%-2.4%-41.9M1.36B-15.6M0.6123.38N/AN/A902,360548,0604,800,9605,077,420
2015-01-07$14.92$15.2544.7%11.7%25.5%84.4%40.8%4.5%-1.7%-19.8M1.04B-15.7M0.7722.85N/AN/A630,140485,1604,981,5805,151,680
2015-01-08$14.99$15.2543.3%11.2%24.3%79.6%40.8%2.8%-2.5%-2.7M946.0M-15.6M1.0123.11N/AN/A773,740782,2605,095,4805,265,900
2015-01-09$14.86$15.2542.5%11.1%22.9%76.9%39.5%3.1%-2.0%-81.7M1.32B-15.3M0.9923.66N/AN/A894,340889,5205,204,4605,425,180
2015-01-12$14.58$15.2543.0%11.5%23.5%78.7%40.8%3.9%-2.4%-65.8M1.63B-14.7M0.9826.94N/AN/A769,300751,7404,744,5205,153,480
2015-01-13$14.73$15.2544.0%11.9%23.9%82.1%41.9%2.8%-2.5%-48.2M1.35B-15.0M0.8216.19N/AN/A1,076,940884,8404,909,2205,296,800
2015-01-14$14.66$15.0044.8%12.0%23.9%84.8%42.3%3.6%-2.9%-63.5M1.56B-15.4M0.9720.87N/AN/A983,500955,9005,041,9805,469,100
2015-01-15$14.36$15.0045.5%12.3%21.3%87.2%43.1%3.0%-2.4%-99.7M2.01B-15.4M1.0026.87N/AN/A933,080935,7205,158,8405,593,120
2015-01-16$14.54$15.0042.2%11.6%21.4%75.9%41.6%3.6%-1.9%-93.4M1.65B-15.5M1.0816.92N/AN/A676,540733,3605,228,4805,630,960
2015-01-20$14.47$15.0041.5%11.8%21.4%73.6%41.5%3.3%-2.5%-28.2M916.0M-15.2M0.9012.31N/AN/A477,840428,3202,667,3803,642,020
2015-01-21$14.86$15.0043.3%12.4%23.4%79.6%43.6%2.2%-2.8%4.5M382.4M-16.0M0.7317.40N/AN/A1,410,6601,034,8002,859,0603,815,180
2015-01-22$15.52$15.0041.2%11.9%27.1%72.6%42.4%2.7%-2.3%45.1M-543.1M-16.6M1.0412.19N/AN/A1,108,9801,158,0803,185,4204,066,520
2015-01-23$15.61$15.0041.7%12.1%27.2%74.1%43.0%3.1%-2.2%87.2M-718.5M-16.9M0.8217.12N/AN/A1,329,0401,087,7203,298,9004,277,040
2015-01-26$15.48$15.0042.1%12.9%27.0%75.4%45.9%3.2%-2.6%-3.9M-169.3M-16.8M1.2112.34N/AN/A352,820426,3002,964,3003,838,180
2015-01-27$15.34$15.0042.5%13.2%26.1%77.0%47.1%3.0%-3.3%-8.7M-9.6M-17.0M1.8213.47N/AN/A292,980534,0803,093,2203,996,540
2015-01-28$15.21$15.0044.5%13.9%26.1%83.8%49.6%3.0%-3.9%-12.2M134.4M-16.9M1.1112.54N/AN/A493,660547,7603,168,5204,144,260
2015-01-29$15.57$15.0042.8%13.5%27.4%78.0%48.2%5.7%-2.6%-1.2M-278.3M-17.2M0.9913.18N/AN/A1,591,8201,573,0603,297,8404,283,380
2015-01-30$17.75$15.0029.1%8.8%53.9%31.1%31.9%2.7%-1.1%130.5M-3.75B-16.1M0.8211.76N/AN/A4,042,6003,322,0203,952,1004,918,120