AMZN Options History — March 2015

In March 2015, AMZN traded between $18.32 and $19.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.6%, placing in the 29.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 9.1% (HV 20d: 19.5%). Max pain ranged from $17.50 to $18.25. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.02.

Notable Days

  • 2015-03-26: Highest Volume — 1,633,420 contracts
  • 2015-03-23: Largest IV spike — 19.2% change
  • 2015-03-26: Highest IV Rank — 63.4%
  • 2015-03-11: Largest Expected Move — 7.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.77$18.32$19.40$19.28$18.64
Max Pain$17.99$17.50$18.25$18.00$18.25
ATM IV28.6%23.3%38.5%23.3%38.5%
Expected Move6.9%6.4%7.4%6.6%6.5%
HV 20d19.5%17.6%21.5%19.4%18.7%
HV 60d35.1%34.5%36.3%36.3%34.6%
IV Rank29.5%11.4%63.4%11.4%63.1%
IV Percentile40.3%8.7%79.8%8.7%79.8%
Term Structure2.1%-2.2%13.2%-0.1%-2.2%
VWIV24.3%22.8%25.9%23.6%23.0%
Skew 25d2.2%0.8%3.5%2.7%3.5%
Skew 10d4.3%2.0%6.8%5.9%6.2%
Call IV 25d27.8%22.1%37.8%22.7%36.6%
Put IV 25d29.9%23.7%40.7%25.4%40.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %12.148.0817.4611.2315.66
Gamma HHI0.080.040.270.080.06
Net GEX28.3M-62.3M119.7M68.6M45.7M
Net DEX-1.87B-2.96B-972.0M-2.70B-1.56B
Net VEX-17.3M-17.7M-16.8M-17.3M-17.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.020.731.301.211.18
Total Volume1,071,253.636672,8801,633,4201,009,140863,880
Total OI7,932,360.9096,938,5008,643,3807,439,7207,617,200

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-03-02$19.28$18.0023.3%6.6%19.4%11.4%23.6%2.7%-0.1%68.6M-2.70B-17.3M1.2111.23N/AN/A455,720553,4203,281,8004,157,920
2015-03-03$19.24$18.0023.3%6.4%17.6%11.4%22.9%2.7%-0.2%60.9M-2.61B-17.4M1.3013.32N/AN/A339,260440,4603,404,4004,348,540
2015-03-04$19.14$18.0023.7%6.6%17.7%12.6%23.7%0.8%-0.6%53.2M-2.46B-17.4M0.959.58N/AN/A498,340475,1003,457,9804,394,900
2015-03-05$19.40$17.5023.4%6.8%18.1%11.7%24.5%2.6%-0.1%119.7M-2.96B-17.3M1.1416.52N/AN/A588,480672,2403,550,0004,475,220
2015-03-06$18.99$17.5023.8%7.0%18.1%13.1%24.8%1.8%0.1%-62.3M-2.06B-17.5M1.0411.43N/AN/A781,280813,1403,608,8404,637,780
2015-03-09$18.93$17.7524.5%7.0%18.1%15.3%25.0%1.7%0.2%31.1M-2.07B-17.3M1.0210.27N/AN/A437,260444,1803,399,6004,309,720
2015-03-10$18.48$17.7525.2%7.4%19.9%17.8%25.6%2.1%0.8%-17.2M-1.29B-17.7M0.909.87N/AN/A695,280623,2603,533,9804,457,860
2015-03-11$18.32$17.7525.4%7.4%20.0%18.4%25.8%1.8%0.5%-27.2M-1.14B-17.7M1.0817.46N/AN/A393,340425,3603,733,7204,540,820
2015-03-12$18.71$18.0024.8%7.2%21.4%16.5%25.4%1.7%0.7%32.3M-1.90B-17.7M0.9014.74N/AN/A528,640475,4403,752,6604,611,160
2015-03-13$18.53$18.0025.0%7.2%21.5%17.1%25.7%1.5%0.6%-19.5M-1.50B-17.7M1.2314.83N/AN/A611,140750,1803,851,3204,703,440
2015-03-16$18.67$18.0025.4%7.3%21.3%18.6%25.9%1.7%10.8%25.1M-1.83B-17.4M1.0514.39N/AN/A389,240407,0403,526,8004,448,820
2015-03-17$18.60$18.0025.4%7.3%20.4%18.5%25.5%1.7%10.5%23.0M-1.73B-17.6M1.1111.83N/AN/A318,280354,6003,629,5604,620,320
2015-03-18$18.76$18.0024.4%7.0%20.6%15.2%24.6%1.8%11.2%50.7M-2.07B-17.4M0.8912.60N/AN/A602,460535,2003,691,5004,694,580
2015-03-19$18.66$18.0026.1%6.8%19.9%20.9%23.9%1.7%11.9%43.1M-1.93B-17.4M1.1511.33N/AN/A374,880431,7003,785,4404,758,840
2015-03-20$18.92$18.0027.6%6.5%20.0%25.9%22.9%1.7%13.2%118.8M-2.56B-16.9M0.738.08N/AN/A798,620580,2203,848,0404,795,340
2015-03-23$18.76$18.0032.9%6.4%20.0%44.0%22.8%3.3%-1.4%45.9M-1.73B-16.8M1.009.58N/AN/A506,600504,1403,062,3403,876,160
2015-03-24$18.70$18.2535.0%6.5%20.0%51.2%22.8%2.9%-1.6%36.7M-1.61B-17.0M0.7711.69N/AN/A386,020298,7403,257,9604,052,660
2015-03-25$18.55$18.2537.1%6.8%19.0%58.6%23.8%2.0%-2.0%11.3M-1.34B-17.3M1.0210.03N/AN/A666,860682,5603,350,1004,134,680
2015-03-26$18.39$18.2538.5%7.1%19.1%63.4%24.9%2.8%-1.9%-38.2M-972.0M-17.4M0.7910.14N/AN/A914,760718,6603,426,3004,263,860
2015-03-27$18.53$18.2538.1%6.9%19.0%61.9%24.1%2.2%-1.3%-37.9M-1.35B-17.1M1.0311.72N/AN/A723,940743,1603,645,3004,379,980
2015-03-30$18.74$18.2538.2%6.5%18.6%62.1%23.0%3.0%-2.2%58.5M-1.76B-16.9M0.9610.71N/AN/A389,920374,5803,352,9004,081,600
2015-03-31$18.64$18.2538.5%6.5%18.7%63.1%23.0%3.5%-2.2%45.7M-1.56B-17.0M1.1815.66N/AN/A396,780467,1003,442,8004,174,400