AMZN Options History — May 2015

In May 2015, AMZN traded between $20.91 and $21.68. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.9%, placing in the 11.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.6%. IV traded below realized volatility by 21.3% (HV 20d: 44.2%). Max pain ranged from $19.63 to $21.25. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.88.

Notable Days

  • 2015-05-21: Highest Volume — 1,973,600 contracts
  • 2015-05-26: Largest IV spike — 6.0% change
  • 2015-05-06: Highest IV Rank — 15.9%
  • 2015-05-07: Largest Expected Move — 7.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$21.35$20.91$21.68$21.16$21.48
Max Pain$21.17$19.63$21.25$19.63$21.25
ATM IV22.9%21.7%24.1%23.7%22.7%
Expected Move6.6%6.2%7.0%6.8%6.5%
HV 20d44.2%16.8%53.8%53.2%16.8%
HV 60d33.8%33.6%34.0%34.0%33.8%
IV Rank11.4%6.6%15.9%14.6%10.4%
IV Percentile9.4%4.0%19.0%13.9%8.7%
Term Structure0.2%-0.1%0.7%0.3%0.1%
VWIV23.3%21.7%24.6%24.0%22.7%
Skew 25d0.7%0.2%1.2%1.2%0.7%
Skew 10d1.2%-0.3%2.1%1.2%1.6%
Call IV 25d22.8%21.5%24.2%23.1%22.4%
Put IV 25d23.5%22.2%24.7%24.3%23.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %13.693.8920.9311.006.13
Gamma HHI0.100.040.370.080.33
Net GEX57.4M-100.3M180.0M35.8M180.0M
Net DEX-2.83B-4.11B-1.97B-2.89B-2.60B
Net VEX-17.2M-17.9M-16.5M-17.6M-17.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.880.661.500.740.89
Total Volume1,242,139761,1601,973,6001,969,2801,762,480
Total OI7,725,8206,651,3008,688,6408,688,6407,542,680

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-05-01$21.16$19.6323.7%6.8%53.2%14.6%24.0%1.2%0.3%35.8M-2.89B-17.6M0.7411.00N/AN/A1,130,780838,5004,230,2604,458,380
2015-05-04$21.15$21.2523.0%6.7%53.2%11.9%24.1%1.0%0.2%75.6M-2.99B-17.4M0.7520.93N/AN/A609,840456,4203,702,4403,924,200
2015-05-05$21.07$21.2524.0%7.0%53.1%15.6%24.6%0.2%0.2%66.6M-2.83B-17.9M0.8716.21N/AN/A521,100452,8803,865,8204,089,620
2015-05-06$20.91$21.2524.1%6.9%53.1%15.9%24.4%0.7%0.2%37.0M-2.47B-17.8M0.9420.53N/AN/A661,260622,6803,946,3004,192,640
2015-05-07$21.36$21.2524.0%7.0%53.4%15.6%24.5%0.3%0.2%127.2M-3.40B-17.8M0.9518.59N/AN/A701,060664,8803,992,6404,297,700
2015-05-08$21.68$21.2522.6%6.6%53.4%10.3%23.4%0.4%0.5%175.1M-4.11B-17.2M0.8120.76N/AN/A881,120711,1604,059,8804,404,240
2015-05-11$21.64$21.2523.2%6.7%53.5%12.6%23.7%0.5%0.2%93.4M-3.62B-17.0M0.8719.43N/AN/A406,340354,8203,750,3404,050,180
2015-05-12$21.56$21.2523.4%6.8%53.6%13.5%24.0%0.6%0.2%78.8M-3.43B-17.0M1.5016.69N/AN/A347,780521,5003,841,4404,147,000
2015-05-13$21.35$21.2523.1%6.7%53.8%12.0%23.6%0.8%0.2%30.8M-2.98B-17.3M1.0617.15N/AN/A481,240508,7403,874,6004,262,420
2015-05-14$21.62$21.2522.3%6.5%53.8%9.2%22.8%0.8%0.3%110.9M-3.57B-16.5M1.0313.20N/AN/A491,200504,9203,929,1204,339,340
2015-05-15$21.28$21.2522.0%6.4%53.0%7.8%22.4%0.8%0.7%-100.3M-2.78B-16.9M0.7317.04N/AN/A1,095,720805,2203,965,1004,368,580
2015-05-18$21.26$21.2522.3%6.4%51.9%8.9%22.6%0.9%0.2%16.8M-2.19B-16.9M0.6612.83N/AN/A563,540369,3803,106,0203,545,280
2015-05-19$21.09$21.2522.6%6.5%52.1%10.3%22.9%0.6%0.3%11.2M-1.97B-17.3M0.7415.71N/AN/A486,240359,4203,324,9203,668,900
2015-05-20$21.22$21.2522.8%6.5%52.0%10.9%23.1%0.6%0.3%27.8M-2.21B-17.6M0.8512.28N/AN/A548,120468,1803,424,7203,784,580
2015-05-21$21.60$21.2522.4%6.4%52.1%9.3%22.5%0.5%0.2%126.2M-2.99B-16.8M0.708.55N/AN/A1,158,880814,7203,481,4803,840,080
2015-05-22$21.39$21.2521.7%6.2%19.3%6.6%21.7%0.7%0.3%-50.4M-2.38B-17.1M0.8410.24N/AN/A770,300645,9203,629,8204,008,660
2015-05-26$21.29$21.2523.0%6.6%18.3%11.7%23.0%0.9%-0.0%7.5M-2.12B-17.1M1.106.69N/AN/A512,540561,4603,219,9603,706,280
2015-05-27$21.57$21.2522.8%6.5%17.6%10.9%22.8%0.7%-0.1%69.0M-2.71B-16.9M0.815.91N/AN/A568,820460,8803,334,5003,835,960
2015-05-28$21.34$21.2522.7%6.5%18.0%10.5%22.5%0.7%-0.1%28.8M-2.27B-17.2M0.823.89N/AN/A561,040461,7003,460,6003,909,720
2015-05-29$21.48$21.2522.7%6.5%16.8%10.4%22.7%0.7%0.1%180.0M-2.60B-17.0M0.896.13N/AN/A930,640831,8403,562,3603,980,320