AMZN Options History — July 2015

In July 2015, AMZN traded between $21.48 and $26.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 36.8%, placing in the 63.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.7% (HV 20d: 26.1%). Max pain ranged from $20.25 to $25.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.91.

Notable Days

  • 2015-07-24: Highest Volume — 10,210,660 contracts
  • 2015-07-24: Largest IV drop — 42.1% change
  • 2015-07-21: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2015-07-23: Largest Expected Move — 14.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$23.95$21.48$26.86$21.84$26.85
Max Pain$22.59$20.25$25.00$20.25$25.00
ATM IV36.8%23.4%49.4%39.6%23.4%
Expected Move9.7%6.2%14.4%6.4%6.6%
HV 20d26.1%16.8%42.3%18.3%41.7%
HV 60d30.3%19.2%34.2%33.5%28.4%
IV Rank63.6%11.6%100.0%76.7%11.6%
IV Percentile73.7%21.0%100.0%84.9%21.0%
Term Structure-2.0%-4.0%0.3%-2.6%0.3%
VWIV34.1%22.3%49.5%22.3%23.6%
Skew 25d1.7%-0.7%3.7%2.8%0.5%
Skew 10d3.5%-1.4%7.7%3.8%1.6%
Call IV 25d36.1%23.5%49.4%38.3%23.5%
Put IV 25d37.9%24.0%49.6%41.1%24.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.623.2531.3910.1119.16
Gamma HHI0.060.040.120.050.12
Net GEX92.5M-15.4M258.6M65.2M25.1M
Net DEX-4.42B-9.22B-1.94B-2.64B-6.32B
Net VEX-16.3M-18.0M-15.0M-16.2M-16.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.910.641.181.130.82
Total Volume2,081,904.545853,94010,210,660853,9401,677,000
Total OI8,468,763.6366,878,62010,957,7007,447,78010,957,700

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-07-01$21.84$20.2539.6%6.4%18.3%76.7%22.3%2.8%-2.6%65.2M-2.64B-16.2M1.1310.11N/AN/A400,660453,2803,504,7203,943,060
2015-07-02$21.89$20.2539.1%6.2%17.3%74.8%22.3%2.3%-2.8%80.5M-2.70B-16.0M1.0512.10N/AN/A493,680516,8003,545,3404,046,140
2015-07-06$21.79$21.7539.4%10.0%17.2%76.0%34.7%3.5%-2.1%44.1M-2.47B-15.7M0.953.25N/AN/A467,800443,1003,318,5603,814,960
2015-07-07$21.82$21.7539.0%10.0%16.8%74.6%35.3%3.7%-2.3%48.3M-2.55B-15.7M0.9816.33N/AN/A590,580576,5803,438,3203,942,420
2015-07-08$21.48$21.7540.4%10.4%17.8%80.0%36.3%2.7%-2.7%-15.4M-1.94B-16.5M1.0716.67N/AN/A514,380549,6003,573,1404,113,040
2015-07-09$21.75$21.7540.3%10.4%17.7%79.7%37.2%3.2%-2.8%43.6M-2.47B-16.4M1.0516.31N/AN/A553,740581,2203,664,9004,230,960
2015-07-10$22.19$21.7539.0%10.3%19.0%74.7%36.4%3.4%-2.5%172.0M-3.38B-16.3M0.7712.43N/AN/A908,220697,3003,727,4604,346,600
2015-07-13$22.80$21.7538.1%10.1%20.9%70.9%35.7%3.2%-2.1%145.2M-4.05B-15.5M1.0112.06N/AN/A799,700805,3203,469,7004,050,540
2015-07-14$23.32$21.7537.5%10.1%20.9%68.7%36.0%2.8%-1.9%164.0M-4.90B-15.1M0.8810.31N/AN/A1,114,420983,0203,616,2204,267,760
2015-07-15$23.06$22.0037.3%10.0%21.6%67.7%35.0%3.0%-2.3%119.4M-4.21B-15.6M1.1810.70N/AN/A634,720746,8803,696,0804,521,700
2015-07-16$23.74$22.0036.3%9.9%23.3%64.0%34.9%2.8%-2.3%174.6M-5.45B-15.0M1.0112.50N/AN/A1,271,2801,280,0003,764,3804,624,600
2015-07-17$24.17$22.0040.7%11.0%22.9%81.1%38.8%2.6%-3.4%133.9M-6.24B-15.0M0.728.84N/AN/A1,494,1001,082,9404,060,5004,999,580
2015-07-20$24.38$22.5044.7%12.5%22.5%97.0%43.9%1.0%-3.2%66.6M-4.04B-16.0M0.9117.32N/AN/A888,980804,9603,213,4603,665,160
2015-07-21$24.41$22.5047.8%13.5%22.5%100.0%47.2%-0.7%-3.6%65.9M-4.12B-17.0M1.0415.46N/AN/A522,380542,8403,517,6803,991,260
2015-07-22$24.42$22.7546.6%13.4%22.0%95.4%46.2%-0.1%-3.9%70.2M-4.14B-17.0M0.7811.23N/AN/A925,300718,7603,638,1804,105,640
2015-07-23$24.04$23.0049.4%14.4%22.6%100.0%49.5%0.2%-4.0%59.8M-3.62B-17.3M0.6428.66N/AN/A2,487,0801,601,7603,926,3604,319,120
2015-07-24$26.72$23.2528.6%8.2%42.3%29.4%30.2%-0.7%-0.5%258.6M-9.22B-15.5M0.689.72N/AN/A6,075,0804,135,5805,067,6605,025,380
2015-07-27$26.57$24.1327.6%8.0%42.3%25.7%28.9%0.6%-0.1%104.5M-5.86B-17.2M0.9531.39N/AN/A1,343,6801,281,2804,810,7604,411,460
2015-07-28$26.28$25.0025.9%7.4%41.7%20.2%26.6%0.4%0.3%30.7M-5.06B-18.0M0.7721.64N/AN/A935,400718,7005,179,0205,008,800
2015-07-29$26.51$25.0024.9%7.1%41.7%16.7%25.2%0.4%0.3%45.2M-5.52B-17.8M0.8524.54N/AN/A715,940607,7405,299,2205,169,140
2015-07-30$26.86$25.0024.1%6.8%41.7%14.0%24.3%0.4%0.3%132.5M-6.36B-17.3M0.7822.82N/AN/A1,042,740817,3805,397,6205,328,500
2015-07-31$26.85$25.0023.4%6.6%41.7%11.6%23.6%0.5%0.3%25.1M-6.32B-16.9M0.8219.16N/AN/A923,780753,2205,520,4605,437,240