AMZN Options History — March 2016

In March 2016, AMZN traded between $27.53 and $29.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 33.1%, placing in the 31.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.9% (HV 20d: 29.2%). Max pain ranged from $27.50 to $28.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.95.

Notable Days

  • 2016-03-24: Highest Volume — 3,062,380 contracts
  • 2016-03-28: Largest IV spike — 18.9% change
  • 2016-03-30: Highest IV Rank — 56.1%
  • 2016-03-08: Largest Expected Move — 9.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$28.60$27.53$29.92$28.90$29.71
Max Pain$28.05$27.50$28.50$27.50$28.50
ATM IV33.1%26.8%42.2%28.6%41.9%
Expected Move8.3%6.9%9.7%8.5%7.1%
HV 20d29.2%22.0%44.6%44.6%22.2%
HV 60d44.6%42.8%45.1%45.1%42.8%
IV Rank31.9%15.0%56.1%19.8%55.3%
IV Percentile52.5%29.8%79.0%41.7%78.2%
Term Structure2.2%-2.8%7.6%0.2%-2.8%
VWIV29.6%24.4%33.6%30.7%25.3%
Skew 25d4.4%3.8%5.2%5.0%5.2%
Skew 10d8.6%6.9%10.8%10.8%8.9%
Call IV 25d31.0%25.3%39.8%26.4%39.5%
Put IV 25d35.5%29.0%44.7%31.4%44.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %19.8111.3443.4941.6818.28
Gamma HHI0.080.030.450.040.09
Net GEX90.9M-291.3M233.4M104.0M132.9M
Net DEX-2.39B-4.43B-278.6M-2.95B-3.67B
Net VEX-21.8M-22.8M-20.6M-22.4M-22.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.950.691.251.100.96
Total Volume1,790,857.273878,9803,062,3801,981,1401,375,160
Total OI7,833,6906,627,9808,754,0807,422,4408,160,980

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-03-01$28.90$27.5028.6%8.5%44.6%19.8%30.7%5.0%0.2%104.0M-2.95B-22.4M1.1041.68N/AN/A945,1001,036,0403,667,1003,755,340
2016-03-02$28.96$27.5029.0%8.6%42.1%20.9%31.5%4.8%0.2%101.3M-3.03B-22.7M1.0843.49N/AN/A904,540976,3003,757,4603,974,800
2016-03-03$28.85$28.0030.2%8.8%39.9%24.1%31.8%4.8%0.4%100.4M-2.88B-22.8M1.0515.95N/AN/A604,320631,5603,916,5004,156,920
2016-03-04$28.76$28.0030.1%8.8%40.0%23.8%31.7%4.8%0.6%103.3M-2.73B-22.5M1.1421.68N/AN/A888,9601,017,3804,002,1004,259,140
2016-03-07$28.13$28.0032.0%9.2%31.4%28.9%32.8%4.7%0.1%27.9M-1.55B-22.0M1.0025.42N/AN/A782,320784,9603,668,9003,831,920
2016-03-08$28.00$28.0033.2%9.7%29.6%32.1%33.6%4.7%0.5%28.5M-1.40B-22.3M1.1425.91N/AN/A703,920805,4603,878,6603,998,740
2016-03-09$27.90$28.0032.5%9.4%29.1%30.3%33.3%4.6%0.2%5.5M-1.17B-22.1M0.8324.03N/AN/A783,500654,1803,953,5004,143,400
2016-03-10$27.90$28.0032.3%9.3%29.1%29.7%32.7%4.5%0.2%27.2M-1.22B-22.1M0.8922.33N/AN/A995,220888,1804,079,7204,225,880
2016-03-11$28.47$28.0028.7%8.4%28.3%20.2%29.9%3.8%1.1%193.7M-2.50B-21.6M0.9617.85N/AN/A1,057,2201,015,4604,218,4404,326,100
2016-03-14$28.71$28.0029.5%8.5%28.2%22.2%30.0%4.2%6.5%105.3M-2.53B-21.3M1.0311.34N/AN/A432,820446,1603,752,5603,847,820
2016-03-15$28.87$28.0028.5%8.2%27.3%19.7%29.2%3.9%5.7%137.1M-2.84B-21.1M0.9412.04N/AN/A720,260678,0203,878,2804,005,960
2016-03-16$28.67$28.0026.8%7.7%26.3%15.0%27.3%3.8%7.6%116.3M-2.48B-20.6M0.8315.89N/AN/A740,520615,2803,950,7004,119,720
2016-03-17$27.88$28.0030.6%8.4%27.7%25.2%29.6%3.9%6.4%-28.5M-883.7M-20.8M0.6916.84N/AN/A1,134,600780,9604,026,6604,217,960
2016-03-18$27.53$28.0032.6%8.7%27.6%30.5%29.6%4.0%6.2%-291.3M-278.6M-20.7M0.8020.27N/AN/A1,682,1801,342,1604,374,8804,379,200
2016-03-21$27.61$28.0034.3%8.4%22.9%35.1%29.5%3.9%4.8%22.9M-943.1M-20.9M0.7414.94N/AN/A900,460667,8003,268,9403,359,040
2016-03-22$28.02$28.0034.8%7.9%23.2%36.4%27.8%4.2%4.1%124.1M-1.67B-21.3M0.7412.18N/AN/A1,076,840791,8603,549,9803,596,900
2016-03-23$28.49$28.0033.6%7.8%23.9%33.1%27.7%4.1%6.6%219.5M-2.61B-22.1M0.8313.07N/AN/A1,107,380918,4403,776,7003,832,440
2016-03-24$29.15$28.0034.5%7.5%25.1%35.7%26.9%3.9%6.4%225.1M-4.07B-22.1M1.1211.55N/AN/A1,444,4801,617,9003,899,2804,017,620
2016-03-28$29.01$28.5041.0%8.0%25.2%53.1%29.0%4.8%-2.2%121.1M-2.77B-22.1M1.2516.04N/AN/A577,220719,1603,527,3003,635,540
2016-03-29$29.70$28.5041.8%7.5%26.2%55.1%27.1%4.9%-2.4%189.2M-4.02B-22.0M0.7815.87N/AN/A1,263,920979,6403,653,8203,837,100
2016-03-30$29.92$28.5042.2%6.9%22.0%56.1%24.4%4.9%-2.6%233.4M-4.43B-21.7M0.9019.25N/AN/A1,007,860903,1603,818,4804,038,700
2016-03-31$29.71$28.5041.9%7.1%22.2%55.3%25.3%5.2%-2.8%132.9M-3.67B-22.1M0.9618.28N/AN/A701,780673,3803,903,1404,257,840