AMZN Options History — April 2016

In April 2016, AMZN traded between $29.32 and $32.98. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.2%, placing in the 56.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 19.7% (HV 20d: 22.5%). Max pain ranged from $27.75 to $30.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.95.

Notable Days

  • 2016-04-29: Highest Volume — 4,466,500 contracts
  • 2016-04-29: Largest IV drop — 38.4% change
  • 2016-04-07: Highest IV Rank — 69.6%
  • 2016-04-28: Largest Expected Move — 13.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$30.67$29.32$32.98$29.92$32.98
Max Pain$28.92$27.75$30.00$28.50$30.00
ATM IV42.2%26.2%47.3%41.2%26.2%
Expected Move11.5%6.5%13.7%6.5%7.6%
HV 20d22.5%19.3%39.7%22.2%39.7%
HV 60d38.8%29.5%42.8%42.8%34.4%
IV Rank56.2%13.6%69.6%53.6%13.6%
IV Percentile74.6%25.4%85.7%76.2%25.4%
Term Structure-2.7%-3.4%-0.5%-2.9%-0.5%
VWIV40.5%23.2%46.5%23.2%28.2%
Skew 25d4.8%3.5%6.0%4.5%3.5%
Skew 10d8.8%5.4%11.2%9.0%7.7%
Call IV 25d39.6%24.7%44.6%39.9%24.7%
Put IV 25d44.4%28.2%50.6%44.4%28.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.0311.4440.0919.7911.44
Gamma HHI0.080.020.340.150.34
Net GEX128.3M-50.2M412.6M223.1M412.6M
Net DEX-3.99B-7.75B-1.95B-4.16B-7.75B
Net VEX-22.4M-23.7M-21.3M-21.7M-21.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.950.711.340.820.98
Total Volume1,837,266.667913,0604,466,5001,853,2404,466,500
Total OI7,986,938.0956,580,0409,267,4408,314,2809,267,440

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-04-01$29.92$28.5041.2%6.5%22.2%53.6%23.2%4.5%-2.9%223.1M-4.16B-21.7M0.8219.79N/AN/A1,015,940837,3003,998,4004,315,880
2016-04-04$29.62$27.7543.9%11.1%22.5%60.6%39.9%5.4%-2.5%109.6M-3.19B-21.6M1.3424.57N/AN/A505,640679,6203,616,9403,786,080
2016-04-05$29.32$28.0045.1%11.5%21.2%63.8%40.7%5.7%-2.7%55.7M-2.53B-21.9M1.1026.38N/AN/A500,760550,7203,705,2804,003,960
2016-04-06$30.10$28.0045.1%11.5%22.7%63.8%40.7%5.6%-2.8%178.3M-4.13B-21.9M0.7123.40N/AN/A882,500623,9403,780,8004,118,540
2016-04-07$29.59$28.2547.3%12.1%23.8%69.6%42.2%6.0%-3.4%71.1M-3.02B-22.3M0.8224.38N/AN/A961,140786,5203,888,5404,245,380
2016-04-08$29.72$28.2545.9%11.8%23.7%65.9%41.7%6.0%-3.4%150.4M-3.38B-22.2M0.9725.84N/AN/A1,048,6201,016,1604,089,6604,436,560
2016-04-11$29.85$28.2545.7%12.1%22.9%65.5%42.2%5.7%-2.6%124.8M-3.47B-21.6M0.8925.09N/AN/A731,720653,0403,720,4204,050,460
2016-04-12$30.15$28.5045.3%12.0%22.9%64.4%42.6%5.8%-3.0%166.9M-3.99B-21.6M0.9722.91N/AN/A694,280671,8603,822,7804,252,540
2016-04-13$30.73$28.5043.9%11.8%23.7%60.7%41.7%5.7%-2.9%224.9M-5.24B-21.3M0.8518.97N/AN/A1,156,060986,2803,929,9804,412,120
2016-04-14$31.07$28.7542.7%11.6%23.5%57.5%41.0%4.9%-2.7%215.1M-5.86B-21.5M0.8821.28N/AN/A1,192,2401,049,1404,059,7604,685,740
2016-04-15$31.30$28.7541.8%11.4%20.2%55.0%40.4%5.1%-3.2%224.2M-6.13B-22.1M0.9920.05N/AN/A995,900987,0204,212,9204,941,360
2016-04-18$31.78$28.7540.3%11.3%19.3%51.0%40.2%4.9%-2.1%97.4M-4.29B-22.0M0.8815.03N/AN/A924,000815,7803,053,7803,526,260
2016-04-19$31.34$29.0040.8%11.6%20.7%52.5%40.7%4.0%-2.6%81.0M-3.79B-22.8M0.9315.63N/AN/A825,140766,0003,341,1403,860,860
2016-04-20$31.69$29.2540.9%11.7%20.5%52.7%41.2%4.3%-2.8%125.0M-4.39B-23.1M1.1817.83N/AN/A600,940709,7803,552,8204,067,600
2016-04-21$31.56$29.7541.1%11.9%20.4%53.4%41.9%3.8%-2.9%95.2M-4.14B-23.6M0.9618.58N/AN/A721,060689,2403,671,3404,273,020
2016-04-22$31.07$29.7542.7%12.6%20.6%57.6%44.0%3.6%-3.2%-50.2M-3.29B-23.6M0.7120.12N/AN/A1,904,9201,343,1003,836,5604,430,420
2016-04-25$31.24$29.7541.0%12.6%20.4%53.0%43.3%4.4%-2.5%66.1M-3.55B-23.4M0.9923.63N/AN/A474,040469,2003,490,3803,754,080
2016-04-26$30.83$29.7541.3%12.8%19.8%53.8%44.0%4.1%-2.7%56.5M-3.08B-23.7M1.1932.40N/AN/A416,180496,8803,640,0203,907,840
2016-04-27$30.34$29.7541.5%13.0%20.7%54.4%44.7%4.2%-2.9%36.2M-2.37B-23.7M0.8336.18N/AN/A747,020616,3403,746,4204,050,620
2016-04-28$29.98$30.0042.6%13.7%21.0%57.1%46.5%4.2%-3.0%29.5M-1.95B-23.6M1.0040.09N/AN/A1,531,2001,538,8803,979,4804,201,520
2016-04-29$32.98$30.0026.2%7.6%39.7%13.6%28.2%3.5%-0.5%412.6M-7.75B-21.8M0.9811.44N/AN/A2,258,6602,207,8404,477,5604,789,880