AMZN Options History — July 2016

In July 2016, AMZN traded between $36.29 and $37.98. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.9%, placing in the 45.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 19.3% (HV 20d: 18.6%). Max pain ranged from $34.25 to $36.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.87.

Notable Days

  • 2016-07-29: Highest Volume — 4,234,500 contracts
  • 2016-07-29: Largest IV drop — 47.1% change
  • 2016-07-07: Highest IV Rank — 58.0%
  • 2016-07-28: Largest Expected Move — 12.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$37.07$36.29$37.98$36.29$37.98
Max Pain$35.40$34.25$36.00$34.25$36.00
ATM IV37.9%19.8%42.8%40.7%19.8%
Expected Move10.3%5.6%12.0%5.9%5.6%
HV 20d18.6%12.0%21.2%20.3%13.7%
HV 60d26.2%18.3%28.5%28.4%18.4%
IV Rank45.0%0.0%58.0%52.3%0.0%
IV Percentile61.5%0.0%76.6%68.7%0.0%
Term Structure-2.6%-3.4%0.3%-3.2%0.3%
VWIV36.0%20.4%40.5%21.6%20.4%
Skew 25d4.8%2.6%6.4%5.7%2.6%
Skew 10d8.9%4.6%12.5%11.5%4.7%
Call IV 25d35.0%18.6%39.8%38.5%18.6%
Put IV 25d39.8%21.2%45.9%44.2%21.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %26.1015.3938.2615.3932.02
Gamma HHI0.110.020.380.160.24
Net GEX297.2M-169.6M1.09B604.9M425.4M
Net DEX-5.80B-9.04B-4.00B-6.80B-6.77B
Net VEX-25.9M-27.7M-24.3M-26.3M-25.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.870.591.150.911.01
Total Volume1,937,114780,6404,234,5002,379,8204,234,500
Total OI8,255,5166,678,4009,762,5209,161,3409,232,520

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-07-01$36.29$34.2540.7%5.9%20.3%52.3%21.6%5.7%-3.2%604.9M-6.80B-26.3M0.9115.39N/AN/A1,243,0601,136,7604,372,8404,788,500
2016-07-05$36.33$35.0042.4%10.8%20.3%56.8%38.6%6.4%-2.7%333.1M-5.96B-25.9M1.1518.83N/AN/A612,500701,4203,947,2204,247,660
2016-07-06$36.85$35.0042.8%10.9%20.8%57.9%38.3%6.2%-3.0%480.2M-7.34B-25.9M0.6623.07N/AN/A1,333,820877,0004,107,6404,462,120
2016-07-07$36.81$35.0042.8%10.9%20.7%58.0%38.5%6.0%-3.4%495.7M-7.21B-26.3M0.7123.11N/AN/A896,760638,2404,341,5804,683,720
2016-07-08$37.29$35.0039.9%10.2%21.2%50.3%36.1%5.9%-3.2%1.09B-9.04B-25.2M0.7321.57N/AN/A1,495,0201,096,5204,507,2404,823,340
2016-07-11$37.71$35.0038.8%10.2%20.5%47.3%36.5%5.2%-2.5%416.1M-8.10B-24.3M0.5924.57N/AN/A1,252,520743,5603,968,4404,247,060
2016-07-12$37.39$35.2539.5%10.4%20.8%49.2%36.8%5.4%-2.8%357.3M-6.99B-25.0M0.9023.50N/AN/A1,282,8001,154,1204,111,7404,492,460
2016-07-13$37.14$35.2539.5%10.5%21.0%49.0%36.9%5.0%-2.9%282.1M-6.29B-25.7M0.6826.34N/AN/A1,165,780789,2804,416,3404,812,900
2016-07-14$37.05$35.5038.4%10.3%20.9%46.1%35.6%4.8%-3.1%195.7M-5.97B-25.6M0.7726.52N/AN/A881,740678,3804,565,7804,985,620
2016-07-15$36.77$35.5038.0%10.3%21.2%45.0%35.9%4.9%-3.1%-169.6M-4.92B-25.2M0.7531.77N/AN/A1,415,1201,064,8404,675,9605,086,560
2016-07-18$36.87$35.5037.5%10.5%19.5%43.7%37.3%4.5%-2.5%130.4M-4.09B-25.3M1.0226.77N/AN/A636,780648,5803,256,2403,422,160
2016-07-19$36.96$35.5037.9%10.7%19.0%44.7%37.0%4.7%-2.6%174.4M-4.35B-25.9M0.9426.85N/AN/A564,340531,6403,444,2803,661,840
2016-07-20$37.28$35.5037.6%10.8%19.1%43.9%37.6%5.1%-2.7%271.0M-4.99B-25.5M0.9824.74N/AN/A666,420654,9203,535,3803,850,840
2016-07-21$37.22$35.7537.3%10.8%18.9%43.1%37.1%5.1%-2.8%265.8M-4.84B-25.7M0.5927.82N/AN/A1,069,600626,8803,651,4804,002,020
2016-07-22$37.20$35.7537.6%11.1%18.4%44.2%38.4%4.5%-3.1%327.9M-4.72B-25.9M0.9124.43N/AN/A1,067,840971,7603,970,6004,119,340
2016-07-25$36.96$35.7536.8%11.3%15.5%41.9%38.5%3.7%-2.4%62.1M-4.18B-26.0M1.1226.42N/AN/A537,380602,7603,227,9203,567,360
2016-07-26$36.76$35.7536.8%11.4%14.1%42.0%38.8%3.1%-2.3%55.6M-4.00B-27.4M1.1129.40N/AN/A370,640410,0003,437,4603,846,900
2016-07-27$36.84$35.7536.7%11.6%12.0%41.5%40.0%3.5%-2.3%58.4M-4.13B-27.0M1.1430.54N/AN/A453,480515,7203,504,7003,933,340
2016-07-28$37.64$36.0037.5%12.0%13.6%43.8%40.5%3.3%-2.4%92.1M-5.24B-27.7M0.8138.26N/AN/A2,051,2201,668,5803,667,0804,134,140
2016-07-29$37.98$36.0019.8%5.6%13.7%0.0%20.4%2.6%0.3%425.4M-6.77B-25.5M1.0132.02N/AN/A2,104,6602,129,8404,468,8604,763,660