AMZN Options History — August 2016

In August 2016, AMZN traded between $37.66 and $38.63. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.5%, placing in the 1.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.3% (HV 20d: 12.2%). Max pain ranged from $36.25 to $37.63. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 23 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.04.

Notable Days

  • 2016-08-26: Highest Volume — 2,429,500 contracts
  • 2016-08-05: Largest IV drop — 6.8% change
  • 2016-08-26: Highest IV Rank — 4.5%
  • 2016-08-04: Largest Expected Move — 5.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.24$37.66$38.63$38.40$38.43
Max Pain$37.22$36.25$37.63$36.25$37.63
ATM IV17.5%16.4%19.5%18.9%16.7%
Expected Move5.0%4.4%5.6%5.3%4.4%
HV 20d12.2%8.9%14.3%13.4%8.9%
HV 60d15.8%15.0%17.9%17.9%15.1%
IV Rank1.2%0.0%4.5%0.0%0.6%
IV Percentile1.4%0.0%6.0%0.0%1.2%
Term Structure0.5%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.5%
VWIV17.6%15.8%19.7%19.1%15.9%
Skew 25d2.4%2.0%2.7%2.6%2.6%
Skew 10d4.7%3.7%6.0%5.4%6.0%
Call IV 25d16.6%15.6%18.4%17.8%15.6%
Put IV 25d18.9%17.9%21.0%20.4%18.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %52.4442.7461.0942.7461.09
Gamma HHI0.090.040.230.050.07
Net GEX252.8M-349.4M778.1M222.6M229.1M
Net DEX-5.77B-7.24B-4.25B-6.29B-5.27B
Net VEX-26.8M-28.1M-25.3M-25.3M-27.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.040.781.401.141.01
Total Volume1,417,569.565974,4802,429,5001,774,4001,077,580
Total OI8,297,379.137,172,0009,326,1007,487,8008,329,680

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-08-01$38.40$36.2518.9%5.3%13.4%0.0%19.1%2.6%0.0%222.6M-6.29B-25.3M1.1442.74N/AN/A827,560946,8403,596,6403,891,160
2016-08-02$38.07$36.5019.4%5.4%14.0%1.5%19.2%2.6%0.1%170.3M-5.61B-26.2M1.1248.00N/AN/A711,540798,0003,805,6404,178,660
2016-08-03$37.66$36.5019.5%5.4%14.0%1.7%19.0%2.5%0.0%30.0M-4.66B-26.6M0.9947.79N/AN/A767,480760,0603,936,6604,345,140
2016-08-04$38.05$37.0018.7%5.6%14.3%0.0%19.7%2.3%0.1%261.0M-5.80B-26.4M0.9443.58N/AN/A890,260835,4404,082,2004,530,460
2016-08-05$38.30$37.0017.4%5.2%13.8%0.0%18.5%2.0%0.2%464.1M-6.57B-26.0M1.0047.42N/AN/A1,007,4601,006,6404,177,0804,656,160
2016-08-08$38.28$37.0017.5%5.2%13.3%0.2%17.7%2.2%0.6%219.6M-5.91B-25.8M0.8049.48N/AN/A773,060618,7603,631,2003,995,960
2016-08-09$38.39$37.0017.1%5.0%12.9%0.0%18.1%2.3%0.5%331.5M-6.58B-26.9M1.4051.02N/AN/A549,400771,8203,998,8004,187,200
2016-08-10$38.44$37.0016.6%5.0%12.5%0.0%17.5%2.3%0.8%300.4M-6.59B-27.0M0.9551.85N/AN/A650,560615,8804,095,1604,433,920
2016-08-11$38.57$37.0016.8%5.0%12.4%0.3%17.7%2.0%0.9%523.2M-7.14B-26.5M0.9552.98N/AN/A749,320713,4604,283,0604,560,320
2016-08-12$38.63$37.2517.0%5.0%11.9%0.8%17.9%2.1%0.8%526.1M-7.24B-26.9M1.0051.76N/AN/A861,880857,7004,368,5404,664,000
2016-08-15$38.41$37.2517.5%5.0%12.3%2.1%18.1%2.3%0.8%262.0M-6.37B-26.6M1.0953.53N/AN/A526,600575,8004,058,0604,183,200
2016-08-16$38.24$37.5018.1%5.2%12.5%3.5%18.2%2.3%0.6%190.2M-5.92B-27.2M0.9353.70N/AN/A535,240497,3404,224,4804,368,400
2016-08-17$38.23$37.5017.3%5.0%12.2%1.6%17.5%2.3%0.7%197.7M-6.03B-26.6M0.7855.32N/AN/A610,400476,0604,360,8804,502,560
2016-08-18$38.22$37.5017.0%4.8%12.2%0.8%17.2%2.1%0.9%282.9M-6.04B-27.2M0.9458.06N/AN/A538,100508,3604,472,9804,613,540
2016-08-19$37.87$37.5017.2%4.8%12.7%1.3%17.2%2.1%0.8%-349.4M-4.89B-26.2M0.8058.46N/AN/A1,200,760955,4204,577,7404,748,360
2016-08-22$37.97$37.5016.6%4.6%12.4%0.0%16.5%2.4%0.7%154.8M-4.60B-26.6M1.0345.40N/AN/A585,480603,1003,539,1803,632,820
2016-08-23$38.12$37.5016.4%4.5%12.2%0.0%15.8%2.2%0.7%279.7M-5.08B-26.8M1.2448.28N/AN/A473,700586,5403,720,6403,853,220
2016-08-24$37.86$37.5017.2%4.7%12.6%1.8%16.7%2.4%0.6%71.1M-4.25B-27.4M1.0456.56N/AN/A477,760496,7203,843,1604,039,340
2016-08-25$37.99$37.5017.6%4.8%10.2%2.8%17.3%2.5%0.5%176.7M-4.65B-27.6M1.1956.76N/AN/A509,920606,4403,950,6604,203,520
2016-08-26$38.47$37.5018.3%5.0%10.6%4.5%18.0%2.7%0.5%778.1M-6.29B-28.1M1.0357.24N/AN/A1,197,4001,232,1004,062,0804,353,900
2016-08-29$38.61$37.5017.4%4.7%10.0%2.2%16.8%2.7%0.6%340.4M-5.91B-27.5M1.2655.92N/AN/A673,600848,1603,765,5403,922,480
2016-08-30$38.34$37.6316.9%4.5%9.8%1.1%16.1%2.7%0.5%152.2M-4.98B-27.4M1.2659.07N/AN/A485,420612,9803,898,2204,197,120
2016-08-31$38.43$37.6316.7%4.4%8.9%0.6%15.9%2.6%0.5%229.1M-5.27B-27.4M1.0161.09N/AN/A535,600541,9803,967,6004,362,080