AMZN Options History — September 2016

In September 2016, AMZN traded between $38.01 and $41.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.7%, placing in the 15.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.5%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.6% (HV 20d: 15.1%). Max pain ranged from $36.00 to $38.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2016-09-09: Highest Volume — 3,724,600 contracts
  • 2016-09-26: Largest IV spike — 28.0% change
  • 2016-09-29: Highest IV Rank — 48.7%
  • 2016-09-29: Largest Expected Move — 6.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$39.46$38.01$41.95$38.53$41.95
Max Pain$37.06$36.00$38.50$37.75$38.50
ATM IV21.7%15.4%33.6%17.1%32.8%
Expected Move5.5%3.7%6.4%4.5%6.1%
HV 20d15.1%8.0%18.8%8.2%18.8%
HV 60d15.0%13.9%16.2%15.1%14.4%
IV Rank15.0%0.0%48.7%1.7%46.6%
IV Percentile19.7%0.0%58.7%3.6%56.3%
Term Structure3.0%-1.6%12.6%0.4%-1.3%
VWIV19.8%13.2%22.9%16.2%22.1%
Skew 25d3.0%2.3%4.0%2.7%3.6%
Skew 10d6.0%4.1%8.0%6.0%8.0%
Call IV 25d20.4%14.1%32.3%15.9%31.8%
Put IV 25d23.4%16.6%36.2%18.6%35.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %45.4737.2562.7761.2246.07
Gamma HHI0.090.030.240.070.23
Net GEX354.4M-643.7M960.2M330.5M960.2M
Net DEX-6.89B-12.25B-2.64B-5.66B-12.25B
Net VEX-27.9M-31.7M-26.0M-27.5M-31.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.671.261.160.86
Total Volume2,186,837.1431,074,7403,724,6001,169,1403,491,220
Total OI8,854,852.3817,676,94010,897,8008,624,24010,897,800

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-09-01$38.53$37.7517.1%4.5%8.2%1.7%16.2%2.7%0.4%330.5M-5.66B-27.5M1.1661.22N/AN/A542,260626,8804,088,0804,536,160
2016-09-02$38.64$37.7515.4%3.7%8.0%0.0%13.2%2.5%0.6%659.7M-6.21B-26.7M1.0562.77N/AN/A943,360987,5204,189,5404,655,080
2016-09-06$39.42$36.0016.9%5.4%10.6%3.4%20.0%2.7%0.3%477.7M-7.69B-26.0M0.9744.62N/AN/A1,246,1001,208,7803,802,4204,029,800
2016-09-07$39.28$36.2516.7%5.3%10.7%2.9%19.5%2.5%0.2%473.7M-7.20B-26.4M1.0646.22N/AN/A692,500732,5004,011,2204,436,820
2016-09-08$39.19$36.5015.8%5.0%10.8%0.9%18.8%2.7%0.2%462.7M-6.85B-26.4M1.1447.37N/AN/A662,060755,6804,187,0604,627,240
2016-09-09$38.21$36.5019.7%5.9%14.2%9.9%20.8%3.3%-0.2%-643.7M-2.64B-27.3M1.2647.31N/AN/A1,648,3002,076,3004,269,2404,830,720
2016-09-12$38.60$36.5018.1%5.6%14.7%6.2%20.1%3.0%1.5%218.7M-5.22B-27.2M0.8346.08N/AN/A981,160814,6003,987,2204,377,780
2016-09-13$38.01$36.5020.7%6.3%15.6%12.1%21.9%3.6%1.2%-15.1M-3.54B-28.2M0.8445.18N/AN/A886,480745,9404,210,5204,579,360
2016-09-14$38.08$36.5020.2%6.2%15.5%11.1%22.1%3.6%1.5%25.0M-3.87B-28.7M0.8245.97N/AN/A835,200686,5604,462,9404,712,840
2016-09-15$38.50$36.5018.1%5.7%16.0%6.3%20.5%3.2%2.0%382.1M-5.43B-28.4M0.8846.58N/AN/A1,000,540878,2004,585,6004,795,160
2016-09-16$38.90$36.7517.6%5.4%16.4%5.1%19.2%2.8%1.9%779.1M-6.87B-27.8M0.6744.76N/AN/A1,823,1401,228,3404,597,5604,911,700
2016-09-19$38.72$37.0018.5%5.4%16.1%7.1%19.3%2.8%11.8%138.6M-5.12B-27.1M1.0242.70N/AN/A715,460729,8003,627,5004,049,440
2016-09-20$39.04$37.0018.4%5.3%16.3%6.9%19.4%2.6%11.7%224.1M-5.84B-28.1M1.0341.36N/AN/A530,420544,3203,814,8404,337,660
2016-09-21$39.48$37.0018.8%5.4%16.6%7.8%19.6%2.3%11.6%376.7M-6.82B-28.0M1.0243.25N/AN/A748,500763,2403,863,0004,495,300
2016-09-22$40.25$37.0020.3%5.1%17.4%11.3%18.5%2.3%12.0%530.9M-8.97B-26.9M0.7838.87N/AN/A1,714,2201,334,0403,990,1004,696,540
2016-09-23$40.28$37.5023.3%5.2%17.4%18.1%18.7%2.3%12.6%556.3M-8.82B-28.2M0.7544.99N/AN/A1,393,1801,045,5004,238,8005,056,760
2016-09-26$39.99$37.5029.8%5.6%17.4%33.2%19.9%4.0%-0.8%229.9M-6.74B-28.6M1.0440.68N/AN/A724,260756,8803,800,1604,369,100
2016-09-27$40.81$37.5030.5%5.5%18.6%34.8%20.0%3.7%-0.5%390.6M-8.75B-27.5M0.9637.53N/AN/A1,226,2201,177,8403,973,4404,616,000
2016-09-28$41.41$37.7533.3%6.3%18.6%41.4%22.4%3.1%-1.4%424.2M-10.16B-28.3M0.8037.25N/AN/A1,913,7401,524,8604,217,9205,013,780
2016-09-29$41.48$38.0033.6%6.4%18.6%48.7%22.9%3.9%-1.6%460.3M-10.09B-30.2M0.7644.10N/AN/A2,039,3801,548,1004,535,9005,473,800
2016-09-30$41.95$38.5032.8%6.1%18.8%46.6%22.1%3.6%-1.3%960.2M-12.25B-31.7M0.8646.07N/AN/A1,878,3001,612,9205,056,9805,840,820