AMZN Options History — November 2016

In November 2016, AMZN traded between $35.92 and $39.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.3%, placing in the 23.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.9% (HV 20d: 33.1%). Max pain ranged from $38.25 to $39.75. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.90.

Notable Days

  • 2016-11-10: Highest Volume — 3,933,480 contracts
  • 2016-11-10: Largest IV spike — 17.5% change
  • 2016-11-14: Highest IV Rank — 38.9%
  • 2016-11-14: Largest Expected Move — 8.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.14$35.92$39.44$39.19$37.69
Max Pain$38.86$38.25$39.75$39.25$38.50
ATM IV24.3%20.9%29.9%23.6%23.1%
Expected Move7.0%5.9%8.6%7.0%6.8%
HV 20d33.1%25.7%37.9%25.7%31.9%
HV 60d23.7%19.2%26.0%19.2%25.8%
IV Rank23.7%14.6%38.9%21.9%20.6%
IV Percentile26.3%15.5%48.0%22.6%23.4%
Term Structure-0.2%-0.7%0.1%-0.3%-0.1%
VWIV24.8%21.7%30.3%25.1%24.4%
Skew 25d2.6%1.7%3.5%2.5%1.8%
Skew 10d4.8%2.8%6.3%4.8%3.4%
Call IV 25d23.3%20.1%28.3%22.5%22.5%
Put IV 25d25.9%22.5%31.8%25.0%24.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %40.9425.9448.9645.5546.66
Gamma HHI0.040.020.120.030.03
Net GEX-33.5M-385.6M322.9M-65.4M-209.1M
Net DEX-2.37B-6.54B1.85B-2.95B-1.60B
Net VEX-35.4M-38.5M-32.9M-33.6M-37.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.900.711.161.000.83
Total Volume2,234,774.2861,350,2403,933,4802,097,2602,170,740
Total OI11,215,133.33310,185,66012,677,32010,359,76011,340,240

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-11-01$39.19$39.2523.6%7.0%25.7%21.9%25.1%2.5%-0.3%-65.4M-2.95B-33.6M1.0045.55N/AN/A1,050,3601,046,9004,924,7805,434,980
2016-11-02$38.27$39.2524.4%7.5%25.9%24.2%26.0%2.5%-0.3%-291.8M-546.9M-34.0M0.8548.96N/AN/A1,185,7001,011,8805,197,5605,656,640
2016-11-03$38.26$39.7524.6%6.9%26.0%24.6%24.1%3.0%-0.4%-337.0M-579.8M-33.8M0.9237.15N/AN/A1,044,220957,3205,512,7005,772,760
2016-11-04$37.70$39.7524.8%7.1%26.2%25.1%24.5%3.4%-0.3%-385.6M1.19B-33.1M1.1646.32N/AN/A1,269,5201,470,4805,597,0405,879,500
2016-11-07$39.23$39.5023.0%6.6%30.6%20.3%23.2%3.3%0.0%70.1M-3.94B-33.7M0.8747.45N/AN/A944,260818,7404,907,4405,278,220
2016-11-08$39.44$39.5022.4%6.4%30.5%18.8%22.8%3.1%0.1%133.6M-4.57B-33.4M0.9346.75N/AN/A728,880677,2405,062,3605,457,320
2016-11-09$38.47$39.2523.5%6.8%31.5%21.6%23.9%2.5%0.1%-111.2M-2.09B-32.9M0.8625.94N/AN/A1,189,4801,028,3805,200,3605,606,360
2016-11-10$36.99$39.2527.6%7.8%33.8%32.6%27.6%2.9%-0.4%-292.4M1.38B-33.0M0.8628.44N/AN/A2,119,6801,813,8005,448,7205,804,560
2016-11-11$36.88$39.0026.4%7.5%33.8%29.4%26.7%2.6%-0.4%-327.3M1.55B-34.3M0.7147.50N/AN/A1,938,0401,368,4605,940,1806,157,260
2016-11-14$35.92$38.7529.9%8.6%34.5%38.9%30.3%3.5%-0.7%-163.5M1.85B-32.9M0.8639.87N/AN/A1,420,9601,221,4205,355,4205,578,540
2016-11-15$37.19$38.5025.9%7.4%37.2%28.0%26.4%3.0%-0.3%-34.0M-1.22B-36.7M0.7630.17N/AN/A1,166,440887,9605,789,2605,916,800
2016-11-16$37.30$38.5025.9%7.4%37.3%28.1%26.3%3.1%-0.2%-24.0M-1.44B-36.6M0.9644.14N/AN/A826,320792,6605,884,1406,076,100
2016-11-17$37.77$38.2525.8%7.4%37.7%27.9%26.3%3.1%-0.2%94.2M-3.03B-36.7M1.0542.35N/AN/A1,003,0401,050,9006,071,3406,250,020
2016-11-18$38.13$38.2524.6%7.1%37.8%24.7%25.2%2.9%-0.1%293.5M-4.16B-37.3M0.9444.83N/AN/A1,605,0001,503,7206,174,8206,502,500
2016-11-21$38.96$38.2520.9%5.9%37.7%14.6%21.7%2.5%-0.2%227.6M-5.72B-36.0M0.9738.55N/AN/A1,121,4801,089,9004,990,6205,213,940
2016-11-22$39.25$38.5021.6%6.1%37.9%16.5%22.0%2.4%-0.2%313.7M-6.54B-37.4M0.8731.69N/AN/A1,339,6801,171,7205,231,5605,554,980
2016-11-23$38.93$38.5022.2%6.3%37.8%18.1%22.7%1.9%-0.1%147.5M-5.34B-38.4M0.7834.33N/AN/A1,120,940868,7605,536,9605,880,120
2016-11-25$39.02$38.5022.4%6.4%37.9%18.9%23.0%2.0%-0.2%322.9M-5.63B-38.5M1.0146.87N/AN/A901,980909,6005,695,3606,075,320
2016-11-28$38.31$38.5023.7%7.0%32.4%22.3%25.1%1.9%-0.1%-3.0M-3.44B-36.8M0.7941.79N/AN/A972,040771,4205,087,4205,439,140
2016-11-29$38.09$38.5023.3%6.9%31.8%21.2%24.5%1.7%0.0%-62.8M-2.88B-36.8M0.9444.43N/AN/A695,820654,4205,338,5605,695,900
2016-11-30$37.69$38.5023.1%6.8%31.9%20.6%24.4%1.8%-0.1%-209.1M-1.60B-37.6M0.8346.66N/AN/A1,184,680986,0605,462,3605,877,880