AMZN Options History — January 2017

In January 2017, AMZN traded between $37.53 and $41.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.7%, placing in the 42.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.5% (HV 20d: 19.3%). Max pain ranged from $36.25 to $39.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2017-01-06: Highest Volume — 4,985,340 contracts
  • 2017-01-26: Largest IV spike — 4.9% change
  • 2017-01-03: Highest IV Rank — 49.4%
  • 2017-01-31: Largest Expected Move — 10.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$40.37$37.53$41.95$37.53$41.15
Max Pain$38.36$36.25$39.50$36.25$39.50
ATM IV30.7%27.6%33.8%33.8%29.3%
Expected Move8.6%5.5%10.1%6.3%10.1%
HV 20d19.3%16.5%20.9%19.0%16.9%
HV 60d26.1%23.3%27.1%25.7%23.3%
IV Rank42.3%34.0%49.4%49.4%43.6%
IV Percentile53.3%48.0%62.3%62.3%51.6%
Term Structure-1.7%-2.3%-1.1%-1.5%-1.2%
VWIV30.2%19.7%34.3%22.5%34.3%
Skew 25d2.4%1.7%3.2%2.8%1.7%
Skew 10d3.8%2.1%5.2%4.2%2.4%
Call IV 25d29.5%26.2%33.1%33.1%27.9%
Put IV 25d31.9%28.9%35.9%35.9%29.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %29.3618.3838.5135.9131.48
Gamma HHI0.060.020.200.030.02
Net GEX307.7M-65.0M754.3M-65.0M84.2M
Net DEX-7.01B-11.60B-2.24B-2.24B-4.12B
Net VEX-35.7M-38.1M-34.6M-35.2M-38.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.621.050.820.76
Total Volume2,288,6281,117,6804,985,3401,803,5601,117,680
Total OI10,752,1617,283,14013,155,30010,792,9208,205,920

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-01-03$37.53$36.2533.8%6.3%19.0%49.4%22.5%2.8%-1.5%-65.0M-2.24B-35.2M0.8235.91N/AN/A988,980814,5805,214,9405,577,980
2017-01-04$37.89$36.2532.7%5.5%16.5%46.4%19.7%2.5%-1.7%56.6M-3.32B-34.9M0.9038.51N/AN/A855,300771,8405,487,4405,802,320
2017-01-05$39.10$38.0032.8%8.6%20.0%46.6%30.3%2.5%-1.9%444.4M-7.34B-35.6M0.7920.14N/AN/A1,849,9201,455,2005,667,3605,986,000
2017-01-06$39.87$38.0031.8%8.5%20.9%44.1%29.9%2.0%-1.7%501.4M-10.12B-35.5M0.7319.20N/AN/A2,881,2802,104,0605,927,8606,356,260
2017-01-09$39.92$38.0032.3%8.7%20.8%45.4%30.7%2.0%-1.6%354.8M-8.25B-35.7M0.9118.38N/AN/A982,300896,8005,496,9405,866,320
2017-01-10$39.79$38.0031.9%8.6%20.9%44.2%30.1%2.2%-1.6%331.2M-7.82B-36.2M0.8620.43N/AN/A785,060677,1605,762,2806,182,320
2017-01-11$39.91$38.2532.3%8.7%20.5%45.2%30.7%2.3%-1.9%386.2M-8.25B-36.1M0.8526.05N/AN/A953,520808,6405,915,5406,328,160
2017-01-12$40.67$38.2532.1%8.7%20.0%44.7%30.9%2.5%-1.9%677.8M-11.08B-36.2M0.6224.07N/AN/A2,201,5801,375,7006,075,0806,538,580
2017-01-13$40.92$38.2530.8%8.5%19.7%41.4%30.1%2.4%-1.6%754.3M-11.60B-35.2M0.7725.68N/AN/A2,143,3201,645,0806,250,4006,785,720
2017-01-17$40.44$38.5030.8%8.7%19.6%41.2%30.5%2.6%-1.9%308.4M-8.24B-34.6M0.8228.63N/AN/A1,217,5401,000,8605,713,9406,201,960
2017-01-18$40.35$38.5030.6%8.8%19.4%40.8%30.7%3.1%-2.1%281.6M-7.88B-35.4M0.8430.42N/AN/A809,000675,9406,013,0006,527,040
2017-01-19$40.48$38.5030.3%8.8%19.2%39.9%30.6%3.2%-2.3%385.3M-8.33B-35.2M0.6733.88N/AN/A1,168,120786,3806,166,1206,648,280
2017-01-20$40.44$38.7530.4%8.9%19.1%41.9%31.7%3.2%-2.3%261.7M-8.08B-35.3M0.7736.51N/AN/A1,587,3201,227,0206,320,8406,834,460
2017-01-23$40.84$38.7529.7%9.1%19.2%40.0%31.8%2.9%-1.5%159.5M-4.21B-35.0M1.0530.07N/AN/A779,720821,4203,474,4003,808,740
2017-01-24$41.15$39.0028.7%8.9%18.9%37.2%31.0%2.6%-1.4%245.7M-5.09B-35.7M0.9132.51N/AN/A872,480789,8403,734,6004,228,340
2017-01-25$41.85$39.0027.6%8.6%19.0%34.0%30.3%2.7%-1.4%356.0M-6.75B-35.3M0.7330.42N/AN/A1,489,3601,087,6603,894,9204,505,780
2017-01-26$41.95$39.0028.9%9.2%18.5%37.8%32.0%1.9%-1.6%342.7M-6.86B-36.1M0.6934.33N/AN/A1,295,960900,3604,038,4004,732,920
2017-01-27$41.71$39.1328.7%9.2%18.8%38.4%31.9%1.8%-1.6%185.1M-6.08B-36.5M0.7334.00N/AN/A1,406,3001,031,7604,194,8804,905,960
2017-01-30$41.48$39.2529.4%9.9%18.5%43.8%34.3%1.7%-1.1%101.3M-4.57B-37.1M1.0036.61N/AN/A758,680758,8403,603,6404,067,580
2017-01-31$41.15$39.5029.3%10.1%16.9%43.6%34.3%1.7%-1.2%84.2M-4.12B-38.1M0.7631.48N/AN/A634,040483,6403,859,2404,346,680