AMZN Options History — March 2017

In March 2017, AMZN traded between $42.19 and $44.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 16.8%, placing in the 8.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.1% (HV 20d: 10.7%). Max pain ranged from $40.25 to $42.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 22 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.09.

Notable Days

  • 2017-03-31: Highest Volume — 4,136,000 contracts
  • 2017-03-27: Largest IV spike — 25.9% change
  • 2017-03-29: Highest IV Rank — 34.0%
  • 2017-03-06: Largest Expected Move — 4.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$42.71$42.19$44.44$42.67$44.44
Max Pain$41.30$40.25$42.00$41.50$42.00
ATM IV16.8%13.2%24.8%16.0%24.5%
Expected Move4.3%3.8%4.7%4.5%4.6%
HV 20d10.7%8.7%17.4%17.4%11.8%
HV 60d16.3%15.4%17.8%17.7%15.5%
IV Rank8.9%0.0%34.0%2.2%33.1%
IV Percentile12.8%0.0%52.0%1.2%50.0%
Term Structure2.4%-0.1%10.1%0.4%1.1%
VWIV15.4%13.7%17.0%16.5%17.0%
Skew 25d2.0%1.2%3.5%1.4%2.7%
Skew 10d4.1%2.6%8.1%2.6%5.6%
Call IV 25d15.9%12.4%24.3%15.6%23.8%
Put IV 25d17.9%13.9%26.5%17.0%26.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %29.0313.8855.4648.2014.86
Gamma HHI0.070.030.250.060.11
Net GEX196.3M-467.5M607.7M473.8M607.7M
Net DEX-4.90B-10.31B-1.78B-5.78B-10.31B
Net VEX-44.1M-46.7M-41.9M-42.2M-46.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.090.821.431.070.82
Total Volume2,002,743.4781,339,2804,136,0001,749,0004,136,000
Total OI9,442,366.0878,104,56010,643,6809,038,84010,643,680

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-03-01$42.67$41.5016.0%4.5%17.4%2.2%16.5%1.4%0.4%473.8M-5.78B-42.2M1.0748.20N/AN/A845,520903,4804,222,2804,816,560
2017-03-02$42.41$41.5015.4%4.2%17.2%0.3%15.2%1.5%0.5%162.2M-4.58B-42.0M0.9253.81N/AN/A822,660755,3604,293,9405,058,760
2017-03-03$42.46$41.6314.5%3.8%17.0%0.0%13.7%1.2%0.6%494.2M-4.84B-42.2M0.9855.46N/AN/A1,061,7801,037,5404,418,7605,206,360
2017-03-06$42.31$40.2515.2%4.7%10.4%2.1%16.8%1.4%0.2%134.7M-4.18B-41.9M0.9331.66N/AN/A871,800811,0603,903,5604,553,440
2017-03-07$42.24$40.5014.7%4.6%10.2%0.5%16.7%1.6%0.2%116.7M-4.01B-42.9M1.1935.26N/AN/A654,660778,2004,129,0204,812,520
2017-03-08$42.52$40.5014.5%4.5%10.3%0.2%16.4%1.8%0.3%348.7M-5.21B-42.0M1.0534.62N/AN/A874,180921,1404,257,6605,044,360
2017-03-09$42.69$40.7514.1%4.4%9.9%0.0%15.7%1.9%0.4%507.9M-5.87B-42.8M1.1639.75N/AN/A923,7201,074,2404,404,3205,209,580
2017-03-10$42.62$40.7514.3%4.4%10.0%0.7%15.7%1.9%0.3%463.6M-5.70B-42.6M0.9641.16N/AN/A1,145,5601,095,3204,533,6605,414,600
2017-03-13$42.74$41.0014.1%4.3%9.9%0.1%15.6%1.8%0.7%265.1M-5.15B-43.2M1.4341.55N/AN/A551,820787,4604,125,3404,826,880
2017-03-14$42.55$41.0013.8%4.2%9.3%0.0%15.3%1.9%0.8%107.7M-4.51B-43.2M1.1917.54N/AN/A713,880848,6004,277,1805,096,120
2017-03-15$42.66$41.0013.7%4.1%9.3%0.0%14.9%1.7%0.8%274.1M-5.15B-43.6M1.1222.75N/AN/A742,400831,8604,410,7805,282,860
2017-03-16$42.68$41.0013.9%4.2%8.9%0.8%14.9%1.6%0.8%263.0M-5.21B-43.7M1.2920.19N/AN/A693,940891,9404,540,9205,524,180
2017-03-17$42.66$41.2513.4%4.0%8.9%0.0%14.4%1.5%0.9%318.9M-5.03B-43.8M1.0619.10N/AN/A878,000926,7804,628,2605,725,520
2017-03-20$42.83$41.2513.2%3.8%9.0%0.0%14.0%1.7%10.1%187.1M-4.56B-43.2M1.1313.88N/AN/A812,620919,7003,692,1204,412,440
2017-03-21$42.19$41.5015.8%4.5%9.3%7.5%16.0%2.0%9.1%-285.5M-1.78B-46.1M1.1322.25N/AN/A1,411,9801,589,7803,970,2804,894,020
2017-03-22$42.35$41.5015.3%4.4%9.4%6.1%15.5%2.0%9.4%-240.1M-2.36B-46.7M1.1822.21N/AN/A723,700853,8404,198,7405,153,820
2017-03-23$42.31$41.7517.1%4.3%9.1%11.5%15.4%2.2%9.2%-334.1M-2.17B-46.5M1.0818.81N/AN/A673,840730,7204,333,2805,333,960
2017-03-24$42.34$41.7518.1%4.1%8.8%14.5%14.8%2.1%9.8%-467.5M-2.30B-45.9M1.3448.14N/AN/A852,3801,146,4404,419,9605,452,320
2017-03-27$42.41$41.7522.8%4.1%8.7%28.3%14.9%3.0%-0.1%-89.7M-3.08B-45.3M0.9914.77N/AN/A957,700950,5803,902,0804,759,180
2017-03-28$42.81$41.7523.3%3.9%9.1%29.7%13.8%3.5%0.2%240.1M-4.91B-45.6M1.1317.16N/AN/A1,039,8001,172,5604,180,9405,072,200
2017-03-29$43.75$42.0024.8%4.4%11.2%34.0%16.0%3.0%0.1%455.3M-8.17B-45.6M0.8618.58N/AN/A1,937,3201,665,8604,354,2805,378,320
2017-03-30$43.78$42.0024.6%4.3%10.8%33.5%15.9%2.0%0.1%511.6M-7.86B-46.6M0.9815.99N/AN/A1,034,4401,010,9404,563,8205,741,560
2017-03-31$44.44$42.0024.5%4.6%11.8%33.1%17.0%2.7%1.1%607.7M-10.31B-46.7M0.8214.86N/AN/A2,270,0001,866,0004,717,2605,926,420