AMZN Options History — May 2017

In May 2017, AMZN traded between $46.68 and $49.93. ATM implied volatility averaged 17.2%, placing in the 13.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 4.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.1% (HV 20d: 16.1%). Max pain ranged from $42.50 to $46.25. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.87.

Notable Days

  • 2017-05-25: Highest Volume — 5,174,620 contracts
  • 2017-05-17: Largest IV spike — 22.7% change
  • 2017-05-17: Highest IV Rank — 22.4%
  • 2017-05-17: Largest Expected Move — 5.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$48.07$46.68$49.93$47.58$49.73
Max Pain$44.57$42.50$46.25$45.00$46.25
ATM IV17.2%16.1%19.8%16.7%18.1%
Expected Move4.9%4.4%5.7%4.7%5.1%
HV 20d16.1%14.1%17.3%16.9%14.1%
HV 60d13.9%13.2%15.3%15.3%14.3%
IV Rank13.5%9.9%22.4%11.7%16.7%
IV Percentile19.3%7.5%33.3%11.1%31.7%
Term Structure0.4%-0.2%0.8%0.3%-0.1%
VWIV18.0%16.5%20.5%17.2%18.2%
Skew 25d1.3%0.8%2.8%1.6%1.1%
Skew 10d2.7%1.5%5.1%2.3%2.7%
Call IV 25d16.9%15.8%18.7%16.1%17.9%
Put IV 25d18.2%17.1%21.5%17.8%19.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.6514.9945.2044.1539.23
Gamma HHI0.070.040.200.050.06
Net GEX500.9M-211.5M1.49B436.8M456.2M
Net DEX-10.48B-15.04B-6.77B-10.20B-11.95B
Net VEX-55.5M-60.3M-47.0M-47.0M-60.0M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.870.681.100.840.90
Total Volume2,681,641.8181,523,7005,174,6203,287,1002,430,040
Total OI11,635,785.4559,619,40013,640,6809,619,40012,438,600

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-05-01$47.58$45.0016.7%4.7%16.9%11.7%17.2%1.6%0.3%436.8M-10.20B-47.0M0.8444.15N/AN/A1,785,3801,501,7204,373,3805,246,020
2017-05-02$47.20$45.2516.4%4.7%17.3%10.7%16.8%1.7%0.5%298.0M-8.81B-48.9M0.8245.20N/AN/A1,085,860888,5204,728,9205,693,180
2017-05-03$46.98$45.2516.5%4.7%16.9%11.2%17.2%1.6%0.5%190.2M-8.03B-50.8M0.8341.58N/AN/A1,106,700920,1004,980,1805,908,160
2017-05-04$46.90$42.5016.8%5.0%16.9%12.1%18.1%1.6%0.5%179.9M-7.87B-51.5M0.8219.47N/AN/A983,020803,3405,196,4206,139,120
2017-05-05$46.68$42.5016.7%4.9%15.8%11.7%17.7%1.5%0.5%-211.5M-6.88B-51.6M0.7419.67N/AN/A1,668,9001,237,0605,380,5806,275,260
2017-05-08$47.29$42.7517.6%5.2%16.1%15.0%18.9%1.1%0.4%480.5M-9.38B-52.9M0.9121.08N/AN/A1,159,4601,054,7804,786,4605,516,080
2017-05-09$47.56$43.2517.3%5.1%15.7%14.0%18.6%1.1%0.5%613.0M-10.39B-53.7M0.8017.57N/AN/A1,279,3601,022,1205,089,8005,994,780
2017-05-10$47.38$43.5017.3%5.1%15.6%14.0%18.9%1.1%0.3%353.6M-9.33B-55.4M0.8115.09N/AN/A843,820679,8805,221,2606,296,300
2017-05-11$47.39$44.0017.1%5.0%15.4%13.1%18.2%1.3%0.5%505.3M-9.49B-56.2M0.7916.42N/AN/A1,141,820905,5805,381,6606,454,300
2017-05-12$48.08$44.0017.6%5.2%14.7%15.0%18.8%1.3%0.8%1.49B-13.05B-55.4M0.7617.19N/AN/A2,373,0601,799,1005,537,4806,709,780
2017-05-15$47.84$44.2516.8%4.9%15.0%12.2%18.1%0.9%0.7%384.5M-10.17B-55.9M1.0314.99N/AN/A1,051,1401,079,9805,136,2206,147,540
2017-05-16$48.32$44.5016.2%4.7%14.8%10.1%17.3%0.8%0.6%602.2M-12.12B-56.4M0.7916.15N/AN/A1,497,4801,188,4805,338,8006,592,020
2017-05-17$47.34$44.7519.8%5.7%16.7%22.4%20.5%2.8%-0.2%-146.0M-6.77B-60.3M1.1034.35N/AN/A1,494,9201,637,4805,531,9406,815,280
2017-05-18$47.96$45.0017.9%5.1%17.1%15.8%18.8%1.9%0.7%304.7M-10.22B-59.4M0.9522.05N/AN/A1,557,9401,476,4205,730,2607,165,260
2017-05-19$48.11$45.0016.7%4.7%16.8%11.9%17.2%1.4%0.4%1.05B-11.40B-58.5M0.9821.06N/AN/A1,951,6401,904,5606,057,4007,583,280
2017-05-22$48.45$45.2516.9%4.7%16.6%12.6%17.4%1.5%0.6%301.4M-9.80B-57.9M0.9117.23N/AN/A988,540897,6804,766,3805,972,460
2017-05-23$48.48$45.2516.8%4.7%16.6%12.2%17.1%1.2%0.4%360.2M-9.95B-58.1M0.9218.79N/AN/A964,560891,4405,000,4606,228,840
2017-05-24$48.94$45.2516.1%4.4%16.7%9.9%16.5%1.3%0.6%735.9M-11.91B-58.1M0.8720.69N/AN/A1,067,620930,0205,199,7806,443,320
2017-05-25$49.74$45.2517.1%4.8%17.2%13.2%17.5%0.8%0.4%869.8M-15.04B-56.1M0.6822.76N/AN/A3,087,5202,087,1005,390,5806,618,760
2017-05-26$49.69$45.7517.3%4.8%17.2%14.0%17.4%0.9%0.4%1.13B-14.59B-58.2M0.8518.14N/AN/A2,345,7401,988,5405,989,0207,150,400
2017-05-30$49.93$46.0018.7%5.2%14.4%18.6%19.2%1.0%-0.1%638.6M-13.22B-59.0M1.0417.41N/AN/A1,097,3001,140,4005,421,2406,360,320
2017-05-31$49.73$46.2518.1%5.1%14.1%16.7%18.2%1.1%-0.1%456.2M-11.95B-60.0M0.9039.23N/AN/A1,277,9401,152,1005,662,9006,775,700