AMZN Options History — May 2018

In May 2018, AMZN traded between $78.53 and $81.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.2%, placing in the 17.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 4.4% (HV 20d: 26.6%). Max pain ranged from $71.00 to $76.25. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 19 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.84.

Notable Days

  • 2018-05-04: Highest Volume — 3,554,640 contracts
  • 2018-05-15: Largest IV spike — 11.5% change
  • 2018-05-01: Highest IV Rank — 26.2%
  • 2018-05-03: Largest Expected Move — 7.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$79.69$78.53$81.47$78.97$81.47
Max Pain$74.14$71.00$76.25$75.00$76.25
ATM IV22.2%18.8%25.4%25.4%18.8%
Expected Move6.4%5.1%7.3%7.1%5.1%
HV 20d26.6%10.8%36.7%36.7%10.8%
HV 60d32.4%31.4%35.3%35.3%31.4%
IV Rank17.2%6.9%26.2%26.2%6.9%
IV Percentile39.5%9.9%52.0%52.0%9.9%
Term Structure0.4%-0.5%0.7%0.3%-0.3%
VWIV22.7%19.2%25.9%25.5%19.2%
Skew 25d3.0%2.6%3.4%3.0%2.7%
Skew 10d5.9%4.8%6.9%5.9%5.0%
Call IV 25d20.9%17.8%24.0%24.0%17.8%
Put IV 25d23.9%20.5%27.0%27.0%20.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %42.1130.2248.3339.0348.33
Gamma HHI0.070.040.170.050.05
Net GEX890.6M-271.8M1.73B691.3M1.46B
Net DEX-24.94B-31.01B-18.59B-24.70B-27.96B
Net VEX-115.6M-120.3M-110.9M-118.7M-111.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.840.691.070.810.87
Total Volume2,507,9001,628,7603,554,6402,200,1202,817,100
Total OI15,589,016.36413,585,84017,102,18015,302,20015,705,220

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-05-01$78.97$75.0025.4%7.1%36.7%26.2%25.5%3.0%0.3%691.3M-24.70B-118.7M0.8139.03N/AN/A1,215,280984,8407,082,3408,219,860
2018-05-02$78.54$75.0025.2%7.1%36.6%25.8%24.6%3.1%0.4%625.4M-23.08B-119.7M0.6943.28N/AN/A1,352,300935,1607,274,6008,387,320
2018-05-03$78.53$71.0024.7%7.3%35.7%24.3%25.9%3.4%0.5%676.1M-23.31B-120.3M0.7130.22N/AN/A1,611,8801,146,4207,603,3408,546,260
2018-05-04$79.08$71.5022.8%6.9%33.1%19.1%24.4%3.1%0.7%1.56B-26.73B-117.2M0.7033.11N/AN/A2,086,0201,468,6207,820,8808,659,540
2018-05-07$79.82$71.5022.6%6.7%33.1%18.4%24.1%3.2%0.6%968.8M-27.92B-113.5M0.8136.89N/AN/A1,368,8001,113,5606,987,0608,000,680
2018-05-08$79.49$72.0022.9%6.7%33.1%19.1%24.2%3.2%0.4%887.7M-26.00B-116.5M0.8538.59N/AN/A1,078,520919,0807,182,5008,252,020
2018-05-09$80.17$72.2522.4%6.5%32.9%17.8%23.4%3.1%0.4%1.23B-29.74B-114.4M0.7742.33N/AN/A1,223,080943,0207,396,3808,410,600
2018-05-10$80.42$72.5021.6%6.3%32.7%15.6%22.6%2.9%0.5%1.42B-31.01B-115.0M0.6938.61N/AN/A1,292,120890,8807,563,3808,578,320
2018-05-11$80.05$72.5022.0%6.4%32.1%16.7%22.6%3.0%0.7%1.43B-29.19B-113.8M0.8544.81N/AN/A1,648,2801,393,7207,686,3608,709,100
2018-05-14$80.16$75.0021.5%6.2%32.1%15.3%22.2%2.9%0.7%964.0M-27.48B-112.7M1.0742.43N/AN/A920,240989,2607,142,4408,275,060
2018-05-15$78.62$75.0024.0%6.9%29.8%22.3%24.4%3.4%0.3%326.7M-20.58B-118.5M0.7842.58N/AN/A1,464,2601,146,9607,332,1208,620,720
2018-05-16$79.34$75.0022.4%6.4%29.5%17.9%23.7%3.1%0.3%766.1M-24.76B-118.0M0.8340.99N/AN/A1,063,320886,6807,656,8208,855,220
2018-05-17$79.13$75.0022.4%6.4%28.7%17.9%23.2%3.3%0.4%444.4M-23.08B-116.4M0.8841.83N/AN/A1,263,1601,113,2007,761,9209,012,160
2018-05-18$78.77$75.0022.7%6.5%27.5%18.5%22.7%3.2%0.4%-271.8M-21.03B-116.3M0.9242.59N/AN/A1,561,8401,442,2407,858,5009,243,680
2018-05-21$79.10$75.0022.6%6.4%27.4%18.4%22.2%3.0%0.4%251.1M-18.59B-114.0M0.7544.10N/AN/A1,216,960910,4206,019,5407,566,300
2018-05-22$79.22$75.0021.4%6.0%21.6%14.9%21.4%2.9%0.5%435.9M-19.73B-115.8M0.9343.98N/AN/A843,080785,6806,430,1207,879,740
2018-05-23$79.94$75.0020.8%5.8%21.6%13.2%20.7%2.7%0.6%845.6M-23.10B-114.9M0.9544.56N/AN/A1,404,4201,333,3606,618,0208,096,480
2018-05-24$80.13$75.0021.0%5.8%16.5%13.9%20.8%2.8%0.5%1.30B-24.46B-114.9M0.7746.31N/AN/A1,646,7601,270,2806,855,4808,285,480
2018-05-25$80.43$75.0020.0%5.5%10.8%10.3%19.8%2.6%0.6%1.73B-26.00B-116.0M0.8248.00N/AN/A1,871,6401,536,7207,085,6408,530,360
2018-05-29$80.51$75.5021.8%6.1%10.8%15.5%22.0%3.0%-0.5%760.9M-23.60B-113.1M0.9946.10N/AN/A1,356,8601,341,3006,520,4807,973,700
2018-05-30$81.19$76.0019.7%5.5%11.1%9.4%19.7%2.6%-0.5%1.08B-26.70B-110.9M0.9247.75N/AN/A1,204,8801,111,6006,796,5608,476,060
2018-05-31$81.47$76.2518.8%5.1%10.8%6.9%19.2%2.7%-0.3%1.46B-27.96B-111.6M0.8748.33N/AN/A1,507,0401,310,0607,009,9408,695,280