AMZN Options History — August 2018

In August 2018, AMZN traded between $89.87 and $100.58. ATM implied volatility averaged 21.4%, placing in the 12.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.1% (HV 20d: 19.3%). Max pain ranged from $85.00 to $91.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.94.

Notable Days

  • 2018-08-29: Highest Volume — 8,608,580 contracts
  • 2018-08-15: Largest IV spike — 22.9% change
  • 2018-08-15: Highest IV Rank — 25.8%
  • 2018-08-15: Largest Expected Move — 7.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$94.91$89.87$100.58$89.87$100.58
Max Pain$89.34$85.00$91.50$88.50$91.50
ATM IV21.4%19.2%26.0%24.7%21.6%
Expected Move6.1%5.4%7.5%6.8%6.0%
HV 20d19.3%13.9%21.9%20.8%15.0%
HV 60d18.6%18.1%19.2%18.2%19.2%
IV Rank12.3%5.9%25.8%22.1%12.9%
IV Percentile32.5%14.7%52.0%48.0%36.1%
Term Structure0.4%-0.1%0.8%-0.1%0.5%
VWIV22.1%19.6%26.6%24.5%21.3%
Skew 25d2.0%0.6%3.0%3.0%0.7%
Skew 10d4.0%1.1%6.0%6.0%1.1%
Call IV 25d20.7%18.6%25.1%23.5%21.4%
Put IV 25d22.7%20.4%27.8%26.5%22.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %13.728.4319.1414.8014.02
Gamma HHI0.040.020.130.020.09
Net GEX655.6M-1.08B1.53B58.6M1.53B
Net DEX-35.51B-51.26B-20.88B-20.88B-51.26B
Net VEX-132.5M-144.3M-121.8M-144.3M-131.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.940.661.141.120.99
Total Volume4,393,563.4782,505,9808,608,5802,764,9006,761,340
Total OI17,121,764.34815,224,02019,624,34016,603,16019,624,340

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-08-01$89.87$88.5024.7%6.8%20.8%22.1%24.5%3.0%-0.1%58.6M-20.88B-144.3M1.1214.80N/AN/A1,306,1401,458,7607,244,5409,358,620
2018-08-02$91.55$88.5022.7%6.0%21.5%16.2%21.6%2.3%0.1%989.6M-30.69B-137.3M0.9216.85N/AN/A2,337,4002,154,6207,428,0209,532,460
2018-08-03$91.23$88.5021.5%5.6%21.7%12.5%20.6%2.1%0.2%182.3M-28.52B-135.3M0.9511.29N/AN/A2,345,4802,220,3807,554,0809,775,500
2018-08-06$92.29$85.0020.2%6.2%21.4%8.8%22.0%2.0%0.7%639.1M-31.26B-128.9M1.1410.02N/AN/A1,461,0801,663,5606,791,2408,812,520
2018-08-07$93.23$87.5019.2%5.9%21.6%5.9%21.6%1.8%0.8%922.0M-35.19B-127.8M1.1110.37N/AN/A1,592,2401,764,2807,055,3809,233,260
2018-08-08$94.50$87.5019.2%5.9%21.8%5.9%21.3%1.7%0.7%1.08B-39.95B-125.9M0.9211.17N/AN/A2,058,4001,891,0207,246,6209,528,280
2018-08-09$95.13$88.0019.4%5.8%20.6%6.4%21.0%1.7%0.6%1.35B-42.62B-122.9M0.8612.69N/AN/A3,108,2202,661,1007,476,4209,911,280
2018-08-10$94.32$89.5020.1%6.1%20.8%8.6%21.7%1.8%0.7%181.6M-35.55B-130.5M0.9913.42N/AN/A2,398,8202,371,5807,749,88010,351,200
2018-08-13$94.86$89.7521.5%6.3%20.7%12.5%22.5%1.6%0.3%470.6M-36.09B-125.2M0.9816.49N/AN/A2,130,4402,094,3007,061,3209,179,180
2018-08-14$96.02$90.0021.2%6.2%20.7%11.6%22.2%1.8%0.3%784.2M-40.87B-126.3M0.7410.67N/AN/A1,897,1201,400,0807,451,4809,725,040
2018-08-15$94.21$90.0026.0%7.5%21.9%25.8%26.6%2.6%-0.1%15.8M-31.79B-140.3M0.9216.41N/AN/A2,486,4802,289,8207,999,82010,000,620
2018-08-16$94.44$90.0023.2%6.7%21.1%17.6%23.9%2.3%0.2%238.4M-34.47B-138.6M0.8510.41N/AN/A2,008,5801,708,5208,532,76010,479,440
2018-08-17$94.01$90.0022.7%6.6%21.2%16.2%23.9%2.4%0.6%-1.08B-31.37B-139.1M0.9313.93N/AN/A3,266,2203,050,4608,669,72010,760,180
2018-08-20$94.02$90.0022.6%6.5%20.8%15.8%23.6%2.6%0.5%178.6M-26.52B-138.8M0.958.43N/AN/A1,283,9801,222,0006,628,6808,595,340
2018-08-21$94.32$90.0021.5%6.2%20.3%12.5%22.2%2.5%0.5%293.5M-28.51B-138.0M0.8811.71N/AN/A1,460,3601,278,3206,946,4608,985,880
2018-08-22$95.15$90.0021.3%6.1%19.6%12.2%22.5%2.5%0.6%728.4M-32.74B-136.6M0.9715.59N/AN/A1,412,4601,375,0007,171,7809,226,260
2018-08-23$95.32$90.0021.1%6.0%16.9%11.5%22.1%2.4%0.5%1.09B-33.96B-135.1M0.9816.33N/AN/A1,879,6001,838,4407,392,2609,447,400
2018-08-24$95.26$90.0020.8%5.9%16.9%10.4%21.4%2.3%0.6%1.07B-33.51B-134.5M0.9414.03N/AN/A2,193,4002,060,6607,551,0009,776,380
2018-08-27$96.22$90.0020.2%5.6%13.9%8.7%20.7%2.0%0.5%681.9M-34.53B-128.2M1.0714.71N/AN/A1,454,6201,560,6006,723,3208,849,260
2018-08-28$96.87$90.0019.4%5.4%13.9%6.6%19.6%2.1%0.6%963.6M-37.60B-130.1M0.9519.14N/AN/A1,590,2801,505,5007,130,7609,370,480
2018-08-29$99.63$90.0020.5%5.7%16.1%9.8%20.8%0.6%0.5%1.31B-49.35B-121.8M0.6616.49N/AN/A5,199,9203,408,6607,339,5609,709,900
2018-08-30$100.02$90.5021.8%6.0%15.3%13.4%21.7%0.6%0.5%1.39B-49.52B-130.7M0.7616.56N/AN/A4,808,5803,633,1408,041,66010,381,000
2018-08-31$100.58$91.5021.6%6.0%15.0%12.9%21.3%0.7%0.5%1.53B-51.26B-131.5M0.9914.02N/AN/A3,399,8003,361,5408,582,20011,042,140