AMZN Options History — September 2018

In September 2018, AMZN traded between $95.31 and $102.07. ATM implied volatility averaged 29.5%, placing in the 36.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.7% (HV 20d: 21.8%). Max pain ranged from $91.50 to $95.50. Net GEX was positive for 12 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.83.

Notable Days

  • 2018-09-06: Highest Volume — 6,797,820 contracts
  • 2018-09-17: Largest IV spike — 25.4% change
  • 2018-09-28: Highest IV Rank — 52.6%
  • 2018-09-17: Largest Expected Move — 9.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$98.30$95.31$102.07$102.07$100.26
Max Pain$94.68$91.50$95.50$91.50$95.50
ATM IV29.5%24.5%35.2%24.5%35.2%
Expected Move7.7%6.8%9.6%6.8%7.0%
HV 20d21.8%15.3%25.9%15.3%24.3%
HV 60d20.7%19.3%22.1%19.3%20.6%
IV Rank36.1%21.3%52.6%21.3%52.6%
IV Percentile65.6%46.0%84.5%46.0%84.5%
Term Structure2.1%-0.8%8.8%0.1%-0.8%
VWIV27.6%24.4%33.6%24.4%26.0%
Skew 25d3.6%0.8%5.5%0.8%3.8%
Skew 10d7.6%1.4%11.7%1.4%7.0%
Call IV 25d28.0%24.5%33.6%24.5%33.4%
Put IV 25d31.6%25.3%38.4%25.3%37.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %20.249.8630.5619.5929.85
Gamma HHI0.030.020.060.030.06
Net GEX293.5M-1.31B1.75B821.0M1.49B
Net DEX-32.13B-48.78B-18.94B-48.78B-39.28B
Net VEX-159.9M-168.9M-127.8M-127.8M-160.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.830.680.990.760.78
Total Volume4,734,021.0533,075,5006,797,8205,653,0806,036,400
Total OI19,315,868.42116,740,46021,404,84017,269,30019,039,560

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-09-04$102.07$91.5024.5%6.8%15.3%21.3%24.4%0.8%0.1%821.0M-48.78B-127.8M0.7619.59N/AN/A3,211,6402,441,4407,509,8409,759,460
2018-09-05$99.66$92.0026.4%7.4%18.2%26.9%26.4%1.7%0.2%-323.4M-35.57B-147.2M0.769.86N/AN/A3,253,8602,484,2608,075,82010,415,040
2018-09-06$98.10$95.0027.3%8.0%19.0%29.5%28.0%3.2%0.1%-1.31B-25.45B-157.3M0.8313.96N/AN/A3,713,5203,084,3008,750,20011,024,960
2018-09-07$97.71$95.0026.5%7.8%19.0%27.1%27.5%2.9%0.4%-816.4M-24.98B-161.7M0.9019.59N/AN/A3,345,6603,022,1409,440,94011,349,560
2018-09-10$96.93$95.0028.2%8.2%19.0%32.2%28.8%3.2%0.3%-67.3M-26.43B-163.7M0.8011.06N/AN/A1,905,3001,523,8608,191,72010,171,160
2018-09-11$99.27$95.0026.3%7.7%20.6%26.7%27.6%2.9%0.5%609.8M-39.01B-157.5M0.7615.07N/AN/A2,477,1401,870,5408,611,34010,613,000
2018-09-12$99.41$95.0026.7%7.8%20.3%28.0%28.0%3.3%0.6%944.1M-40.51B-161.5M0.6813.93N/AN/A2,254,0401,525,4408,982,34010,911,600
2018-09-13$99.29$95.0026.3%7.7%18.8%26.6%27.4%3.3%0.6%1.14B-39.93B-160.6M0.8414.54N/AN/A2,262,2801,899,4809,266,06011,142,460
2018-09-14$98.52$95.0026.7%7.8%19.1%27.7%27.9%3.6%0.8%46.4M-33.81B-161.4M0.8815.40N/AN/A3,244,5402,847,5209,518,88011,402,220
2018-09-17$95.31$95.0033.4%9.6%22.8%47.5%33.6%5.5%7.2%-185.7M-18.94B-168.9M0.8716.18N/AN/A2,814,9202,449,8408,453,66010,397,400
2018-09-18$97.14$95.0028.4%8.2%23.7%32.8%29.1%4.4%8.1%116.7M-29.07B-167.0M0.9124.26N/AN/A1,897,1001,730,5609,095,68010,998,520
2018-09-19$96.24$95.0029.4%8.4%24.0%35.9%29.7%4.9%7.8%-245.1M-24.15B-168.2M0.8020.97N/AN/A1,928,2401,548,8609,284,08011,244,960
2018-09-20$97.34$95.0028.4%7.7%24.1%32.7%27.5%4.3%8.4%406.5M-31.94B-164.5M0.9919.23N/AN/A1,818,0801,801,7409,573,72011,520,500
2018-09-21$95.66$95.0030.5%7.8%25.0%38.9%28.2%5.0%8.8%-760.3M-21.45B-163.2M0.9529.90N/AN/A3,142,3002,983,4209,714,04011,690,800
2018-09-24$96.55$95.0034.1%7.6%25.2%49.5%27.6%4.8%-0.6%21.7M-21.74B-164.9M0.8529.05N/AN/A1,664,0601,411,4407,597,2809,143,180
2018-09-25$98.40$95.0033.8%7.1%25.8%48.7%26.0%4.2%-0.6%766.5M-31.31B-163.4M0.8430.08N/AN/A1,942,2201,632,9607,982,0809,483,680
2018-09-26$99.27$95.0034.6%7.0%25.9%50.9%25.6%3.9%-0.6%1.17B-35.62B-161.2M0.7330.56N/AN/A2,318,8601,695,2608,195,5209,826,020
2018-09-27$100.57$95.0034.4%6.8%24.3%50.3%25.2%3.5%-0.7%1.75B-42.50B-157.7M0.7921.51N/AN/A2,656,8802,106,3008,459,48010,164,740
2018-09-28$100.26$95.5035.2%7.0%24.3%52.6%26.0%3.8%-0.8%1.49B-39.28B-160.1M0.7829.85N/AN/A3,394,5202,641,8808,606,06010,433,500