AMZN Options History — October 2018

In October 2018, AMZN traded between $75.15 and $100.28. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.6%, placing in the 74.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.1% (HV 20d: 34.5%). Max pain ranged from $89.50 to $96.00. Net GEX was positive for 7 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.83.

Notable Days

  • 2018-10-05: Highest Volume — 8,570,660 contracts
  • 2018-10-29: Largest IV spike — 23.6% change
  • 2018-10-11: Highest IV Rank — 96.9%
  • 2018-10-29: Largest Expected Move — 15.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$89.16$75.15$100.28$100.28$80.28
Max Pain$93.04$89.50$96.00$96.00$89.50
ATM IV42.6%35.4%50.3%35.4%37.7%
Expected Move12.0%7.0%15.2%7.0%11.8%
HV 20d34.5%22.6%61.4%24.2%61.4%
HV 60d26.6%20.6%39.6%20.6%39.6%
IV Rank74.4%53.5%96.9%53.5%60.0%
IV Percentile92.8%81.0%99.2%85.3%81.0%
Term Structure-1.9%-2.8%-0.4%-1.4%-0.4%
VWIV41.5%25.7%51.0%25.7%40.4%
Skew 25d5.3%3.1%7.2%3.1%5.5%
Skew 10d9.4%5.7%12.0%5.7%10.1%
Call IV 25d39.8%33.7%46.9%33.7%35.1%
Put IV 25d45.1%36.8%54.2%36.8%40.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %18.078.3436.8834.1821.97
Gamma HHI0.020.010.050.030.01
Net GEX-222.1M-1.01B699.5M699.5M-2.4M
Net DEX-2.77B-35.75B18.51B-35.75B6.15B
Net VEX-168.4M-179.9M-140.6M-152.5M-155.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.830.671.030.940.82
Total Volume4,660,422.6092,001,8808,570,6603,327,2205,345,340
Total OI19,228,613.04316,692,86021,963,28016,957,80019,002,940

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-10-01$100.28$96.0035.4%7.0%24.2%53.5%25.7%3.1%-1.4%699.5M-35.75B-152.5M0.9434.18N/AN/A1,711,4201,615,8007,638,2409,319,560
2018-10-02$98.82$96.0037.4%7.8%24.1%59.2%27.8%3.3%-1.5%-12.9M-27.17B-164.1M0.7636.88N/AN/A2,156,5801,640,8407,956,8609,868,760
2018-10-03$97.93$96.0038.3%8.0%22.8%61.7%28.0%3.5%-1.5%-259.6M-22.16B-169.8M0.7530.87N/AN/A2,404,8201,813,0208,411,30010,268,060
2018-10-04$95.24$95.0042.4%11.3%24.2%73.8%39.5%4.6%-1.9%-911.0M-7.56B-176.3M0.719.71N/AN/A4,120,0202,914,5608,865,60010,699,960
2018-10-05$94.46$94.5041.9%11.3%24.3%72.3%39.1%4.9%-1.8%-1.01B-3.99B-178.6M0.898.34N/AN/A4,530,4004,040,2609,649,78011,162,160
2018-10-08$93.31$94.5043.0%11.7%24.5%75.5%40.2%5.2%-1.5%-284.7M-7.56B-178.0M0.679.93N/AN/A2,673,9201,779,8808,613,54010,108,240
2018-10-09$93.43$94.5042.2%11.5%22.6%73.3%40.0%4.8%-1.9%-202.1M-8.78B-179.9M0.738.91N/AN/A1,847,8801,342,0809,131,94010,431,780
2018-10-10$88.28$94.2548.4%13.2%29.5%91.5%44.9%6.1%-2.4%-537.9M9.70B-173.5M0.6815.26N/AN/A3,590,7602,446,0209,410,22010,613,620
2018-10-11$85.86$93.7550.3%13.8%30.4%96.9%46.5%7.2%-2.6%-513.1M15.89B-170.6M0.7711.04N/AN/A3,664,6002,811,00010,195,78010,884,240
2018-10-12$89.01$93.5045.8%12.7%34.0%83.7%43.7%6.3%-2.4%36.6M3.11B-178.3M0.8813.65N/AN/A3,415,8003,004,10010,907,32011,055,960
2018-10-15$88.58$93.0044.9%12.7%32.4%81.0%43.7%5.7%-2.5%-165.4M1.23B-172.9M0.8311.63N/AN/A1,551,2401,288,9009,457,98010,143,880
2018-10-16$90.84$93.0040.9%11.6%33.0%69.5%40.8%5.0%-2.3%86.4M-6.93B-174.0M0.8411.61N/AN/A2,005,0001,679,9409,751,52010,335,580
2018-10-17$91.45$92.5040.8%11.7%33.1%69.2%41.2%5.0%-2.4%180.7M-9.63B-175.8M0.899.27N/AN/A1,649,9801,464,42010,001,16010,626,100
2018-10-18$88.80$92.5044.2%12.8%34.0%79.0%44.7%5.5%-2.8%-292.9M631.9M-174.3M0.8611.75N/AN/A2,349,5802,013,52010,220,64010,739,780
2018-10-19$88.16$92.2543.0%12.6%33.7%75.6%43.3%5.9%-2.7%-396.0M3.10B-173.3M1.0314.16N/AN/A2,594,4402,676,86010,659,20010,956,220
2018-10-22$89.92$92.0041.5%12.6%34.5%71.1%43.4%5.1%-1.4%63.1M-10.28B-173.9M0.9310.42N/AN/A1,036,420965,4607,786,1808,906,680
2018-10-23$88.58$92.0043.1%13.3%33.6%76.0%45.7%5.5%-1.8%10.7M-6.77B-172.0M0.8410.58N/AN/A1,499,2601,254,2208,029,6409,147,720
2018-10-24$85.23$92.0046.8%14.6%35.2%86.8%49.8%5.6%-2.3%-168.6M2.01B-169.2M0.8225.74N/AN/A1,203,840987,3608,315,2809,485,240
2018-10-25$89.36$91.5042.9%13.5%39.7%75.4%46.9%5.4%-1.6%112.1M-10.22B-177.2M0.7817.50N/AN/A2,274,6801,784,0408,663,0809,744,280
2018-10-26$81.81$91.5038.0%11.7%49.2%60.9%40.4%5.1%-0.8%-924.7M15.68B-151.1M0.8630.86N/AN/A4,579,5003,957,3209,209,34010,218,160
2018-10-29$75.15$90.2546.9%15.2%55.7%87.1%51.0%6.1%-1.6%-307.9M18.51B-140.6M0.8830.24N/AN/A2,860,1202,514,7008,210,8009,113,520
2018-10-30$75.98$90.0043.8%14.0%56.4%77.9%48.6%6.7%-1.2%-304.9M17.17B-142.7M0.8331.19N/AN/A2,251,8201,878,0008,948,3809,391,880
2018-10-31$80.28$89.5037.7%11.8%61.4%60.0%40.4%5.5%-0.4%-2.4M6.15B-155.1M0.8221.97N/AN/A2,930,2602,415,0809,441,2809,561,660