AMZN Options History — March 2019

In March 2019, AMZN traded between $80.76 and $91.14. ATM implied volatility averaged 26.2%, placing in the 23.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.1% (HV 20d: 23.0%). Max pain ranged from $81.00 to $84.75. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 14 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.71.

Notable Days

  • 2019-03-22: Highest Volume — 6,047,480 contracts
  • 2019-03-11: Largest IV drop — 14.3% change
  • 2019-03-27: Highest IV Rank — 45.3%
  • 2019-03-27: Largest Expected Move — 9.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$86.15$80.76$91.14$83.61$88.97
Max Pain$82.83$81.00$84.75$81.00$84.75
ATM IV26.2%21.8%34.4%21.9%32.1%
Expected Move8.0%6.0%9.2%6.0%8.7%
HV 20d23.0%20.0%27.0%27.0%25.0%
HV 60d36.6%30.0%41.2%41.2%30.0%
IV Rank23.0%11.1%45.3%11.4%39.2%
IV Percentile32.1%15.5%56.3%16.3%49.6%
Term Structure1.6%-0.3%6.5%0.3%-0.1%
VWIV28.3%21.6%32.9%21.6%30.7%
Skew 25d2.8%2.1%4.0%2.4%3.0%
Skew 10d5.2%4.0%7.3%4.4%4.9%
Call IV 25d24.7%20.9%32.4%20.9%30.5%
Put IV 25d27.5%23.3%35.9%23.3%33.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.622.6248.9439.357.49
Gamma HHI0.040.020.140.090.06
Net GEX645.4M-566.6M1.76B1.48B766.1M
Net DEX-14.52B-28.40B1.22B-13.90B-17.17B
Net VEX-139.3M-148.1M-133.8M-133.8M-143.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.710.611.010.650.76
Total Volume3,726,664.7622,151,6806,047,4805,446,0203,811,760
Total OI13,450,029.52411,910,04014,414,02013,528,24014,278,880

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2019-03-01$83.61$81.0021.9%6.0%27.0%11.4%21.6%2.4%0.3%1.48B-13.90B-133.8M0.6539.35N/AN/A3,291,3802,154,6406,818,4406,709,800
2019-03-04$84.72$81.1323.2%6.5%20.0%14.8%23.4%2.5%0.2%781.0M-14.38B-134.4M0.6534.11N/AN/A2,622,2001,698,3206,319,6606,280,740
2019-03-05$85.23$81.5022.5%6.2%20.1%13.0%22.1%2.4%0.2%883.1M-15.85B-136.1M0.6743.65N/AN/A1,287,940863,7406,607,0206,622,720
2019-03-06$83.59$81.5024.1%6.9%20.3%17.4%24.2%2.6%0.1%250.2M-9.23B-137.5M0.6534.82N/AN/A1,819,2801,185,1206,735,6406,787,940
2019-03-07$81.27$81.7527.1%8.2%22.3%25.4%28.5%3.4%-0.1%-373.9M-286.2M-138.4M0.7342.98N/AN/A2,526,9801,844,3406,969,3006,974,420
2019-03-08$80.76$81.5027.8%7.9%21.7%27.3%27.7%4.0%-0.1%-566.6M1.22B-138.3M0.8148.94N/AN/A2,926,7402,381,6207,282,8207,131,200
2019-03-11$83.43$82.2523.8%8.2%23.4%16.6%29.2%3.0%0.2%460.6M-10.18B-135.9M0.724.35N/AN/A1,429,1401,031,2006,472,4806,475,260
2019-03-12$83.87$82.0022.8%8.0%23.4%13.8%28.2%2.8%0.4%681.8M-11.99B-133.8M0.644.42N/AN/A1,361,380874,6406,660,4406,685,240
2019-03-13$84.70$81.5021.8%7.8%21.8%11.1%27.5%2.5%0.4%933.4M-15.05B-135.3M0.713.99N/AN/A1,657,1401,183,1006,772,5806,827,660
2019-03-14$84.49$82.5022.0%7.9%21.8%11.8%27.9%2.5%0.4%942.5M-13.96B-134.7M0.694.87N/AN/A1,485,4401,028,5606,881,3206,950,580
2019-03-15$85.25$83.2522.2%7.9%21.3%12.2%28.2%2.5%0.3%1.76B-18.06B-134.8M0.654.49N/AN/A3,523,1002,284,1607,097,6607,156,600
2019-03-18$87.27$83.5023.1%8.1%21.9%14.7%28.8%2.5%5.9%722.4M-16.72B-137.0M0.613.00N/AN/A2,222,6001,348,5205,882,9806,027,060
2019-03-19$88.08$82.5023.2%8.2%21.7%14.9%28.8%2.3%6.4%864.1M-19.10B-140.0M0.723.35N/AN/A2,604,0801,862,1806,202,5806,395,480
2019-03-20$89.53$83.7524.2%8.1%21.9%17.7%28.9%2.2%6.4%965.6M-22.85B-139.7M0.673.92N/AN/A2,410,0601,626,1206,440,3606,758,120
2019-03-21$91.14$84.0025.7%8.3%22.0%21.8%29.4%2.1%6.5%1.22B-28.40B-139.2M0.643.25N/AN/A2,659,9201,711,9806,666,0207,001,080
2019-03-22$88.45$84.0028.8%8.8%25.4%30.2%31.1%2.6%6.3%346.9M-16.36B-146.6M0.814.09N/AN/A3,350,1402,697,3406,932,2807,314,260
2019-03-25$88.99$84.0032.3%9.1%25.4%39.5%32.0%3.4%-0.2%335.0M-16.16B-145.3M0.742.62N/AN/A1,608,2201,193,2406,143,1806,476,360
2019-03-26$88.85$84.2532.9%9.0%25.5%41.2%31.6%3.5%-0.2%419.9M-16.35B-146.5M0.653.21N/AN/A1,722,9001,120,5206,435,3206,738,440
2019-03-27$88.37$84.2534.4%9.2%25.7%45.3%32.9%3.5%-0.3%253.1M-14.40B-148.1M0.824.89N/AN/A1,685,4601,385,4206,645,4806,930,900
2019-03-28$88.64$84.5033.4%9.0%25.7%42.6%32.0%3.1%-0.2%426.9M-15.71B-145.3M1.015.16N/AN/A1,384,6601,394,6806,823,4407,138,880
2019-03-29$88.97$84.7532.1%8.7%25.0%39.2%30.7%3.0%-0.1%766.1M-17.17B-143.7M0.767.49N/AN/A2,163,9001,647,8606,962,3207,316,560