AMZN Options History — May 2020

In May 2020, AMZN traded between $114.50 and $124.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 29.5%, placing in the 26.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 7.6% (HV 20d: 37.1%). Max pain ranged from $101.00 to $108.50. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.76.

Notable Days

  • 2020-05-01: Highest Volume — 8,091,540 contracts
  • 2020-05-13: Largest IV spike — 15.6% change
  • 2020-05-01: Highest IV Rank — 41.7%
  • 2020-05-01: Largest Expected Move — 11.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$119.70$114.50$124.94$114.50$121.25
Max Pain$105.44$101.00$108.50$107.50$108.50
ATM IV29.5%26.4%36.7%36.7%26.4%
Expected Move8.5%7.4%11.1%11.1%7.4%
HV 20d37.1%28.9%47.2%47.2%28.9%
HV 60d46.6%43.9%47.6%47.6%43.9%
IV Rank26.9%20.5%41.7%41.7%20.5%
IV Percentile68.2%45.2%83.3%83.3%45.2%
Term Structure0.3%-0.2%0.9%0.5%0.4%
VWIV30.7%26.8%41.1%41.1%26.8%
Skew 25d2.1%1.0%4.3%1.5%2.6%
Skew 10d4.0%1.6%8.3%1.6%6.2%
Call IV 25d28.8%25.3%36.9%36.9%25.3%
Put IV 25d30.9%27.5%38.4%38.4%27.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %30.8117.6141.6041.6038.33
Gamma HHI0.040.020.160.050.05
Net GEX504.4M-381.2M1.87B-381.2M792.4M
Net DEX-28.22B-37.14B-18.64B-18.64B-28.37B
Net VEX-142.9M-153.2M-133.6M-153.2M-142.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.760.510.950.790.93
Total Volume3,515,9932,041,8808,091,5408,091,5403,960,760
Total OI12,240,70710,533,94013,657,98013,657,98012,826,280

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-05-01$114.50$107.5036.7%11.1%47.2%41.7%41.1%1.5%0.5%-381.2M-18.64B-153.2M0.7941.60N/AN/A4,524,9403,566,6007,208,7406,449,240
2020-05-04$115.55$101.0034.9%10.1%46.7%38.0%35.4%1.9%0.1%301.7M-23.79B-151.7M0.7520.32N/AN/A1,552,2401,170,0006,030,1605,708,320
2020-05-05$115.70$102.5032.1%9.4%44.5%32.2%33.4%2.3%0.4%199.4M-23.81B-149.1M0.9525.79N/AN/A1,094,9201,044,3006,368,0006,025,520
2020-05-06$117.67$102.5032.3%9.4%44.5%32.7%33.3%2.0%0.3%474.3M-28.18B-149.1M0.9017.61N/AN/A1,113,5401,007,5406,465,7406,143,180
2020-05-07$117.69$102.7530.0%8.9%44.6%28.0%32.1%1.7%0.9%617.8M-28.77B-145.8M0.8925.00N/AN/A1,082,980958,9006,647,5406,219,360
2020-05-08$118.90$103.0026.9%8.0%44.6%21.5%29.2%1.3%0.8%1.04B-32.06B-139.9M0.8326.55N/AN/A1,957,9201,630,3206,739,6606,295,920
2020-05-11$120.88$103.5027.9%8.1%39.3%23.6%29.5%1.2%0.4%808.1M-33.16B-136.8M0.7126.77N/AN/A1,340,940948,7405,755,5205,552,700
2020-05-12$118.69$105.0027.9%8.2%36.3%23.5%29.5%1.9%0.6%406.1M-27.89B-140.4M0.7532.69N/AN/A1,189,460893,5206,033,7205,827,220
2020-05-13$118.01$105.0032.2%9.2%36.2%32.4%33.4%4.3%-0.0%210.5M-25.20B-147.9M0.8025.89N/AN/A1,792,1801,441,6206,178,1006,020,600
2020-05-14$118.73$105.0029.9%8.6%34.1%27.8%30.7%3.5%0.1%483.0M-27.40B-144.7M0.7231.12N/AN/A1,434,5401,035,9206,405,7206,233,020
2020-05-15$120.21$105.0027.9%8.0%34.1%23.6%28.9%2.8%0.1%1.87B-32.52B-141.3M0.7933.31N/AN/A2,644,1602,081,6006,556,8406,416,620
2020-05-18$121.38$105.0026.4%7.6%33.8%20.5%27.5%2.1%0.2%450.3M-28.94B-133.6M0.6732.88N/AN/A1,730,6201,159,1805,205,9405,328,000
2020-05-19$123.46$106.0028.9%8.3%32.8%25.6%29.9%1.5%-0.0%781.2M-33.57B-138.9M0.5528.81N/AN/A2,819,0801,562,0205,558,4005,667,860
2020-05-20$124.94$107.0028.8%8.3%32.9%25.6%29.6%1.0%-0.0%1.09B-37.14B-137.4M0.5131.22N/AN/A2,403,2201,215,7805,969,5405,996,280
2020-05-21$122.69$107.5029.5%8.4%33.5%26.9%29.9%1.6%0.1%355.9M-30.74B-140.7M0.6933.00N/AN/A2,968,4402,049,5206,298,1406,146,200
2020-05-22$121.73$107.5027.8%7.9%33.5%23.5%28.1%2.0%0.4%-84.4M-27.22B-140.1M0.7434.86N/AN/A2,504,4401,844,5006,628,5006,411,160
2020-05-26$120.93$108.0027.9%8.0%33.4%23.5%28.2%1.8%0.1%255.0M-26.25B-138.8M0.8439.22N/AN/A1,506,6601,267,0805,623,3605,509,860
2020-05-27$120.45$108.2528.0%8.0%31.5%23.8%28.5%2.7%-0.2%134.4M-24.71B-140.4M0.7635.39N/AN/A2,535,5801,939,2205,995,6805,851,280
2020-05-28$120.56$108.2528.0%8.0%30.1%23.8%28.7%2.6%-0.0%295.5M-25.94B-146.4M0.6935.82N/AN/A1,979,9601,366,9206,359,4206,156,800
2020-05-29$121.25$108.5026.4%7.4%28.9%20.5%26.8%2.6%0.4%792.4M-28.37B-142.4M0.9338.33N/AN/A2,056,7201,904,0406,542,8606,283,420