AMZN Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, AMZN traded between $151.56 and $173.15. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.3%, placing in the 71.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.6% (HV 20d: 40.6%). Max pain ranged from $155.00 to $160.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.66.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-09: Highest Volume — 10,337,800 contracts
  • 2020-10-29: Largest IV drop — 7.3% change
  • 2020-10-19: Highest IV Rank — 78.3%
  • 2020-10-28: Largest Expected Move — 16.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$161.69$151.56$173.15$160.82$151.56
Max Pain$158.95$155.00$160.00$155.00$160.00
ATM IV51.3%47.3%54.5%49.7%47.3%
Expected Move14.4%11.4%16.1%11.4%14.2%
HV 20d40.6%33.8%47.5%47.5%42.3%
HV 60d38.0%36.8%40.2%38.7%39.6%
IV Rank71.6%63.4%78.3%68.5%63.4%
IV Percentile89.1%74.2%95.2%90.1%74.2%
Term Structure-1.1%-2.8%3.3%3.1%-0.5%
VWIV50.4%40.4%56.2%40.4%49.0%
Skew 25d1.0%0.2%3.5%1.3%3.5%
Skew 10d1.6%-0.1%6.6%1.3%6.6%
Call IV 25d50.7%45.4%53.4%48.7%45.4%
Put IV 25d51.8%48.1%55.4%50.0%49.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.228.7437.9216.5516.68
Gamma HHI0.030.020.080.040.03
Net GEX1.18B-992.0M2.80B2.24B-992.0M
Net DEX-45.48B-82.75B-5.10B-53.76B-5.10B
Net VEX-281.1M-299.2M-265.6M-269.6M-274.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.660.471.040.651.04
Total Volume5,919,477.2733,087,00010,337,8005,038,98010,193,480
Total OI17,317,932.72715,162,62019,420,60016,738,82018,816,520

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$160.82$155.0049.7%11.4%47.5%68.5%40.4%1.3%3.1%2.24B-53.76B-269.6M0.6516.55N/AN/A3,050,1201,988,8609,677,6607,061,160
2020-10-02$156.84$155.0051.9%11.8%44.6%72.9%41.5%1.1%3.3%478.2M-37.44B-270.4M0.8037.92N/AN/A4,307,9003,460,6609,977,9207,370,220
2020-10-05$159.63$157.0052.6%14.8%45.0%74.4%51.7%1.3%-1.3%1.52B-45.71B-270.2M0.5914.07N/AN/A1,940,8401,146,1609,165,9406,788,480
2020-10-06$154.82$157.2554.1%15.0%43.2%77.4%52.3%1.9%-0.7%950.6M-31.00B-266.6M0.8112.15N/AN/A2,655,9002,144,3809,531,4406,993,420
2020-10-07$159.55$157.2551.7%14.3%42.1%72.5%50.3%1.2%-1.0%1.69B-46.04B-277.2M0.6611.83N/AN/A2,437,4201,599,7409,846,1607,765,260
2020-10-08$159.59$157.2550.5%14.1%40.8%70.1%49.0%0.9%-1.2%1.86B-46.11B-276.0M0.628.74N/AN/A2,833,9601,744,98010,027,6807,964,560
2020-10-09$164.07$158.5047.7%13.3%40.7%64.4%46.6%0.3%-1.2%2.80B-67.33B-273.3M0.6014.68N/AN/A6,453,0403,884,76010,385,5008,270,640
2020-10-12$172.28$159.7548.5%13.5%43.8%66.0%47.5%0.2%-0.8%2.11B-82.75B-265.6M0.5116.83N/AN/A6,245,3403,161,4409,384,4007,460,680
2020-10-13$173.15$160.0048.7%13.7%43.7%66.3%47.9%1.0%-0.5%2.19B-81.22B-269.0M0.4717.31N/AN/A3,632,3201,722,4809,597,9607,794,660
2020-10-14$168.68$160.0051.7%14.3%44.6%72.5%50.0%0.3%-1.9%1.72B-65.03B-276.1M0.5312.63N/AN/A4,273,7002,261,5609,850,4408,064,160
2020-10-15$167.41$160.0052.8%14.7%42.5%74.7%51.5%0.4%-1.7%1.76B-61.01B-279.9M0.5811.94N/AN/A4,144,7602,384,60010,275,8608,386,580
2020-10-16$165.03$160.0053.1%14.8%42.3%75.3%51.7%0.7%-2.2%1.07B-51.19B-283.1M0.6711.16N/AN/A5,844,5203,940,70010,772,7208,647,880
2020-10-19$160.12$160.0054.5%15.4%44.1%78.3%54.0%1.5%-2.8%647.3M-32.66B-284.2M0.8010.05N/AN/A3,078,7602,456,1208,400,4606,762,160
2020-10-20$161.37$160.0054.0%15.4%38.2%77.3%54.0%1.2%-2.8%727.2M-36.00B-292.6M0.5911.56N/AN/A2,873,8801,704,0008,911,5407,319,240
2020-10-21$159.42$160.0052.9%15.2%35.6%75.0%52.8%1.2%-2.5%552.4M-30.02B-290.3M0.6111.17N/AN/A3,137,9401,904,7409,245,3607,554,180
2020-10-22$158.78$160.0050.5%14.6%35.6%70.0%50.9%0.6%-2.4%410.9M-28.88B-288.0M0.7514.63N/AN/A3,209,8402,393,3009,649,9407,799,860
2020-10-23$159.45$160.0049.6%14.5%35.1%68.3%50.4%0.5%-2.4%516.5M-32.98B-291.1M0.8616.42N/AN/A3,330,3202,849,28010,105,8808,101,940
2020-10-26$159.85$160.0052.9%15.9%33.8%75.1%55.6%0.7%-1.1%739.4M-38.03B-294.1M0.5615.09N/AN/A2,671,2401,500,7408,535,7407,145,860
2020-10-27$164.32$160.0050.3%15.1%34.9%69.7%52.6%0.5%-0.9%1.19B-50.83B-299.2M0.6017.78N/AN/A1,958,8801,175,4409,194,6807,624,360
2020-10-28$159.02$160.0053.2%16.1%37.0%75.6%56.2%1.3%-0.9%734.7M-35.10B-299.1M0.6216.32N/AN/A1,981,8401,236,0009,369,6007,793,120
2020-10-29$161.51$160.0049.3%15.0%36.7%67.6%52.4%1.3%-0.8%997.1M-42.48B-294.8M0.6219.33N/AN/A3,274,4002,038,1609,577,4608,025,240
2020-10-30$151.56$160.0047.3%14.2%42.3%63.4%49.0%3.5%-0.5%-992.0M-5.10B-274.4M1.0416.68N/AN/A4,995,0205,198,46010,204,2208,612,300