AMZN Options History — May 2021

In May 2021, AMZN traded between $158.07 and $168.94. ATM implied volatility averaged 24.9%, placing in the 4.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.1% (HV 20d: 21.8%). Max pain ranged from $160.00 to $164.25. Net GEX was positive for 9 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.77.

Notable Days

  • 2021-05-07: Highest Volume — 8,470,740 contracts
  • 2021-05-14: Largest IV drop — 13.3% change
  • 2021-05-12: Highest IV Rank — 15.5%
  • 2021-05-12: Largest Expected Move — 8.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$162.35$158.07$168.94$168.94$161.15
Max Pain$160.59$160.00$164.25$163.50$160.00
ATM IV24.9%20.9%29.8%24.8%20.9%
Expected Move7.2%5.7%8.8%7.2%5.7%
HV 20d21.8%20.5%22.6%20.5%20.9%
HV 60d23.9%22.4%24.7%23.5%22.4%
IV Rank4.0%0.0%15.5%1.9%0.0%
IV Percentile3.8%0.0%25.4%0.8%0.0%
Term Structure0.3%0.0%1.0%0.2%0.5%
VWIV25.7%20.9%31.7%25.7%20.9%
Skew 25d3.9%2.1%6.0%2.1%2.7%
Skew 10d9.2%4.4%14.1%4.4%8.0%
Call IV 25d23.7%20.0%28.3%24.2%20.0%
Put IV 25d27.6%22.7%34.3%26.4%22.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.0114.6726.8520.1926.14
Gamma HHI0.030.020.160.030.03
Net GEX-232.5M-3.60B782.7M349.1M-960.9M
Net DEX-11.42B-28.66B6.03B-28.66B-10.88B
Net VEX-344.2M-354.0M-319.3M-319.3M-340.5M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.770.610.950.790.77
Total Volume5,728,4953,414,2608,470,7407,258,5605,729,880
Total OI17,541,40415,120,80019,310,82015,120,80017,915,820

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-05-03$168.94$163.5024.8%7.2%20.5%1.9%25.7%2.1%0.2%349.1M-28.66B-319.3M0.7920.19N/AN/A4,053,6203,204,9408,016,0407,104,760
2021-05-04$164.82$164.0027.1%8.0%22.6%7.9%28.4%3.3%0.0%-562.5M-11.24B-348.2M0.7923.27N/AN/A3,858,1003,036,1808,867,9407,930,640
2021-05-05$164.02$164.2525.7%7.4%21.8%4.1%26.2%3.0%0.0%-371.9M-10.01B-348.5M0.8514.67N/AN/A3,174,5602,712,5209,479,8608,343,900
2021-05-06$164.66$160.0025.1%7.4%21.7%2.6%26.2%3.3%0.4%-509.9M-12.29B-354.0M0.7121.86N/AN/A3,957,5402,823,1809,829,6608,749,920
2021-05-07$164.67$160.0023.8%7.0%20.7%0.0%25.1%2.8%0.5%210.9M-12.51B-343.6M0.8123.74N/AN/A4,670,6803,800,06010,064,8608,972,840
2021-05-10$160.47$160.0025.9%7.6%22.3%5.4%26.7%4.2%0.5%-466.1M-2.79B-338.0M0.8221.23N/AN/A3,105,5602,557,1608,422,5007,770,160
2021-05-11$160.92$160.0027.1%7.8%22.2%8.4%27.6%4.9%0.2%-310.2M-5.69B-346.7M0.7119.30N/AN/A3,397,2802,413,1208,961,2008,301,380
2021-05-12$158.07$160.0029.8%8.8%21.9%15.5%31.7%6.0%1.0%-773.1M6.03B-349.6M0.9521.32N/AN/A2,886,1002,735,4809,323,3408,613,500
2021-05-13$158.45$160.0027.8%8.0%21.1%10.4%28.9%5.6%0.2%-827.4M4.58B-347.1M0.7821.22N/AN/A2,840,5202,218,8609,695,7209,011,160
2021-05-14$160.91$160.0024.1%7.0%21.9%0.7%25.2%4.2%0.4%476.1M-8.87B-342.3M0.8125.66N/AN/A4,230,6603,419,2809,893,0409,181,840
2021-05-17$163.29$160.0026.0%7.5%22.6%5.6%27.1%4.4%0.2%543.5M-19.16B-345.7M0.6122.65N/AN/A3,134,5401,912,6408,527,0408,036,940
2021-05-18$162.39$160.0025.9%7.4%22.6%5.4%26.4%4.0%0.2%429.1M-15.72B-346.1M0.6626.08N/AN/A2,788,8201,849,9609,047,0608,432,180
2021-05-19$160.91$160.0026.8%7.7%22.6%7.7%27.2%4.9%0.1%-317.3M-7.08B-350.4M0.8324.81N/AN/A2,704,9002,236,0009,327,8808,777,900
2021-05-20$162.50$160.0024.2%6.9%22.6%0.9%24.7%4.1%0.5%82.1M-15.72B-343.6M0.7426.85N/AN/A2,605,1601,940,4009,610,3409,221,280
2021-05-21$160.16$160.0024.3%6.9%22.4%1.3%24.6%4.4%0.4%-3.60B-3.35B-345.1M0.8124.47N/AN/A4,389,6203,535,0809,924,5409,386,280
2021-05-24$162.54$160.0022.3%6.3%21.7%0.0%22.9%3.3%0.3%570.5M-18.77B-336.6M0.7225.89N/AN/A1,986,4801,427,7807,968,7807,678,660
2021-05-25$163.11$160.0023.0%6.5%21.8%1.9%24.3%3.4%0.3%751.2M-20.58B-347.0M0.8922.62N/AN/A2,314,4802,070,8808,315,2007,892,120
2021-05-26$163.11$160.0022.7%6.3%21.0%1.0%23.0%3.7%0.6%782.7M-20.68B-347.9M0.7321.82N/AN/A2,649,8601,945,7808,591,0408,267,640
2021-05-27$161.89$160.0021.8%6.0%21.0%0.0%21.6%3.2%0.5%-143.3M-14.97B-344.8M0.6826.30N/AN/A2,528,1401,724,1008,860,0208,513,100
2021-05-28$161.15$160.0020.9%5.7%20.9%0.0%20.9%2.7%0.5%-960.9M-10.88B-340.5M0.7726.14N/AN/A3,232,2402,497,6409,144,2008,771,620