AMZN Options History — August 2021

In August 2021, AMZN traded between $159.49 and $172.75. ATM implied volatility averaged 20.9%, placing in the 3.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 8.7% (HV 20d: 29.6%). Max pain ranged from $166.00 to $175.00. Net GEX was positive for 6 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.69.

Notable Days

  • 2021-08-27: Highest Volume — 9,252,400 contracts
  • 2021-08-17: Largest IV spike — 9.3% change
  • 2021-08-19: Highest IV Rank — 10.3%
  • 2021-08-19: Largest Expected Move — 6.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$165.60$159.49$172.75$166.34$172.75
Max Pain$169.14$166.00$175.00$175.00$166.50
ATM IV20.9%18.3%23.5%22.3%19.1%
Expected Move5.9%4.9%6.7%6.2%5.1%
HV 20d29.6%15.1%37.5%37.5%16.8%
HV 60d25.7%25.3%26.4%26.3%26.2%
IV Rank3.3%0.0%10.3%6.3%2.4%
IV Percentile4.1%0.0%14.7%7.9%0.8%
Term Structure0.5%-0.3%0.8%-0.3%0.5%
VWIV21.5%18.2%23.9%23.3%19.1%
Skew 25d1.7%1.1%3.0%1.8%1.2%
Skew 10d4.4%2.9%8.2%3.6%3.1%
Call IV 25d20.6%18.0%22.8%22.4%19.2%
Put IV 25d22.4%19.3%25.6%24.1%20.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %15.708.1919.0817.158.19
Gamma HHI0.030.020.080.020.04
Net GEX-520.4M-2.81B2.38B-865.3M2.38B
Net DEX969.1M-47.84B31.11B5.83B-47.84B
Net VEX-417.1M-456.7M-343.4M-343.4M-454.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.690.440.900.870.44
Total Volume5,712,753.6363,216,9809,252,4004,174,9006,513,000
Total OI20,196,306.36415,821,14023,206,48015,821,14020,043,600

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-08-02$166.34$175.0022.3%6.2%37.5%6.3%23.3%1.8%-0.3%-865.3M5.83B-343.4M0.8717.15N/AN/A2,232,0801,942,8207,882,2407,938,900
2021-08-03$168.25$174.2522.8%6.3%32.5%7.5%22.9%1.2%0.1%-733.6M683.8M-376.5M0.5518.50N/AN/A4,528,1402,508,1408,872,4009,150,540
2021-08-04$167.90$173.5022.6%6.1%32.3%7.2%22.5%1.1%-0.1%-577.1M2.07B-388.7M0.5915.83N/AN/A2,440,8601,449,7409,388,6809,712,920
2021-08-05$168.68$170.0021.3%6.3%32.0%3.3%22.8%1.2%0.4%-144.2M-3.79B-397.9M0.5816.65N/AN/A2,937,0201,695,74010,189,70010,123,740
2021-08-06$167.02$170.0021.0%6.2%32.0%2.6%22.5%1.3%0.2%-717.6M4.97B-399.3M0.8414.19N/AN/A3,741,4603,128,96010,544,46010,333,420
2021-08-09$167.13$170.0020.2%6.0%32.0%0.2%21.7%1.7%0.7%-625.8M-414.8M-398.7M0.9014.59N/AN/A1,691,4001,525,5809,099,3809,351,140
2021-08-10$166.08$170.0020.8%6.1%32.0%1.7%21.9%1.8%0.6%-1.13B5.99B-405.9M0.6714.27N/AN/A2,280,8801,520,8209,398,2009,950,180
2021-08-11$164.36$170.0020.8%6.1%32.0%1.8%21.8%1.9%0.5%-2.19B15.43B-401.2M0.8615.51N/AN/A3,066,8802,625,8409,811,74010,359,900
2021-08-12$165.59$170.0020.8%6.1%32.1%1.8%21.8%1.8%0.5%-1.78B9.36B-409.0M0.7714.66N/AN/A3,006,2002,328,24010,307,00010,719,020
2021-08-13$164.47$169.2519.9%5.9%31.9%0.0%21.0%1.4%0.8%-2.81B15.79B-409.6M0.7215.47N/AN/A3,555,3202,563,60010,729,72011,058,720
2021-08-16$164.61$169.0020.6%6.0%31.7%2.0%21.4%1.8%0.6%-1.19B7.24B-416.7M0.6817.10N/AN/A3,718,7002,541,8809,657,30010,097,540
2021-08-17$161.82$168.5022.6%6.5%31.1%7.6%23.0%2.2%0.4%-1.65B20.17B-411.3M0.6516.19N/AN/A3,293,2402,143,4809,983,88010,446,260
2021-08-18$160.74$168.0023.1%6.6%31.1%9.2%23.7%2.6%0.4%-1.88B24.19B-420.4M0.7519.08N/AN/A2,613,5201,952,86010,694,36010,967,660
2021-08-19$159.56$167.5023.5%6.7%29.8%10.3%23.9%3.0%0.3%-1.87B29.95B-421.6M0.6814.52N/AN/A3,774,8802,572,06011,341,10011,255,980
2021-08-20$159.49$167.5021.4%6.1%29.5%4.3%21.9%2.5%0.5%-2.66B31.11B-422.6M0.8216.79N/AN/A4,186,0403,425,44011,665,92011,540,560
2021-08-23$163.34$167.5020.5%5.7%30.9%1.7%21.2%1.9%0.5%-65.8M-866.7M-436.7M0.6616.51N/AN/A3,507,3002,301,8009,122,2209,452,140
2021-08-24$165.28$167.5020.1%5.6%30.9%0.5%20.5%1.7%0.7%711.5M-11.11B-448.6M0.5717.58N/AN/A3,369,3201,925,8009,584,2409,988,720
2021-08-25$165.12$167.5019.3%5.3%30.8%0.0%19.4%1.7%0.6%1.20B-11.22B-447.5M0.788.96N/AN/A2,172,5401,698,72010,260,46010,592,300
2021-08-26$165.87$167.5019.7%5.3%30.9%1.0%19.6%1.9%0.7%1.37B-12.51B-456.2M0.6617.51N/AN/A3,298,3402,186,26010,570,58010,870,500
2021-08-27$167.53$166.0018.3%4.9%15.1%0.0%18.2%1.2%0.7%2.19B-26.05B-456.7M0.6118.72N/AN/A5,750,1603,502,24010,878,34011,108,060
2021-08-30$171.37$166.0018.7%5.0%17.1%1.2%19.0%1.1%0.7%1.61B-37.67B-454.0M0.5217.41N/AN/A5,580,6402,882,6409,476,1009,798,920
2021-08-31$172.75$166.5019.1%5.1%16.8%2.4%19.1%1.2%0.5%2.38B-47.84B-454.3M0.448.19N/AN/A4,514,8801,998,1209,983,46010,060,140