AMZN Options History — September 2021

In September 2021, AMZN traded between $164.74 and $176.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 22.8%, placing in the 12.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 6.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.9% (HV 20d: 17.9%). Max pain ranged from $162.50 to $167.00. Net GEX was positive for 17 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.71.

Notable Days

  • 2021-09-17: Highest Volume — 10,325,920 contracts
  • 2021-09-20: Largest IV spike — 34.1% change
  • 2021-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 35.0%
  • 2021-09-20: Largest Expected Move — 8.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$171.35$164.74$176.11$173.97$164.74
Max Pain$164.42$162.50$167.00$167.00$165.00
ATM IV22.8%19.4%31.0%19.4%31.0%
Expected Move6.2%5.2%8.0%5.2%7.5%
HV 20d17.9%14.8%21.1%16.9%19.6%
HV 60d25.5%23.9%26.2%25.8%23.9%
IV Rank12.6%3.0%35.0%3.3%35.0%
IV Percentile18.5%1.6%61.9%1.6%61.9%
Term Structure1.3%-0.5%5.6%0.9%-0.5%
VWIV22.5%19.5%28.3%19.5%26.7%
Skew 25d4.2%1.3%7.6%1.3%7.6%
Skew 10d9.5%3.3%16.5%3.3%13.7%
Call IV 25d21.5%18.2%28.5%19.4%28.5%
Put IV 25d25.6%20.6%36.2%20.7%36.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %21.549.3729.329.3721.42
Gamma HHI0.040.020.060.050.03
Net GEX1.20B-1.74B3.27B3.25B-1.74B
Net DEX-27.09B-54.60B11.03B-54.04B11.03B
Net VEX-438.8M-461.9M-425.2M-461.9M-429.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.710.471.080.590.81
Total Volume6,941,265.7144,310,56010,325,9209,827,3205,769,940
Total OI20,479,819.04817,859,36022,379,28021,210,40021,602,640

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-09-01$173.97$167.0019.4%5.2%16.9%3.3%19.5%1.3%0.9%3.25B-54.04B-461.9M0.599.37N/AN/A6,169,9403,657,38010,740,52010,469,880
2021-09-02$173.01$162.5019.9%5.9%17.1%4.6%21.7%1.4%0.4%3.27B-47.22B-461.0M0.9122.76N/AN/A3,791,8203,455,94011,013,22010,701,600
2021-09-03$173.24$162.5019.4%5.8%16.5%3.2%20.5%1.5%0.5%1.56B-42.12B-456.9M0.7122.71N/AN/A4,890,4203,478,24011,238,04011,141,240
2021-09-07$175.78$162.5020.5%6.0%17.1%6.3%22.0%1.4%0.5%2.07B-50.59B-443.7M0.5820.94N/AN/A3,678,5402,134,1409,760,2209,866,300
2021-09-08$176.11$162.5021.0%6.2%16.8%7.6%21.9%1.9%0.5%2.83B-54.60B-448.5M0.5121.81N/AN/A4,336,4402,224,82010,199,22010,208,860
2021-09-09$174.61$162.5021.0%6.1%16.6%7.6%21.8%2.0%0.3%2.06B-44.00B-448.8M0.5923.30N/AN/A4,614,9402,728,12010,622,42010,560,940
2021-09-10$173.34$164.0020.8%6.0%16.9%7.0%22.0%2.5%0.3%435.5M-34.63B-443.1M0.8325.26N/AN/A4,893,9604,042,58011,021,58010,818,300
2021-09-13$172.46$164.5021.4%6.2%16.8%8.7%22.5%3.5%0.6%1.01B-30.53B-437.7M0.9724.34N/AN/A2,311,5602,250,2609,879,4609,866,520
2021-09-14$172.43$164.7520.8%6.0%16.8%7.0%22.2%3.6%0.7%583.2M-28.59B-437.3M0.8222.67N/AN/A2,369,2601,941,30010,057,34010,296,240
2021-09-15$174.12$165.0019.4%5.6%15.4%3.0%20.1%3.4%0.8%1.84B-39.47B-433.6M0.6325.12N/AN/A4,680,0002,939,42010,327,90010,593,500
2021-09-16$174.06$165.0019.6%5.6%15.0%3.8%20.9%3.9%0.9%2.15B-39.19B-434.1M0.5522.97N/AN/A4,754,1202,623,64010,641,78010,908,800
2021-09-17$173.05$165.0020.9%5.9%14.8%7.2%20.7%4.0%0.8%1.42B-33.89B-438.2M0.7320.39N/AN/A5,985,4004,340,52011,076,76011,261,560
2021-09-20$166.58$165.0028.0%8.0%21.1%26.8%28.3%7.2%2.7%4.7M-3.31B-435.8M1.0821.20N/AN/A3,200,1403,447,3808,730,7209,128,640
2021-09-21$167.39$165.0025.4%7.1%19.5%19.6%25.8%7.1%3.2%-239.4M-2.59B-432.0M0.8223.28N/AN/A3,050,6202,491,2408,988,5409,500,640
2021-09-22$169.27$165.0022.3%6.1%19.4%11.3%22.3%6.1%4.6%553.0M-12.78B-432.7M0.7322.47N/AN/A2,972,4402,173,1209,566,04010,186,520
2021-09-23$171.19$165.0021.1%5.5%19.7%7.9%20.2%4.7%5.3%2.28B-25.36B-432.0M0.6114.42N/AN/A4,337,0402,626,06010,035,54010,505,500
2021-09-24$171.13$165.0021.6%5.4%19.7%9.3%19.7%4.4%5.6%2.08B-25.95B-430.1M0.6720.74N/AN/A5,015,0403,346,60010,244,00010,791,900
2021-09-27$170.49$165.0025.2%5.7%19.6%19.0%20.8%5.6%0.0%635.2M-18.62B-425.7M0.4715.51N/AN/A4,670,7202,214,7608,868,6209,514,080
2021-09-28$165.87$165.0030.3%7.6%20.2%33.1%26.5%7.1%-0.4%-215.3M1.65B-425.2M0.6329.32N/AN/A4,314,9602,715,5209,169,8209,793,360
2021-09-29$165.46$165.0030.4%7.4%19.9%33.5%25.5%7.5%-0.4%-621.0M5.91B-425.8M0.6922.34N/AN/A3,042,1802,086,0609,790,32010,387,120
2021-09-30$164.74$165.0031.0%7.5%19.6%35.0%26.7%7.6%-0.5%-1.74B11.03B-429.9M0.8121.42N/AN/A3,183,1002,586,84010,544,10011,058,540