AMZN Options History — October 2021

In October 2021, AMZN traded between $159.26 and $172.33. ATM implied volatility averaged 27.8%, placing in the 26.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 7.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 4.6% (HV 20d: 23.2%). Max pain ranged from $165.00 to $167.50. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.64.

Notable Days

  • 2021-10-15: Highest Volume — 15,638,440 contracts
  • 2021-10-29: Largest IV drop — 21.6% change
  • 2021-10-04: Highest IV Rank — 43.3%
  • 2021-10-04: Largest Expected Move — 9.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$166.67$159.26$172.33$164.02$167.46
Max Pain$166.19$165.00$167.50$165.00$166.50
ATM IV27.8%21.8%34.0%30.6%21.8%
Expected Move7.8%6.3%9.1%7.2%6.3%
HV 20d23.2%19.6%26.3%19.6%25.6%
HV 60d23.7%19.8%25.3%23.8%20.9%
IV Rank26.6%11.5%43.3%34.0%11.5%
IV Percentile42.2%17.1%77.4%59.5%17.1%
Term Structure-0.9%-1.3%0.2%-0.3%0.2%
VWIV28.0%23.1%32.1%25.4%23.1%
Skew 25d3.3%0.1%6.6%6.6%1.4%
Skew 10d7.0%0.6%13.4%12.4%2.5%
Call IV 25d26.8%21.5%31.8%28.4%21.5%
Put IV 25d30.1%22.9%37.9%35.1%22.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %12.937.3919.4418.4113.46
Gamma HHI0.040.020.220.040.02
Net GEX468.8M-2.29B8.19B-2.29B-1.23B
Net DEX-4.79B-39.70B25.55B16.38B-2.21B
Net VEX-411.3M-424.6M-400.0M-422.5M-401.1M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.640.450.860.780.58
Total Volume6,555,619.0483,344,50015,638,4407,763,18015,395,320
Total OI20,022,618.09517,338,10022,022,80021,868,90020,849,260

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-10-01$164.02$165.0030.6%7.2%19.6%34.0%25.4%6.6%-0.3%-2.29B16.38B-422.5M0.7818.41N/AN/A4,373,0803,390,10010,611,72011,257,180
2021-10-04$159.26$167.5034.0%9.1%21.7%43.3%32.1%6.1%-1.3%-831.1M25.55B-403.6M0.668.82N/AN/A3,608,0002,395,1009,034,8409,923,980
2021-10-05$161.44$167.0031.9%8.6%21.6%37.5%30.1%5.8%-1.2%-875.0M20.78B-413.8M0.558.65N/AN/A3,313,4401,836,3409,286,22010,353,760
2021-10-06$162.65$167.0031.6%8.5%21.9%36.8%30.0%5.5%-1.2%-54.9M12.21B-421.7M0.7210.13N/AN/A2,818,1002,036,9609,949,28010,786,380
2021-10-07$165.43$167.0029.4%8.0%23.0%30.8%28.7%4.9%-1.0%1.38B-3.63B-424.6M0.5313.84N/AN/A4,232,2002,261,96010,296,12011,045,580
2021-10-08$164.62$167.0029.5%8.1%23.0%31.1%28.9%5.1%-1.1%1.03B-121.0M-421.7M0.7514.36N/AN/A4,123,9003,088,60010,504,66011,209,520
2021-10-11$162.68$167.0030.0%8.2%23.2%32.3%29.5%4.8%-0.9%-352.2M12.22B-407.3M0.7513.18N/AN/A2,808,2002,116,3809,140,26010,098,580
2021-10-12$162.13$167.0029.7%8.2%23.2%31.5%28.7%4.7%-1.0%-480.2M15.04B-400.0M0.6911.72N/AN/A2,104,0401,450,2409,404,64010,403,920
2021-10-13$164.21$167.0027.7%7.7%23.4%26.0%27.3%4.1%-0.9%-1.6M7.13B-407.8M0.7310.97N/AN/A2,229,5801,632,2009,866,72011,000,480
2021-10-14$164.95$166.5026.2%7.3%23.6%22.0%26.7%3.6%-0.8%967.8M1.13B-403.7M0.867.39N/AN/A2,614,8002,252,54010,298,70011,254,520
2021-10-15$170.04$166.5025.9%7.2%26.3%21.2%26.3%2.5%-1.2%8.19B-39.70B-410.9M0.4510.34N/AN/A10,793,3004,845,14010,583,60011,439,200
2021-10-18$172.33$165.0025.6%7.3%22.7%20.2%26.9%2.0%-0.9%1.06B-27.17B-408.5M0.5312.59N/AN/A3,918,6402,077,7607,965,1209,372,980
2021-10-19$172.20$165.0025.1%7.2%22.7%18.8%26.0%1.6%-1.0%1.66B-30.22B-407.6M0.5813.60N/AN/A3,066,0601,770,2808,506,0009,792,620
2021-10-20$170.97$165.5025.4%7.3%22.6%19.9%26.0%1.7%-1.1%1.17B-23.26B-415.7M0.5914.18N/AN/A3,708,1402,194,5409,315,78010,605,620
2021-10-21$171.72$166.0024.9%7.2%22.3%19.0%26.2%1.7%-1.1%1.60B-27.31B-410.9M0.6213.91N/AN/A3,141,7401,947,1609,620,48010,875,220
2021-10-22$166.89$166.0027.3%7.9%24.5%25.8%28.2%1.9%-1.2%-1.66B3.00B-410.4M0.7115.30N/AN/A6,538,2404,665,3209,774,18011,008,280
2021-10-25$165.83$166.5026.5%7.9%24.5%23.5%28.3%1.9%-0.7%-572.9M-28.8M-403.3M0.7513.92N/AN/A1,908,2601,436,2408,045,0609,833,400
2021-10-26$169.42$165.0026.1%7.9%23.8%22.4%28.3%1.3%-0.4%117.6M-15.37B-413.7M0.5914.57N/AN/A2,155,7001,264,6408,461,10010,178,300
2021-10-27$170.13$165.0026.5%8.1%23.8%23.6%29.3%1.0%-0.5%266.1M-18.82B-411.1M0.4712.69N/AN/A2,925,7001,386,3408,668,46010,304,420
2021-10-28$171.64$165.0027.9%8.6%23.8%27.5%30.7%0.1%-0.7%744.5M-26.11B-416.9M0.4519.44N/AN/A5,421,5002,422,2209,124,28010,424,560
2021-10-29$167.46$166.5021.8%6.3%25.6%11.5%23.1%1.4%0.2%-1.23B-2.21B-401.1M0.5813.46N/AN/A9,719,1405,676,1809,944,52010,904,740