AMZN Options History — December 2021

In December 2021, AMZN traded between $166.37 and $176.10. ATM implied volatility averaged 28.2%, placing in the 35.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.3% (HV 20d: 26.9%). Max pain ranged from $162.50 to $172.00. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.65.

Notable Days

  • 2021-12-10: Highest Volume — 10,164,620 contracts
  • 2021-12-03: Largest IV spike — 17.8% change
  • 2021-12-03: Highest IV Rank — 59.7%
  • 2021-12-03: Largest Expected Move — 10.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$170.67$166.37$176.10$173.14$167.21
Max Pain$164.13$162.50$172.00$171.75$164.00
ATM IV28.2%25.0%35.1%30.6%27.4%
Expected Move8.0%6.7%10.9%9.2%6.7%
HV 20d26.9%24.2%30.3%28.9%24.4%
HV 60d25.8%24.7%26.6%24.7%25.2%
IV Rank35.1%23.7%59.7%43.8%32.2%
IV Percentile53.8%31.3%90.9%73.8%50.0%
Term Structure1.1%-0.7%4.5%0.1%4.3%
VWIV28.7%23.9%38.5%32.7%23.9%
Skew 25d3.4%1.6%7.3%3.1%1.8%
Skew 10d7.5%3.5%14.7%6.2%3.7%
Call IV 25d27.1%24.3%32.4%29.7%25.6%
Put IV 25d30.5%26.2%39.7%32.9%27.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %22.5111.1232.8312.0922.93
Gamma HHI0.030.020.070.020.04
Net GEX11.0M-2.81B1.87B-1.02B-2.16B
Net DEX-9.86B-30.62B19.87B-6.73B3.93B
Net VEX-385.3M-409.1M-359.3M-409.1M-359.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.650.410.920.710.79
Total Volume6,102,129.0913,839,50010,164,6206,321,8607,396,760
Total OI20,392,770.90918,194,16022,290,34020,173,50021,415,000

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-12-01$173.14$171.7530.6%9.2%28.9%43.8%32.7%3.1%0.1%-1.02B-6.73B-409.1M0.7112.09N/AN/A3,698,6402,623,2209,444,70010,728,800
2021-12-02$172.46$172.0029.8%9.0%27.7%40.9%31.9%3.7%0.2%-1.07B-3.41B-407.3M0.8412.16N/AN/A3,408,9802,877,2609,839,38010,934,220
2021-12-03$167.48$172.0035.1%10.9%27.8%59.7%38.5%7.3%-0.3%-2.81B19.87B-408.3M0.9211.12N/AN/A4,160,0403,834,94010,176,46011,240,280
2021-12-06$171.12$162.5031.2%9.0%28.7%45.8%32.0%5.7%0.3%-235.7M-7.69B-404.2M0.6313.56N/AN/A3,078,5401,933,7609,012,74010,215,500
2021-12-07$175.91$162.5027.1%7.8%30.3%31.2%28.9%4.1%0.5%934.4M-29.63B-394.1M0.6218.58N/AN/A3,918,6802,411,2209,286,18010,551,100
2021-12-08$176.10$162.5026.2%7.7%29.2%28.2%27.9%3.6%0.6%1.32B-30.62B-398.6M0.6617.83N/AN/A2,613,6201,712,4209,757,88010,904,360
2021-12-09$174.54$162.5027.1%7.9%27.2%31.4%28.3%3.8%0.6%565.9M-19.79B-397.2M0.6418.93N/AN/A3,334,8802,125,1809,988,58011,180,040
2021-12-10$171.75$162.5025.9%7.5%27.8%27.0%27.0%3.5%0.4%678.7M-4.80B-385.8M0.7421.27N/AN/A5,846,5804,318,04010,281,14011,415,940
2021-12-13$170.14$162.5027.1%7.7%27.4%31.4%27.6%3.8%-0.2%-178.2M-7.41B-384.6M0.8120.34N/AN/A2,117,1401,722,3609,447,70010,235,600
2021-12-14$168.68$162.5028.2%8.0%27.3%35.3%28.8%4.0%-0.5%-660.2M-1.26B-381.1M0.6722.04N/AN/A2,526,8401,681,6209,731,12010,640,180
2021-12-15$172.08$162.5027.9%7.8%28.5%34.0%28.4%3.4%-0.7%737.4M-19.96B-390.0M0.6332.83N/AN/A3,490,4202,192,04010,060,62010,844,840
2021-12-16$168.60$162.5030.1%8.5%29.2%41.9%29.8%4.1%-0.5%-246.8M-3.87B-387.9M0.7230.60N/AN/A3,595,2002,599,66010,454,22011,150,800
2021-12-17$169.21$162.5029.6%8.4%25.0%40.1%30.0%4.3%-0.7%-10.2M-6.44B-389.6M0.6628.66N/AN/A4,899,5603,233,10010,822,84011,467,500
2021-12-20$166.37$163.2531.1%8.8%25.4%45.5%31.8%4.4%0.6%-218.4M938.9M-379.2M0.7622.64N/AN/A2,304,0001,739,5408,819,6009,408,320
2021-12-21$169.71$162.5027.2%7.8%25.7%31.8%28.0%3.0%1.1%744.8M-12.38B-382.6M0.5629.21N/AN/A4,308,5802,421,5409,278,2609,974,060
2021-12-22$170.24$162.5025.9%7.4%25.8%27.2%26.9%2.4%1.4%1.01B-16.72B-377.6M0.5831.10N/AN/A4,040,5202,339,8809,715,72010,277,940
2021-12-23$171.40$162.5025.0%7.1%26.0%23.7%25.4%1.8%1.6%1.87B-23.66B-373.6M0.5131.36N/AN/A4,529,5202,309,60010,109,44010,647,500
2021-12-27$169.43$163.7527.5%7.6%25.7%32.6%27.4%2.2%3.7%231.5M-10.83B-365.1M0.4231.21N/AN/A4,145,8801,751,7208,754,5409,439,620
2021-12-28$170.91$163.7526.6%7.2%25.2%29.7%26.5%1.7%3.9%870.9M-18.15B-367.3M0.4129.19N/AN/A4,582,0201,869,8009,599,32010,047,800
2021-12-29$169.42$163.7526.5%7.1%24.6%29.1%25.5%1.6%4.0%244.6M-10.92B-369.6M0.5520.57N/AN/A2,857,2801,577,20010,104,70010,377,280
2021-12-30$168.82$164.0026.7%6.8%24.2%29.7%24.5%1.6%4.5%-343.5M-7.38B-365.4M0.5117.02N/AN/A4,061,7002,057,36010,255,74010,603,400
2021-12-31$167.21$164.0027.4%6.7%24.4%32.2%23.9%1.8%4.3%-2.16B3.93B-359.3M0.7922.93N/AN/A4,134,6203,262,14010,534,60010,880,400