NDLS Options History — December 2023

In December 2023, NDLS traded between $23.92 and $27.04. ATM implied volatility averaged 110.7%, placing in the 31.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 25.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 57.9% (HV 20d: 52.9%). Max pain ranged from $20.00 to $40.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.24.

Notable Days

  • 2023-12-20: Highest Volume — 169 contracts
  • 2023-12-26: Largest IV spike — 85.9% change
  • 2023-12-04: Highest IV Rank — 73.0%
  • 2023-12-01: Largest Expected Move — 43.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$25.66$23.92$27.04$25.04$24.80
Max Pain$24.00$20.00$40.00$20.00$20.00
ATM IV110.7%45.2%207.6%149.9%129.5%
Expected Move25.9%11.6%43.0%43.0%37.1%
HV 20d52.9%39.5%73.5%73.5%49.6%
HV 60d62.4%61.7%63.8%62.5%63.4%
IV Rank31.6%3.6%73.0%48.4%39.6%
IV Percentile78.2%2.0%99.2%98.0%93.7%
Term Structure-13.4%-44.8%21.9%-29.8%-44.8%
VWIV105.7%57.2%183.3%121.1%183.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %75.4614.62102.5999.9098.96
Gamma HHI0.590.500.870.530.70
Net GEX3.6K7486.2K6.2K946
Net DEX-521.5K-717.1K-324.6K-565.6K-328.0K
Net VEX-1.0K-1.6K-475-1.6K-525
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.240.0028.000.000.00
Total Volume15.450169250
Total OI520.05428590563433

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-12-01$25.04$20.00149.9%43.0%73.5%48.4%0.0%0.0%-29.8%6.2K-565.6K-1.6K0.0099.90N/AN/A250447116
2023-12-04$25.68$20.00207.6%15.4%70.7%73.0%121.1%0.0%3.4%5.6K-630.7K-1.6K0.0045.38N/AN/A00472116
2023-12-05$25.20$20.0077.9%11.6%71.6%17.5%0.0%0.0%9.3%5.8K-611.9K-1.4K0.0014.62N/AN/A10472116
2023-12-06$25.36$20.0089.1%12.8%71.3%22.4%0.0%0.0%21.9%5.5K-624.2K-1.6K0.0087.15N/AN/A00472116
2023-12-07$26.32$20.0087.0%15.9%63.6%21.4%64.0%0.0%-21.5%2.4K-687.1K-7852.2063.49N/AN/A11472116
2023-12-08$26.80$40.00118.1%29.7%63.4%34.7%0.0%0.0%-22.2%2.7K-717.1K-69828.0089.41N/AN/A118473117
2023-12-11$26.32$40.00184.8%30.5%63.4%63.3%0.0%0.0%3.6%5.8K-678.6K-1.5K0.0090.79N/AN/A80474108
2023-12-12$26.48$40.00154.8%30.6%58.5%50.5%0.0%0.0%-1.1%5.5K-682.3K-1.3K0.0091.72N/AN/A10473108
2023-12-13$25.68$40.00100.3%28.7%45.8%27.1%57.2%0.0%6.8%5.2K-634.5K-1.2K0.11102.59N/AN/A121473108
2023-12-14$26.00$20.00104.5%30.0%46.0%28.9%0.0%0.0%-24.5%2.1K-673.9K-6690.0088.79N/AN/A40474106
2023-12-15$25.36$20.0096.5%27.7%39.5%25.5%64.1%0.0%2.8%4.4K-606.4K-1.1K0.0058.90N/AN/A530470106
2023-12-18$25.04$20.00112.2%32.2%39.6%32.2%0.0%0.0%-33.9%1.4K-418.8K-5962.0062.98N/AN/A13371103
2023-12-19$25.36$20.0063.1%18.1%39.7%11.2%144.7%0.0%-10.0%4.0K-389.5K-1.1K0.2762.42N/AN/A10372101
2023-12-20$23.92$20.0045.2%13.0%44.8%3.6%0.0%0.0%-13.8%2.1K-384.6K-6430.0684.15N/AN/A15910372101
2023-12-21$24.64$20.0050.7%14.5%41.9%6.0%0.0%0.0%-16.0%1.1K-324.6K-5370.0768.58N/AN/A2033494
2023-12-22$25.60$20.0070.1%20.1%39.6%14.2%0.0%0.0%-38.0%748-343.8K-5150.0067.26N/AN/A0033494
2023-12-26$27.04$20.00130.3%37.3%43.7%39.9%0.0%0.0%-5.4%4.5K-391.2K-1.1K0.0066.11N/AN/A0033494
2023-12-27$27.04$20.00133.1%38.1%43.6%41.1%183.3%0.0%-20.7%4.6K-391.1K-1.1K3.1372.74N/AN/A1333494
2023-12-28$25.60$20.00110.3%31.6%48.2%31.4%0.0%0.0%-34.0%784-346.3K-4750.0093.28N/AN/A3033497
2023-12-29$24.80$20.00129.5%37.1%49.6%39.6%0.0%0.0%-44.8%946-328.0K-5250.0098.96N/AN/A0033697