NDLS Options History — January 2026

In January 2026, NDLS traded between $5.44 and $6.88. ATM implied volatility averaged 232.9%, placing in the 38.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 72.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 140.3% (HV 20d: 92.6%). Max pain ranged from $8.00 to $20.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.25.

Notable Days

  • 2026-01-05: Highest Volume — 94 contracts
  • 2026-01-09: Largest IV spike — 73.9% change
  • 2026-01-23: Highest IV Rank — 81.2%
  • 2026-01-23: Largest Expected Move — 114.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$6.22$5.44$6.88$5.92$5.44
Max Pain$19.40$8.00$20.00$8.00$20.00
ATM IV232.9%118.8%399.6%153.3%207.6%
Expected Move72.4%44.0%114.6%44.0%59.5%
HV 20d92.6%73.9%114.8%107.8%78.8%
HV 60d110.9%91.4%126.3%122.7%91.4%
IV Rank38.2%8.9%81.2%17.8%31.7%
IV Percentile56.0%5.6%98.0%18.7%48.8%
Term Structure18.2%-224.8%297.5%-1.6%-224.8%
VWIV215.8%121.8%408.9%291.3%246.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %111.4886.84126.5786.84114.94
Gamma HHI0.660.490.820.710.54
Net GEX435196691249196
Net DEX45.4K-55.1K100.8K37.8K58.5K
Net VEX-341-626-153-321-226
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.250.004.000.000.00
Total Volume17.309429
Total OI709.05597771597771

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2026-01-02$5.92$8.00153.3%44.0%107.8%17.8%0.0%0.0%-1.6%24937.8K-3210.0086.84N/AN/A20410187
2026-01-05$5.84$20.00177.2%58.5%107.8%23.9%291.3%0.0%77.4%23359.4K-2540.00116.85N/AN/A940412187
2026-01-06$6.00$20.00177.1%58.8%105.2%23.9%0.0%0.0%106.2%21788.9K-1530.00116.93N/AN/A360432187
2026-01-07$6.32$20.00168.6%62.2%107.1%21.7%121.8%0.0%7.5%39358.6K-3710.00126.57N/AN/A460446187
2026-01-08$6.40$20.00118.8%66.7%105.1%8.9%154.8%0.0%26.1%30670.2K-2800.00114.49N/AN/A500474187
2026-01-09$6.08$20.00206.4%64.2%105.4%31.4%0.0%0.0%297.5%47038.3K-4170.00126.15N/AN/A30524187
2026-01-12$6.88$20.00136.2%74.1%114.8%13.3%177.2%0.0%-3.9%49456.6K-4070.00111.21N/AN/A80526187
2026-01-13$6.48$20.00187.8%64.1%102.5%26.6%179.0%0.0%-24.3%47860.8K-3560.00108.22N/AN/A10532187
2026-01-14$6.56$20.00272.2%78.0%101.0%48.3%0.0%0.0%66.4%587-39.8K-6264.00106.07N/AN/A13533187
2026-01-15$6.72$20.00260.6%74.7%94.3%45.4%170.2%0.0%259.0%49167.6K-3490.63108.25N/AN/A21534190
2026-01-16$6.88$20.00163.4%46.8%88.2%20.3%161.9%0.0%156.3%466100.8K-1760.00108.97N/AN/A460535191
2026-01-20$6.40$20.00203.4%58.3%80.3%30.6%203.4%0.0%-160.1%6362.6K-4960.00110.47N/AN/A100538191
2026-01-21$6.40$20.00292.8%83.9%80.0%53.7%206.8%0.0%0.0%53332.5K-3730.00107.86N/AN/A30547191
2026-01-22$6.32$20.00299.5%85.9%79.0%55.4%215.6%0.0%24.3%6913.4K-4810.00107.50N/AN/A00551191
2026-01-23$6.32$20.00399.6%114.6%79.1%81.2%408.9%0.0%89.0%664-55.1K-5930.00117.34N/AN/A10551191
2026-01-26$5.92$20.00332.9%95.4%83.5%64.0%261.7%0.0%-206.8%21481.5K-1780.00107.09N/AN/A160552191
2026-01-27$6.16$20.00300.6%86.2%73.9%55.7%190.7%0.0%-15.9%39464.7K-2400.45114.27N/AN/A63569191
2026-01-28$5.68$20.00257.3%73.8%79.1%44.5%204.3%0.0%72.5%56242.6K-3060.00106.02N/AN/A00574193
2026-01-29$5.68$20.00342.4%98.2%78.9%66.4%258.2%0.0%-198.8%43578.5K-2070.00113.65N/AN/A50574193
2026-01-30$5.44$20.00207.6%59.5%78.8%31.7%246.7%0.0%-224.8%19658.5K-2260.00114.94N/AN/A90578193