NFLX Options History — October 2009

In October 2009, NFLX traded between $0.64 and $0.79. ATM implied volatility averaged 41.0%, placing in the 8.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 5.7% (HV 20d: 35.2%). Max pain ranged from $0.64 to $0.71. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 8 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.15.

Notable Days

  • 2009-10-23: Highest Volume — 1,638,140 contracts
  • 2009-10-15: Largest IV spike — 33.8% change
  • 2009-10-22: Highest IV Rank — 18.8%
  • 2009-10-06: Largest Expected Move — 14.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.70$0.64$0.79$0.64$0.76
Max Pain$0.68$0.64$0.71$0.64$0.71
ATM IV41.0%33.6%49.0%40.5%40.8%
Expected Move12.8%10.7%14.4%11.6%11.7%
HV 20d35.2%24.6%50.2%34.8%50.2%
HV 60d36.4%31.8%39.4%37.8%39.4%
IV Rank8.5%0.0%18.8%6.7%8.8%
IV Percentile15.5%0.0%36.9%13.9%19.0%
Term Structure-1.0%-5.2%10.2%8.0%1.5%
VWIV45.6%38.0%55.1%40.6%40.8%
Skew 25d5.0%1.2%8.3%4.8%1.7%
Skew 10d9.0%-0.2%14.4%8.6%2.8%
Call IV 25d42.6%36.8%46.9%38.3%40.4%
Put IV 25d47.6%39.3%54.2%43.1%42.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %14.389.7118.5914.6618.28
Gamma HHI0.140.100.180.140.14
Net GEX464.7K-84.5K1.0M302.8K768.9K
Net DEX-30.3M-64.8M-2.8M-2.8M-47.4M
Net VEX-266.5K-311.2K-241.8K-262.3K-311.2K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.150.475.040.691.17
Total Volume329,165.45548,7901,638,140194,810325,780
Total OI3,685,2203,087,0704,131,4703,464,7204,131,470

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2009-10-01$0.64$0.6440.5%11.6%34.8%6.7%40.6%4.8%8.0%302.8K-2.8M-262.3K0.6914.66N/AN/A115,43079,3801,700,0201,764,700
2009-10-02$0.64$0.6438.7%11.1%31.5%4.5%39.9%3.1%10.2%397.1K-3.4M-264.9K0.7112.96N/AN/A36,75026,2501,729,9101,792,350
2009-10-05$0.65$0.6840.9%14.2%31.4%7.2%49.1%6.2%-2.8%478.3K-9.6M-258.1K1.4510.86N/AN/A19,95028,8401,732,7801,803,830
2009-10-06$0.66$0.6840.9%14.4%31.6%7.2%55.1%8.3%-3.7%530.2K-16.6M-252.7K5.0412.01N/AN/A52,220263,1301,737,1901,808,730
2009-10-07$0.66$0.6839.6%14.3%28.6%5.5%49.3%7.7%-3.8%445.3K-15.3M-266.4K0.5012.15N/AN/A73,36036,8901,768,4101,982,400
2009-10-08$0.66$0.6837.9%14.1%28.7%3.4%50.7%6.4%-3.3%470.1K-13.6M-262.2K1.5614.63N/AN/A66,780104,2301,784,0901,980,020
2009-10-09$0.67$0.6833.6%13.7%27.9%0.0%48.9%7.2%-3.5%460.7K-23.6M-254.1K1.8011.47N/AN/A39,55071,1901,757,1401,987,930
2009-10-12$0.66$0.6841.3%14.1%28.8%9.4%46.9%7.3%-3.1%516.1K-13.9M-249.7K0.7615.36N/AN/A260,050197,4001,775,2701,987,790
2009-10-13$0.66$0.6837.8%13.6%25.8%5.2%49.1%7.5%-2.9%484.0K-17.4M-253.3K0.7414.19N/AN/A30,38022,6101,813,8402,033,850
2009-10-14$0.69$0.6835.4%13.7%24.6%2.2%51.2%7.6%-3.0%499.0K-36.5M-246.2K1.3713.13N/AN/A110,390151,2001,786,7502,037,700
2009-10-15$0.72$0.6847.4%13.6%29.1%16.9%48.3%6.0%-3.0%458.1K-62.5M-243.9K0.6612.98N/AN/A463,750307,3001,810,5502,119,600
2009-10-16$0.70$0.6847.2%13.5%30.4%16.7%48.2%5.6%-3.3%211.7K-43.8M-269.7K1.0517.41N/AN/A152,880160,6501,868,3002,248,260
2009-10-19$0.71$0.6845.7%13.1%30.9%14.8%46.3%5.5%-4.2%69.8K-23.9M-257.6K1.0612.97N/AN/A80,99085,9601,327,1301,759,940
2009-10-20$0.70$0.6844.2%12.7%31.6%13.0%45.7%5.1%-2.4%4.4K-18.6M-266.8K0.8414.33N/AN/A90,86076,3001,357,7901,801,590
2009-10-21$0.68$0.6847.1%13.5%32.0%16.5%47.8%5.9%-3.5%-84.5K-12.5M-265.5K2.2917.13N/AN/A66,640152,4601,389,8501,817,060
2009-10-22$0.71$0.6849.0%14.0%34.3%18.8%49.3%4.3%-5.2%21.5K-22.0M-268.4K0.749.71N/AN/A319,410235,5501,398,9501,873,760
2009-10-23$0.78$0.6838.2%11.0%48.4%5.7%38.9%1.2%0.4%903.7K-64.8M-241.8K0.7318.59N/AN/A949,270688,8701,557,5001,993,390
2009-10-26$0.79$0.7139.6%11.4%48.1%7.3%40.2%1.8%0.5%726.1K-58.0M-281.3K0.4718.14N/AN/A273,420129,3601,697,9902,128,980
2009-10-27$0.77$0.7138.2%10.9%49.0%5.6%38.7%2.2%1.4%818.3K-53.1M-287.5K0.6417.38N/AN/A165,060105,4201,791,8602,164,400
2009-10-28$0.76$0.7139.6%11.4%49.5%7.3%39.8%1.9%1.3%717.2K-46.7M-301.7K0.5412.52N/AN/A244,510131,8101,842,0502,174,620
2009-10-29$0.79$0.7137.2%10.7%47.7%4.4%38.0%2.5%2.1%1.0M-60.4M-297.1K0.5415.59N/AN/A162,12087,2901,876,2102,178,890
2009-10-30$0.76$0.7140.8%11.7%50.2%8.8%40.8%1.7%1.5%768.9K-47.4M-311.2K1.1718.28N/AN/A150,290175,4901,923,9502,207,520