NFLX Options History — October 2010

In October 2010, NFLX traded between $2.13 and $2.55. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.6%, placing in the 53.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 51.4%). Max pain ranged from $2.14 to $2.36. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.01.

Notable Days

  • 2010-10-21: Highest Volume — 14,875,980 contracts
  • 2010-10-14: Largest IV spike — 49.8% change
  • 2010-10-05: Highest IV Rank — 79.2%
  • 2010-10-20: Largest Expected Move — 18.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$2.29$2.13$2.55$2.21$2.48
Max Pain$2.28$2.14$2.36$2.14$2.36
ATM IV52.6%40.6%64.0%53.1%59.4%
Expected Move16.0%12.6%18.3%14.8%14.5%
HV 20d51.4%42.4%64.1%46.2%55.9%
HV 60d54.1%47.6%57.7%57.1%53.0%
IV Rank53.4%26.3%79.2%54.6%68.8%
IV Percentile68.2%40.1%96.0%72.6%86.9%
Term Structure-2.3%-9.3%10.9%10.9%-0.6%
VWIV56.6%44.9%64.0%53.0%51.3%
Skew 25d2.1%-0.7%5.3%-0.6%-0.7%
Skew 10d4.0%-2.8%9.9%-2.8%-1.6%
Call IV 25d55.4%42.3%63.9%53.3%51.9%
Put IV 25d57.5%46.7%65.2%52.7%51.1%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.233.959.976.069.97
Gamma HHI0.110.060.460.460.07
Net GEX3.1M-32.1M26.0M-32.1M3.8M
Net DEX-653.1M-1.27B-240.2M-397.4M-952.0M
Net VEX-4.6M-5.3M-4.3M-4.5M-5.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.010.591.511.311.03
Total Volume5,542,523.3332,291,24014,875,9809,043,8607,831,040
Total OI22,585,883.33316,830,94025,846,17022,669,36025,846,170

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2010-10-01$2.21$2.1453.1%14.8%46.2%54.6%53.0%-0.6%10.9%-32.1M-397.4M-4.5M1.316.06N/AN/A3,909,2205,134,64010,500,77012,168,590
2010-10-04$2.23$2.3660.7%18.0%46.3%71.7%63.1%2.6%-3.9%3.7M-595.1M-4.5M0.843.95N/AN/A2,389,3101,999,1309,974,72011,565,050
2010-10-05$2.23$2.3664.0%17.9%45.9%79.2%62.5%1.8%-4.2%4.5M-598.0M-4.6M0.744.55N/AN/A2,244,4101,670,62010,483,55012,007,730
2010-10-06$2.15$2.3653.8%18.3%47.3%56.1%64.0%0.8%-4.3%-5.5M-275.1M-4.5M1.264.28N/AN/A2,843,6103,596,67010,636,64012,301,660
2010-10-07$2.16$2.3650.6%17.9%47.4%49.0%62.5%2.1%-4.0%-4.1M-343.8M-4.6M1.094.83N/AN/A1,836,1701,996,61010,953,25012,880,420
2010-10-08$2.14$2.2947.1%17.1%47.6%41.0%60.1%1.8%-3.7%-17.4M-240.2M-4.4M1.175.53N/AN/A2,186,9402,561,16011,194,26012,947,830
2010-10-11$2.20$2.2952.1%17.8%48.3%52.3%62.5%1.5%-5.4%5.1M-515.8M-4.5M1.386.64N/AN/A1,519,6302,100,70010,670,52012,788,790
2010-10-12$2.22$2.2145.6%17.5%48.3%37.5%61.3%2.3%-5.2%6.7M-600.4M-4.5M0.594.96N/AN/A1,614,690945,84010,988,39013,172,600
2010-10-13$2.21$2.2140.6%17.3%47.3%26.3%60.6%1.8%-5.1%6.8M-564.7M-4.5M1.007.19N/AN/A1,288,8401,287,09011,100,53013,276,690
2010-10-14$2.18$2.2160.8%17.4%46.9%72.0%61.2%2.4%-5.0%15.9K-436.7M-4.4M1.244.98N/AN/A1,244,8801,538,60011,125,66013,377,000
2010-10-15$2.22$2.2157.0%16.3%47.2%63.3%57.4%3.0%-3.3%10.2M-694.3M-4.3M0.867.13N/AN/A2,274,0201,966,16011,233,18013,613,740
2010-10-18$2.19$2.2159.7%17.1%47.6%69.4%60.2%0.8%-5.6%253.4K-378.6M-4.3M0.856.71N/AN/A1,237,3201,053,9207,410,9709,419,970
2010-10-19$2.13$2.2162.4%17.9%47.5%75.5%62.6%0.7%-7.9%-529.1K-293.1M-4.3M0.876.54N/AN/A1,744,6801,514,2407,819,7009,782,990
2010-10-20$2.19$2.2163.7%18.3%42.4%78.6%63.5%5.1%-9.3%2.4M-429.4M-4.5M0.817.30N/AN/A4,231,4303,413,3408,299,48010,068,170
2010-10-21$2.47$2.2144.2%12.7%60.1%34.4%46.9%5.3%0.9%26.0M-1.27B-4.4M1.037.66N/AN/A7,337,8207,538,1609,809,45011,398,100
2010-10-22$2.40$2.2944.5%12.7%61.0%35.0%46.2%3.0%2.4%5.8M-857.5M-4.8M1.136.47N/AN/A2,863,1403,230,92010,466,33013,141,870
2010-10-25$2.38$2.2944.0%12.6%60.8%34.1%44.9%4.4%2.6%5.8M-745.4M-4.7M1.517.94N/AN/A1,356,6002,043,2309,116,38011,700,430
2010-10-26$2.54$2.2947.7%13.7%64.1%42.4%49.2%2.8%0.5%15.2M-1.20B-4.7M0.665.65N/AN/A5,951,1203,917,3409,358,58012,341,210
2010-10-27$2.55$2.3647.4%13.6%61.6%41.6%48.5%2.2%0.6%18.3M-1.25B-4.9M0.736.18N/AN/A4,684,4003,413,55010,421,46013,439,160
2010-10-28$2.51$2.3646.1%13.2%58.8%38.8%47.0%0.8%1.2%11.0M-1.09B-5.2M1.126.27N/AN/A2,306,8502,574,95011,327,26014,174,300
2010-10-29$2.48$2.3659.4%14.5%55.9%68.8%51.3%-0.7%-0.6%3.8M-952.0M-5.3M1.039.97N/AN/A3,855,6003,975,44011,372,20014,473,970