NFLX Options History — April 2011

In April 2011, NFLX traded between $3.26 and $3.60. ATM implied volatility averaged 44.5%, placing in the 25.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.0% (HV 20d: 36.6%). Max pain ranged from $3.14 to $3.43. Net GEX was positive for 13 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.04.

Notable Days

  • 2011-04-26: Highest Volume — 18,219,110 contracts
  • 2011-04-14: Largest IV spike — 52.8% change
  • 2011-04-25: Highest IV Rank — 63.8%
  • 2011-04-25: Largest Expected Move — 17.0%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.41$3.26$3.60$3.46$3.32
Max Pain$3.28$3.14$3.43$3.14$3.36
ATM IV44.5%34.9%59.2%38.9%38.0%
Expected Move14.3%10.7%17.0%11.1%10.7%
HV 20d36.6%27.3%45.8%45.8%45.8%
HV 60d49.1%41.8%50.8%50.5%46.1%
IV Rank25.8%0.9%63.8%11.1%8.8%
IV Percentile27.0%0.4%83.7%3.6%1.6%
Term Structure-2.2%-7.8%12.6%12.6%2.4%
VWIV50.4%38.1%58.9%39.5%38.1%
Skew 25d4.0%2.0%5.9%2.0%2.6%
Skew 10d8.1%3.6%11.9%3.6%4.5%
Call IV 25d48.0%36.8%54.8%38.1%36.8%
Put IV 25d52.0%39.3%60.3%40.1%39.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %6.844.908.866.126.18
Gamma HHI0.090.040.490.060.04
Net GEX5.1M-80.1M34.8M19.5M-8.1K
Net DEX-842.9M-1.40B-56.8M-1.34B-277.0M
Net VEX-8.9M-9.9M-8.6M-8.7M-9.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.040.631.320.941.06
Total Volume6,351,7512,810,50018,219,1107,679,0704,863,600
Total OI23,057,93017,499,09028,527,45023,247,98028,527,450

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-04-01$3.46$3.1438.9%11.1%45.8%11.1%39.5%2.0%12.6%19.5M-1.34B-8.7M0.946.12N/AN/A3,965,0103,714,06010,390,66012,857,320
2011-04-04$3.50$3.1443.9%14.7%45.0%24.1%51.9%4.5%-3.1%25.2M-1.32B-8.7M1.146.67N/AN/A1,691,2701,928,0809,510,34012,122,040
2011-04-05$3.49$3.1440.6%14.6%37.5%15.6%51.7%3.8%-3.0%23.8M-1.29B-8.7M1.157.59N/AN/A2,100,0702,406,7409,858,31012,724,320
2011-04-06$3.43$3.2140.0%14.9%38.0%13.9%52.4%3.8%-3.1%6.6M-1.02B-8.8M1.196.88N/AN/A2,814,7703,345,65010,280,62013,141,800
2011-04-07$3.34$3.2138.2%15.0%38.9%9.4%53.1%4.2%-3.2%-27.5M-626.9M-9.0M1.198.70N/AN/A3,094,2103,689,70010,661,07013,714,610
2011-04-08$3.36$3.2937.3%15.3%38.5%6.9%53.8%4.1%-3.5%-80.1M-733.3M-9.1M1.077.34N/AN/A3,003,2803,221,61011,088,84014,246,680
2011-04-11$3.26$3.2940.4%15.6%39.7%15.1%54.8%3.9%-4.2%-4.4M-513.7M-8.8M1.196.26N/AN/A2,464,0002,941,9609,960,86012,953,360
2011-04-12$3.34$3.2938.2%15.5%31.0%9.3%54.4%5.0%-4.0%10.5M-825.6M-8.8M0.947.70N/AN/A2,466,2402,323,23010,174,01013,299,370
2011-04-13$3.41$3.2934.9%15.2%30.7%0.9%54.1%5.3%-3.9%30.4M-1.08B-8.7M1.017.19N/AN/A1,761,6901,780,87010,320,45013,525,890
2011-04-14$3.38$3.2953.4%15.3%31.1%48.7%53.8%4.5%-3.3%22.5M-952.2M-8.6M0.808.86N/AN/A2,464,4201,983,59010,418,31013,750,170
2011-04-15$3.36$3.2953.1%15.2%29.8%48.0%53.3%4.1%-4.1%16.5M-903.7M-8.6M1.086.01N/AN/A1,746,6401,880,48010,495,66013,806,800
2011-04-18$3.33$3.2953.7%15.4%29.9%49.5%54.3%4.9%-5.1%4.1M-585.9M-8.6M0.925.35N/AN/A1,462,6501,347,8507,703,7809,795,310
2011-04-19$3.45$3.2953.3%15.3%29.3%48.3%53.8%5.9%-4.9%21.6M-888.0M-8.8M1.115.52N/AN/A2,046,0302,278,5708,194,83010,274,530
2011-04-20$3.49$3.2953.2%15.3%27.3%48.2%53.9%4.3%-5.1%34.8M-1.04B-8.8M0.885.83N/AN/A2,306,5702,026,6408,710,59010,806,530
2011-04-21$3.60$3.3653.9%15.5%29.0%50.1%54.7%4.4%-5.3%13.8M-1.40B-8.9M0.637.13N/AN/A5,102,3003,195,7108,949,50011,174,450
2011-04-25$3.60$3.3659.2%17.0%29.1%63.8%58.9%5.5%-7.8%13.3M-1.10B-9.0M1.018.48N/AN/A5,491,1505,558,9108,522,22010,984,680
2011-04-26$3.27$3.4339.9%11.4%44.2%13.7%40.5%2.0%1.2%-22.7M-56.8M-8.8M1.197.75N/AN/A8,323,2109,895,90010,742,20013,385,750
2011-04-27$3.37$3.3642.0%12.0%45.6%19.1%42.6%3.0%0.7%-1.9M-495.8M-9.6M1.326.35N/AN/A4,450,6705,888,54011,934,02014,613,830
2011-04-28$3.35$3.3638.8%11.1%45.7%10.9%39.2%2.8%1.9%-4.1M-415.7M-9.7M1.054.90N/AN/A2,925,7203,083,43012,341,00015,196,440
2011-04-29$3.32$3.3638.0%10.7%45.8%8.8%38.1%2.6%2.4%-8.1K-277.0M-9.9M1.066.18N/AN/A2,363,4802,500,12012,662,09015,865,360