NFLX Options History — March 2012

In March 2012, NFLX traded between $1.50 and $1.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.6%, placing in the 33.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.0% (HV 20d: 40.6%). Max pain ranged from $1.57 to $1.64. Net GEX was positive for 13 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 22 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.89.

Notable Days

  • 2012-03-07: Highest Volume — 6,021,120 contracts
  • 2012-03-15: Largest IV spike — 17.5% change
  • 2012-03-06: Highest IV Rank — 48.2%
  • 2012-03-07: Largest Expected Move — 17.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.61$1.50$1.74$1.61$1.64
Max Pain$1.60$1.57$1.64$1.57$1.64
ATM IV52.6%45.8%64.3%55.1%46.7%
Expected Move15.3%13.8%17.2%15.7%13.9%
HV 20d40.6%36.1%43.7%39.0%39.9%
HV 60d71.2%67.1%73.5%73.5%67.1%
IV Rank33.1%24.4%48.2%36.3%25.5%
IV Percentile41.6%30.2%67.9%48.0%30.2%
Term Structure9.9%3.3%16.8%3.3%16.8%
VWIV54.2%49.1%60.3%57.7%49.4%
Skew 25d4.5%1.8%7.6%3.6%1.8%
Skew 10d8.4%2.2%14.6%5.5%2.2%
Call IV 25d52.1%48.1%57.1%55.6%48.7%
Put IV 25d56.6%50.5%63.9%59.1%50.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %9.206.1214.836.4310.78
Gamma HHI0.170.050.720.080.49
Net GEX5.4M-30.5M56.0M3.9M-30.5M
Net DEX-180.6M-399.9M61.0M-219.4M-154.8M
Net VEX-4.6M-5.0M-4.1M-4.9M-4.7M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.890.601.370.820.60
Total Volume3,713,165.9091,847,0906,021,1203,648,2603,514,630
Total OI24,363,624.09117,076,92029,399,86027,963,46020,917,470

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-03-01$1.61$1.5755.1%15.7%39.0%36.3%57.7%3.6%3.3%3.9M-219.4M-4.9M0.826.43N/AN/A2,002,4201,645,84015,312,57012,650,890
2012-03-02$1.64$1.5753.0%15.7%39.8%33.7%56.4%3.9%3.4%48.6M-336.5M-4.9M0.846.12N/AN/A2,940,0702,473,80015,777,23012,903,310
2012-03-05$1.58$1.6461.0%16.2%40.6%44.0%54.8%7.3%7.3%-150.2K-135.6M-4.7M0.618.80N/AN/A2,439,3601,490,30015,222,20012,213,530
2012-03-06$1.53$1.6464.3%17.1%40.2%48.2%59.6%7.6%6.9%-3.8M-6.1M-4.6M1.378.80N/AN/A1,300,6701,781,22015,818,95012,469,380
2012-03-07$1.50$1.6458.7%17.2%40.3%40.9%60.3%6.8%6.2%-5.8M61.0M-4.4M1.237.35N/AN/A2,697,5203,323,60015,395,31012,630,800
2012-03-08$1.54$1.6453.4%16.4%41.5%34.1%58.5%6.3%6.5%-2.7M-62.3M-4.5M0.929.44N/AN/A1,809,3601,664,88015,721,37012,994,660
2012-03-09$1.56$1.6450.0%16.0%41.6%29.8%57.3%6.2%7.5%32.9K-104.5M-4.5M0.878.09N/AN/A2,109,9401,832,60015,841,70013,108,690
2012-03-12$1.52$1.5756.4%16.1%42.3%38.0%56.3%6.2%7.4%-3.7M-8.4M-4.3M1.119.47N/AN/A1,587,5301,768,06015,102,85012,434,870
2012-03-13$1.52$1.5750.3%15.6%39.8%30.2%54.8%6.3%8.0%-4.9M10.0M-4.2M1.228.01N/AN/A1,222,8301,492,61015,381,73012,805,730
2012-03-14$1.50$1.5745.8%16.1%36.1%24.4%56.6%6.0%7.7%-5.6M11.1M-4.1M1.267.43N/AN/A1,681,1202,121,14015,492,61012,918,430
2012-03-15$1.57$1.5753.8%15.4%40.8%34.6%54.9%4.7%8.6%3.0M-181.7M-4.3M0.819.28N/AN/A2,759,6802,221,87015,540,42013,124,090
2012-03-16$1.57$1.5753.5%15.3%40.8%34.3%54.6%5.9%8.4%56.0M-190.8M-4.4M0.859.34N/AN/A2,440,9702,083,48016,061,99013,337,870
2012-03-19$1.63$1.5752.6%15.1%43.7%33.1%53.9%3.9%10.3%3.7M-199.0M-4.5M0.788.96N/AN/A2,246,4401,757,3509,270,4507,806,470
2012-03-20$1.64$1.5752.7%15.1%41.9%33.2%53.3%3.8%12.1%5.0M-226.3M-4.6M0.7010.69N/AN/A1,949,1501,373,8909,952,8108,353,940
2012-03-21$1.72$1.5750.9%14.6%41.5%30.9%51.6%3.7%12.3%9.2M-388.8M-4.8M0.7810.81N/AN/A2,880,0102,253,72010,337,9508,749,300
2012-03-22$1.70$1.5752.0%14.9%41.8%32.4%52.8%2.9%12.2%6.5M-326.9M-4.9M0.7414.83N/AN/A2,194,9201,615,95010,637,5509,430,540
2012-03-23$1.72$1.5750.7%14.5%41.6%30.7%51.4%2.2%12.9%26.1M-399.9M-5.0M0.7510.73N/AN/A2,032,9401,517,46010,883,6009,628,430
2012-03-26$1.74$1.5749.5%14.2%40.8%29.1%50.6%2.6%14.0%7.0M-375.0M-5.0M0.906.48N/AN/A1,219,1201,091,09010,393,1109,003,120
2012-03-27$1.72$1.5748.8%14.0%39.6%28.2%49.1%2.1%14.2%6.2M-335.0M-4.9M0.749.22N/AN/A1,153,040851,13010,632,7909,265,130
2012-03-28$1.70$1.6448.2%13.8%39.0%27.5%49.2%2.9%15.0%3.0M-264.1M-4.9M0.8910.84N/AN/A977,550869,54010,708,6009,423,750
2012-03-29$1.64$1.6449.0%14.0%40.6%28.4%49.9%2.0%16.1%-2.1M-139.5M-4.7M0.7910.54N/AN/A1,846,6001,454,25010,777,6209,565,920
2012-03-30$1.64$1.6446.7%13.9%39.9%25.5%49.4%1.8%16.8%-30.5M-154.8M-4.7M0.6010.78N/AN/A2,194,7101,319,92011,139,1009,778,370