NFLX Options History — September 2012

In September 2012, NFLX traded between $0.77 and $0.86. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.9%, placing in the 25.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 10.8% (HV 20d: 43.0%). Max pain ranged from $0.82 to $0.93. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.06.

Notable Days

  • 2012-09-04: Highest Volume — 7,528,500 contracts
  • 2012-09-06: Largest IV drop — 24.8% change
  • 2012-09-04: Highest IV Rank — 54.9%
  • 2012-09-04: Largest Expected Move — 15.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.81$0.77$0.86$0.80$0.78
Max Pain$0.86$0.82$0.93$0.93$0.82
ATM IV53.9%46.7%73.9%73.9%46.7%
Expected Move14.8%14.1%15.9%15.9%14.8%
HV 20d43.0%36.9%49.5%39.2%47.4%
HV 60d76.3%71.4%77.5%76.8%71.4%
IV Rank25.6%15.0%54.9%54.9%15.0%
IV Percentile27.7%9.9%76.6%76.6%9.9%
Term Structure8.5%-0.1%16.3%-0.1%16.3%
VWIV52.2%49.8%56.7%56.7%51.9%
Skew 25d4.2%3.1%5.5%5.5%3.4%
Skew 10d7.8%4.5%12.2%9.7%5.9%
Call IV 25d50.3%47.7%53.5%53.5%50.2%
Put IV 25d54.5%52.6%59.0%59.0%53.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.573.748.084.925.49
Gamma HHI0.130.070.470.130.08
Net GEX-3.5M-8.9M-824.4K-4.5M-1.3M
Net DEX268.0M163.3M361.2M338.4M233.2M
Net VEX-1.8M-1.9M-1.5M-1.5M-1.8M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.060.611.721.500.77
Total Volume2,580,981.0531,215,1307,528,5007,528,5001,413,510
Total OI25,115,727.36819,744,55028,978,39022,784,09021,750,330

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-09-04$0.80$0.9373.9%15.9%39.2%54.9%56.7%5.5%-0.1%-4.5M338.4M-1.5M1.504.92N/AN/A3,015,1804,513,32012,671,26010,112,830
2012-09-05$0.79$0.9370.7%15.3%38.8%50.2%54.7%5.5%1.4%-5.1M361.2M-1.6M1.673.74N/AN/A1,061,3401,775,62013,660,08011,583,390
2012-09-06$0.81$0.9353.1%14.4%40.6%24.4%52.9%3.4%2.2%-4.8M307.4M-1.7M1.144.23N/AN/A1,345,7501,533,98013,951,42011,954,740
2012-09-07$0.81$0.8649.2%14.6%40.5%18.7%51.3%3.6%7.4%-4.1M303.8M-1.6M0.826.72N/AN/A2,004,3801,644,16014,092,96012,110,630
2012-09-10$0.80$0.8656.9%15.1%38.6%30.0%52.2%3.1%6.7%-4.4M319.1M-1.8M1.398.08N/AN/A507,430707,70014,133,77011,802,210
2012-09-11$0.82$0.8659.0%14.6%39.6%33.0%51.3%3.7%7.0%-3.9M290.1M-1.8M1.035.93N/AN/A1,032,3601,061,34014,255,01012,011,510
2012-09-12$0.82$0.8650.8%15.0%37.7%21.0%53.0%5.0%5.9%-3.3M285.1M-1.8M0.794.82N/AN/A912,100720,30014,571,97012,253,500
2012-09-13$0.83$0.8251.6%14.8%36.9%22.2%51.5%5.2%6.5%-2.0M255.1M-1.9M0.916.48N/AN/A765,800699,72014,782,67012,330,010
2012-09-14$0.86$0.8249.8%14.3%39.8%19.5%50.6%4.9%7.7%-824.4K163.3M-1.9M0.826.88N/AN/A1,880,2701,538,95014,841,68012,475,190
2012-09-17$0.81$0.8652.8%15.2%44.6%24.0%53.3%4.0%6.6%-4.7M304.4M-1.8M1.175.98N/AN/A1,268,4701,483,86014,488,88012,224,940
2012-09-18$0.80$0.8652.1%14.9%44.4%23.0%51.9%3.7%7.0%-5.6M327.6M-1.7M1.726.41N/AN/A880,5301,515,64014,915,81012,479,320
2012-09-19$0.81$0.8649.5%14.2%44.2%19.1%50.1%4.6%8.1%-5.3M304.1M-1.8M1.216.05N/AN/A1,100,8901,331,47015,015,70012,872,230
2012-09-20$0.84$0.8651.1%14.6%46.0%21.4%51.6%3.9%8.3%-1.6M234.0M-1.9M0.615.85N/AN/A2,011,7301,225,28015,113,77013,107,150
2012-09-21$0.83$0.8249.1%14.1%45.8%18.6%49.8%4.3%9.3%-8.9M241.6M-1.9M0.865.18N/AN/A1,328,5301,143,38015,758,54013,219,850
2012-09-24$0.81$0.8649.3%14.1%46.3%18.9%50.1%4.4%15.3%-1.1M184.6M-1.8M0.994.67N/AN/A654,360648,69011,247,7408,496,810
2012-09-25$0.77$0.8652.5%15.1%48.5%23.5%52.9%3.6%14.7%-2.3M234.6M-1.7M0.984.01N/AN/A1,214,5701,187,48011,505,6908,732,710
2012-09-26$0.79$0.8253.5%15.3%49.5%25.0%53.9%3.9%14.9%-1.4M202.8M-1.8M1.044.45N/AN/A1,306,3401,362,55012,000,1709,147,180
2012-09-27$0.79$0.8252.1%14.9%49.5%23.0%52.3%4.5%15.4%-1.2M201.9M-1.9M0.735.92N/AN/A716,380525,28012,138,0009,389,170
2012-09-28$0.78$0.8246.7%14.8%47.4%15.0%51.9%3.4%16.3%-1.3M233.2M-1.8M0.775.49N/AN/A797,230616,28012,263,7209,486,610