NFLX Options History — December 2013

In December 2013, NFLX traded between $5.06 and $5.44. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.8%, placing in the 16.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 18.6% (HV 20d: 22.2%). Max pain ranged from $4.43 to $4.86. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.01.

Notable Days

  • 2013-12-27: Highest Volume — 6,610,100 contracts
  • 2013-12-23: Largest IV spike — 36.0% change
  • 2013-12-26: Highest IV Rank — 52.8%
  • 2013-12-02: Largest Expected Move — 13.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$5.26$5.06$5.44$5.20$5.26
Max Pain$4.51$4.43$4.86$4.86$4.57
ATM IV40.8%31.1%60.1%33.9%58.8%
Expected Move13.6%13.0%13.9%13.9%13.0%
HV 20d22.2%19.3%26.3%26.3%20.5%
HV 60d44.4%42.5%46.7%46.7%42.5%
IV Rank16.6%0.0%52.8%1.6%50.4%
IV Percentile21.4%0.0%68.7%1.2%67.5%
Term Structure3.9%-10.0%25.7%2.9%-10.0%
VWIV48.1%44.3%50.7%49.6%45.4%
Skew 25d2.3%1.3%4.2%2.4%4.2%
Skew 10d5.4%3.0%8.9%6.2%8.9%
Call IV 25d40.0%30.6%59.0%33.1%57.1%
Put IV 25d42.3%32.3%62.2%35.4%61.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.692.555.004.404.00
Gamma HHI0.110.050.570.080.06
Net GEX28.2M-136.6M87.9M37.7M12.0M
Net DEX-2.14B-2.89B-952.4M-2.32B-1.35B
Net VEX-6.2M-6.6M-5.9M-6.1M-6.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.010.771.410.900.90
Total Volume3,820,5301,842,6106,610,1002,801,3302,425,290
Total OI20,700,45015,039,85024,151,82020,073,90016,583,560

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-12-02$5.20$4.8633.9%13.9%26.3%1.6%49.6%2.4%2.9%37.7M-2.32B-6.1M0.904.40N/AN/A1,477,8401,323,4908,827,84011,246,060
2013-12-03$5.18$4.8634.0%13.9%25.3%1.8%47.5%1.8%2.3%37.4M-2.27B-6.3M0.934.53N/AN/A1,629,6701,508,9909,329,18011,630,710
2013-12-04$5.09$4.5735.1%13.7%26.3%4.0%49.8%2.9%2.3%22.2M-1.99B-6.5M1.034.74N/AN/A2,359,4902,435,6509,806,93011,969,720
2013-12-05$5.12$4.4334.5%13.8%25.3%2.8%49.8%2.9%2.7%7.1M-1.98B-6.6M1.105.00N/AN/A1,584,7301,743,35010,153,78012,603,430
2013-12-06$5.06$4.4334.1%13.8%23.3%2.1%47.6%2.1%2.9%-24.5M-1.77B-6.5M0.843.64N/AN/A2,300,1301,928,08010,262,49012,795,510
2013-12-09$5.08$4.4333.0%13.7%22.0%0.1%48.3%1.6%2.8%23.1M-1.93B-6.2M1.053.16N/AN/A1,386,9101,461,5309,193,38011,570,790
2013-12-10$5.19$4.4332.4%13.7%22.8%0.0%47.8%2.0%2.9%48.6M-2.32B-6.2M1.172.55N/AN/A1,545,6001,810,6209,656,50011,998,000
2013-12-11$5.20$4.4331.1%13.6%22.1%0.0%50.1%1.7%3.5%52.1M-2.36B-6.2M1.022.88N/AN/A2,448,6002,495,9909,943,64012,368,020
2013-12-12$5.33$4.4333.6%13.8%23.3%4.6%48.6%2.1%1.3%87.9M-2.89B-6.2M1.212.61N/AN/A2,610,8603,153,15010,229,10012,890,920
2013-12-13$5.27$4.4333.0%13.6%23.2%3.4%48.5%1.7%2.3%48.0M-2.51B-6.3M0.923.43N/AN/A2,439,7102,237,06010,547,95013,475,560
2013-12-16$5.23$4.4334.3%13.6%22.6%5.9%49.6%2.5%16.2%28.9M-2.27B-6.2M1.053.69N/AN/A1,331,9601,394,8209,657,13012,160,610
2013-12-17$5.36$4.4335.0%13.8%21.7%7.1%46.2%2.8%15.9%60.7M-2.79B-6.3M0.803.55N/AN/A2,555,0702,037,70010,051,51012,532,030
2013-12-18$5.37$4.4334.8%13.6%20.6%6.7%47.1%1.8%16.3%76.6M-2.87B-6.2M1.013.61N/AN/A2,000,3902,013,13010,568,95013,019,790
2013-12-19$5.38$4.4333.0%13.6%20.7%3.6%48.9%1.4%23.7%86.3M-2.87B-5.9M1.173.50N/AN/A1,660,8201,935,36010,500,70012,910,100
2013-12-20$5.37$4.4338.5%13.6%19.3%13.5%49.4%1.3%25.7%30.1M-2.77B-5.9M0.773.72N/AN/A2,369,9901,829,52010,663,45013,488,370
2013-12-23$5.44$4.4352.4%13.5%19.4%38.7%46.8%2.6%-9.0%43.1M-1.95B-5.9M0.813.63N/AN/A2,083,4101,695,1906,867,9108,171,940
2013-12-24$5.41$4.5755.8%13.4%19.7%45.0%50.7%1.3%-9.2%36.0M-1.84B-6.1M1.413.59N/AN/A763,2801,079,3307,455,7708,864,310
2013-12-26$5.38$4.5760.1%13.3%19.5%52.8%47.8%3.1%-2.0%18.2M-1.73B-6.0M1.063.65N/AN/A1,507,8001,601,2507,539,0709,391,480
2013-12-27$5.25$4.5759.9%13.1%20.8%52.4%44.3%3.7%-2.4%-136.6M-952.4M-6.1M1.143.75N/AN/A3,094,4203,515,6808,000,3709,961,490
2013-12-30$5.24$4.5759.6%13.1%20.6%51.8%45.6%3.4%-8.6%-2.3M-1.27B-6.1M0.913.87N/AN/A1,809,7101,645,5607,031,8508,789,550
2013-12-31$5.26$4.5758.8%13.0%20.5%50.4%45.4%4.2%-10.0%12.0M-1.35B-6.2M0.904.00N/AN/A1,276,8701,148,4207,434,0009,149,560