NFLX Options History — October 2015

In October 2015, NFLX traded between $9.72 and $11.47. ATM implied volatility averaged 61.2%, placing in the 56.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.6% (HV 20d: 52.6%). Max pain ranged from $10.00 to $10.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.81.

Notable Days

  • 2015-10-15: Highest Volume — 4,643,100 contracts
  • 2015-10-15: Largest IV drop — 33.8% change
  • 2015-10-02: Highest IV Rank — 93.1%
  • 2015-10-02: Largest Expected Move — 31.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.54$9.72$11.47$10.25$10.88
Max Pain$10.25$10.00$10.50$10.50$10.00
ATM IV61.2%38.6%84.9%81.6%38.6%
Expected Move17.4%11.2%31.9%29.7%11.2%
HV 20d52.6%47.4%57.6%49.5%52.3%
HV 60d60.8%57.3%66.6%65.0%58.2%
IV Rank56.9%22.4%93.1%88.1%22.4%
IV Percentile76.2%48.4%99.6%98.8%48.4%
Term Structure-2.5%-5.5%0.6%-5.5%0.6%
VWIV61.2%40.0%111.4%103.1%40.0%
Skew 25d6.7%3.6%11.7%9.7%4.2%
Skew 10d11.9%6.8%19.4%19.4%6.8%
Call IV 25d58.1%37.1%81.3%77.5%37.1%
Put IV 25d64.8%41.3%91.5%87.1%41.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %9.784.2727.6913.385.20
Gamma HHI0.050.030.210.030.06
Net GEX26.4M-22.3M61.5M25.6M55.0M
Net DEX-2.08B-3.48B-440.1M-1.74B-2.90B
Net VEX-14.8M-16.5M-13.2M-16.5M-13.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.810.641.101.100.64
Total Volume1,986,825740,5404,643,100740,5402,512,310
Total OI13,206,50011,735,11015,768,42013,162,57012,819,680

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-10-01$10.25$10.5081.6%29.7%49.5%88.1%103.1%9.7%-5.5%25.6M-1.74B-16.5M1.1013.38N/AN/A352,010388,5306,043,8407,118,730
2015-10-02$10.60$10.5084.9%31.9%49.1%93.1%111.4%10.2%-5.4%46.9M-2.38B-16.5M0.7316.45N/AN/A1,320,800957,8306,186,0407,243,630
2015-10-05$11.13$10.0082.5%20.9%50.9%89.4%72.8%8.8%-4.9%28.9M-2.89B-16.2M0.809.77N/AN/A1,255,4301,009,4805,817,8606,914,660
2015-10-06$10.83$10.5082.9%20.8%49.2%90.1%73.3%9.3%-5.4%25.9M-2.49B-16.3M0.748.25N/AN/A908,250668,7106,078,4407,176,990
2015-10-07$10.80$10.0082.3%20.8%47.4%89.1%72.6%8.7%-5.3%28.4M-2.45B-16.2M0.788.82N/AN/A666,180516,5906,178,3507,247,580
2015-10-08$11.47$10.5078.9%20.4%51.4%84.0%72.5%7.9%-5.2%46.8M-3.48B-16.3M0.6516.64N/AN/A2,079,0401,351,9706,227,2207,364,950
2015-10-09$11.43$10.5076.3%19.9%50.7%80.0%70.5%7.9%-4.5%60.5M-3.47B-16.2M0.7912.02N/AN/A1,158,350917,6306,434,6307,592,310
2015-10-12$11.34$10.5076.3%20.3%49.9%80.0%72.7%8.1%-3.9%27.0M-2.99B-15.5M0.886.73N/AN/A567,550500,2605,907,1207,126,950
2015-10-13$10.96$10.5084.0%22.4%50.8%91.8%77.3%9.1%-5.2%20.6M-2.50B-15.6M0.9316.02N/AN/A828,760771,2406,052,3107,291,010
2015-10-14$10.97$10.5078.6%21.0%48.0%83.5%73.0%11.7%-4.6%21.8M-2.50B-15.6M0.8527.69N/AN/A1,930,1501,645,9006,245,0607,546,840
2015-10-15$10.12$10.5052.1%14.9%56.4%42.9%51.9%4.7%-0.4%-22.3M-902.6M-14.1M0.904.27N/AN/A2,445,8202,197,2806,915,3808,263,500
2015-10-16$9.92$10.5047.5%13.4%56.6%36.0%47.5%4.2%-0.9%-22.2M-440.1M-14.0M1.005.89N/AN/A1,298,9901,301,4307,199,9808,568,440
2015-10-19$10.17$10.5046.7%13.3%56.7%34.7%47.2%4.5%-0.8%12.7M-1.53B-13.9M0.657.74N/AN/A1,384,940900,9705,293,4406,441,670
2015-10-20$9.80$10.0049.9%14.3%57.6%39.6%50.2%5.9%-1.6%2.6M-1.09B-14.0M0.9410.36N/AN/A705,350666,0005,641,4106,708,030
2015-10-21$9.79$10.0047.7%13.7%57.6%36.2%47.9%5.1%-1.2%561.9K-1.07B-14.0M0.798.51N/AN/A677,550537,4605,844,9506,924,390
2015-10-22$9.72$10.0046.3%13.3%54.0%34.1%46.3%5.0%-1.1%-7.8M-946.0M-13.8M0.806.10N/AN/A791,730629,4805,955,1907,006,010
2015-10-23$9.99$10.0043.8%12.6%54.9%30.2%44.4%5.0%-0.4%61.5M-1.48B-13.8M0.799.55N/AN/A1,236,700977,1706,063,2307,121,010
2015-10-26$10.31$10.0042.7%12.5%55.2%28.6%44.1%3.6%0.3%30.3M-1.90B-13.7M0.676.74N/AN/A832,790561,8305,566,7406,621,000
2015-10-27$10.29$10.0043.1%12.6%54.8%29.3%44.3%4.6%0.1%37.4M-1.92B-13.8M0.834.86N/AN/A676,110564,3205,728,1206,714,220
2015-10-28$10.58$10.0040.3%11.9%52.4%25.0%42.1%4.4%0.1%51.6M-2.42B-13.5M0.685.27N/AN/A904,980611,4105,788,4906,833,890
2015-10-29$10.52$10.0039.8%11.7%52.3%24.2%41.1%4.6%0.5%49.6M-2.26B-13.3M0.774.92N/AN/A846,510654,3605,802,3106,927,400
2015-10-30$10.88$10.0038.6%11.2%52.3%22.4%40.0%4.2%0.6%55.0M-2.90B-13.2M0.645.20N/AN/A1,533,450978,8605,843,7006,975,980