NFLX Options History — September 2016

In September 2016, NFLX traded between $9.45 and $10.02. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.7%, placing in the 21.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.2%. IV traded above realized volatility by 14.0% (HV 20d: 24.7%). Max pain ranged from $9.50 to $9.75. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.77.

Notable Days

  • 2016-09-21: Highest Volume — 1,931,960 contracts
  • 2016-09-19: Largest IV spike — 23.4% change
  • 2016-09-26: Highest IV Rank — 41.9%
  • 2016-09-29: Largest Expected Move — 15.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$9.75$9.45$10.02$9.74$9.89
Max Pain$9.52$9.50$9.75$9.75$9.50
ATM IV38.7%26.4%50.7%27.5%49.3%
Expected Move13.2%7.1%15.7%7.7%15.6%
HV 20d24.7%16.6%30.8%21.3%30.8%
HV 60d42.4%39.8%43.9%42.9%40.0%
IV Rank21.7%0.8%41.9%2.6%39.6%
IV Percentile32.2%0.8%62.3%3.6%59.1%
Term Structure3.0%-3.6%19.8%0.3%-3.6%
VWIV45.9%25.3%54.4%27.4%54.3%
Skew 25d2.7%1.5%3.8%1.6%3.6%
Skew 10d5.0%2.6%6.8%2.6%5.4%
Call IV 25d37.3%26.1%48.6%27.1%48.6%
Put IV 25d40.0%27.6%52.2%28.7%52.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %5.962.5939.554.9239.55
Gamma HHI0.080.050.140.080.12
Net GEX36.3M-4.0M79.5M47.8M67.8M
Net DEX-653.1M-1.16B-154.5M-714.5M-1.07B
Net VEX-9.2M-9.4M-8.9M-9.3M-9.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.770.461.011.000.46
Total Volume977,442.857562,8901,931,960636,1201,510,520
Total OI8,232,466.6677,008,8909,144,2608,446,8508,380,370

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2016-09-01$9.74$9.7527.5%7.7%21.3%2.6%27.4%1.6%0.3%47.8M-714.5M-9.3M1.004.92N/AN/A318,420317,7004,345,0304,101,820
2016-09-02$9.73$9.7526.4%7.1%16.6%0.8%25.3%1.5%0.8%47.6M-670.2M-9.2M0.744.12N/AN/A401,650295,3404,374,4004,139,350
2016-09-06$10.02$9.5028.3%12.0%17.9%4.0%42.0%1.6%0.7%57.5M-1.16B-9.1M0.704.81N/AN/A730,250510,5404,103,5703,887,620
2016-09-07$9.91$9.5027.4%12.0%17.7%2.4%42.0%1.6%1.4%50.7M-923.3M-9.0M0.704.33N/AN/A450,600316,5504,271,8604,046,750
2016-09-08$9.98$9.5028.2%12.4%17.7%3.8%43.3%1.7%1.3%68.5M-1.09B-9.1M0.757.12N/AN/A523,130393,5304,347,3404,112,500
2016-09-09$9.68$9.5029.9%13.0%19.9%6.7%44.1%1.9%1.8%5.6M-374.1M-9.0M0.806.06N/AN/A660,730530,2904,517,3304,220,580
2016-09-12$9.92$9.5029.3%12.8%21.6%5.6%45.1%2.5%15.2%51.1M-917.6M-9.1M0.654.72N/AN/A536,500351,3004,341,8004,072,920
2016-09-13$9.59$9.5032.8%13.7%24.6%11.6%46.8%3.1%14.9%8.4M-256.3M-9.1M0.645.42N/AN/A800,800511,3904,478,8804,188,820
2016-09-14$9.73$9.5031.7%13.6%25.1%9.8%46.4%3.0%15.4%32.1M-572.4M-9.3M0.926.51N/AN/A428,630392,7104,639,6704,306,910
2016-09-15$9.74$9.5032.4%13.7%24.8%10.9%46.6%2.5%19.5%26.9M-530.1M-9.1M0.795.91N/AN/A393,680312,5804,670,3204,377,040
2016-09-16$9.92$9.5035.7%13.6%25.6%16.5%47.8%2.5%19.8%79.5M-906.2M-9.2M0.745.29N/AN/A619,030455,5404,724,4004,419,860
2016-09-19$9.82$9.5044.0%13.8%25.9%30.6%47.9%2.8%-2.2%22.5M-634.9M-9.0M0.803.24N/AN/A493,840397,2503,495,4603,513,430
2016-09-20$9.84$9.5047.0%14.0%25.7%35.8%48.9%3.7%-2.3%24.9M-654.1M-9.1M0.682.91N/AN/A335,070227,8203,650,5303,657,680
2016-09-21$9.50$9.5049.4%14.2%28.8%39.8%49.1%2.6%-2.3%-4.0M-154.5M-8.9M0.842.92N/AN/A1,047,250884,7103,762,6803,715,300
2016-09-22$9.59$9.5047.2%13.7%28.8%36.1%47.3%2.8%-2.2%15.2M-370.5M-9.1M0.603.13N/AN/A666,450396,9304,029,9103,955,250
2016-09-23$9.58$9.5048.1%14.0%27.6%37.6%49.3%3.5%-2.5%28.2M-393.6M-9.2M1.013.00N/AN/A500,730506,6604,167,1004,061,690
2016-09-26$9.45$9.5050.7%15.3%27.9%41.9%52.3%3.4%-2.8%10.8M-255.2M-9.0M0.832.72N/AN/A487,460406,2703,789,5803,777,890
2016-09-27$9.72$9.5049.0%14.9%29.8%39.1%52.1%3.4%-2.7%36.2M-699.2M-9.2M0.763.20N/AN/A579,830442,0503,963,7103,910,540
2016-09-28$9.74$9.5049.0%15.1%29.8%39.2%52.1%3.6%-3.1%42.7M-728.3M-9.3M0.762.66N/AN/A371,510283,3404,083,8904,039,860
2016-09-29$9.69$9.5049.9%15.7%29.9%40.7%54.4%3.8%-3.5%41.5M-637.0M-9.3M0.932.59N/AN/A382,670355,0504,169,1304,069,030
2016-09-30$9.89$9.5049.3%15.6%30.8%39.6%54.3%3.6%-3.6%67.8M-1.07B-9.4M0.4639.55N/AN/A1,032,450478,0704,226,9704,153,400