NFLX Options History — September 2017

In September 2017, NFLX traded between $17.45 and $18.89. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.6%, placing in the 39.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 11.0% (HV 20d: 23.6%). Max pain ranged from $16.75 to $17.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.84.

Notable Days

  • 2017-09-21: Highest Volume — 1,450,500 contracts
  • 2017-09-18: Largest IV spike — 21.2% change
  • 2017-09-25: Highest IV Rank — 67.3%
  • 2017-09-25: Largest Expected Move — 13.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$18.17$17.45$18.89$17.48$18.13
Max Pain$17.24$16.75$17.50$16.75$17.50
ATM IV34.6%26.0%44.4%26.0%41.0%
Expected Move11.6%7.0%13.3%7.0%13.0%
HV 20d23.6%20.4%28.5%23.8%27.2%
HV 60d35.7%34.5%37.9%37.9%35.5%
IV Rank39.9%16.0%67.3%16.0%57.7%
IV Percentile54.1%25.0%82.1%25.0%71.0%
Term Structure2.4%-2.5%14.5%0.5%-2.5%
VWIV41.2%25.1%46.3%25.1%45.4%
Skew 25d2.3%1.1%3.1%2.3%3.1%
Skew 10d4.1%2.4%5.4%4.1%4.6%
Call IV 25d33.7%25.0%42.7%25.2%40.6%
Put IV 25d36.0%27.4%45.6%27.6%43.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %9.703.6327.627.4927.62
Gamma HHI0.120.050.200.200.05
Net GEX60.3M7.2M101.1M96.6M21.4M
Net DEX-2.08B-2.86B-1.22B-1.76B-1.65B
Net VEX-13.2M-13.6M-12.9M-13.6M-13.2M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.840.571.240.710.86
Total Volume874,076.5575,8401,450,500752,590755,390
Total OI6,927,0306,141,2607,549,1607,178,7107,158,470

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2017-09-01$17.48$16.7526.0%7.0%23.8%16.0%25.1%2.3%0.5%96.6M-1.76B-13.6M0.717.49N/AN/A438,900313,6903,167,1704,011,540
2017-09-05$17.45$17.0028.0%11.2%23.4%21.4%39.9%2.8%1.1%42.8M-1.57B-13.4M1.2410.58N/AN/A332,380411,9902,916,5303,779,550
2017-09-06$17.93$17.0028.1%11.1%24.7%21.7%39.5%2.5%0.2%80.1M-2.26B-13.3M0.608.09N/AN/A848,770508,3303,006,4703,881,320
2017-09-07$17.90$17.0027.9%11.1%24.0%21.2%39.7%2.2%0.1%101.1M-2.27B-13.4M0.819.89N/AN/A520,070422,2003,143,6204,001,010
2017-09-08$17.66$17.0027.8%11.2%20.4%21.0%41.0%2.3%0.2%52.7M-1.83B-13.4M0.9412.04N/AN/A541,220507,8603,177,5304,082,600
2017-09-11$18.16$17.0027.0%11.4%22.0%18.8%40.0%2.1%12.8%83.3M-2.42B-12.9M0.6811.76N/AN/A524,600357,3102,987,8303,983,020
2017-09-12$18.49$17.0026.7%11.3%22.5%18.0%40.6%1.9%12.8%96.7M-2.86B-12.9M0.829.79N/AN/A505,910415,8903,094,8704,074,150
2017-09-13$18.37$17.0026.2%11.2%22.3%16.5%40.1%2.2%12.8%94.0M-2.69B-12.9M0.857.40N/AN/A344,490291,4803,153,1804,173,250
2017-09-14$18.25$17.0029.5%11.3%22.6%25.8%40.6%1.7%12.4%89.4M-2.52B-12.9M1.0210.90N/AN/A377,700383,5703,203,1404,217,600
2017-09-15$18.22$17.0031.4%11.6%21.1%31.0%40.7%2.5%14.5%7.2M-2.41B-12.9M0.5711.50N/AN/A665,460376,9003,243,1404,306,020
2017-09-18$18.49$17.5038.1%11.8%21.5%49.5%41.9%2.2%-1.9%50.2M-2.08B-12.9M0.847.76N/AN/A378,750319,3802,573,6303,567,630
2017-09-19$18.57$17.5039.0%11.6%21.3%52.2%41.0%2.3%-1.8%64.6M-2.21B-12.9M0.936.06N/AN/A303,510280,9702,685,4203,672,140
2017-09-20$18.57$17.5041.0%11.7%20.8%57.7%41.5%2.6%-1.8%68.7M-2.20B-12.9M1.2210.49N/AN/A258,820317,0202,738,3003,740,030
2017-09-21$18.89$17.5042.6%12.3%21.1%62.3%43.4%1.8%-1.9%81.6M-2.62B-13.0M0.638.50N/AN/A891,030559,4702,775,4403,809,750
2017-09-22$18.75$17.5041.3%12.0%21.1%58.7%42.1%1.1%-1.7%81.7M-2.48B-13.1M0.759.56N/AN/A540,370405,2902,986,7403,935,210
2017-09-25$17.83$17.5044.4%13.3%28.4%67.3%46.1%2.9%-2.2%7.9M-1.22B-13.5M0.878.00N/AN/A725,840629,5402,800,2703,778,580
2017-09-26$17.93$17.5042.7%13.0%28.4%62.4%44.8%3.0%-2.0%16.4M-1.35B-13.5M0.814.35N/AN/A419,890341,7302,902,9903,880,960
2017-09-27$18.22$17.5040.8%12.6%28.5%57.0%43.7%2.1%-1.5%49.9M-1.75B-13.2M0.838.63N/AN/A376,460313,4202,971,1703,944,100
2017-09-28$18.03$17.5042.3%13.2%27.2%61.3%46.3%2.7%-2.2%20.1M-1.45B-13.4M0.883.63N/AN/A306,410269,5203,013,3304,002,900
2017-09-29$18.13$17.5041.0%13.0%27.2%57.7%45.4%3.1%-2.5%21.4M-1.65B-13.2M0.8627.62N/AN/A406,690348,7003,093,5804,064,890