NFLX Options History — October 2020

In October 2020, NFLX traded between $47.40 and $55.56. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.4%, placing in the 37.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 8.2% (HV 20d: 45.2%). Max pain ranged from $48.00 to $50.00. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.55.

Notable Days

  • 2020-10-21: Highest Volume — 3,871,110 contracts
  • 2020-10-21: Largest IV drop — 20.4% change
  • 2020-10-14: Highest IV Rank — 47.3%
  • 2020-10-19: Largest Expected Move — 17.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$51.56$47.40$55.56$52.58$47.40
Max Pain$49.11$48.00$50.00$50.00$49.50
ATM IV53.4%41.2%61.0%56.5%47.8%
Expected Move14.7%11.9%17.1%12.3%14.3%
HV 20d45.2%41.5%50.2%43.2%50.2%
HV 60d45.6%43.3%48.5%47.2%48.5%
IV Rank37.0%20.6%47.3%41.2%29.5%
IV Percentile74.6%45.2%88.9%84.5%62.7%
Term Structure-1.1%-2.9%1.2%1.2%0.3%
VWIV52.3%42.5%60.1%44.7%51.1%
Skew 25d-0.4%-3.1%4.6%-0.6%4.6%
Skew 10d-0.3%-4.2%8.5%-0.2%8.5%
Call IV 25d54.2%41.6%63.2%57.3%46.4%
Put IV 25d53.8%42.5%60.1%56.7%50.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %23.8214.6534.7534.7525.37
Gamma HHI0.060.030.110.070.08
Net GEX201.8M-142.9M496.5M390.2M-77.3M
Net DEX-6.68B-12.08B-705.6M-9.89B-705.6M
Net VEX-42.7M-44.6M-40.2M-43.6M-42.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.550.291.100.290.80
Total Volume1,842,426.818649,7803,871,1102,677,6001,989,170
Total OI7,917,611.8186,695,0508,869,1707,715,9608,187,540

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2020-10-01$52.58$50.0056.5%12.3%43.2%41.2%44.7%-0.6%1.2%390.2M-9.89B-43.6M0.2934.75N/AN/A2,081,460596,1404,355,7303,360,230
2020-10-02$50.48$50.0058.2%12.6%42.4%43.5%46.7%-1.1%1.0%309.9M-6.67B-44.2M0.4926.63N/AN/A1,360,320661,9604,537,6003,473,050
2020-10-05$51.90$48.0058.5%16.2%43.1%43.9%56.9%-0.4%-1.7%327.4M-8.14B-43.4M0.4218.24N/AN/A874,100366,9904,271,1203,300,400
2020-10-06$50.50$48.0058.2%16.2%43.7%43.5%56.9%-0.1%-1.8%252.0M-6.13B-43.0M0.5220.00N/AN/A669,290346,1704,381,4803,413,220
2020-10-07$53.47$48.0059.5%16.1%47.7%45.3%56.8%-1.6%-2.0%431.5M-10.86B-43.1M0.3114.65N/AN/A2,116,110654,7604,472,5603,506,210
2020-10-08$53.16$48.0058.7%15.9%45.8%44.2%56.3%-1.3%-2.2%422.5M-10.04B-43.1M0.4217.95N/AN/A1,248,530521,4704,585,3903,655,370
2020-10-09$53.65$49.0059.0%16.1%45.7%44.5%56.8%-2.4%-2.8%496.5M-11.02B-42.7M0.3119.55N/AN/A1,621,170509,3004,641,6703,704,710
2020-10-12$54.14$49.0057.1%15.8%45.4%42.0%56.0%-1.9%-1.4%326.2M-10.28B-41.6M0.4321.63N/AN/A894,880386,4004,157,1103,377,390
2020-10-13$55.56$49.0058.1%16.1%44.8%43.3%56.9%-2.1%-1.4%352.0M-12.08B-42.0M0.3423.99N/AN/A995,630333,5904,287,9403,491,340
2020-10-14$54.35$49.0061.0%16.9%45.3%47.3%59.2%-1.9%-2.3%333.3M-10.39B-42.6M0.3019.42N/AN/A1,901,490571,4804,402,9803,586,410
2020-10-15$54.17$49.0060.6%16.8%42.4%46.7%59.2%-3.1%-2.5%360.2M-10.05B-42.9M0.3119.61N/AN/A1,304,510402,1704,618,5803,685,790
2020-10-16$53.52$49.0059.1%16.5%42.8%44.7%58.0%-3.0%-2.2%114.1M-8.84B-42.8M0.3821.44N/AN/A1,413,260532,3704,696,6003,766,890
2020-10-19$53.02$49.0060.5%17.1%41.5%46.6%60.1%-0.9%-2.9%137.8M-6.80B-42.0M0.5421.68N/AN/A879,970474,1503,530,1103,164,940
2020-10-20$52.71$49.5056.0%16.0%41.5%40.5%56.4%-0.3%-2.2%138.9M-6.44B-42.6M0.6227.65N/AN/A1,454,750900,3103,813,8203,421,810
2020-10-21$48.92$49.5044.6%12.8%47.6%25.1%45.3%1.1%-1.3%-87.9M-1.71B-40.2M0.8327.52N/AN/A2,112,1501,758,9604,187,1003,859,050
2020-10-22$48.48$49.5042.7%12.3%47.7%22.7%43.8%0.9%-1.2%-142.9M-1.13B-41.3M1.1030.90N/AN/A856,040945,7404,484,7704,135,730
2020-10-23$48.83$49.5041.2%11.9%47.2%20.6%42.5%1.0%-0.8%-60.6M-1.79B-41.9M1.1022.35N/AN/A742,090818,1004,615,2704,253,900
2020-10-26$48.68$49.5042.9%12.6%46.9%22.9%44.8%0.6%1.1%50.5M-2.63B-42.4M0.7427.44N/AN/A570,970419,8703,734,5203,645,720
2020-10-27$48.82$49.5042.3%12.4%46.9%22.0%44.3%0.8%0.9%67.8M-2.75B-42.7M0.8421.46N/AN/A353,790295,9903,873,7403,776,810
2020-10-28$48.91$49.5045.6%13.6%46.6%26.5%48.2%2.3%0.9%75.1M-2.84B-43.7M0.5429.66N/AN/A805,330435,7803,941,8603,864,410
2020-10-29$50.98$49.5046.0%13.7%45.3%27.1%48.8%1.2%-0.0%221.7M-5.84B-44.6M0.4632.16N/AN/A1,614,010742,6704,031,4203,935,170
2020-10-30$47.40$49.5047.8%14.3%50.2%29.5%51.1%4.6%0.3%-77.3M-705.6M-42.9M0.8025.37N/AN/A1,107,710881,4604,181,9904,005,550