NFLX Options History — December 2021

In December 2021, NFLX traded between $58.72 and $62.84. ATM implied volatility averaged 34.2%, placing in the 47.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.3% (HV 20d: 31.0%). Max pain ranged from $55.00 to $63.50. Net GEX was positive for 8 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.87.

Notable Days

  • 2021-12-01: Highest Volume — 1,187,120 contracts
  • 2021-12-20: Largest IV spike — 16.6% change
  • 2021-12-20: Highest IV Rank — 66.0%
  • 2021-12-03: Largest Expected Move — 12.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$60.82$58.72$62.84$61.99$60.48
Max Pain$56.39$55.00$63.50$63.50$56.00
ATM IV34.2%28.0%39.6%36.3%36.8%
Expected Move10.9%10.0%12.1%11.0%11.3%
HV 20d31.0%26.0%34.0%32.3%26.5%
HV 60d30.5%27.7%31.3%29.6%27.8%
IV Rank47.0%24.9%66.0%54.4%56.0%
IV Percentile57.5%34.5%81.7%63.5%70.2%
Term Structure1.0%-2.2%7.6%-0.1%-2.2%
VWIV38.4%35.2%42.1%38.2%40.0%
Skew 25d4.0%2.6%8.6%3.1%2.6%
Skew 10d8.0%5.1%16.1%6.2%6.3%
Call IV 25d32.9%27.3%40.2%35.5%36.8%
Put IV 25d36.9%30.6%45.3%38.5%39.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %34.196.7948.2448.2436.99
Gamma HHI0.050.020.340.030.09
Net GEX-15.9M-171.2M279.6M-109.5M-61.2M
Net DEX-1.65B-3.02B851.1M-1.38B-2.10B
Net VEX-39.2M-41.4M-36.6M-40.9M-36.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.870.451.250.980.76
Total Volume808,673.636520,7401,187,1201,187,120735,300
Total OI6,212,911.8185,685,1906,624,8006,201,5106,194,140

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-12-01$61.99$63.5036.3%11.0%32.3%54.4%38.2%3.1%-0.1%-109.5M-1.38B-40.9M0.9848.24N/AN/A598,060589,0602,564,5003,637,010
2021-12-02$61.90$63.5034.7%10.4%31.4%48.7%36.7%4.7%0.1%-122.6M-1.16B-40.9M1.2044.01N/AN/A407,760489,8102,654,4803,692,910
2021-12-03$59.51$63.5039.4%12.1%32.5%65.3%42.1%8.6%-0.3%-171.2M851.1M-41.0M1.1034.46N/AN/A564,060621,5802,690,1403,757,010
2021-12-06$61.19$55.0034.2%11.3%32.7%46.9%41.5%5.6%-0.1%-50.0M-1.42B-41.4M0.7732.37N/AN/A419,850324,4102,524,8703,613,520
2021-12-07$62.43$55.0030.1%10.5%33.5%32.3%37.4%4.8%0.1%-14.4M-2.52B-40.5M0.5338.46N/AN/A592,790313,3202,589,9203,652,720
2021-12-08$62.84$55.0029.0%10.3%33.4%28.4%36.8%3.5%0.1%28.3M-3.02B-40.1M0.6941.00N/AN/A408,880281,9302,660,8403,690,920
2021-12-09$61.34$55.0029.5%10.3%34.0%30.4%36.7%3.3%0.6%-56.6M-1.69B-39.4M1.1740.58N/AN/A353,860412,7602,711,1903,752,910
2021-12-10$61.00$55.0028.0%10.0%32.9%24.9%35.2%3.4%0.2%-120.9M-1.32B-40.2M1.0037.79N/AN/A446,910444,8802,756,2403,814,950
2021-12-13$60.58$55.0030.1%10.4%29.9%32.5%37.8%4.5%6.1%-61.3M-1.25B-39.4M1.2542.54N/AN/A258,530322,6002,535,3303,691,160
2021-12-14$59.54$55.0032.1%10.8%30.2%39.3%38.1%4.5%5.6%-82.9M-454.9M-39.3M1.2042.97N/AN/A373,200448,6602,589,8203,741,740
2021-12-15$60.27$55.0030.7%10.9%30.2%34.5%39.3%4.2%7.2%-48.6M-1.18B-39.4M1.0443.88N/AN/A316,250327,5202,669,9403,780,620
2021-12-16$59.02$55.0033.5%11.3%30.1%44.4%39.4%4.6%7.4%-89.6M-133.8M-40.1M1.1631.54N/AN/A371,510430,9902,715,9303,812,530
2021-12-17$58.72$55.0034.0%11.1%30.0%46.2%39.4%4.3%7.6%-65.0M45.9M-39.4M1.0436.86N/AN/A408,140425,8802,783,8803,840,920
2021-12-20$59.20$55.0039.6%11.8%30.5%66.0%42.1%3.8%-1.1%-21.2M-972.4M-39.6M0.5537.57N/AN/A659,460364,9902,302,2503,382,940
2021-12-21$60.20$55.0037.3%11.0%31.1%57.9%38.6%3.3%-0.9%26.0M-1.90B-39.0M0.7035.19N/AN/A479,530337,1902,426,1203,479,160
2021-12-22$61.38$55.0036.4%10.4%32.0%54.7%36.8%3.4%-0.8%114.3M-2.97B-38.1M0.7314.92N/AN/A397,670290,2702,467,5303,524,180
2021-12-23$61.53$55.0035.2%10.1%31.8%50.4%35.5%2.9%-0.2%279.6M-3.02B-38.0M0.626.79N/AN/A469,150290,8902,498,8403,555,710
2021-12-27$61.33$56.0036.5%10.7%30.8%54.8%38.5%3.4%-1.3%26.8M-2.64B-37.3M0.9328.81N/AN/A270,500250,2402,336,4103,447,780
2021-12-28$61.10$56.0036.8%11.0%30.8%56.2%38.3%2.9%-1.8%38.9M-2.55B-37.4M0.4516.78N/AN/A595,380270,3402,408,9803,516,480
2021-12-29$61.09$56.0036.5%10.9%28.4%55.1%38.4%3.5%-1.6%78.1M-2.60B-37.3M0.7634.75N/AN/A301,620227,8002,524,5203,564,450
2021-12-30$61.38$56.0036.4%11.1%26.0%54.6%39.0%2.8%-1.9%133.3M-2.93B-37.3M0.4525.67N/AN/A617,690279,6002,537,0303,591,540
2021-12-31$60.48$56.0036.8%11.3%26.5%56.0%40.0%2.6%-2.2%-61.2M-2.10B-36.6M0.7636.99N/AN/A417,390317,9102,581,2703,612,870