VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for SMH with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
237 months of complete options data available.
SMH monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for SMH. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 21 | 33.3% | 23.8% | $577.50 | $388.9M | -$11.12B | 1.59 |
| 2026-08 | 21 | 39.8% | 46.5% | $550.00 | -$215.1M | -$1.97B | 2.00 |
| 2026-07 | 22 | 56.2% | 94.1% | $580.00 | -$418.9M | $1.36B | 2.96 |
| 2026-06 | 21 | 53.1% | 95.1% | $600.00 | -$233.6M | -$12.61B | 4.28 |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 45.2% | 87.2% | $550.00 | -$170.6M | -$14.04B | 4.26 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 40.4% | 55.4% | $460.00 | -$28.8M | -$9.81B | 3.09 |
This archive aggregates SMH's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-09. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how SMH option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-09) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 33.3%, a month-end max-pain strike around $577.50, an average put/call ratio of 1.59.
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Frequently asked SMH history questions
- How much options history is available for SMH?
- This archive holds 237 months of SMH options analytics, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-09. Each entry is a monthly rollup of SMH's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the SMH archive.
- What data does each monthly SMH aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of SMH option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-09 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 33.3%, an average IV rank of 23.8%, a month-end max-pain strike around $577.50, an average put/call ratio of 1.59.
- How is the SMH options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from SMH's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how SMH's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.