SMCI Options History — August 2007

In August 2007, SMCI traded between $0.83 and $0.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 60.5%. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 30.0% (HV 20d: 30.6%). Max pain ranged from $1.00 to $1.00. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.33.

Notable Days

  • 2007-08-06: Highest Volume — 510 contracts
  • 2007-08-16: Largest IV drop — 51.9% change
  • 2007-08-22: Largest Expected Move — 17.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.86$0.83$0.92$0.92$0.83
Max Pain$1.00$1.00$1.00$1.00$1.00
ATM IV60.5%43.5%106.4%50.1%50.7%
Expected Move15.0%12.4%17.5%14.4%14.5%
HV 20d30.6%23.8%37.0%37.0%23.8%
Term Structure3.8%-9.5%17.7%-9.5%11.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %89.6775.55122.5097.3798.58
Gamma HHI0.840.381.001.000.38
Net GEX147041966274
Net DEX-843-15.2K10.2K-242-10.8K
Net VEX-30-900-1-90
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.330.002.000.240.00
Total Volume61.3040510030
Total OI4703089030570

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-08-01$0.92$1.0050.1%14.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-9.5%66-242-10.0097.3700300
2007-08-02$0.92$1.0044.2%12.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-9.5%60-208-10.00100.9300300
2007-08-03$0.89$1.0043.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.4%17-6900.00115.8800300
2007-08-06$0.86$1.0057.8%12.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.2%0000.2480.73410100300
2007-08-07$0.86$1.0061.5%13.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.7%821.5K-240.4083.55250100440100
2007-08-08$0.88$1.0065.5%17.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-7.1%7910.1K-230.0083.3300690200
2007-08-09$0.90$1.0052.9%13.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%4198.8K-330.00109.8200690200
2007-08-10$0.88$1.0069.6%16.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.8%8210.2K-230.0082.651000690200
2007-08-13$0.87$1.0085.1%14.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.1%8210.2K-230.0081.3200590200
2007-08-14$0.87$1.0094.7%14.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%10.3%8110.2K-230.0080.9500590200
2007-08-15$0.87$1.00106.4%14.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.4%8110.2K-240.0079.4700590200
2007-08-16$0.84$1.0051.2%14.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-5.1%1189.6K-220.0098.1200590200
2007-08-17$0.85$1.0057.5%16.5%37.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-5.2%1129.6K-210.00122.501000590200
2007-08-20$0.85$1.0057.6%16.5%35.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%84-7.0K-240.0083.35002500
2007-08-21$0.85$1.0059.9%17.2%34.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%84-6.8K-240.0085.25002500
2007-08-22$0.84$1.0060.9%17.5%33.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.3%85-6.7K-230.0083.92002500
2007-08-23$0.84$1.0051.7%14.8%32.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%17.4%85-6.7K-230.0085.96002500
2007-08-24$0.84$1.0058.3%16.7%32.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%267-8.6K-310.0078.3511002500
2007-08-27$0.84$1.0059.8%17.2%27.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%352-15.2K-540.0079.300403600
2007-08-28$0.84$1.0051.4%14.7%27.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%14.5%308-14.1K-590.0077.160036040
2007-08-29$0.84$1.0049.8%14.3%25.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%12.5%299-13.7K-582.0098.435010036040
2007-08-30$0.83$1.0052.0%14.9%25.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%17.7%275-9.9K-880.0075.55200410140
2007-08-31$0.83$1.0050.7%14.5%23.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.3%274-10.8K-900.0098.58300430140