SMCI Options History — October 2007

In October 2007, SMCI traded between $0.97 and $1.01. ATM implied volatility averaged 51.0%. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 20.3% (HV 20d: 30.7%). Max pain ranged from $0.75 to $1.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 6 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.22.

Notable Days

  • 2007-10-31: Highest Volume — 990 contracts
  • 2007-10-11: Largest IV spike — 19.8% change
  • 2007-10-31: Largest Expected Move — 17.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.99$0.97$1.01$0.98$1.00
Max Pain$0.98$0.75$1.00$1.00$0.75
ATM IV51.0%42.9%62.1%47.5%62.1%
Expected Move14.8%12.5%17.8%13.6%17.8%
HV 20d30.7%23.6%38.9%35.1%25.2%
HV 60d31.3%28.4%33.4%32.9%28.5%
Term Structure-2.0%-12.7%7.8%4.5%-12.7%
VWIV54.1%43.7%62.2%43.7%62.2%
Bid-Ask Spread %82.5970.5294.2376.7870.52
Gamma HHI0.800.630.890.810.81
Net GEX1.7K6713.2K1.4K2.2K
Net DEX-71.5K-115.6K-52.3K-58.7K-115.6K
Net VEX-407-496-358-363-496
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.220.002.002.000.05
Total Volume121.73909900990
Total OI2,188.2611,9002,7701,9002,770

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2007-10-01$0.98$1.0047.5%13.6%35.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.5%1.4K-58.7K-3630.0076.78001,320580
2007-10-02$0.99$1.0043.7%12.5%35.1%0.0%43.7%0.0%7.8%1.5K-62.5K-3582.0089.34501001,320580
2007-10-03$1.01$1.0047.2%13.5%34.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%1.3K-65.1K-3750.0091.7110001,320680
2007-10-04$0.97$1.0048.0%13.8%38.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.9%1.2K-52.3K-3700.0094.2320001,320680
2007-10-05$0.98$0.0046.8%14.0%38.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.9%1.4K-60.4K-3940.0075.48001,410680
2007-10-08$1.00$0.0048.1%14.3%38.3%0.0%50.1%0.0%-1.4%1.5K-67.6K-3870.0081.6731001,410680
2007-10-09$0.99$1.0046.7%14.9%35.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-4.5%1.7K-67.0K-3940.0082.90001,460680
2007-10-10$1.00$1.0042.9%13.7%34.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%2.0K-66.3K-3950.0076.48001,460680
2007-10-11$0.99$1.0051.4%14.7%34.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.3%2.0K-62.8K-3910.0083.0810001,460680
2007-10-12$1.00$1.0050.0%14.3%34.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.3%2.1K-75.4K-4030.0083.24001,560680
2007-10-15$0.99$1.0051.4%14.7%34.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%-2.4%2.5K-68.4K-4000.0082.18001,560680
2007-10-16$1.00$1.0052.1%14.9%30.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.7%2.6K-74.2K-3940.0082.16001,560680
2007-10-17$0.99$1.0052.9%15.2%26.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.0%3.0K-71.4K-3910.0082.312001,560680
2007-10-18$1.00$1.0051.6%14.8%26.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.6%3.2K-75.1K-3880.0082.74001,560680
2007-10-19$0.98$1.0051.2%14.7%27.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%-2.3%2.8K-61.5K-3821.0084.9320201,560680
2007-10-22$0.97$1.0051.2%14.7%26.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.7%671-54.0K-3780.0083.46001,300670
2007-10-23$0.98$1.0051.6%14.8%26.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%-1.2%672-60.1K-3750.0084.3025001,300670
2007-10-24$0.98$1.0048.7%14.0%24.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%916-72.4K-4520.0084.163001,550670
2007-10-25$0.98$1.0055.1%15.8%23.6%0.0%55.1%0.0%-5.9%880-72.4K-4490.0078.8716001,540670
2007-10-26$1.00$1.0056.0%16.1%24.8%0.0%56.0%0.0%-6.1%1.2K-85.0K-4590.0082.2616001,650670
2007-10-29$1.01$1.0055.4%15.9%24.9%0.0%51.1%0.0%-6.8%1.5K-98.3K-4830.0085.707001,810670
2007-10-30$0.99$0.7560.8%17.4%25.7%0.0%60.8%0.0%-11.2%1.5K-98.2K-4820.0081.1322001,880670
2007-10-31$1.00$0.7562.1%17.8%25.2%0.0%62.2%0.0%-12.7%2.2K-115.6K-4960.0570.52940502,100670