SMCI Options History — January 2008

In January 2008, SMCI traded between $0.81 and $0.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.1%, placing in the 29.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.5%. IV traded below realized volatility by 9.0% (HV 20d: 58.1%). Max pain ranged from $1.00 to $1.00. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.75.

Notable Days

  • 2008-01-09: Highest Volume — 1,490 contracts
  • 2008-01-17: Largest IV spike — 75.2% change
  • 2008-01-30: Highest IV Rank — 32.5%
  • 2008-01-03: Largest Expected Move — 18.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.86$0.81$0.95$0.84$0.95
Max Pain$1.00$1.00$1.00$1.00$1.00
ATM IV49.1%30.5%63.7%55.1%47.8%
Expected Move14.5%8.7%18.3%15.8%13.7%
HV 20d58.1%49.6%67.6%49.6%67.6%
HV 60d51.3%47.2%58.0%47.2%58.0%
IV Rank29.0%26.1%32.5%28.1%26.1%
IV Percentile44.1%30.2%63.3%38.9%30.2%
Term Structure4.4%-3.5%17.1%6.2%0.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %92.4476.20107.9576.2096.77
Gamma HHI0.610.530.740.700.71
Net GEX2.1K1.5K3.0K2.9K2.2K
Net DEX-57.0K-105.8K-28.4K-76.8K-82.0K
Net VEX-336-615-206-561-250
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.750.003.172.000.00
Total Volume128.09501,490040
Total OI2,392.3811,8103,4103,3601,880

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-01-02$0.84$1.0055.1%15.8%49.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.2%2.9K-76.8K-5610.0076.20002,970390
2008-01-03$0.90$1.0063.7%18.3%54.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%17.1%3.0K-94.4K-5942.0089.28501002,970390
2008-01-04$0.87$0.0048.1%14.5%55.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.5%2.7K-78.7K-5843.1789.36601902,920490
2008-01-07$0.91$0.0035.8%14.0%55.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%-2.3%2.8K-105.8K-6150.0080.1830002,930390
2008-01-08$0.91$0.0039.6%13.7%55.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.4%2.9K-103.7K-6110.0080.14002,930390
2008-01-09$0.91$0.0038.7%13.4%55.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%2.9K-103.0K-6080.0083.551,49002,930390
2008-01-10$0.91$0.0046.8%13.4%53.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%1.5K-46.6K-2810.1184.42190201,620390
2008-01-11$0.88$0.0040.5%11.6%54.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%1.7K-51.2K-2810.0091.280601,810410
2008-01-14$0.86$0.0056.4%16.2%55.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%-3.5%1.8K-41.2K-2480.3399.2190301,810400
2008-01-15$0.85$0.0053.0%15.2%55.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.8K-36.3K-2430.00100.43001,810410
2008-01-16$0.88$0.0030.5%8.7%56.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%16.2%1.9K-44.4K-2570.00107.95001,810410
2008-01-17$0.82$0.0053.4%15.3%61.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%1.8K-28.4K-2210.0090.73001,810410
2008-01-18$0.82$0.0051.5%14.8%61.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.3%1.7K-28.4K-2170.0098.64001,810410
2008-01-22$0.83$0.0053.6%15.4%61.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%1.7K-37.9K-2110.0099.30001,620190
2008-01-23$0.83$0.0054.9%15.7%61.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.3%1.7K-40.1K-2200.00101.14001,620190
2008-01-24$0.81$0.0055.2%15.8%61.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%1.6K-34.2K-2060.4091.2550201,620190
2008-01-25$0.83$0.0053.3%15.3%62.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%-0.4%1.8K-38.7K-2150.0096.48001,670210
2008-01-28$0.85$0.0049.4%14.2%62.4%28.1%0.0%0.0%15.7%1.9K-43.9K-2180.0093.94001,670210
2008-01-29$0.83$0.0050.2%14.4%61.6%29.1%0.0%0.0%12.9%1.8K-41.2K-2080.0095.91001,670210
2008-01-30$0.83$0.0052.9%15.2%57.6%32.5%0.0%0.0%8.3%1.8K-39.8K-2090.0095.15001,670210
2008-01-31$0.95$0.0047.8%13.7%67.6%26.1%0.0%0.0%0.8%2.2K-82.0K-2500.0096.774001,670210