SMCI Options History — March 2008

In March 2008, SMCI traded between $0.83 and $0.95. ATM implied volatility averaged 42.7%, placing in the 19.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.6% (HV 20d: 30.2%). Max pain ranged from $0.75 to $1.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 16 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.48.

Notable Days

  • 2008-03-07: Highest Volume — 760 contracts
  • 2008-03-04: Largest IV spike — 50.6% change
  • 2008-03-13: Highest IV Rank — 28.3%
  • 2008-03-12: Largest Expected Move — 14.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.89$0.83$0.95$0.91$0.83
Max Pain$0.95$0.75$1.00$0.75$1.00
ATM IV42.7%32.8%49.6%32.8%40.1%
Expected Move12.8%9.4%14.4%9.4%11.5%
HV 20d30.2%17.0%37.4%27.1%37.3%
HV 60d51.1%46.9%52.3%50.3%46.9%
IV Rank19.7%7.2%28.3%7.2%16.4%
IV Percentile23.2%2.7%46.8%2.7%14.8%
Term Structure5.4%-1.4%18.1%14.5%13.8%
VWIV48.9%48.9%48.9%48.9%48.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %98.1185.53108.72108.72107.97
Gamma HHI0.960.941.000.990.94
Net GEX3.5K2.0K5.6K4.5K2.1K
Net DEX-70.7K-139.6K-24.9K-96.2K-25.6K
Net VEX-535-625-438-457-438
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.480.001.920.000.00
Total Volume67076000
Total OI3,6662,9004,2703,4202,900

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2008-03-03$0.91$0.7532.8%9.4%27.1%7.2%0.0%0.0%14.5%4.5K-96.2K-4570.00108.72003,160260
2008-03-04$0.93$0.7549.4%14.2%17.9%28.1%0.0%0.0%-1.0%5.0K-115.2K-5020.0099.6719003,160260
2008-03-05$0.95$0.7548.2%13.8%17.2%26.6%0.0%0.0%-0.1%5.5K-138.0K-5630.0092.83003,350260
2008-03-06$0.95$0.7548.5%13.9%17.0%27.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%5.6K-139.6K-5530.0091.46003,350260
2008-03-07$0.93$1.0034.2%14.0%18.4%8.9%48.9%0.0%0.4%5.4K-120.7K-5311.9286.092605003,350260
2008-03-10$0.88$1.0044.5%14.1%25.4%22.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%3.7K-67.2K-5990.0092.91003,420760
2008-03-11$0.92$1.0035.9%13.9%28.2%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.6%4.6K-84.9K-6250.0085.5325003,420760
2008-03-12$0.89$1.0047.1%14.4%31.3%25.2%0.0%0.0%-1.4%3.9K-66.7K-5920.0092.33003,510760
2008-03-13$0.92$1.0049.6%14.2%33.2%28.3%0.0%0.0%-0.0%4.6K-81.5K-6180.0089.39003,510760
2008-03-14$0.90$1.0047.7%13.7%34.1%25.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%4.2K-68.7K-5880.0092.41003,510760
2008-03-17$0.89$1.0042.7%12.2%33.9%19.6%0.0%0.0%4.5%2.6K-58.9K-5570.0096.87003,510760
2008-03-18$0.88$1.0048.4%13.9%34.2%26.9%0.0%0.0%1.1%2.4K-51.7K-5320.0095.72003,510760
2008-03-19$0.88$1.0047.3%13.6%34.3%25.5%0.0%0.0%1.6%2.5K-55.8K-5340.0095.12003,510760
2008-03-20$0.89$1.0047.1%13.5%34.3%25.2%0.0%0.0%1.7%2.5K-55.2K-5470.0095.8314003,510760
2008-03-24$0.88$1.0037.8%10.8%34.4%13.5%0.0%0.0%14.9%2.5K-45.5K-5160.00106.93002,330570
2008-03-25$0.89$1.0033.5%9.6%34.6%8.0%0.0%0.0%16.2%2.6K-49.9K-5350.00108.08002,330570
2008-03-26$0.86$1.0038.3%11.0%36.6%14.1%0.0%0.0%17.1%2.3K-36.3K-4830.00108.08002,330570
2008-03-27$0.85$1.0045.5%13.0%36.7%23.1%0.0%0.0%3.5%2.3K-32.2K-4800.00107.67002,330570
2008-03-28$0.83$1.0036.3%10.4%37.4%11.5%0.0%0.0%18.1%2.0K-24.9K-4450.00108.51002,330570
2008-03-31$0.83$1.0040.1%11.5%37.3%16.4%0.0%0.0%13.8%2.1K-25.6K-4380.00107.97002,330570