SMCI Options History — August 2011

In August 2011, SMCI traded between $1.24 and $1.45. ATM implied volatility averaged 55.2%, placing in the 18.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.7%. IV traded below realized volatility by 22.2% (HV 20d: 77.4%). Max pain ranged from $1.25 to $1.75. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.06.

Notable Days

  • 2011-08-02: Highest Volume — 1,450 contracts
  • 2011-08-08: Largest IV spike — 68.2% change
  • 2011-08-08: Highest IV Rank — 29.3%
  • 2011-08-08: Largest Expected Move — 19.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.35$1.24$1.45$1.37$1.37
Max Pain$1.32$1.25$1.75$1.75$1.25
ATM IV55.2%43.1%77.6%52.3%43.1%
Expected Move15.7%12.4%19.2%15.0%12.4%
HV 20d77.4%31.1%93.4%31.1%75.4%
HV 60d50.1%28.0%58.0%28.0%58.0%
IV Rank18.8%8.5%29.3%13.8%12.1%
IV Percentile65.9%27.0%95.2%66.1%27.0%
Term Structure-1.0%-6.9%17.4%-3.6%17.4%
VWIV46.7%37.5%50.9%50.7%50.9%
Skew 25d6.0%-10.1%22.4%-1.2%18.5%
Skew 10d9.2%-2.4%22.5%9.0%15.9%
Call IV 25d47.6%31.8%61.9%51.8%31.8%
Put IV 25d53.5%37.1%73.6%50.6%50.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %66.6545.48103.5781.3159.53
Gamma HHI0.410.300.530.300.40
Net GEX1.6K-6213.9K-6211.5K
Net DEX23.1K-46.9K97.9K86.6K11.9K
Net VEX-448-669-328-429-328
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.060.000.200.130.00
Total Volume145.21701,45000
Total OI3,552.1742,8004,2702,8202,800

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-08-01$1.37$1.7552.3%15.0%31.1%13.8%0.0%-1.2%-3.6%-62186.6K-4290.0081.31001,4401,380
2011-08-02$1.27$1.7565.6%18.8%38.7%21.9%50.7%9.7%-1.6%-48497.9K-3670.1345.481,2801701,4401,380
2011-08-03$1.45$1.5043.6%12.5%64.1%8.5%37.5%-3.2%6.2%3.7K-46.9K-6690.0147.251,300102,7201,550
2011-08-04$1.39$1.5048.1%13.8%64.2%11.2%47.8%-8.9%2.1%2.8K-7.8K-6210.20103.5750102,6701,550
2011-08-05$1.36$1.2546.2%16.8%64.3%10.0%0.0%7.5%-4.1%2.1K14.1K-5960.0085.73002,6701,560
2011-08-08$1.24$1.2577.6%19.2%71.3%29.3%0.0%11.7%-6.9%1.3K58.0K-4970.0095.55002,6701,560
2011-08-09$1.32$1.2573.6%19.0%76.3%26.8%0.0%0.8%-6.6%1.8K28.0K-5550.0082.6310002,6701,550
2011-08-10$1.26$1.2562.7%17.2%76.6%20.2%0.0%4.0%-4.8%95756.3K-4850.0059.4001202,6701,550
2011-08-11$1.36$1.2559.4%17.0%82.4%18.2%0.0%4.3%-4.0%2.6K-807-5580.0083.5414002,6701,460
2011-08-12$1.36$1.2559.3%17.0%81.9%18.0%50.9%8.9%-5.6%1.7K13.8K-4860.0084.7716002,6301,460
2011-08-15$1.42$1.2551.4%14.7%82.2%13.3%0.0%12.1%1.0%3.9K-14.8K-4940.0056.79002,5501,460
2011-08-16$1.39$1.2551.2%14.7%82.5%13.1%0.0%10.5%-0.1%2.4K3.8K-4510.0056.10002,5501,460
2011-08-17$1.40$1.2552.3%15.0%82.2%20.4%0.0%12.4%-1.6%2.8K325-4630.0054.76002,5501,460
2011-08-18$1.30$1.2559.5%17.0%86.0%26.9%0.0%-2.6%-4.4%-9542.5K-4010.0054.60002,5501,460
2011-08-19$1.33$1.2560.2%17.2%86.7%27.5%0.0%0.9%-5.3%70631.1K-3990.0051.67002,5501,460
2011-08-22$1.31$1.2558.2%16.7%86.7%25.7%0.0%1.9%-2.6%1.5K36.2K-3810.0059.38001,5201,280
2011-08-23$1.39$1.2549.5%14.2%90.2%17.8%0.0%3.3%-0.1%1.0K8.4K-3960.0047.90001,5201,280
2011-08-24$1.33$1.2551.8%14.8%91.0%19.9%0.0%17.7%0.1%1.7K28.5K-3500.0057.99001,5201,280
2011-08-25$1.29$1.2555.1%15.8%91.4%22.9%0.0%12.6%-2.6%1.8K42.0K-3360.0052.95001,5201,280
2011-08-26$1.32$1.2557.4%16.5%92.0%25.0%0.0%22.4%-2.6%1.6K32.5K-3450.00101.11001,5201,280
2011-08-29$1.39$1.2544.3%12.7%93.4%13.2%0.0%3.9%2.6%1.3K5.6K-3490.0055.00001,5201,280
2011-08-30$1.39$1.2547.2%13.5%89.0%15.8%0.0%-10.1%3.7%1.2K3.8K-3480.0055.97001,5201,280
2011-08-31$1.37$1.2543.1%12.4%75.4%12.1%0.0%18.5%17.4%1.5K11.9K-3280.0059.53001,5201,280