SMCI Options History — September 2011

In September 2011, SMCI traded between $1.24 and $1.36. ATM implied volatility averaged 56.2%, placing in the 23.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.4% (HV 20d: 59.5%). Max pain ranged from $1.25 to $1.75. Net GEX was positive for 10 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 3 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.33.

Notable Days

  • 2011-09-12: Highest Volume — 400 contracts
  • 2011-09-07: Largest IV drop — 17.2% change
  • 2011-09-12: Highest IV Rank — 28.6%
  • 2011-09-15: Largest Expected Move — 16.9%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.29$1.24$1.36$1.32$1.25
Max Pain$1.70$1.25$1.75$1.25$1.75
ATM IV56.2%47.5%61.4%48.9%58.1%
Expected Move16.3%14.0%16.9%14.0%16.6%
HV 20d59.5%48.4%76.3%75.4%50.1%
HV 60d61.4%58.4%63.2%58.4%63.1%
IV Rank23.9%16.0%28.6%17.3%25.6%
IV Percentile76.5%48.4%84.5%52.0%84.1%
Term Structure-1.3%-4.2%3.6%3.6%-1.0%
Skew 25d6.1%-5.1%14.0%12.5%6.0%
Skew 10d9.3%-7.5%27.3%19.0%7.2%
Call IV 25d47.3%35.6%53.8%37.1%43.5%
Put IV 25d53.4%46.0%65.1%49.6%49.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %51.3221.7282.2457.8045.20
Gamma HHI0.510.310.770.530.45
Net GEX1.1K-5784.3K2.3K-216
Net DEX64.8K-22.2K108.9K32.2K107.0K
Net VEX-192-299-113-299-123
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.330.001.001.000.00
Total Volume24.286040000
Total OI2,566.6672,1403,2002,8002,240

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-09-01$1.32$1.2548.9%14.0%75.4%17.3%0.0%12.5%3.6%2.3K32.2K-2990.0057.80001,5201,280
2011-09-02$1.27$1.2553.7%15.4%76.3%21.6%0.0%8.3%-0.1%2.5K53.9K-2780.0021.72001,5201,280
2011-09-06$1.26$1.7557.3%15.8%67.9%24.9%0.0%5.0%-0.3%2.8K57.9K-2480.0044.38001,5201,280
2011-09-07$1.34$1.7547.5%15.8%68.2%16.0%0.0%1.8%-0.9%2.5K22.4K-2760.0062.27001,5201,280
2011-09-08$1.29$1.7552.1%15.5%68.1%20.2%0.0%-1.3%-3.8%3.3K44.4K-2500.0059.83001,5201,280
2011-09-09$1.24$1.7554.1%15.8%63.5%22.0%0.0%6.1%0.1%3.6K66.0K-2170.0047.37001,5201,280
2011-09-12$1.26$1.7561.4%16.9%63.9%28.6%0.0%11.3%-3.8%4.2K60.3K-2091.0037.302002001,5201,280
2011-09-13$1.29$1.7557.8%16.8%62.0%25.4%0.0%9.5%-3.9%4.3K27.1K-2390.0040.95001,7201,480
2011-09-14$1.33$1.7552.6%16.7%62.8%20.7%0.0%2.9%-4.2%1.9K-10.6K-2190.0045.20001,7201,480
2011-09-15$1.35$1.7559.0%16.9%63.1%26.4%0.0%8.3%-3.6%744-19.0K-2160.0048.61001,7201,480
2011-09-16$1.36$1.7556.8%16.3%56.5%24.4%0.0%7.6%-1.2%-578-22.2K-2060.0052.09001,7201,480
2011-09-19$1.34$1.7557.0%16.3%56.2%24.6%0.0%4.9%-1.3%-51396.3K-1780.0054.711008601,280
2011-09-20$1.28$1.7557.8%16.6%58.1%25.3%0.0%14.0%-2.4%-443103.2K-1610.0064.78008601,280
2011-09-21$1.26$1.7556.4%16.2%53.0%24.1%0.0%-5.1%-0.2%-408106.1K-1430.0056.35008601,280
2011-09-22$1.24$1.7558.7%16.8%51.0%26.1%0.0%6.7%-1.4%-397108.9K-1370.0082.24008601,280
2011-09-23$1.29$1.7558.5%16.8%51.8%26.0%0.0%-1.2%-2.1%-421105.0K-1430.0057.54008601,280
2011-09-26$1.32$1.7557.8%16.6%51.8%25.3%0.0%3.0%-0.0%-382103.6K-1310.0059.30008601,280
2011-09-27$1.34$1.7558.6%16.8%48.4%26.1%0.0%5.0%-0.6%-347101.9K-1340.0032.82008601,280
2011-09-28$1.27$1.7557.6%16.5%51.1%25.2%0.0%8.7%0.3%-373107.7K-1170.0043.45008601,280
2011-09-29$1.28$1.7558.3%16.7%51.2%25.8%0.0%13.6%-1.0%-390108.6K-1130.0063.7310008601,280
2011-09-30$1.25$1.7558.1%16.6%50.1%25.6%0.0%6.0%-1.0%-216107.0K-1230.0045.20009601,280