SMCI Options History — October 2011

In October 2011, SMCI traded between $1.16 and $1.65. ATM implied volatility averaged 54.7%, placing in the 21.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 16.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.7% (HV 20d: 67.4%). Max pain ranged from $1.25 to $1.75. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 5 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 4.70.

Notable Days

  • 2011-10-26: Highest Volume — 2,090 contracts
  • 2011-10-26: Largest IV spike — 177.5% change
  • 2011-10-26: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2011-10-26: Largest Expected Move — 46.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.47$1.16$1.65$1.16$1.60
Max Pain$1.54$1.25$1.75$1.75$1.50
ATM IV54.7%34.8%162.9%64.0%41.5%
Expected Move16.4%10.5%46.7%18.3%11.9%
HV 20d67.4%55.3%75.2%55.3%67.7%
HV 60d69.9%64.8%72.8%64.8%67.6%
IV Rank21.4%4.6%100.0%31.0%8.9%
IV Percentile56.5%6.3%100.0%91.3%22.6%
Term Structure-3.7%-53.5%7.8%-0.3%3.3%
VWIV51.8%44.1%58.8%52.5%58.8%
Skew 25d11.1%-9.3%42.4%10.1%13.0%
Skew 10d13.8%-1.2%24.7%16.5%17.3%
Call IV 25d45.0%28.1%93.6%59.9%28.1%
Put IV 25d56.1%36.7%136.0%70.0%41.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %62.8533.29166.9093.8253.69
Gamma HHI0.590.350.910.440.49
Net GEX612-3.8K2.8K-214-1.6K
Net DEX65.6K-44.0K112.1K112.1K39.6K
Net VEX-196-817-67-101-806
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio4.700.0028.862.000.00
Total Volume175.71402,09000
Total OI2,164.2863103,4102,2403,410

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-10-03$1.16$1.7564.0%18.3%55.3%31.0%0.0%10.1%-0.3%-214112.1K-1010.0093.82009601,280
2011-10-04$1.30$1.7561.1%17.5%69.1%28.3%0.0%16.1%0.6%-196104.0K-1160.0097.85009601,280
2011-10-05$1.37$1.7558.0%16.6%68.0%25.5%0.0%8.2%-0.6%12994.3K-1210.0045.610109601,280
2011-10-06$1.40$1.7546.0%13.2%66.5%14.7%0.0%-9.3%7.8%23391.2K-1220.0061.90009601,290
2011-10-07$1.36$1.5034.8%16.1%65.5%4.6%0.0%7.8%-1.3%16492.8K-880.0063.69009601,290
2011-10-10$1.43$1.5038.1%15.3%67.0%7.6%0.0%17.2%-4.7%67387.5K-1060.0064.26009601,290
2011-10-11$1.44$1.5043.9%15.1%66.7%12.8%52.5%18.1%-3.3%93185.7K-970.0047.340109601,290
2011-10-12$1.46$1.5042.4%14.9%66.0%11.4%0.0%19.1%-2.2%1.4K82.6K-920.0048.98009601,280
2011-10-13$1.49$1.5052.6%15.1%66.0%20.7%0.0%6.3%-3.3%1.9K80.0K-840.0044.54009601,280
2011-10-14$1.52$1.5051.2%14.7%66.5%19.4%0.0%9.4%-1.9%1.9K75.6K-882.0049.7620409601,280
2011-10-17$1.50$1.5051.5%14.8%66.6%19.6%0.0%4.9%-1.8%2.4K82.0K-820.0063.57009401,300
2011-10-18$1.54$1.5052.1%15.0%64.4%20.3%0.0%11.9%-2.1%1.9K77.1K-830.0033.29009401,300
2011-10-19$1.48$1.5053.2%15.2%66.4%21.2%0.0%1.4%-3.7%2.2K83.6K-780.0063.721009401,300
2011-10-20$1.44$1.5054.0%15.5%66.8%21.9%0.0%15.7%-4.9%1.9K88.5K-670.0053.96009501,300
2011-10-21$1.46$1.5054.0%15.5%66.0%21.9%0.0%17.3%-5.3%2.8K89.1K-680.0050.2810009501,300
2011-10-24$1.52$1.5053.3%15.3%66.8%21.3%44.1%7.1%-1.6%663-13.8K-682.0054.3615030024070
2011-10-25$1.44$1.2558.7%16.8%70.0%26.2%58.8%5.2%-6.6%373-10.2K-1370.0355.9640010390370
2011-10-26$1.59$1.50162.9%46.7%74.7%100.0%0.0%42.4%-53.5%563-44.0K-19628.86166.90702,020660380
2011-10-27$1.65$1.5039.1%11.2%75.2%7.0%0.0%2.9%2.7%-3.8K57.5K-6900.0063.8955004602,400
2011-10-28$1.63$1.5036.5%10.5%74.6%5.1%0.0%8.7%4.6%-1.5K22.5K-8170.0042.42001,0102,400
2011-10-31$1.60$1.5041.5%11.9%67.7%8.9%0.0%13.0%3.3%-1.6K39.6K-8060.0053.69001,0102,400