SMCI Options History — December 2011

In December 2011, SMCI traded between $1.35 and $1.60. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.1%, placing in the 5.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 12.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.9% (HV 20d: 50.1%). Max pain ranged from $1.25 to $1.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 21 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.14.

Notable Days

  • 2011-12-21: Highest Volume — 410 contracts
  • 2011-12-30: Largest IV drop — 33.9% change
  • 2011-12-16: Highest IV Rank — 10.0%
  • 2011-12-13: Largest Expected Move — 13.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.50$1.35$1.60$1.35$1.57
Max Pain$1.48$1.25$1.50$1.25$1.50
ATM IV37.1%26.8%44.6%40.4%26.8%
Expected Move12.0%7.7%13.2%11.6%7.7%
HV 20d50.1%45.7%57.5%47.8%48.4%
HV 60d57.9%51.4%60.1%57.9%51.4%
IV Rank5.6%0.0%10.0%7.5%0.0%
IV Percentile18.7%0.0%49.6%19.8%0.0%
Term Structure5.6%0.3%18.4%15.7%18.4%
VWIV41.7%41.7%41.7%41.7%41.7%
Skew 25d5.1%-4.5%14.3%14.0%-4.3%
Skew 10d7.4%-3.2%18.3%18.3%3.8%
Call IV 25d35.7%27.5%42.0%30.3%29.0%
Put IV 25d40.8%24.7%49.8%44.3%24.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %57.4642.93102.6660.5669.04
Gamma HHI0.860.790.940.850.94
Net GEX-7.4K-15.0K-4.9K-4.9K-15.0K
Net DEX105.9K29.2K172.7K172.7K56.8K
Net VEX-499-554-438-473-521
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.140.000.580.000.58
Total Volume37.619041000
Total OI3,050.4762,5303,2503,1703,130

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2011-12-01$1.35$1.2540.4%11.6%47.8%7.5%0.0%14.0%15.7%-4.9K172.7K-4730.0060.56001,0302,140
2011-12-02$1.37$1.2532.4%9.3%46.0%2.7%0.0%0.5%15.1%-5.3K170.2K-4640.0070.773001,0302,140
2011-12-05$1.42$1.5028.4%12.6%48.8%0.3%0.0%13.9%4.4%-5.8K150.1K-5030.0047.82001,0602,140
2011-12-06$1.42$1.5028.6%12.5%48.7%0.5%0.0%13.1%4.5%-6.0K152.9K-4990.0049.85001,0602,140
2011-12-07$1.45$1.5033.1%12.7%49.2%3.1%0.0%14.1%4.3%-6.1K137.2K-5150.0052.275001,0602,140
2011-12-08$1.40$1.5030.5%12.6%46.1%1.6%0.0%10.3%4.0%-6.1K158.4K-4880.0049.52001,1102,140
2011-12-09$1.51$1.5036.4%12.7%54.1%5.1%0.0%-4.5%4.5%-6.1K98.6K-5460.0054.55001,1102,140
2011-12-12$1.52$1.5035.5%13.0%53.0%4.5%0.0%-3.4%3.2%-6.0K90.4K-5290.0055.34001,1102,140
2011-12-13$1.47$1.5030.8%13.2%53.8%1.8%0.0%14.3%2.8%-5.8K121.9K-5080.0055.85001,1102,140
2011-12-14$1.46$1.5036.0%12.7%52.9%4.9%0.0%11.7%4.8%-6.4K131.3K-4920.0056.52001,1102,140
2011-12-15$1.48$1.5043.3%12.4%52.1%9.2%0.0%1.3%5.7%-6.2K121.7K-4970.0059.21001,1102,140
2011-12-16$1.49$1.5044.6%12.8%51.6%10.0%0.0%2.7%4.2%-4.9K117.4K-4940.0059.3010001,1102,140
2011-12-19$1.46$1.5042.7%12.2%52.0%8.8%0.0%-0.2%3.0%-8.4K143.3K-4570.0061.92003902,140
2011-12-20$1.56$1.5043.5%12.5%57.5%9.3%0.0%-0.1%1.2%-8.4K83.7K-4570.0056.48003902,140
2011-12-21$1.58$1.5041.7%11.9%56.1%8.2%41.7%-0.8%3.0%-8.5K72.1K-4380.5851.502601503902,140
2011-12-22$1.58$1.5042.4%12.2%46.9%8.7%0.0%0.1%0.3%-8.6K59.8K-5540.0059.17006402,290
2011-12-23$1.58$1.5039.6%11.3%45.9%7.0%0.0%12.4%6.4%-9.1K50.9K-5460.00102.66006402,290
2011-12-27$1.60$1.5042.7%12.2%45.7%8.8%0.0%2.5%1.9%-8.6K39.5K-5090.0042.93006402,290
2011-12-28$1.56$1.5040.1%11.5%47.4%7.3%0.0%8.0%6.2%-10.5K66.5K-5190.0046.56006402,290
2011-12-29$1.60$1.5040.5%11.6%47.2%7.5%0.0%1.9%4.4%-9.1K29.2K-4800.0044.9202006402,290
2011-12-30$1.57$1.5026.8%7.7%48.4%0.0%0.0%-4.3%18.4%-15.0K56.8K-5210.0069.04006402,490