SMCI Options History — May 2012

In May 2012, SMCI traded between $1.59 and $1.78. ATM implied volatility averaged 30.4%, placing in the 3.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.8% (HV 20d: 26.6%). Max pain ranged from $1.25 to $1.25. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.03.

Notable Days

  • 2012-05-18: Highest Volume — 110 contracts
  • 2012-05-15: Largest IV spike — 19.5% change
  • 2012-05-16: Highest IV Rank — 5.1%
  • 2012-05-16: Largest Expected Move — 9.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.65$1.59$1.78$1.78$1.59
Max Pain$1.25$1.25$1.25$1.25$1.25
ATM IV30.4%25.6%32.3%31.1%25.6%
Expected Move8.7%7.3%9.3%8.9%7.3%
HV 20d26.6%22.0%28.7%22.0%27.8%
HV 60d24.2%23.1%25.2%24.3%23.6%
IV Rank3.9%1.2%5.1%4.4%1.2%
IV Percentile14.2%1.2%25.4%14.7%1.2%
VWIV31.0%28.7%32.4%32.0%32.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %80.1927.58118.4464.66118.44
Gamma HHI0.510.450.700.490.70
Net GEX2.9K2.3K4.1K4.1K2.3K
Net DEX-34.3K-64.5K-19.1K-64.5K-19.1K
Net VEX-185-291-97-291-97
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.030.000.100.100.00
Total Volume10.455011000
Total OI1,282.7271,2501,3401,2501,340

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-05-01$1.78$1.2531.1%8.9%22.0%4.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.1K-64.5K-2910.0064.66001,020230
2012-05-02$1.74$1.2531.0%8.9%23.4%4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.7K-53.6K-2630.0070.74001,020230
2012-05-03$1.70$1.2530.7%8.8%24.8%4.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.3K-45.5K-2380.0084.79001,020230
2012-05-04$1.67$1.2531.5%9.0%24.9%4.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0K-39.9K-2310.0086.10001,020230
2012-05-07$1.65$1.2531.7%9.1%24.5%4.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7K-34.8K-2160.0084.10001,020230
2012-05-08$1.63$1.2527.6%7.9%24.7%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.5K-26.5K-1690.00100.50001,020230
2012-05-09$1.69$1.2532.1%9.2%27.9%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2K-42.9K-2250.0084.01001,020230
2012-05-10$1.69$1.2531.7%9.1%27.9%4.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.1K-40.7K-2220.0087.27001,020230
2012-05-11$1.65$1.2531.4%9.0%27.0%4.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7K-32.9K-1910.0089.21001,020230
2012-05-14$1.63$1.2526.5%7.6%27.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.5K-24.3K-1510.00103.24001,020230
2012-05-15$1.65$1.2531.7%9.1%26.9%4.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7K-31.8K-1840.0088.10001,020230
2012-05-16$1.64$1.2532.3%9.3%26.9%5.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.6K-31.6K-1860.0087.54001,020230
2012-05-17$1.64$1.2531.2%9.0%26.7%4.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.6K-29.4K-1720.0089.13001,020230
2012-05-18$1.62$1.2532.0%9.2%26.9%4.9%32.0%0.0%0.0%2.3K-26.1K-1670.1090.22100101,020230
2012-05-21$1.65$1.2529.9%8.6%27.9%3.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.3K-35.6K-1780.0027.58001,120220
2012-05-22$1.62$1.2530.7%8.8%25.9%4.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7K-28.4K-1570.0031.51001,120220
2012-05-23$1.66$1.2529.6%8.5%27.4%3.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5K-37.8K-1810.0030.67001,120220
2012-05-24$1.61$1.2528.6%8.2%28.7%2.9%28.7%0.0%0.0%2.7K-25.6K-1360.0036.5011001,120220
2012-05-25$1.61$1.2532.0%9.2%28.5%4.9%32.4%0.0%0.0%2.6K-27.9K-1550.0095.001001,120220
2012-05-29$1.62$1.2529.8%8.5%28.5%3.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8K-29.9K-1380.00102.29001,120220
2012-05-30$1.60$1.2529.3%8.4%28.5%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4K-24.5K-1150.00112.51001,120220
2012-05-31$1.59$1.2525.6%7.3%27.8%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3K-19.1K-970.00118.44001,120220