SMCI Options History — November 2012

In November 2012, SMCI traded between $0.81 and $0.93. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.5%, placing in the 15.1% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.2%. IV traded below realized volatility by 114.1% (HV 20d: 163.6%). Max pain ranged from $0.75 to $0.75. Net GEX was positive for 5 of 11 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 4 of 11 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2012-11-23: Highest Volume — 200 contracts
  • 2012-11-27: Largest IV spike — 54.5% change
  • 2012-11-27: Highest IV Rank — 22.9%
  • 2012-11-27: Largest Expected Move — 18.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$0.87$0.81$0.93$0.82$0.93
Max Pain$0.75$0.75$0.75$0.75$0.75
ATM IV49.5%40.8%63.0%49.4%45.5%
Expected Move14.2%11.7%18.1%14.2%13.0%
HV 20d163.6%162.5%165.4%162.5%165.4%
HV 60d100.1%99.3%100.6%99.3%100.6%
IV Rank15.1%10.0%22.9%15.0%12.7%
IV Percentile73.5%52.0%94.0%73.4%69.0%
Term Structure-4.7%-26.2%5.5%3.9%0.4%
VWIV50.9%50.9%50.9%50.9%50.9%
Skew 25d7.7%4.1%13.7%13.7%5.5%
Skew 10d3.2%-1.2%12.0%9.7%0.3%
Call IV 25d44.9%36.6%49.3%36.6%48.8%
Put IV 25d52.6%50.4%54.3%50.4%54.3%
Bid-Ask Spread %124.92110.43129.40127.21128.66
Gamma HHI1.001.001.001.001.00
Net GEX760220095
Net DEX-7.6K-18.2K00-18.2K
Net VEX-3-1000-2
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume18.182020000
Total OI90.90902000200

Daily Data (11 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2012-11-15$0.82$0.0049.4%14.2%162.5%15.0%0.0%0.0%3.9%0000.00127.210000
2012-11-16$0.81$0.0048.5%13.9%162.6%14.5%0.0%0.0%5.5%0000.00129.400000
2012-11-19$0.84$0.0050.2%14.4%163.6%15.5%0.0%13.7%-7.3%0000.00126.480000
2012-11-20$0.83$0.0049.4%14.1%163.3%15.0%0.0%13.6%-4.5%0000.00128.420000
2012-11-21$0.84$0.0050.1%14.4%163.8%15.4%0.0%0.0%-5.0%0000.00127.310000
2012-11-23$0.86$0.0052.2%15.0%163.1%16.6%50.9%4.5%-5.8%0000.00126.24200000
2012-11-26$0.88$0.7540.8%11.7%163.3%10.0%0.0%0.0%-6.4%220-16.2K-70.00116.09002000
2012-11-27$0.89$0.7563.0%18.1%163.0%22.9%0.0%0.0%-26.2%197-15.2K-100.00110.43002000
2012-11-28$0.90$0.7549.7%14.2%163.2%15.2%0.0%4.5%-8.8%213-16.2K-80.00125.97002000
2012-11-29$0.93$0.7545.8%13.1%165.2%12.9%0.0%4.1%2.3%115-18.0K-40.00127.87002000
2012-11-30$0.93$0.7545.5%13.0%165.4%12.7%0.0%5.5%0.4%95-18.2K-20.00128.66002000