SMCI Options History — March 2013

In March 2013, SMCI traded between $1.13 and $1.21. ATM implied volatility averaged 48.2%, placing in the 14.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 23.8% (HV 20d: 24.4%). Max pain ranged from $1.00 to $1.00. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 18 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2013-03-15: Highest Volume — 100 contracts
  • 2013-03-14: Largest IV drop — 59.2% change
  • 2013-03-12: Highest IV Rank — 52.4%
  • 2013-03-04: Largest Expected Move — 13.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.16$1.13$1.21$1.19$1.13
Max Pain$1.00$1.00$1.00$1.00$1.00
ATM IV48.2%26.3%113.7%42.7%39.0%
Expected Move10.4%7.5%13.3%12.2%11.2%
HV 20d24.4%19.8%26.9%25.6%23.6%
HV 60d45.2%43.1%46.3%46.1%43.1%
IV Rank14.8%2.9%52.4%11.1%16.6%
IV Percentile55.9%2.4%99.2%58.3%49.2%
Term Structure9.1%-3.0%22.8%1.5%-1.0%
Skew 25d4.5%-3.6%17.2%-0.5%8.7%
Skew 10d4.0%-2.1%11.0%8.5%5.0%
Call IV 25d37.6%27.8%46.0%43.6%37.9%
Put IV 25d42.1%38.0%47.7%43.2%46.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %121.55107.41142.03142.03121.25
Gamma HHI0.560.500.700.520.51
Net GEX347259488259488
Net DEX-16.7K-22.4K-12.5K-13.7K-17.7K
Net VEX-43-52-26-27-51
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.000.400.400.00
Total Volume8.5010000
Total OI237.5160270160270

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-03-01$1.19$0.0042.7%12.2%25.6%11.1%0.0%-0.5%1.5%259-13.7K-270.00142.03001600
2013-03-04$1.16$1.0041.3%13.3%26.9%10.3%0.0%-3.6%1.2%279-12.5K-260.00117.23001600
2013-03-05$1.16$1.0054.4%13.2%26.6%17.9%0.0%-2.4%1.3%280-12.8K-260.40117.3550201600
2013-03-06$1.16$1.0056.6%11.6%26.3%19.2%0.0%13.8%9.3%274-13.8K-440.00119.830021020
2013-03-07$1.14$1.0060.1%10.4%24.8%21.2%0.0%1.9%10.1%298-13.6K-420.00120.080021020
2013-03-08$1.16$1.0059.7%10.4%25.7%21.0%0.0%1.2%10.0%272-14.3K-420.00120.050021020
2013-03-11$1.16$1.0074.9%10.5%25.6%29.8%0.0%2.2%9.2%280-14.1K-410.00120.360021020
2013-03-12$1.16$1.00113.7%10.5%25.8%52.4%0.0%2.6%-3.0%292-14.7K-400.00120.300021020
2013-03-13$1.16$1.0091.9%10.4%25.4%39.7%0.0%3.1%9.6%264-14.6K-400.00120.700021020
2013-03-14$1.16$1.0037.5%10.7%25.2%8.1%0.0%2.9%8.5%350-13.9K-390.00120.430021020
2013-03-15$1.17$1.0036.5%10.5%25.4%7.5%0.0%2.2%9.5%336-14.3K-390.00120.73100021020
2013-03-18$1.17$1.0030.9%8.9%25.3%4.2%0.0%-1.4%18.8%412-20.4K-520.00121.07002700
2013-03-19$1.19$1.0029.2%8.4%26.1%3.3%0.0%15.9%22.8%378-21.7K-520.00121.95002700
2013-03-20$1.21$1.0036.1%10.3%26.4%7.2%0.0%-0.2%6.6%407-22.4K-500.00107.41002700
2013-03-21$1.19$1.0030.9%8.9%19.8%4.2%0.0%-1.4%21.1%393-21.0K-510.00121.70002700
2013-03-22$1.17$1.0032.7%9.4%20.1%5.3%0.0%17.0%16.6%417-20.1K-510.00121.25002700
2013-03-25$1.17$1.0033.4%9.6%20.1%5.7%0.0%17.2%15.0%419-20.1K-510.00121.59002700
2013-03-26$1.14$1.0037.0%10.6%21.5%7.8%0.0%1.6%1.6%470-18.2K-500.00121.09002700
2013-03-27$1.16$1.0026.3%7.5%22.4%2.9%0.0%9.8%12.8%379-19.7K-480.00134.50002700
2013-03-28$1.13$1.0039.0%11.2%23.6%16.6%0.0%8.7%-1.0%488-17.7K-510.00121.25002700