SMCI Options History — May 2013

In May 2013, SMCI traded between $0.94 and $1.08. ATM implied volatility averaged 52.7%, placing in the 31.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.6%. IV traded above realized volatility by 15.0% (HV 20d: 37.7%). Max pain ranged from $1.50 to $1.50. Net GEX was positive for 22 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.00.

Notable Days

  • 2013-05-06: Highest Volume — 500 contracts
  • 2013-05-16: Largest IV drop — 44.2% change
  • 2013-05-15: Highest IV Rank — 68.2%
  • 2013-05-02: Largest Expected Move — 15.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.02$0.94$1.08$0.94$1.03
Max Pain$1.50$1.50$1.50$1.50$1.50
ATM IV52.7%37.6%87.0%52.0%44.8%
Expected Move13.6%10.8%15.1%14.9%12.8%
HV 20d37.7%30.9%43.8%41.3%34.2%
HV 60d33.4%31.4%34.7%31.4%34.7%
IV Rank31.4%15.1%68.2%30.6%22.8%
IV Percentile73.2%39.7%97.2%84.9%53.2%
Term Structure1.5%-3.1%10.6%-1.9%0.6%
Skew 25d8.0%0.2%25.4%13.7%10.7%
Skew 10d14.8%1.0%49.6%7.4%16.1%
Call IV 25d45.9%30.0%61.3%57.1%36.2%
Put IV 25d54.0%41.7%70.8%70.8%46.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %104.5349.60134.67122.7051.76
Gamma HHI0.860.580.960.860.58
Net GEX7812461.1K246640
Net DEX-18.2K-31.1K-2.8K-2.8K-10.3K
Net VEX-157-254-38-38-240
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.000.000.000.000.00
Total Volume48.636050000
Total OI813.6363401,2503401,230

Daily Data (22 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-05-01$0.94$1.5052.0%14.9%41.3%30.6%0.0%13.7%-1.9%246-2.8K-380.00122.700030040
2013-05-02$0.96$1.5052.7%15.1%41.7%31.3%0.0%9.2%-1.1%268-3.6K-410.00125.100030040
2013-05-03$1.00$1.5049.4%14.2%43.7%27.8%0.0%9.5%0.6%308-4.8K-470.00134.670030040
2013-05-06$0.99$0.0053.8%14.1%43.6%32.5%0.0%4.8%1.0%295-4.4K-440.00118.03500030040
2013-05-07$0.97$0.0056.2%14.7%43.8%35.1%0.0%3.0%-2.2%771-17.3K-1500.00116.000080040
2013-05-08$0.98$0.0057.1%14.4%42.6%36.1%0.0%3.6%-2.1%786-17.9K-1510.00116.670080040
2013-05-09$0.97$0.0058.0%14.4%42.5%37.1%0.0%3.5%-0.4%769-17.4K-1500.00117.210080040
2013-05-10$1.00$0.0057.0%14.1%43.7%35.9%0.0%6.5%0.5%850-20.4K-1650.00118.840080040
2013-05-13$1.01$0.0072.0%14.6%41.0%52.1%0.0%6.7%-0.2%852-20.5K-1630.00118.840080040
2013-05-14$1.03$0.0075.2%14.8%37.3%55.6%0.0%10.0%-3.1%920-23.0K-1710.00117.160080040
2013-05-15$1.03$0.0087.0%13.9%35.1%68.2%0.0%8.2%0.5%919-23.0K-1710.00119.210080040
2013-05-16$1.04$0.0048.5%13.9%35.0%26.9%0.0%9.2%1.0%978-24.8K-1740.00120.090080040
2013-05-17$1.08$0.0041.7%11.9%36.1%19.5%0.0%1.3%5.9%1.1K-28.1K-1820.00121.310080040
2013-05-20$1.07$0.0042.7%12.3%36.1%20.6%0.0%1.2%6.0%1.1K-31.1K-1810.00121.60008000
2013-05-21$1.03$0.0049.4%14.2%38.1%27.8%0.0%7.8%-0.1%1.0K-26.5K-1670.00121.12008000
2013-05-22$1.03$0.0049.7%14.2%33.0%28.1%0.0%8.7%-0.8%983-24.9K-1550.00118.63008000
2013-05-23$1.02$0.0050.6%14.5%31.0%29.1%0.0%1.7%-0.6%989-25.0K-1560.00118.72008000
2013-05-24$1.02$0.0044.3%12.7%30.9%22.3%0.0%25.4%1.0%1.0K-22.0K-1430.0049.9804508000
2013-05-28$1.07$0.0041.3%11.9%33.6%19.1%0.0%20.5%7.5%783-17.4K-2540.0052.0800800450
2013-05-29$1.06$0.0038.5%11.0%33.4%16.0%0.0%0.2%10.6%773-16.5K-2520.0050.3400800450
2013-05-30$1.07$0.0037.6%10.8%31.9%15.1%0.0%11.2%10.4%815-17.6K-2540.0049.601200800450
2013-05-31$1.03$0.0044.8%12.8%34.2%22.8%0.0%10.7%0.6%640-10.3K-2400.0051.7600780450