SMCI Options History — November 2013

In November 2013, SMCI traded between $1.39 and $1.59. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.0%, placing in the 10.0% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 9.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.8% (HV 20d: 28.2%). Max pain ranged from $1.25 to $1.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.20.

Notable Days

  • 2013-11-27: Highest Volume — 420 contracts
  • 2013-11-12: Largest IV spike — 24.5% change
  • 2013-11-13: Highest IV Rank — 16.4%
  • 2013-11-05: Largest Expected Move — 10.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.47$1.39$1.59$1.39$1.59
Max Pain$1.29$1.25$1.50$1.25$1.25
ATM IV31.0%24.3%37.2%25.1%32.5%
Expected Move9.7%7.2%10.4%7.2%9.3%
HV 20d28.2%22.6%31.8%29.9%23.1%
HV 60d25.6%24.6%26.3%25.7%25.4%
IV Rank10.0%2.8%16.4%3.6%11.7%
IV Percentile11.3%0.4%26.6%1.2%13.1%
Term Structure1.4%-1.0%15.6%15.6%2.4%
VWIV29.5%25.9%33.0%25.9%33.0%
Skew 25d5.4%-3.3%11.5%3.2%6.5%
Skew 10d18.4%-3.4%60.8%5.4%12.7%
Call IV 25d30.0%23.1%36.3%23.1%26.3%
Put IV 25d35.4%26.3%40.4%26.3%32.7%
Bid-Ask Spread %63.5221.29108.8321.29103.28
Gamma HHI0.850.710.940.780.94
Net GEX4.0K1.9K7.1K3.3K2.8K
Net DEX-69.0K-121.7K-48.2K-48.2K-121.7K
Net VEX-168-280-138-153-280
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.200.001.000.000.00
Total Volume45042000
Total OI1,369.51,0701,6801,4901,470

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2013-11-01$1.39$1.2525.1%7.2%29.9%3.6%0.0%3.2%15.6%3.3K-48.2K-1530.0021.29001,090400
2013-11-04$1.41$1.5026.4%10.3%30.4%5.0%0.0%6.0%-0.8%4.1K-53.4K-1540.0027.61001,090400
2013-11-05$1.44$1.5028.0%10.4%30.4%6.6%0.0%9.8%-1.0%5.3K-64.3K-1630.0025.35001,090400
2013-11-06$1.45$1.5028.5%10.3%30.4%7.3%25.9%11.5%-0.8%5.6K-68.1K-1650.0027.2823001,090400
2013-11-07$1.42$1.2528.0%10.1%30.6%6.6%0.0%7.9%-0.3%4.4K-64.0K-1570.0029.940301,170400
2013-11-08$1.45$1.2524.6%10.0%31.8%3.1%0.0%8.6%-0.0%6.7K-75.0K-1740.0029.8713001,170430
2013-11-11$1.45$1.2524.3%10.4%31.0%2.8%0.0%8.9%-1.0%6.6K-72.8K-1700.0030.705001,200430
2013-11-12$1.44$1.2530.2%10.3%30.6%9.0%0.0%7.3%-0.3%5.6K-72.7K-1860.0032.39001,250430
2013-11-13$1.45$1.2537.2%10.1%30.5%16.4%0.0%8.3%0.7%6.8K-78.6K-1850.0031.13001,250430
2013-11-14$1.46$1.2535.9%10.3%30.4%15.1%0.0%8.9%-0.6%7.1K-83.3K-1820.0029.16001,200420
2013-11-15$1.45$1.2534.7%10.0%30.5%14.2%0.0%8.3%-0.2%6.4K-78.4K-1740.0031.90001,200420
2013-11-18$1.44$1.2535.2%10.1%30.7%14.7%0.0%0.1%0.9%2.0K-52.2K-1620.00108.8300680390
2013-11-19$1.45$1.2534.1%9.8%30.9%13.5%0.0%-2.8%1.1%2.0K-52.7K-1600.00105.5600680390
2013-11-20$1.44$1.2532.6%9.3%22.6%11.9%0.0%-3.3%3.2%1.9K-51.3K-1590.00105.5500680390
2013-11-21$1.46$1.2532.9%9.4%23.0%12.2%0.0%-1.1%1.8%2.1K-54.6K-1550.00107.2100680390
2013-11-22$1.52$1.2532.3%9.3%25.2%11.6%0.0%5.2%1.4%2.0K-68.4K-1510.00105.8300680390
2013-11-25$1.55$1.2532.6%9.3%24.8%11.9%0.0%4.0%1.2%2.1K-72.2K-1420.00106.4000680390
2013-11-26$1.55$1.2533.0%9.5%24.4%12.3%33.0%4.2%1.4%2.0K-72.7K-1431.00105.162020680390
2013-11-27$1.56$1.2532.0%9.2%22.9%11.2%0.0%6.0%3.1%2.0K-76.1K-1380.00106.014200680390
2013-11-29$1.59$1.2532.5%9.3%23.1%11.7%0.0%6.5%2.4%2.8K-121.7K-2800.00103.28001,080390