SMCI Options History — February 2015

In February 2015, SMCI traded between $3.56 and $4.11. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.5%, placing in the 19.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.0%. IV traded below realized volatility by 12.7% (HV 20d: 51.2%). Max pain ranged from $3.50 to $3.50. Net GEX was positive for 11 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 17 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.64.

Notable Days

  • 2015-02-11: Highest Volume — 11,950 contracts
  • 2015-02-25: Largest IV drop — 8.6% change
  • 2015-02-05: Highest IV Rank — 28.3%
  • 2015-02-02: Largest Expected Move — 12.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.87$3.56$4.11$3.65$4.03
Max Pain$3.50$3.50$3.50$3.50$3.50
ATM IV38.5%34.2%42.5%42.4%34.4%
Expected Move11.0%9.8%12.1%12.1%9.9%
HV 20d51.2%29.1%63.5%63.5%36.2%
HV 60d45.7%44.8%46.9%44.9%46.6%
IV Rank19.2%9.4%28.3%28.0%10.0%
IV Percentile35.2%4.8%69.4%68.3%5.6%
Term Structure0.9%-0.4%3.0%-0.4%2.7%
VWIV38.4%33.0%42.1%40.6%33.0%
Skew 25d1.6%-6.8%11.3%11.3%-6.8%
Skew 10d6.0%-12.1%19.7%10.7%-12.1%
Call IV 25d38.3%28.8%41.9%28.8%35.3%
Put IV 25d39.9%28.6%44.1%40.1%28.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %75.9339.5485.8180.9443.99
Gamma HHI0.450.360.510.470.38
Net GEX11.6K-44.9K78.1K-26.1K31.9K
Net DEX-3.5M-5.3M-1.1M-1.7M-4.4M
Net VEX-17.9K-19.8K-14.5K-17.3K-19.5K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.640.172.430.220.60
Total Volume4,464.7371,83011,9501,9203,750
Total OI45,224.21139,96053,22040,30047,740

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2015-02-02$3.65$3.5042.4%12.1%63.5%28.0%40.6%11.3%-0.4%-26.1K-1.7M-17.3K0.2280.941,58034019,52020,780
2015-02-03$3.58$3.5039.4%11.3%62.9%21.2%36.8%-4.7%1.2%-36.2K-1.2M-17.3K1.0783.522,2802,45019,13020,830
2015-02-04$3.56$3.5039.8%11.4%61.9%22.3%37.3%-4.2%0.8%-38.5K-1.1M-17.4K0.9385.811,9801,84019,35021,250
2015-02-05$3.67$3.5042.5%12.0%62.5%28.3%42.1%4.5%-0.4%-25.9K-1.9M-17.1K0.3676.932,8401,01019,65021,290
2015-02-06$3.71$3.5041.7%11.8%60.5%26.5%40.0%1.1%0.2%-25.9K-2.4M-16.4K0.4077.243,2901,33019,53021,210
2015-02-09$3.72$3.5040.4%12.0%60.5%23.4%41.3%2.8%0.1%-10.8K-2.6M-16.3K0.7377.851,7301,27020,73021,370
2015-02-10$3.92$3.5038.6%11.2%62.7%19.4%41.4%3.1%1.2%24.9K-4.5M-14.5K0.4275.124,9102,08020,94021,510
2015-02-11$3.92$3.5038.6%11.1%62.5%19.5%39.0%-0.2%0.5%15.0K-3.7M-14.5K0.5273.657,8404,11019,27022,560
2015-02-12$4.00$3.5038.4%11.0%62.3%19.0%38.7%2.4%1.2%32.8K-4.6M-18.1K0.5077.572,8501,43022,40024,630
2015-02-13$3.96$3.5038.0%10.9%62.0%18.1%38.3%0.1%1.2%41.4K-4.6M-18.9K0.4877.113,0901,47023,36025,060
2015-02-17$3.99$3.5039.5%11.3%59.5%21.6%39.8%1.6%0.0%69.7K-5.0M-18.8K0.4679.953,2401,49024,57025,030
2015-02-18$3.90$3.5037.3%10.7%54.6%16.5%38.9%0.1%1.1%59.3K-4.3M-19.2K0.6580.332,7701,79025,66025,110
2015-02-19$3.92$3.5038.3%11.0%38.9%18.8%40.4%2.8%0.6%78.1K-4.4M-19.8K2.4381.551,1002,67026,13025,180
2015-02-20$3.92$3.5037.8%10.8%29.1%17.5%38.1%2.5%0.3%-36.7K-4.0M-19.5K0.1784.581,57026025,45027,770
2015-02-23$3.86$3.5037.1%10.6%29.7%16.1%37.4%2.5%0.9%-44.9K-2.6M-19.3K0.4580.672,6701,20019,89023,660
2015-02-24$4.06$3.5037.4%10.7%34.4%16.7%37.3%4.2%1.1%20.2K-4.3M-18.9K0.3980.493,4001,32021,09023,960
2015-02-25$4.02$3.5034.2%9.8%34.6%9.4%34.2%4.2%3.0%40.3K-4.5M-19.0K0.7785.742,0901,60022,21024,320
2015-02-26$4.11$3.5035.5%10.2%35.2%12.4%35.3%2.3%1.2%51.8K-5.3M-18.5K0.6139.542,6001,59022,34024,780
2015-02-27$4.03$3.5034.4%9.9%36.2%10.0%33.0%-6.8%2.7%31.9K-4.4M-19.5K0.6043.992,3401,41022,72025,020