SMCI Options History — February 2018

In February 2018, SMCI traded between $1.82 and $2.25. ATM implied volatility averaged 57.5%, placing in the 77.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.9%. IV traded below realized volatility by 2.0% (HV 20d: 59.5%). Max pain ranged from $2.25 to $2.50. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 0 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.33.

Notable Days

  • 2018-02-16: Highest Volume — 11,850 contracts
  • 2018-02-02: Largest IV spike — 30.4% change
  • 2018-02-05: Highest IV Rank — 100.0%
  • 2018-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 19.1%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.92$1.82$2.25$2.25$1.82
Max Pain$2.29$2.25$2.50$2.50$2.25
ATM IV57.5%42.4%69.3%42.4%66.7%
Expected Move15.9%11.5%19.1%11.5%19.1%
HV 20d59.5%45.1%65.5%45.1%55.8%
HV 60d39.9%32.5%41.5%32.5%41.3%
IV Rank77.7%51.0%100.0%51.0%94.9%
IV Percentile93.3%69.4%100.0%69.4%99.6%
Term Structure-5.5%-13.3%-0.5%-0.5%-13.3%
VWIV56.2%42.9%66.4%42.9%66.4%
Skew 25d8.4%0.1%18.9%5.5%15.3%
Skew 10d21.6%2.3%50.5%21.3%37.3%
Call IV 25d52.8%39.2%58.4%39.2%58.4%
Put IV 25d61.2%44.7%73.6%44.7%73.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %56.8325.1779.6773.6169.45
Gamma HHI0.520.270.770.330.77
Net GEX-73.8K-131.6K-4.9K-74.0K-106.4K
Net DEX2.0M342.6K3.0M342.6K2.1M
Net VEX-7.9K-9.3K-6.7K-9.3K-9.3K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.330.845.082.643.39
Total Volume6,392.6322,87011,8506,3306,370
Total OI46,91037,61054,22045,71054,220

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-02-01$2.25$2.5042.4%11.5%45.1%51.0%42.9%5.5%-0.5%-74.0K342.6K-9.3K2.6473.611,7404,59016,10029,610
2018-02-02$2.06$2.5055.3%13.7%55.5%78.4%48.7%5.2%-0.6%-95.3K1.9M-8.7K1.1379.673,1103,51016,30028,640
2018-02-05$1.94$2.5065.9%14.6%59.2%100.0%52.7%0.1%-2.4%-82.3K2.5M-8.2K1.3162.522,5103,30017,81028,730
2018-02-06$1.95$2.2569.3%15.1%59.3%100.0%53.1%7.9%-3.7%-80.8K2.4M-8.5K1.6956.352,0803,52018,82028,940
2018-02-07$1.98$2.2550.9%14.6%59.2%63.8%50.4%8.3%-5.2%-90.3K2.3M-8.2K1.4077.962,4903,49018,82028,580
2018-02-08$1.87$2.2554.2%15.5%62.0%70.3%49.3%8.2%-3.0%-67.5K3.0M-7.2K2.2362.782,0904,67019,48028,560
2018-02-09$1.90$2.2559.7%17.1%61.6%81.1%58.8%6.3%-4.4%-78.2K2.9M-7.5K1.2343.763,2203,97019,60029,480
2018-02-12$1.89$2.2554.2%15.5%61.6%70.3%53.9%7.0%-2.6%-81.2K3.0M-7.5K1.3347.102,0902,77021,17030,730
2018-02-13$1.83$2.2555.6%15.9%61.9%72.9%56.1%4.9%-6.1%-69.1K2.8M-6.7K1.1955.152,4202,87021,48028,260
2018-02-14$1.93$2.2550.6%14.5%65.2%63.1%51.0%6.3%-3.1%-110.5K2.4M-7.4K0.8443.542,6102,20022,17028,500
2018-02-15$1.96$2.2551.7%14.8%65.5%65.3%51.4%8.2%-3.9%-131.6K2.1M-7.6K0.9653.922,3802,28022,42028,430
2018-02-16$1.91$2.2554.6%15.7%61.3%71.1%61.0%8.2%-1.9%-4.9K2.7M-7.1K5.0825.171,9509,90022,56028,410
2018-02-20$1.89$2.2557.0%16.3%60.0%75.8%56.6%8.8%-7.5%-35.9K1.0M-7.9K1.1251.301,3601,52015,69021,920
2018-02-21$1.82$2.2562.2%17.8%60.8%86.0%61.3%11.3%-9.7%-37.7K1.4M-7.1K1.4731.651,1601,71015,97022,000
2018-02-22$1.83$2.2560.3%17.3%61.1%82.3%61.0%9.2%-6.9%-41.5K1.3M-7.4K4.3362.491,5306,62015,97022,480
2018-02-23$1.85$2.2564.2%18.4%61.5%90.0%64.7%10.5%-11.8%-60.8K1.5M-8.2K4.6245.911,4306,61016,47027,220
2018-02-26$1.89$2.2554.2%15.5%58.0%70.2%65.3%9.4%-6.4%-59.7K1.2M-8.1K4.8159.801,9109,18016,54027,220
2018-02-27$1.86$2.2564.1%18.4%56.2%89.7%63.3%18.9%-11.5%-94.3K1.7M-9.0K3.5777.671,3804,92017,31034,680
2018-02-28$1.82$2.2566.7%19.1%55.8%94.9%66.4%15.3%-13.3%-106.4K2.1M-9.3K3.3969.451,4504,92017,38036,840