SMCI Options History — December 2018

In December 2018, SMCI traded between $1.41 and $1.63. ATM implied volatility averaged 86.6%, placing in the 31.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 24.8%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.9% (HV 20d: 84.7%). Max pain ranged from $1.50 to $1.50. Net GEX was positive for 2 of 2 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 1 of 2 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.80.

Notable Days

  • 2018-12-24: Highest Volume — 180 contracts
  • 2018-12-24: Largest IV spike — 15.7% change
  • 2018-12-24: Highest IV Rank — 34.9%
  • 2018-12-24: Largest Expected Move — 26.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$1.52$1.41$1.63$1.63$1.41
Max Pain$1.50$1.50$1.50$1.50$1.50
ATM IV86.6%80.3%92.9%80.3%92.9%
Expected Move24.8%23.0%26.6%23.0%26.6%
HV 20d84.7%78.3%91.1%78.3%91.1%
HV 60d133.3%131.7%135.0%131.7%135.0%
IV Rank31.4%27.8%34.9%27.8%34.9%
IV Percentile82.1%77.8%86.5%77.8%86.5%
Term Structure-0.3%-0.6%0.0%-0.6%0.0%
VWIV76.1%76.1%76.1%76.1%76.1%
Skew 25d-3.7%-24.3%17.0%17.0%-24.3%
Skew 10d33.7%25.5%41.8%41.8%25.5%
Call IV 25d114.9%87.4%142.3%87.4%142.3%
Put IV 25d111.2%104.4%118.0%104.4%118.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %118.26112.97123.54123.54112.97
Gamma HHI0.280.240.320.240.32
Net GEX1.2K3962.0K2.0K396
Net DEX-67.9K-183.9K48.1K-183.9K48.1K
Net VEX-1.7K-2.1K-1.4K-2.1K-1.4K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.800.800.800.800.80
Total Volume9001800180
Total OI10,82010,64011,00011,00010,640

Daily Data (2 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2018-12-06$1.63$1.5080.3%23.0%78.3%27.8%0.0%17.0%-0.6%2.0K-183.9K-2.1K0.00123.54006,2704,730
2018-12-24$1.41$1.5092.9%26.6%91.1%34.9%76.1%-24.3%0.0%39648.1K-1.4K0.80112.97100806,1804,460