SMCI Options History — February 2021

In February 2021, SMCI traded between $3.16 and $3.41. ATM implied volatility averaged 53.0%, placing in the 14.7% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 15.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.3% (HV 20d: 40.8%). Max pain ranged from $2.50 to $3.50. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 11 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.48.

Notable Days

  • 2021-02-12: Highest Volume — 6,710 contracts
  • 2021-02-03: Largest IV drop — 46.3% change
  • 2021-02-02: Highest IV Rank — 32.9%
  • 2021-02-02: Largest Expected Move — 24.6%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.26$3.16$3.41$3.16$3.30
Max Pain$3.16$2.50$3.50$2.50$3.50
ATM IV53.0%34.6%86.0%64.7%54.1%
Expected Move15.4%9.9%24.6%18.5%15.5%
HV 20d40.8%32.6%46.7%33.3%42.1%
HV 60d33.0%28.3%47.9%47.9%33.0%
IV Rank14.7%4.6%32.9%21.2%15.4%
IV Percentile37.0%0.8%79.8%62.7%47.2%
Term Structure2.2%-25.3%24.7%14.3%11.9%
VWIV53.2%32.1%82.5%65.6%53.4%
Skew 25d4.5%-19.8%26.5%10.4%3.8%
Skew 10d17.7%-34.3%83.8%24.7%65.1%
Call IV 25d50.4%39.2%65.4%65.4%50.2%
Put IV 25d54.9%28.3%87.8%75.8%54.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %100.9679.24119.55106.37105.55
Gamma HHI0.330.220.530.250.34
Net GEX42.4K15.9K61.7K28.0K34.0K
Net DEX-1.6M-1.9M-1.2M-1.3M-1.6M
Net VEX-5.1K-6.5K-4.2K-4.2K-5.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.480.002.350.050.00
Total Volume1,341.0531906,710210270
Total OI15,986.84210,73022,76010,73016,240

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-02-01$3.16$2.5064.7%18.5%33.3%21.2%65.6%10.4%14.3%28.0K-1.3M-4.2K0.05106.37200109,2701,460
2021-02-02$3.19$2.5086.0%24.6%32.6%32.9%82.5%26.5%-25.3%27.9K-1.3M-4.3K0.3579.241,7906209,4301,450
2021-02-03$3.28$2.5046.2%13.2%33.7%11.0%47.8%-19.8%7.6%42.0K-1.6M-4.3K0.35104.081,96068011,1502,030
2021-02-04$3.28$3.0037.9%15.9%33.1%6.4%64.7%14.3%-5.4%51.7K-1.7M-4.5K0.32111.521,21039012,2302,180
2021-02-05$3.18$3.0051.4%12.5%34.7%13.9%0.0%-11.0%4.1%43.1K-1.5M-4.2K1.86106.1522041011,7702,430
2021-02-08$3.38$3.0038.6%11.7%40.1%6.8%43.7%-1.6%5.0%53.4K-1.9M-4.2K0.5496.8268037011,8502,530
2021-02-09$3.39$3.0041.2%12.8%40.1%8.2%46.5%0.5%-1.9%56.5K-1.9M-4.3K0.0996.861,91018012,3902,710
2021-02-10$3.37$3.0034.6%9.9%40.0%4.6%32.1%10.7%24.7%52.2K-1.7M-4.4K0.00100.80340012,1302,710
2021-02-11$3.41$3.0040.5%11.6%40.2%7.8%41.6%17.6%3.2%58.1K-1.8M-4.4K0.0093.94640012,2202,710
2021-02-12$3.19$3.0058.4%16.7%46.7%17.7%58.6%2.9%5.5%47.5K-1.6M-4.8K0.5192.684,4502,26012,4502,710
2021-02-16$3.19$3.5072.2%20.7%46.5%25.3%58.5%8.3%-14.1%61.7K-1.8M-6.5K2.35102.3337087016,3304,780
2021-02-17$3.16$3.5068.6%19.7%46.6%23.4%57.5%2.8%-13.6%57.3K-1.5M-6.2K0.0399.523801017,0505,520
2021-02-18$3.18$3.5061.5%17.6%44.2%19.4%57.7%-3.1%-8.2%55.3K-1.5M-6.4K0.00119.55190017,1505,530
2021-02-19$3.17$3.5060.9%17.5%44.1%19.1%56.5%5.5%-0.4%20.9K-1.5M-5.9K0.3584.2669024017,2305,530
2021-02-22$3.20$3.5041.8%12.0%44.3%8.5%48.8%-2.9%-6.6%15.9K-1.2M-5.4K1.79108.8329052011,6002,770
2021-02-23$3.27$3.5055.3%15.9%44.5%16.0%47.2%11.1%7.8%26.6K-1.4M-6.0K0.1195.883804011,5703,280
2021-02-24$3.36$3.5050.9%14.6%45.2%13.6%50.5%11.6%15.1%30.4K-1.6M-5.9K0.03100.542,1906011,7803,350
2021-02-25$3.27$3.5042.9%12.3%42.2%9.1%44.9%-2.0%18.3%42.4K-1.6M-5.7K0.38113.3248018012,9303,300
2021-02-26$3.30$3.5054.1%15.5%42.1%15.4%53.4%3.8%11.9%34.0K-1.6M-5.8K0.00105.55270012,8803,360