SMCI Options History — September 2021

In September 2021, SMCI traded between $3.60 and $3.80. ATM implied volatility averaged 38.9%, placing in the 23.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.4%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.9% (HV 20d: 31.1%). Max pain ranged from $3.00 to $3.50. Net GEX was positive for 21 of 21 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 10 of 21 days. Put/call ratio averaged 2.04.

Notable Days

  • 2021-09-30: Highest Volume — 920 contracts
  • 2021-09-30: Largest IV spike — 51.7% change
  • 2021-09-30: Highest IV Rank — 46.4%
  • 2021-09-30: Largest Expected Move — 16.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.70$3.60$3.80$3.74$3.66
Max Pain$3.40$3.00$3.50$3.50$3.50
ATM IV38.9%25.4%56.5%31.2%56.5%
Expected Move11.4%8.0%16.2%8.9%16.2%
HV 20d31.1%27.0%35.1%33.5%27.0%
HV 60d31.6%30.9%32.3%31.4%31.7%
IV Rank23.9%6.6%46.4%14.0%46.4%
IV Percentile35.8%1.6%83.3%11.1%83.3%
Term Structure-3.1%-26.3%14.1%-0.8%-22.3%
VWIV37.8%27.3%59.9%31.9%59.9%
Skew 25d8.7%-7.1%26.5%2.7%26.5%
Skew 10d13.0%-18.0%54.7%4.9%10.6%
Call IV 25d32.5%25.0%43.1%31.6%25.0%
Put IV 25d41.2%31.8%55.5%34.4%51.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %109.9897.31123.67105.26120.77
Gamma HHI0.450.340.680.600.41
Net GEX5.5K8709.5K6.8K6.9K
Net DEX-101.2K-172.1K-16.7K-125.4K-108.6K
Net VEX-1.8K-1.9K-1.6K-1.6K-1.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio2.040.0037.000.040.01
Total Volume139.04810920260920
Total OI3,211.9052,6603,5402,6603,490

Daily Data (21 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2021-09-01$3.74$3.5031.2%8.9%33.5%14.0%31.9%2.7%-0.8%6.8K-125.4K-1.6K0.04105.26250101,830830
2021-09-02$3.79$3.0025.4%10.5%33.2%6.6%37.1%9.6%0.3%8.8K-172.1K-1.8K0.13103.9380101,950870
2021-09-03$3.80$3.0026.8%9.4%33.0%8.3%0.0%10.0%3.2%9.5K-164.1K-1.7K0.0097.316001,940870
2021-09-07$3.67$3.0040.3%12.5%34.9%25.7%48.9%6.7%1.0%6.5K-114.7K-1.6K37.00107.13103701,980870
2021-09-08$3.63$3.0041.0%11.7%34.9%26.5%0.0%1.7%-12.2%6.7K-95.7K-1.6K0.00106.4712002,020870
2021-09-09$3.68$3.5041.9%12.0%35.1%27.7%0.0%8.9%-9.7%2.7K-66.9K-1.8K0.00105.225002,0201,220
2021-09-10$3.67$3.5050.0%14.3%34.9%38.1%0.0%14.2%-26.3%3.7K-48.4K-1.7K0.00105.150102,1301,220
2021-09-13$3.71$3.5046.8%13.4%29.5%34.0%0.0%8.7%-17.4%3.8K-104.2K-1.9K0.00106.953002,1701,220
2021-09-14$3.60$3.5045.3%13.0%31.2%32.1%41.0%5.3%-10.1%870-22.1K-1.7K0.40103.4350202,1701,220
2021-09-15$3.63$3.5045.6%13.1%31.1%32.5%0.0%5.5%-21.1%3.7K-16.7K-1.6K0.00109.0213002,2001,220
2021-09-16$3.65$3.5038.5%11.0%30.2%23.3%35.5%20.8%11.5%3.3K-70.3K-1.8K0.00111.021002,2201,230
2021-09-17$3.69$3.5029.6%8.5%28.5%12.0%27.3%-7.1%12.1%3.7K-63.0K-1.8K0.00112.248002,3101,230
2021-09-20$3.63$3.5039.2%11.2%28.4%24.2%38.6%5.5%6.0%3.9K-88.5K-1.8K1.00116.1820201,9701,110
2021-09-21$3.67$3.5044.1%12.7%28.6%30.5%41.0%9.5%-0.5%3.5K-59.1K-1.8K0.00112.8112001,9801,110
2021-09-22$3.79$3.5028.0%8.0%30.5%9.9%28.5%23.3%9.1%4.8K-138.7K-1.9K0.00111.0531002,0001,130
2021-09-23$3.76$3.5032.1%9.2%30.8%15.2%32.3%12.9%8.3%5.5K-139.9K-1.9K0.17107.6260102,0701,130
2021-09-24$3.75$3.5044.5%12.8%29.8%31.1%0.0%4.9%-18.8%7.1K-133.1K-1.9K0.00108.451002,2301,130
2021-09-27$3.79$3.5038.7%11.1%29.2%23.6%31.8%5.1%14.1%8.0K-150.0K-1.8K0.09117.36110102,2701,130
2021-09-28$3.72$3.5034.4%9.9%29.9%18.2%0.0%2.9%9.6%8.5K-149.8K-1.8K0.00118.560102,2701,130
2021-09-29$3.66$3.5037.3%10.7%28.0%21.8%0.0%4.2%-0.6%7.1K-93.7K-1.8K0.00123.673002,3501,140
2021-09-30$3.66$3.5056.5%16.2%27.0%46.4%59.9%26.5%-22.3%6.9K-108.6K-1.8K0.01120.77910102,3501,140