SMCI Options History — January 2022

In January 2022, SMCI traded between $3.88 and $4.74. ATM implied volatility averaged 47.1%, placing in the 35.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 14.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 7.8% (HV 20d: 39.3%). Max pain ranged from $4.00 to $4.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.41.

Notable Days

  • 2022-01-20: Highest Volume — 2,510 contracts
  • 2022-01-06: Largest IV spike — 55.7% change
  • 2022-01-25: Highest IV Rank — 61.9%
  • 2022-01-25: Largest Expected Move — 19.7%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$4.31$3.88$4.74$4.53$4.02
Max Pain$4.03$4.00$4.50$4.00$4.00
ATM IV47.1%29.1%68.6%43.4%55.8%
Expected Move14.1%8.4%19.7%12.4%16.0%
HV 20d39.3%28.4%46.6%28.4%44.3%
HV 60d46.3%41.2%49.3%43.5%41.2%
IV Rank35.3%11.4%61.9%29.6%54.1%
IV Percentile59.3%9.9%95.2%53.2%85.7%
Term Structure-2.8%-18.5%19.2%4.2%-8.1%
VWIV51.4%27.5%69.1%40.6%63.0%
Skew 25d5.4%-6.2%30.1%-6.2%-0.9%
Skew 10d9.2%-13.4%36.2%-13.4%-1.8%
Call IV 25d50.0%29.0%62.4%43.7%62.4%
Put IV 25d55.5%32.3%87.8%37.6%61.5%
Bid-Ask Spread %88.4173.91105.7991.3173.91
Gamma HHI0.400.270.590.420.36
Net GEX32.6K9.5K68.3K30.2K12.9K
Net DEX-530.4K-1.1M7.1K-674.9K-123.7K
Net VEX-3.7K-4.3K-2.5K-3.9K-2.8K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.410.210.770.770.44
Total Volume1,629.51,1302,5101,6801,310
Total OI7,272.55,7709,0805,7706,820

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-01-03$4.53$4.0043.4%12.4%28.4%29.6%40.6%-6.2%4.2%30.2K-674.9K-3.9K0.7791.319507304,3701,400
2022-01-04$4.74$4.0029.1%8.4%32.2%11.4%27.5%3.4%15.5%34.5K-958.9K-4.1K0.3989.671,4205504,5301,580
2022-01-05$4.54$4.5034.4%9.9%35.9%18.1%36.8%-4.9%19.2%37.1K-730.6K-4.1K0.46105.791,1105104,9501,670
2022-01-06$4.50$4.0053.5%15.1%36.0%42.6%55.9%-3.3%-5.0%31.3K-700.8K-4.2K0.3280.191,5404905,2201,670
2022-01-07$4.43$4.0035.7%14.4%35.4%19.8%52.4%13.4%-10.8%35.0K-543.3K-4.0K0.3583.391,1003905,4001,690
2022-01-10$4.37$4.0040.2%14.9%35.7%25.5%55.8%4.4%-16.5%37.5K-642.6K-4.2K0.4386.789003905,6901,710
2022-01-11$4.50$4.0034.0%13.6%36.7%17.6%50.9%18.0%-5.8%49.3K-769.6K-4.3K0.5084.007803905,9201,720
2022-01-12$4.49$4.0040.0%11.5%35.9%25.3%44.7%-2.0%-3.1%47.0K-862.9K-4.2K0.3586.771,1103906,0201,720
2022-01-13$4.54$4.0035.4%10.1%35.8%19.4%44.1%9.1%1.7%57.7K-844.5K-4.2K0.3585.011,1904206,0101,740
2022-01-14$4.55$4.0046.7%13.4%35.4%33.8%47.1%16.9%9.1%68.3K-904.1K-4.2K0.4376.459604106,0601,750
2022-01-18$4.62$4.0038.7%11.1%35.0%23.5%40.3%5.7%4.0%63.0K-1.1M-4.1K0.4592.361,0804906,1101,760
2022-01-19$4.26$4.0059.5%17.1%46.6%50.2%53.8%-3.6%-17.4%31.3K-416.1K-3.5K0.2183.102,0204206,2301,860
2022-01-20$4.25$4.0046.1%13.2%45.3%33.1%50.8%2.9%0.7%35.6K-459.3K-3.8K0.2680.912,0005106,8401,920
2022-01-21$4.14$4.0060.8%17.4%46.2%51.9%62.6%3.8%-14.5%18.6K-382.8K-3.6K0.2484.881,9904807,0802,000
2022-01-24$4.06$4.0053.2%15.2%46.5%42.1%55.7%-0.8%-1.2%16.4K-167.7K-3.0K0.4287.951,0604505,2701,660
2022-01-25$3.98$4.0068.6%19.7%44.0%61.9%69.1%10.7%-18.5%14.3K-199.5K-3.3K0.4599.938904005,1101,650
2022-01-26$3.90$4.0055.2%15.8%44.3%44.7%60.3%30.1%-1.0%11.1K-52.7K-2.8K0.4098.949904005,1201,660
2022-01-27$3.88$4.0054.2%15.5%42.8%43.4%58.5%2.9%-6.9%9.5K7.1K-2.5K0.4997.608304105,1001,660
2022-01-28$3.96$4.0058.3%16.7%43.9%57.9%57.2%8.9%-0.6%12.2K-66.3K-2.7K0.5799.367204105,1101,670
2022-01-31$4.02$4.0055.8%16.0%44.3%54.1%63.0%-0.9%-8.1%12.9K-123.7K-2.8K0.4473.919104005,1501,670