SMCI Options History — February 2022

In February 2022, SMCI traded between $3.80 and $4.38. ATM implied volatility averaged 49.1%, placing in the 45.6% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 13.4%. IV traded below realized volatility by 6.4% (HV 20d: 55.5%). Max pain ranged from $3.50 to $4.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 1.14.

Notable Days

  • 2022-02-01: Highest Volume — 2,710 contracts
  • 2022-02-02: Largest IV drop — 35.6% change
  • 2022-02-01: Highest IV Rank — 68.8%
  • 2022-02-01: Largest Expected Move — 18.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$3.93$3.80$4.38$4.17$3.92
Max Pain$3.82$3.50$4.00$4.00$4.00
ATM IV49.1%42.1%65.5%65.5%45.3%
Expected Move13.4%10.0%18.8%18.8%13.0%
HV 20d55.5%45.4%60.3%45.4%53.7%
HV 60d42.4%35.6%43.8%35.6%42.5%
IV Rank45.6%34.7%68.8%68.8%39.8%
IV Percentile69.5%50.0%96.4%96.4%61.9%
Term Structure-6.0%-20.3%2.9%-20.3%-1.8%
VWIV47.4%37.0%67.3%67.3%59.1%
Skew 25d8.0%-9.3%31.2%4.3%17.0%
Skew 10d17.0%0.1%51.8%18.5%25.9%
Call IV 25d45.2%36.6%66.2%66.2%47.8%
Put IV 25d53.2%42.0%70.5%70.5%64.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %100.3165.03114.9465.03110.26
Gamma HHI0.310.200.480.330.26
Net GEX10.2K5.2K41.1K18.0K7.1K
Net DEX-83.0K-711.3K68.9K-279.6K-74.8K
Net VEX-2.3K-3.5K-1.8K-3.1K-2.1K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio1.140.351.640.351.30
Total Volume1,719.4741,3802,7102,7101,750
Total OI7,075.2634,1308,4206,8004,580

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-02-01$4.17$4.0065.5%18.8%45.4%68.8%67.3%4.3%-20.3%18.0K-279.6K-3.1K0.3565.032,0107005,1301,670
2022-02-02$4.38$4.0042.2%12.1%46.0%34.8%46.5%8.9%2.9%41.1K-711.3K-3.5K0.6193.671,1106806,4301,990
2022-02-03$3.90$3.5053.0%12.2%60.0%52.0%43.7%0.5%-1.0%14.1K-19.3K-2.5K0.7394.348206006,2201,940
2022-02-04$3.84$3.5049.1%10.0%60.0%45.8%37.0%2.9%-2.1%7.7K68.9K-2.3K0.55104.761,0705906,3302,050
2022-02-07$3.81$3.5053.7%14.3%60.0%53.1%47.7%3.9%-1.3%10.9K41-2.5K0.8992.208307406,1402,010
2022-02-08$3.85$3.5055.7%11.7%60.3%56.3%40.9%6.1%-2.4%9.9K19.5K-2.3K1.1694.346407406,1202,070
2022-02-09$3.85$3.5043.6%12.5%58.9%37.0%38.2%3.6%-4.6%6.6K-3.7K-2.3K1.0494.386907206,1202,070
2022-02-10$3.85$3.5051.2%14.7%59.0%49.1%41.9%-9.3%-4.5%8.0K-10.5K-2.4K1.3699.667009506,0602,050
2022-02-11$3.80$3.5047.0%13.5%58.5%42.5%47.2%-1.1%-0.8%7.0K-14.4K-2.1K1.63106.337601,2406,0701,840
2022-02-14$3.82$4.0045.0%12.9%58.7%39.3%43.7%22.2%-9.8%6.4K24.8K-2.1K1.6198.907601,2206,0701,940
2022-02-15$3.97$4.0049.4%14.2%60.3%46.2%45.1%4.2%-18.4%8.4K-91.1K-2.1K1.64102.287301,2006,0701,980
2022-02-16$3.98$4.0044.9%12.9%53.8%39.1%42.5%9.4%-6.3%9.3K-110.2K-2.1K1.4498.217301,0506,1001,980
2022-02-17$3.90$4.0050.7%14.5%54.2%48.3%47.4%14.3%-16.0%8.6K-81.4K-2.2K1.48107.647301,0806,1301,990
2022-02-18$3.91$4.0045.2%12.9%53.6%39.6%43.1%5.8%-5.6%6.0K27.3K-2.1K1.18110.317208506,1302,010
2022-02-22$3.94$4.0045.2%13.0%53.4%39.6%50.3%11.3%2.0%6.3K-69.3K-1.8K0.93108.287406902,9401,190
2022-02-23$3.89$4.0053.1%15.2%53.1%52.1%44.7%-1.2%-11.5%6.3K-99.6K-2.1K1.04110.887007303,0501,190
2022-02-24$3.90$4.0042.1%12.1%52.7%34.7%54.5%18.8%-4.2%6.3K-84.9K-2.0K1.41114.947009903,0701,190
2022-02-25$4.01$4.0051.0%14.6%53.4%48.9%60.8%31.2%-8.5%5.2K-67.9K-2.1K1.3899.557209903,0601,450
2022-02-28$3.92$4.0045.3%13.0%53.7%39.8%59.1%17.0%-1.8%7.1K-74.8K-2.1K1.30110.267609903,1301,450