SMCI Options History — March 2023

In March 2023, SMCI traded between $8.95 and $11.37. ATM implied volatility averaged 64.2%, placing in the 36.8% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 17.7%. IV traded above realized volatility by 3.4% (HV 20d: 60.8%). Max pain ranged from $7.50 to $10.00. Net GEX was positive for 23 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 20 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.52.

Notable Days

  • 2023-03-14: Highest Volume — 111,270 contracts
  • 2023-03-13: Largest IV spike — 15.3% change
  • 2023-03-24: Highest IV Rank — 45.4%
  • 2023-03-24: Largest Expected Move — 20.5%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$10.11$8.95$11.37$10.17$10.68
Max Pain$8.57$7.50$10.00$7.50$9.00
ATM IV64.2%56.4%74.1%60.4%74.1%
Expected Move17.7%15.5%20.5%17.3%18.1%
HV 20d60.8%53.5%67.2%61.6%66.7%
HV 60d65.9%62.5%67.9%66.6%67.9%
IV Rank36.8%28.6%45.4%33.1%45.4%
IV Percentile70.3%39.3%95.2%59.9%95.2%
Term Structure9.7%-2.5%21.6%-2.5%21.1%
VWIV62.7%54.4%74.1%60.2%63.8%
Skew 25d2.9%-0.6%7.4%-0.6%6.1%
Skew 10d4.8%-0.8%9.8%1.8%7.0%
Call IV 25d61.7%53.4%73.9%61.6%64.8%
Put IV 25d64.6%56.3%75.2%61.1%70.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %36.4323.2545.5529.0234.52
Gamma HHI0.140.090.220.120.14
Net GEX2.6M876.7K3.9M2.2M2.8M
Net DEX-104.0M-174.4M-37.0M-87.7M-132.7M
Net VEX-456.4K-631.5K-297.2K-308.5K-621.9K
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.520.051.990.150.30
Total Volume42,729.1317,450111,27045,93039,110
Total OI416,841.739284,120542,740284,120516,370

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-03-01$10.17$7.5060.4%17.3%61.6%33.1%60.2%-0.6%-2.5%2.2M-87.7M-308.5K0.1529.0239,8606,070198,86085,260
2023-03-02$9.82$7.5057.8%16.6%54.6%30.1%60.5%2.1%-0.9%2.4M-79.5M-328.9K0.2636.6031,0307,990223,60088,070
2023-03-03$9.79$8.0056.4%16.2%54.8%28.6%57.6%0.8%-1.5%2.4M-78.0M-335.4K1.1139.6712,38013,720238,39092,000
2023-03-06$9.82$9.5057.9%15.8%54.2%30.2%56.4%1.9%6.1%2.5M-78.9M-341.6K0.5036.3612,3306,220243,70099,910
2023-03-07$9.88$9.0057.6%15.6%53.7%29.9%57.0%3.7%7.0%2.7M-83.5M-347.9K0.1635.0126,4804,300249,520103,070
2023-03-08$10.24$9.0057.9%15.5%53.5%30.2%54.4%2.9%8.5%3.3M-101.9M-364.6K0.2132.0540,8908,490270,640106,310
2023-03-09$9.85$10.0058.8%16.0%53.9%31.3%56.9%3.2%7.1%2.5M-78.9M-350.2K0.1739.1633,6205,760277,150109,520
2023-03-10$9.24$10.0061.9%16.3%59.3%34.7%56.2%2.7%8.1%1.3M-50.0M-321.8K0.6244.2117,36010,800273,660111,310
2023-03-13$8.95$10.0071.4%16.7%59.7%45.3%60.3%3.5%6.6%876.7K-37.0M-297.2K0.3644.3729,84010,610279,400112,680
2023-03-14$9.17$8.0069.5%16.8%60.2%43.2%60.6%-0.1%6.1%1.4M-58.0M-329.9K0.0545.55106,2705,000297,160111,100
2023-03-15$9.10$8.0062.0%17.8%59.8%34.9%63.4%2.6%7.8%2.0M-72.1M-402.6K0.1743.2257,4909,520375,070113,820
2023-03-16$9.69$8.0061.8%17.7%63.9%34.6%62.6%2.3%8.2%3.7M-114.9M-463.7K0.2033.3835,7506,980411,300118,450
2023-03-17$9.54$8.0061.9%17.8%63.0%34.8%63.1%2.9%9.5%3.9M-103.9M-464.0K0.5237.5311,4705,980421,210121,530
2023-03-20$9.86$8.0063.5%18.2%62.0%36.5%64.4%3.4%8.4%2.5M-93.2M-475.6K0.5734.5515,3008,740290,92085,580
2023-03-21$10.80$8.0065.0%18.6%67.1%38.2%65.0%1.1%7.4%3.2M-140.1M-528.1K0.2131.5548,90010,060292,28090,200
2023-03-22$11.36$8.0070.0%20.1%67.0%43.8%69.9%-0.4%8.0%3.4M-174.4M-582.6K0.2727.7755,72015,130305,51096,130
2023-03-23$11.37$8.5067.9%19.5%61.7%41.4%69.4%4.0%13.8%3.2M-169.0M-587.5K0.3723.2539,42014,470306,660103,650
2023-03-24$11.04$8.5071.5%20.5%62.1%45.4%74.1%1.4%16.3%3.1M-160.8M-617.6K0.9439.1131,11029,370326,100110,290
2023-03-27$11.13$8.5068.6%19.7%61.2%42.2%69.3%1.9%16.3%3.1M-161.0M-631.5K1.9941.3011,15022,200330,860132,470
2023-03-28$10.29$8.5065.7%18.8%67.2%35.4%67.0%7.4%19.6%2.4M-108.2M-590.7K0.7435.2325,66019,090331,020140,660
2023-03-29$10.50$8.5064.0%18.3%66.5%33.3%64.9%6.5%21.6%2.7M-120.9M-603.4K1.5642.627,16011,180343,240150,290
2023-03-30$10.30$9.0072.2%18.5%65.6%43.0%65.8%7.2%21.0%2.5M-107.6M-602.2K0.6331.9313,9608,830345,640156,800
2023-03-31$10.68$9.0074.1%18.1%66.7%45.4%63.8%6.1%21.1%2.8M-132.7M-621.9K0.3034.5230,1908,920353,330163,040