SMCISuper Micro Computer, Inc. Common Stock
SMCI Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
SMCI Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 98.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.84x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 95% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 75.2% — normal range
Effective IV 88.5% (ATM 75.2% + spread 6.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 9.80% (spread 6.66% + slippage 3.14%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 6.40 (vega 4.259 / spread 6.66%) — acceptable
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -20% (bearish) — Raw: -17%
|OI skew| 7.8% — balanced
Vol skew +26.9%, OI skew +7.8% — aligned
0-DTE 41%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -17%, ATM: -2%, OTM: -22% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 46% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 10.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -11.3% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 66% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 33% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 39% — patient
Conviction -20 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 6.7% — wide
OI 2,287,946 — deep
Volume 236,300/day — active
$0.33 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 95% — much wider than sector
Depth 385.3 contracts (bid:195.9 ask:189.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.14% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.4% — contango
IV percentile 99% — seller opportunity
IV kink -2.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 81.75 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -20% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 63 (ITM 20% + inst 33%) — HIGH institutional
Directional Strategy Fit
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.
The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Aug 31, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.