Bull Call Spreads on High-Beta Names
Bull Call Spread187 trades pass on SMCI
- Return on risk
- 100.0% to 390.8%
- Probability of profit
- 25.0% to 57.6%
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SMCI closed at $41.78 on Sep 28, 2026 with 30-day implied volatility of 73.1%. That is in the lower half of its one-year range (IV rank 38), so premiums are on the modest side for SMCI. Measured by IV percentile, IV is higher than 37% of the past year's readings. Options expiring Oct 30 (32 days out) price a one standard deviation move of about $9.04, or 21.6%.
The price is above both its 50-day (+18.1%) and 200-day (+31.3%) moving averages. It is 28.8% below its 52-week high and 103.5% above its 52-week low. The 14-day RSI of 58.8 is between 30 and 70, neither overbought nor oversold. The 14-day average true range is $2.33, about 5.6% of the price, a measure of a typical day's range.
Option volume at the close (109K contracts) was 0.6x its average, quieter than usual. A beta of 3.90 means SMCI has tended to move about 3.9 times as much as the broad market. 4 of our preset screens found trades on SMCI at the close, led by Bull Call Spreads on High-Beta Names with 187 trades.
Expected move = price x at-the-money IV x the square root of (days to expiration / 365), a one standard deviation range. The straddle is the at-the-money call plus put, the market's own price for a move. Compare expected moves across stocks.
| Expiration | IV | Expected move | 1 SD range | Straddle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 20264 days | 80.2% | ±$3.51 (8.4%) | $38.27 to $45.29 | $2.81 |
| Oct 30, 202632 days | 73.0% | ±$9.04 (21.6%) | $32.74 to $50.82 | $7.20 |
| Nov 20, 202653 days | 80.9% | ±$12.87 (30.8%) | $28.91 to $54.65 | $10.23 |
| Dec 18, 202681 days | 78.8% | ±$15.51 (37.1%) | $26.27 to $57.29 | $12.28 |
Each expiration has its own implied volatility, and short-dated IV reacts more to near-term events, so the nearest expiration can differ a lot from the 30-day figure.
Counts and ranges for SMCI from our preset scans at the last close. Open a preset in the app to see each trade with its strikes, prices, and risk, refreshed intraday. Income strategies show annualized return; the rest show return on risk.
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