Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-10-21
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Is it risky to sell options on Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) right now?
For a 4-week expiry, Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) carries an options catalyst-risk score of 100 out of 100 (HIGH). The contributing signals are an upcoming earnings report, 23 recent news items, 1 active legal filing and 1 recent SEC event within the 4-week window. On TickerRisk's scale 70 and above is HIGH, so a known event is scheduled inside this window — selling premium on SMCI here is a bet on that event rather than on time decay. The score measures scheduled event exposure, not which way the stock will move.
SMCI shows an IV Rank of 25, near the low end of its one-year range — options are relatively cheap, which favours option buyers over sellers, with a current implied volatility of about 79%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive SMCI options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.
The 2026-11-03 earnings report sits inside a standard monthly expiry for SMCI, so implied volatility should stay bid into the date and drop sharply once it passes; the stock has moved down 5.2% recently.
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) current implied volatility and IV Rank
As of the latest scan, Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) shows an IV Rank of 25 with implied volatility around 79%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 100/100. Options on SMCI are inexpensive by its own recent history. Long premium and debit structures get more for their money at this level, while sellers are being paid little to carry the risk.
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Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) next earnings date — 2026-11-03
The next SMCI report lands on 2026-11-03 — about 13 days away — inside the window a typical monthly option would span. SMCI's IV Rank is currently 25. That matters more than any other single date on the calendar: the stock can gap overnight on the print, and any premium you collect now is partly payment for carrying that gap. Sellers who want the volatility crush without the gap generally choose an expiry that ends before the report.
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