SEMTECH CORP (SMTC) Open Interest
SEMTECH CORP (SMTC) has 62,440 call contracts and 50,490 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.81. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where SMTC positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.
Data as of Oct 9, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.
SMTC Open Interest by Strike
SMTC open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.
| Total call open interest | 62,440 |
| Total put open interest | 50,490 |
| Put/call OI ratio | 0.81 |
| Open interest rank (31 day) | 71 / 100 |
| Call wall (largest call OI) | $230 |
| Put wall (largest put OI) | $40 |
| Top volume strike | $120 |
| Volume / OI ratio | 0.14 |
SMTC Open Interest Trend
SMTC total call vs. put open interest, past year.
SMTC put/call open interest ratio, past year.
A put/call open interest ratio of 0.81 means calls and puts are outstanding in roughly typical proportions. In total, 62,440 call contracts and 50,490 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio is little changed from 0.80 in Feb '26 to 0.81 today.
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SMTC Options FAQ
What is SMTC's put/call ratio?
SMTC's put/call open interest ratio is 0.81 as of Oct 9, 2026, with 50,490 put contracts and 62,440 call contracts outstanding.
Which SMTC strikes have the highest open interest?
As of Oct 9, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $230 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $40 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.
Is SMTC open interest unusually high right now?
SMTC's total open interest ranks 71 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Oct 9, 2026 — toward the top of its recent range, so positioning is unusually heavy.
Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.
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