Semtech (SMTC) Options Chain

NASDAQ: SMTCTechnologySemiconductorsUSD

187.30-0.19 (-0.10%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $187.30
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.36
Put/call ratio (volume): 1.17
ATM implied volatility: 86.6%
Expected move: ±$18.99
Open interest (C / P): 18.79K / 6.83K

SMTC options summary

The SMTC options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 40 call and 45 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 18,792 calls and 6,831 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.36, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $187.50 strike is 86.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$18.99 (10.1%) in Semtech stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $220.00 call (2.33K contracts) and the $160.00 put (977 contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

SMTC options chain · October 16, 2026

SMTC calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
1	—	417.6%	121.10	130.50	134.50	55.00	0.00	0.25	0.46	393.8%	—	4
—	—	—	—	—	—	60.00	0.00	2.15	0.30	507.6%	7	5
1	—	363.3%	69.00	120.50	124.50	65.00	0.00	2.15	0.01	474.4%	5	10
3	2	339.4%	97.40	115.50	119.50	70.00	0.00	2.15	0.72	443.9%	5	36
1	—	335.6%	101.10	110.70	114.50	75.00	0.00	2.15	0.03	415.4%	2	5
2	1	296.1%	82.63	105.50	109.50	80.00	0.00	0.05	0.77	234.4%	5	412
—	—	—	—	—	—	85.00	0.00	2.15	0.47	364.1%	1	18
1	1	266.4%	72.68	95.60	99.50	90.00	0.00	2.15	0.28	340.6%	1	222
6	1	231.6%	70.35	90.40	94.50	95.00	0.00	1.20	0.05	285.6%	6	36
104	1	231.4%	82.00	85.60	89.50	100.00	0.00	0.05	0.02	176.6%	7	626
1	—	208.4%	34.50	80.60	84.40	105.00	0.00	2.15	0.38	277.4%	5	50
21	3	193.4%	74.00	75.70	79.30	110.00	0.00	1.90	0.31	251.8%	1	64
34	1	178.7%	61.90	70.60	74.40	115.00	0.00	0.05	0.11	139.1%	2	288
170	1	170.3%	69.00	65.70	69.40	120.00	0.00	0.10	0.28	137.9%	30	476
1,658	2	165.3%	69.10	61.00	64.30	125.00	0.00	0.10	0.22	126.6%	4	250
58	1	154.9%	53.96	56.00	59.40	130.00	0.00	0.15	0.25	121.1%	6	167
99	4	144.1%	57.85	51.10	54.40	135.00	0.00	0.90	0.05	144.2%	1	247
444	4	133.2%	52.95	46.10	49.50	140.00	0.05	1.05	0.05	135.7%	332	163
29	1	111.9%	37.91	40.80	44.50	145.00	0.00	1.50	0.25	130.4%	8	111
1,036	16	112.7%	50.60	36.30	39.60	150.00	0.10	0.85	0.20	105.5%	79	288
—	—	—	—	—	—	152.50	0.00	1.15	0.50	103.0%	1	2
235	2	107.1%	38.84	31.50	34.90	155.00	0.00	0.75	0.45	88.2%	71	396
—	—	—	—	—	—	157.50	0.20	1.50	0.73	98.7%	1	20
286	2	91.7%	34.56	26.90	29.40	160.00	0.50	0.90	0.85	87.3%	22	977
—	—	—	—	—	—	162.50	0.50	1.60	1.35	89.8%	6	3
257	1	93.1%	19.70	21.90	25.80	165.00	0.75	1.50	1.35	84.3%	42	91
—	—	—	—	—	—	167.50	0.55	2.20	1.78	82.0%	24	99
988	2	89.2%	19.55	18.20	20.90	170.00	1.20	2.60	2.39	83.5%	10	184
18	13	87.3%	17.28	16.10	18.90	172.50	2.25	3.30	2.90	88.3%	7	70
440	1	88.9%	21.80	14.50	17.10	175.00	2.15	4.10	3.74	84.0%	3	187
14	8	95.0%	14.20	13.70	15.50	177.50	3.60	4.90	4.40	88.4%	24	29
1,708	15	88.3%	12.70	11.30	13.60	180.00	4.40	6.70	5.51	92.9%	37	465
14	8	89.8%	10.70	9.70	12.50	182.50	5.30	7.10	9.60	88.7%	19	16
726	49	95.1%	9.60	8.80	11.70	185.00	6.50	7.70	7.20	86.2%	103	346
SMTC $187.30
5	116	88.7%	8.42	7.30	9.50	187.50	7.60	8.80	8.31	84.5%	143	40
1,497	18	87.9%	7.21	5.80	8.60	190.00	8.40	11.40	10.47	87.9%	8	146
651	466	88.7%	5.50	4.50	6.20	195.00	11.70	14.40	14.10	88.7%	2	125
1,356	53	89.9%	3.72	3.40	4.50	200.00	14.90	17.90	11.80	86.9%	2	114
101	21	90.0%	2.75	2.20	3.40	205.00	18.60	22.20	21.10	88.7%	22	30
2,169	11	92.2%	2.05	1.65	2.50	210.00	22.60	26.30	26.41	87.0%	—	3
11	2	88.3%	1.50	0.20	2.25	215.00	27.00	30.60	24.47	85.6%	4	5
2,332	11	96.1%	0.93	0.40	1.85	220.00	0.00	0.00	84.50	—	—	0
655	22	89.5%	0.58	0.00	0.70	230.00	41.10	44.70	61.80	81.5%	—	1
749	40	126.0%	0.57	0.00	1.85	240.00	50.80	54.50	59.55	148.0%	—	4
69	1	144.5%	0.20	0.00	2.05	250.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
842	1	109.4%	0.08	0.05	0.15	260.00	70.90	74.10	88.40	170.3%	1	0

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the SMTC put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the SMTC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.36 (6,831 puts vs 18,792 calls), and 1.17 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is SMTC's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for SMTC options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 86.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Semtech stock to move.

How many SMTC option expiration dates are there?

SMTC has 13 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.