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ASHR Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
ASHR Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 20.5% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.58x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 35% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.82x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 20.9% — normal range
Effective IV 44.6% (ATM 20.9% + spread 11.8% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 17.22% (spread 11.84% + slippage 5.38%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 4.17 (vega 4.933 / spread 11.84%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: -6%
|OI skew| 2.5% — balanced
Vol skew -24.2%, OI skew +2.5% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 25%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -31%, ATM: +18%, OTM: -41% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 90% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.9% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -1.5% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 27% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 33% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 54% — patient
Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.8% — wide
OI 531,194 — deep
Volume 4,960/day — adequate
$0.59 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Depth 266.2 contracts (bid:115.6 ask:150.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.38% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -18.5% — contango
IV percentile 20% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -3.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 483.67 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +7% @ 54% 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 Sep 7, 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.