DVADaVita Inc.
DVA Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
DVA Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 65.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.76x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 72% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.79x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 38.1% — normal range
Effective IV 67.0% (ATM 38.1% + spread 14.5% + bias) — fair
Total drag 20.99% (spread 14.47% + slippage 6.52%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 25.59 (vega 37.032 / spread 14.47%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +13% (bullish) — Raw: +15%
|OI skew| 26.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew -40.5%, OI skew +26.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -33%, ATM: -5%, OTM: +32% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 88% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.2% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.3% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 0% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 29% — patient
Conviction +13 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.5% — wide
OI 70,537 — deep
Volume 148/day — thin
$0.72 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 75% — wider than sector
Depth 50.099999999999994 contracts (bid:24.9 ask:25.2) — thin
Avg slippage 6.52% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -20.6% — contango
IV percentile 66% — neutral
IV kink -6.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 440.86 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +13% @ 56% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
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.