EPAMEPAM SYSTEMS, INC.
EPAM Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
EPAM Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 93.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.70x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 76% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.84x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 51.3% — normal range
Effective IV 70.5% (ATM 51.3% + spread 9.6% + bias) — fair
Total drag 13.06% (spread 9.59% + slippage 3.47%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 26.04 (vega 24.971 / spread 9.59%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -20% (bearish) — Raw: -20%
|OI skew| 6.9% — balanced
Vol skew +15.8%, OI skew -6.9% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +12%, ATM: -40%, OTM: -25% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -2.1% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 7% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 14% — patient
Conviction -20 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.6% — wide
OI 14,013 — adequate
Volume 152/day — thin
$0.48 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 77% — wider than sector
Depth 33.7 contracts (bid:18.0 ask:15.7) — thin
Avg slippage 3.47% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -16.1% — contango
IV percentile 94% — seller opportunity
IV kink -6.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 396.37 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -20% @ 60% 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 Aug 31, 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.