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ESTC Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
ESTC Gamma Walls
ESTC Hedge Radar
Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where ESTC sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.
Protection is priced in the cheap band (1.81) — options are pricing vol 37% below what the stock has actually been realizing, and near-dated vol is priced 8% below far-dated, measured against this name's own rolling 26-trading-day realized moves (478 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (4.95): it is trading 10% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is expanding.
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 79.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.62x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 52% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.95x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 58.2% — normal range
Effective IV 80.7% (ATM 58.2% + spread 11.3% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 21.80% (spread 11.27% + slippage 10.53%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 25.15 (vega 28.339 / spread 11.27%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +35% (strong bullish) — Raw: +38%
|OI skew| 52.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +57.2%, OI skew +52.2% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +54%, ATM: +72%, OTM: +32% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 26% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +16.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 56% — patient
Conviction +35 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.3% — wide
OI 66,032 — deep
Volume 1,206/day — adequate
$0.56 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 71% — wider than sector
Depth 61.099999999999994 contracts (bid:18.7 ask:42.4) — thin
Avg slippage 10.53% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -5.5% — contango
IV percentile 80% — seller opportunity
IV kink -3.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 772.19 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +35% @ 68% consistency — moderate (bullish)
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.