EXAS
EXAS Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
EXAS Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 0.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 2.54x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.58x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 10.6% — normal range
Effective IV 52.5% (ATM 10.6% + spread 20.9% + bias) — good value
Total drag 44.74% (spread 20.93% + slippage 23.81%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 20.93%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -9% (neutral) — Raw: -0%
|OI skew| 40.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew -8.2%, OI skew +40.3% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -21%, ATM: -42%, OTM: +45% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 76% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 3.7x avg — hot
Vol/OI 6.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.7% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 71% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 16% — mixed
Aggressive execution 67% — urgent
Conviction -9 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 20.9% — wide
OI 51,553 — deep
Volume 3,127/day — adequate
$1.05 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 61% — wider than sector
Depth 82.6 contracts (bid:44.4 ask:38.2) — thin
Avg slippage 23.81% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -42.1% — contango
IV percentile 0% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -0.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -9% @ 55% consistency — unclear
Score 46 (ITM 20% + inst 16%) — moderate 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 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.