FRGE
FRGE Options Overview
IV is low with bullish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
FRGE Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 0.1% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.55x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.72x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 1.5% — normal range
Effective IV 378.3% (ATM 1.5% + spread 188.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 251.90% (spread 188.41% + slippage 63.49%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 188.41%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +13% (bullish) — Raw: +6%
|OI skew| 5.2% — balanced
Vol skew +42.2%, OI skew -5.2% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +6%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 43% — bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 12.7x avg — hot
Vol/OI 36.7% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +56.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 98% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 34% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction +13 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 188.4% — wide
OI 1,621 — thin
Volume 595/day — adequate
$9.42 to cross — expensive
10 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 46% — neutral vs sector
Depth 8.4 contracts (bid:5.7 ask:2.7) — thin
Avg slippage 63.49% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -27.8% — contango
IV percentile 0% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -0.3pts — 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 +13% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 64 (ITM 20% + inst 34%) — 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 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.