GOOGLAlphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock
GOOGL Options Overview
bullish flow with unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
GOOGL Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 42.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.51x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 6% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.76x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 29.2% — normal range
Effective IV 35.8% (ATM 29.2% + spread 3.3% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 6.13% (spread 3.32% + slippage 2.81%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 177.44 (vega 58.909 / spread 3.32%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +4% (neutral) — Raw: +4%
|OI skew| 22.9% — call-heavy
Vol skew +49.1%, OI skew +22.9% — aligned
0-DTE 16%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -7%, ATM: +3%, OTM: +5% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 25% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.6x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 17.8% — high turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 84% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 25% — mixed
Aggressive execution 42% — patient
Conviction +4 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.3% — acceptable
OI 3,759,141 — deep
Volume 670,865/day — active
$0.17 to cross — cheap
6 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 7% — much tighter than sector
Depth 219.60000000000002 contracts (bid:111.9 ask:107.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.81% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -24.5% — contango
IV percentile 42% — neutral
IV kink -5.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 365.90 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
HIGH RISK: FOMC in 2d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 55 (ITM 20% + inst 25%) — 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 Sep 14, 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.