HOGHarley-Davidson, Inc.
HOG Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
HOG Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 62.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.99x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 49% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.94x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 39.0% — normal range
Effective IV 65.1% (ATM 39.0% + spread 13.0% + bias) — fair
Total drag 19.51% (spread 13.04% + slippage 6.47%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 2.05 (vega 2.671 / spread 13.04%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +82% (strong bullish) — Raw: +66%
|OI skew| 6.6% — balanced
Vol skew -68.0%, OI skew -6.6% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +25%, ATM: +94%, OTM: -14% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 93% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.4% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +13.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 57% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 60% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 20% — patient
Conviction +82 (bullish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.0% — wide
OI 44,947 — adequate
Volume 1,075/day — adequate
$0.65 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 72% — wider than sector
Depth 246.7 contracts (bid:133.0 ask:113.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.47% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -6.4% — contango
IV percentile 62% — neutral
IV kink -1.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 116.12 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +82% @ 91% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 90 (ITM 20% + inst 60%) — 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.