
HUBBHubbell Incorporated
HUBB Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
HUBB Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 71.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.06x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 82% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.81x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 35.6% — normal range
Effective IV 67.9% (ATM 35.6% + spread 16.1% + bias) — fair
Total drag 26.75% (spread 16.15% + slippage 10.60%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 27.19 (vega 43.908 / spread 16.15%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -62% (strong bearish) — Raw: -56%
|OI skew| 65.1% — put-heavy
Vol skew +52.1%, OI skew -65.1% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -33%, ATM: +25%, OTM: -64% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 27% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.6% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 9% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 44% — patient
Conviction -62 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 16.1% — wide
OI 18,330 — adequate
Volume 117/day — thin
$0.81 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 83% — much wider than sector
Depth 30.8 contracts (bid:14.5 ask:16.3) — thin
Avg slippage 10.60% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -19.3% — contango
IV percentile 72% — seller opportunity
IV kink -5.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 125.31 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -62% @ 81% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
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 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.