IEXIDEX Corporation
IEX Options Overview
IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
IEX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 22.6% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.22x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 18% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.94x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 24.2% — normal range
Effective IV 81.2% (ATM 24.2% + spread 28.5% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 41.74% (spread 28.49% + slippage 13.25%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 11.74 (vega 33.450 / spread 28.49%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -44% (strong bearish) — Raw: -36%
|OI skew| 56.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +96.9%, OI skew +56.1% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -25%, OTM: -37% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 0% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.6x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 15.4% — high turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +33.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 97% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 52% — patient
Conviction -44 (bearish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 28.5% — wide
OI 852 — thin
Volume 131/day — thin
$1.42 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 20% — much tighter than sector
Depth 16.6 contracts (bid:9.1 ask:7.5) — thin
Avg slippage 13.25% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -6.0% — contango
IV percentile 23% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -0.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 381.86 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -44% @ 72% 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.