
INCYIncyte Genomics Inc
INCY Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
INCY Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 77.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.53x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 84% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.90x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 37.2% — normal range
Effective IV 65.4% (ATM 37.2% + spread 14.1% + bias) — fair
Total drag 20.68% (spread 14.08% + slippage 6.60%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 19.33 (vega 27.222 / spread 14.08%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +14% (bullish) — Raw: +15%
|OI skew| 40.4% — put-heavy
Vol skew +51.8%, OI skew -40.4% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +75%, ATM: +25%, OTM: +1% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 31% — bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.6x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 4.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 75% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 41% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 69% — urgent
Conviction +14 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.1% — wide
OI 30,784 — adequate
Volume 1,474/day — adequate
$0.70 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 85% — much wider than sector
Depth 55.900000000000006 contracts (bid:24.8 ask:31.1) — thin
Avg slippage 6.60% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -9.8% — contango
IV percentile 77% — seller opportunity
IV kink -2.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 512.66 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +14% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 71 (ITM 20% + inst 41%) — 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.