IONQIonQ, Inc.
IONQ Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
IONQ Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 89.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.91x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 79% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.98x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 77.0% — normal range
Effective IV 95.2% (ATM 77.0% + spread 9.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 12.40% (spread 9.11% + slippage 3.29%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.93 (vega 0.850 / spread 9.11%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +1% (neutral) — Raw: +1%
|OI skew| 5.7% — balanced
Vol skew +36.6%, OI skew +5.7% — aligned
0-DTE 31%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +9%, ATM: -28%, OTM: +10% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -14.3% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 77% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 17% — mixed
Aggressive execution 26% — patient
Conviction +1 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.1% — wide
OI 670,635 — deep
Volume 55,582/day — active
$0.46 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 87% — much wider than sector
Depth 192.4 contracts (bid:101.4 ask:91.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.29% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -1.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 90% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 2.57 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +1% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 47 (ITM 20% + inst 17%) — moderate institutional
Directional Strategy Fit
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