LYVLive Nation Entertainment Inc.
LYV Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
LYV Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 40.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.86x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 27% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.88x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 28.8% — normal range
Effective IV 60.4% (ATM 28.8% + spread 15.8% + bias) — good value
Total drag 23.45% (spread 15.78% + slippage 7.67%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 8.62 (vega 13.610 / spread 15.78%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +42% (strong bullish) — Raw: +31%
|OI skew| 11.1% — balanced
Vol skew -25.2%, OI skew -11.1% — aligned
0-DTE 11%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +63%, OTM: +12% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 82% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -2.1% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 0% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 24% — patient
Conviction +42 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 15.8% — wide
OI 169,078 — deep
Volume 476/day — thin
$0.79 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 35% — tighter than sector
Depth 101.7 contracts (bid:51.2 ask:50.5) — adequate
Avg slippage 7.67% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -12.2% — contango
IV percentile 41% — neutral
IV kink -0.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 117.84 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +42% @ 71% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
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.