MGAMagna International
MGA Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
MGA Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 52.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.89x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 26% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 36.2% — normal range
Effective IV 110.8% (ATM 36.2% + spread 37.3% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 51.70% (spread 37.29% + slippage 14.41%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.57 (vega 13.324 / spread 37.29%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -51% (strong bearish) — Raw: -47%
|OI skew| 36.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew -32.0%, OI skew +36.4% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -53%, OTM: -33% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 75% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.4% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 17% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 16% — patient
Conviction -51 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 37.3% — wide
OI 11,112 — adequate
Volume 50/day — thin
$1.86 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 59% — neutral vs sector
Depth 66.5 contracts (bid:28.9 ask:37.6) — thin
Avg slippage 14.41% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 52% — neutral
IV kink 1.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 524.58 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -51% @ 76% 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 Sep 7, 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.