MGMMGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
MGM Options Overview
Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
MGM Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 67.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.69x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 67% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.05x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 34.4% — normal range
Effective IV 112.5% (ATM 34.4% + spread 39.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 48.99% (spread 39.07% + slippage 9.92%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.19 (vega 0.742 / spread 39.07%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -15% (bearish) — Raw: -17%
|OI skew| 20.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew -16.1%, OI skew +20.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +55%, ATM: +23%, OTM: -45% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 78% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.9% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 20% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 16% — mixed
Aggressive execution 29% — patient
Conviction -15 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 39.1% — wide
OI 226,102 — deep
Volume 4,409/day — adequate
$1.95 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 70% — wider than sector
Depth 168.5 contracts (bid:60.2 ask:108.3) — adequate
Avg slippage 9.92% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +4.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 68% — neutral
IV kink 1.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 3.17 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -15% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 46 (ITM 20% + inst 16%) — moderate 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.