MSTK
MSTK Options Overview
IV is elevated with bearish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
MSTK Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 98.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 2.89x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 99% — above sector median
Front/Back 5.77x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 168.5% — crisis-level IV
Effective IV 176.2% (ATM 168.5% + spread 3.9% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 3.87% (spread 3.87% + slippage 0.00%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.73 (vega 0.283 / spread 3.87%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
P/C 1.00 — balanced (buy/sell unknown)
|OI skew| 100.0% — put-heavy
Vol skew +0.0%, OI skew -100.0% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector P/C percentile 52% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +950.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.9% — acceptable
OI 84 — thin
Volume 0/day — thin
$0.19 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 99% — much wider than sector
Depth 0 contracts (bid:0 ask:0) — thin
Avg slippage 0.00% — excellent
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +477.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 99% — seller opportunity
IV kink 291.2pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1.49 — favors mixed
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — 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.