MTArcelorMittal
MT Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
MT Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 63.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.20x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 39% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.03x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 40.2% — normal range
Effective IV 63.1% (ATM 40.2% + spread 11.4% + bias) — good value
Total drag 15.09% (spread 11.43% + slippage 3.66%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 4.76 (vega 5.438 / spread 11.43%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +16% (bullish) — Raw: +23%
|OI skew| 8.0% — balanced
Vol skew +31.7%, OI skew +8.0% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -56%, OTM: +46% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 53% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.0% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 29% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 24% — patient
Conviction +16 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.4% — wide
OI 52,663 — deep
Volume 533/day — adequate
$0.57 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 66% — wider than sector
Depth 307.1 contracts (bid:183.2 ask:123.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.66% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +2.6% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 64% — neutral
IV kink 2.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 63.38 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +16% @ 58% consistency — unclear
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.