NICENICE Ltd
NICE Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
NICE Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 67.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.07x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 28% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 46.2% — normal range
Effective IV 70.5% (ATM 46.2% + spread 12.2% + bias) — fair
Total drag 25.72% (spread 12.16% + slippage 13.56%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 10.11 (vega 12.293 / spread 12.16%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -5% (neutral) — Raw: +12%
|OI skew| 33.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew -20.3%, OI skew +33.1% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -76%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +29% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 84% — 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 +5.8% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 17% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 33% — patient
Conviction -5 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.2% — wide
OI 45,076 — adequate
Volume 138/day — thin
$0.61 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 57% — neutral vs sector
Depth 74.6 contracts (bid:37.9 ask:36.7) — thin
Avg slippage 13.56% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 67% — neutral
IV kink -0.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 152.33 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -5% @ 52% 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 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.