NTRSNorthern Trust Corp
NTRS Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
NTRS Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 25.5% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.53x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 48% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 27.2% — normal range
Effective IV 77.4% (ATM 27.2% + spread 25.1% + bias) — fair
Total drag 41.55% (spread 25.11% + slippage 16.44%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 32.66 (vega 82.007 / spread 25.11%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +65% (strong bullish) — Raw: +68%
|OI skew| 41.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew -76.3%, OI skew +41.3% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -78%, OTM: +83% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 96% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.8% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 35% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction +65 (bullish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 25.1% — wide
OI 7,622 — thin
Volume 135/day — thin
$1.26 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 49% — neutral vs sector
Depth 25.6 contracts (bid:9.6 ask:16.0) — thin
Avg slippage 16.44% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -2.6% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 26% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 0.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 2603.40 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +65% @ 82% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
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.