RBARB Global, Inc.
RBA Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
RBA Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 51.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.52x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 33% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.02x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 33.0% — normal range
Effective IV 92.3% (ATM 33.0% + spread 29.6% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 39.72% (spread 29.64% + slippage 10.08%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 8.36 (vega 24.785 / spread 29.64%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -25% (bearish) — Raw: -14%
|OI skew| 44.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew -14.3%, OI skew +44.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +100%, OTM: +0% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 81% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -1.4% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 17% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 14% — patient
Conviction -25 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 29.6% — wide
OI 4,877 — thin
Volume 14/day — thin
$1.48 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 58% — neutral vs sector
Depth 81.7 contracts (bid:44.7 ask:37.0) — thin
Avg slippage 10.08% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.5% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 52% — neutral
IV kink 0.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1116.45 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -25% @ 64% 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.