SMLR
SMLR Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
SMLR Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 90.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.81x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 74% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.11x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 98.0% — crisis-level IV
Effective IV 102.9% (ATM 98.0% + spread 2.5% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 2.46% (spread 2.46% + slippage 0.00%) — acceptable
Vega efficiency 13.64 (vega 3.357 / spread 2.46%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
P/C 0.84 — balanced (buy/sell unknown)
|OI skew| 44.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +8.6%, OI skew +44.8% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector P/C percentile 61% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 30.7% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 97% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.5% — acceptable
OI 11,499 — adequate
Volume 3,535/day — adequate
$0.12 to cross — cheap
10 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 90% — 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 +11.0% — backwardation
IV percentile 91% — seller opportunity
IV kink 3.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 117.77 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 2d (HIGH)
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.