VERXVertex, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VERX Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
VERX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 85.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 65% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.99x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 63.2% — normal range
Effective IV 135.2% (ATM 63.2% + spread 36.0% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 51.68% (spread 35.98% + slippage 15.70%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.57 (vega 2.035 / spread 35.98%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -21% (bearish) — Raw: +13%
|OI skew| 41.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew -31.5%, OI skew +41.0% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -26%, OTM: +100% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 89% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 46% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 13% — patient
Conviction -21 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 36.0% — wide
OI 3,128 — thin
Volume 73/day — thin
$1.80 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 79% — wider than sector
Depth 348.8 contracts (bid:230.5 ask:118.3) — adequate
Avg slippage 15.70% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -1.1% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 85% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 139.39 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -21% @ 60% 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.