VSATViasat Inc
VSAT Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
VSAT Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 24.5% (ATM 0.0% + spread 12.3% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 21.39% (spread 12.27% + slippage 9.12%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 12.27%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -41% (strong bearish) — Raw: -46%
|OI skew| 33.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew +85.0%, OI skew +33.4% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -68%, OTM: -45% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 15% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -14.7% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 25% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 28% — patient
Conviction -41 (bearish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.3% — wide
OI 179,996 — deep
Volume 2,001/day — adequate
$0.61 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 149.0 contracts (bid:79.0 ask:70.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 9.12% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 0.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -41% @ 70% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
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.