XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corporation
XOM Options Overview
Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
XOM Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 41.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.33x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 19% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.98x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 30.5% — normal range
Effective IV 44.2% (ATM 30.5% + spread 6.8% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 10.44% (spread 6.83% + slippage 3.61%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 13.04 (vega 8.904 / spread 6.83%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -3% (neutral) — Raw: -2%
|OI skew| 18.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew +28.4%, OI skew +18.5% — aligned
0-DTE 30%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -2%, ATM: +6%, OTM: -6% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.9% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 36% — patient
Conviction -3 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 6.8% — wide
OI 1,091,597 — deep
Volume 53,123/day — active
$0.34 to cross — cheap
2 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 23% — tighter than sector
Depth 259.79999999999995 contracts (bid:116.1 ask:143.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.61% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -1.7% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 41% — neutral
IV kink -0.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 45.04 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -3% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate 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 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.