AMGNAmgen Inc
AMGN Options Overview
Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
AMGN Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 52.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.17x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 53% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.02x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 31.9% — normal range
Effective IV 59.3% (ATM 31.9% + spread 13.7% + bias) — good value
Total drag 28.44% (spread 13.70% + slippage 14.74%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 76.69 (vega 105.067 / spread 13.70%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +19% (bullish) — Raw: +10%
|OI skew| 12.0% — balanced
Vol skew -4.3%, OI skew -12.0% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 32%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +6%, ATM: +2%, OTM: +13% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 66% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.4% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +1.9% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 80% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 4% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 26% — patient
Conviction +19 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.7% — wide
OI 142,797 — deep
Volume 6,221/day — active
$0.68 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Depth 29.6 contracts (bid:13.6 ask:16.0) — thin
Avg slippage 14.74% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 53% — neutral
IV kink 0.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 802.65 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +19% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 34 (ITM 20% + inst 4%) — 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.