AMKRAmkor Technology Inc
AMKR Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
AMKR Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 85.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.78x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 64% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.87x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 62.9% — normal range
Effective IV 84.6% (ATM 62.9% + spread 10.8% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 16.34% (spread 10.85% + slippage 5.49%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.91 (vega 0.984 / spread 10.85%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -8% (neutral) — Raw: -9%
|OI skew| 17.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +0.6%, OI skew +17.0% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +11%, ATM: +29%, OTM: -17% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 68% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 75% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 5% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 32% — patient
Conviction -8 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.8% — wide
OI 121,699 — deep
Volume 8,271/day — active
$0.54 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 78% — wider than sector
Depth 237.39999999999998 contracts (bid:122.6 ask:114.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.49% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -12.9% — contango
IV percentile 85% — seller opportunity
IV kink -3.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.99 — favors mixed
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -8% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 35 (ITM 20% + inst 5%) — retail dominated
Directional Strategy Fit
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.
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