CSGS
CSGS Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
CSGS Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 0.1% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 2.80x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 3.77x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 4.7% — normal range
Effective IV 35.5% (ATM 4.7% + spread 15.4% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 23.01% (spread 15.38% + slippage 7.63%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 15.38%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +44% (strong bullish) — Raw: +50%
|OI skew| 47.8% — put-heavy
Vol skew -5.3%, OI skew -47.8% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +50%, OTM: +0% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 86% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 11% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 100% — highly urgent
Conviction +44 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 15.4% — wide
OI 3,638 — thin
Volume 19/day — thin
$0.77 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 41% — neutral vs sector
Depth 46.5 contracts (bid:18.5 ask:28.0) — thin
Avg slippage 7.63% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +277.3% — backwardation
IV percentile 0% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 5.9pts — 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 +44% @ 75% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
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.