
DGXQuest Diagnostics Inc.
DGX Options Overview
IV is low. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
DGX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 14.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.85x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 5% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.84x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 22.5% — normal range
Effective IV 84.7% (ATM 22.5% + spread 31.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 41.00% (spread 31.08% + slippage 9.92%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 14.60 (vega 45.372 / spread 31.08%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +29% (bullish) — Raw: +29%
|OI skew| 42.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew -6.5%, OI skew +42.6% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: -33%, OTM: +30% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 78% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.9% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +11.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 83% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 48% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 26% — patient
Conviction +29 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 31.1% — wide
OI 7,020 — thin
Volume 413/day — thin
$1.55 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 10% — much tighter than sector
Depth 37.6 contracts (bid:12.9 ask:24.7) — thin
Avg slippage 9.92% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -16.2% — contango
IV percentile 14% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -2.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 583.94 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +29% @ 65% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 78 (ITM 20% + inst 48%) — HIGH 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 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.