DOCNDigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
DOCN Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
DOCN Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 89.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.01x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 79% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.92x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 76.8% — normal range
Effective IV 102.2% (ATM 76.8% + spread 12.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 19.50% (spread 12.69% + slippage 6.81%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 11.79 (vega 14.963 / spread 12.69%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +30% (bullish) — Raw: -1%
|OI skew| 8.5% — balanced
Vol skew +81.1%, OI skew +8.5% — aligned
0-DTE 12%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +90%, ATM: -8%, OTM: -62% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 19% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 7.0% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -17.9% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 71% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 68% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 24% — patient
Conviction +30 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.7% — wide
OI 126,433 — deep
Volume 8,910/day — active
$0.63 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 87% — much wider than sector
Depth 101.8 contracts (bid:46.8 ask:55.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.81% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -8.0% — contango
IV percentile 90% — seller opportunity
IV kink -2.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 102.21 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +30% @ 65% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 98 (ITM 20% + inst 68%) — 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.