
DSGXDescartes Systems Group Inc
DSGX Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
DSGX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.27x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 66.6% (ATM 0.0% + spread 33.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 45.88% (spread 33.30% + slippage 12.58%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 33.30%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +60% (strong bullish) — Raw: +52%
|OI skew| 9.7% — balanced
Vol skew -7.2%, OI skew -9.7% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: -20%, OTM: +62% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 81% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.4% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -0.2% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 68% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 26% — patient
Conviction +60 (bullish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 33.3% — wide
OI 1,282 — thin
Volume 69/day — thin
$1.66 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 40.400000000000006 contracts (bid:19.1 ask:21.3) — thin
Avg slippage 12.58% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +26.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 11.7pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 10d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +60% @ 81% 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.