
DXCDXC Technology Company
DXC Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
DXC Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 78.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.33x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 47% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.85x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 52.9% — normal range
Effective IV 186.2% (ATM 52.9% + spread 66.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 87.27% (spread 66.67% + slippage 20.60%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.36 (vega 2.403 / spread 66.67%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -96% (strong bearish) — Raw: -93%
|OI skew| 43.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +98.3%, OI skew +43.2% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +0%, OTM: -93% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 1% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.5% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 47% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 87% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 46% — patient
Conviction -96 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 66.7% — wide
OI 18,450 — adequate
Volume 462/day — thin
$3.33 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 68% — wider than sector
Depth 1,185.1 contracts (bid:610.0 ask:575.1) — deep
Avg slippage 20.60% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -14.9% — contango
IV percentile 79% — seller opportunity
IV kink -5.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 407.27 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -96% @ 98% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
Score 117 (ITM 20% + inst 87%) — 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.