EBAYeBay Inc
EBAY Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
EBAY Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 54.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.78x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 41% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.89x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 31.0% — normal range
Effective IV 46.4% (ATM 31.0% + spread 7.7% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 12.92% (spread 7.72% + slippage 5.20%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 10.49 (vega 8.098 / spread 7.72%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +38% (strong bullish) — Raw: +28%
|OI skew| 1.8% — balanced
Vol skew -9.0%, OI skew -1.8% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +12%, ATM: +1%, OTM: +45% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 72% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 68% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 20% — mixed
Aggressive execution 24% — patient
Conviction +38 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 7.7% — wide
OI 97,163 — deep
Volume 5,121/day — active
$0.39 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 46% — neutral vs sector
Depth 83.2 contracts (bid:40.1 ask:43.1) — thin
Avg slippage 5.20% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -10.6% — contango
IV percentile 54% — neutral
IV kink -1.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 84.44 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +38% @ 69% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 50 (ITM 20% + inst 20%) — moderate 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.