
ELMDElectromed, Inc.
ELMD Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
ELMD Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 76.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.66x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 51% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.08x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 53.2% — normal range
Effective IV 172.4% (ATM 53.2% + spread 59.6% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 70.01% (spread 59.59% + slippage 10.42%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.96 (vega 5.697 / spread 59.59%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +6% (neutral) — Raw: +25%
|OI skew| 6.7% — balanced
Vol skew -12.7%, OI skew +6.7% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -25%, ATM: +60%, OTM: +58% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 81% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.4x avg — hot
Vol/OI 14.8% — normal turnover
3 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change +57.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 94% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 6% — patient
Conviction +6 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 59.6% — wide
OI 373 — thin
Volume 55/day — thin
$2.98 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 79% — wider than sector
Depth 48.5 contracts (bid:27.9 ask:20.6) — thin
Avg slippage 10.42% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +7.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 76% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 261.34 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +6% @ 53% consistency — unclear
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.