GRMNGarmin Ltd
GRMN Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
GRMN Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 54.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.26x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 13% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.79x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 31.1% — normal range
Effective IV 49.3% (ATM 31.1% + spread 9.1% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 12.69% (spread 9.11% + slippage 3.58%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 28.27 (vega 25.753 / spread 9.11%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +20% (bullish) — Raw: +26%
|OI skew| 31.7% — call-heavy
Vol skew +5.3%, OI skew +31.7% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -46%, ATM: +67%, OTM: +17% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 63% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.2% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 13% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction +20 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.1% — wide
OI 10,567 — adequate
Volume 131/day — thin
$0.46 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 14% — much tighter than sector
Depth 18.700000000000003 contracts (bid:11.8 ask:6.9) — thin
Avg slippage 3.58% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -21.2% — contango
IV percentile 55% — neutral
IV kink -3.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 153.20 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +20% @ 60% 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.