HDBHDFC Bank Limited
HDB Options Overview
bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
HDB 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 1.14x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 57.2% (ATM 0.0% + spread 28.6% + bias) — good value
Total drag 40.68% (spread 28.60% + slippage 12.08%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 28.60%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +53% (strong bullish) — Raw: +53%
|OI skew| 32.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +48.6%, OI skew +32.0% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +60%, ATM: -57%, OTM: +59% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 15% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.7% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 62% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 26% — mixed
Aggressive execution 39% — patient
Conviction +53 (bullish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 28.6% — wide
OI 30,868 — adequate
Volume 1,133/day — adequate
$1.43 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 159.3 contracts (bid:110.5 ask:48.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 12.08% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +13.6% — backwardation
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 5.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +53% @ 76% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 56 (ITM 20% + inst 26%) — 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.