HIGThe Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
HIG Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
HIG Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 4.9% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.18x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 6% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.80x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 20.4% — normal range
Effective IV 44.1% (ATM 20.4% + spread 11.9% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 19.93% (spread 11.87% + slippage 8.06%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 34.21 (vega 40.613 / spread 11.87%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: +15%
|OI skew| 55.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew -60.7%, OI skew +55.0% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +20%, OTM: -7% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 97% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 37% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 72% — urgent
Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.9% — wide
OI 13,596 — adequate
Volume 173/day — thin
$0.59 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 7% — much tighter than sector
Depth 47.900000000000006 contracts (bid:12.2 ask:35.7) — thin
Avg slippage 8.06% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -19.5% — contango
IV percentile 5% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -3.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1706.42 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +7% @ 54% 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.