HPQHP Inc.
HPQ Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
HPQ Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 88.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.84x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 56% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.96x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 44.4% — normal range
Effective IV 72.0% (ATM 44.4% + spread 13.8% + bias) — fair
Total drag 21.20% (spread 13.80% + slippage 7.40%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.69 (vega 2.335 / spread 13.80%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -14% (bearish) — Raw: -10%
|OI skew| 17.6% — put-heavy
Vol skew +37.4%, OI skew -17.6% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -30%, ATM: -12%, OTM: -5% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 30% — bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.6% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +18.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 21% — mixed
Aggressive execution 31% — patient
Conviction -14 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.8% — wide
OI 529,912 — deep
Volume 35,054/day — active
$0.69 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 57% — neutral vs sector
Depth 553.4 contracts (bid:267.4 ask:286.0) — deep
Avg slippage 7.40% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -4.2% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 88% — seller opportunity
IV kink 0.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 78.09 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -14% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 51 (ITM 20% + inst 21%) — 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.