MASI
MASI Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
MASI Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 0.0% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.40x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 2.44x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 1.0% — normal range
Effective IV 69.7% (ATM 1.0% + spread 34.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 84.88% (spread 34.33% + slippage 50.55%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 34.33%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -100% (strong bearish) — Raw: -100%
|OI skew| 71.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +88.2%, OI skew +71.6% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: -100%, OTM: +0% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 18% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +1.9% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 6% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 100% — highly urgent
Conviction -100 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 34.3% — wide
OI 33,722 — adequate
Volume 34/day — thin
$1.72 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 62% — wider than sector
Depth 28.0 contracts (bid:2.2 ask:25.8) — thin
Avg slippage 50.55% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +143.7% — backwardation
IV percentile 0% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 2.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; FOMC in 7d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -100% @ 100% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
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.