MRNAModerna, Inc. Common Stock
MRNA Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
MRNA Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 99.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.20x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 98% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.99x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 77.7% — normal range
Effective IV 95.7% (ATM 77.7% + spread 9.0% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 16.31% (spread 8.99% + slippage 7.32%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 9.10 (vega 8.185 / spread 8.99%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -5% (neutral) — Raw: -5%
|OI skew| 18.1% — put-heavy
Vol skew -4.2%, OI skew -18.1% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 49%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +8%, ATM: -13%, OTM: -4% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 64% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 18.4% — high turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -1.0% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 97% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 25% — mixed
Aggressive execution 28% — patient
Conviction -5 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.0% — wide
OI 988,833 — deep
Volume 182,082/day — active
$0.45 to cross — cheap
2 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 98% — much wider than sector
Depth 88.19999999999999 contracts (bid:37.4 ask:50.8) — thin
Avg slippage 7.32% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -0.6% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 100% — seller opportunity
IV kink 2.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 18.30 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -5% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 55 (ITM 20% + inst 25%) — 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.