MTBM&T Bank Corp.
MTB Options Overview
IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
MTB Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 20.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.36x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 35% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.81x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 23.7% — normal range
Effective IV 42.9% (ATM 23.7% + spread 9.6% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 23.37% (spread 9.60% + slippage 13.77%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 72.44 (vega 69.542 / spread 9.60%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +75% (strong bullish) — Raw: +78%
|OI skew| 37.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +8.3%, OI skew +37.8% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +100%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +67% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 62% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +10.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 10% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 20% — patient
Conviction +75 (bullish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.6% — wide
OI 8,667 — thin
Volume 24/day — thin
$0.48 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 36% — tighter than sector
Depth 12.399999999999999 contracts (bid:6.6 ask:5.8) — thin
Avg slippage 13.77% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -18.6% — contango
IV percentile 20% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -4.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1606.04 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +75% @ 86% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
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.