OTEXOpen Text Corp
OTEX Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
OTEX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 70.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.42x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 31% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 44.9% — normal range
Effective IV 141.6% (ATM 44.9% + spread 48.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 57.48% (spread 48.36% + slippage 9.12%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.75 (vega 3.637 / spread 48.36%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +39% (strong bullish) — Raw: +30%
|OI skew| 30.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew -1.5%, OI skew +30.6% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +35% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 77% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +11.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 28% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 23% — patient
Conviction +39 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 48.4% — wide
OI 6,103 — thin
Volume 65/day — thin
$2.42 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 59% — neutral vs sector
Depth 201.0 contracts (bid:110.4 ask:90.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 9.12% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +9.0% — backwardation
IV percentile 70% — seller opportunity
IV kink 6.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 245.72 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +39% @ 69% consistency — moderate (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.