QSX
QSX Options Overview
IV is elevated with bearish flow and unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
QSX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 71.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.86x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 71% — above sector median
Front/Back 2.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 61.6% — normal range
Effective IV 65.1% (ATM 61.6% + spread 1.7% + bias) — fair
Total drag 1.73% (spread 1.73% + slippage 0.00%) — minimal drag
Vega efficiency 10.49 (vega 1.814 / spread 1.73%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
P/C 4.62 — put-heavy (buy/sell unknown)
|OI skew| 15.9% — put-heavy
Vol skew -64.4%, OI skew -15.9% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector P/C percentile 96% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.0x avg — hot
Vol/OI 105.8% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 100% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 1.7% — tight
OI 69 — thin
Volume 73/day — thin
$0.09 to cross — cheap
10 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 81% — much wider than sector
Depth 0 contracts (bid:0 ask:0) — thin
Avg slippage 0.00% — excellent
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +108.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 71% — seller opportunity
IV kink 35.3pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 135.39 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 2d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — HIGH 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.