RMBSRambus Inc
RMBS Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
RMBS Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 88.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.12x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 76% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.87x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 69.6% — normal range
Effective IV 93.6% (ATM 69.6% + spread 12.0% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 17.46% (spread 12.00% + slippage 5.46%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 6.76 (vega 8.117 / spread 12.00%) — acceptable
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -12% (bearish) — Raw: -18%
|OI skew| 10.2% — balanced
Vol skew +15.4%, OI skew +10.2% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +37%, ATM: -3%, OTM: -23% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 59% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.6% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 70% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 13% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 31% — patient
Conviction -12 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.0% — wide
OI 31,357 — adequate
Volume 1,750/day — adequate
$0.60 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 85% — much wider than sector
Depth 140.5 contracts (bid:77.7 ask:62.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.46% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -13.2% — contango
IV percentile 89% — seller opportunity
IV kink -7.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 63.51 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -12% @ 56% consistency — unclear
Score 43 (ITM 20% + inst 13%) — 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.