SPGIS&P Global Inc.
SPGI Options Overview
Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
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RISK ANALYSIS
SPGI Gamma Walls
SPGI Hedge Radar
Fragility reads low; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where SPGI sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.
Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.73) — near-dated vol is priced 18% below far-dated, and implied vol sits in the 16th percentile of its own past year, measured against this name's own rolling 19-trading-day realized moves (485 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (2.49): its realized-vol regime is contracting, and it is trading 4% above its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability.
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 36.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.34x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 68% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.82x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 26.9% — normal range
Effective IV 64.6% (ATM 26.9% + spread 18.9% + bias) — good value
Total drag 30.40% (spread 18.87% + slippage 11.53%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.40 (vega 23.404 / spread 18.87%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +29% (bullish) — Raw: +20%
|OI skew| 5.5% — balanced
Vol skew -3.4%, OI skew -5.5% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -46%, ATM: +13%, OTM: +28% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 71% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +13.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 85% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 19% — patient
Conviction +29 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 18.9% — wide
OI 20,374 — adequate
Volume 1,375/day — adequate
$0.94 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 69% — wider than sector
Depth 26.1 contracts (bid:11.8 ask:14.3) — thin
Avg slippage 11.53% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -18.2% — contango
IV percentile 37% — neutral
IV kink -3.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 56.89 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +29% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — 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.