UBSUBS Group AG
UBS Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
UBS Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 36.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 2.19x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 56% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.83x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 26.0% — normal range
Effective IV 48.8% (ATM 26.0% + spread 11.4% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 13.68% (spread 11.42% + slippage 2.26%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 4.60 (vega 5.252 / spread 11.42%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -18% (bearish) — Raw: -1%
|OI skew| 15.7% — put-heavy
Vol skew -12.7%, OI skew -15.7% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -20%, ATM: -57%, OTM: +17% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 90% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.2% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 49% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 39% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 37% — patient
Conviction -18 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.4% — wide
OI 95,756 — deep
Volume 2,120/day — adequate
$0.57 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 67% — wider than sector
Depth 325.0 contracts (bid:112.1 ask:212.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.26% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -16.7% — contango
IV percentile 36% — neutral
IV kink -3.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 166.73 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -18% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 69 (ITM 20% + inst 39%) — 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.