VSHVishay Intertechnology, Inc.
VSH Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
VSH Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 90.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.83x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 82% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.89x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 73.7% — normal range
Effective IV 109.1% (ATM 73.7% + spread 17.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 23.98% (spread 17.68% + slippage 6.30%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.67 (vega 6.494 / spread 17.68%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -16% (bearish) — Raw: -20%
|OI skew| 7.3% — balanced
Vol skew +66.9%, OI skew -7.3% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -76%, ATM: -54%, OTM: -16% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 26% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +12.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 22% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 21% — mixed
Aggressive execution 44% — patient
Conviction -16 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 17.7% — wide
OI 101,201 — deep
Volume 822/day — adequate
$0.88 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 89% — much wider than sector
Depth 356.0 contracts (bid:159.6 ask:196.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.30% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -10.9% — contango
IV percentile 91% — seller opportunity
IV kink -3.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 279.92 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -16% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 51 (ITM 20% + inst 21%) — moderate institutional
Directional Strategy Fit
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.
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