XYZBlock, Inc.
XYZ Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
XYZ Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 79.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.04x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 36% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.86x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 41.5% — normal range
Effective IV 60.0% (ATM 41.5% + spread 9.3% + bias) — good value
Total drag 14.36% (spread 9.27% + slippage 5.09%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.31 (vega 11.415 / spread 9.27%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -22% (bearish) — Raw: -17%
|OI skew| 30.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +78.2%, OI skew +30.6% — aligned
0-DTE 35%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -16%, ATM: -1%, OTM: -28% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 5% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 7.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -10.7% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 55% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 50% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 27% — patient
Conviction -22 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.3% — wide
OI 456,878 — deep
Volume 35,847/day — active
$0.46 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 37% — tighter than sector
Depth 204.39999999999998 contracts (bid:108.8 ask:95.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.09% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -14.4% — contango
IV percentile 79% — seller opportunity
IV kink -3.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 188.68 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -22% @ 61% consistency — unclear
Score 80 (ITM 20% + inst 50%) — 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.