Skew Calculations and Terms Glossary:

• Based on the price of options, each stock has an Implied Volatility (IV). The Implied Volatility defines the one standard deviation move over a given period of time.
• "Expected Move" is defined as a One Standard Deviation Move, derived from the stock's current Implied Volatility.
• We measure skew two different ways.
1. Delta Skew: Call Deltas minus Put Delta for options that are one standard deviation out-of-the-money with ~ 30 days to expiration.
2. IV Skew: Put IV minus Call IV for options that are one standard deviation out-of-the-money with ~ 30 days to expiration.

Interpretation of Data:

• A stock with a positive Delta Skew has option demand skewed toward calls.
  
• A stock with a negative Delta Skew has option demand skewed toward puts.
  
• Sentiment can be evaluated by comparing the Current Skew to the Average Skew using the historical skew charts.
  

Bollinger Band compression:
- Stocks will generally see their Bollinger Bands (parameters: 10 days & 2 std) compress while price consolidates prior to next breakout.
- Measurement of Bollinger Band width helps people see at a glance what stocks are currently in a compression phase to identify a more ideal time to buy options.
- High IV : BB Width --> Stock is moving less than usual with recent compression in daily price movement.

Implied Volatility Changes:
- Large changes in IV that are not accompanied by large price changes in the underlying are often a prelude to underlying price movements.

Skew Data Table Details:
- Our data looks at all options with less than 94 days to expiration.
- "1 Standard Deviation" is calculated using an average of IVs around the At-The-Money strikes, and then converted to dollars of share price for the given period.