
AMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.
AMR Options Overview
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
AMR Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 82.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.01x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 83% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.02x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 58.2% — normal range
Effective IV 83.9% (ATM 58.2% + spread 12.8% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 16.42% (spread 12.84% + slippage 3.58%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 25.84 (vega 33.179 / spread 12.84%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +27% (bullish) — Raw: +18%
|OI skew| 8.7% — balanced
Vol skew -11.6%, OI skew +8.7% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +51%, ATM: +53%, OTM: +1% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 87% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.0% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +17.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 79% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 18% — patient
Conviction +27 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.8% — wide
OI 7,114 — thin
Volume 215/day — thin
$0.64 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 90% — much wider than sector
Depth 24.9 contracts (bid:9.5 ask:15.4) — thin
Avg slippage 3.58% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 82% — seller opportunity
IV kink 0.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 151.02 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +27% @ 63% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
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.