CLDXCelldex Therapeutics, Inc
CLDX Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
CLDX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 97.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 4.59x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 94% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.84x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 131.6% — crisis-level IV
Effective IV 157.8% (ATM 131.6% + spread 13.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 19.66% (spread 13.10% + slippage 6.56%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 5.65 (vega 7.402 / spread 13.10%) — acceptable
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +63% (strong bullish) — Raw: +62%
|OI skew| 25.2% — put-heavy
Vol skew +93.9%, OI skew -25.2% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +43%, OTM: +64% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 7% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.4x avg — hot
Vol/OI 5.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +9.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 83% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 69% — urgent
Conviction +63 (bullish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.1% — wide
OI 13,674 — adequate
Volume 727/day — adequate
$0.66 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 98% — much wider than sector
Depth 63.2 contracts (bid:22.7 ask:40.5) — thin
Avg slippage 6.56% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -15.7% — contango
IV percentile 98% — seller opportunity
IV kink -48.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 137.58 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +63% @ 82% consistency — STRONG directional (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 Sep 7, 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.