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Options Analysis ReportCRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
Market Cap $55.0B|NYSE
2026-09-11$50.02
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data
1Y +41.7%YTD +32.1%7D +4.1%
17,885
30D
±10.0%
25%

DVN Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.0VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

5.3
ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 63.3% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.39x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 62% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.99x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 36.8% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 54.3% (ATM 36.8% + spread 8.7% + bias) — good value

<3.0%

Total drag 12.87% (spread 8.73% + slippage 4.14%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 5.57 (vega 4.860 / spread 8.73%) — acceptable

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.7
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -22%, Raw: -20%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -22% (bearish) — Raw: -20%

≥15%

|OI skew| 30.0% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +40.8%, OI skew +30.0% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 12%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -6%, ATM: -35%, OTM: -0% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 36% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.1
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.8x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 3.6% — normal turnover

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

≥5%

OI change +3.8% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 41% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 12% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 30% — patient

≥30

Conviction -22 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.6
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 8.7% — wide

≥10,000

OI 500,597 — deep

≥500

Volume 17,885/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.44 to cross — cheap

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 64% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 380.8 contracts (bid:187.9 ask:192.9) — adequate

<1.0%

Avg slippage 4.14% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.0
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -1.4% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 63% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.1pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 148.17 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -22% @ 61% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 42 (ITM 20% + inst 12%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.5
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Long Puts5.0
bearishIV fair, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.2
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Covered Call4.7
bearishIV fair, mixed flow

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.

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