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ECL Options Overview
IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
ECL Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 10.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.33x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 23.4% — normal range
Effective IV 61.8% (ATM 23.4% + spread 19.2% + bias) — good value
Total drag 36.30% (spread 19.22% + slippage 17.08%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 17.50 (vega 33.643 / spread 19.22%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +1% (neutral) — Raw: +2%
|OI skew| 28.9% — call-heavy
Vol skew +90.0%, OI skew +28.9% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +100%, ATM: -34%, OTM: +3% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 0% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.2x avg — hot
Vol/OI 15.7% — high turnover
2 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change -0.4% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 90% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 10% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 39% — patient
Conviction +1 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 19.2% — wide
OI 14,980 — adequate
Volume 2,352/day — adequate
$0.96 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 21.1 contracts (bid:8.1 ask:13.0) — thin
Avg slippage 17.08% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -2.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 10% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 0.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 318.59 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +1% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 40 (ITM 20% + inst 10%) — moderate 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 Sep 14, 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.