JCIJohnson Controls International plc
JCI Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
JCI Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 54.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.39x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 61% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.84x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 33.4% — normal range
Effective IV 61.8% (ATM 33.4% + spread 14.2% + bias) — good value
Total drag 21.22% (spread 14.21% + slippage 7.01%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.08 (vega 17.166 / spread 14.21%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -66% (strong bearish) — Raw: -71%
|OI skew| 35.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +58.7%, OI skew +35.2% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -67%, ATM: +0%, OTM: -85% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 16% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.3% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 4% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 23% — patient
Conviction -66 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.2% — wide
OI 69,323 — deep
Volume 213/day — thin
$0.71 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 64% — wider than sector
Depth 68.3 contracts (bid:34.8 ask:33.5) — thin
Avg slippage 7.01% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -16.1% — contango
IV percentile 54% — neutral
IV kink -3.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 209.86 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -66% @ 83% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
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.