LPXLouisiana-Pacific Corp.
LPX Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
LPX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 67.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.01x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 49% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.03x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 42.7% — normal range
Effective IV 67.7% (ATM 42.7% + spread 12.5% + bias) — fair
Total drag 18.93% (spread 12.52% + slippage 6.41%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 15.18 (vega 19.005 / spread 12.52%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -64% (strong bearish) — Raw: -55%
|OI skew| 48.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +42.4%, OI skew +48.8% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -78%, OTM: -33% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 47% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +13.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 71% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 28% — patient
Conviction -64 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.5% — wide
OI 1,749 — thin
Volume 66/day — thin
$0.63 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 72% — wider than sector
Depth 83.4 contracts (bid:44.9 ask:38.5) — thin
Avg slippage 6.41% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +2.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 67% — neutral
IV kink -2.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 766.33 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -64% @ 82% 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 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.