PZZAPapa John's International Inc
PZZA Options Overview
bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
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RISK ANALYSIS
PZZA Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 76.6% (ATM 0.0% + spread 38.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 50.38% (spread 38.30% + slippage 12.08%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 38.30%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -8% (neutral) — Raw: -1%
|OI skew| 35.9% — call-heavy
Vol skew +77.9%, OI skew +35.9% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +36%, ATM: +54%, OTM: -5% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 8% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.0% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.9% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 33% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 10% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 29% — patient
Conviction -8 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 38.3% — wide
OI 98,341 — deep
Volume 1,005/day — adequate
$1.91 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 150.7 contracts (bid:67.3 ask:83.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 12.08% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 0.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -8% @ 54% 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 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.