SCVL
SCVL Options Overview
Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
SCVL Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 64.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.99x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 55% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.85x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 48.9% — normal range
Effective IV 84.1% (ATM 48.9% + spread 17.6% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 27.85% (spread 17.59% + slippage 10.26%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.24 (vega 2.180 / spread 17.59%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +11% (bullish) — Raw: +12%
|OI skew| 11.8% — balanced
Vol skew +0.0%, OI skew +11.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +60%, ATM: -33%, OTM: +0% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 62% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.7% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 32% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 38% — patient
Conviction +11 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 17.6% — wide
OI 2,115 — thin
Volume 22/day — thin
$0.88 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 75% — wider than sector
Depth 67.1 contracts (bid:23.9 ask:43.2) — thin
Avg slippage 10.26% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -14.8% — contango
IV percentile 65% — neutral
IV kink -4.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 163.88 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +11% @ 54% consistency — unclear
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.