TRPTC Energy Corporation
TRP Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
TRP Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 25.4% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 7% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 21.4% — normal range
Effective IV 97.6% (ATM 21.4% + spread 38.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 50.04% (spread 38.12% + slippage 11.92%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 4.41 (vega 16.799 / spread 38.12%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -36% (strong bearish) — Raw: -33%
|OI skew| 57.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +43.2%, OI skew +57.1% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +100%, ATM: -96%, OTM: +100% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +45.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 32% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 36% — patient
Conviction -36 (bearish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 38.1% — wide
OI 9,667 — thin
Volume 74/day — thin
$1.91 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 42% — neutral vs sector
Depth 200.4 contracts (bid:90.9 ask:109.5) — adequate
Avg slippage 11.92% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.1% — contango
IV percentile 25% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -2.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1787.15 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -36% @ 68% consistency — moderate (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.