
BXCBlueLinx Holdings Inc.
BXC Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
BXC Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 85.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.70x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 89% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 63.2% — normal range
Effective IV 308.5% (ATM 63.2% + spread 122.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 152.31% (spread 122.67% + slippage 29.64%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.40 (vega 17.227 / spread 122.67%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +30% (strong bullish) — Raw: +25%
|OI skew| 52.9% — call-heavy
Vol skew +55.6%, OI skew +52.9% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +25% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 30% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.4% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.2% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 21% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 25% — patient
Conviction +30 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 122.7% — wide
OI 2,397 — thin
Volume 9/day — thin
$6.13 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 93% — much wider than sector
Depth 39.0 contracts (bid:12.2 ask:26.8) — thin
Avg slippage 29.64% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.5% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 85% — seller opportunity
IV kink -3.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 318.42 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +30% @ 75% consistency — moderate (bullish)
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.