CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd
CHKP Options Overview
bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
CHKP Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 58.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.07x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 13% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.87x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 37.0% — normal range
Effective IV 50.9% (ATM 37.0% + spread 7.0% + bias) — good value
Total drag 11.97% (spread 6.95% + slippage 5.02%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 69.53 (vega 48.321 / spread 6.95%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +19% (bullish) — Raw: +12%
|OI skew| 33.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +50.0%, OI skew +33.0% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -44%, ATM: -25%, OTM: +29% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 37% — bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.9% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 29% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 29% — mixed
Aggressive execution 24% — patient
Conviction +19 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 7.0% — wide
OI 66,887 — deep
Volume 748/day — adequate
$0.35 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 48% — neutral vs sector
Depth 65.0 contracts (bid:34.3 ask:30.7) — thin
Avg slippage 5.02% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -13.0% — contango
IV percentile 59% — neutral
IV kink -4.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1220.21 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +19% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — 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 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.