CNTA
CNTA Options Overview
bullish flow with unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
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RISK ANALYSIS
CNTA Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 37.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 7.07x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 9% — below sector median
Front/Back 2.31x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 29.9% — normal range
Effective IV 52.8% (ATM 29.9% + spread 11.5% + bias) — good value
Total drag 21.44% (spread 11.46% + slippage 9.98%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 11.46%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +52% (strong bullish) — Raw: +46%
|OI skew| 92.1% — put-heavy
Vol skew +64.8%, OI skew -92.1% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +55%, ATM: +18%, OTM: +0% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 40% — bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 4.3x avg — hot
Vol/OI 8.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
2 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change -7.4% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 85% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 41% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 78% — urgent
Conviction +52 (bullish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.5% — wide
OI 44,100 — adequate
Volume 3,896/day — adequate
$0.57 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 63% — wider than sector
Depth 49.0 contracts (bid:35.1 ask:13.9) — thin
Avg slippage 9.98% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +130.7% — backwardation
IV percentile 37% — neutral
IV kink 24.6pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +52% @ 76% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 71 (ITM 20% + inst 41%) — HIGH 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.