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COMM Options Overview
bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
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RISK ANALYSIS
COMM Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 60.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.40x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 30% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.56x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 49.1% — normal range
Effective IV 52.1% (ATM 49.1% + spread 1.5% + bias) — good value
Total drag 1.48% (spread 1.48% + slippage 0.00%) — minimal drag
Vega efficiency 51.50 (vega 7.622 / spread 1.48%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
P/C 0.04 — call-heavy (buy/sell unknown)
|OI skew| 6.4% — balanced
Vol skew +91.6%, OI skew +6.4% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector P/C percentile 10% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.7% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -0.2% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 71% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 1.5% — tight
OI 110,292 — deep
Volume 9,570/day — active
$0.07 to cross — cheap
10 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 60% — wider than sector
Depth 0 contracts (bid:0 ask:0) — thin
Avg slippage 0.00% — excellent
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +56.3% — backwardation
IV percentile 61% — neutral
IV kink 26.5pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1465.81 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 16d (low risk); CPI in 2d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — 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.