CPRTCopart Inc
CPRT Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
CPRT Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 73.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.90x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 84% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.10x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 36.1% — normal range
Effective IV 53.2% (ATM 36.1% + spread 8.6% + bias) — good value
Total drag 14.02% (spread 8.55% + slippage 5.47%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 8.30 (vega 7.099 / spread 8.55%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -4% (neutral) — Raw: -5%
|OI skew| 32.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +49.4%, OI skew +32.2% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -3%, ATM: -6%, OTM: -8% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 29% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +10.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 35% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 9% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 45% — patient
Conviction -4 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.6% — wide
OI 112,740 — deep
Volume 2,351/day — adequate
$0.43 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 84% — much wider than sector
Depth 228.0 contracts (bid:136.4 ask:91.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.47% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +9.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 73% — seller opportunity
IV kink 3.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 554.59 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
HIGH RISK: Earnings in 3d (HIGH RISK)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 39 (ITM 20% + inst 9%) — 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.