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IMOImperial Oil Limited

Options Analysis Report•PETROLEUM REFINING

Market Cap $63.1B|XASE

● 2026-08-31$130.51

VERY BEARISH

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y +46.3%YTD +46.5%7D -4.7%

Options Vol

206

30D

Implied Move

±8.7%

IV Rank

IMO Options Overview

bearish flow with unusual activity. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.8

ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 47.2% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.25x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 31% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.96x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 30.9% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 96.7% (ATM 30.9% + spread 32.9% + bias) — expensive

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 44.56% (spread 32.89% + slippage 11.67%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 3.77 (vega 12.411 / spread 32.89%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

0.1

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -98%, Raw: -98%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -98% (strong bearish) — Raw: -98%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 10.7% — balanced

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -95.1%, OI skew -10.7% — aligned

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +0%, ATM: -99%, OTM: -33% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 99% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

6.7

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks5/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 2.2x avg — hot

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 17.9% — high turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +7.6% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 98% — very active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 33% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction -98 (bearish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.4

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 32.9% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 1,151 — thin

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 206/day — thin

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$1.64 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 57% — neutral vs sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 43.5 contracts (bid:17.9 ask:25.6) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 11.67% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -4.4% — flat/unclear

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 47% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.8pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 137.60 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -98% @ 99% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls3.8

bullishIV cheap, bearish flow

Long Puts8.3

bearishIV cheap, bearish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put2.5

bullishIV too cheap, bearish flow

Covered Call6.0

bearishIV too cheap, bearish flow

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.

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