KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.
KDP Options Overview
bullish flow with unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
KDP Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 34.0% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.85x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.74x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 26.4% — normal range
Effective IV 43.1% (ATM 26.4% + spread 8.3% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 10.31% (spread 8.35% + slippage 1.96%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 8.37 (vega 6.992 / spread 8.35%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +32% (strong bullish) — Raw: +13%
|OI skew| 36.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew +93.0%, OI skew +36.3% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +65%, ATM: -49%, OTM: -21% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 3% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 3.0x avg — hot
Vol/OI 10.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +9.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 91% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 10% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 22% — patient
Conviction +32 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.3% — wide
OI 51,380 — deep
Volume 5,574/day — active
$0.42 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Depth 328.0 contracts (bid:161.9 ask:166.1) — adequate
Avg slippage 1.96% — fair
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -25.7% — contango
IV percentile 34% — neutral
IV kink -5.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 885.00 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +32% @ 66% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 40 (ITM 20% + inst 10%) — 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.