WCCWesco International Inc.
WCC Options Overview
Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
WCC Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 67.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.96x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 64% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.80x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 43.0% — normal range
Effective IV 72.7% (ATM 43.0% + spread 14.8% + bias) — fair
Total drag 22.44% (spread 14.84% + slippage 7.60%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 64.76 (vega 96.110 / spread 14.84%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +2% (neutral) — Raw: -5%
|OI skew| 47.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew -1.8%, OI skew +47.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +46%, OTM: -21% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 77% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.7% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 52% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 15% — patient
Conviction +2 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.8% — wide
OI 3,228 — thin
Volume 55/day — thin
$0.74 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 78% — wider than sector
Depth 32.0 contracts (bid:14.1 ask:17.9) — thin
Avg slippage 7.60% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -19.6% — contango
IV percentile 68% — neutral
IV kink -6.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 789.08 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +2% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — 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.