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WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.

Options Analysis ReportELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
Market Cap $34.6B|NYSE
2026-08-31$106.22
VERY BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +0.2%YTD -0.2%7D -1.3%
239
30D
±5.3%
7%

WEC Options Overview

IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

6.1VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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WEC Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

8.5
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 2.2% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.11x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 10% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.96x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 19.2% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 70.6% (ATM 19.2% + spread 25.7% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 29.17% (spread 25.71% + slippage 3.46%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 3.75 (vega 9.652 / spread 25.71%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

8.1
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +46%, Raw: +42%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +46% (strong bullish) — Raw: +42%

≥15%

|OI skew| 46.6% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +84.9%, OI skew +46.6% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

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

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +0%, ATM: +88%, OTM: +32% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 10% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.4
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.2x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.8% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +8.0% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 47% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 15% — patient

≥30

Conviction +46 (bullish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.3
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 25.7% — wide

≥10,000

OI 8,552 — thin

≥500

Volume 239/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.29 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 19% — much tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 63.0 contracts (bid:20.0 ask:43.0) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 3.46% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.3
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -3.6% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 2% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.9pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 181.08 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +46% @ 73% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls8.3
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts5.2
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.0
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call2.9
bearishIV too cheap, bullish 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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