What does the Score on a Discount Options setup mean? Is 100 the best?

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The Score, 0 to 100, rates the discounted bounce setup on that call option, not the stock. It adds up how hard the stock dropped, whether it was in an uptrend before the drop, how much unusual call buying that contract has, and how close its strike is, plus a few bonuses. 100 is the top of the scale. What adds up to the Score The drop: how far the stock has fallen from its 45-day high. A bigger drop scores more. The trend before it: a stock that was in an uptrend before the drop scores far more than one that was already sliding. Unusual call buying: that contract's volume against its open interest, and against its own recent volume. The strike: a strike within reach (about 0.25 to 0.45 delta) scores most; one far out of the money scores little. Bonuses: an overnight gap down, the option marked down hard during the day, plenty of open interest still at that strike, and cheap implied volatility (a low IV rank). The weights are tuned from how past setups worked out, and low scores never reach the board. On the card, Score 70 and up is green, 50 and up amber, 35 and up orange. Why a 100 can sit on a stock other services rate bearish The Score rewards a hard drop: the scanner looks for calls crushed in a pullback inside an uptrend, so a top-scoring setup is often a stock that just fell, which is when rating services turn cautious. The Score says how strong the discounted bounce setup is, not that the stock is rated well. Read the setup's Entry Zone and its Trade Playbook before you plan anything (the levels, the playbook).