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Market Cap $295M|NASDAQ
2026-08-31$13.97
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -8.0%YTD +1.8%7D +0.9%
100
30D
±13.4%
1%

AMRN Options Overview

IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.5VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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AMRN Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

4.3
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks3/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 87.4% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 3.10x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 68% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.60x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 66.5% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 200.5% (ATM 66.5% + spread 67.0% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 92.45% (spread 67.02% + slippage 25.43%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.58 (vega 3.918 / spread 67.02%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

4.2
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -65%, Raw: -71%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -65% (strong bearish) — Raw: -71%

≥15%

|OI skew| 44.2% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +98.0%, OI skew +44.2% — 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: -100%, ATM: +0%, OTM: -71% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 3% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.4
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.9x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 3.1% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +13.1% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 70% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 38% — patient

≥30

Conviction -65 (bearish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.5
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 67.0% — wide

≥10,000

OI 3,224 — thin

≥500

Volume 100/day — thin

≤$0.50

$3.35 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 87% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 80.7 contracts (bid:14.0 ask:66.7) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 25.43% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.3
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -39.8% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 87% — seller opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -22.5pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 450.37 — 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 -65% @ 82% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls4.4
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Long Puts5.0
bearishIV fair, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.8
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Covered Call5.3
bearishIV fair, mixed 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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