Options/BYD

BYDBoyd Gaming Corporation

Options Analysis Report•HOTELS & MOTELS

Market Cap $5.8B|NYSE

● 2026-08-31$79.47

VERY BEARISH

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y -7.2%YTD -7.8%7D -1.9%

Options Vol

783

30D

Implied Move

±6.9%

IV Rank

BYD Options Overview

bearish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.3

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 39.9% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.51x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 11% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.84x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 27.5% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 147.6% (ATM 27.5% + spread 60.1% + bias) — expensive

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 86.28% (spread 60.06% + slippage 26.22%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.27 (vega 7.633 / spread 60.06%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

0.9

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -99%, Raw: -98%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -99% (strong bearish) — Raw: -98%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 27.6% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -92.6%, OI skew +27.6% — divergent (opposite)

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

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

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +0%, ATM: -100%, OTM: -52% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 99% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.8

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 2.5x avg — hot

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 5.7% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +0.8% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 81% — very active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 96% — heavy institutional

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 27% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction -99 (bearish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.0

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 60.1% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 13,763 — adequate

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 783/day — adequate

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$3.00 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 51% — neutral vs sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 120.5 contracts (bid:52.5 ask:68.0) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 26.22% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.6

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -15.8% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 40% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.6pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 129.16 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -99% @ 100% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 126 (ITM 20% + inst 96%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls4.1

bullishIV cheap, bearish flow

Long Puts7.9

bearishIV cheap, bearish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put3.2

bullishIV too cheap, bearish flow

Covered Call6.0

bearishIV too cheap, bearish 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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