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CVSCVS HEALTH CORPORATION

Options Analysis Report•RETAIL-DRUG STORES AND PROPRIETARY STORES

Market Cap $121.9B|NYSE

● 2026-09-11$94.66

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data

1Y +26.2%YTD +18.1%7D -2.2%

Options Vol

8,880

30D

Implied Move

±8.2%

IV Rank

CVS Options Overview

Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.6

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 39.5% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.25x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 34% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.89x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 30.1% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 57.1% (ATM 30.1% + spread 13.5% + bias) — good value

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 22.77% (spread 13.51% + slippage 9.26%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 7.67 (vega 10.368 / spread 13.51%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.2

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Very weak signal (Conviction: -2%, Raw: -3%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -2% (neutral) — Raw: -3%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 3.0% — balanced

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +4.9%, OI skew +3.0% — weak (same direction)

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 10%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -6%, ATM: -0%, OTM: -4% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 54% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.6

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.7x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.8% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +2.3% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 49% — neutral vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 19% — mixed

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 24% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction -2 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.3

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 13.5% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 319,570 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 8,880/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.68 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 41% — neutral vs sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 255.8 contracts (bid:101.9 ask:153.9) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 9.26% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.3

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -11.1% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 40% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.2pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 168.05 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -2% @ 51% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 49 (ITM 20% + inst 19%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls6.0

bullishIV cheap, mixed flow

Long Puts5.9

bearishIV cheap, mixed flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.3

bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow

Covered Call4.2

bearishIV too cheap, 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 Sep 7, 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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