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EXRExtra Space Storage, Inc.

Options Analysis Report•REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
Market Cap $30.2B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$142.91
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +1.5%YTD +9.1%7D -2.3%
35
30D
±6.4%
1%

EXR Options Overview

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

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.5VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.8
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 14.8% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.78x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 35% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.93x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 22.6% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 131.9% (ATM 22.6% + spread 54.7% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 61.00% (spread 54.66% + slippage 6.34%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 3.73 (vega 20.394 / spread 54.66%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

7.8
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +39%, Raw: +29%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +39% (strong bullish) — Raw: +29%

≥15%

|OI skew| 12.0% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +60.0%, OI skew +12.0% — 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: +100%, OTM: -29% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 19% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.9
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +32.5% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 28% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 14% — patient

≥30

Conviction +39 (bullish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.7
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 54.7% — wide

≥10,000

OI 5,043 — thin

≥500

Volume 35/day — thin

≤$0.50

$2.73 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 48% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 76.5 contracts (bid:43.7 ask:32.8) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.34% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.4
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -7.1% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 15% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 479.86 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +39% @ 69% consistency — moderate (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.6
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.6
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.4
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.4
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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