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Market Cap $7.6B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$74.47
VERY BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +15.6%YTD +21.9%7D +3.1%
1
30D
±10.4%
3%

FAF Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.9VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.4
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 42.6% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.52x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 62% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.37x — backwardation

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 28.7% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 30.8% (ATM 28.7% + spread 1.1% + bias) — excellent value

<3.0%

Total drag 1.07% (spread 1.07% + slippage 0.00%) — minimal drag

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 101.70 (vega 10.882 / spread 1.07%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

10.0
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksCall-heavy - Moderate signal (P/C: 0.00)
<0.65 or >1.55

P/C 0.00 — call-heavy (buy/sell unknown)

≥15%

|OI skew| 21.2% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +21.2% — 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: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

1.6
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.1% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +0.7% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 3% — quiet vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 0% — patient

≥30

Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.6
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 1.1% — tight

≥10,000

OI 1,213 — thin

≥500

Volume 1/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.05 to cross — cheap

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 71% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 0 contracts (bid:0 ask:0) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 0.00% — excellent

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.9
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope +37.0% — backwardation

<30 or >70

IV percentile 43% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink 10.3pts — event priced

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 335.87 — 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 +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls8.1
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.0
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put6.5
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.0
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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