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GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation

Options Analysis Report•SHIP & BOAT BUILDING & REPAIRING

Market Cap $102.6B|NYSE

● 2026-08-31$379.32

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y +16.9%YTD +10.5%7D -1.2%

Options Vol

530

30D

Implied Move

±5.1%

IV Rank

GD Options Overview

IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Full Hedge Radar

Fragility reads low; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where GD sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.05) — implied vol sits in the 3th percentile of its own past year, and near-dated vol is priced 7% below far-dated, measured against this name's own rolling 21-trading-day realized moves (483 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (2.88): its realized-vol regime is contracting, and it is trading 4% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability.

Protection cost

3.05/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

2.88/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

8.4

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 1.9% — cheap vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.26x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 0% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.79x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 18.9% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 60.0% (ATM 18.9% + spread 20.6% + bias) — good value

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 35.27% (spread 20.55% + slippage 14.72%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.02 (vega 2.106 / spread 20.55%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.5

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -14%, Raw: -7%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -14% (bearish) — Raw: -7%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 13.1% — balanced

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +16.2%, OI skew +13.1% — aligned

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: -100%, ATM: -5%, OTM: -7% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 53% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.6

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.4x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.7% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +9.2% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 31% — below sector avg

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 27% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction -14 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.2

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 20.6% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 31,144 — adequate

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 530/day — adequate

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$1.03 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 3% — much tighter than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 19.0 contracts (bid:10.1 ask:8.9) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 14.72% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.8

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -20.5% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 2% — buyer opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.5pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 8.07 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 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 -14% @ 57% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls6.4

bullishIV cheap, mixed flow

Long Puts6.0

bearishIV cheap, mixed flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.1

bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow

Covered Call3.7

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 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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