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GNWGenworth Financial, Inc.

Options Analysis Report•LIFE INSURANCE
Market Cap $3.8B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$9.98
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +18.0%YTD +11.3%7D +0.9%
133
30D
±5.6%
2%

GNW Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.0VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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GNW Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.6
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 32.4% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.70x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 52% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.81x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 24.2% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 78.6% (ATM 24.2% + spread 27.2% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 33.79% (spread 27.20% + slippage 6.59%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.07 (vega 2.916 / spread 27.20%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.8
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: +7%, Raw: +14%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: +14%

≥15%

|OI skew| 61.1% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +88.0%, OI skew +61.1% — 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: -7%, OTM: +67% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 4% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.7
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 1.0x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.9% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +3.1% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 30% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 44% — patient

≥30

Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.7
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 27.2% — wide

≥10,000

OI 14,109 — adequate

≥500

Volume 133/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.36 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 63% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 656.0 contracts (bid:183.7 ask:472.3) — deep

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.59% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.3
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -19.3% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 32% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.0pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 1267.91 — 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 +7% @ 55% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.9
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.8
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.8
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.6
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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