Options/KGC

KGCKinross Gold Corporation

Options Analysis Report

Market Cap $37.1B|NYSE

● 2026-08-31$31.27

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y +45.7%YTD +10.5%7D -5.2%

Options Vol

5,481

30D

Implied Move

±14.0%

IV Rank

KGC Options Overview

IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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KGC Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

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

Protection is priced in the cheap band (1.95) — downside puts carry 0.8 IV points LESS than at-the-money, and implied vol sits in the 5th percentile of its own past year, measured against this name's own rolling 19-trading-day realized moves (485 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (3.38): it is trading 14% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

1.95/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

3.38/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

6.3

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 74.3% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.81x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 67% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.97x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 48.5% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 84.1% (ATM 48.5% + spread 17.8% + bias) — expensive

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 25.74% (spread 17.82% + slippage 7.92%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.35 (vega 2.400 / spread 17.82%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.0

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -12%, Raw: -14%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -12% (bearish) — Raw: -14%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 27.1% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +29.2%, OI skew +27.1% — 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: -21%, ATM: -6%, OTM: -18% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 57% — bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.4

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.7x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.9% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +8.2% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 62% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 11% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 26% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction -12 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.3

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 17.8% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 189,529 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 5,481/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.89 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 82% — much wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 629.5 contracts (bid:273.2 ask:356.3) — deep

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 7.92% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -2.8% — flat/unclear

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 74% — seller opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -1.5pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 54.29 — 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 -12% @ 56% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 41 (ITM 20% + inst 11%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls5.9

bullishIV cheap, bullish flow

Long Puts5.1

bearishIV cheap, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.9

bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow

Covered Call4.2

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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