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Options Analysis Report•SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES
Market Cap $27.2B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$335.11
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +22.4%YTD +33.2%7D -1.2%
37
30D
±6.0%
3%

LH Options Overview

IV is low. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.7VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.7
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 17.2% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.58x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 7% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.89x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 23.3% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 90.9% (ATM 23.3% + spread 33.8% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 41.82% (spread 33.78% + slippage 8.04%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 8.83 (vega 29.828 / spread 33.78%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

4.2
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Moderate signal (Conviction: -20%, Raw: -12%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -20% (bearish) — Raw: -12%

≥15%

|OI skew| 10.6% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -13.5%, OI skew +10.6% — divergent (opposite)

≥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: -86%, OTM: +82% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 83% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.0
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.2x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.0% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +2.2% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 14% — quiet vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 20% — patient

≥30

Conviction -20 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.8
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 33.8% — wide

≥10,000

OI 3,601 — thin

≥500

Volume 37/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.69 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 12% — much tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 20.7 contracts (bid:12.0 ask:8.7) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 8.04% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.7
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -11.3% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 17% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.3pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 152.42 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -20% @ 60% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.6
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts6.1
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put3.7
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.3
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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