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Options Analysis Report•MINING & QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS)
Market Cap $37.7B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$531.05
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -13.8%YTD -16.3%7D -0.4%
36
30D
±7.7%
14%

MLM Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.0VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.4
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 39.4% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.99x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 35% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.97x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 27.4% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 109.3% (ATM 27.4% + spread 40.9% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 48.40% (spread 40.93% + slippage 7.47%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 18.83 (vega 77.066 / spread 40.93%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.5
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -28%, Raw: -31%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -28% (bearish) — Raw: -31%

≥15%

|OI skew| 59.1% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +77.8%, OI skew +59.1% — 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: -50%, OTM: -28% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 5% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.5
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 0.5% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +3.2% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 5% — quiet vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 12% — patient

≥30

Conviction -28 (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 40.9% — wide

≥10,000

OI 6,721 — thin

≥500

Volume 36/day — thin

≤$0.50

$2.05 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 35% — tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 13.8 contracts (bid:7.1 ask:6.7) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 7.47% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.7
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -2.9% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 39% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 325.59 — 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 -28% @ 63% consistency — moderate (bearish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.9
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.6
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.3
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call3.9
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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