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NWSNews Corporation Class B Common Stock

Options Analysis Report•NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING
Market Cap $18.7B|NASDAQ
● 2026-08-31$34.85
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +4.9%YTD +17.1%7D -0.6%
8
30D
±8.5%
0%

NWS Options Overview

Mixed signals. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.1VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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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 Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 34.6% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.04x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 29% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.17x — backwardation

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 26.5% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 114.9% (ATM 26.5% + spread 44.2% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 63.35% (spread 44.21% + slippage 19.14%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.15 (vega 5.087 / spread 44.21%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.1
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Weak signal (Conviction: -10%, Raw: +0%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -10% (neutral) — Raw: +0%

≥15%

|OI skew| 12.2% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +0.0%, OI skew +12.2% — 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: -14%, OTM: +100% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 75% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.2
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 9.8% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +6.5% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 94% — very active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 75% — urgent

≥30

Conviction -10 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.1
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 44.2% — wide

≥10,000

OI 82 — thin

≥500

Volume 8/day — thin

≤$0.50

$2.21 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 41% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 2.0 contracts (bid:1.0 ask:1.0) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 19.14% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope +17.0% — backwardation

<30 or >70

IV percentile 35% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink 4.1pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 343.72 — 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 -10% @ 57% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.7
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.7
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.0
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.0
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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