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PFEPfizer Inc.

Options Analysis ReportPHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
Market Cap $157.6B|NYSE
2026-09-11$27.65
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data
1Y +11.2%YTD +9.8%7D -2.8%
59,750
30D
±6.4%
6%

PFE Options Overview

IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

6.2VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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PFE Gamma Walls

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PFE Hedge Radar

Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where PFE sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (2.69) — near-dated vol is priced 20% below far-dated, and downside puts carry 0.4 IV points more than at-the-money, measured against this name's own rolling 20-trading-day realized moves (484 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (4.91): it is trading 1% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost
2.69/ 10cheap
Basis: cross_sectional
Fragility
4.91/ 10neutral
Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

8.5
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 10.8% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.01x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 0% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.80x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 23.5% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 39.0% (ATM 23.5% + spread 7.8% + bias) — excellent value

<3.0%

Total drag 14.81% (spread 7.77% + slippage 7.04%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 2.84 (vega 2.210 / spread 7.77%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.7
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -21%, Raw: -21%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -21% (bearish) — Raw: -21%

≥15%

|OI skew| 12.3% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +30.8%, OI skew +12.3% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 21%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -16%, ATM: -3%, OTM: -32% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 31% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.7
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.5x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.4% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change -2.3% (5d) — unwinding

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 42% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 31% — institutional presence

≥60%

Aggressive execution 63% — urgent

≥30

Conviction -21 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

6.1
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks5/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 7.8% — wide

≥10,000

OI 2,511,182 — deep

≥500

Volume 59,750/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.39 to cross — cheap

≥5 strikes

2 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 10% — much tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 515.5 contracts (bid:238.9 ask:276.6) — deep

<1.0%

Avg slippage 7.04% — 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 -19.8% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 11% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.9pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 122.12 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -21% @ 61% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 61 (ITM 20% + inst 31%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.9
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts6.4
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.7
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.2
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 Sep 7, 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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