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Options Analysis Report•FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS
Market Cap $1.9B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$79.74
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +62.4%YTD +55.3%7D +3.9%
6
30D
±10.2%
5%

PRLB Options Overview

bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.8VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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PRLB Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.7
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 66.2% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.73x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 62% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.79x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 41.8% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 101.2% (ATM 41.8% + spread 29.7% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 39.98% (spread 29.72% + slippage 10.26%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 7.26 (vega 21.584 / spread 29.72%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.4
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -31%, Raw: -33%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -31% (strong bearish) — Raw: -33%

≥15%

|OI skew| 39.5% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +39.5% — 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: +100%, OTM: -60% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.9
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +60.5% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 32% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 33% — patient

≥30

Conviction -31 (bearish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

1.9
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 29.7% — wide

≥10,000

OI 873 — thin

≥500

Volume 6/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.49 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 77% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 23.0 contracts (bid:19.0 ask:4.0) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 10.26% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.3
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -20.6% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 66% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -6.6pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 685.20 — 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 -31% @ 75% consistency — moderate (bearish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.7
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.3
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.4
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.1
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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