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WDCWestern Digital Corp.

Options Analysis Report•COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES

Market Cap $166.2B|NASDAQ

● 2026-09-11$460.93

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data

1Y +379.4%YTD +145.6%7D -1.4%

Options Vol

35,711

30D

Implied Move

±19.0%

IV Rank

12%

WDC Options Overview

IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

5.3

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 98.3% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.05x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 92% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.94x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 70.0% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 90.8% (ATM 70.0% + spread 10.4% + bias) — expensive

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 20.50% (spread 10.38% + slippage 10.12%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 49.15 (vega 51.018 / spread 10.38%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.2

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: +5%, Raw: +0%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +5% (neutral) — Raw: +0%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 17.6% — put-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +10.9%, OI skew -17.6% — divergent (opposite)

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 42%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +51%, ATM: +4%, OTM: -8% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 56% — bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.1

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.8x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 7.8% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 71% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 7% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 17% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +5 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

5.0

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 10.4% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 459,240 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 35,711/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.52 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

5 liquid strikes — good coverage

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 92% — much wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 73.0 contracts (bid:33.1 ask:39.9) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 10.12% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -6.4% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 98% — seller opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.9pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 78.71 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

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

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +5% @ 52% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 37 (ITM 20% + inst 7%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls5.5

bullishIV fair, mixed flow

Long Puts5.4

bearishIV fair, mixed flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put5.3

bullishIV fair, mixed flow

Covered Call5.2

bearishIV fair, 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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