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Market Cap $21.3B|NYSE
2026-09-11$182.34
VERY BEARISH
Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data
1Y +35.7%YTD +31.4%7D -5.6%
79
30D
±8.6%
11%

XPO Options Overview

bearish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

3.9VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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XPO Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.4
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 63.6% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.25x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 59% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.97x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 43.1% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 79.4% (ATM 43.1% + spread 18.1% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 24.36% (spread 18.13% + slippage 6.23%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 5.73 (vega 10.395 / spread 18.13%) — acceptable

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

1.2
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -66%, Raw: -57%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -66% (strong bearish) — Raw: -57%

≥15%

|OI skew| 34.3% — put-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -72.2%, OI skew -34.3% — 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: -100%, ATM: -87%, OTM: +86% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 94% — very bearish 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 0.4% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +11.1% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 23% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 17% — patient

≥30

Conviction -66 (bearish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.5
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 18.1% — wide

≥10,000

OI 18,787 — adequate

≥500

Volume 79/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.91 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 75% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 34.4 contracts (bid:18.7 ask:15.7) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.23% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.4
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -3.0% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 64% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.6pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 33.54 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

4 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 -66% @ 83% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls4.0
bullishIV cheap, bearish flow
Long Puts7.6
bearishIV cheap, bearish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put2.9
bullishIV too cheap, bearish flow
Covered Call5.6
bearishIV too cheap, bearish 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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