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Options Analysis Report•SERVICES-ENGINEERING SERVICES

Market Cap $8.9B|NYSE

● 2026-08-31$69.17

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y -44.6%YTD -28.2%7D +6.4%

Options Vol

932

30D

Implied Move

±8.6%

IV Rank

22%

ACM Options Overview

unusual activity. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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ACM Gamma Walls

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ACM Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

Fragility reads high; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where ACM sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.57) — the move being priced is 1.78x this name's own median 26-trading-day move, and options are pricing vol 34% below what the stock has actually been realizing, measured against this name's own rolling 26-trading-day realized moves (478 overlapping windows). Fragility reads fragile (9): it is trading 19% below its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is expanding.

Protection cost

3.57/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

9.00/ 10fragile

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

7.2

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 53.2% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.55x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 37% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.83x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 33.9% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 75.2% (ATM 33.9% + spread 20.7% + bias) — fair

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 29.34% (spread 20.66% + slippage 8.68%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 3.23 (vega 6.670 / spread 20.66%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

4.9

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -45%, Raw: -35%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -45% (strong bearish) — Raw: -35%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 14.2% — balanced

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +51.5%, OI skew +14.2% — aligned

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

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

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -66%, ATM: -5%, OTM: -31% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 31% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.1

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 1.2x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 8.6% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +5.7% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 92% — very active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 16% — mixed

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 41% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction -45 (bearish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.7

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 20.7% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 10,866 — adequate

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 932/day — adequate

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$1.03 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 61% — wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 59.7 contracts (bid:31.1 ask:28.6) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 8.68% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.4

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -17.3% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 53% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -4.0pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 104.87 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -45% @ 72% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 46 (ITM 20% + inst 16%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls5.8

bullishIV cheap, mixed flow

Long Puts5.8

bearishIV cheap, mixed flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.2

bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow

Covered Call4.3

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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