Options/ACN

ACNAccenture PLC

Options Analysis Report•SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC

Market Cap $116.0B|NYSE

● 2026-08-31$189.61

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y -26.0%YTD -27.1%7D +1.7%

Options Vol

12,134

30D

Implied Move

±11.6%

IV Rank

14%

ACN Options Overview

IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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ACN Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

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

Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.19) — near-dated vol is priced 22% below far-dated, and downside puts carry 0.4 IV points more than at-the-money, measured against this name's own rolling 19-trading-day realized moves (485 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (2.89): its realized-vol regime is contracting, and it is trading 2% above its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability.

Protection cost

3.19/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

2.89/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

6.3

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 86.0% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.26x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 49% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.78x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 43.3% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 60.1% (ATM 43.3% + spread 8.4% + bias) — good value

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 12.42% (spread 8.42% + slippage 4.00%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 27.41 (vega 23.082 / spread 8.42%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

4.5

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bearish - Moderate signal (Conviction: -52%, Raw: -56%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -52% (strong bearish) — Raw: -56%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 5.9% — balanced

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +45.5%, OI skew +5.9% — 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: +14%, ATM: +0%, OTM: -67% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 16% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.0

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 5.5% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +6.5% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 38% — below sector avg

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 57% — heavy institutional

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 20% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction -52 (bearish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.7

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 8.4% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 221,461 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 12,134/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.42 to cross — cheap

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 151.1 contracts (bid:78.0 ask:73.1) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 4.00% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.9

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks8/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -21.9% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 86% — seller opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -9.5pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 126.62 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 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 -52% @ 76% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 87 (ITM 20% + inst 57%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls5.7

bullishIV cheap, mixed flow

Long Puts6.0

bearishIV cheap, mixed flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.8

bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow

Covered Call5.2

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 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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