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ALABAstera Labs, Inc. Common Stock

Options Analysis Report•SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
Market Cap $50.2B|NASDAQ
● 2026-08-31$289.47
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +66.1%YTD +61.2%7D +4.3%
16,266
30D
±21.2%
0%

ALAB Options Overview

IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.2VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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ALAB Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

5.7
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 90.1% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.90x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 80% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.93x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 72.4% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 101.2% (ATM 72.4% + spread 14.4% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 30.05% (spread 14.39% + slippage 15.66%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 10.83 (vega 15.582 / spread 14.39%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

4.9
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Weak signal (Conviction: -7%, Raw: -9%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -7% (neutral) — Raw: -9%

≥15%

|OI skew| 13.1% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -6.9%, OI skew +13.1% — divergent (opposite)

≥2/3 conditions

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

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -8%, ATM: -1%, OTM: -10% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 80% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.1
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.7x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 6.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +11.3% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 75% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 25% — mixed

≥60%

Aggressive execution 21% — patient

≥30

Conviction -7 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.7
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 14.4% — wide

≥10,000

OI 243,648 — deep

≥500

Volume 16,266/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.72 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

1 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 88% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 71.30000000000001 contracts (bid:33.2 ask:38.1) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 15.66% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.5
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -6.6% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 90% — seller opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.7pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 16.13 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -7% @ 54% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 55 (ITM 20% + inst 25%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.4
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Long Puts5.5
bearishIV fair, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.9
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Covered Call4.9
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 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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