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ALCAlcon Inc. Ordinary Shares

Options Analysis Report
Market Cap $34.8B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$72.01
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -8.0%YTD -7.2%7D -2.3%
304
30D
±6.7%
3%

ALC Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.6VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

8.6
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 39.7% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 11% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.82x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 27.5% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 37.9% (ATM 27.5% + spread 5.2% + bias) — excellent value

<3.0%

Total drag 7.66% (spread 5.21% + slippage 2.45%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 30.36 (vega 15.815 / spread 5.21%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.0
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +10%, Raw: +12%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +10% (bullish) — Raw: +12%

≥15%

|OI skew| 8.1% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +65.1%, OI skew -8.1% — 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: -30%, ATM: -67%, OTM: +43% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 29% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.4
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.3x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.2% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +1.5% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 46% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 53% — patient

≥30

Conviction +10 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.6
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 5.2% — wide

≥10,000

OI 24,385 — adequate

≥500

Volume 304/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.26 to cross — cheap

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 63% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 173.6 contracts (bid:57.8 ask:115.8) — adequate

<1.0%

Avg slippage 2.45% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.5
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -17.6% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 40% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.7pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 699.79 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +10% @ 55% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.4
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts6.1
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.4
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.7
bearishIV too cheap, bullish 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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