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Market Cap $54.2B|NYSE
2026-08-31$236.25
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +27.8%YTD +13.0%7D -2.5%
355
30D
±6.8%
17%

AME Options Overview

IV is low with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.7VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

8.3
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks8/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 25.8% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.96x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 22% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.89x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 24.8% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 52.8% (ATM 24.8% + spread 14.0% + bias) — good value

<3.0%

Total drag 22.45% (spread 14.00% + slippage 8.45%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 15.71 (vega 22.001 / spread 14.00%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.5
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -28%, Raw: -33%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -28% (bearish) — Raw: -33%

≥15%

|OI skew| 52.5% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +75.2%, OI skew +52.5% — 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: -29%, OTM: -51% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 11% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.6
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.3% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +24.0% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 40% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 28% — mixed

≥60%

Aggressive execution 40% — patient

≥30

Conviction -28 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.5
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 14.0% — wide

≥10,000

OI 15,560 — adequate

≥500

Volume 355/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.70 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 24% — tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 65.2 contracts (bid:24.6 ask:40.6) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 8.45% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.5
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks8/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -10.9% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 26% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -1.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 174.61 — 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 -28% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bearish)

≥40 composite score

Score 58 (ITM 20% + inst 28%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.4
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts6.1
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.3
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call3.9
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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