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Options Analysis ReportAIRCRAFT
Market Cap $165.8B|NYSE
2026-08-31$209.82
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -11.6%YTD -7.9%7D -0.3%
88,455
30D
±7.7%
6%

BA Options Overview

unusual activity. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

6.6VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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BA Gamma Walls

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BA Hedge Radar

Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where BA sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (1.45) — near-dated vol is priced 22% below far-dated, and downside puts carry 0.3 IV points more than at-the-money, measured against this name's own rolling 19-trading-day realized moves (485 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (5.62): it is trading 2% below its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost
1.45/ 10cheap
Basis: cross_sectional
Fragility
5.62/ 10neutral
Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

8.5
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 40.6% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.76x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 48% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.78x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 27.6% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 42.4% (ATM 27.6% + spread 7.4% + bias) — excellent value

<3.0%

Total drag 11.84% (spread 7.41% + slippage 4.43%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 26.34 (vega 19.514 / spread 7.41%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.4
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBullish - Weak signal (Conviction: +13%, Raw: +9%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +13% (bullish) — Raw: +9%

≥15%

|OI skew| 6.1% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +20.8%, OI skew +6.1% — 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: -10%, ATM: +6%, OTM: +13% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 49% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.3
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 1.3x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 11.8% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +9.3% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 92% — very active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 23% — mixed

≥60%

Aggressive execution 26% — patient

≥30

Conviction +13 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

5.4
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 7.4% — wide

≥10,000

OI 753,082 — deep

≥500

Volume 88,455/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.37 to cross — cheap

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 49% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 181.3 contracts (bid:84.6 ask:96.7) — adequate

<1.0%

Avg slippage 4.43% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.1
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -22.4% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 41% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -4.5pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 140.19 — 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 +13% @ 56% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 53 (ITM 20% + inst 23%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.1
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts6.1
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.8
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.9
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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