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Options Analysis Report•PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS
Market Cap $72.3B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$90.75
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +7.5%YTD +16.8%7D -1.9%
2,348
30D
±5.6%
14%

CL Options Overview

IV is low. 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 Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 11.0% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 19% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.93x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 21.8% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 65.8% (ATM 21.8% + spread 22.0% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 31.21% (spread 22.01% + slippage 9.20%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 3.60 (vega 7.913 / spread 22.01%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.5
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: -3%, Raw: -12%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -3% (neutral) — Raw: -12%

≥15%

|OI skew| 14.6% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +8.5%, OI skew +14.6% — weak (same direction)

≥2/3 conditions

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

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -5%, ATM: +10%, OTM: -27% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 77% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.4
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.9x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 3.3% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +6.7% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 31% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 8% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 50% — patient

≥30

Conviction -3 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.6
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 22.0% — wide

≥10,000

OI 70,797 — deep

≥500

Volume 2,348/day — adequate

≤$0.50

$1.10 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 26% — tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 204.8 contracts (bid:107.6 ask:97.2) — adequate

<1.0%

Avg slippage 9.20% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.5
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -7.0% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 11% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.1pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 145.73 — 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 -3% @ 51% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 38 (ITM 20% + inst 8%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.5
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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