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Options Analysis Report•MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHGS, WORK CLOTHG, & ALLIED GARMENTS
Market Cap $81.7B|NASDAQ
● 2026-08-31$204.18
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -0.6%YTD +10.4%7D -1.6%
440
30D
±7.2%
7%

CTAS Options Overview

IV is low. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.1VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.6
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 23.9% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.64x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 19% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.84x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 24.4% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 76.6% (ATM 24.4% + spread 26.1% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 32.80% (spread 26.09% + slippage 6.71%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 8.65 (vega 22.571 / spread 26.09%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.2
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Weak signal (Conviction: -1%, Raw: +0%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -1% (neutral) — Raw: +0%

≥15%

|OI skew| 15.2% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -0.9%, OI skew +15.2% — 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: -29%, ATM: +27%, OTM: -11% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 71% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.3
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.4x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.4% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +4.1% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 25% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 20% — patient

≥30

Conviction -1 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.4
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 26.1% — wide

≥10,000

OI 31,417 — adequate

≥500

Volume 440/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.30 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 21% — tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 64.2 contracts (bid:28.5 ask:35.7) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.71% — 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 -16.1% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 24% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 169.45 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: Earnings in 23d (low risk)

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -1% @ 51% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.0
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.9
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.3
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.1
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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