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DEAEasterly Government Properties, Inc.

Options Analysis ReportREAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
Market Cap $1.2B|NYSE
2026-08-28$24.63
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-27 EOD data
1Y +7.6%YTD +15.6%7D +0.1%
52
30D
±4.2%
1%

DEA Options Overview

IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.5VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

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 20.6% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.76x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 14% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.63x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 19.9% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 126.4% (ATM 19.9% + spread 53.2% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 65.36% (spread 53.25% + slippage 12.11%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.43 (vega 2.306 / spread 53.25%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.6
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +62%, Raw: +62%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +62% (strong bullish) — Raw: +62%

≥15%

|OI skew| 47.5% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -73.1%, OI skew +47.5% — 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: +100%, ATM: +36%, OTM: +100% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 92% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.3
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.7x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.3% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change -4.6% (5d) — unwinding

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 59% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 17% — patient

≥30

Conviction +62 (bullish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.2
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 53.2% — wide

≥10,000

OI 3,983 — thin

≥500

Volume 52/day — thin

≤$0.50

$2.66 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 61% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 20.2 contracts (bid:6.5 ask:13.7) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 12.11% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.2
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -36.9% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 21% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -6.1pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 213.48 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +62% @ 81% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.6
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts5.5
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.3
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.2
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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