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Options Analysis Report•RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES
Market Cap $12.1B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$135.09
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -35.4%YTD -32.5%7D -24.7%
15,855
30D
±11.4%
16%

DKS Options Overview

unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.8VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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DKS Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.3
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 65.5% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.30x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 56% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.84x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 41.3% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 58.6% (ATM 41.3% + spread 8.6% + bias) — good value

<3.0%

Total drag 12.39% (spread 8.64% + slippage 3.75%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 8.28 (vega 7.157 / spread 8.64%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.5
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Strong signal (Conviction: +1%, Raw: +4%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +1% (neutral) — Raw: +4%

≥15%

|OI skew| 16.0% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +29.7%, OI skew +16.0% — 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: -30%, ATM: -3%, OTM: +10% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 41% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.1
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.9x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 9.0% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +346.3% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 89% — very active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 9% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 29% — patient

≥30

Conviction +1 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.4
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 8.6% — wide

≥10,000

OI 175,121 — deep

≥500

Volume 15,855/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.43 to cross — cheap

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 76% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 69.7 contracts (bid:40.5 ask:29.2) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 3.75% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.6
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -16.0% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 66% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.9pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 34.84 — 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 +1% @ 50% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 39 (ITM 20% + inst 9%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.5
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts5.5
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.9
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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