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Options Analysis Report•MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
Market Cap $867M|NYSE
● 2026-08-28$23.93
VERY BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-27 EOD data
1Y +98.9%YTD +40.4%7D -3.0%
63
30D
±24.9%
11%

FTK Options Overview

IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.8VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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FTK Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

5.0
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks3/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 91.0% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.56x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 96% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.10x — backwardation

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 80.9% — crisis-level IV

<80%

Effective IV 238.6% (ATM 80.9% + spread 78.8% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 104.59% (spread 78.85% + slippage 25.74%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.30 (vega 2.345 / spread 78.85%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.7
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: +4%, Raw: +26%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +4% (neutral) — Raw: +26%

≥15%

|OI skew| 48.4% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +48.4% — 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: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +26% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.2
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.2x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.0% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change -32.0% (5d) — unwinding

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 52% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 7% — patient

≥30

Conviction +4 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.5
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 78.8% — wide

≥10,000

OI 3,115 — thin

≥500

Volume 63/day — thin

≤$0.50

$3.94 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 98% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 118.7 contracts (bid:63.5 ask:55.2) — adequate

<1.0%

Avg slippage 25.74% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.7
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope +9.9% — backwardation

<30 or >70

IV percentile 91% — seller opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink 9.7pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 40.51 — 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 +4% @ 53% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.6
bullishIV fair, bullish flow
Long Puts4.4
bearishIV fair, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.3
bullishIV fair, bullish flow
Covered Call4.3
bearishIV fair, 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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