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JKHYHenry (Jack) & Associates

Options Analysis ReportSERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN
Market Cap $12.1B|NASDAQ
2026-08-31$169.73
BEARISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +5.6%YTD -4.8%7D -0.5%
164
30D
±9.3%
14%

JKHY Options Overview

bearish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.4VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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JKHY Gamma Walls

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JKHY Hedge Radar

Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where JKHY sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the rich band (6.47) — the move being priced is 2.04x this name's own median 21-trading-day move, and near-dated vol is priced 155% above far-dated, measured against this name's own rolling 21-trading-day realized moves (483 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (4.67): it is trading 2% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost
6.47/ 10rich
Basis: cross_sectional
Fragility
4.67/ 10neutral
Basis: per_ticker

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 58.5% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 14% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.00x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 32.0% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 83.4% (ATM 32.0% + spread 25.7% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 33.80% (spread 25.72% + slippage 8.08%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 6.29 (vega 16.178 / spread 25.72%) — acceptable

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

2.9
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -18%, Raw: -10%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -18% (bearish) — Raw: -10%

≥15%

|OI skew| 16.1% — put-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -76.8%, OI skew -16.1% — 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: +82%, OTM: -17% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 97% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.0
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.6x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 4.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +39.2% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 34% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 44% — patient

≥30

Conviction -18 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.0
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 25.7% — wide

≥10,000

OI 3,495 — thin

≥500

Volume 164/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.29 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 15% — much tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 30.3 contracts (bid:8.2 ask:22.1) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 8.08% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

5.9
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -0.3% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 58% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink 0.2pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 130.89 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -18% @ 59% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls4.9
bullishIV cheap, bearish flow
Long Puts7.2
bearishIV cheap, bearish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put3.3
bullishIV too cheap, bearish flow
Covered Call4.8
bearishIV too cheap, bearish 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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