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Market Cap $4.4B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$86.28
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +16.8%YTD +30.0%7D +1.8%
255
30D
±10.4%
6%

KFY Options Overview

bullish flow with unusual activity. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.5VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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KFY Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

5.9
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 51.6% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 2.16x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 33% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.14x — backwardation

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 33.0% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 109.8% (ATM 33.0% + spread 38.4% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 57.73% (spread 38.42% + slippage 19.31%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 6.45 (vega 24.787 / spread 38.42%) — acceptable

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.5
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: +7%, Raw: +6%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: +6%

≥15%

|OI skew| 4.0% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +4.0% — 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: +0%, ATM: +60%, OTM: +3% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

6.7
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 9.3x avg — hot

≥15%

Vol/OI 77.5% — high turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +9.7% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 100% — very active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 31% — patient

≥30

Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.3
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 38.4% — wide

≥10,000

OI 329 — thin

≥500

Volume 255/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.92 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 58% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 40.2 contracts (bid:19.0 ask:21.2) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 19.31% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.3
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope +14.2% — backwardation

<30 or >70

IV percentile 52% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink 4.1pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 1137.04 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

acceptable: Earnings in 8d

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +7% @ 53% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.6
bullishIV fair, bullish flow
Long Puts4.6
bearishIV fair, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.9
bullishIV fair, bullish flow
Covered Call3.9
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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