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Options Analysis Report•RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES
Market Cap $2.0B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$17.50
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +8.5%YTD -18.0%7D -4.4%
8,128
30D
±14.6%
1%

KSS Options Overview

IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.3VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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KSS 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 Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 75.0% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.86x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 77% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.84x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 48.9% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 71.4% (ATM 48.9% + spread 11.2% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 20.36% (spread 11.24% + slippage 9.12%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.48 (vega 1.667 / spread 11.24%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.9
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Weak signal (Conviction: +5%, Raw: +0%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +5% (neutral) — Raw: +0%

≥15%

|OI skew| 5.4% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +28.6%, OI skew -5.4% — 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: -11%, ATM: +41%, OTM: -29% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 41% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.7
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.7x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 4.1% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +43.0% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 69% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 21% — mixed

≥60%

Aggressive execution 25% — patient

≥30

Conviction +5 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.0
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 11.2% — wide

≥10,000

OI 197,784 — deep

≥500

Volume 8,128/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.56 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 87% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 449.90000000000003 contracts (bid:262.1 ask:187.8) — adequate

<1.0%

Avg slippage 9.12% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -16.2% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 75% — seller opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -4.9pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 85.49 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +5% @ 52% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 51 (ITM 20% + inst 21%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.8
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Long Puts5.1
bearishIV fair, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.1
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Covered Call4.5
bearishIV fair, mixed 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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