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Options Analysis ReportAIR-COND & WARM AIR HEATG EQUIP & COMM & INDL REFRIG EQUIP
Market Cap $13.6B|NYSE
2026-08-31$393.39
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -27.6%YTD -21.2%7D -1.4%
44
30D
±8.8%
3%

LII Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.4VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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LII Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.5
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 66.2% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.01x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 70% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.85x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 34.0% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 67.8% (ATM 34.0% + spread 16.9% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 26.51% (spread 16.90% + slippage 9.61%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 33.57 (vega 56.732 / spread 16.90%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

7.4
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +51%, Raw: +47%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +51% (strong bullish) — Raw: +47%

≥15%

|OI skew| 11.0% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +31.8%, OI skew -11.0% — 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: +100%, ATM: +65%, OTM: +0% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 39% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.6
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.5x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.6% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +6.9% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 47% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 35% — patient

≥30

Conviction +51 (bullish) — strong conviction

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 16.9% — wide

≥10,000

OI 1,665 — thin

≥500

Volume 44/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.84 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

1 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 71% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 30.5 contracts (bid:18.5 ask:12.0) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 9.61% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.4
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -15.5% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 66% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -4.0pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 307.49 — 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 +51% @ 76% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.3
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.7
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.2
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.5
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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