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LYFTLyft, Inc. Class A Common Stock

Options Analysis Report•SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
Market Cap $6.7B|NASDAQ
● 2026-08-31$17.70
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +5.4%YTD -10.6%7D +0.1%
38,045
30D
±12.2%
0%

LYFT Options Overview

unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

6.0VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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LYFT Gamma Walls

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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 67.9% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.04x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 26% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.85x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 43.3% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 74.0% (ATM 43.3% + spread 15.4% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 21.40% (spread 15.37% + slippage 6.03%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 1.08 (vega 1.666 / spread 15.37%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.4
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBearish - Strong signal (Conviction: -27%, Raw: -22%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -27% (bearish) — Raw: -22%

≥15%

|OI skew| 18.7% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +22.7%, OI skew +18.7% — 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: -18%, ATM: +6%, OTM: -30% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 54% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.8
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 1.4x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 6.8% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +6.0% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 75% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 60% — heavy institutional

≥60%

Aggressive execution 21% — patient

≥30

Conviction -27 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.8
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 15.4% — wide

≥10,000

OI 557,385 — deep

≥500

Volume 38,045/day — active

≤$0.50

$0.77 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 56% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 726.8 contracts (bid:436.2 ask:290.6) — deep

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.03% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.7
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -14.9% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 68% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -4.3pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 102.83 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -27% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bearish)

≥40 composite score

Score 90 (ITM 20% + inst 60%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.2
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.9
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.6
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.4
bearishIV too cheap, 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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