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MORNMorningstar, Inc.

Options Analysis Report•INVESTMENT ADVICE
Market Cap $8.2B|NASDAQ
● 2026-08-31$217.65
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -15.0%YTD +3.4%7D +0.1%
16
30D
±8.8%
14%

MORN Options Overview

bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.5VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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MORN Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

5.8
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 55.4% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.21x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 74% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.81x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 35.0% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 83.2% (ATM 35.0% + spread 24.1% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 46.36% (spread 24.08% + slippage 22.28%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 19.82 (vega 47.733 / spread 24.08%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.6
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: -1%, Raw: +0%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -1% (neutral) — Raw: +0%

≥15%

|OI skew| 28.9% — put-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +75.0%, OI skew -28.9% — 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: -100%, OTM: +0% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 7% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.4
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.8x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.4% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +2.1% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 38% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 50% — patient

≥30

Conviction -1 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.0
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 24.1% — wide

≥10,000

OI 1,168 — thin

≥500

Volume 16/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.20 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 80% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 14.0 contracts (bid:10.2 ask:3.8) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 22.28% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.7
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -18.8% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 55% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -5.1pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 570.29 — 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 -1% @ 50% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.3
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Long Puts4.9
bearishIV fair, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.6
bullishIV fair, mixed flow
Covered Call4.2
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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