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Options Analysis Report•SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE

Market Cap $3.68T|NASDAQ

● 2026-09-11$495.63

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data

1Y -3.8%YTD +4.8%7D -0.8%

Options Vol

250,961

30D

Implied Move

±7.2%

IV Rank

MSFT Options Overview

Mixed signals. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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MSFT Gamma Walls

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MSFT Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

Fragility reads low; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where MSFT sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (1.67) — near-dated vol is priced 19% below far-dated, and implied vol sits in the 4th percentile of its own past year, measured against fixed cross-sectional anchors — no per-name history fed this score. Fragility reads resilient (1): it is trading 16% above its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is contracting.

Protection cost

1.67/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

1.00/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Historical implied vs. realized move — not a forecast.

Beat rate

75%

Median implied move

4.9%

Median realized move

6.1%

Value

Is IV priced right?

8.4

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 31.1% — cheap vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.28x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 2% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.81x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 28.1% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 36.4% (ATM 28.1% + spread 4.2% + bias) — excellent value

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 6.83% (spread 4.16% + slippage 2.67%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 90.43 (vega 37.620 / spread 4.16%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.3

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: +4%, Raw: +1%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +4% (neutral) — Raw: +1%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 30.2% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +21.6%, OI skew +30.2% — aligned

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 55%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -14%, ATM: -2%, OTM: +5% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 45% — bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.1

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.5x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 6.4% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change -0.1% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 65% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 20% — mixed

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 32% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +4 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

7.1

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks6/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 4.2% — acceptable

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 3,905,179 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 250,961/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.21 to cross — cheap

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 5% — much tighter than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 207.5 contracts (bid:102.6 ask:104.9) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 2.67% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.5

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -18.6% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 31% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.8pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 100.56 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +4% @ 52% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 50 (ITM 20% + inst 20%) — moderate institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls7.2

bullishIV cheap, bullish flow

Long Puts6.3

bearishIV cheap, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put5.1

bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow

Covered Call4.2

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 Sep 14, 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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