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Options Analysis Report•RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
Market Cap $80.4B|NYSE
● 2026-08-31$486.00
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +1.5%YTD +27.6%7D +0.9%
174
30D
±5.5%
5%

MSI Options Overview

IV is low. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.6VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

9.4
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks8/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 17.8% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.69x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 1% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.77x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 23.4% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 48.7% (ATM 23.4% + spread 12.7% + bias) — excellent value

<3.0%

Total drag 19.02% (spread 12.66% + slippage 6.36%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 35.42 (vega 44.838 / spread 12.66%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.5
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +19%, Raw: +22%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +19% (bullish) — Raw: +22%

≥15%

|OI skew| 49.4% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -5.7%, OI skew +49.4% — 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: +100%, ATM: -47%, OTM: +30% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 73% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.6
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.2x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +6.5% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 17% — quiet vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 39% — patient

≥30

Conviction +19 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.4
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 12.7% — wide

≥10,000

OI 10,564 — adequate

≥500

Volume 174/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.63 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 2% — much tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 28.0 contracts (bid:10.7 ask:17.3) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.36% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.0
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -22.7% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 18% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -4.7pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 207.30 — 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 +19% @ 59% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.6
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts6.4
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put3.8
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call3.5
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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