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Options Analysis Report

AUM $985M|ARCX

● 2026-08-31$4.99

BULLISH

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y -3.3%YTD +4.2%7D +2.0%

Options Vol

47,422

30D

Implied Move

±21.8%

IV Rank

MSOS Options Overview

IV is elevated with bullish flow and unusual activity. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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MSOS Gamma Walls

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MSOS Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

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

Protection is priced in the cheap band (2.19) — downside puts carry 8.1 IV points LESS than at-the-money, and implied vol sits in the 9th percentile of its own past year, measured against this name's own rolling 21-trading-day realized moves (483 overlapping windows). Fragility reads fragile (7.5): it is trading 18% above its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, a name whose wall relationship is measured as inverted, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

2.19/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

7.50/ 10fragile

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

4.3

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks3/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 88.2% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.30x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 93% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.73x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 67.8% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 99.6% (ATM 67.8% + spread 15.9% + bias) — expensive

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 26.25% (spread 15.89% + slippage 10.36%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.75 (vega 1.192 / spread 15.89%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.8

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Strong signal (Conviction: +10%, Raw: +11%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +10% (neutral) — Raw: +11%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 71.7% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +85.7%, OI skew +71.7% — aligned

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

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

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +32%, ATM: +3%, OTM: +20% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 5% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

6.4

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks5/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 2.1x avg — hot

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 7.5% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +9.4% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 78% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 50% — institutional presence

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 70% — urgent

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +10 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.9

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 15.9% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 635,385 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 47,422/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.79 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 94% — much wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 941.8 contracts (bid:414.4 ask:527.4) — deep

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 10.36% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.2

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -26.6% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 88% — seller opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -19.0pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 350.59 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +10% @ 55% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 80 (ITM 20% + inst 50%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls6.3

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Long Puts4.3

bearishIV fair, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put6.0

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Covered Call4.7

bearishIV fair, 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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