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Options Analysis ReportSTATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
Market Cap $34.3B|NYSE
2026-08-31$237.29
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +19.3%YTD +16.3%7D -1.9%
24
30D
±5.5%
38%

MTB Options Overview

IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.8VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.1
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 20.2% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.36x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 35% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.81x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 23.7% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 42.9% (ATM 23.7% + spread 9.6% + bias) — excellent value

<3.0%

Total drag 23.37% (spread 9.60% + slippage 13.77%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 72.44 (vega 69.542 / spread 9.60%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

7.9
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +75%, Raw: +78%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +75% (strong bullish) — Raw: +78%

≥15%

|OI skew| 37.8% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +8.3%, OI skew +37.8% — weak (same direction)

≥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: +0%, OTM: +67% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 62% — bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.9
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.3% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +10.7% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 10% — quiet vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 20% — patient

≥30

Conviction +75 (bullish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.6
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 9.6% — wide

≥10,000

OI 8,667 — thin

≥500

Volume 24/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.48 to cross — cheap

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 36% — tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 12.399999999999999 contracts (bid:6.6 ask:5.8) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 13.77% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.5
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -18.6% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 20% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -4.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 1606.04 — 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 +75% @ 86% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.9
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.9
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.5
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.5
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 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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