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PPGPPG Industries, Inc.

Options Analysis ReportPAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODS
Market Cap $25.4B|NYSE
2026-08-31$114.22
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +4.2%YTD +9.5%7D +0.9%
421
30D
±7.5%
4%

PPG Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

6.1VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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PPG Gamma Walls

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PPG Hedge Radar

Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where PPG sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.34) — implied vol sits in the 6th percentile of its own past year, and downside puts carry 3.7 IV points more than at-the-money, measured against this name's own rolling 21-trading-day realized moves (483 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (4.66): it is trading 2% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost
3.34/ 10cheap
Basis: cross_sectional
Fragility
4.66/ 10neutral
Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

7.9
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 36.3% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.04x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 25% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.90x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 26.9% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 60.7% (ATM 26.9% + spread 16.9% + bias) — good value

<3.0%

Total drag 23.60% (spread 16.89% + slippage 6.71%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 16.89%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

8.2
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +49%, Raw: +45%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +49% (strong bullish) — Raw: +45%

≥15%

|OI skew| 50.2% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +35.4%, OI skew +50.2% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

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

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -50%, ATM: +64%, OTM: +19% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 55% — bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.1
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.5x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.4% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +11.4% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 65% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 48% — patient

≥30

Conviction +49 (bullish) — moderate

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 16.9% — wide

≥10,000

OI 17,763 — adequate

≥500

Volume 421/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.84 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 25% — tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 92.80000000000001 contracts (bid:46.6 ask:46.2) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.71% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.8
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -10.4% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 36% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -1.6pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed

≥3 expirations

5 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +49% @ 75% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls8.0
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.9
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.2
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call2.9
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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