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Market Cap $17.1B|NASDAQ
● 2026-08-31$157.15
BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y -26.1%YTD -7.6%7D +1.8%
71
30D
±11.5%
22%

PTC Options Overview

IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.9VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.2
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 83.0% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.04x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 40% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.97x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 40.5% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 93.1% (ATM 40.5% + spread 26.3% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 41.89% (spread 26.30% + slippage 15.59%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 14.36 (vega 37.767 / spread 26.30%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.7
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Strong signal (Conviction: +5%, Raw: +18%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +5% (neutral) — Raw: +18%

≥15%

|OI skew| 31.9% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +54.9%, OI skew +31.9% — 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: -100%, OTM: +32% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 8% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

1.8
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.1x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +2.8% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 5% — quiet vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 28% — patient

≥30

Conviction +5 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.0
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 26.3% — wide

≥10,000

OI 9,898 — thin

≥500

Volume 71/day — thin

≤$0.50

$1.31 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 41% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 35.5 contracts (bid:15.8 ask:19.7) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 15.59% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.6
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -2.9% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 83% — seller opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.3pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 601.39 — 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 +5% @ 52% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.8
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.8
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.1
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.9
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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