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WINGWingstop Inc

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Market Cap $3.1B|NASDAQ

● 2026-08-31$113.58

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y -64.4%YTD -55.8%7D -2.8%

Options Vol

2,002

30D

Implied Move

±18.9%

IV Rank

26%

WING Options Overview

IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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WING Gamma Walls

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WING Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

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

Protection is priced in the cheap band (2.65) — downside puts carry 3.3 IV points LESS than at-the-money, and near-dated vol is priced 28% below far-dated, measured against this name's own rolling 24-trading-day realized moves (480 overlapping windows). Fragility reads fragile (7.5): it is trading 15% below its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

2.65/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

7.50/ 10fragile

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

4.8

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 87.6% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.94x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 94% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.98x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 66.7% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 98.2% (ATM 66.7% + spread 15.7% + bias) — expensive

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 22.30% (spread 15.74% + slippage 6.56%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 10.47 (vega 16.473 / spread 15.74%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.1

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +53%, Raw: +54%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +53% (strong bullish) — Raw: +54%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 4.2% — balanced

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -16.7%, OI skew +4.2% — divergent (opposite)

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: -52%, ATM: +53%, OTM: +58% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 79% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

5.4

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks4/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 1.1x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 4.8% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +12.1% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 74% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 42% — institutional presence

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 31% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +53 (bullish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.8

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 15.7% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 42,133 — adequate

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 2,002/day — adequate

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.79 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 97% — much wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 42.5 contracts (bid:16.4 ask:26.1) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.56% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.6

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -1.9% — flat/unclear

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 88% — seller opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink 1.1pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 165.06 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No events detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +53% @ 76% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 72 (ITM 20% + inst 42%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls5.4

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Long Puts4.6

bearishIV fair, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put5.4

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Covered Call4.6

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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