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ZDZiff Davis, Inc. Common Stock

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Market Cap $1.9B|NASDAQ

● 2026-08-31$55.82

VERY BULLISH

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y +47.0%YTD +64.2%7D +0.2%

Options Vol

30D

Implied Move

±15.4%

IV Rank

ZD Options Overview

IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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ZD Gamma Walls

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ZD Hedge Radar

Neutral

Full Hedge Radar

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

Protection is priced in the fair band (5.37) — downside puts carry 14.8 IV points more than at-the-money, and implied vol sits in the 10th percentile of its own past year, measured against this name's own rolling 21-trading-day realized moves (483 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (3.38): it is trading 18% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

5.37/ 10fair

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

3.38/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

4.1

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 77.2% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.42x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 67% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.02x — flat

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 51.3% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 151.3% (ATM 51.3% + spread 50.0% + bias) — expensive

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 83.91% (spread 50.00% + slippage 33.91%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 2.67 (vega 13.373 / spread 50.00%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

10.0

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +100%, Raw: +100%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +100% (strong bullish) — Raw: +100%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 55.7% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +55.7% — 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: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +100% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.8

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.0x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 0.0% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +0.3% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 3% — quiet vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 100% — highly urgent

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +100 (bullish) — strong conviction

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

1.8

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 50.0% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 5,998 — thin

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 2/day — thin

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$2.50 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 85% — much wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 7.0 contracts (bid:5.5 ask:1.5) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 33.91% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.9

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope +2.3% — flat/unclear

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 77% — seller opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink 4.6pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 499.00 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

3 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 +100% @ 100% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls7.3

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Long Puts2.8

bearishIV fair, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put6.7

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Covered Call3.2

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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