Consumer Discretionary

Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) options and signal

Figures as of 28 Sep 2026

EAT is Brinker International, Inc., a Consumer Discretionary name the model ranks every trading day. The options figures are from the close on 28 Sep 2026. The model's figures are from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind the latest, as the Free plan shows them. Every model figure is paper trading.

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At a glance

FigureValueDate
IV rank75 of 10028 Sep
At the money IV53.6%28 Sep
Priced move to 16 Oct11.8% down, 12.1% up28 Sep
Call wall and put wall210 and 20028 Sep
Signal and the desk's viewNo signal, view neutral25 Sep
Last close202.4528 Sep
Next report28 Oct 202628 Sep

Options Snapshot

EAT's IV rank is 75 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
IV rank75 of 100
At the money IV53.6%, near month, 18 days
Put/call ratio, open interest0.86
Call open interest, strikes captured near the price3,260 contracts
Put open interest, strikes captured near the price2,810 contracts
Cost to trade at the moneyFair, 33.6% of the option's mid price

IV rank is where the at the money IV sits among EAT's own weekly readings, 0 the lowest and 100 the highest.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Priced Range

On 28 Sep 2026, EAT options priced a move of 11.8 percent down and 12.1 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.

ExpiryDaysDownUpRange
16 Oct 20261811.8%12.1%178.65 to 226.95
20 Nov 20265320.3%20.7%161.45 to 244.35
18 Dec 20268124.9%24.3%151.95 to 251.65
15 Jan 202710927.2%28.7%147.35 to 260.65
16 Apr 202720035.9%37.8%129.85 to 279.05

The range is one standard deviation either side of the close of 202.45, as the option prices imply it.

A priced move restates option prices at the close and says nothing certain about where the price goes.

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Gamma Map

On 28 Sep 2026, EAT's call wall is the 210 strike and its put wall is the 200 strike.

FigureValue
Call wall, most open call gamma210
Put wall, most open put gamma200
Net dollar gamma, calls minus putsminus $35,159
Total dollar gamma, both sides$1.98 million
Close202.45

Dollar gamma is stated for a one percent move in the price.

Net is calls minus puts under the standard convention, not a record of who holds the contracts.

Net gamma changes sign at 3 strikes, so no single flip strike is named.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Volatility History

On 28 Sep 2026, EAT's at the money IV is 53.6 percent against 20 day realized volatility of 40.0 percent.

FigureValue
At the money IV53.6%
Realized volatility, 20 trading days40.0%
Realized volatility, 60 trading days46.4%
IV against its own weekly recordIn the middle
Weekly readings on record824, from 8 Jan 2010
Weeks the price moved more than the one week priced move31.1% of 235 weeks

Realized volatility is worked out from the daily closes the desk holds, not from the option chain.

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Volatility Weather

On 28 Sep 2026, EAT's at the money IV runs from 53.6 percent at 18 days to 50.3 percent at 200 days.

Days to expiryAt the money IV
1853.6%
5353.1%
8151.7%
10951.8%
20050.3%

Near expiries price more volatility than far ones, an inverted term structure.

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Volatility Smile

On 28 Sep 2026, at the 53 day expiry, EAT's IV ten percent below the price sits 0.9 points below at the money IV.

Strike areaImplied volatilityAgainst at the money
10% below the price52.2%-0.9 points
At the money53.1%0.0 points
10% above the price52.1%-1.0 points

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Volatility Surface

On 28 Sep 2026, EAT's surface spans 5 expiries out to 200 days, with IV from 27.0 to 55.5 percent near the price.

FigureValue
Expiries captured5
Nearest expiry16 Oct 2026, 18 days
Farthest expiry16 Apr 2027, 200 days
Points within 10% of the price, 7 days out or more29
Lowest IV among them27.0%
Highest IV among them55.5%

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Expiry Ladder

On 28 Sep 2026, EAT has 5 captured expiries, from 16 Oct 2026 to 16 Apr 2027.

ExpiryDaysAt the money IVCall open interestPut open interest
16 Oct 20261853.6%1,3581,388
20 Nov 20265353.1%89110
18 Dec 20268151.7%856502
15 Jan 202710951.8%890786
16 Apr 202720050.3%6321

Open interest is summed over the strikes captured near the price on each expiry.

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Strike Table

On 28 Sep 2026, EAT's largest open interest sits at the 200 strike, with 883 contracts across the captured expiries.

StrikeCall open interestPut open interestTotal
200299584883
210353160513
23045853511
220156330486
240336100436
16522221243

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Since Yesterday

From 25 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026, EAT's at the money IV moved from 49.3 percent to 53.6 percent.

Figure25 Sep28 SepChange
At the money IV49.3%53.6%+4.3 points
Open interest, strikes captured near the price6,0076,063+56
Put/call ratio, open interest0.860.86-0.00

Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Changed Hands

On 28 Sep 2026, 1,451 EAT option contracts traded, 0.9 times its own recent average.

FigureValue
Calls traded796
Puts traded655
Against its recent average0.9 times
Busier than0 of its last 20 trading days
Open interest, whole chain14,232 contracts
Volume to open interest0.10
Unusual volume flagNo

Traded volume and open interest are shown side by side and never combined. Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Positioning Replay

The replay holds 33 trading days of EAT's option positioning, from 11 Aug 2026 to 28 Sep 2026.

DateCloseNet dollar gammaTop call strikeTop put strike
11 Aug 2026221.38$547,257230220
21 Sep 2026200.30minus $56,396210200
28 Sep 2026202.45minus $35,159210200

Each frame restates one nightly capture. Net is calls minus puts, a convention, not who holds the contracts.

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Read-out

On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of EAT was neutral, paper trading.

FigureValue
SideNeutral at 45 trading days, no signal
Level above the close213.49, the swing high of 22 Sep 2026
Level below the close192.50, the swing low of 18 Sep 2026
Strategy familyIron condor (sell both sides, defined risk)
Price targetNone. The desk has no price model.

The levels are prices the shares turned at on the chart, with the date of each.

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Rank by Timeframe

On 25 Sep 2026 EAT sat at the 52nd percentile of the model's 45 trading day ranking, paper trading.

TimeframePercentileSide
10 trading days61 of 100Neutral
20 trading days61 of 100Neutral
45 trading days52 of 100Neutral

100 is the top of the ranking. A name in the middle three fifths is neutral.

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Timeframe Agreement

On 25 Sep 2026 EAT's near timeframes were neutral and its long timeframe was neutral, paper trading.

GroupTimeframesSideOn that side
Near10 day, 20 dayNeutral0 of 2
Long45 dayNeutral0 of 1

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Signal History

On 25 Sep 2026 EAT had carried no signal for at least 18 trading days, paper trading.

Trading daySignal45 day percentile
25 Sep 2026None52 of 100
24 Sep 2026None49 of 100
23 Sep 2026None81 of 100
22 Sep 2026None73 of 100
21 Sep 2026None30 of 100
18 Sep 2026None35 of 100
17 Sep 2026None42 of 100
16 Sep 2026None71 of 100

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Sector Split

On 25 Sep 2026, 27 of 106 Consumer Discretionary names were bullish and 33 were bearish, paper trading.

SectorNamesBullishBearishNeutral
Consumer Discretionary106273346

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Price Chart

EAT closed at 202.45 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Last close202.45
Change over 5 trading days+1.1%
Change over 21 trading days-13.2%
Change over 63 trading days+20.8%
Change over 252 trading days+52.2%
52 week high254.99
52 week low100.30
20 day moving average213.82
50 day moving average218.72
200 day moving average168.78
RSI, 14 days41

Worked out from the desk's own daily bars, adjusted for share splits.

From the daily bars through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Earnings Radar

EAT reports next on 28 Oct 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

FigureValue
Next report28 Oct 2026, before the open
DateWorked out from past quarters
Move after the report of 12 Aug 2026+11.1%
Move after the report of 13 May 2026+8.2%
Move after the report of 12 Feb 2026-0.9%
Move after the report of 12 Nov 2025+3.0%

Earnings calendar as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Company Events

EAT filed 1 current report in the 14 days to 28 Sep 2026, the latest on 17 Sep 2026.

FiledReportWhat it covers
17 Sep 2026Current reportRegulation FD Disclosure

Filings as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Seasonality

In the 23 Septembers on record, EAT's average change was plus 0.4 percent, and it rose in 56.5 percent of them.

MonthAverage changeMiddle changeShare of years upYears
September+0.4%+1.4%56.5%23
October-1.0%-1.7%47.8%23
November+5.5%+5.2%78.3%23

Each figure is a month end to month end change in past years. A past month says nothing certain about the next one.

Monthly history through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Headlines

The desk's news feeds carried 4 headlines naming EAT in the 3 days to 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Headlines in the window4
Latest28 Sep 2026

The titles are in the Headlines window, with the time each was published.

Headlines as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Questions

What is EAT's IV rank?
EAT's IV rank is 75 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.
What move are EAT options pricing?
On 28 Sep 2026, EAT options priced a move of 11.8 percent down and 12.1 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.
Where are EAT's call wall and put wall?
On 28 Sep 2026, EAT's call wall is the 210 strike and its put wall is the 200 strike.
What was the desk's latest view of EAT on the Free plan?
On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of EAT was neutral, paper trading.
When does EAT report earnings next?
EAT reports next on 28 Oct 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

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