BKCHGlobal X Blockchain ETF
BKCH Options Overview
IV is elevated with bearish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
BKCH Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 91.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.18x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 94% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.98x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 74.6% — normal range
Effective IV 164.8% (ATM 74.6% + spread 45.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 67.60% (spread 45.11% + slippage 22.49%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.42 (vega 6.385 / spread 45.11%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +0% (neutral) — Raw: +0%
|OI skew| 32.3% — put-heavy
Vol skew +0.0%, OI skew -32.3% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 27% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.4% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 16% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 100% — highly urgent
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 45.1% — wide
OI 464 — thin
Volume 2/day — thin
$2.26 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 96% — much wider than sector
Depth 168.5 contracts (bid:26.0 ask:142.5) — adequate
Avg slippage 22.49% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -2.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 91% — seller opportunity
IV kink -1.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 41.89 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
Directional Strategy Fit
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.