CIBRFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
CIBR Options Overview
unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
CIBR Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 49.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.80x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 70% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.96x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 32.0% — normal range
Effective IV 59.6% (ATM 32.0% + spread 13.8% + bias) — good value
Total drag 19.97% (spread 13.81% + slippage 6.16%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 19.57 (vega 27.027 / spread 13.81%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -20% (bearish) — Raw: -12%
|OI skew| 60.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +34.6%, OI skew +60.0% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -43%, ATM: -27%, OTM: +3% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 19% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.9% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +17.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 74% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 17% — mixed
Aggressive execution 32% — patient
Conviction -20 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.8% — wide
OI 10,023 — adequate
Volume 590/day — adequate
$0.69 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 77% — wider than sector
Depth 96.9 contracts (bid:40.6 ask:56.3) — thin
Avg slippage 6.16% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -4.4% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink -1.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 866.26 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -20% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 47 (ITM 20% + inst 17%) — moderate institutional
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.