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CRAKVanEck Oil Refiners ETF

Options Analysis Report
AUM $444M|ARCX
● 2026-08-31$60.19
VERY BULLISH
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +70.2%YTD +58.7%7D -0.3%
138
30D
±7.9%
0%

CRAK Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.4VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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CRAK Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.3
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 39.2% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.23x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 59% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.02x — flat

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 27.3% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 66.2% (ATM 27.3% + spread 19.4% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 29.64% (spread 19.43% + slippage 10.21%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 4.36 (vega 8.477 / spread 19.43%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

8.0
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +43%, Raw: +35%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +43% (strong bullish) — Raw: +35%

≥15%

|OI skew| 77.6% — call-heavy

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +75.4%, OI skew +77.6% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +81%, ATM: +72%, OTM: -64% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 7% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.6
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.2x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change -12.5% (5d) — unwinding

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 42% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 32% — patient

≥30

Conviction +43 (bullish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.5
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 19.4% — wide

≥10,000

OI 8,288 — thin

≥500

Volume 138/day — thin

≤$0.50

$0.97 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 69% — wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 51.900000000000006 contracts (bid:24.3 ask:27.6) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 10.21% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.8
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope +1.8% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 39% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink 0.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 381.85 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +43% @ 71% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls7.7
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts4.6
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.2
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call3.1
bearishIV too cheap, 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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