DXJWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
DXJ Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 18.0% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.09x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 32% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.94x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 18.4% — normal range
Effective IV 54.5% (ATM 18.4% + spread 18.0% + bias) — good value
Total drag 19.67% (spread 18.03% + slippage 1.64%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 8.52 (vega 15.357 / spread 18.03%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -100% (strong bearish) — Raw: -100%
|OI skew| 29.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +29.6% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: -100%, OTM: +0% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 1% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction -100 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 18.0% — wide
OI 2,152 — thin
Volume 1/day — thin
$0.90 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 48% — neutral vs sector
Depth 11.0 contracts (bid:10.0 ask:1.0) — thin
Avg slippage 1.64% — fair
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -5.7% — contango
IV percentile 18% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -0.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 185.02 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -100% @ 100% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
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.