EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM Options Overview
IV is low. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
EEM Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 26.1% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.12x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 44% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.81x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 22.1% — normal range
Effective IV 42.7% (ATM 22.1% + spread 10.3% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 16.38% (spread 10.31% + slippage 6.07%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 7.00 (vega 7.221 / spread 10.31%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +37% (strong bullish) — Raw: +43%
|OI skew| 33.6% — put-heavy
Vol skew -47.3%, OI skew -33.6% — aligned
0-DTE 8%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -34%, ATM: -9%, OTM: +60% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 95% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.8% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -8.7% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 41% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 85% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction +37 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.3% — wide
OI 5,040,832 — deep
Volume 89,944/day — active
$0.52 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 58% — neutral vs sector
Depth 320.20000000000005 contracts (bid:131.3 ask:188.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.07% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -18.9% — contango
IV percentile 26% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -2.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 248.13 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +37% @ 69% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 115 (ITM 20% + inst 85%) — HIGH institutional
Directional Strategy Fit
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