EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV Options Overview
IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
EFV Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 10.7% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.94x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 19% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.30x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 16.6% — normal range
Effective IV 67.2% (ATM 16.6% + spread 25.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 41.68% (spread 25.32% + slippage 16.36%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 8.72 (vega 22.087 / spread 25.32%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +39% (strong bullish) — Raw: +50%
|OI skew| 98.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +98.8% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +100%, OTM: +100% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 2% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction +39 (bullish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 25.3% — wide
OI 14,567 — adequate
Volume 10/day — thin
$1.27 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 39% — tighter than sector
Depth 2.0 contracts (bid:1.0 ask:1.0) — thin
Avg slippage 16.36% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +30.1% — backwardation
IV percentile 11% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 5.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1636.05 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +39% @ 75% consistency — moderate (bullish)
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 Sep 7, 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.