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PSCDInvesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF

Options Analysis Report•INVESTMENT ADVICE

AUM $25M|NASDAQ

● 2026-08-31$118.31

VERY BULLISH

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y +6.2%YTD +11.5%7D -1.6%

Options Vol

30D

Implied Move

±6.5%

IV Rank

PSCD Options Overview

bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

8.4

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 33.0% — cheap vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.25x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 52% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.89x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 24.4% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 26.4% (ATM 24.4% + spread 1.0% + bias) — excellent value

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 0.99% (spread 0.99% + slippage 0.00%) — minimal drag

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 109.88 (vega 10.878 / spread 0.99%) — efficient

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

10.0

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksCall-heavy - Moderate signal (P/C: 0.00)

P/C Ratio

<0.65 or >1.55

P/C 0.00 — call-heavy (buy/sell unknown)

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 90.5% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +90.5% — aligned

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

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

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.6

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.2x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 4.8% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 68% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 0% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.4

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 1.0% — tight

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 21 — thin

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 1/day — thin

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.05 to cross — cheap

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 64% — wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 0 contracts (bid:0 ask:0) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 0.00% — excellent

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.6

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -10.9% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 33% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -1.8pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 154.29 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls8.8

bullishIV cheap, bullish flow

Long Puts4.6

bearishIV cheap, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put5.8

bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow

Covered Call2.3

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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