SPLVInvesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
SPLV Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 9.8% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 2.02x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 18% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.90x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 15.1% — normal range
Effective IV 16.7% (ATM 15.1% + spread 0.8% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 0.80% (spread 0.80% + slippage 0.00%) — minimal drag
Vega efficiency 126.58 (vega 10.126 / spread 0.80%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
P/C 1.00 — balanced (buy/sell unknown)
|OI skew| 37.9% — put-heavy
Vol skew +0.0%, OI skew -37.9% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
Sector P/C percentile 27% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.0% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +48.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 0.8% — tight
OI 6,348 — thin
Volume 0/day — thin
$0.04 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 38% — tighter than sector
Depth 0 contracts (bid:0 ask:0) — thin
Avg slippage 0.00% — excellent
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -10.0% — contango
IV percentile 10% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -1.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 446.10 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — HIGH institutional
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.