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URAGlobal X Uranium ETF

Options Analysis Report
AUM $6.4B|ARCX
2026-09-04$46.06
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-09-03 EOD data
1Y +13.1%YTD +0.0%7D +1.1%
4,675
30D
±12.2%
2%

URA Options Overview

bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.1VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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URA Gamma Walls

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URA Hedge Radar

Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where URA sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (1.6) — downside puts carry 0.3 IV points LESS than at-the-money, and near-dated vol is priced 11% below far-dated, measured against this name's own rolling 20-trading-day realized moves (484 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (4.93): it is trading 0% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost
1.60/ 10cheap
Basis: cross_sectional
Fragility
4.93/ 10neutral
Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

6.1
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 68.2% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.96x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 82% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.89x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 44.3% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 65.4% (ATM 44.3% + spread 10.5% + bias) — fair

<3.0%

Total drag 17.00% (spread 10.54% + slippage 6.46%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 4.14 (vega 4.366 / spread 10.54%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.3
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: -6%, Raw: -7%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: -6% (neutral) — Raw: -7%

≥15%

|OI skew| 12.1% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +39.6%, OI skew +12.1% — aligned

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 24%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -5%, ATM: +17%, OTM: -22% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 20% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

2.5
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.4x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 1.2% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +4.8% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 33% — below sector avg

≥30%

Large trade volume 4% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 30% — patient

≥30

Conviction -6 (bearish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.2
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 10.5% — wide

≥10,000

OI 388,389 — deep

≥500

Volume 4,675/day — adequate

≤$0.50

$0.53 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

1 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 86% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 606.1 contracts (bid:343.6 ask:262.5) — deep

<1.0%

Avg slippage 6.46% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.6
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -10.7% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 68% — neutral

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.0pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 96.59 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow -6% @ 53% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 34 (ITM 20% + inst 4%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.0
bullishIV cheap, bullish flow
Long Puts5.1
bearishIV cheap, bullish flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.2
bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow
Covered Call4.3
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 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.

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