XND
XND Options Overview
IV is low with unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
XND Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 18.5% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 18% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.61x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 18.6% — normal range
Effective IV 72.5% (ATM 18.6% + spread 26.9% + bias) — fair
Total drag 39.51% (spread 26.94% + slippage 12.57%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 31.92 (vega 85.980 / spread 26.94%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +0% (neutral) — Raw: -8%
|OI skew| 32.6% — put-heavy
Vol skew -14.9%, OI skew -32.6% — aligned
0-DTE 13%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 86% — very bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 14.9% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +21.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 93% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 29% — mixed
Aggressive execution 25% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 26.9% — wide
OI 15,785 — adequate
Volume 2,356/day — adequate
$1.35 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 48% — neutral vs sector
Depth 159.0 contracts (bid:85.8 ask:73.2) — adequate
Avg slippage 12.57% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -38.9% — contango
IV percentile 18% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -5.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1393.52 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — moderate 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.