AVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV Options Overview
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
AVUV Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 11.8% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.44x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 21% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.83x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 16.0% — normal range
Effective IV 111.8% (ATM 16.0% + spread 47.9% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 65.23% (spread 47.92% + slippage 17.31%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 5.53 (vega 26.484 / spread 47.92%) — acceptable
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -40% (strong bearish) — Raw: -41%
|OI skew| 31.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew +72.4%, OI skew +31.3% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +33%, ATM: +100%, OTM: -64% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 8% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.4% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 39% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 17% — patient
Conviction -40 (bearish) — moderate
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 47.9% — wide
OI 2,035 — thin
Volume 29/day — thin
$2.40 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 40% — neutral vs sector
Depth 113.19999999999999 contracts (bid:28.4 ask:84.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 17.31% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -17.3% — contango
IV percentile 12% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -2.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 959.57 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -40% @ 71% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
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 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.