CHPSXtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF
CHPS Options Overview
Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
CHPS Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 54.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.89x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 74% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.06x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 35.7% — normal range
Effective IV 148.3% (ATM 35.7% + spread 56.3% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 64.96% (spread 56.32% + slippage 8.64%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.60 (vega 20.291 / spread 56.32%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -100% (strong bearish) — Raw: -100%
|OI skew| 55.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +55.6% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: -100%, OTM: +0% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.1% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -18.9% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 73% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction -100 (bearish) — strong conviction
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 56.3% — wide
OI 99 — thin
Volume 6/day — thin
$2.82 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 80% — much wider than sector
Depth 95.0 contracts (bid:47.5 ask:47.5) — thin
Avg slippage 8.64% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +6.4% — backwardation
IV percentile 55% — neutral
IV kink 0.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 704.57 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -100% @ 100% 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.