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IAUINEOS Gold High Income ETF

Options Analysis Report
AUM $597M|BATS
● 2026-08-31$51.65
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +1.9%YTD -7.9%7D -2.5%
95
30D
±4.9%
11%

IAUI Options Overview

IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.0VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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IAUI Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

7.0
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 21.5% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.27x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 37% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.82x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 19.9% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 111.5% (ATM 19.9% + spread 45.8% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 59.57% (spread 45.79% + slippage 13.78%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 3.17 (vega 14.501 / spread 45.79%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.0
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +24%, Raw: +37%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +24% (bullish) — Raw: +37%

≥15%

|OI skew| 4.0% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -32.6%, OI skew +4.0% — divergent (opposite)

≥2/3 conditions

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

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -100%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +94% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 93% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.0
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.8x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 4.6% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +20.2% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 67% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 37% — patient

≥30

Conviction +24 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.4
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks0/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 45.8% — wide

≥10,000

OI 2,050 — thin

≥500

Volume 95/day — thin

≤$0.50

$2.29 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 53% — neutral vs sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 20.6 contracts (bid:10.0 ask:10.6) — thin

<1.0%

Avg slippage 13.78% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.7
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -18.2% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 22% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.4pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 2843.31 — favors income trades

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +24% @ 62% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.5
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.6
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.1
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.2
bearishIV too cheap, mixed flow

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.

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