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IWMINEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF

Options Analysis Report
AUM $1.2B|BATS
● 2026-08-31$52.11
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +9.7%YTD +6.2%7D -0.4%
48
30D
±4.4%
0%

IWMI Options Overview

IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

5.4VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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Value

Is IV priced right?

6.9
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 10.3% — cheap vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.48x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 19% — below sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.93x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 15.3% — normal range

<80%

Effective IV 138.0% (ATM 15.3% + spread 61.4% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 76.29% (spread 61.37% + slippage 14.92%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 0.79 (vega 4.819 / spread 61.37%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.8
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksVery Bullish - Moderate signal (Conviction: +40%, Raw: +36%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +40% (strong bullish) — Raw: +36%

≥15%

|OI skew| 13.4% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -62.5%, OI skew +13.4% — 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: +20%, OTM: +56% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 97% — very bearish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.6
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.3x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.7% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +18.5% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 55% — neutral vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

≥60%

Aggressive execution 25% — patient

≥30

Conviction +40 (bullish) — moderate

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.0
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 61.4% — wide

≥10,000

OI 1,756 — thin

≥500

Volume 48/day — thin

≤$0.50

$3.07 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 38% — tighter than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 117.4 contracts (bid:62.4 ask:55.0) — adequate

<1.0%

Avg slippage 14.92% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.4
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed
|slope| ≥5%

Slope -7.3% — contango

<30 or >70

IV percentile 10% — buyer opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -0.6pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 204.20 — 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 +40% @ 70% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls6.0
bullishIV cheap, mixed flow
Long Puts5.5
bearishIV cheap, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put4.7
bullishIV too cheap, mixed flow
Covered Call4.1
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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