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KORUDirexion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF

Options Analysis Report
AUM $1.6B|ARCX
● 2026-08-31$20.77
NEUTRAL
Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data
1Y +433.6%YTD +99.2%7D +10.7%
22,462
30D
±36.2%
28%

KORU Options Overview

IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

4.9VALUESENTIMENTACTIVITYLIQUIDITYTIMING

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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KORU Gamma Walls

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Value

Is IV priced right?

4.0
ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks3/9 checks passed
≤35%

IV Rank 97.8% — elevated vs history

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.77x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 98% — above sector median

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.95x — contango

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

<80%

ATM IV 122.3% — crisis-level IV

<80%

Effective IV 173.6% (ATM 122.3% + spread 25.6% + bias) — expensive

<3.0%

Total drag 32.98% (spread 25.64% + slippage 7.34%) — high friction

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 2.62 (vega 6.708 / spread 25.64%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.4
BearishBullish

Analyzes

,
, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Weak signal (Conviction: +6%, Raw: -7%)
|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +6% (neutral) — Raw: -7%

≥15%

|OI skew| 5.0% — balanced

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +5.4%, OI skew +5.0% — weak (same direction)

≥2/3 conditions

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

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +37%, ATM: -23%, OTM: -15% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 26% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.1
QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≥1.5x

Volume 0.6x avg — normal

≥15%

Vol/OI 4.8% — normal turnover

≥2 days

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

≥5%

OI change +9.2% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 68% — active vs sector

≥30%

Large trade volume 31% — institutional presence

≥60%

Aggressive execution 32% — patient

≥30

Conviction +6 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.7
IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

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

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed
≤5.0%

Spread 25.6% — wide

≥10,000

OI 473,203 — deep

≥500

Volume 22,462/day — active

≤$0.50

$1.28 to cross — expensive

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 99% — much wider than sector

≥100 contracts

Depth 1,279.4 contracts (bid:768.5 ask:510.9) — deep

<1.0%

Avg slippage 7.34% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

7.4
RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

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

Slope -4.8% — flat/unclear

<30 or >70

IV percentile 98% — seller opportunity

≥10pts kink

IV kink -3.8pts — no clear event

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 958.27 — 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 +6% @ 53% consistency — unclear

≥40 composite score

Score 61 (ITM 20% + inst 31%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers
Long Calls5.0
bullishIV expensive, mixed flow
Long Puts4.7
bearishIV expensive, mixed flow
Premium Sellers
Cash-Secured Put5.6
bullishIV rich premium, mixed flow
Covered Call5.3
bearishIV rich premium, 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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