TQQQProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
TQQQ Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 75.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.98x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 85% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.73x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 51.9% — normal range
Effective IV 65.2% (ATM 51.9% + spread 6.7% + bias) — fair
Total drag 10.48% (spread 6.66% + slippage 3.82%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 6.49 (vega 4.325 / spread 6.66%) — acceptable
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +9% (neutral) — Raw: +6%
|OI skew| 10.8% — balanced
Vol skew +2.7%, OI skew +10.8% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 41%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +27%, ATM: +7%, OTM: +3% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 28% — very bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 16.3% — high turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -2.8% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 90% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 30% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 40% — patient
Conviction +9 (bullish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 6.7% — wide
OI 1,540,524 — deep
Volume 250,470/day — active
$0.33 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 89% — much wider than sector
Depth 618.2 contracts (bid:314.7 ask:303.5) — deep
Avg slippage 3.82% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -26.9% — contango
IV percentile 75% — seller opportunity
IV kink -9.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 33.53 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +9% @ 55% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — HIGH institutional
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.