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VTVanguard Total World Stock ETF

Options Analysis Report

AUM $97.9B|ARCX

● 2026-08-31$161.01

BULLISH

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y +21.2%YTD +13.3%7D +0.6%

Options Vol

200

30D

Implied Move

±3.5%

IV Rank

VT Options Overview

IV is low with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for option buyers

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VT Gamma Walls

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VT Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

Fragility reads low; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where VT sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (2.53) — near-dated vol is priced 21% below far-dated, and implied vol sits in the 11th percentile of its own past year, measured against this name's own rolling 26-trading-day realized moves (478 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (3.94): it is trading 4% above its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

2.53/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

3.94/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

8.0

ExpensiveCheap

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

levels.

Risk Checks7/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 6.6% — cheap vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.35x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 12% — below sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.77x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 13.9% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 65.0% (ATM 13.9% + spread 25.6% + bias) — fair

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 38.11% (spread 25.56% + slippage 12.55%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 5.36 (vega 13.698 / spread 25.56%) — acceptable

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.5

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Moderate signal (Conviction: +1%, Raw: -1%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +1% (neutral) — Raw: -1%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 30.9% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +35.0%, OI skew +30.9% — aligned

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

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

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -33%, ATM: +34%, OTM: -31% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 19% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.1

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.3x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 2.9% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

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

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +13.5% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 56% — neutral vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 36% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +1 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

3.3

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

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

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 25.6% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 6,883 — thin

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 200/day — thin

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$1.28 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 33% — tighter than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 91.69999999999999 contracts (bid:41.3 ask:50.4) — thin

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 12.55% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.9

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks6/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -23.3% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 7% — buyer opportunity

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -2.2pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 216.74 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +1% @ 51% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

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

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls7.5

bullishIV cheap, bullish flow

Long Puts5.5

bearishIV cheap, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.6

bullishIV too cheap, bullish flow

Covered Call3.5

bearishIV too cheap, bullish 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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