VVVanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV Options Overview
IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
VV Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 7.1% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.33x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 13% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.73x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 14.1% — normal range
Effective IV 218.2% (ATM 14.1% + spread 102.0% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 102.04% (spread 102.04% + slippage 0.00%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 2.89 (vega 29.512 / spread 102.04%) — spread drag
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
P/C 0.00 — call-heavy (buy/sell unknown)
|OI skew| 31.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +31.8% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.2% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 8% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 0% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 102.0% — wide
OI 507 — thin
Volume 1/day — thin
$5.10 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 34% — tighter than sector
Depth 334.0 contracts (bid:289.0 ask:45.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 0.00% — excellent
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -26.7% — contango
IV percentile 7% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -2.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 243.30 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
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.