Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 51.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.55x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 29% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.87x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 35.3% — normal range
Effective IV 56.1% (ATM 35.3% + spread 10.4% + bias) — good value
Total drag 13.42% (spread 10.42% + slippage 3.00%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 41.15 (vega 42.876 / spread 10.42%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -13% (bearish) — Raw: -11%
|OI skew| 2.9% — balanced
Vol skew +47.5%, OI skew -2.9% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 23%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -45%, ATM: +5%, OTM: -7% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 28% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 62% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 37% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 14% — patient
Conviction -13 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.4% — wide
OI 234,544 — deep
Volume 12,114/day — active
$0.52 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 30% — tighter than sector
Depth 203.2 contracts (bid:63.7 ask:139.5) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.00% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -13.1% — contango
IV percentile 52% — neutral
IV kink -2.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1079.99 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -13% @ 56% consistency — unclear
Score 67 (ITM 20% + inst 37%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.