IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 85.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.38x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 52% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.37x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 51.5% — normal range
Effective IV 60.1% (ATM 51.5% + spread 4.3% + bias) — good value
Total drag 8.11% (spread 4.30% + slippage 3.81%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 311.34 (vega 133.877 / spread 4.30%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -19% (bearish) — Raw: -15%
|OI skew| 10.5% — balanced
Vol skew +34.0%, OI skew +10.5% — aligned
0-DTE 30%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +5%, ATM: -40%, OTM: -4% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 40% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +12.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 57% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 39% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 46% — patient
Conviction -19 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 4.3% — acceptable
OI 104,274 — deep
Volume 8,564/day — active
$0.21 to cross — cheap
5 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Depth 50.2 contracts (bid:23.0 ask:27.2) — thin
Avg slippage 3.81% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +36.8% — backwardation
IV percentile 86% — seller opportunity
IV kink 15.0pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 945.46 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 5d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -19% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 69 (ITM 20% + inst 39%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.