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 94.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.21x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 85% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.39x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 72.6% — normal range
Effective IV 78.0% (ATM 72.6% + spread 2.7% + bias) — fair
Total drag 4.12% (spread 2.70% + slippage 1.42%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 156.75 (vega 42.322 / spread 2.70%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +2% (neutral) — Raw: +3%
|OI skew| 2.6% — balanced
Vol skew +33.4%, OI skew -2.6% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 66%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +1%, ATM: -1%, OTM: +5% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 31% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 18.7% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 86% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 45% — patient
Conviction +2 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.7% — acceptable
OI 3,262,942 — deep
Volume 609,676/day — active
$0.14 to cross — cheap
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 85% — much wider than sector
Depth 273.2 contracts (bid:138.6 ask:134.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 1.42% — fair
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +38.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 95% — seller opportunity
IV kink 20.5pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 106.95 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 5d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +2% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.