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 84.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.14x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 49% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.94x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 51.1% — normal range
Effective IV 70.4% (ATM 51.1% + spread 9.6% + bias) — fair
Total drag 16.08% (spread 9.64% + slippage 6.44%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 22.27 (vega 21.470 / spread 9.64%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +43% (strong bullish) — Raw: +42%
|OI skew| 12.2% — balanced
Vol skew +21.7%, OI skew -12.2% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 18%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +40%, ATM: +48%, OTM: +40% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 59% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +11.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 38% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 29% — mixed
Aggressive execution 44% — patient
Conviction +43 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.6% — wide
OI 195,976 — deep
Volume 10,663/day — active
$0.48 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Depth 185.6 contracts (bid:91.3 ask:94.3) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.44% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -5.8% — contango
IV percentile 85% — seller opportunity
IV kink -1.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 246.50 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +43% @ 71% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.