IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 96.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.10x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 81% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 70.0% — normal range
Effective IV 89.3% (ATM 70.0% + spread 9.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 15.05% (spread 9.67% + slippage 5.38%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 139.14 (vega 134.549 / spread 9.67%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +24% (bullish) — Raw: +25%
|OI skew| 12.1% — balanced
Vol skew +45.2%, OI skew +12.1% — aligned
0-DTE 52%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +26%, ATM: +24%, OTM: +24% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 30% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 14.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +10.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 84% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 11% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 36% — patient
Conviction +24 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.7% — wide
OI 344,553 — deep
Volume 49,700/day — active
$0.48 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 82% — much wider than sector
Depth 128.4 contracts (bid:73.7 ask:54.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.38% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 96% — seller opportunity
IV kink 3.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 498.52 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +24% @ 62% consistency — unclear
Score 41 (ITM 20% + inst 11%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.