IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 73.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.07x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 41% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 62.0% — normal range
Effective IV 120.1% (ATM 62.0% + spread 29.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 40.19% (spread 29.06% + slippage 11.13%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.79 (vega 11.005 / spread 29.06%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +95% (strong bullish) — Raw: +91%
|OI skew| 28.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew +86.5%, OI skew +28.4% — aligned
0-DTE 11%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -13%, ATM: +60%, OTM: +94% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 16% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +9.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 79% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 37% — patient
Conviction +95 (bullish) — strong conviction
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 29.1% — wide
OI 85,640 — deep
Volume 3,917/day — adequate
$1.45 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 67% — wider than sector
Depth 157.9 contracts (bid:88.9 ask:69.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 11.13% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.4% — contango
IV percentile 74% — seller opportunity
IV kink 0.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 524.04 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +95% @ 97% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 109 (ITM 20% + inst 79%) — HIGH institutional
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