
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 86.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.97x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 97% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.03x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 51.8% — normal range
Effective IV 66.2% (ATM 51.8% + spread 7.2% + bias) — fair
Total drag 11.47% (spread 7.19% + slippage 4.28%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 63.86 (vega 45.917 / spread 7.19%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -1% (neutral) — Raw: +4%
|OI skew| 17.2% — put-heavy
Vol skew -25.2%, OI skew -17.2% — aligned
0-DTE 51%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +9%, ATM: -14%, OTM: +6% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 75% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.3% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +12.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 91% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 8% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 44% — patient
Conviction -1 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 7.2% — wide
OI 240,000 — deep
Volume 20,038/day — active
$0.36 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 97% — much wider than sector
Depth 128.3 contracts (bid:71.9 ask:56.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.28% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +2.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 86% — seller opportunity
IV kink 2.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 239.65 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -1% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 38 (ITM 20% + inst 8%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.