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 87.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.80x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 89% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.07x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 54.1% — normal range
Effective IV 86.8% (ATM 54.1% + spread 16.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 18.91% (spread 16.36% + slippage 2.55%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 21.27 (vega 34.800 / spread 16.36%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +33% (strong bullish) — Raw: +33%
|OI skew| 19.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +77.5%, OI skew +19.2% — aligned
0-DTE 72%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +44%, ATM: -24%, OTM: -15% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 10% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.1x avg — hot
Vol/OI 20.6% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 95% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 48% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 16% — patient
Conviction +33 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 16.4% — wide
OI 117,800 — deep
Volume 24,234/day — active
$0.82 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 90% — much wider than sector
Depth 317.2 contracts (bid:190.7 ask:126.5) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.55% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +6.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 88% — seller opportunity
IV kink 3.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 693.23 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +33% @ 66% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 78 (ITM 20% + inst 48%) — HIGH institutional
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