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 82.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.96x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 62% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 74.8% — normal range
Effective IV 86.6% (ATM 74.8% + spread 5.9% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 10.22% (spread 5.89% + slippage 4.33%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 275.09 (vega 162.027 / spread 5.89%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: +5%
|OI skew| 7.0% — balanced
Vol skew +0.3%, OI skew +7.0% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 30%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +28%, ATM: +16%, OTM: -2% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 78% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.9% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 61% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 3% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 32% — patient
Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 5.9% — wide
OI 125,590 — deep
Volume 7,454/day — active
$0.29 to cross — cheap
8 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 79% — wider than sector
Depth 45.0 contracts (bid:21.1 ask:23.9) — thin
Avg slippage 4.33% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 82% — seller opportunity
IV kink 4.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1287.97 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +7% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 33 (ITM 20% + inst 3%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.