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 95.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.69x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 96% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.87x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 63.8% — normal range
Effective IV 93.1% (ATM 63.8% + spread 14.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 16.53% (spread 14.67% + slippage 1.86%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 19.33 (vega 28.360 / spread 14.67%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +8% (neutral) — Raw: -18%
|OI skew| 10.5% — balanced
Vol skew +46.3%, OI skew +10.5% — aligned
0-DTE 12%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +4%, ATM: -57%, OTM: -26% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 30% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 36% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 19% — mixed
Aggressive execution 12% — patient
Conviction +8 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.7% — wide
OI 63,163 — deep
Volume 2,143/day — adequate
$0.73 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 96% — much wider than sector
Depth 76.9 contracts (bid:46.3 ask:30.6) — thin
Avg slippage 1.86% — fair
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +86.6% — backwardation
IV percentile 95% — seller opportunity
IV kink 38.2pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 754.26 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 6d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +8% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 49 (ITM 20% + inst 19%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.