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 78.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.07x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 51% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 68.1% — normal range
Effective IV 98.6% (ATM 68.1% + spread 15.2% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 21.03% (spread 15.23% + slippage 5.80%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 41.39 (vega 63.041 / spread 15.23%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -68% (strong bearish) — Raw: -49%
|OI skew| 56.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +46.3%, OI skew +56.1% — aligned
0-DTE 28%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -29%, ATM: +36%, OTM: -75% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.2% — 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 48% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 26% — mixed
Aggressive execution 22% — patient
Conviction -68 (bearish) — strong conviction
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 15.2% — wide
OI 46,358 — adequate
Volume 1,958/day — adequate
$0.76 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 73% — wider than sector
Depth 130.2 contracts (bid:66.2 ask:64.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.80% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 78% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1624.76 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -68% @ 84% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
Score 56 (ITM 20% + inst 26%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.