Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 64.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.80x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 58% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 52.1% — normal range
Effective IV 82.8% (ATM 52.1% + spread 15.3% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 26.20% (spread 15.34% + slippage 10.86%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.75 (vega 1.150 / spread 15.34%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -15% (bearish) — Raw: -7%
|OI skew| 14.9% — balanced
Vol skew +32.9%, OI skew +14.9% — aligned
0-DTE 35%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -40%, ATM: -2%, OTM: +8% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 45% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.3% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 33% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 36% — patient
Conviction -15 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 15.3% — wide
OI 175,460 — deep
Volume 2,237/day — adequate
$0.77 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 77% — wider than sector
Depth 292.9 contracts (bid:157.6 ask:135.3) — adequate
Avg slippage 10.86% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.5% — contango
IV percentile 64% — neutral
IV kink 0.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 3.74 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -15% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.