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 78.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 2.76x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 75% — above sector median
Front/Back 2.76x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 77.3% — normal range
Effective IV 94.2% (ATM 77.3% + spread 8.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 13.34% (spread 8.43% + slippage 4.91%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.25 (vega 1.053 / spread 8.43%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -4% (neutral) — Raw: -2%
|OI skew| 7.7% — balanced
Vol skew +45.9%, OI skew +7.7% — aligned
0-DTE 48%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -4%, ATM: -12%, OTM: -0% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 6% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 3.1x avg — hot
Vol/OI 14.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
2 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change +2.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 96% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 29% — mixed
Aggressive execution 63% — urgent
Conviction -4 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.4% — wide
OI 1,883,819 — deep
Volume 278,714/day — active
$0.42 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 76% — wider than sector
Depth 1,091.9 contracts (bid:539.0 ask:552.9) — deep
Avg slippage 4.91% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +175.7% — backwardation
IV percentile 78% — seller opportunity
IV kink 100.0pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 30.53 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.