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 66.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.36x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 62% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.96x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 54.0% — normal range
Effective IV 77.2% (ATM 54.0% + spread 11.6% + bias) — fair
Total drag 20.36% (spread 11.60% + slippage 8.76%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 18.82 (vega 21.830 / spread 11.60%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -58% (strong bearish) — Raw: -60%
|OI skew| 3.4% — balanced
Vol skew +41.9%, OI skew +3.4% — aligned
0-DTE 15%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -66%, ATM: +29%, OTM: -66% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 41% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.6% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 29% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 52% — patient
Conviction -58 (bearish) — strong conviction
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.6% — wide
OI 75,936 — deep
Volume 830/day — adequate
$0.58 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 79% — wider than sector
Depth 58.7 contracts (bid:29.8 ask:28.9) — thin
Avg slippage 8.76% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 66% — neutral
IV kink -0.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 453.85 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -58% @ 79% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.