IV is elevated. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 71.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.60x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 30% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 42.8% — normal range
Effective IV 64.8% (ATM 42.8% + spread 11.0% + bias) — good value
Total drag 17.86% (spread 11.00% + slippage 6.86%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 38.66 (vega 42.525 / spread 11.00%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +17% (bullish) — Raw: +16%
|OI skew| 12.9% — balanced
Vol skew +8.8%, OI skew -12.9% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 38%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +65%, ATM: -4%, OTM: +8% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 74% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.7x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 16.5% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +14.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 86% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 58% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction +17 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.0% — wide
OI 242,423 — deep
Volume 40,013/day — active
$0.55 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 32% — tighter than sector
Depth 118.2 contracts (bid:63.2 ask:55.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.86% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.5% — contango
IV percentile 72% — seller opportunity
IV kink 0.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1171.48 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +17% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 88 (ITM 20% + inst 58%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.