IV is elevated with bearish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 81.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.48x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 89% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.10x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 66.6% — normal range
Effective IV 89.4% (ATM 66.6% + spread 11.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 16.97% (spread 11.39% + slippage 5.58%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 5.14 (vega 5.852 / spread 11.39%) — acceptable
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -29% (bearish) — Raw: -23%
|OI skew| 12.3% — balanced
Vol skew -15.3%, OI skew -12.3% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -26%, ATM: -2%, OTM: -26% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 90% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -12.8% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 78% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 6% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 43% — patient
Conviction -29 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.4% — wide
OI 148,234 — deep
Volume 8,644/day — active
$0.57 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 91% — much wider than sector
Depth 97.0 contracts (bid:59.0 ask:38.0) — thin
Avg slippage 5.58% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +9.6% — backwardation
IV percentile 81% — seller opportunity
IV kink 7.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 32.00 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -29% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bearish)
Score 36 (ITM 20% + inst 6%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.