IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 78.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.17x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 52% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.98x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 68.3% — normal range
Effective IV 87.3% (ATM 68.3% + spread 9.5% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 15.27% (spread 9.49% + slippage 5.78%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 9.61 (vega 9.117 / spread 9.49%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +23% (bullish) — Raw: +11%
|OI skew| 29.7% — call-heavy
Vol skew +27.3%, OI skew +29.7% — aligned
0-DTE 29%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +2%, ATM: -36%, OTM: +16% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 65% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 52% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 29% — mixed
Aggressive execution 48% — patient
Conviction +23 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.5% — wide
OI 86,848 — deep
Volume 4,179/day — adequate
$0.47 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 74% — wider than sector
Depth 201.0 contracts (bid:109.3 ask:91.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.78% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -1.7% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 79% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 107.63 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +23% @ 62% consistency — unclear
Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.