unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.85x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 12% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 34.8% — normal range
Effective IV 41.9% (ATM 34.8% + spread 3.5% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 5.79% (spread 3.53% + slippage 2.26%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 451.76 (vega 159.471 / spread 3.53%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +6% (neutral) — Raw: +3%
|OI skew| 9.3% — balanced
Vol skew +45.7%, OI skew +9.3% — aligned
0-DTE 39%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +4%, ATM: +1%, OTM: +5% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 26% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 9.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 64% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 20% — mixed
Aggressive execution 42% — patient
Conviction +6 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.5% — acceptable
OI 1,962,835 — deep
Volume 185,606/day — active
$0.18 to cross — cheap
7 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 15% — much tighter than sector
Depth 224.2 contracts (bid:107.3 ask:116.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.26% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 2.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1756.29 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +6% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 50 (ITM 20% + inst 20%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.