unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 49.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.40x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 11% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.90x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 35.7% — normal range
Effective IV 44.2% (ATM 35.7% + spread 4.3% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 6.73% (spread 4.26% + slippage 2.47%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 123.77 (vega 52.724 / spread 4.26%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +1% (neutral) — Raw: +0%
|OI skew| 13.8% — balanced
Vol skew +32.4%, OI skew +13.8% — aligned
0-DTE 36%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +6%, ATM: +7%, OTM: -3% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 28% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 17.1% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 87% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 30% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 46% — patient
Conviction +1 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 4.3% — acceptable
OI 3,511,229 — deep
Volume 600,361/day — active
$0.21 to cross — cheap
2 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 13% — much tighter than sector
Depth 162.4 contracts (bid:79.7 ask:82.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.47% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -9.7% — contango
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink -2.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 240.09 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +1% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.