Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 42.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.90x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 8% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.79x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 33.8% — normal range
Effective IV 38.8% (ATM 33.8% + spread 2.5% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 4.24% (spread 2.50% + slippage 1.74%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 403.61 (vega 100.903 / spread 2.50%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -2% (neutral) — Raw: -5%
|OI skew| 11.3% — balanced
Vol skew +25.9%, OI skew +11.3% — aligned
0-DTE 49%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -6%, ATM: -1%, OTM: -9% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 49% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 10.3% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.5% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 71% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 26% — mixed
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction -2 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.5% — acceptable
OI 3,079,393 — deep
Volume 317,727/day — active
$0.12 to cross — cheap
6 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 10% — much tighter than sector
Depth 161.2 contracts (bid:78.1 ask:83.1) — adequate
Avg slippage 1.74% — fair
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -20.6% — contango
IV percentile 42% — neutral
IV kink -7.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1020.25 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -2% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 56 (ITM 20% + inst 26%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.