bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 31.0% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.32x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 24% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.49x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 31.3% — normal range
Effective IV 36.9% (ATM 31.3% + spread 2.8% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 6.54% (spread 2.78% + slippage 3.76%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 92.70 (vega 25.771 / spread 2.78%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +38% (strong bullish) — Raw: +30%
|OI skew| 16.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +33.7%, OI skew +16.0% — aligned
0-DTE 45%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +8%, ATM: +25%, OTM: +41% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 39% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.3% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 59% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 12% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 22% — patient
Conviction +38 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.8% — acceptable
OI 123,980 — deep
Volume 6,578/day — active
$0.14 to cross — cheap
4 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 27% — tighter than sector
Depth 105.2 contracts (bid:41.6 ask:63.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.76% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +48.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 31% — neutral
IV kink 11.3pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 191.04 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 6d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +38% @ 69% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 42 (ITM 20% + inst 12%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.