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 82.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.98x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 88% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.07x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 49.8% — normal range
Effective IV 75.9% (ATM 49.8% + spread 13.0% + bias) — fair
Total drag 27.91% (spread 13.03% + slippage 14.88%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 18.59 (vega 24.226 / spread 13.03%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: +11%
|OI skew| 3.9% — balanced
Vol skew -25.4%, OI skew +3.9% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 47%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -20%, ATM: +1%, OTM: +21% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 69% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 63% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 29% — patient
Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.0% — wide
OI 139,007 — deep
Volume 6,086/day — active
$0.65 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 88% — much wider than sector
Depth 102.1 contracts (bid:42.1 ask:60.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 14.88% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +6.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 83% — seller opportunity
IV kink 4.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 57.47 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +7% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.