IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 6.6% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.19x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 2% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.99x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 23.4% — normal range
Effective IV 40.2% (ATM 23.4% + spread 8.4% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 14.08% (spread 8.38% + slippage 5.70%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 37.29 (vega 31.249 / spread 8.38%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +10% (bullish) — Raw: +7%
|OI skew| 11.8% — balanced
Vol skew +13.1%, OI skew +11.8% — aligned
0-DTE 27%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +18%, ATM: -15%, OTM: +20% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 53% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 71% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 29% — mixed
Aggressive execution 27% — patient
Conviction +10 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.4% — wide
OI 363,602 — deep
Volume 21,840/day — active
$0.42 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 5% — much tighter than sector
Depth 210.0 contracts (bid:77.9 ask:132.1) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.70% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -0.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 7% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 0.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 383.43 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +10% @ 55% consistency — unclear
Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.