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 17.0% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.80x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 32% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.92x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 27.0% — normal range
Effective IV 63.3% (ATM 27.0% + spread 18.1% + bias) — good value
Total drag 26.37% (spread 18.14% + slippage 8.23%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 5.11 (vega 9.266 / spread 18.14%) — acceptable
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -31% (strong bearish) — Raw: -34%
|OI skew| 39.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew +1.5%, OI skew +39.5% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 29%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +51%, ATM: -25%, OTM: -60% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 71% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.7% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 0% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 52% — patient
Conviction -31 (bearish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 18.1% — wide
OI 98,824 — deep
Volume 396/day — thin
$0.91 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 34% — tighter than sector
Depth 345.70000000000005 contracts (bid:172.3 ask:173.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 8.23% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.7% — contango
IV percentile 17% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -1.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1519.07 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -31% @ 65% consistency — moderate (bearish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.