unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
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 1.36x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 61% — above sector median
Front/Back 4.58x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 43.2% — normal range
Effective IV 58.9% (ATM 43.2% + spread 7.8% + bias) — good value
Total drag 11.56% (spread 7.85% + slippage 3.71%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 10.28 (vega 8.072 / spread 7.85%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +11% (bullish) — Raw: +7%
|OI skew| 9.9% — balanced
Vol skew +18.4%, OI skew +9.9% — aligned
0-DTE 35%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -7%, ATM: +23%, OTM: +6% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 60% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 13.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 83% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 24% — mixed
Aggressive execution 44% — patient
Conviction +11 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 7.8% — wide
OI 711,256 — deep
Volume 93,357/day — active
$0.39 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 63% — wider than sector
Depth 278.3 contracts (bid:125.7 ask:152.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.71% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +358.2% — backwardation
IV percentile 42% — neutral
IV kink 81.4pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 80.96 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +11% @ 55% consistency — unclear
Score 54 (ITM 20% + inst 24%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.