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 0.9% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.01x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 19.2% — normal range
Effective IV 40.9% (ATM 19.2% + spread 10.8% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 15.26% (spread 10.83% + slippage 4.43%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.16 (vega 13.168 / spread 10.83%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -4% (neutral) — Raw: +1%
|OI skew| 0.4% — balanced
Vol skew +21.0%, OI skew +0.4% — aligned
0-DTE 23%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +36%, ATM: -7%, OTM: +8% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 46% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 46% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 29% — mixed
Aggressive execution 34% — patient
Conviction -4 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.8% — wide
OI 773,504 — deep
Volume 33,877/day — active
$0.54 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 3% — much tighter than sector
Depth 470.20000000000005 contracts (bid:179.1 ask:291.1) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.43% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 1% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 0.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 604.02 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 59 (ITM 20% + inst 29%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.