unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 55.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.77x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 19% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 36.5% — normal range
Effective IV 43.6% (ATM 36.5% + spread 3.6% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 7.91% (spread 3.56% + slippage 4.35%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 552.89 (vega 196.827 / spread 3.56%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -3% (neutral) — Raw: -5%
|OI skew| 34.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +22.2%, OI skew +34.1% — aligned
0-DTE 44%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -7%, ATM: +1%, OTM: -9% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 43% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.9x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 37.9% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +17.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 97% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 45% — patient
Conviction -3 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.6% — acceptable
OI 3,175,288 — deep
Volume 1,202,410/day — active
$0.18 to cross — cheap
3 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 20% — much tighter than sector
Depth 115.2 contracts (bid:54.0 ask:61.2) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.35% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -6.9% — contango
IV percentile 56% — neutral
IV kink 0.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1137.07 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -3% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.