Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 49.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.69x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 13% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.76x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 36.2% — normal range
Effective IV 40.5% (ATM 36.2% + spread 2.2% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 6.82% (spread 2.16% + slippage 4.66%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 350.35 (vega 75.676 / spread 2.16%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -4% (neutral) — Raw: -4%
|OI skew| 34.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +19.5%, OI skew +34.1% — aligned
0-DTE 54%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -4%, ATM: -4%, OTM: -3% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 58% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 13.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 78% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 15% — mixed
Aggressive execution 42% — patient
Conviction -4 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.2% — acceptable
OI 3,022,813 — deep
Volume 407,049/day — active
$0.11 to cross — cheap
10 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 15% — much tighter than sector
Depth 91.5 contracts (bid:38.1 ask:53.4) — thin
Avg slippage 4.66% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -24.2% — contango
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink -9.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 130.07 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 45 (ITM 20% + inst 15%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.