unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 46.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.93x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 9% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.96x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 34.8% — normal range
Effective IV 42.1% (ATM 34.8% + spread 3.7% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 5.73% (spread 3.67% + slippage 2.06%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 361.15 (vega 132.542 / spread 3.67%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -4% (neutral) — Raw: -4%
|OI skew| 37.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +19.1%, OI skew +37.8% — aligned
0-DTE 37%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +7%, ATM: -5%, OTM: -4% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 41% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 18.9% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 91% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 21% — mixed
Aggressive execution 45% — patient
Conviction -4 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.7% — acceptable
OI 4,462,868 — deep
Volume 841,176/day — active
$0.18 to cross — cheap
3 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 11% — much tighter than sector
Depth 180.6 contracts (bid:88.8 ask:91.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.06% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -4.5% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 46% — neutral
IV kink -0.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1318.83 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 51 (ITM 20% + inst 21%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.