IV is elevated with 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 97.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.62x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 91% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.82x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 60.0% — normal range
Effective IV 67.3% (ATM 60.0% + spread 3.6% + bias) — fair
Total drag 7.23% (spread 3.64% + slippage 3.59%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 250.49 (vega 91.179 / spread 3.64%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -7% (neutral) — Raw: -7%
|OI skew| 5.0% — balanced
Vol skew +11.5%, OI skew -5.0% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 26%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +5%, ATM: -4%, OTM: -10% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 65% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 26.4% — high turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 95% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 22% — mixed
Aggressive execution 29% — patient
Conviction -7 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.6% — acceptable
OI 3,576,469 — deep
Volume 945,146/day — active
$0.18 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 91% — much wider than sector
Depth 105.2 contracts (bid:51.2 ask:54.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.59% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -17.9% — contango
IV percentile 98% — seller opportunity
IV kink -9.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 67.21 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 29d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -7% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 52 (ITM 20% + inst 22%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.