IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 79.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.87x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 68% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.02x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 48.0% — normal range
Effective IV 66.1% (ATM 48.0% + spread 9.0% + bias) — fair
Total drag 13.22% (spread 9.04% + slippage 4.18%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 2.67 (vega 2.413 / spread 9.04%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -16% (bearish) — Raw: -21%
|OI skew| 13.8% — balanced
Vol skew +34.4%, OI skew +13.8% — aligned
0-DTE 24%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -27%, ATM: -2%, OTM: -24% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 40% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.9% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 40% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 13% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 38% — patient
Conviction -16 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.0% — wide
OI 558,510 — deep
Volume 16,041/day — active
$0.45 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 70% — wider than sector
Depth 206.9 contracts (bid:110.5 ask:96.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.18% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 79% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 3.63 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -16% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 43 (ITM 20% + inst 13%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.