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 76.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.58x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 46% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 65.0% — normal range
Effective IV 82.4% (ATM 65.0% + spread 8.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 15.59% (spread 8.68% + slippage 6.91%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 13.58 (vega 11.789 / spread 8.68%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +18% (bullish) — Raw: +20%
|OI skew| 16.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew +4.6%, OI skew +16.3% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 51%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +5%, ATM: +18%, OTM: +22% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 76% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 7.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 70% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 12% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 40% — patient
Conviction +18 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.7% — wide
OI 331,186 — deep
Volume 25,765/day — active
$0.43 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 70% — wider than sector
Depth 142.0 contracts (bid:70.1 ask:71.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.91% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 76% — seller opportunity
IV kink 3.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 24.56 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +18% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 42 (ITM 20% + inst 12%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.