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 75.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.04x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 45% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 64.2% — normal range
Effective IV 83.5% (ATM 64.2% + spread 9.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 23.47% (spread 9.66% + slippage 13.81%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 94.40 (vega 91.192 / spread 9.66%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -9% (neutral) — Raw: -11%
|OI skew| 33.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew +45.3%, OI skew +33.4% — aligned
0-DTE 48%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +31%, ATM: +31%, OTM: -33% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 52% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 6.5x avg — hot
Vol/OI 22.8% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
2 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change +26.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 93% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 22% — mixed
Aggressive execution 33% — patient
Conviction -9 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.7% — wide
OI 5,986 — thin
Volume 1,365/day — adequate
$0.48 to cross — cheap
7 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 70% — wider than sector
Depth 13.2 contracts (bid:6.7 ask:6.5) — thin
Avg slippage 13.81% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 75% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 208.49 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -9% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 52 (ITM 20% + inst 22%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.