IV is elevated with bullish flow and 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 78.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.21x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 81% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.99x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 68.7% — normal range
Effective IV 90.7% (ATM 68.7% + spread 11.0% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 14.19% (spread 10.98% + slippage 3.21%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 2.74 (vega 3.013 / spread 10.98%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +20% (bullish) — Raw: +15%
|OI skew| 43.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +39.2%, OI skew +43.0% — aligned
0-DTE 7%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +51%, ATM: +29%, OTM: +3% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 64% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.8x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 5.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
2 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change +16.8% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 78% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 23% — mixed
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction +20 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.0% — wide
OI 299,808 — deep
Volume 15,737/day — active
$0.55 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 89% — much wider than sector
Depth 1,277.2 contracts (bid:505.2 ask:772.0) — deep
Avg slippage 3.21% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -0.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 79% — seller opportunity
IV kink -1.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 418.50 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +20% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 53 (ITM 20% + inst 23%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.