IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 79.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.53x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 38% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.95x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 48.0% — normal range
Effective IV 58.2% (ATM 48.0% + spread 5.1% + bias) — good value
Total drag 9.64% (spread 5.12% + slippage 4.52%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 273.33 (vega 139.944 / spread 5.12%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +12% (bullish) — Raw: +6%
|OI skew| 16.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +81.7%, OI skew +16.6% — aligned
0-DTE 22%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -59%, ATM: -15%, OTM: +19% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 7% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 47% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 28% — mixed
Aggressive execution 54% — patient
Conviction +12 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 5.1% — wide
OI 77,423 — deep
Volume 5,071/day — active
$0.26 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 40% — neutral vs sector
Depth 75.80000000000001 contracts (bid:41.6 ask:34.2) — thin
Avg slippage 4.52% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -4.5% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 79% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 2282.94 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +12% @ 56% consistency — unclear
Score 58 (ITM 20% + inst 28%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.