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 87.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.88x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 60% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.26x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 57.9% — normal range
Effective IV 66.7% (ATM 57.9% + spread 4.4% + bias) — fair
Total drag 6.50% (spread 4.40% + slippage 2.10%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 55.51 (vega 24.423 / spread 4.40%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -17% (bearish) — Raw: -16%
|OI skew| 9.8% — balanced
Vol skew +20.5%, OI skew +9.8% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -38%, ATM: +2%, OTM: -18% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 52% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 10.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -1.1% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 76% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 28% — mixed
Aggressive execution 43% — patient
Conviction -17 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 4.4% — acceptable
OI 2,464,489 — deep
Volume 245,244/day — active
$0.22 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 61% — wider than sector
Depth 362.4 contracts (bid:179.2 ask:183.2) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.10% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +25.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 87% — seller opportunity
IV kink 14.5pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 156.86 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
HIGH RISK: FOMC in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -17% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 58 (ITM 20% + inst 28%) — moderate institutional
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