IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 87.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.85x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 64% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.98x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 54.8% — normal range
Effective IV 63.1% (ATM 54.8% + spread 4.2% + bias) — good value
Total drag 6.17% (spread 4.17% + slippage 2.00%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 34.37 (vega 14.333 / spread 4.17%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +3% (neutral) — Raw: +2%
|OI skew| 15.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +42.9%, OI skew +15.6% — aligned
0-DTE 46%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +8%, ATM: -4%, OTM: +4% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 28% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.0x avg — hot
Vol/OI 23.7% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
4 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change +20.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 93% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 28% — mixed
Aggressive execution 49% — patient
Conviction +3 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 4.2% — acceptable
OI 2,626,539 — deep
Volume 621,794/day — active
$0.21 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 64% — wider than sector
Depth 361.1 contracts (bid:180.5 ask:180.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 2.00% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -1.6% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 88% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 52.44 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +3% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 58 (ITM 20% + inst 28%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.