Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 69.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.07x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 79% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 57.2% — normal range
Effective IV 96.1% (ATM 57.2% + spread 19.5% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 31.54% (spread 19.46% + slippage 12.08%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.41 (vega 0.789 / spread 19.46%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +44% (strong bullish) — Raw: +13%
|OI skew| 11.4% — balanced
Vol skew -39.4%, OI skew -11.4% — aligned
0-DTE 32%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +14%, ATM: -18%, OTM: +26% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 93% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -3.0% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 47% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 73% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 31% — patient
Conviction +44 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 19.5% — wide
OI 1,422,670 — deep
Volume 39,368/day — active
$0.97 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 83% — much wider than sector
Depth 3,481.1 contracts (bid:2,335.7 ask:1,145.4) — deep
Avg slippage 12.08% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -0.4% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 70% — neutral
IV kink 1.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 54.03 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +44% @ 72% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 103 (ITM 20% + inst 73%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.