
IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 6.4% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.98x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 3% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 23.3% — normal range
Effective IV 44.7% (ATM 23.3% + spread 10.7% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 14.83% (spread 10.69% + slippage 4.14%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 38.25 (vega 40.887 / spread 10.69%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +24% (bullish) — Raw: +22%
|OI skew| 8.4% — balanced
Vol skew -4.7%, OI skew +8.4% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 14%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -66%, ATM: +27%, OTM: +35% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 80% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.8% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 60% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 24% — mixed
Aggressive execution 34% — patient
Conviction +24 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.7% — wide
OI 359,950 — deep
Volume 17,806/day — active
$0.53 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 6% — much tighter than sector
Depth 162.4 contracts (bid:77.5 ask:84.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.14% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 6% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 1.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1362.90 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +24% @ 62% consistency — unclear
Score 54 (ITM 20% + inst 24%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.