IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 79.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.43x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 48% — below sector median
Front/Back 2.16x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 79.0% — normal range
Effective IV 84.3% (ATM 79.0% + spread 2.6% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 4.03% (spread 2.64% + slippage 1.39%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 2.64%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +0% (neutral) — Raw: +0%
|OI skew| 3.9% — balanced
Vol skew +26.6%, OI skew +3.9% — aligned
0-DTE 63%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +7%, ATM: +0%, OTM: -3% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 40% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 7.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -1.2% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 43% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 37% — patient
Conviction +0 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.6% — acceptable
OI 3,468,182 — deep
Volume 250,627/day — active
$0.13 to cross — cheap
2 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 48% — neutral vs sector
Depth 169.89999999999998 contracts (bid:83.1 ask:86.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 1.39% — fair
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +115.8% — backwardation
IV percentile 80% — seller opportunity
IV kink 61.1pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 4d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.