
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 80.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.71x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 57% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 72.2% — normal range
Effective IV 115.0% (ATM 72.2% + spread 21.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 39.95% (spread 21.39% + slippage 18.56%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 26.34 (vega 56.338 / spread 21.39%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -4% (neutral) — Raw: +24%
|OI skew| 61.6% — put-heavy
Vol skew +0.0%, OI skew -61.6% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 52%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -33%, ATM: -29%, OTM: +70% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 65% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.0% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 21% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 40% — patient
Conviction -4 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 21.4% — wide
OI 11,343 — adequate
Volume 62/day — thin
$1.07 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 82% — much wider than sector
Depth 21.5 contracts (bid:10.5 ask:11.0) — thin
Avg slippage 18.56% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -0.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 81% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 181.21 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.