IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 77.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.75x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 49% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 66.8% — normal range
Effective IV 89.3% (ATM 66.8% + spread 11.2% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 16.33% (spread 11.25% + slippage 5.08%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.12 (vega 3.513 / spread 11.25%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +14% (bullish) — Raw: +15%
|OI skew| 25.7% — call-heavy
Vol skew +37.4%, OI skew +25.7% — aligned
0-DTE 30%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +22%, ATM: +24%, OTM: +10% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 57% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 45% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 16% — mixed
Aggressive execution 37% — patient
Conviction +14 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.2% — wide
OI 458,202 — deep
Volume 17,388/day — active
$0.56 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 72% — wider than sector
Depth 395.5 contracts (bid:224.6 ask:170.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.08% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.3% — contango
IV percentile 77% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 48.32 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +14% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 46 (ITM 20% + inst 16%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.