unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 67.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.36x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 33% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.02x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 48.5% — normal range
Effective IV 72.1% (ATM 48.5% + spread 11.8% + bias) — fair
Total drag 18.09% (spread 11.80% + slippage 6.29%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 30.09 (vega 35.509 / spread 11.80%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: +16%
|OI skew| 15.1% — put-heavy
Vol skew +5.1%, OI skew -15.1% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -18%, ATM: -8%, OTM: +21% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 58% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +9.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 86% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 11% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 50% — patient
Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.8% — wide
OI 141,421 — deep
Volume 11,438/day — active
$0.59 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 73% — wider than sector
Depth 44.3 contracts (bid:18.4 ask:25.9) — thin
Avg slippage 6.29% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.7% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 67% — neutral
IV kink -1.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 549.68 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
HIGH RISK: No earnings detected; FOMC in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +7% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 41 (ITM 20% + inst 11%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.