
IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 23.5% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.11x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 4% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.17x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 29.4% — normal range
Effective IV 104.0% (ATM 29.4% + spread 37.3% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 41.32% (spread 37.29% + slippage 4.03%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.64 (vega 13.560 / spread 37.29%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +28% (bullish) — Raw: +36%
|OI skew| 52.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew +76.0%, OI skew +52.3% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +36% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 17% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +1.0% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 28% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 13% — patient
Conviction +28 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 37.3% — wide
OI 10,274 — adequate
Volume 100/day — thin
$1.86 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 52% — neutral vs sector
Depth 120.9 contracts (bid:73.5 ask:47.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.03% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +17.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 24% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 4.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 414.67 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +28% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.