IV is low with bullish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 10.9% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.17x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 7% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.89x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 25.2% — normal range
Effective IV 44.3% (ATM 25.2% + spread 9.5% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 14.82% (spread 9.54% + slippage 5.28%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.77 (vega 12.184 / spread 9.54%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +1% (neutral) — Raw: -13%
|OI skew| 16.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +27.1%, OI skew +16.8% — aligned
0-DTE 17%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +21%, ATM: -7%, OTM: -35% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 29% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 56% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 53% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 53% — patient
Conviction +1 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.5% — wide
OI 1,064,451 — deep
Volume 50,557/day — active
$0.48 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 18% — much tighter than sector
Depth 694.5999999999999 contracts (bid:349.2 ask:345.4) — deep
Avg slippage 5.28% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -11.4% — contango
IV percentile 11% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -1.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 3930.19 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +1% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 83 (ITM 20% + inst 53%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.