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 87.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.91x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 64% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.12x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 79.0% — normal range
Effective IV 101.7% (ATM 79.0% + spread 11.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 17.24% (spread 11.37% + slippage 5.87%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 7.60 (vega 8.639 / spread 11.37%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -26% (bearish) — Raw: -25%
|OI skew| 22.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +25.9%, OI skew +22.2% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -23%, ATM: +5%, OTM: -29% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 65% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -6.3% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 57% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 12% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 44% — patient
Conviction -26 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.4% — wide
OI 193,299 — deep
Volume 7,002/day — active
$0.57 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 79% — wider than sector
Depth 132.0 contracts (bid:82.4 ask:49.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.87% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +11.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 88% — seller opportunity
IV kink 9.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 46.67 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -26% @ 63% consistency — moderate (bearish)
Score 42 (ITM 20% + inst 12%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.