IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 79.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.42x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 56% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.04x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 70.5% — normal range
Effective IV 95.4% (ATM 70.5% + spread 12.5% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 19.00% (spread 12.46% + slippage 6.54%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.59 (vega 4.468 / spread 12.46%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +4% (neutral) — Raw: +12%
|OI skew| 30.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +66.8%, OI skew +30.6% — aligned
0-DTE 47%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -19%, ATM: -30%, OTM: +27% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 36% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 36% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 44% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 35% — patient
Conviction +4 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.5% — wide
OI 720,115 — deep
Volume 18,804/day — active
$0.62 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 76% — wider than sector
Depth 429.0 contracts (bid:261.7 ask:167.3) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.54% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +4.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 80% — seller opportunity
IV kink 7.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 183.11 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 74 (ITM 20% + inst 44%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.