
IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 72.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.52x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 64% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.92x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 61.2% — normal range
Effective IV 100.2% (ATM 61.2% + spread 19.5% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 29.20% (spread 19.51% + slippage 9.69%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 13.16 (vega 25.666 / spread 19.51%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -6% (neutral) — Raw: -31%
|OI skew| 63.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew +93.5%, OI skew +63.3% — aligned
0-DTE 41%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -73%, ATM: -14%, OTM: -91% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 6% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -8.7% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 87% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 19% — patient
Conviction -6 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 19.5% — wide
OI 7,394 — thin
Volume 489/day — thin
$0.98 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 80% — wider than sector
Depth 14.1 contracts (bid:7.5 ask:6.6) — thin
Avg slippage 9.69% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -7.9% — contango
IV percentile 73% — seller opportunity
IV kink -2.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 333.32 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -6% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
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