
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 84.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.83x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 85% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 78.4% — normal range
Effective IV 110.1% (ATM 78.4% + spread 15.8% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 23.85% (spread 15.83% + slippage 8.02%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.48 (vega 0.766 / spread 15.83%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +15% (bullish) — Raw: +18%
|OI skew| 22.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +59.2%, OI skew +22.0% — aligned
0-DTE 25%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +32%, ATM: +18%, OTM: +17% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 49% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 70% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 48% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 40% — patient
Conviction +15 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 15.8% — wide
OI 870,315 — deep
Volume 35,006/day — active
$0.79 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 92% — much wider than sector
Depth 1,195.1 contracts (bid:729.0 ask:466.1) — deep
Avg slippage 8.02% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.2% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 84% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 20.49 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +15% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 78 (ITM 20% + inst 48%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.