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 85.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.31x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 62% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.91x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 79.7% — normal range
Effective IV 135.5% (ATM 79.7% + spread 27.9% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 36.11% (spread 27.88% + slippage 8.23%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.29 (vega 0.809 / spread 27.88%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -8% (neutral) — Raw: -6%
|OI skew| 44.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew -0.7%, OI skew +44.0% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 16%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -27%, ATM: -60%, OTM: +9% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 76% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 7.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +12.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 85% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 28% — mixed
Aggressive execution 22% — patient
Conviction -8 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 27.9% — wide
OI 17,604 — adequate
Volume 1,343/day — adequate
$1.39 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 84% — much wider than sector
Depth 288.5 contracts (bid:139.2 ask:149.3) — adequate
Avg slippage 8.23% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -9.3% — contango
IV percentile 85% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 2.74 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -8% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 58 (ITM 20% + inst 28%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.