Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 39.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.43x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 34% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.95x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 32.9% — normal range
Effective IV 48.8% (ATM 32.9% + spread 8.0% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 12.83% (spread 7.97% + slippage 4.86%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 73.02 (vega 58.197 / spread 7.97%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +14% (bullish) — Raw: +7%
|OI skew| 5.4% — balanced
Vol skew +4.1%, OI skew -5.4% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 15%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +19%, ATM: +25%, OTM: +2% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 64% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 41% — patient
Conviction +14 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.0% — wide
OI 256,905 — deep
Volume 9,756/day — active
$0.40 to cross — cheap
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 37% — tighter than sector
Depth 190.6 contracts (bid:83.6 ask:107.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.86% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -4.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 39% — neutral
IV kink -3.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1056.21 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +14% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.