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 69.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 61% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.91x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 42.1% — normal range
Effective IV 59.7% (ATM 42.1% + spread 8.8% + bias) — good value
Total drag 13.16% (spread 8.80% + slippage 4.36%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 43.75 (vega 38.497 / spread 8.80%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +7% (neutral) — Raw: -5%
|OI skew| 1.9% — balanced
Vol skew +45.6%, OI skew +1.9% — aligned
0-DTE 45%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -24%, ATM: -5%, OTM: -4% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 20% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.6x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 8.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
2 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change +10.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 76% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 24% — mixed
Aggressive execution 23% — patient
Conviction +7 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.8% — wide
OI 250,643 — deep
Volume 21,144/day — active
$0.44 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 62% — wider than sector
Depth 228.7 contracts (bid:105.0 ask:123.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.36% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -9.0% — contango
IV percentile 70% — neutral
IV kink -5.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 810.47 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 20d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +7% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 54 (ITM 20% + inst 24%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.