Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 58.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.17x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 19% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.04x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 38.7% — normal range
Effective IV 48.8% (ATM 38.7% + spread 5.0% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 8.26% (spread 5.04% + slippage 3.22%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 10.20 (vega 5.140 / spread 5.04%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -1% (neutral) — Raw: -1%
|OI skew| 8.7% — balanced
Vol skew -35.3%, OI skew +8.7% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 40%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +36%, ATM: -2%, OTM: -1% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 94% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.1x avg — hot
Vol/OI 16.2% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +11.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 85% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 64% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 34% — patient
Conviction -1 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 5.0% — wide
OI 90,233 — deep
Volume 14,653/day — active
$0.25 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 21% — tighter than sector
Depth 50.8 contracts (bid:25.8 ask:25.0) — thin
Avg slippage 3.22% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +4.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 59% — neutral
IV kink 0.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 5.19 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -1% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 94 (ITM 20% + inst 64%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.