IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 85.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.85x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 85% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 74.3% — normal range
Effective IV 99.5% (ATM 74.3% + spread 12.6% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 17.80% (spread 12.62% + slippage 5.18%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.19 (vega 1.503 / spread 12.62%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -17% (bearish) — Raw: -21%
|OI skew| 30.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +50.0%, OI skew +30.0% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +21%, ATM: -15%, OTM: -28% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 44% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.6% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 60% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 23% — mixed
Aggressive execution 37% — patient
Conviction -17 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.6% — wide
OI 1,109,917 — deep
Volume 29,042/day — active
$0.63 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 92% — much wider than sector
Depth 518.0999999999999 contracts (bid:294.4 ask:223.7) — deep
Avg slippage 5.18% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +8.7% — backwardation
IV percentile 86% — seller opportunity
IV kink 6.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 48.81 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -17% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 53 (ITM 20% + inst 23%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.