IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 11.9% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.25x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 12% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.08x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 26.5% — normal range
Effective IV 73.2% (ATM 26.5% + spread 23.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 31.36% (spread 23.33% + slippage 8.03%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 17.56 (vega 40.974 / spread 23.33%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -3% (neutral) — Raw: -4%
|OI skew| 6.3% — balanced
Vol skew -8.0%, OI skew -6.3% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 20%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +11%, ATM: -63%, OTM: +36% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 75% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.2x avg — hot
Vol/OI 11.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +9.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 90% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 27% — mixed
Aggressive execution 36% — patient
Conviction -3 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 23.3% — wide
OI 24,722 — adequate
Volume 2,877/day — adequate
$1.17 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 16% — much tighter than sector
Depth 55.3 contracts (bid:24.6 ask:30.7) — thin
Avg slippage 8.03% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +7.7% — backwardation
IV percentile 12% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 2.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 650.38 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -3% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 57 (ITM 20% + inst 27%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.