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 46.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.36x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 43% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.18x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 34.7% — normal range
Effective IV 138.0% (ATM 34.7% + spread 51.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 60.53% (spread 51.67% + slippage 8.86%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 8.64 (vega 44.634 / spread 51.67%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -64% (strong bearish) — Raw: -58%
|OI skew| 47.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew -90.2%, OI skew +47.5% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 93%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -50%, OTM: +100% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 97% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -6.5% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 48% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 5% — patient
Conviction -64 (bearish) — strong conviction
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 51.7% — wide
OI 1,182 — thin
Volume 41/day — thin
$2.58 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 45% — neutral vs sector
Depth 30.4 contracts (bid:16.4 ask:14.0) — thin
Avg slippage 8.86% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +18.2% — backwardation
IV percentile 46% — neutral
IV kink 4.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1444.48 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 6d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -64% @ 81% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.