IV is low with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 29.1% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.71x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 18% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.85x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 30.9% — normal range
Effective IV 58.1% (ATM 30.9% + spread 13.6% + bias) — good value
Total drag 24.94% (spread 13.62% + slippage 11.32%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 50.01 (vega 68.115 / spread 13.62%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +47% (strong bullish) — Raw: +32%
|OI skew| 13.2% — balanced
Vol skew +40.6%, OI skew +13.2% — aligned
0-DTE 36%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +65%, ATM: +31%, OTM: +30% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 27% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.3% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 78% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 23% — mixed
Aggressive execution 34% — patient
Conviction +47 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.6% — wide
OI 104,114 — deep
Volume 5,487/day — active
$0.68 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 22% — tighter than sector
Depth 87.6 contracts (bid:41.2 ask:46.4) — thin
Avg slippage 11.32% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -15.4% — contango
IV percentile 29% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -5.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 584.68 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 13d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +47% @ 73% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 53 (ITM 20% + inst 23%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.