
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 24.0% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.14x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 48% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.05x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 29.8% — normal range
Effective IV 56.4% (ATM 29.8% + spread 13.3% + bias) — good value
Total drag 19.80% (spread 13.32% + slippage 6.48%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 37.45 (vega 49.884 / spread 13.32%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +19% (bullish) — Raw: +13%
|OI skew| 3.8% — balanced
Vol skew +30.5%, OI skew -3.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 43%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -57%, ATM: -66%, OTM: +52% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 40% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -1.6% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 61% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 14% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 52% — patient
Conviction +19 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.3% — wide
OI 47,469 — adequate
Volume 1,407/day — adequate
$0.67 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 58% — neutral vs sector
Depth 75.4 contracts (bid:42.7 ask:32.7) — thin
Avg slippage 6.48% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +4.6% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 24% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 0.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1146.77 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 11d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +19% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 44 (ITM 20% + inst 14%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.