IV is elevated. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 83.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.15x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 58% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.18x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 50.3% — normal range
Effective IV 65.3% (ATM 50.3% + spread 7.5% + bias) — fair
Total drag 11.08% (spread 7.49% + slippage 3.59%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 63.27 (vega 47.391 / spread 7.49%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +70% (strong bullish) — Raw: +74%
|OI skew| 27.7% — put-heavy
Vol skew -75.5%, OI skew -27.7% — aligned
0-DTE 7%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +31%, ATM: -17%, OTM: +80% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 99% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.6x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 6.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +13.8% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 48% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 70% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 34% — patient
Conviction +70 (bullish) — strong conviction
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 7.5% — wide
OI 173,905 — deep
Volume 11,328/day — active
$0.37 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 59% — neutral vs sector
Depth 216.8 contracts (bid:118.4 ask:98.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.59% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +18.4% — backwardation
IV percentile 84% — seller opportunity
IV kink 9.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 909.62 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +70% @ 85% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 100 (ITM 20% + inst 70%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.