
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 26.5% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.97x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 16% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.18x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 30.3% — normal range
Effective IV 58.4% (ATM 30.3% + spread 14.0% + bias) — good value
Total drag 17.14% (spread 14.04% + slippage 3.10%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 7.28 (vega 10.225 / spread 14.04%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -8% (neutral) — Raw: -10%
|OI skew| 29.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +42.1%, OI skew +29.2% — aligned
0-DTE 2%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +10%, OTM: -11% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 24% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.7% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 14% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 32% — patient
Conviction -8 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.0% — wide
OI 26,196 — adequate
Volume 442/day — thin
$0.70 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 18% — much tighter than sector
Depth 96.6 contracts (bid:52.3 ask:44.3) — thin
Avg slippage 3.10% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +18.1% — backwardation
IV percentile 26% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 4.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 390.26 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 18d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -8% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.