
IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 85.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.93x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 90% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.03x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 53.2% — normal range
Effective IV 76.1% (ATM 53.2% + spread 11.4% + bias) — fair
Total drag 19.06% (spread 11.43% + slippage 7.63%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 78.33 (vega 89.533 / spread 11.43%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +8% (neutral) — Raw: +1%
|OI skew| 10.3% — balanced
Vol skew +1.1%, OI skew -10.3% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 45%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -20%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +2% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 72% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.7% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 69% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 19% — mixed
Aggressive execution 30% — patient
Conviction +8 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.4% — wide
OI 213,158 — deep
Volume 7,810/day — active
$0.57 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 91% — much wider than sector
Depth 124.4 contracts (bid:59.4 ask:65.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 7.63% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +2.6% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 86% — seller opportunity
IV kink 0.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 771.17 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 24d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +8% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 49 (ITM 20% + inst 19%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.