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 86.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.06x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 85% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 53.9% — normal range
Effective IV 89.5% (ATM 53.9% + spread 17.8% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 21.93% (spread 17.81% + slippage 4.12%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 20.99 (vega 37.387 / spread 17.81%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +0% (neutral) — Raw: +0%
|OI skew| 17.7% — call-heavy
Vol skew -16.2%, OI skew +17.7% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 43%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +20%, ATM: +23%, OTM: -10% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 75% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 65% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 21% — mixed
Aggressive execution 25% — patient
Conviction +0 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 17.8% — wide
OI 142,384 — deep
Volume 7,921/day — active
$0.89 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 85% — much wider than sector
Depth 198.8 contracts (bid:108.1 ask:90.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.12% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +9.1% — backwardation
IV percentile 87% — seller opportunity
IV kink 2.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 812.76 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 19d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 51 (ITM 20% + inst 21%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.