IV is low. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 20.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.87x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 24% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.19x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 28.5% — normal range
Effective IV 59.8% (ATM 28.5% + spread 15.6% + bias) — good value
Total drag 24.73% (spread 15.64% + slippage 9.09%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.05 (vega 18.849 / spread 15.64%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -22% (bearish) — Raw: -8%
|OI skew| 57.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +9.3%, OI skew +57.0% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 23%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +17%, ATM: -41%, OTM: -2% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 63% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -2.1% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 17% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 28% — patient
Conviction -22 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 15.6% — wide
OI 4,633 — thin
Volume 97/day — thin
$0.78 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 29% — tighter than sector
Depth 56.1 contracts (bid:25.5 ask:30.6) — thin
Avg slippage 9.09% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +18.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 20% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 5.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 730.59 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 14d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -22% @ 61% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.