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 73.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.99x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 39% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.03x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 43.5% — normal range
Effective IV 55.6% (ATM 43.5% + spread 6.1% + bias) — good value
Total drag 9.73% (spread 6.06% + slippage 3.67%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 99.46 (vega 60.274 / spread 6.06%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -8% (neutral) — Raw: -3%
|OI skew| 14.1% — balanced
Vol skew +31.9%, OI skew +14.1% — aligned
0-DTE 41%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -14%, ATM: -14%, OTM: +3% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 43% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +6.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 62% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 32% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 40% — patient
Conviction -8 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 6.1% — wide
OI 940,735 — deep
Volume 79,560/day — active
$0.30 to cross — cheap
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 40% — neutral vs sector
Depth 242.3 contracts (bid:121.5 ask:120.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.67% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +3.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 73% — seller opportunity
IV kink 0.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1105.95 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -8% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 62 (ITM 20% + inst 32%) — HIGH institutional
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