
Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 61.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.47x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.04x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 45.3% — normal range
Effective IV 67.5% (ATM 45.3% + spread 11.1% + bias) — fair
Total drag 14.81% (spread 11.09% + slippage 3.72%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 4.31 (vega 4.777 / spread 11.09%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +25% (bullish) — Raw: +22%
|OI skew| 7.7% — balanced
Vol skew +30.3%, OI skew +7.7% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +64%, ATM: +70%, OTM: -2% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 58% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.9% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 33% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 26% — mixed
Aggressive execution 64% — urgent
Conviction +25 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.1% — wide
OI 111,227 — deep
Volume 979/day — adequate
$0.55 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 69% — wider than sector
Depth 91.7 contracts (bid:52.0 ask:39.7) — thin
Avg slippage 3.72% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +3.7% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 61% — neutral
IV kink 2.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 40.56 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +25% @ 63% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 56 (ITM 20% + inst 26%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.