IV is low with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 15.1% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.39x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.86x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 27.4% — normal range
Effective IV 53.7% (ATM 27.4% + spread 13.1% + bias) — good value
Total drag 17.32% (spread 13.13% + slippage 4.19%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.49 (vega 1.952 / spread 13.13%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +11% (bullish) — Raw: +10%
|OI skew| 18.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew +17.0%, OI skew +18.5% — aligned
0-DTE 29%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +50%, ATM: +15%, OTM: -2% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 53% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 38% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 38% — patient
Conviction +11 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.1% — wide
OI 699,600 — deep
Volume 32,202/day — active
$0.66 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 18% — much tighter than sector
Depth 352.5 contracts (bid:110.6 ask:241.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.19% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -13.5% — contango
IV percentile 15% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -1.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 6.16 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +11% @ 56% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.