Mixed signals. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 35.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.39x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 33% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.83x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 32.4% — normal range
Effective IV 49.4% (ATM 32.4% + spread 8.5% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 13.20% (spread 8.48% + slippage 4.72%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.00 (vega 10.172 / spread 8.48%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +18% (bullish) — Raw: +16%
|OI skew| 13.6% — balanced
Vol skew +28.8%, OI skew +13.6% — aligned
0-DTE 32%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +11%, ATM: +14%, OTM: +17% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 75% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.3% — 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 50% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 33% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 41% — patient
Conviction +18 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.5% — wide
OI 667,689 — deep
Volume 42,039/day — active
$0.42 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 41% — neutral vs sector
Depth 204.5 contracts (bid:94.8 ask:109.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.72% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -17.2% — contango
IV percentile 36% — neutral
IV kink -7.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 99.92 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 19d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +18% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 63 (ITM 20% + inst 33%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.