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 45.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.25x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 29% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.16x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 34.4% — normal range
Effective IV 78.9% (ATM 34.4% + spread 22.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 36.90% (spread 22.26% + slippage 14.64%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 18.61 (vega 41.433 / spread 22.26%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -28% (bearish) — Raw: -40%
|OI skew| 20.6% — put-heavy
Vol skew +24.0%, OI skew -20.6% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 66%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +20%, ATM: +16%, OTM: -52% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 34% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.6x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 7.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 70% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 15% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 26% — patient
Conviction -28 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 22.3% — wide
OI 17,914 — adequate
Volume 1,352/day — adequate
$1.11 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 30% — tighter than sector
Depth 26.9 contracts (bid:12.9 ask:14.0) — thin
Avg slippage 14.64% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +16.1% — backwardation
IV percentile 45% — neutral
IV kink 5.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 147.55 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 10d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -28% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bearish)
Score 45 (ITM 20% + inst 15%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.