IV is elevated with bullish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 83.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.28x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 54% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.02x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 71.5% — normal range
Effective IV 101.7% (ATM 71.5% + spread 15.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 24.65% (spread 15.12% + slippage 9.53%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 23.09 (vega 34.914 / spread 15.12%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +40% (strong bullish) — Raw: +36%
|OI skew| 17.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew +40.5%, OI skew +17.4% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +27%, ATM: +47%, OTM: +32% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.9x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 10.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -2.4% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 88% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 7% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 37% — patient
Conviction +40 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 15.1% — wide
OI 119,701 — deep
Volume 11,911/day — active
$0.76 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 73% — wider than sector
Depth 71.30000000000001 contracts (bid:37.6 ask:33.7) — thin
Avg slippage 9.53% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 84% — seller opportunity
IV kink 5.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 533.03 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +40% @ 70% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 37 (ITM 20% + inst 7%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.