bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.44x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 44.2% (ATM 0.0% + spread 22.1% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 28.13% (spread 22.12% + slippage 6.01%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 22.12%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +36% (strong bullish) — Raw: +34%
|OI skew| 57.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew +91.7%, OI skew +57.4% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +83%, ATM: +94%, OTM: -49% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 9% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -3.4% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 79% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 15% — patient
Conviction +36 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 22.1% — wide
OI 25,895 — adequate
Volume 917/day — adequate
$1.11 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 323.4 contracts (bid:269.5 ask:53.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 6.01% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +44.4% — backwardation
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 17.4pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +36% @ 68% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.