
Mixed signals. 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 1.23x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 24.4% (ATM 0.0% + spread 12.2% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 18.45% (spread 12.21% + slippage 6.24%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 12.21%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -47% (strong bearish) — Raw: -38%
|OI skew| 45.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +55.1%, OI skew +45.1% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -5%, ATM: -44%, OTM: -39% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 35% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.9% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -1.1% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 75% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 40% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 62% — urgent
Conviction -47 (bearish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 12.2% — wide
OI 1,395,656 — deep
Volume 54,443/day — active
$0.61 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 665.8 contracts (bid:326.4 ask:339.4) — deep
Avg slippage 6.24% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +23.2% — backwardation
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 23.8pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -47% @ 74% consistency — STRONG directional (bearish)
Score 70 (ITM 20% + inst 40%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.