IV is elevated with bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 81.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 51% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 69.5% — normal range
Effective IV 120.4% (ATM 69.5% + spread 25.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 55.36% (spread 25.43% + slippage 29.93%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 6.50 (vega 16.518 / spread 25.43%) — acceptable
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -5% (neutral) — Raw: +4%
|OI skew| 69.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew +96.0%, OI skew +69.5% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +67%, ATM: -86%, OTM: +7% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 5% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.7% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 35% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 19% — mixed
Aggressive execution 86% — highly urgent
Conviction -5 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 25.4% — wide
OI 63,599 — deep
Volume 1,062/day — adequate
$1.27 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 70% — wider than sector
Depth 115.2 contracts (bid:33.2 ask:82.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 29.93% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +8.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 82% — seller opportunity
IV kink 16.7pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 476.02 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -5% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 49 (ITM 20% + inst 19%) — moderate institutional
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