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 63.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.01x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 68% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.06x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 39.7% — normal range
Effective IV 62.4% (ATM 39.7% + spread 11.3% + bias) — good value
Total drag 15.46% (spread 11.35% + slippage 4.11%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 111.76 (vega 126.850 / spread 11.35%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +38% (strong bullish) — Raw: +44%
|OI skew| 18.9% — put-heavy
Vol skew -49.6%, OI skew -18.9% — aligned
0-DTE 16%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +28%, ATM: -8%, OTM: +54% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 89% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +14.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 77% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 65% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 26% — patient
Conviction +38 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.3% — wide
OI 90,006 — deep
Volume 7,228/day — active
$0.57 to cross — expensive
3 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 69% — wider than sector
Depth 48.5 contracts (bid:22.9 ask:25.6) — thin
Avg slippage 4.11% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +6.4% — backwardation
IV percentile 64% — neutral
IV kink 0.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1175.63 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 14d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +38% @ 69% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 95 (ITM 20% + inst 65%) — HIGH institutional
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