IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 4.5% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 38% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 23.3% — normal range
Effective IV 83.5% (ATM 23.3% + spread 30.1% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 38.10% (spread 30.11% + slippage 7.99%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.28 (vega 0.842 / spread 30.11%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +23% (bullish) — Raw: +13%
|OI skew| 36.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew -0.4%, OI skew +36.1% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 22%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +40%, OTM: -27% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 75% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 59% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 36% — patient
Conviction +23 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 30.1% — wide
OI 68,163 — deep
Volume 2,203/day — adequate
$1.51 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 44% — neutral vs sector
Depth 336.0 contracts (bid:196.4 ask:139.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 7.99% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +9.3% — backwardation
IV percentile 4% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 2.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 7.13 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 19d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +23% @ 61% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.