IV is low with 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 29.7% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 21% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.91x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 31.0% — normal range
Effective IV 53.0% (ATM 31.0% + spread 11.0% + bias) — good value
Total drag 17.54% (spread 10.99% + slippage 6.55%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 7.15 (vega 7.862 / spread 10.99%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +14% (bullish) — Raw: +11%
|OI skew| 17.5% — put-heavy
Vol skew +67.3%, OI skew -17.5% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 78%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +3%, ATM: +12%, OTM: +11% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 13% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 13.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 92% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 22% — mixed
Aggressive execution 46% — patient
Conviction +14 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.0% — wide
OI 101,285 — deep
Volume 13,278/day — active
$0.55 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 24% — tighter than sector
Depth 88.30000000000001 contracts (bid:45.6 ask:42.7) — thin
Avg slippage 6.55% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -9.1% — contango
IV percentile 30% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -1.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 6.12 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +14% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 52 (ITM 20% + inst 22%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.