IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 91.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.86x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 75% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.02x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 58.4% — normal range
Effective IV 72.1% (ATM 58.4% + spread 6.9% + bias) — fair
Total drag 10.15% (spread 6.86% + slippage 3.29%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 7.36 (vega 5.048 / spread 6.86%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +18% (bullish) — Raw: +14%
|OI skew| 24.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew +24.9%, OI skew +24.3% — aligned
0-DTE 11%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +12%, ATM: +12%, OTM: +15% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +13.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 36% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 36% — patient
Conviction +18 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 6.9% — wide
OI 311,055 — deep
Volume 15,556/day — active
$0.34 to cross — cheap
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 76% — wider than sector
Depth 270.1 contracts (bid:157.1 ask:113.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.29% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +2.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 92% — seller opportunity
IV kink -4.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 40.91 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 6d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +18% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.