IV is elevated with unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 72.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.08x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 71% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.08x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 54.2% — normal range
Effective IV 77.4% (ATM 54.2% + spread 11.6% + bias) — fair
Total drag 17.04% (spread 11.62% + slippage 5.42%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 25.41 (vega 29.524 / spread 11.62%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -7% (neutral) — Raw: -4%
|OI skew| 2.9% — balanced
Vol skew +69.9%, OI skew -2.9% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +17%, ATM: +2%, OTM: -11% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 23% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.7x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 3.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.8% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 70% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 9% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 46% — patient
Conviction -7 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.6% — wide
OI 65,673 — deep
Volume 2,325/day — adequate
$0.58 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 84% — much wider than sector
Depth 30.6 contracts (bid:18.7 ask:11.9) — thin
Avg slippage 5.42% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +7.8% — backwardation
IV percentile 72% — seller opportunity
IV kink 5.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 630.85 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -7% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 39 (ITM 20% + inst 9%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.