
IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 82.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.87x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 88% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.93x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 74.9% — normal range
Effective IV 144.3% (ATM 74.9% + spread 34.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 44.12% (spread 34.70% + slippage 9.42%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.32 (vega 4.582 / spread 34.70%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +12% (bullish) — Raw: -2%
|OI skew| 3.5% — balanced
Vol skew +68.3%, OI skew +3.5% — aligned
0-DTE 23%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +71%, ATM: +74%, OTM: -31% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 26% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 20% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 29% — patient
Conviction +12 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 34.7% — wide
OI 51,354 — deep
Volume 284/day — thin
$1.74 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 94% — much wider than sector
Depth 289.9 contracts (bid:179.0 ask:110.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 9.42% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -6.8% — contango
IV percentile 82% — seller opportunity
IV kink -4.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 339.44 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +12% @ 56% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.