IV is elevated with unusual activity. 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 0.77x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 97% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.04x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 64.9% — normal range
Effective IV 75.4% (ATM 64.9% + spread 5.2% + bias) — fair
Total drag 8.60% (spread 5.23% + slippage 3.37%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 61.78 (vega 32.313 / spread 5.23%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -7% (neutral) — Raw: -10%
|OI skew| 18.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew +26.3%, OI skew +18.5% — aligned
0-DTE 45%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -8%, ATM: +0%, OTM: -14% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 37% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.2x avg — hot
Vol/OI 35.3% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 99% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 30% — mixed
Aggressive execution 49% — patient
Conviction -7 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 5.2% — wide
OI 2,034,122 — deep
Volume 718,135/day — active
$0.26 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 97% — much wider than sector
Depth 532.3 contracts (bid:264.1 ask:268.2) — deep
Avg slippage 3.37% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +4.1% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 92% — seller opportunity
IV kink 6.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1631.97 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -7% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 60 (ITM 20% + inst 30%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.