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 80.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 56% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.04x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 64.8% — normal range
Effective IV 94.6% (ATM 64.8% + spread 14.9% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 19.63% (spread 14.88% + slippage 4.75%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 18.90 (vega 28.117 / spread 14.88%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -22% (bearish) — Raw: -28%
|OI skew| 27.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +82.6%, OI skew +27.0% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +22%, ATM: +29%, OTM: -37% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 20% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 43% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 21% — mixed
Aggressive execution 45% — patient
Conviction -22 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.9% — wide
OI 105,146 — deep
Volume 1,060/day — adequate
$0.74 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 83% — much wider than sector
Depth 56.5 contracts (bid:31.5 ask:25.0) — thin
Avg slippage 4.75% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +3.7% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 80% — seller opportunity
IV kink 2.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 623.44 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -22% @ 61% consistency — unclear
Score 51 (ITM 20% + inst 21%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.