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 87.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.02x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 62% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 54.4% — normal range
Effective IV 82.3% (ATM 54.4% + spread 14.0% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 24.38% (spread 13.97% + slippage 10.41%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 21.74 (vega 30.373 / spread 13.97%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +5% (neutral) — Raw: +5%
|OI skew| 18.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew -20.1%, OI skew +18.0% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 51%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +13%, ATM: +11%, OTM: -0% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 88% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.0x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 60% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 12% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 32% — patient
Conviction +5 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.0% — wide
OI 143,219 — deep
Volume 11,607/day — active
$0.70 to cross — expensive
2 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 63% — wider than sector
Depth 72.2 contracts (bid:29.7 ask:42.5) — thin
Avg slippage 10.41% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.7% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 87% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 56.62 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +5% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 42 (ITM 20% + inst 12%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.