Mixed signals. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 34.6% (ATM 0.0% + spread 17.3% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 25.28% (spread 17.31% + slippage 7.97%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 17.31%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +45% (strong bullish) — Raw: +40%
|OI skew| 6.1% — balanced
Vol skew -60.8%, OI skew +6.1% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 46%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +98%, ATM: +22%, OTM: -84% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 93% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.2% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 16% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 41% — patient
Conviction +45 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 17.3% — wide
OI 25,299 — adequate
Volume 311/day — thin
$0.87 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 250.8 contracts (bid:149.0 ask:101.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 7.97% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 0.0pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +45% @ 73% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.