IV is elevated. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 76.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.80x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 42% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.84x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 44.9% — normal range
Effective IV 67.2% (ATM 44.9% + spread 11.1% + bias) — fair
Total drag 20.13% (spread 11.14% + slippage 8.99%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 70.87 (vega 78.945 / spread 11.14%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +9% (neutral) — Raw: +11%
|OI skew| 13.2% — balanced
Vol skew -71.8%, OI skew +13.2% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 85%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -2%, ATM: +11%, OTM: +12% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 98% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.5x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.9% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +11.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 67% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 37% — patient
Conviction +9 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.1% — wide
OI 41,616 — adequate
Volume 3,714/day — adequate
$0.56 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 44% — neutral vs sector
Depth 24.3 contracts (bid:12.3 ask:12.0) — thin
Avg slippage 8.99% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -15.8% — contango
IV percentile 76% — seller opportunity
IV kink -5.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 594.47 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +9% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.