IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 1.3% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.91x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.17x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 19.8% — normal range
Effective IV 40.2% (ATM 19.8% + spread 10.2% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 14.89% (spread 10.19% + slippage 4.70%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 21.81 (vega 22.222 / spread 10.19%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +15% (bullish) — Raw: +14%
|OI skew| 0.6% — balanced
Vol skew +15.8%, OI skew +0.6% — aligned
0-DTE 39%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +26%, ATM: +10%, OTM: +17% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 66% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.9x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.8% — 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 69% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 26% — mixed
Aggressive execution 44% — patient
Conviction +15 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.2% — wide
OI 762,681 — deep
Volume 44,435/day — active
$0.51 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 406.70000000000005 contracts (bid:189.8 ask:216.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.70% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +16.8% — backwardation
IV percentile 1% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 4.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1553.99 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +15% @ 58% consistency — unclear
Score 56 (ITM 20% + inst 26%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.