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 71.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.16x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 65% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.03x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 42.8% — normal range
Effective IV 75.3% (ATM 42.8% + spread 16.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 19.66% (spread 16.27% + slippage 3.39%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 18.43 (vega 29.987 / spread 16.27%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +32% (strong bullish) — Raw: +28%
|OI skew| 2.7% — balanced
Vol skew +19.8%, OI skew -2.7% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 30%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +23%, ATM: -15%, OTM: +37% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 42% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +5.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 26% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 7% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 24% — patient
Conviction +32 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 16.3% — wide
OI 114,633 — deep
Volume 3,001/day — adequate
$0.81 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 66% — wider than sector
Depth 154.3 contracts (bid:83.5 ask:70.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.39% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +3.3% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 71% — seller opportunity
IV kink 1.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1153.33 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +32% @ 66% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 37 (ITM 20% + inst 7%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.