bullish flow. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 34.4% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.33x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 28% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.99x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 32.0% — normal range
Effective IV 64.9% (ATM 32.0% + spread 16.4% + bias) — good value
Total drag 23.27% (spread 16.45% + slippage 6.82%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 12.39 (vega 20.385 / spread 16.45%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -35% (strong bearish) — Raw: -23%
|OI skew| 41.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +35.4%, OI skew +41.8% — aligned
0-DTE 42%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +22%, ATM: +10%, OTM: -56% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 33% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.4% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +1.5% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 61% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 24% — mixed
Aggressive execution 19% — patient
Conviction -35 (bearish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 16.4% — wide
OI 17,172 — adequate
Volume 926/day — adequate
$0.82 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 31% — tighter than sector
Depth 32.8 contracts (bid:16.4 ask:16.4) — thin
Avg slippage 6.82% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -0.7% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 34% — neutral
IV kink -1.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 51.21 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 13d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -35% @ 68% consistency — moderate (bearish)
Score 54 (ITM 20% + inst 24%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.