IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 1.0% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.60x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 0% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.84x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 10.3% — normal range
Effective IV 79.7% (ATM 10.3% + spread 34.7% + bias) — fair
Total drag 52.29% (spread 34.70% + slippage 17.59%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 7.66 (vega 26.564 / spread 34.70%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +48% (strong bullish) — Raw: +51%
|OI skew| 68.0% — call-heavy
Vol skew +100.0%, OI skew +68.0% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +51%, OTM: +0% — bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.3% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 97% — highly urgent
Conviction +48 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 34.7% — wide
OI 28,436 — adequate
Volume 581/day — adequate
$1.74 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 60% — neutral vs sector
Depth 53.3 contracts (bid:43.9 ask:9.4) — thin
Avg slippage 17.59% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -16.4% — contango
IV percentile 1% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -0.4pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 2887.34 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +48% @ 74% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.