IV is elevated with bullish flow. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 92.2% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.20x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 66% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.25x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 60.6% — normal range
Effective IV 81.8% (ATM 60.6% + spread 10.6% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 14.97% (spread 10.60% + slippage 4.37%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 28.65 (vega 30.372 / spread 10.60%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +91% (strong bullish) — Raw: +75%
|OI skew| 19.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew +76.7%, OI skew +19.5% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +97%, ATM: +29%, OTM: +8% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 5% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.6% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.3% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 32% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 71% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 48% — patient
Conviction +91 (bullish) — strong conviction
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.6% — wide
OI 442,173 — deep
Volume 16,024/day — active
$0.53 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 68% — wider than sector
Depth 219.2 contracts (bid:139.2 ask:80.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.37% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +25.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 92% — seller opportunity
IV kink 14.8pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 888.08 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +91% @ 96% consistency — STRONG directional (bullish)
Score 101 (ITM 20% + inst 71%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.