IV is low. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 14.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.26x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 18% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.92x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 27.0% — normal range
Effective IV 84.9% (ATM 27.0% + spread 28.9% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 38.59% (spread 28.95% + slippage 9.64%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.21 (vega 3.505 / spread 28.95%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -5% (neutral) — Raw: -18%
|OI skew| 6.8% — balanced
Vol skew +10.4%, OI skew +6.8% — aligned
0-DTE 48%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: -9%, OTM: -31% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 51% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.7% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +13.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 16% — quiet vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 20% — patient
Conviction -5 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 28.9% — wide
OI 13,832 — adequate
Volume 230/day — thin
$1.45 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 22% — tighter than sector
Depth 44.900000000000006 contracts (bid:22.6 ask:22.3) — thin
Avg slippage 9.64% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -8.0% — contango
IV percentile 14% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -1.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 5.44 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -5% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.