IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 97.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.88x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 88% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.98x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 71.4% — normal range
Effective IV 76.8% (ATM 71.4% + spread 2.7% + bias) — fair
Total drag 4.48% (spread 2.69% + slippage 1.79%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 99.82 (vega 26.851 / spread 2.69%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +0% (neutral) — Raw: -1%
|OI skew| 4.5% — balanced
Vol skew +30.5%, OI skew -4.5% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 58%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -21%, ATM: +2%, OTM: -1% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 44% — bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 16.3% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +13.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 86% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 18% — mixed
Aggressive execution 40% — patient
Conviction +0 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.7% — acceptable
OI 2,869,821 — deep
Volume 467,223/day — active
$0.13 to cross — cheap
15 liquid strikes — good coverage
Sector spread percentile 89% — much wider than sector
Depth 231.1 contracts (bid:111.3 ask:119.8) — adequate
Avg slippage 1.79% — fair
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -2.5% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 97% — seller opportunity
IV kink -2.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 22.32 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 48 (ITM 20% + inst 18%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.