IV is elevated with unusual activity. 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 0.64x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 87% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 63.6% — normal range
Effective IV 71.2% (ATM 63.6% + spread 3.8% + bias) — fair
Total drag 6.94% (spread 3.81% + slippage 3.13%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 165.51 (vega 63.059 / spread 3.81%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -0% (neutral) — Raw: -1%
|OI skew| 5.8% — balanced
Vol skew +13.8%, OI skew -5.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 22%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +11%, ATM: +1%, OTM: -3% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 58% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 37.0% — high turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -10.2% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 95% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 13% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 29% — patient
Conviction -0 (neutral) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.8% — acceptable
OI 3,063,288 — deep
Volume 1,132,930/day — active
$0.19 to cross — cheap
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 87% — much wider than sector
Depth 100.0 contracts (bid:48.5 ask:51.5) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.13% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -2.5% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 97% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 32.67 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 28d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 43 (ITM 20% + inst 13%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.