
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 74.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.15x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 51% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.97x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 57.1% — normal range
Effective IV 80.4% (ATM 57.1% + spread 11.7% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 17.62% (spread 11.66% + slippage 5.96%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 11.76 (vega 13.713 / spread 11.66%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -4% (neutral) — Raw: +4%
|OI skew| 19.9% — call-heavy
Vol skew +22.4%, OI skew +19.9% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: +54%, OTM: +26% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 55% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 0.7% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 36% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 40% — patient
Conviction -4 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.7% — wide
OI 29,410 — adequate
Volume 219/day — thin
$0.58 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 81% — much wider than sector
Depth 24.4 contracts (bid:13.8 ask:10.6) — thin
Avg slippage 5.96% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.5% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 75% — seller opportunity
IV kink -1.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 34.88 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -4% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.