
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 78.6% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.59x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 90% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.06x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 46.5% — normal range
Effective IV 66.0% (ATM 46.5% + spread 9.8% + bias) — fair
Total drag 13.91% (spread 9.75% + slippage 4.16%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 42.70 (vega 41.630 / spread 9.75%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +2% (neutral) — Raw: +10%
|OI skew| 1.2% — balanced
Vol skew -32.3%, OI skew +1.2% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 5%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -24%, ATM: -19%, OTM: +24% — bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 84% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 4.8x avg — hot
Vol/OI 18.9% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +9.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 96% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 47% — patient
Conviction +2 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.8% — wide
OI 10,463 — adequate
Volume 1,978/day — adequate
$0.49 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 91% — much wider than sector
Depth 69.2 contracts (bid:45.7 ask:23.5) — thin
Avg slippage 4.16% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +6.1% — backwardation
IV percentile 79% — seller opportunity
IV kink 3.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 430.51 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +2% @ 51% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.