IV is elevated with bullish flow and 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 91.9% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.91x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 76% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.04x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 59.0% — normal range
Effective IV 79.6% (ATM 59.0% + spread 10.3% + bias) — fair
Total drag 15.32% (spread 10.30% + slippage 5.02%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 10.55 (vega 10.870 / spread 10.30%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +5% (neutral) — Raw: +5%
|OI skew| 7.6% — balanced
Vol skew +67.9%, OI skew +7.6% — aligned
0-DTE 26%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -13%, ATM: +11%, OTM: +8% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 8% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 3.7x avg — hot
Vol/OI 26.3% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +20.9% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 98% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 37% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 45% — patient
Conviction +5 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.3% — wide
OI 184,052 — deep
Volume 48,481/day — active
$0.52 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 77% — wider than sector
Depth 215.0 contracts (bid:123.1 ask:91.9) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.02% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +4.1% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 92% — seller opportunity
IV kink -0.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 140.98 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 17d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +5% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 67 (ITM 20% + inst 37%) — HIGH institutional
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