IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 17.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.23x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 6% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.14x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 27.8% — normal range
Effective IV 54.2% (ATM 27.8% + spread 13.2% + bias) — good value
Total drag 18.58% (spread 13.20% + slippage 5.38%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 18.08 (vega 23.863 / spread 13.20%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -20% (bearish) — Raw: -10%
|OI skew| 33.2% — call-heavy
Vol skew +51.0%, OI skew +33.2% — aligned
0-DTE 4%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -100%, ATM: -20%, OTM: -8% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 12% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 2.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +3.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 28% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 64% — urgent
Conviction -20 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.2% — wide
OI 42,669 — adequate
Volume 1,213/day — adequate
$0.66 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 8% — much tighter than sector
Depth 131.2 contracts (bid:58.6 ask:72.6) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.38% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +14.0% — backwardation
IV percentile 17% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 4.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 914.27 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 12d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -20% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.