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 16.6% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.09x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 25% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.96x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 27.7% — normal range
Effective IV 54.0% (ATM 27.7% + spread 13.2% + bias) — good value
Total drag 20.54% (spread 13.17% + slippage 7.37%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 20.38 (vega 26.839 / spread 13.17%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +28% (bullish) — Raw: +30%
|OI skew| 14.5% — balanced
Vol skew -10.2%, OI skew +14.5% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 31%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -52%, ATM: -9%, OTM: +52% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 78% — very bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.2x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +12.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 62% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 10% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 42% — patient
Conviction +28 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.2% — wide
OI 44,387 — adequate
Volume 2,295/day — adequate
$0.66 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 28% — tighter than sector
Depth 57.900000000000006 contracts (bid:30.3 ask:27.6) — thin
Avg slippage 7.37% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -3.9% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 17% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -0.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 272.20 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +28% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 40 (ITM 20% + inst 10%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.