
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 72.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.25x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 81% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.06x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 43.5% — normal range
Effective IV 56.3% (ATM 43.5% + spread 6.4% + bias) — good value
Total drag 12.04% (spread 6.39% + slippage 5.65%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 232.19 (vega 148.371 / spread 6.39%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +18% (bullish) — Raw: +7%
|OI skew| 2.4% — balanced
Vol skew +0.2%, OI skew +2.4% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 69%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +12%, ATM: -6%, OTM: +12% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 65% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.1x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.8% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.0% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 72% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 39% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 28% — patient
Conviction +18 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 6.4% — wide
OI 34,107 — adequate
Volume 2,322/day — adequate
$0.32 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 81% — much wider than sector
Depth 45.3 contracts (bid:23.7 ask:21.6) — thin
Avg slippage 5.65% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +6.4% — backwardation
IV percentile 73% — seller opportunity
IV kink 3.2pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 662.37 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 20d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +18% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 69 (ITM 20% + inst 39%) — HIGH institutional
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