IV is low. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 27.8% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.70x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 18% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.25x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 30.7% — normal range
Effective IV 68.8% (ATM 30.7% + spread 19.1% + bias) — fair
Total drag 23.55% (spread 19.07% + slippage 4.48%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 3.21 (vega 6.125 / spread 19.07%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -27% (bearish) — Raw: -20%
|OI skew| 32.7% — call-heavy
Vol skew +54.1%, OI skew +32.7% — aligned
0-DTE 1%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: -25%, OTM: +9% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 8% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.7x avg — hot
Vol/OI 10.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +20.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 84% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 50% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 39% — patient
Conviction -27 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 19.1% — wide
OI 5,383 — thin
Volume 567/day — adequate
$0.95 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 20% — much tighter than sector
Depth 85.6 contracts (bid:50.9 ask:34.7) — thin
Avg slippage 4.48% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +25.2% — backwardation
IV percentile 28% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 6.8pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 171.09 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 5d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -27% @ 64% consistency — moderate (bearish)
Score 80 (ITM 20% + inst 50%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.