IV is elevated. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 77.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.15x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 43% — below sector median
Front/Back 0.94x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 62.0% — normal range
Effective IV 83.8% (ATM 62.0% + spread 10.9% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 15.16% (spread 10.89% + slippage 4.27%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 44.59 (vega 48.562 / spread 10.89%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +18% (bullish) — Raw: +8%
|OI skew| 31.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew +29.6%, OI skew +31.4% — aligned
0-DTE 27%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +37%, ATM: +2%, OTM: +5% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 57% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 3.3% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +2.8% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 54% — neutral vs sector
Large trade volume 17% — mixed
Aggressive execution 38% — patient
Conviction +18 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 10.9% — wide
OI 972,735 — deep
Volume 31,740/day — active
$0.54 to cross — expensive
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 65% — wider than sector
Depth 258.7 contracts (bid:118.6 ask:140.1) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.27% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -5.5% — contango
IV percentile 77% — seller opportunity
IV kink -1.3pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1508.13 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +18% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 47 (ITM 20% + inst 17%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.