
unusual activity. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.06x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 17.9% (ATM 0.0% + spread 9.0% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 13.09% (spread 8.97% + slippage 4.12%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 8.97%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -6% (neutral) — Raw: -10%
|OI skew| 33.4% — call-heavy
Vol skew +44.2%, OI skew +33.4% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +5%, ATM: +15%, OTM: -14% — neutral (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 29% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 7.9% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.1% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 89% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 14% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 59% — patient
Conviction -6 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 9.0% — wide
OI 673,777 — deep
Volume 53,005/day — active
$0.45 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 429.4 contracts (bid:232.7 ask:196.7) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.12% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +5.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 9.9pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -6% @ 53% consistency — unclear
Score 44 (ITM 20% + inst 14%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.