Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 64.3% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.09x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 60% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.14x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 39.8% — normal range
Effective IV 72.9% (ATM 39.8% + spread 16.6% + bias) — fair
Total drag 25.94% (spread 16.55% + slippage 9.39%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 2.32 (vega 3.839 / spread 16.55%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +22% (bullish) — Raw: +28%
|OI skew| 7.7% — balanced
Vol skew +37.8%, OI skew -7.7% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 26%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -82%, ATM: +43%, OTM: +27% — strong bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 69% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.5x avg — hot
Vol/OI 8.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
2 day(s) elevated — sustained
OI change -26.2% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 62% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 17% — mixed
Aggressive execution 57% — patient
Conviction +22 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 16.6% — wide
OI 18,121 — adequate
Volume 1,472/day — adequate
$0.83 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 65% — wider than sector
Depth 59.0 contracts (bid:29.8 ask:29.2) — thin
Avg slippage 9.39% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +13.5% — backwardation
IV percentile 64% — neutral
IV kink 4.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 3.39 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: Earnings in 19d (low risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +22% @ 61% consistency — unclear
Score 47 (ITM 20% + inst 17%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.