IV is elevated with bullish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 73.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.38x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 41% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.73x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 43.9% — normal range
Effective IV 61.1% (ATM 43.9% + spread 8.6% + bias) — good value
Total drag 13.57% (spread 8.60% + slippage 4.97%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 50.70 (vega 43.602 / spread 8.60%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +20% (bullish) — Raw: +17%
|OI skew| 8.9% — balanced
Vol skew +42.7%, OI skew +8.9% — aligned
0-DTE 24%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -2%, ATM: +6%, OTM: +22% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 29% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 2.8x avg — hot
Vol/OI 17.4% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.7% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 87% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 34% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 38% — patient
Conviction +20 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 8.6% — wide
OI 201,303 — deep
Volume 34,979/day — active
$0.43 to cross — cheap
1 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 43% — neutral vs sector
Depth 130.3 contracts (bid:68.1 ask:62.2) — adequate
Avg slippage 4.97% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +73.2% — backwardation
IV percentile 74% — seller opportunity
IV kink 21.9pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 467.33 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: Earnings in 5d (elevated risk)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +20% @ 60% consistency — unclear
Score 64 (ITM 20% + inst 34%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.