IV is low with bullish flow. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 27.2% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 1.21x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 17% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 30.4% — normal range
Effective IV 81.0% (ATM 30.4% + spread 25.3% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 37.39% (spread 25.32% + slippage 12.07%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 11.35 (vega 28.746 / spread 25.32%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -33% (strong bearish) — Raw: -45%
|OI skew| 11.8% — balanced
Vol skew +66.1%, OI skew -11.8% — divergent (opposite)
0-DTE 41%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -33%, ATM: +1%, OTM: -78% — bearish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 15% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.7x avg — normal
Vol/OI 1.9% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +1.1% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 21% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail
Aggressive execution 48% — patient
Conviction -33 (bearish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 25.3% — wide
OI 12,211 — adequate
Volume 236/day — thin
$1.27 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 20% — much tighter than sector
Depth 65.0 contracts (bid:32.4 ask:32.6) — thin
Avg slippage 12.07% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +8.7% — backwardation
IV percentile 27% — buyer opportunity
IV kink 2.5pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1324.70 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 13d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -33% @ 66% consistency — moderate (bearish)
Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.