VIX
VIX Options Overview
IV is elevated with bullish flow and unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
VIX Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 93.5% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 94% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.04x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 90.2% — crisis-level IV
Effective IV 97.1% (ATM 90.2% + spread 3.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 5.12% (spread 3.43% + slippage 1.69%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 9.62 (vega 3.298 / spread 3.43%) — efficient
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +0% (neutral) — Raw: -14%
|OI skew| 45.9% — call-heavy
Vol skew +39.7%, OI skew +45.9% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +0%, ATM: +0%, OTM: +0% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 31% — bullish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.6x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 10.6% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.2% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 87% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 95% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 31% — patient
Conviction +0 (neutral) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 3.4% — acceptable
OI 11,590,709 — deep
Volume 1,232,243/day — active
$0.17 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 96% — much wider than sector
Depth 16,213.4 contracts (bid:7,740.5 ask:8,472.9) — deep
Avg slippage 1.69% — fair
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +3.8% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 94% — seller opportunity
IV kink -4.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 194.00 — favors income trades
4 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No earnings detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +0% @ 57% consistency — unclear
Score 125 (ITM 20% + inst 95%) — HIGH institutional
Directional Strategy Fit
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