IV is elevated. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 92.8% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.10x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 80% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.01x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 59.7% — normal range
Effective IV 82.7% (ATM 59.7% + spread 11.5% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 17.09% (spread 11.51% + slippage 5.58%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 35.82 (vega 41.227 / spread 11.51%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +17% (bullish) — Raw: +11%
|OI skew| 22.5% — call-heavy
Vol skew +21.6%, OI skew +22.5% — aligned
0-DTE 36%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +56%, ATM: +10%, OTM: +4% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 57% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 5.0% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +8.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 34% — below sector avg
Large trade volume 20% — mixed
Aggressive execution 38% — patient
Conviction +17 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.5% — wide
OI 164,212 — deep
Volume 8,121/day — active
$0.58 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 80% — much wider than sector
Depth 185.9 contracts (bid:93.5 ask:92.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.58% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +1.2% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 93% — seller opportunity
IV kink -1.6pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 851.80 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +17% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 50 (ITM 20% + inst 20%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.