IV is low. Conditions favor option buyers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 25.7% — cheap vs history
IV/HV 0.87x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 18% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.00x — flat
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 30.1% — normal range
Effective IV 43.2% (ATM 30.1% + spread 6.5% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 9.66% (spread 6.55% + slippage 3.11%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 139.31 (vega 91.245 / spread 6.55%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +5% (neutral) — Raw: +4%
|OI skew| 23.3% — call-heavy
Vol skew +21.4%, OI skew +23.3% — aligned
0-DTE 34%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +42%, ATM: +2%, OTM: +3% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)
Sector P/C percentile 52% — neutral vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.8x avg — normal
Vol/OI 7.2% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.6% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 87% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 32% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 41% — patient
Conviction +5 (bullish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 6.5% — wide
OI 1,358,751 — deep
Volume 97,605/day — active
$0.33 to cross — cheap
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 22% — tighter than sector
Depth 370.2 contracts (bid:194.0 ask:176.2) — adequate
Avg slippage 3.11% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +0.0% — flat/unclear
IV percentile 26% — buyer opportunity
IV kink -1.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 5335.99 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: Earnings in 14d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +5% @ 52% consistency — unclear
Score 62 (ITM 20% + inst 32%) — HIGH institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.