unusual activity. No clear edge detected.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 50.0% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 1.00x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 50% — below sector median
Front/Back 1.09x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.00x — normal
ATM IV 0.0% — normal range
Effective IV 28.2% (ATM 0.0% + spread 14.1% + bias) — excellent value
Total drag 21.27% (spread 14.09% + slippage 7.18%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 0.00 (vega 0.000 / spread 14.09%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -18% (bearish) — Raw: -22%
|OI skew| 26.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +28.0%, OI skew +26.6% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -42%, ATM: +51%, OTM: -35% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 61% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.3x avg — normal
Vol/OI 6.1% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +4.4% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 91% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 63% — heavy institutional
Aggressive execution 41% — patient
Conviction -18 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 14.1% — wide
OI 170,589 — deep
Volume 10,348/day — active
$0.70 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 0% — much tighter than sector
Depth 473.8 contracts (bid:278.8 ask:195.0) — adequate
Avg slippage 7.18% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +8.6% — backwardation
IV percentile 50% — neutral
IV kink 4.7pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 1.00 — favors mixed
3 liquid expirations — flexible
acceptable: No earnings detected; FOMC in 5d
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -18% @ 59% consistency — unclear
Score 93 (ITM 20% + inst 63%) — HIGH institutional
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