IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 86.7% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.89x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 61% — above sector median
Front/Back 1.14x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 76.6% — normal range
Effective IV 102.6% (ATM 76.6% + spread 13.0% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 18.53% (spread 13.02% + slippage 5.51%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 1.09 (vega 1.417 / spread 13.02%) — spread drag
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: +39% (strong bullish) — Raw: +16%
|OI skew| 36.6% — call-heavy
Vol skew +21.2%, OI skew +36.6% — aligned
0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +64%, ATM: -19%, OTM: +3% — strong bullish (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 70% — bearish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.4x avg — normal
Vol/OI 4.5% — normal turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change -6.3% (5d) — unwinding
Sector activity percentile 64% — active vs sector
Large trade volume 27% — mixed
Aggressive execution 38% — patient
Conviction +39 (bullish) — moderate
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 13.0% — wide
OI 335,417 — deep
Volume 15,262/day — active
$0.65 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 77% — wider than sector
Depth 748.5 contracts (bid:371.2 ask:377.3) — deep
Avg slippage 5.51% — poor
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +13.6% — backwardation
IV percentile 87% — seller opportunity
IV kink 9.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 26.83 — favors income trades
3 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: No earnings detected; CPI in 1d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow +39% @ 70% consistency — moderate (bullish)
Score 57 (ITM 20% + inst 27%) — moderate institutional
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.