Data Format
Upload a CSV with columns: expiry, strike, call_iv, put_iv, call_price, put_price, delta, rv10, rv30
expiry = date string (e.g. "Apr-18-2025"), strike = dollar strike, IV fields = decimal (0.42 = 42%), delta = 0 to 1.
Key signals
• Term Structure: flat or inverted = expensive front month, sell M1 / buy M2 calendar
• Vol Smile: steep call skew on retail names = sell OTM call spreads. Steep put skew = sell put spreads or iron condors.
• Calendar Spreads: IV Diff Z > +1.5σ = front month expensive vs back, sell front / buy back
• Spread Builder: iron condor for high IV rank (above 70%), butterfly when expecting pin, calendar when term structure is steep
• HMM: trade only in Low or Normal regime. Crisis = avoid selling vol.
• OU: IV premium > +2σ above mean = strong sell signal. Mean-reverts with ~10-15 day half-life in equities.
• GARCH: if GARCH vol > 1.2x simple vol, a recent shock may inflate realized vol — wait before selling.