IV Crush Alert Guide
العربيةUnderstand the elevated-volatility-rank alert, its direction and score, and the checks needed before interpreting option repricing.
The stock may move as expected without the option gaining as expected. This radar flags elevated implied-volatility rank so you consider changes in volatility as well as stock direction. It warns about possible option repricing; it does not establish that volatility has begun collapsing or that a particular event will occur.
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Inspect the IV Rank filter for this radar. Start with one condition and broaden an empty search.
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Fields and concepts
IV Rank and score
The row shows IV Rank, and its score equals that reading. Here, rank is the percentage of earlier daily median-IV readings below today's median IV. For example, 80 means today's reading exceeds 80% of the prior readings used. It is not raw IV or a probability of a decline. The symbol qualifies at the radar's configured rank threshold; insufficient history leaves rank unavailable.
Why is direction bearish?
Bearish refers to the volatility decline being warned about, not a forecast that the stock will fall. An alert can appear while the stock rises or falls. The bearish direction filter selects this classification, not a stock-price forecast.
Volume ratio and call/put premium
These figures provide surrounding options-activity context. They do not replace IV Rank or establish that participants share one direction.
Signal time
Check when the condition appeared. Option prices and volatility may have changed since then; an older alert does not establish current conditions.
What needs a separate check?
Realized stock volatility, event dates and volatility differences between expiries are not calculated columns in this row. Check the event source and open the chain to compare contract IV, expiry, bid and ask.
Review workflow
- Read IV Rank, score and signal time first.
- Remember that bearish refers to volatility; inspect stock direction independently on its chart.
- Verify the event date at its source, then compare contracts, expiries and liquidity in the chain.
- Consider price, volatility and time together; correct stock direction alone does not explain the option's value.
- Review again after news or a large move; do not assume the earlier alert still applies.
Useful supporting context
- A clearly identified event and concentrated near-term premium.
- IV elevated across reliable, liquid strikes rather than one bad quote.
- A coherent term-structure difference with current timestamps.
- Scenario analysis that includes volatility and time decay.
Cautions
- Comparing raw IV across unrelated symbols without context.
- Assuming elevated IV must fall immediately.
- Using illiquid strikes or stale quotes to infer a surface.
- Ignoring gap risk and the fact that realized movement may exceed priced movement.
Risk and limitations
Related guides
Review an IV-crush candidate around its event
The alert is a volatility-risk warning. It is most useful when the contract's IV, expiry, expected event, and post-event repricing are reviewed together.
- Identify the catalyst and whether it occurs before or after the selected expiry.
- Compare front-expiry IV with later expiries instead of judging one absolute IV number.
- Check premium, spread, DTE, and expected move to estimate how much volatility is already priced.
- Model the case where direction is correct but IV contracts faster than delta gains.
- Recheck after the event because the alert can remain visible while the repricing it warned about is already complete.
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Period, timeframe and direction
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Read the signal list
Start with symbol, signal time and timeframe, then read direction and the radar-specific details. Open a signal to inspect it on the chart. Scores are ranking aids, not measured win probabilities.
Saved signals and watchlists
Favorites retain specific signals for review. A watchlist tracks stocks and can include many signals for each one. Check which control you are using before narrowing the list.
Supporting context
These switches keep signals with the selected news, block-volume, compliance or options context. Presence of extra information is not proof that the signal is stronger or that all sources agree.
Inspect a signal
Compare the signal marker with the price at that time and the moves that followed. Confirm the timeframe and timestamp. A historical chart shows what happened; it does not guarantee the next signal will behave the same way.
Automatic refresh
Refresh checks for new readings. It does not make an old source current. Check the reading's timestamp and any warning before using it.
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