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$42.68 -3.04%

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as of 09/24 06:05 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/24) 12,893

Calls: 6,294 (49%)

Puts: 6,599 (51%)

Prior (09/21) 12,199

Calls: 9,679 (79%)

Puts: 2,520 (21%)

Current vs Prior +5.69%

Calls: -34.97% (Calls)

Puts: +161.87% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 111,896

Calls: 67,509 (60%)

Puts: 44,387 (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average 15,985

Calls: 9,644 (60%)

Puts: 6,341 (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -19.34%

Calls: -34.74%

Puts: +4.07%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/24) $2.96M

Calls: $851.4K (29%)

Puts: $2.11M (71%)

Prior (09/21) $1.88M

Calls: $1.40M (74%)

Puts: $481.2K (26%)

Current vs Prior +56.95%

Calls: -39.30%

Puts: +337.52%

Prior 7-Day Total $23.96M

Calls: $10.79M (45%)

Puts: $13.16M (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average $3.42M

Calls: $1.54M (45%)

Puts: $1.88M (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -13.61%

Calls: -44.79%

Puts: +11.97%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/24) 1.05

Prior (09/21) 0.26

Current vs Prior +302.70%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.95

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +10.55%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/24) 248,556

Calls: 124,044 (50%)

Puts: 124,512 (50%)

Prior (09/21) 227,088

Calls: 109,186 (48%)

Puts: 117,902 (52%)

Current vs Prior +9.45%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,782,924

Calls: 917,790 (51%)

Puts: 865,134 (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average 254,703

Calls: 131,112 (51%)

Puts: 123,590 (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.41%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/25) | Next (10/02)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 2.79% | 6.00%10.52% | 16.47%

Prior 5.20% | 7.24%11.16% | 15.93%

Current vs Prior -46.35% | -17.10%-5.70% | +3.42%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.15% | 7.40%5.31% | 12.85%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -45.85% | -18.99%+98.17% | +28.18%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.20% | 7.24%11.16% | 15.93%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -46.35% | -17.10%-5.70% | +3.42%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 32.04% | 29.55%

Calls: 47.31% | 15.86%

Puts: 16.77% | 43.24%

Prior 32.04% | 29.55%

Calls: 47.31% | 15.86%

Puts: 16.77% | 43.24%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 32.04% | 29.55%

Calls: 47.31% | 15.86%

Puts: 16.77% | 43.24%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

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Moderately bearish flow with 71% put dollar volume ($2.11M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 57% vs prior. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.05. P/C ratio rising 303% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

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Overall BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 14 of results (avg 8.1%, best 4.4%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Oct 16	7.70	8.05	$7.88	4.4%	3	0.95	15
$45.00	Oct 16	1.23	1.34	$1.29	8.5%	61	0.37	843
$35.00	Sep 25	7.25	8.00	$7.63	9.8%	6	0.94	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$49.50	Oct 16	6.90	7.35	$7.13	6.3%	8	0.85	1
$50.00	Sep 25	7.10	7.60	$7.35	6.8%	418	0.99	153
$51.00	Oct 9	8.15	8.80	$8.48	7.7%	12	0.95	126
$44.50	Oct 16	3.00	3.25	$3.13	8.0%	--	0.61	13
$47.00	Sep 25	4.15	4.50	$4.33	8.1%	535	0.92	372

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 7 found (avg $0.65, cheapest $0.30)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$50.00	Oct 16	0.28	0.32	$0.30	13.3%	134	0.12	14.3K
$48.00	Oct 16	0.50	0.58	$0.54	14.8%	37	0.19	87
$47.50	Oct 16	0.59	0.66	$0.63	11.1%	15	0.22	16
$50.00	Oct 23	0.42	0.48	$0.45	13.3%	67	0.15	2.1K
$47.00	Oct 16	0.68	0.79	$0.74	14.9%	5	0.24	228

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Oct 16	0.85	1.00	$0.93	16.1%	70	0.27	3.5K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 100 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$36.00	Sep 25	6.15	7.20	$6.68	15.7%	4	1.00	59
$37.00	Sep 25	5.10	6.15	$5.63	18.7%	1	1.00	58
$39.00	Sep 25	1.93	5.00	$3.47	88.5%	--	1.00	14
$40.00	Sep 25	2.20	3.10	$2.65	34.0%	40	1.00	14
$38.00	Sep 25	4.10	5.35	$4.72	26.5%	--	0.95	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$49.50	Oct 2	5.85	7.45	$6.65	24.1%	1	1.00	4
$50.00	Oct 2	6.65	7.75	$7.20	15.3%	3	1.00	82
$51.00	Oct 2	6.60	10.10	$8.35	41.9%	--	1.00	46
$50.00	Sep 25	7.10	7.60	$7.35	6.8%	418	0.99	153
$48.50	Sep 25	5.45	6.40	$5.93	16.0%	28	0.98	18

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 194 active (total vol 8.5K, top 641)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$44.00	Sep 25	0.06	0.11	$0.09	55.6%	641	0.14	48
$49.00	Oct 2	0.00	0.10	$0.05	200.0%	381	0.04	247
$48.50	Oct 2	0.01	0.05	$0.03	133.3%	354	0.03	23
$43.00	Sep 25	0.25	0.38	$0.32	40.6%	292	0.39	75
$45.00	Oct 2	0.26	0.41	$0.34	44.1%	195	0.22	158

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$47.00	Sep 25	4.15	4.50	$4.33	8.1%	535	0.92	372
$46.00	Sep 25	3.15	3.80	$3.47	18.7%	432	0.97	285
$42.00	Sep 25	0.07	0.39	$0.23	139.1%	422	0.29	154
$50.00	Sep 25	7.10	7.60	$7.35	6.8%	418	0.99	153
$48.00	Sep 25	5.15	5.70	$5.43	10.1%	195	0.98	69

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 9 strikes (avg 18.9%, max 84.4%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$42.00	Sep 25	Oct 16	57.1%	50.2%	13.8%	10	58
$43.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	55.0%	51.8%	6.2%	383	75
$43.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	53.6%	51.0%	5.2%	31	917
$42.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	51.8%	49.5%	4.6%	25	912

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$42.00	Sep 25	Nov 6	57.1%	31.0%	84.4%	424	154
$43.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	53.6%	39.0%	37.4%	74	364
$41.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	53.9%	50.0%	8.0%	17	49
$43.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	55.0%	51.8%	6.2%	123	766
$42.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	51.8%	49.5%	4.6%	91	182

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 93 found (best R:R 4.88, avg 2.06)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$40.00	$41.00	Oct 23	$0.17	$0.83	$0.17	70%	4.88	$40.17
$40.00	$43.00	Oct 30	$1.51	$1.49	$1.51	70%	0.99	$41.51
$45.00	$47.00	Oct 30	$0.38	$1.62	$0.38	39%	4.26	$45.38
$44.00	$45.00	Oct 23	$0.21	$0.79	$0.21	43%	3.76	$44.21
$40.00	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	87%	0.54	$40.65

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$48.00	$47.00	Oct 23	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	76%	2.33	$47.70
$49.00	$48.00	Oct 2	$0.58	$0.42	$0.58	97%	0.72	$48.42
$48.00	$47.00	Oct 9	$0.62	$0.38	$0.62	86%	0.61	$47.38
$47.00	$46.00	Oct 30	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	70%	1.22	$46.55
$46.00	$45.50	Oct 2	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	88%	1.27	$45.78

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 60 found (best R:R 3.76, avg 0.63)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$44.00	$45.00	Oct 30	$0.79	$0.79	$0.21	54%	3.76	$44.79
$49.50	$50.00	Sep 25	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	86%	2.33	$49.85
$49.50	$50.00	Oct 9	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	86%	1.00	$49.75
$43.00	$43.50	Oct 2	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	52%	2.57	$43.36
$49.00	$50.00	Oct 30	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	75%	0.49	$49.33

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$42.00	$35.00	Nov 6	$1.19	$1.19	$5.81	58%	0.20	$40.81
$41.00	$40.00	Oct 9	$0.41	$0.41	$0.59	68%	0.69	$40.59
$41.00	$40.50	Oct 2	$0.26	$0.26	$0.24	74%	1.08	$40.74
$41.50	$41.00	Oct 16	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	62%	1.50	$41.20
$38.00	$37.00	Oct 23	$0.26	$0.26	$0.74	81%	0.35	$37.74

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.68, cheapest $0.56)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$43.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.71	55.0%	45.4%
$42.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.81	51.8%	45.6%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$43.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.56	55.0%	45.4%
$42.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.63	51.8%	45.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 57 found (cheapest 2.11% of stock, avg 8.11%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$42.50	Sep 25	$0.52	$0.38	$0.90	$41.60	$43.40	2.11%
$43.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$0.67	$0.99	$42.01	$43.99	2.32%
$42.00	Sep 25	$0.91	$0.23	$1.14	$40.86	$43.14	2.67%
$43.50	Sep 25	$0.16	$1.08	$1.24	$42.26	$44.74	2.91%
$41.50	Sep 25	$1.15	$0.10	$1.25	$40.25	$42.75	2.93%
$44.00	Sep 25	$0.09	$1.44	$1.53	$42.47	$45.53	3.58%
$41.00	Sep 25	$1.75	$0.07	$1.82	$39.18	$42.82	4.26%
$44.50	Sep 25	$0.04	$1.86	$1.90	$42.60	$46.40	4.45%
$40.50	Sep 25	$2.08	$0.05	$2.13	$38.37	$42.63	4.99%
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.51	$0.71	$2.22	$39.78	$44.22	5.20%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 152 found (cheapest 0.33% of stock, avg 4.80%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$44.00	$40.50	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.05	$0.14	$40.36	$44.14
$47.00	$40.50	Sep 25	$0.11	$0.05	$0.16	$40.34	$47.16
$44.00	$41.00	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.07	$0.16	$40.84	$44.16
$47.00	$41.00	Sep 25	$0.11	$0.07	$0.18	$40.82	$47.18
$44.00	$41.50	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.10	$0.19	$41.31	$44.19
$47.00	$41.50	Sep 25	$0.11	$0.10	$0.21	$41.29	$47.21
$43.50	$40.50	Sep 25	$0.16	$0.05	$0.21	$40.29	$43.71
$43.50	$41.00	Sep 25	$0.16	$0.07	$0.23	$40.77	$43.73
$43.50	$41.50	Sep 25	$0.16	$0.10	$0.26	$41.24	$43.76
$44.00	$42.00	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.23	$0.32	$41.68	$44.32

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 43 found (best R:R 1.94, avg credit $0.45)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
40/41	50/50	Oct 9	$0.66	$0.34	54%	1.94	$40.34	$50.16
37/38	49/50	Oct 30	$0.58	$0.42	55%	1.38	$37.42	$49.58
39/40	49/50	Oct 30	$0.68	$0.32	45%	2.13	$39.32	$49.68
37/38	50/50	Oct 9	$0.40	$0.60	73%	0.67	$37.60	$49.90
40/41	44/45	Oct 2	$0.39	$0.11	45%	3.55	$40.61	$44.89
37/38	48/49	Oct 23	$0.54	$0.46	57%	1.17	$37.46	$48.54
39/40	50/50	Oct 9	$0.46	$0.54	65%	0.85	$39.54	$49.96
35/36	49/50	Oct 30	$0.46	$0.54	64%	0.85	$35.54	$49.46
36/37	49/50	Oct 30	$0.50	$0.50	60%	1.00	$36.50	$49.50
40/41	48/48	Oct 9	$0.52	$0.48	54%	1.08	$40.48	$48.52

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 70 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$43.00	$43.50	$44.00	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.41	25%	4.56
$42.00	$42.50	$43.00	Oct 9	$0.05	$0.45	10%	9.00
$47.00	$48.00	$49.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$0.94	5%	15.67
$44.50	$45.00	$45.50	Oct 2	$0.07	$0.43	10%	6.14
$44.50	$45.00	$45.50	Oct 9	$0.07	$0.43	9%	6.14

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$44.00	$45.00	$46.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.95	12%	19.00
$38.00	$39.00	$40.00	Oct 23	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29
$43.50	$44.00	$44.50	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.44	16%	7.33
$38.00	$39.00	$40.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.91	13%	10.11
$42.50	$43.00	$43.50	Sep 25	$0.12	$0.38	32%	3.17

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 75 found (best net $-1.13, 68 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$40.00	$43.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$1.13	$1.87
$42.00	$42.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.13	$0.37
$41.00	$43.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.02	$0.98
$42.50	$43.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.12	$0.38
$48.00	$49.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.16	$0.84

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$43.00	$42.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.09	$0.41
$43.50	$43.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.26	$0.24
$42.50	$42.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.08	$0.42
$38.00	$37.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.12	$0.88
$39.00	$38.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.15	$0.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 55 found (best yield 1.05%, avg 1.60%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$50.00	Nov 6	$0.45	0.29	17.1%	1.05%	18.21%	1	--
$44.00	Oct 30	$1.96	0.46	3.1%	4.59%	7.69%	--	22
$43.00	Oct 30	$2.34	0.52	0.8%	5.48%	6.23%	91	--
$47.00	Oct 30	$0.97	0.30	10.1%	2.27%	12.39%	2	214
$48.00	Oct 30	$0.79	0.27	12.5%	1.85%	14.32%	--	38
$49.00	Oct 30	$0.63	0.25	14.8%	1.48%	16.28%	--	20
$46.00	Oct 23	$1.05	0.32	7.8%	2.46%	10.24%	1	50
$45.00	Oct 23	$1.22	0.38	5.4%	2.86%	8.29%	6	52
$45.00	Oct 16	$1.23	0.37	5.4%	2.88%	8.32%	61	843
$44.00	Oct 23	$1.49	0.43	3.1%	3.49%	6.58%	8	105

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,294

Total Puts 6,599

Put/Call Ratio 1.05

Net Difference -305

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,679

Total Puts 2,520

Put/Call Ratio 0.26

Net Difference 7,159

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 67,509

Total Puts 44,387

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.95

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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