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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01) 14,224

Calls: 10,402 (73%)

Puts: 3,822 (27%)

Prior (09/30) 8,789

Calls: 4,808 (55%)

Puts: 3,981 (45%)

Current vs Prior +61.84%

Calls: +116.35% (Calls)

Puts: -3.99% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 113,423

Calls: 71,496 (63%)

Puts: 41,927 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 16,203

Calls: 10,213 (63%)

Puts: 5,989 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.22%

Calls: +1.84%

Puts: -36.19%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01) $5.48M

Calls: $4.29M (78%)

Puts: $1.18M (22%)

Prior (09/30) $994.6K

Calls: $571.2K (57%)

Puts: $423.5K (43%)

Current vs Prior +450.50%

Calls: +651.81%

Puts: +178.97%

Prior 7-Day Total $18.81M

Calls: $9.71M (52%)

Puts: $9.09M (48%)

Prior 7-Day Average $2.69M

Calls: $1.39M (52%)

Puts: $1.30M (48%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +103.82%

Calls: +209.49%

Puts: -9.05%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/01) 0.37

Prior (09/30) 0.83

Current vs Prior -55.62%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.75

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -51.04%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/01) 258,487

Calls: 125,056 (48%)

Puts: 133,431 (52%)

Prior (09/30) 132,421

Calls: 64,976 (49%)

Puts: 67,445 (51%)

Current vs Prior +95.20%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,529,699

Calls: 768,367 (50%)

Puts: 761,332 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 218,528

Calls: 109,766 (50%)

Puts: 108,761 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +18.29%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 3.11% | 5.99%9.27% | 14.22%

Prior 2.83% | 5.60%8.90% | 14.79%

Current vs Prior +9.93% | +7.08%+4.13% | -3.84%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.63% | 6.78%9.05% | 14.95%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -32.72% | -11.62%+2.44% | -4.87%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.83% | 5.60%8.90% | 14.79%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +9.93% | +7.08%+4.13% | -3.84%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

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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Strong bullish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in calls ($4.29M) vs puts ($1.18M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 450% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (104% higher). Above-average activity with volume up 62% vs prior.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 6 of results (avg 8.1%, best 7.2%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Oct 16	6.75	7.35	$7.05	8.5%	1	1.00	12

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$44.00	Oct 30	3.35	3.60	$3.48	7.2%	--	0.60	101
$50.00	Oct 16	7.95	8.55	$8.25	7.3%	8	0.92	4.9K
$50.00	Oct 9	7.85	8.50	$8.18	7.9%	3	0.99	11
$45.00	Oct 16	3.60	3.90	$3.75	8.0%	160	0.71	4.0K
$43.00	Oct 30	2.69	2.97	$2.83	9.9%	20	0.54	91

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 88 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Oct 16	6.75	7.35	$7.05	8.5%	1	1.00	12
$36.00	Oct 2	5.15	6.25	$5.70	19.3%	2	0.99	4
$39.00	Oct 2	2.15	3.15	$2.65	37.7%	1	0.99	3
$34.00	Oct 2	7.05	8.15	$7.60	14.5%	1	0.98	8
$35.00	Oct 2	6.05	7.20	$6.63	17.3%	2	0.98	3

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.50	Oct 2	3.20	4.15	$3.68	25.8%	6	1.00	6
$47.00	Oct 2	4.90	6.00	$5.45	20.2%	82	1.00	31
$47.50	Oct 2	5.35	6.50	$5.93	19.4%	1	1.00	--
$49.00	Oct 2	6.90	8.20	$7.55	17.2%	3	1.00	3
$50.00	Oct 9	7.85	8.50	$8.18	7.9%	3	0.99	11

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 166 active (total vol 6.0K, top 1.5K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.50	Oct 2	0.08	0.30	$0.19	115.8%	1.5K	0.32	1.2K
$41.50	Oct 2	0.46	0.90	$0.68	64.7%	1.1K	0.68	909
$43.00	Oct 2	0.04	0.16	$0.10	120.0%	343	0.18	283
$41.00	Oct 2	0.92	1.23	$1.08	28.7%	170	0.83	20
$44.00	Oct 2	0.01	0.07	$0.04	150.0%	137	0.07	1.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Oct 16	0.75	1.00	$0.88	28.4%	212	0.30	6.7K
$45.00	Oct 16	3.60	3.90	$3.75	8.0%	160	0.71	4.0K
$45.00	Oct 2	2.89	3.45	$3.17	17.7%	150	0.95	100
$47.00	Oct 2	4.90	6.00	$5.45	20.2%	82	1.00	31
$34.00	Nov 13	0.22	0.50	$0.36	77.8%	74	0.10	--

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 29.5%, max 70.7%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	80.3%	47.0%	70.7%	1	31
$41.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	60.9%	53.6%	13.6%	1.1K	916
$41.00	Oct 2	Oct 30	53.4%	47.5%	12.2%	182	20

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	80.3%	55.3%	45.2%	13	761
$41.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	53.4%	43.8%	21.8%	6	260
$41.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	60.9%	53.6%	13.6%	48	216

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 88 found (best R:R 0.82, avg 2.35)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$40.50	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	83%	2.33	$40.65
$39.50	$40.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$0.36	$0.14	73%	2.57	$39.64
$40.00	$41.00	Oct 23	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	67%	1.13	$40.47
$39.50	$40.00	Oct 2	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	96%	0.56	$39.82
$40.50	$41.00	Oct 9	$0.19	$0.31	$0.19	72%	1.63	$40.69

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$50.00	$49.00	Oct 16	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	92%	0.82	$49.45
$47.00	$46.00	Oct 16	$0.58	$0.42	$0.58	83%	0.72	$46.42
$45.50	$45.00	Oct 9	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	86%	1.00	$45.25
$40.00	$39.00	Nov 6	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	37%	5.67	$39.85
$43.00	$42.50	Oct 2	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	82%	0.79	$42.72

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 58 found (best R:R 3.17, avg 0.52)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$49.50	$50.00	Oct 9	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	93%	0.28	$49.61
$47.00	$48.00	Oct 30	$0.27	$0.27	$0.73	77%	0.37	$47.27
$45.50	$46.00	Oct 9	$0.10	$0.10	$0.40	86%	0.25	$45.60
$44.00	$44.50	Oct 9	$0.14	$0.14	$0.36	75%	0.39	$44.14
$45.50	$46.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	74%	0.43	$45.65

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$42.00	$41.00	Nov 6	$0.76	$0.76	$0.24	50%	3.17	$41.24
$39.00	$38.00	Nov 6	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	68%	1.17	$38.46
$38.00	$35.00	Nov 6	$0.57	$0.57	$2.43	76%	0.23	$37.43
$40.50	$40.00	Oct 16	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	64%	2.12	$40.16
$37.00	$36.00	Oct 16	$0.23	$0.23	$0.77	86%	0.30	$36.77

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.62, cheapest $0.60)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$41.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$0.62	60.9%	45.6%
$42.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	$0.62	43.2%	39.9%
$42.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$0.65	43.0%	42.4%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$41.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$0.60	60.9%	45.6%
$42.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	$0.64	43.2%	39.9%
$42.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$0.59	43.0%	42.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 61 found (cheapest 1.76% of stock, avg 8.50%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$42.00	Oct 2	$0.41	$0.33	$0.74	$41.26	$42.74	1.76%
$41.50	Oct 2	$0.68	$0.28	$0.96	$40.54	$42.46	2.28%
$42.50	Oct 2	$0.19	$0.90	$1.09	$41.41	$43.59	2.59%
$41.00	Oct 2	$1.08	$0.10	$1.18	$39.82	$42.18	2.81%
$43.00	Oct 2	$0.10	$1.18	$1.28	$41.72	$44.28	3.04%
$40.50	Oct 2	$1.23	$0.16	$1.39	$39.11	$41.89	3.30%
$43.50	Oct 2	$0.04	$1.80	$1.84	$41.66	$45.34	4.37%
$42.00	Oct 9	$1.03	$0.97	$2.00	$40.00	$44.00	4.76%
$40.00	Oct 2	$1.98	$0.06	$2.04	$37.96	$42.04	4.85%
$41.50	Oct 9	$1.30	$0.88	$2.18	$39.32	$43.68	5.18%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 151 found (cheapest 0.33% of stock, avg 4.73%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$43.50	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.04	$0.10	$0.14	$40.86	$43.64
$43.50	$38.50	Oct 2	$0.04	$0.12	$0.16	$38.34	$43.66
$43.00	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.10	$0.20	$40.80	$43.20
$43.50	$40.50	Oct 2	$0.04	$0.16	$0.20	$40.30	$43.70
$44.50	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.11	$0.10	$0.21	$40.79	$44.71
$46.50	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.10	$0.22	$40.78	$46.72
$44.50	$38.50	Oct 2	$0.11	$0.12	$0.23	$38.27	$44.73
$46.50	$38.50	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.12	$0.24	$38.26	$46.74
$43.00	$38.50	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.12	$0.22	$38.28	$43.22
$43.00	$40.50	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.16	$0.26	$40.24	$43.26

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 55 found (best R:R 2.85, avg credit $0.45)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
38/39	48/49	Nov 6	$0.74	$0.26	48%	2.85	$38.26	$48.74
38/39	49/50	Nov 6	$0.66	$0.34	52%	1.94	$38.34	$49.66
39/40	50/50	Oct 9	$0.28	$0.22	75%	1.27	$39.22	$49.78
39/40	46/46	Oct 9	$0.27	$0.23	68%	1.17	$39.23	$45.77
38/39	47/48	Nov 6	$0.66	$0.34	45%	1.94	$38.34	$47.66
39/40	44/44	Oct 9	$0.31	$0.19	56%	1.63	$39.19	$44.31
40/40	50/50	Oct 9	$0.26	$0.24	65%	1.08	$40.24	$49.76
38/39	47/48	Oct 30	$0.57	$0.43	50%	1.33	$38.43	$47.57
37/38	47/48	Oct 30	$0.50	$0.50	56%	1.00	$37.50	$47.50
36/37	47/48	Oct 30	$0.43	$0.57	62%	0.75	$36.57	$47.43

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 76 found (best R:R 9.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$41.50	$42.00	$42.50	Oct 2	$0.05	$0.45	35%	9.00
$42.00	$43.00	$44.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.95	13%	19.00
$45.00	$46.00	$47.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$0.94	10%	15.67
$45.00	$46.00	$47.00	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.92	12%	11.50
$42.00	$42.50	$43.00	Oct 2	$0.13	$0.37	35%	2.85

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Oct 30	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29
$40.00	$41.00	$42.00	Oct 30	$0.09	$0.91	14%	10.11
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Oct 30	$0.07	$0.93	10%	13.29
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$0.94	8%	15.67
$39.00	$40.00	$41.00	Oct 30	$0.10	$0.90	13%	9.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 85 found (best net $-1.50, 77 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$36.00	$38.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$1.50	$0.50
$41.00	$43.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.69	$1.31
$45.00	$47.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.34	$1.66
$41.50	$42.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.14	$0.36
$38.50	$40.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$1.18	$0.32

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.00	$38.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.13	$0.87
$36.00	$35.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.00	$1.00
$37.00	$35.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.01	$1.99
$37.00	$36.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.10	$0.90
$42.00	$41.50	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.23	$0.27

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 43 found (best yield 4.14%, avg 1.45%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$43.00	Oct 30	$1.74	0.46	2.2%	4.14%	6.37%	--	111
$44.00	Oct 30	$1.41	0.39	4.6%	3.35%	7.96%	2	29
$44.00	Nov 6	$1.38	0.38	4.6%	3.28%	7.89%	--	14
$45.00	Oct 30	$1.10	0.33	7.0%	2.62%	9.61%	8	72
$45.00	Nov 6	$1.06	0.34	7.0%	2.52%	9.51%	--	72
$46.00	Oct 30	$0.83	0.28	9.4%	1.97%	11.34%	--	14
$43.00	Oct 23	$1.43	0.44	2.2%	3.40%	5.63%	--	21
$47.00	Oct 30	$0.65	0.23	11.8%	1.55%	13.29%	13	207
$47.00	Nov 6	$0.59	0.24	11.8%	1.40%	13.15%	5	73
$42.50	Oct 16	$1.48	0.47	1.1%	3.52%	4.56%	3	18

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,402

Total Puts 3,822

Put/Call Ratio 0.37

Net Difference 6,580

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,808

Total Puts 3,981

Put/Call Ratio 0.83

Net Difference 827

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 71,496

Total Puts 41,927

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.75

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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