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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08) 6,702

Calls: 2,839 (42%)

Puts: 3,863 (58%)

Prior (10/07) 6,916

Calls: 4,572 (66%)

Puts: 2,344 (34%)

Current vs Prior -3.09%

Calls: -37.90% (Calls)

Puts: +64.80% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 88,864

Calls: 62,128 (70%)

Puts: 26,736 (30%)

Prior 7-Day Average 12,694

Calls: 8,875 (70%)

Puts: 3,819 (30%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.21%

Calls: -68.01%

Puts: +1.14%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08) $1.69M

Calls: $622.0K (37%)

Puts: $1.07M (63%)

Prior (10/07) $1.30M

Calls: $855.0K (66%)

Puts: $440.7K (34%)

Current vs Prior +30.33%

Calls: -27.25%

Puts: +142.05%

Prior 7-Day Total $19.75M

Calls: $13.36M (68%)

Puts: $6.39M (32%)

Prior 7-Day Average $2.82M

Calls: $1.91M (68%)

Puts: $912.9K (32%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.15%

Calls: -67.41%

Puts: +16.83%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/08) 1.36

Prior (10/07) 0.51

Current vs Prior +165.40%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.65

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +109.27%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/08) 285,920

Calls: 147,558 (52%)

Puts: 138,362 (48%)

Prior (10/07) 281,945

Calls: 144,313 (51%)

Puts: 137,632 (49%)

Current vs Prior +1.41%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,724,603

Calls: 849,965 (49%)

Puts: 874,638 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 246,371

Calls: 121,423 (49%)

Puts: 124,948 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +16.05%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.43% | 7.87%7.87% | 14.06%

Prior 3.65% | 8.26%8.26% | 13.84%

Current vs Prior -33.45% | -4.77%-4.77% | +1.54%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.93% | 7.51%8.87% | 14.24%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -38.28% | +4.79%-11.25% | -1.27%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.65% | 8.26%8.26% | 13.84%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -33.45% | -4.77%-4.77% | +1.54%

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 63% put dollar volume ($1.07M). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.36 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 165% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 2 of results (avg 8.8%, best 7.6%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Nov 20	1.89	2.04	$1.97	7.6%	585	0.41	8.6K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Nov 20	3.85	4.25	$4.05	9.9%	13	0.59	323

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. 87 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$37.00	Oct 9	5.40	6.10	$5.75	12.2%	35	1.00	14
$37.50	Oct 9	4.70	5.60	$5.15	17.5%	36	1.00	12
$38.00	Oct 9	4.25	5.10	$4.68	18.2%	1	1.00	4
$39.00	Oct 9	3.20	4.10	$3.65	24.7%	1	1.00	6
$39.50	Oct 9	2.40	3.65	$3.03	41.3%	1	1.00	5

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$51.00	Oct 9	7.90	9.15	$8.53	14.7%	3	0.98	42
$46.00	Oct 9	3.00	3.40	$3.20	12.5%	28	0.97	18
$50.00	Oct 16	6.95	7.70	$7.33	10.2%	18	0.94	4.9K
$47.00	Oct 9	3.90	5.40	$4.65	32.3%	28	0.94	19
$45.00	Oct 9	2.06	2.91	$2.49	34.1%	--	0.93	56

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 150 active (total vol 3.5K, top 585)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Nov 20	1.89	2.04	$1.97	7.6%	585	0.41	8.6K
$43.00	Oct 16	1.35	1.62	$1.49	18.1%	112	0.51	252
$43.50	Oct 16	1.16	1.42	$1.29	20.2%	107	0.46	221
$44.50	Oct 16	0.80	1.02	$0.91	24.2%	103	0.36	170
$44.00	Oct 9	0.04	0.25	$0.14	150.0%	89	0.19	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.50	Oct 16	1.28	1.48	$1.38	14.5%	92	0.45	86
$41.50	Oct 16	0.68	1.02	$0.85	40.0%	90	0.34	82
$35.00	Nov 6	0.01	0.39	$0.20	190.0%	81	0.07	112
$36.00	Oct 30	0.09	0.28	$0.19	100.0%	76	0.07	335
$42.00	Oct 16	1.00	1.29	$1.15	25.2%	74	0.39	959

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 11 strikes (avg 160.0%, max 819.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$35.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	443.2%	48.2%	819.8%	99	95
$49.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	282.6%	64.6%	337.4%	2	269
$48.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	238.7%	61.1%	290.6%	1	144
$45.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	116.9%	60.6%	92.9%	29	583
$44.00	Oct 9	Nov 6	64.1%	46.2%	38.8%	90	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$45.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	116.9%	55.6%	110.4%	57	45
$44.00	Oct 9	Nov 6	64.1%	46.2%	38.8%	41	114
$42.00	Oct 9	Nov 6	53.3%	47.0%	13.5%	19	425
$41.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	58.7%	53.6%	9.4%	14	124
$43.00	Oct 9	Nov 13	51.3%	49.2%	4.3%	19	360

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 99 found (best R:R 6.14, avg 2.30)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$41.00	$42.00	Oct 30	$0.14	$0.86	$0.14	66%	6.14	$41.14
$40.00	$45.00	Nov 20	$2.33	$2.67	$2.33	69%	1.15	$42.33
$39.00	$41.00	Oct 23	$1.29	$0.71	$1.29	82%	0.55	$40.29
$41.50	$42.00	Oct 9	$0.16	$0.34	$0.16	87%	2.12	$41.66
$40.00	$41.00	Nov 13	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	69%	1.00	$40.50

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$50.00	$49.00	Oct 16	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	94%	0.59	$49.37
$47.00	$46.50	Oct 16	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	84%	1.50	$46.80
$43.00	$41.00	Nov 13	$0.68	$1.32	$0.68	50%	1.94	$42.32
$46.00	$45.50	Oct 9	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	97%	0.61	$45.69
$44.00	$43.50	Oct 9	$0.26	$0.24	$0.26	81%	0.92	$43.74

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 61 found (best R:R 1.63, avg 0.54)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$48.50	$49.00	Oct 9	$0.31	$0.31	$0.19	84%	1.63	$48.81
$48.00	$49.00	Nov 6	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	77%	0.49	$48.33
$45.50	$46.00	Oct 9	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	85%	0.56	$45.68
$45.00	$46.00	Oct 30	$0.42	$0.42	$0.58	65%	0.72	$45.42
$43.00	$44.00	Nov 6	$0.59	$0.59	$0.41	49%	1.44	$43.59

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$38.00	$36.00	Nov 13	$1.24	$1.24	$0.76	74%	1.63	$36.76
$40.00	$35.00	Nov 20	$1.06	$1.06	$3.94	69%	0.27	$38.94
$41.00	$39.00	Nov 13	$0.92	$0.92	$1.08	62%	0.85	$40.08
$38.00	$35.00	Nov 6	$0.48	$0.48	$2.52	81%	0.19	$37.52
$41.00	$40.00	Nov 6	$0.52	$0.52	$0.48	64%	1.08	$40.48

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.13, cheapest $1.03)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$42.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$1.32	54.4%	62.1%
$43.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$1.15	51.3%	61.5%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$42.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$1.03	54.4%	62.1%
$43.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$1.01	51.3%	61.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 60 found (cheapest 1.91% of stock, avg 8.81%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$42.50	Oct 9	$0.47	$0.35	$0.82	$41.68	$43.32	1.91%
$43.00	Oct 9	$0.34	$0.57	$0.91	$42.09	$43.91	2.12%
$43.50	Oct 9	$0.17	$0.95	$1.12	$42.38	$44.62	2.61%
$42.00	Oct 9	$0.96	$0.17	$1.13	$40.87	$43.13	2.64%
$41.50	Oct 9	$1.12	$0.10	$1.22	$40.28	$42.72	2.85%
$44.00	Oct 9	$0.14	$1.21	$1.35	$42.65	$45.35	3.15%
$41.00	Oct 9	$1.61	$0.05	$1.66	$39.34	$42.66	3.88%
$44.50	Oct 9	$0.05	$1.89	$1.94	$42.56	$46.44	4.53%
$40.50	Oct 9	$2.10	$0.02	$2.12	$38.38	$42.62	4.95%
$45.00	Oct 9	$0.04	$2.49	$2.53	$42.47	$47.53	5.91%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 149 found (cheapest 0.44% of stock, avg 5.00%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$44.00	$41.00	Oct 9	$0.14	$0.05	$0.19	$40.81	$44.19
$44.00	$41.50	Oct 9	$0.14	$0.10	$0.24	$41.26	$44.24
$43.50	$41.00	Oct 9	$0.17	$0.05	$0.22	$40.78	$43.72
$43.50	$41.50	Oct 9	$0.17	$0.10	$0.27	$41.23	$43.77
$44.00	$42.00	Oct 9	$0.14	$0.17	$0.31	$41.69	$44.31
$43.50	$42.00	Oct 9	$0.17	$0.17	$0.34	$41.66	$43.84
$48.50	$41.00	Oct 9	$0.42	$0.05	$0.47	$40.53	$48.97
$48.50	$41.50	Oct 9	$0.42	$0.10	$0.52	$40.98	$49.02
$43.00	$41.00	Oct 9	$0.34	$0.05	$0.39	$40.61	$43.39
$43.00	$41.50	Oct 9	$0.34	$0.10	$0.44	$41.06	$43.44

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 49 found (best R:R 2.85, avg credit $0.48)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
36/38	50/51	Nov 13	$1.48	$0.52	55%	2.85	$36.52	$51.48
36/38	47/49	Nov 13	$1.60	$0.40	45%	4.00	$36.40	$48.60
36/38	49/50	Nov 13	$1.37	$0.63	52%	2.17	$36.63	$50.37
36/38	46/47	Nov 13	$1.40	$0.60	41%	2.33	$36.60	$47.40
38/39	46/47	Oct 16	$0.34	$0.16	63%	2.12	$38.66	$46.84
38/39	48/48	Oct 16	$0.29	$0.21	68%	1.38	$38.71	$47.79
40/40	46/47	Oct 16	$0.35	$0.15	52%	2.33	$40.15	$46.85
40/40	48/48	Oct 16	$0.30	$0.20	58%	1.50	$40.20	$47.80
38/39	45/46	Oct 16	$0.32	$0.18	53%	1.78	$38.68	$45.32
38/39	46/46	Oct 16	$0.27	$0.23	58%	1.17	$38.73	$45.77

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 70 found (best R:R 3.76, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$40.00	$45.00	$50.00	Nov 20	$1.05	$3.95	50%	3.76
$35.00	$40.00	$45.00	Nov 20	$1.37	$3.63	49%	2.65
$41.00	$42.00	$43.00	Nov 13	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29
$44.00	$45.00	$46.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$0.93	11%	13.29
$45.00	$45.50	$46.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.45	9%	9.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$40.00	$45.00	$50.00	Nov 20	$1.35	$3.65	50%	2.70
$42.00	$43.00	$44.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.95	15%	19.00
$35.00	$40.00	$45.00	Nov 20	$1.57	$3.43	49%	2.18
$42.00	$43.00	$44.00	Nov 6	$0.06	$0.94	14%	15.67
$38.00	$39.00	$40.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.95	11%	19.00

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 $-0.60, 65 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$35.00	$40.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.60	$4.40
$43.00	$46.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.23	$2.77
$35.00	$38.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.16	$0.84
$48.00	$49.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.10	$0.90
$50.00	$51.00	1:2	Oct 23	$0.00	$1.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$50.00	$45.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.07	$4.93
$41.00	$39.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.20	$1.80
$43.50	$43.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.19	$0.31
$43.00	$42.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.13	$0.37
$38.00	$37.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.07	$0.93

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 50 found (best yield 4.41%, avg 1.62%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$45.00	Nov 20	$1.89	0.41	5.1%	4.41%	9.48%	585	8.6K
$47.00	Nov 13	$1.01	0.29	9.7%	2.36%	12.09%	18	109
$43.00	Nov 13	$1.92	0.50	0.4%	4.48%	4.88%	--	90
$46.00	Nov 6	$0.93	0.33	7.4%	2.17%	9.57%	2	9
$43.00	Nov 6	$1.88	0.51	0.4%	4.39%	4.79%	1	7
$49.00	Nov 13	$0.60	0.22	14.4%	1.40%	15.81%	2	--
$47.00	Nov 6	$0.78	0.28	9.7%	1.82%	11.56%	5	92
$46.00	Nov 13	$0.90	0.33	7.4%	2.10%	9.50%	--	10
$50.00	Nov 20	$0.58	0.19	16.7%	1.35%	18.09%	46	4.1K
$48.00	Nov 6	$0.66	0.23	12.1%	1.54%	13.61%	12	98

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,839

Total Puts 3,863

Put/Call Ratio 1.36

Net Difference -1,024

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,572

Total Puts 2,344

Put/Call Ratio 0.51

Net Difference 2,228

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 62,128

Total Puts 26,736

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.65

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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