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$41.67 -1.26%

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as of 10/12 06:03 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/12) 11,339

Calls: 6,787 (60%)

Puts: 4,552 (40%)

Prior (10/08) 6,702

Calls: 2,839 (42%)

Puts: 3,863 (58%)

Current vs Prior +69.19%

Calls: +139.06% (Calls)

Puts: +17.84% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 89,856

Calls: 61,636 (69%)

Puts: 28,220 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 12,836

Calls: 8,805 (69%)

Puts: 4,031 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.67%

Calls: -22.92%

Puts: +12.91%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/12) $2.26M

Calls: $1.17M (52%)

Puts: $1.09M (48%)

Prior (10/08) $1.69M

Calls: $622.0K (37%)

Puts: $1.07M (63%)

Current vs Prior +34.08%

Calls: +88.17%

Puts: +2.54%

Prior 7-Day Total $20.31M

Calls: $13.44M (66%)

Puts: $6.87M (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average $2.90M

Calls: $1.92M (66%)

Puts: $980.9K (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -21.96%

Calls: -39.05%

Puts: +11.50%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/12) 0.67

Prior (10/08) 1.36

Current vs Prior -50.71%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.74

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.68%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/12) 274,505

Calls: 137,838 (50%)

Puts: 136,667 (50%)

Prior (10/08) 285,920

Calls: 147,558 (52%)

Puts: 138,362 (48%)

Current vs Prior -3.99%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,758,347

Calls: 876,288 (50%)

Puts: 882,059 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 251,192

Calls: 125,184 (50%)

Puts: 126,008 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.28%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 7.15% | 8.62%7.15% | 12.70%

Prior 2.43% | 7.87%7.87% | 14.06%

Current vs Prior +194.52% | +9.49%-9.11% | -9.68%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.68% | 7.67%8.61% | 14.17%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +94.41% | +12.29%-16.98% | -10.40%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.43% | 7.87%7.87% | 14.06%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +194.52% | +9.49%-9.11% | -9.68%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

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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Above-average activity with volume up 69% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.67. P/C ratio dropping 51% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 16 of results (avg 7.2%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$34.00	Oct 16	7.60	7.85	$7.73	3.2%	6	0.99	--
$35.00	Oct 16	6.55	6.85	$6.70	4.5%	23	0.99	13
$36.00	Oct 16	5.60	5.95	$5.78	6.1%	19	0.98	1
$38.00	Oct 16	3.80	4.05	$3.93	6.4%	27	0.89	5
$45.00	Nov 20	1.32	1.43	$1.38	8.0%	448	0.34	8.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$50.00	Oct 16	8.10	8.50	$8.30	4.8%	46	1.00	4.9K
$45.00	Oct 16	3.50	3.70	$3.60	5.6%	68	0.82	3.9K
$49.50	Oct 16	7.55	8.00	$7.78	5.8%	10	1.00	7
$45.00	Oct 23	3.70	4.00	$3.85	7.8%	23	0.77	65
$50.00	Oct 23	7.90	8.55	$8.23	7.9%	10	0.95	17

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.62, cheapest $0.54)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$44.00	Oct 16	0.50	0.58	$0.54	14.8%	229	0.27	482
$50.00	Nov 20	0.44	0.51	$0.48	14.6%	114	0.15	4.1K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Oct 16	0.59	0.71	$0.65	18.5%	568	0.29	7.9K
$40.50	Oct 16	0.75	0.88	$0.82	15.9%	31	0.34	575

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 73 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$34.00	Oct 16	7.60	7.85	$7.73	3.2%	6	0.99	--
$35.00	Oct 16	6.55	6.85	$6.70	4.5%	23	0.99	13
$36.00	Oct 16	5.60	5.95	$5.78	6.1%	19	0.98	1
$37.00	Oct 16	4.45	5.90	$5.18	28.0%	2	0.94	2
$37.50	Oct 16	4.10	4.75	$4.43	14.7%	5	0.92	3

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$49.00	Oct 16	7.05	7.75	$7.40	9.5%	8	1.00	10
$49.50	Oct 16	7.55	8.00	$7.78	5.8%	10	1.00	7
$50.00	Oct 16	8.10	8.50	$8.30	4.8%	46	1.00	4.9K
$50.00	Oct 23	7.90	8.55	$8.23	7.9%	10	0.95	17
$48.00	Oct 23	6.15	6.70	$6.43	8.6%	9	0.95	30

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 159 active (total vol 7.1K, top 906)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$44.50	Oct 16	0.40	0.55	$0.48	31.3%	906	0.24	251
$45.00	Nov 20	1.32	1.43	$1.38	8.0%	448	0.34	8.3K
$50.00	Oct 16	0.02	0.06	$0.04	100.0%	391	0.03	13.5K
$43.00	Oct 16	0.73	0.91	$0.82	22.0%	317	0.37	255
$42.00	Oct 16	1.14	1.30	$1.22	13.1%	298	0.48	146

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.00	Oct 16	0.33	0.50	$0.42	40.5%	644	0.20	176
$40.00	Oct 16	0.59	0.71	$0.65	18.5%	568	0.29	7.9K
$41.00	Oct 16	0.92	1.07	$1.00	15.0%	336	0.40	299
$42.00	Oct 16	1.41	1.59	$1.50	12.0%	121	0.52	1.2K
$38.00	Oct 16	0.16	0.22	$0.19	31.6%	117	0.11	157

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 23 strikes (avg 50.8%, max 76.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$39.00	Oct 16	Nov 6	81.6%	46.4%	76.0%	16	23
$40.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	79.0%	46.6%	69.6%	110	329
$41.00	Oct 16	Nov 13	77.1%	48.0%	60.6%	6	31
$45.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	77.4%	48.5%	59.7%	684	10.5K
$42.00	Oct 16	Nov 13	78.7%	50.9%	54.6%	316	151

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$39.00	Oct 16	Nov 13	81.6%	48.1%	69.7%	645	219
$40.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	79.0%	46.6%	69.6%	600	8.9K
$41.00	Oct 16	Nov 13	77.1%	48.0%	60.6%	342	309
$45.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	77.4%	48.5%	59.7%	85	4.2K
$42.00	Oct 16	Nov 13	78.7%	50.9%	54.6%	125	1.2K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 79 found (best R:R 0.67, avg 2.09)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$36.00	$37.00	Oct 16	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	98%	0.67	$36.60
$43.00	$44.00	Nov 13	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	45%	3.55	$43.22
$40.00	$45.00	Nov 20	$2.17	$2.83	$2.17	63%	1.30	$42.17
$40.00	$41.00	Oct 30	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	67%	1.13	$40.47
$38.00	$38.50	Oct 16	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	89%	0.52	$38.33

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$44.50	$44.00	Oct 23	$0.16	$0.34	$0.16	68%	2.12	$44.34
$44.00	$43.00	Oct 30	$0.46	$0.54	$0.46	63%	1.17	$43.54
$38.00	$37.00	Nov 13	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	22%	7.33	$37.88
$44.00	$43.00	Nov 6	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	64%	0.82	$43.45
$44.50	$44.00	Oct 16	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	76%	0.56	$44.18

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 53 found (best R:R 0.37, avg 0.67)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$44.50	$45.00	Oct 30	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	67%	2.13	$44.84
$42.00	$42.50	Oct 23	$0.40	$0.40	$0.10	49%	4.00	$42.40
$45.00	$46.00	Oct 30	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	72%	0.52	$45.34
$44.00	$45.00	Nov 13	$0.48	$0.48	$0.52	60%	0.92	$44.48
$43.50	$44.00	Oct 16	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	67%	0.92	$43.74

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$40.00	$35.00	Nov 20	$1.36	$1.36	$3.64	63%	0.37	$38.64
$41.00	$40.00	Oct 23	$0.79	$0.79	$0.21	58%	3.76	$40.21
$35.00	$34.00	Nov 6	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	87%	0.52	$34.66
$39.00	$38.00	Nov 6	$0.41	$0.41	$0.59	72%	0.69	$38.59
$39.00	$38.00	Nov 13	$0.43	$0.43	$0.57	70%	0.75	$38.57

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 12 found (avg debit $0.37, cheapest $0.24)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$43.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.24	85.8%	59.3%
$41.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.31	78.5%	55.2%
$43.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.28	78.3%	55.8%
$42.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.37	77.8%	58.6%
$42.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.55	78.7%	64.9%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$43.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.79	85.8%	59.3%
$41.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.20	78.5%	55.2%
$43.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.20	78.3%	55.8%
$42.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.19	77.8%	58.6%
$42.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.30	78.7%	64.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 45 found (cheapest 6.53% of stock, avg 9.52%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$42.00	Oct 16	$1.22	$1.50	$2.72	$39.28	$44.72	6.53%
$41.50	Oct 16	$1.48	$1.25	$2.73	$38.77	$44.23	6.55%
$41.00	Oct 16	$1.76	$1.00	$2.76	$38.24	$43.76	6.62%
$40.50	Oct 16	$2.03	$0.82	$2.85	$37.65	$43.35	6.84%
$42.50	Oct 16	$1.00	$1.88	$2.88	$39.62	$45.38	6.91%
$43.00	Oct 16	$0.82	$2.18	$3.00	$40.00	$46.00	7.20%
$40.00	Oct 16	$2.42	$0.65	$3.07	$36.93	$43.07	7.37%
$39.50	Oct 16	$2.71	$0.50	$3.21	$36.29	$42.71	7.70%
$41.50	Oct 23	$1.79	$1.45	$3.24	$38.26	$44.74	7.78%
$43.50	Oct 16	$0.78	$2.47	$3.25	$40.25	$46.75	7.80%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 129 found (cheapest 2.06% of stock, avg 5.66%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$50.00	$35.00	Nov 20	$0.48	$0.38	$0.86	$34.14	$50.86
$44.00	$39.50	Oct 16	$0.54	$0.50	$1.04	$38.46	$45.04
$46.00	$37.00	Nov 6	$0.67	$0.45	$1.12	$35.88	$47.12
$44.00	$40.00	Oct 16	$0.54	$0.65	$1.19	$38.81	$45.19
$46.00	$38.00	Nov 6	$0.67	$0.54	$1.21	$36.79	$47.21
$43.50	$39.50	Oct 16	$0.78	$0.50	$1.28	$38.22	$44.78
$45.00	$38.00	Oct 30	$0.78	$0.51	$1.29	$36.71	$46.29
$44.00	$40.50	Oct 16	$0.54	$0.82	$1.36	$39.14	$45.36
$47.00	$38.00	Nov 13	$0.71	$0.77	$1.48	$36.52	$48.48
$43.50	$40.00	Oct 16	$0.78	$0.65	$1.43	$38.57	$44.93

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 42 found (best R:R 5.67, avg credit $0.48)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
38/39	46/47	Oct 30	$0.85	$0.15	47%	5.67	$38.15	$47.35
36/37	46/47	Oct 30	$0.70	$0.30	60%	2.33	$36.30	$47.20
34/35	45/46	Nov 6	$0.66	$0.34	57%	1.94	$34.34	$45.66
39/40	46/47	Oct 30	$0.82	$0.18	40%	4.56	$39.18	$47.32
34/35	48/49	Nov 6	$0.45	$0.55	71%	0.82	$34.55	$48.45
38/39	45/46	Nov 6	$0.73	$0.27	42%	2.70	$38.27	$45.73
38/38	48/48	Oct 23	$0.26	$0.24	72%	1.08	$37.74	$47.76
38/38	48/48	Oct 23	$0.28	$0.22	68%	1.27	$38.22	$47.78
38/39	45/46	Oct 30	$0.66	$0.34	46%	1.94	$38.34	$45.66
34/35	47/48	Nov 6	$0.44	$0.56	68%	0.79	$34.56	$47.44

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 59 found (best R:R 2.40, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$35.00	$40.00	$45.00	Nov 20	$1.46	$3.54	54%	2.42
$40.00	$45.00	$50.00	Nov 20	$1.27	$3.73	49%	2.94
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.45	10%	9.00
$43.00	$44.00	$45.00	Nov 6	$0.10	$0.90	12%	9.00
$48.00	$49.00	$50.00	Nov 13	$0.06	$0.94	5%	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$35.00	$40.00	$45.00	Nov 20	$1.47	$3.53	54%	2.40
$40.00	$45.00	$50.00	Nov 20	$1.23	$3.77	49%	3.07
$39.00	$40.00	$41.00	Oct 30	$0.07	$0.93	15%	13.29
$39.00	$40.00	$41.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$0.93	15%	13.29
$40.00	$41.00	$42.00	Nov 13	$0.06	$0.94	13%	15.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 77 found (best net $-0.51, 69 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.00	$41.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.02	$0.98
$45.00	$46.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.10	$0.90
$44.50	$45.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.06	$0.44
$37.00	$39.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.73	$0.27
$48.00	$49.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.08	$0.92

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$50.00	$45.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.51	$4.49
$50.00	$46.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.86	$2.14
$41.00	$40.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.05	$0.95
$39.00	$38.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.13	$0.87
$39.50	$39.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.05	$0.45

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 54 found (best yield 3.17%, avg 1.55%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$45.00	Nov 20	$1.32	0.34	8.0%	3.17%	11.16%	448	8.3K
$43.00	Nov 13	$1.70	0.45	3.2%	4.08%	7.27%	--	64
$44.00	Nov 13	$1.25	0.40	5.6%	3.00%	8.59%	5	1
$42.00	Nov 13	$1.97	0.51	0.8%	4.73%	5.52%	18	5
$45.00	Nov 13	$0.92	0.33	8.0%	2.21%	10.20%	1	--
$43.00	Nov 6	$1.36	0.42	3.2%	3.26%	6.46%	--	10
$46.00	Nov 13	$0.72	0.27	10.4%	1.73%	12.12%	13	11
$42.50	Oct 30	$1.46	0.46	2.0%	3.50%	5.50%	10	--
$42.00	Oct 30	$1.65	0.50	0.8%	3.96%	4.75%	10	18
$44.00	Nov 6	$1.00	0.35	5.6%	2.40%	7.99%	6	20

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,787

Total Puts 4,552

Put/Call Ratio 0.67

Net Difference 2,235

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,839

Total Puts 3,863

Put/Call Ratio 1.36

Net Difference -1,024

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 61,636

Total Puts 28,220

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.74

Ratio Trend Falling

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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