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AEP

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as of 08/18 06:08 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18) 1,992

Calls: 1,290 (65%)

Puts: 702 (35%)

Prior (08/17) 1,396

Calls: 1,060 (76%)

Puts: 336 (24%)

Current vs Prior +42.69%

Calls: +21.70% (Calls)

Puts: +108.93% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 22,461

Calls: 11,960 (53%)

Puts: 10,501 (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,208

Calls: 1,708 (53%)

Puts: 1,500 (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -37.92%

Calls: -24.50%

Puts: -53.20%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18) $425.0K

Calls: $292.4K (69%)

Puts: $132.6K (31%)

Prior (08/17) $328.1K

Calls: $248.3K (76%)

Puts: $79.9K (24%)

Current vs Prior +29.52%

Calls: +17.79%

Puts: +65.98%

Prior 7-Day Total $12.40M

Calls: $10.35M (83%)

Puts: $2.05M (17%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.77M

Calls: $1.48M (83%)

Puts: $293.4K (17%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -76.02%

Calls: -80.22%

Puts: -54.81%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/18) 0.54

Prior (08/17) 0.32

Current vs Prior +71.68%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.74

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -26.06%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/18) 59,154

Calls: 37,015 (63%)

Puts: 22,139 (37%)

Prior (08/17) 58,996

Calls: 36,846 (62%)

Puts: 22,150 (38%)

Current vs Prior +0.27%

Prior 7-Day Total 309,182

Calls: 197,063 (64%)

Puts: 112,119 (36%)

Prior 7-Day Average 44,168

Calls: 28,151 (64%)

Puts: 16,017 (36%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +33.93%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 4.50% | 6.69%4.50% | 6.69%

Prior 4.53% | 6.80%4.53% | 6.80%

Current vs Prior -0.73% | -1.60%-0.73% | -1.60%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.19% | 7.41%5.19% | 7.41%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -13.33% | -9.77%-13.34% | -9.77%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.53% | 6.80%4.53% | 6.80%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -0.73% | -1.60%-0.73% | -1.60%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 12.05% | 7.42%

Calls: 12.05% | 9.01%

Puts: 12.05% | 5.83%

Prior 12.05% | 7.42%

Calls: 12.05% | 9.01%

Puts: 12.05% | 5.83%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 12.05% | 7.42%

Calls: 12.05% | 9.01%

Puts: 12.05% | 5.83%

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

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 69% call dollar volume ($292.4K). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.54. P/C ratio rising 72% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (37,015 calls vs 22,139 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

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Prior BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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

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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. 8 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$115.00	Sep 18	11.80	13.80	$12.80	15.6%	--	0.94	105
$120.00	Sep 18	7.20	8.80	$8.00	20.0%	17	0.83	277
$125.00	Aug 21	1.55	2.90	$2.23	60.5%	43	0.73	147
$125.00	Sep 18	3.00	4.60	$3.80	42.1%	85	0.61	478

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$130.00	Aug 21	2.70	4.20	$3.45	43.5%	23	1.00	305
$135.00	Aug 21	7.80	9.40	$8.60	18.6%	10	1.00	49
$135.00	Sep 18	7.10	9.10	$8.10	24.7%	10	0.87	234
$130.00	Sep 18	4.10	5.20	$4.65	23.7%	37	0.66	638

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 20 active (total vol 1.2K, top 391)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$135.00	Sep 18	0.40	0.70	$0.55	54.5%	391	0.15	915
$130.00	Sep 18	1.50	1.90	$1.70	23.5%	177	0.34	1.5K
$125.00	Sep 18	3.00	4.60	$3.80	42.1%	85	0.61	478
$130.00	Aug 21	0.05	0.25	$0.15	133.3%	46	0.12	554
$125.00	Aug 21	1.55	2.90	$2.23	60.5%	43	0.73	147

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$125.00	Sep 18	1.30	2.35	$1.83	57.4%	120	0.39	2.7K
$125.00	Aug 21	0.15	0.85	$0.50	140.0%	83	0.28	2.3K
$120.00	Sep 18	0.50	0.85	$0.68	51.5%	66	0.17	1.7K
$130.00	Sep 18	4.10	5.20	$4.65	23.7%	37	0.66	638
$130.00	Aug 21	2.70	4.20	$3.45	43.5%	23	1.00	305

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 47.2%, max 47.2%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$125.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	25.6%	17.4%	47.2%	128	625

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$125.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	25.6%	17.4%	47.2%	203	5.0K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 12 found (best R:R 0.69, avg 11.02)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$135.00	$140.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	15%	21.73	$135.22
$125.00	$130.00	Sep 18	$2.10	$2.90	$2.10	61%	1.38	$127.10
$140.00	$145.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	8%	26.78	$140.18
$140.00	$145.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	8%	20.74	$140.23
$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$1.15	$3.85	$1.15	34%	3.35	$131.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$130.00	$125.00	Aug 21	$2.95	$2.05	$2.95	100%	0.69	$127.05
$125.00	$120.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$4.68	$0.32	28%	14.62	$124.68
$115.00	$110.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	8%	26.78	$114.82
$125.00	$120.00	Sep 18	$1.15	$3.85	$1.15	39%	3.35	$123.85
$120.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$4.57	$0.43	17%	10.63	$119.57

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 8 found (best R:R 0.30, avg 0.12)

BEAR CALL (4)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$1.15	$1.15	$3.85	66%	0.30	$131.15
$140.00	$145.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.23	$4.77	92%	0.05	$140.23
$140.00	$145.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.18	$4.82	92%	0.04	$140.18
$135.00	$140.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.22	$4.78	85%	0.05	$135.22

BULL PUT (4)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$120.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.43	$4.57	83%	0.09	$119.57
$125.00	$120.00	Sep 18	$1.15	$1.15	$3.85	61%	0.30	$123.85
$115.00	$110.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.18	$4.82	92%	0.04	$114.82
$125.00	$120.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.32	$4.68	72%	0.07	$124.68

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 8 found (cheapest 2.16% of stock, avg 5.68%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$125.00	Aug 21	$2.23	$0.50	$2.73	$122.27	$127.73	2.16%
$130.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$3.45	$3.60	$126.40	$133.60	2.85%
$125.00	Sep 18	$3.80	$1.83	$5.63	$119.37	$130.63	4.46%
$130.00	Sep 18	$1.70	$4.65	$6.35	$123.65	$136.35	5.03%
$135.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$8.10	$8.65	$126.35	$143.65	6.85%
$135.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$8.60	$8.68	$126.32	$143.68	6.87%
$120.00	Sep 18	$8.00	$0.68	$8.68	$111.32	$128.68	6.87%
$115.00	Sep 18	$12.80	$0.25	$13.05	$101.95	$128.05	10.33%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 29 found (cheapest 0.26% of stock, avg 0.94%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$130.00	$120.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.18	$0.33	$119.67	$130.33
$150.00	$120.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.18	$0.48	$119.52	$150.48
$130.00	$115.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.33	$0.48	$114.52	$130.48
$140.00	$120.00	Aug 21	$0.33	$0.18	$0.51	$119.49	$140.51
$140.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$0.33	$0.25	$0.58	$114.42	$140.58
$150.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.25	$0.60	$114.40	$150.60
$150.00	$115.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.33	$0.63	$114.37	$150.63
$140.00	$115.00	Aug 21	$0.33	$0.33	$0.66	$114.34	$140.66
$150.00	$105.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.40	$0.75	$104.25	$150.75
$140.00	$105.00	Sep 18	$0.33	$0.40	$0.73	$104.27	$140.73

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 5 found (best R:R 0.09, avg credit $0.76)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
110/115	140/145	Aug 21	$0.41	$4.59	84%	0.09	$114.59	$140.41
115/120	140/145	Sep 18	$0.61	$4.39	75%	0.14	$119.39	$140.61
115/120	135/140	Sep 18	$0.65	$4.35	68%	0.15	$119.35	$135.65
115/120	130/135	Sep 18	$1.58	$3.42	49%	0.46	$118.42	$131.58
120/125	140/145	Aug 21	$0.55	$4.45	64%	0.12	$124.45	$140.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 16 found (best R:R 0.90, cheapest $0.32)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$0.95	$4.05	46%	4.26
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$2.01	$2.99	69%	1.49
$115.00	$120.00	$125.00	Sep 18	$0.60	$4.40	33%	7.33
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Sep 18	$0.93	$4.07	26%	4.38
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$4.68	3%	14.63

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$120.00	$125.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$2.63	$2.37	92%	0.90
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$0.63	$4.37	47%	6.94
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$2.20	$2.80	72%	1.27
$115.00	$120.00	$125.00	Sep 18	$0.72	$4.28	33%	5.94
$115.00	$120.00	$125.00	Aug 21	$0.47	$4.53	20%	9.64

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 24 found (best net $-1.20, 11 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$115.00	$120.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$3.20	$1.80
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.11	$4.89
$130.00	$135.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.01	$4.99
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.58	$4.42
$145.00	$150.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.50	$4.50

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$135.00	$130.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.20	$3.80
$110.00	$105.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.37	$4.63
$120.00	$115.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.48	$4.52
$110.00	$105.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.45	$4.55
$115.00	$110.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.61	$4.39

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 2 found (best yield 1.19%, avg 0.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$130.00	Sep 18	$1.50	0.34	2.9%	1.19%	4.08%	177	1.5K
$135.00	Sep 18	$0.40	0.15	6.8%	0.32%	7.16%	391	915

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 1,290

Total Puts 702

Put/Call Ratio 0.54

Net Difference 588

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,060

Total Puts 336

Put/Call Ratio 0.32

Net Difference 724

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 11,960

Total Puts 10,501

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.74

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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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