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as of 08/21 06:07 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/21) 3,674

Calls: 2,561 (70%)

Puts: 1,113 (30%)

Prior (08/20) 3,672

Calls: 3,333 (91%)

Puts: 339 (9%)

Current vs Prior +0.05%

Calls: -23.16% (Calls)

Puts: +228.32% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 16,212

Calls: 10,132 (62%)

Puts: 6,080 (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average 2,316

Calls: 1,447 (62%)

Puts: 868 (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +58.64%

Calls: +76.93%

Puts: +28.14%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/21) $756.1K

Calls: $417.6K (55%)

Puts: $338.6K (45%)

Prior (08/20) $662.7K

Calls: $553.4K (84%)

Puts: $109.3K (16%)

Current vs Prior +14.10%

Calls: -24.55%

Puts: +209.89%

Prior 7-Day Total $2.83M

Calls: $2.05M (72%)

Puts: $778.6K (28%)

Prior 7-Day Average $403.9K

Calls: $292.7K (72%)

Puts: $111.2K (28%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +87.19%

Calls: +42.66%

Puts: +204.40%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/21) 0.43

Prior (08/20) 0.10

Current vs Prior +327.29%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.61

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.71%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/21) 60,142

Calls: 37,848 (63%)

Puts: 22,294 (37%)

Prior (08/20) 59,142

Calls: 36,796 (62%)

Puts: 22,346 (38%)

Current vs Prior +1.69%

Prior 7-Day Total 379,101

Calls: 239,189 (63%)

Puts: 139,912 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 54,157

Calls: 34,169 (63%)

Puts: 19,987 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.05%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 4.09% | 6.27%4.09% | 6.27%

Prior 3.86% | 6.56%3.86% | 6.56%

Current vs Prior +62.44% | +25.35%+6.08% | -4.50%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.75% | 6.89%4.75% | 6.89%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +32.02% | +19.32%-13.78% | -9.10%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.86% | 6.56%3.86% | 6.56%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +62.44% | +25.35%+6.08% | -4.50%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

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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Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (87% higher). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.43 - heavy call buying (2,561 calls vs 1,113 puts). P/C ratio rising 327% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (37,848 calls vs 22,294 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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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Covered Calls

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. 9 found (avg delta 0.85, highest 0.99)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$120.00	Aug 21	0.05	1.85	$0.95	189.5%	1	0.85	7
$115.00	Sep 18	6.50	7.90	$7.20	19.4%	10	0.82	105
$120.00	Sep 18	2.75	3.70	$3.23	29.4%	8	0.58	264

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$135.00	Aug 21	11.80	14.90	$13.35	23.2%	--	0.99	30
$130.00	Aug 21	6.80	10.50	$8.65	42.8%	2	0.98	41
$135.00	Sep 18	12.30	15.00	$13.65	19.8%	1	0.94	244
$125.00	Aug 21	3.00	5.00	$4.00	50.0%	98	0.93	2.2K
$130.00	Sep 18	8.20	9.70	$8.95	16.8%	3	0.89	673

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 24 active (total vol 2.3K, top 1.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$130.00	Sep 18	0.30	0.45	$0.38	39.5%	1.3K	0.11	871
$135.00	Sep 18	0.05	0.30	$0.18	138.9%	267	0.05	2.2K
$125.00	Sep 18	0.90	1.60	$1.25	56.0%	200	0.29	412
$130.00	Aug 21	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	15	0.02	527
$125.00	Aug 21	0.00	0.15	$0.08	187.5%	13	0.07	119

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$120.00	Sep 18	1.75	2.00	$1.88	13.3%	181	0.42	1.8K
$125.00	Sep 18	3.60	5.10	$4.35	34.5%	105	0.71	2.7K
$125.00	Aug 21	3.00	5.00	$4.00	50.0%	98	0.93	2.2K
$115.00	Aug 21	0.00	0.60	$0.30	200.0%	30	0.12	1.2K
$115.00	Sep 18	0.60	0.85	$0.73	34.2%	24	0.18	1.6K

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 472.8%, max 472.8%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$120.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	101.1%	17.7%	472.8%	9	271

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$120.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	101.1%	17.7%	472.8%	198	3.0K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 10 found (best R:R 1.02, avg 12.91)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$120.00	$125.00	Aug 21	$0.87	$4.13	$0.87	85%	4.75	$120.87
$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	11%	24.00	$130.20
$120.00	$125.00	Sep 18	$1.98	$3.02	$1.98	58%	1.53	$121.98
$140.00	$145.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	5%	37.46	$140.13
$125.00	$130.00	Sep 18	$0.87	$4.13	$0.87	30%	4.75	$125.87

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$125.00	$120.00	Sep 18	$2.47	$2.53	$2.47	71%	1.02	$122.53
$115.00	$110.00	Sep 18	$0.30	$4.70	$0.30	18%	15.67	$114.70
$120.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$1.15	$3.85	$1.15	42%	3.35	$118.85
$110.00	$105.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	10%	19.00	$109.75
$115.00	$110.00	Aug 21	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	12%	17.52	$114.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 7 found (best R:R 0.06, avg 0.11)

BEAR CALL (3)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$125.00	$130.00	Sep 18	$0.87	$0.87	$4.13	70%	0.21	$125.87
$140.00	$145.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.13	$4.87	95%	0.03	$140.13
$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$0.20	$0.20	$4.80	89%	0.04	$130.20

BULL PUT (4)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$115.00	$110.00	Aug 21	$0.27	$0.27	$4.73	88%	0.06	$114.73
$110.00	$105.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	$4.75	90%	0.05	$109.75
$120.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$1.15	$1.15	$3.85	58%	0.30	$118.85
$115.00	$110.00	Sep 18	$0.30	$0.30	$4.70	82%	0.06	$114.70

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. 7 found (cheapest 0.85% of stock, avg 4.93%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$120.00	Aug 21	$0.95	$0.08	$1.03	$118.97	$121.03	0.85%
$125.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$4.00	$4.08	$120.92	$129.08	3.37%
$120.00	Sep 18	$3.23	$1.88	$5.11	$114.89	$125.11	4.23%
$125.00	Sep 18	$1.25	$4.35	$5.60	$119.40	$130.60	4.63%
$115.00	Sep 18	$7.20	$0.73	$7.93	$107.07	$122.93	6.56%
$130.00	Aug 21	$0.03	$8.65	$8.68	$121.32	$138.68	7.18%
$130.00	Sep 18	$0.38	$8.95	$9.33	$120.67	$139.33	7.71%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 15 found (cheapest 0.13% of stock, avg 1.06%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$125.00	$120.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.08	$0.16	$119.84	$125.16
$125.00	$105.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.30	$0.38	$104.62	$125.38
$125.00	$115.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.30	$0.38	$114.62	$125.38
$135.00	$110.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.43	$0.61	$109.39	$135.61
$140.00	$110.00	Sep 18	$0.23	$0.43	$0.66	$109.34	$140.66
$130.00	$110.00	Sep 18	$0.38	$0.43	$0.81	$109.19	$130.81
$135.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.73	$0.91	$114.09	$135.91
$140.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$0.23	$0.73	$0.96	$114.04	$140.96
$130.00	$115.00	Sep 18	$0.38	$0.73	$1.11	$113.89	$131.11
$125.00	$110.00	Sep 18	$1.25	$0.43	$1.68	$108.32	$126.68

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 6 found (best R:R 0.08, avg credit $0.67)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
105/110	140/145	Sep 18	$0.38	$4.62	85%	0.08	$109.62	$140.38
105/110	130/135	Sep 18	$0.45	$4.55	79%	0.10	$109.55	$130.45
110/115	140/145	Sep 18	$0.43	$4.57	76%	0.09	$114.57	$140.43
105/110	125/130	Sep 18	$1.12	$3.88	61%	0.29	$108.88	$126.12
110/115	130/135	Sep 18	$0.50	$4.50	70%	0.11	$114.50	$130.50
110/115	125/130	Sep 18	$1.17	$3.83	52%	0.31	$113.83	$126.17

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 15 found (best R:R 5.85, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$120.00	$125.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$0.82	$4.18	83%	5.10
$120.00	$125.00	$130.00	Sep 18	$1.11	$3.89	46%	3.50
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$4.95	5%	99.00
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$0.67	$4.33	24%	6.46
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$4.75	6%	19.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$120.00	$125.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$0.73	$4.27	83%	5.85
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$4.90	23%	49.00
$115.00	$120.00	$125.00	Sep 18	$1.32	$3.68	52%	2.79
$110.00	$115.00	$120.00	Sep 18	$0.85	$4.15	33%	4.88
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$4.95	5%	99.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 25 found (best net $-3.95, 11 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$130.00	$135.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.03	$4.97
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.03	$4.97
$140.00	$145.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.03	$4.97
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.28	$4.72
$115.00	$120.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.74	$4.26

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$135.00	$130.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.95	$1.05
$135.00	$130.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$4.25	$0.75
$115.00	$110.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.13	$4.87
$105.00	$100.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.10	$4.90
$120.00	$115.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.52	$4.48

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 2 found (best yield 0.74%, avg 0.49%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$125.00	Sep 18	$0.90	0.29	3.4%	0.74%	4.10%	200	412
$130.00	Sep 18	$0.30	0.11	7.5%	0.25%	7.74%	1.3K	871

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 2,561

Total Puts 1,113

Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Net Difference 1,448

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,333

Total Puts 339

Put/Call Ratio 0.10

Net Difference 2,994

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 10,132

Total Puts 6,080

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.61

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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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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