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ALBEMARLE CORP

$129.02 -3.57%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/07) 5,291

Calls: 3,298 (62%)

Puts: 1,993 (38%)

Prior (07/06) 3,402

Calls: 1,679 (49%)

Puts: 1,723 (51%)

Current vs Prior +55.53%

Calls: +96.43% (Calls)

Puts: +15.67% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 58,995

Calls: 31,684 (54%)

Puts: 27,311 (46%)

Prior 7-Day Average 8,427

Calls: 4,526 (54%)

Puts: 3,901 (46%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -37.22%

Calls: -27.14%

Puts: -48.92%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/07) $3.78M

Calls: $1.76M (47%)

Puts: $2.02M (53%)

Prior (07/06) $1.76M

Calls: $806.4K (46%)

Puts: $953.2K (54%)

Current vs Prior +114.74%

Calls: +118.02%

Puts: +111.97%

Prior 7-Day Total $53.92M

Calls: $17.99M (33%)

Puts: $35.93M (67%)

Prior 7-Day Average $7.70M

Calls: $2.57M (33%)

Puts: $5.13M (67%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -50.95%

Calls: -31.59%

Puts: -60.64%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/07) 0.60

Prior (07/06) 1.03

Current vs Prior -41.11%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.90

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -33.16%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/07) 191,688

Calls: 94,030 (49%)

Puts: 97,658 (51%)

Prior (07/06) 190,411

Calls: 93,439 (49%)

Puts: 96,972 (51%)

Current vs Prior +0.67%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,204,721

Calls: 589,247 (49%)

Puts: 615,474 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 172,103

Calls: 84,178 (49%)

Puts: 87,924 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.38%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/10) | Next (07/17)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 4.88% | 10.10%10.10% | 18.82%

Prior 5.89% | 10.41%10.41% | 18.74%

Current vs Prior -17.09% | -3.00%-3.00% | +0.40%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.05% | 8.71%11.75% | 19.88%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -3.35% | +15.94%-14.05% | -5.32%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.89% | 10.41%-- | --

Current vs 7-Day Eod -17.09% | -3.00%-- | --

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 31.62% | 18.41%

Calls: 32.18% | 21.94%

Puts: 31.05% | 14.89%

Prior 31.62% | 18.41%

Calls: 32.18% | 21.94%

Puts: 31.05% | 14.89%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 35.05% | 18.59%

Calls: 37.42% | 22.72%

Puts: 32.68% | 14.46%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -9.79% | -0.95%

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 115% vs prior. Above-average activity with volume up 56% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.60. P/C ratio dropping 41% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 19 of results (avg 6.9%, best 2.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$130.00	Aug 21	10.65	10.95	$10.80	2.8%	36	0.53	78
$135.00	Aug 21	8.50	8.95	$8.73	5.2%	4	0.46	79
$110.00	Aug 21	21.90	23.30	$22.60	6.2%	--	0.80	29
$140.00	Aug 21	6.70	7.15	$6.93	6.5%	11	0.39	76
$125.00	Jul 31	9.90	10.65	$10.28	7.3%	9	0.61	4

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Aug 21	16.85	17.35	$17.10	2.9%	11	0.61	160
$135.00	Jul 24	9.75	10.15	$9.95	4.0%	--	0.61	102
$150.00	Aug 21	23.75	25.45	$24.60	6.9%	29	0.70	165
$120.00	Aug 21	6.25	6.70	$6.48	6.9%	8	0.33	234
$150.00	Jul 17	20.70	22.20	$21.45	7.0%	6	0.92	630

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. 69 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$105.00	Jul 17	23.30	25.65	$24.48	9.6%	1	0.97	1
$113.00	Jul 10	15.10	17.45	$16.27	14.4%	1	0.95	--
$117.00	Jul 10	11.35	13.55	$12.45	17.7%	--	0.94	11
$110.00	Jul 17	18.50	20.70	$19.60	11.2%	--	0.94	45
$105.00	Jul 31	24.05	26.70	$25.38	10.4%	1	0.93	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Jul 10	19.85	22.05	$20.95	10.5%	8	1.00	173
$145.00	Jul 10	15.05	17.20	$16.13	13.3%	3	0.94	89
$143.00	Jul 10	13.00	15.20	$14.10	15.6%	2	0.94	5
$152.50	Jul 17	22.40	25.00	$23.70	11.0%	2	0.93	9
$150.00	Jul 17	20.70	22.20	$21.45	7.0%	6	0.92	630

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 160 active (total vol 2.9K, top 218)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$130.00	Jul 17	4.55	5.05	$4.80	10.4%	218	0.49	136
$135.00	Jul 10	0.68	1.28	$0.98	61.2%	193	0.23	117
$140.00	Jul 10	0.19	0.55	$0.37	97.3%	126	0.10	58
$146.00	Jul 10	0.10	0.61	$0.36	141.7%	120	0.08	20
$140.00	Jul 17	1.38	1.59	$1.49	14.1%	117	0.22	222

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$126.00	Jul 24	4.75	6.35	$5.55	28.8%	141	0.41	--
$120.00	Jul 17	1.58	1.89	$1.74	17.8%	104	0.22	461
$123.00	Jul 10	0.52	1.13	$0.83	73.5%	90	0.19	95
$130.00	Jul 10	2.90	3.75	$3.33	25.5%	88	0.54	95
$130.00	Aug 21	10.75	12.20	$11.48	12.6%	72	0.47	221

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 31 strikes (avg 19.2%, max 92.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$152.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	99.3%	61.0%	62.7%	36	155
$145.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	82.4%	62.2%	32.5%	77	561
$138.00	Jul 10	Aug 7	72.2%	57.5%	25.6%	4	88
$143.00	Jul 10	Aug 14	74.7%	60.3%	23.8%	9	49
$150.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	80.5%	66.2%	21.6%	140	901

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$105.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	118.0%	61.3%	92.5%	1	42
$110.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	99.6%	60.5%	64.6%	8	265
$145.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	82.4%	62.2%	32.5%	25	302
$115.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	77.2%	59.9%	29.0%	12	337
$150.00	Jul 10	Aug 21	80.5%	66.2%	21.6%	37	338

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 102 found (best R:R 16.86, avg 3.02)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$150.00	$152.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$150.15
$145.00	$150.00	Jul 17	$0.33	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$145.33
$145.00	$150.00	Aug 21	$0.55	$4.45	$0.55	8.09	$145.55
$143.00	$144.00	Jul 10	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$143.12
$130.00	$131.00	Jul 31	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$130.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$110.00	$105.00	Jul 17	$0.28	$4.72	$0.28	16.86	$109.72
$115.00	$110.00	Jul 17	$0.41	$4.59	$0.41	11.20	$114.59
$119.00	$117.00	Jul 10	$0.18	$1.82	$0.18	10.11	$118.82
$110.00	$105.00	Jul 24	$0.56	$4.44	$0.56	7.93	$109.44
$115.00	$110.00	Jul 24	$0.73	$4.27	$0.73	5.85	$114.27

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 146 found (best R:R 40.67, avg 2.48)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$105.00	$110.00	Jul 17	$4.88	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$109.88
$114.00	$117.00	Jul 10	$2.85	$2.85	$0.15	19.00	$116.85
$117.00	$120.00	Jul 10	$2.77	$2.77	$0.23	12.04	$119.77
$122.00	$125.00	Jul 10	$2.70	$2.70	$0.30	9.00	$124.70
$126.00	$127.00	Jul 10	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$126.88

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$150.00	$145.00	Jul 10	$4.82	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$145.18
$150.00	$145.00	Jul 17	$4.70	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$145.30
$143.00	$140.00	Jul 10	$2.70	$2.70	$0.30	9.00	$140.30
$152.50	$150.00	Jul 17	$2.25	$2.25	$0.25	9.00	$150.25
$150.00	$145.00	Jul 31	$4.50	$4.50	$0.50	9.00	$145.50

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 39 found (avg debit $2.50, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$152.50	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.14	99.3%	61.0%
$150.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.37	80.5%	61.4%
$145.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.51	82.4%	59.1%
$105.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	$0.90	66.9%	58.5%
$140.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$1.12	68.7%	58.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$110.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.28	99.6%	66.9%
$150.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.50	80.5%	61.4%
$145.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.62	82.4%	59.1%
$115.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$0.68	77.2%	63.0%
$140.00	Jul 10	Jul 17	$1.23	68.7%	58.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 62 found (cheapest 4.19% of stock, avg 12.04%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$127.00	Jul 10	$4.15	$1.26	$5.41	$121.59	$132.41	4.19%
$128.00	Jul 10	$3.34	$2.08	$5.42	$122.58	$133.42	4.20%
$129.00	Jul 10	$2.97	$2.74	$5.71	$123.29	$134.71	4.43%
$130.00	Jul 10	$2.42	$3.33	$5.75	$124.25	$135.75	4.46%
$131.00	Jul 10	$2.09	$3.85	$5.94	$125.06	$136.94	4.60%
$132.00	Jul 10	$1.81	$4.43	$6.24	$125.76	$138.24	4.84%
$125.00	Jul 10	$5.35	$1.09	$6.44	$118.56	$131.44	4.99%
$133.00	Jul 10	$1.03	$5.43	$6.46	$126.54	$139.46	5.01%
$126.00	Jul 10	$5.03	$1.68	$6.71	$119.29	$132.71	5.20%
$134.00	Jul 10	$1.16	$6.38	$7.54	$126.46	$141.54	5.84%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 152 found (cheapest 0.67% of stock, avg 7.37%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$150.00	$110.00	Jul 17	$0.44	$0.43	$0.87	$109.13	$150.87
$145.00	$110.00	Jul 17	$0.77	$0.43	$1.20	$108.80	$146.20
$150.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.44	$0.84	$1.28	$113.72	$151.28
$145.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.77	$0.84	$1.61	$113.39	$146.61
$140.00	$110.00	Jul 17	$1.49	$0.43	$1.92	$108.08	$141.92
$133.00	$125.00	Jul 10	$1.03	$1.09	$2.12	$122.88	$135.12
$150.00	$120.00	Jul 17	$0.44	$1.74	$2.18	$117.82	$152.18
$134.00	$125.00	Jul 10	$1.16	$1.09	$2.25	$122.75	$136.25
$133.00	$127.00	Jul 10	$1.03	$1.26	$2.29	$124.71	$135.29
$140.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$1.49	$0.84	$2.33	$112.67	$142.33

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 244 found (best R:R 37.46, avg credit $2.15)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
110/115	120/125	Aug 21	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$110.13	$124.87
117/119	122/125	Jul 10	$2.88	$0.12	24.00	$116.12	$124.88
122/124	131/133	Jul 24	$1.89	$0.11	17.18	$122.11	$132.89
126/127	128/130	Jul 31	$1.88	$0.12	15.67	$125.12	$129.88
122/124	126/128	Jul 24	$1.87	$0.13	14.38	$122.13	$127.87
120/125	130/135	Aug 21	$4.54	$0.46	9.87	$120.46	$134.54
105/110	120/125	Aug 21	$4.53	$0.47	9.64	$105.47	$124.53
129/130	135/136	Jul 24	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$129.12	$135.88
127/128	136/137	Aug 7	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$127.13	$136.87
125/130	135/140	Aug 21	$4.33	$0.67	6.46	$125.67	$139.33

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 56 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$114.00	$117.00	$120.00	Jul 10	$0.08	$2.92	36.50
$130.00	$131.00	$132.00	Jul 10	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Aug 21	$0.27	$4.73	17.52
$126.00	$127.00	$128.00	Jul 10	$0.07	$0.93	13.29
$140.00	$141.00	$142.00	Jul 10	$0.07	$0.93	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$120.00	$125.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$105.00	$110.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.13	$4.87	37.46
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Jul 17	$0.13	$4.87	37.46
$105.00	$110.00	$115.00	Jul 24	$0.17	$4.83	28.41
$130.00	$131.00	$132.00	Jul 10	$0.06	$0.94	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. 72 found (best net $-3.77, 62 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$140.00	$150.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$1.18	$8.82
$110.00	$120.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$2.26	$7.74
$143.00	$150.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$1.29	$5.71
$140.00	$145.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.05	$4.95
$145.00	$150.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.11	$4.89

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$148.00	$135.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$3.77	$9.23
$115.00	$110.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.02	$4.98
$110.00	$105.00	1:2	Jul 10	-$0.09	$4.91
$125.00	$120.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.23	$4.77
$115.00	$110.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.27	$4.73

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 56 found (best yield 8.25%, avg 2.33%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$130.00	Aug 21	$10.65	0.53	0.8%	8.25%	9.01%	36	78
$135.00	Aug 21	$8.50	0.46	4.6%	6.59%	11.22%	4	79
$130.00	Aug 7	$7.40	0.53	0.8%	5.74%	6.50%	5	--
$130.00	Jul 31	$7.30	0.52	0.8%	5.66%	6.42%	3	11
$140.00	Aug 21	$6.70	0.39	8.5%	5.19%	13.70%	11	76
$131.00	Aug 7	$6.65	0.51	1.5%	5.15%	6.69%	5	--
$131.00	Jul 31	$6.50	0.50	1.5%	5.04%	6.57%	5	--
$130.00	Jul 24	$5.80	0.50	0.8%	4.50%	5.25%	2	95
$135.00	Aug 7	$5.80	0.45	4.6%	4.50%	9.13%	3	12
$135.00	Jul 31	$5.35	0.42	4.6%	4.15%	8.78%	3	56

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,298

Total Puts 1,993

Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Net Difference 1,305

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,679

Total Puts 1,723

Put/Call Ratio 1.03

Net Difference -44

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 31,684

Total Puts 27,311

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.90

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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