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APPLIED MATLS INC
$496.21 +0.12%
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as of 08/20 06:09 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) 50,138
Calls: 17,818 (36%)
Puts: 32,320 (64%)
Prior (08/19) 50,736
Calls: 30,278 (60%)
Puts: 20,458 (40%)
Current vs Prior -1.18%
Calls: -41.15% (Calls)
Puts: +57.98% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 630,974
Calls: 301,057 (48%)
Puts: 329,917 (52%)
Prior 7-Day Average 90,139
Calls: 43,008 (48%)
Puts: 47,131 (52%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -44.38%
Calls: -58.57%
Puts: -31.43%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) $204.90M
Calls: $29.87M (15%)
Puts: $175.03M (85%)
Prior (08/19) $122.46M
Calls: $82.41M (67%)
Puts: $40.05M (33%)
Current vs Prior +67.32%
Calls: -63.75%
Puts: +337.00%
Prior 7-Day Total $1.02B
Calls: $554.24M (55%)
Puts: $461.00M (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average $145.03M
Calls: $79.18M (55%)
Puts: $65.86M (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +41.28%
Calls: -62.27%
Puts: +165.77%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) 1.81
Prior (08/19) 0.68
Current vs Prior +168.46%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.24
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +46.35%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) 577,865
Calls: 246,858 (43%)
Puts: 331,007 (57%)
Prior (08/19) 567,758
Calls: 244,016 (43%)
Puts: 323,742 (57%)
Current vs Prior +1.78%
Prior 7-Day Total 3,525,817
Calls: 1,500,798 (43%)
Puts: 2,025,019 (57%)
Prior 7-Day Average 503,688
Calls: 214,399 (43%)
Puts: 289,288 (57%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +14.73%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.75% | 6.96%2.75% | 13.65%
Prior 3.87% | 7.53%3.87% | 13.85%
Current vs Prior -29.09% | -7.58%-29.09% | -1.45%
Prior 7-Day Avg 6.35% | 9.27%7.50% | 15.72%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -56.75% | -24.90%-63.37% | -13.19%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.87% | 7.53%3.87% | 13.85%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -29.09% | -7.58%-29.09% | -1.45%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 43.48% | 14.59%
Calls: 69.42% | 12.92%
Puts: 17.54% | 16.25%
Prior 43.48% | 14.59%
Calls: 69.42% | 12.92%
Puts: 17.54% | 16.25%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 29.77% | 12.62%
Calls: 44.07% | 11.98%
Puts: 15.47% | 13.25%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +46.06% | +15.62%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bearish conviction with 85% of dollar volume in puts ($175.03M) vs calls ($29.87M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 67% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.81 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 168% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 48 of results (avg 8.3%, best 3.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$410.00Sep 1889.5094.95$92.235.9%--0.88288
$490.00Aug 2820.0021.30$20.656.3%180.5831
$425.00Sep 1174.3079.80$77.057.1%20.88--
$400.00Sep 1897.25105.00$101.137.7%--0.90670
$400.00Aug 2893.20100.85$97.037.9%--0.9811
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$585.00Aug 2187.3089.95$88.633.0%251.0013
$580.00Sep 483.3088.80$86.056.4%--0.8823
$522.50Aug 2832.5034.70$33.606.5%150.7128
$580.00Sep 1184.7090.45$87.586.6%--0.8433
$590.00Sep 492.6099.10$95.856.8%--0.9014

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. 199 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$430.00Aug 2162.2570.20$66.2212.0%--1.0011
$440.00Aug 2153.9559.35$56.659.5%10.9953
$450.00Aug 2142.6550.45$46.5516.8%110.98124
$400.00Aug 2893.20100.85$97.037.9%--0.9811
$460.00Aug 2134.6539.45$37.0513.0%--0.97251
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$537.50Aug 2137.5045.00$41.2518.2%11.0081
$540.00Aug 2140.7047.65$44.1815.7%121.00444
$545.00Aug 2145.7551.20$48.4811.2%1201.0076
$547.50Aug 2147.5055.00$51.2514.6%--1.0041
$550.00Aug 2150.4557.65$54.0513.3%1.0K1.00601

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 428 active (total vol 26.6K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$525.00Aug 210.210.70$0.45108.9%1.2K0.061.3K
$540.00Aug 210.080.22$0.1593.3%9640.021.4K
$512.50Aug 288.9011.65$10.2826.8%9360.3717
$500.00Aug 2813.7016.00$14.8515.5%8750.49515
$490.00Sep 1833.8537.30$35.589.7%7930.56248
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$580.00Aug 2180.3087.65$83.988.8%2.4K1.00623
$550.00Aug 2150.4557.65$54.0513.3%1.0K1.00601
$590.00Aug 2191.2097.65$94.436.8%8621.00266
$560.00Aug 2160.0067.65$63.8312.0%6421.00501
$460.00Aug 210.180.27$0.2339.1%5230.03627

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 21 strikes (avg 10.3%, max 19.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$485.00Aug 21Sep 2565.2%55.7%17.2%219
$482.50Aug 21Aug 2864.5%55.8%15.5%223
$490.00Aug 21Sep 2562.9%55.7%13.0%144339
$495.00Aug 21Oct 261.4%55.3%11.0%295311
$492.50Aug 21Sep 462.4%56.2%10.9%101102
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$485.00Aug 21Oct 265.2%54.8%19.0%190588
$482.50Aug 21Sep 464.5%56.3%14.6%25164
$490.00Aug 21Oct 262.9%55.0%14.5%198750
$487.50Aug 21Sep 463.4%56.3%12.6%31185
$495.00Aug 21Oct 261.4%55.3%11.0%40307

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 330 found (best R:R 2.05, avg 4.53)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$500.00$510.00Sep 18$3.28$6.72$3.2851%2.05$503.28
$480.00$490.00Sep 18$4.39$5.61$4.3961%1.28$484.39
$495.00$505.00Oct 2$4.25$5.75$4.2554%1.35$499.25
$560.00$565.00Sep 25$0.45$4.55$0.4528%10.11$560.45
$590.00$595.00Sep 25$0.12$4.88$0.1220%40.67$590.12
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$512.50$510.00Aug 21$1.48$1.02$1.4884%0.69$511.02
$435.00$430.00Sep 25$0.35$4.65$0.3520%13.29$434.65
$492.50$490.00Aug 28$0.55$1.95$0.5544%3.55$491.95
$475.00$472.50Sep 4$0.30$2.20$0.3032%7.33$474.70
$520.00$515.00Sep 25$2.30$2.70$2.3057%1.17$517.70

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 259 found (best R:R 0.54, avg 0.39)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$565.00$570.00Sep 4$1.13$1.13$3.8784%0.29$566.13
$547.50$550.00Aug 28$0.65$0.65$1.8586%0.35$548.15
$555.00$560.00Sep 25$1.75$1.75$3.2570%0.54$556.75
$507.50$510.00Aug 28$1.30$1.30$1.2058%1.08$508.80
$497.50$500.00Aug 28$1.48$1.48$1.0249%1.45$498.98
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$405.00$400.00Oct 2$1.75$1.75$3.2587%0.54$403.25
$470.00$465.00Sep 11$2.58$2.58$2.4268%1.07$467.42
$440.00$435.00Oct 2$2.12$2.12$2.8877%0.74$437.88
$460.00$455.00Sep 25$2.42$2.42$2.5870%0.94$457.58
$480.00$475.00Sep 25$2.75$2.75$2.2561%1.22$477.25

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 11 found (avg debit $10.36, cheapest $10.28)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$502.50Aug 21Aug 28$10.2863.1%56.8%
$497.50Aug 21Aug 28$10.6063.2%57.0%
$495.00Aug 21Aug 28$10.7261.4%55.7%
$492.50Aug 21Aug 28$10.4562.4%57.0%
$500.00Aug 21Aug 28$10.4061.3%56.0%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$497.50Aug 21Aug 28$10.2063.2%57.0%
$495.00Aug 21Aug 28$9.8861.4%55.7%
$492.50Aug 21Aug 28$10.0562.4%57.0%
$500.00Aug 21Aug 28$10.0361.3%56.0%
$490.00Aug 21Aug 28$10.3962.9%59.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 131 found (cheapest 2.47% of stock, avg 9.83%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$495.00Aug 21$6.83$5.45$12.28$482.72$507.282.47%
$497.50Aug 21$5.73$6.80$12.53$484.97$510.032.53%
$500.00Aug 21$4.45$8.32$12.77$487.23$512.772.57%
$492.50Aug 21$8.40$4.45$12.85$479.65$505.352.59%
$490.00Aug 21$9.68$3.56$13.24$476.76$503.242.67%
$487.50Aug 21$11.05$2.80$13.85$473.65$501.352.79%
$505.00Aug 21$2.82$11.50$14.32$490.68$519.322.89%
$485.00Aug 21$13.63$2.28$15.91$469.09$500.913.21%
$510.00Aug 21$1.60$15.75$17.35$492.65$527.353.50%
$482.50Aug 21$16.05$1.67$17.72$464.78$500.223.57%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.93% of stock, avg 8.15%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$507.50$485.00Aug 21$2.31$2.28$4.59$480.41$512.09
$507.50$487.50Aug 21$2.31$2.80$5.11$482.39$512.61
$505.00$485.00Aug 21$2.82$2.28$5.10$479.90$510.10
$505.00$487.50Aug 21$2.82$2.80$5.62$481.88$510.62
$507.50$490.00Aug 21$2.31$3.56$5.87$484.13$513.37
$505.00$490.00Aug 21$2.82$3.56$6.38$483.62$511.38
$502.50$485.00Aug 21$3.70$2.28$5.98$479.02$508.48
$502.50$487.50Aug 21$3.70$2.80$6.50$481.00$509.00
$502.50$490.00Aug 21$3.70$3.56$7.26$482.74$509.76
$507.50$492.50Aug 21$2.31$4.45$6.76$485.74$514.26

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 205 found (best R:R 1.33, avg credit $1.94)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
400/405560/565Oct 2$2.85$2.1556%1.33$402.15$562.85
435/440560/565Oct 2$3.22$1.7846%1.81$436.78$563.22
440/442508/510Aug 21$0.94$1.5673%0.60$441.56$508.44
435/440550/555Sep 25$2.88$2.1247%1.36$437.12$552.88
445/450545/550Sep 11$2.60$2.4051%1.08$447.40$547.60
440/445550/555Sep 25$2.93$2.0744%1.42$442.07$552.93
440/442518/520Aug 21$0.48$2.0286%0.24$442.02$517.98
440/442522/525Aug 21$0.38$2.1290%0.18$442.12$522.88
452/455508/510Aug 21$0.82$1.6872%0.49$454.18$508.32
470/472508/510Aug 21$0.95$1.5566%0.61$471.55$508.45

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 225 found (best R:R 28.41, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$510.00$520.00$530.00Oct 2$0.24$9.768%40.67
$430.00$440.00$450.00Sep 18$0.25$9.757%39.00
$540.00$545.00$550.00Sep 4$0.05$4.955%99.00
$530.00$535.00$540.00Sep 11$0.06$4.945%82.33
$487.50$490.00$492.50Aug 21$0.09$2.4112%26.78
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$470.00$480.00$490.00Sep 18$0.34$9.6610%28.41
$450.00$460.00$470.00Sep 18$0.31$9.699%31.26
$420.00$430.00$440.00Sep 18$0.18$9.827%54.56
$500.00$510.00$520.00Sep 18$0.36$9.649%26.78
$525.00$530.00$535.00Sep 4$0.06$4.946%82.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 131 found (best net $--, 124 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$560.00$562.501:2Aug 21-$0.02$2.48
$565.00$567.501:2Aug 21-$0.03$2.47
$570.00$575.001:2Aug 21-$0.03$4.97
$555.00$557.501:2Aug 21-$0.07$2.43
$525.00$527.501:2Aug 21-$0.17$2.33
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$440.00$430.001:2Aug 21$0.00$10.00
$410.00$400.001:2Aug 21-$0.01$9.99
$430.00$420.001:2Aug 21-$0.03$9.97
$455.00$452.501:2Aug 21-$0.06$2.44
$462.50$460.001:2Aug 21-$0.13$2.37

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 134 found (best yield 5.35%, avg 2.03%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$520.00Oct 2$26.550.454.8%5.35%10.14%--10
$510.00Oct 2$30.450.482.8%6.14%8.92%--155
$530.00Oct 2$23.200.416.8%4.68%11.49%--35
$505.00Oct 2$32.500.501.8%6.55%8.32%--12
$535.00Oct 2$21.600.397.8%4.35%12.17%--14
$540.00Oct 2$20.050.388.8%4.04%12.87%317
$545.00Oct 2$18.500.369.8%3.73%13.56%38
$550.00Oct 2$17.100.3410.8%3.45%14.29%67
$560.00Oct 2$14.650.3112.9%2.95%15.81%--15
$565.00Oct 2$13.500.2913.9%2.72%16.58%419

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 17,818
Total Puts 32,320
Put/Call Ratio 1.81
Net Difference -14,502

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 30,278
Total Puts 20,458
Put/Call Ratio 0.68
Net Difference 9,820

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 301,057
Total Puts 329,917
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.24
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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