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$51.23 -0.91%

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as of 10/16 09:49 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/16) 175,897

Calls: 94,609 (54%)

Puts: 81,288 (46%)

Prior (10/14) 523,019

Calls: 304,930 (58%)

Puts: 218,089 (42%)

Current vs Prior -66.37%

Calls: -68.97% (Calls)

Puts: -62.73% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,420,986

Calls: 823,907 (58%)

Puts: 597,079 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 202,998

Calls: 117,701 (58%)

Puts: 85,297 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -13.35%

Calls: -19.62%

Puts: -4.70%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/16) $14.57M

Calls: $6.27M (43%)

Puts: $8.30M (57%)

Prior (10/14) $61.31M

Calls: $35.26M (58%)

Puts: $26.05M (42%)

Current vs Prior -76.24%

Calls: -82.23%

Puts: -68.13%

Prior 7-Day Total $178.08M

Calls: $89.12M (50%)

Puts: $88.96M (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average $25.44M

Calls: $12.73M (50%)

Puts: $12.71M (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.74%

Calls: -50.79%

Puts: -34.69%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/16) 0.86

Prior (10/14) 0.72

Current vs Prior +20.13%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.67

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +28.02%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/16) 2,102,509

Calls: 1,079,913 (51%)

Puts: 1,022,596 (49%)

Prior (10/14) 2,599,448

Calls: 1,207,720 (46%)

Puts: 1,391,728 (54%)

Current vs Prior -19.12%

Prior 7-Day Total 17,129,958

Calls: 7,852,737 (46%)

Puts: 9,277,221 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 2,447,136

Calls: 1,121,819 (46%)

Puts: 1,325,317 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -14.08%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.03% | 3.88%2.03% | 8.69%

Prior 3.06% | 4.26%3.06% | 8.83%

Current vs Prior +27.15% | +19.09%-33.55% | -1.68%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.24% | 5.12%4.72% | 9.63%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +20.02% | -0.83%-56.97% | -9.79%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.06% | 4.26%3.06% | 8.83%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +27.15% | +19.09%-33.55% | -1.68%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 9.36% | 7.65%

Calls: 7.77% | 7.52%

Puts: 10.94% | 7.78%

Prior 9.36% | 7.65%

Calls: 7.77% | 7.52%

Puts: 10.94% | 7.78%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 6.99% | 6.11%

Calls: 6.84% | 5.88%

Puts: 7.14% | 6.33%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +33.91% | +25.20%

Liquidity Expensive

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 76% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 66% vs prior. Declining open interest (down 19%) indicates positions being closed.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

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Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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 13 of results (avg 7.8%, best 4.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$41.00	Oct 16	10.05	10.60	$10.33	5.3%	13	0.99	18
$52.00	Oct 23	0.38	0.41	$0.40	7.5%	4.1K	0.35	9.8K
$50.00	Nov 20	2.28	2.47	$2.38	8.0%	157	0.65	2.7K
$42.00	Oct 16	8.85	9.70	$9.27	9.2%	8	0.99	11
$52.00	Nov 6	0.88	0.97	$0.93	9.7%	713	0.42	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$57.50	Nov 20	6.10	6.40	$6.25	4.8%	32	0.94	7.2K
$52.50	Nov 20	2.00	2.14	$2.07	6.8%	686	0.61	10.7K
$58.00	Oct 16	6.60	7.10	$6.85	7.3%	4	1.00	--
$60.00	Oct 16	8.35	9.00	$8.68	7.5%	14	1.00	6.7K
$54.00	Oct 30	2.76	3.00	$2.88	8.3%	19	0.87	695

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 17 found (avg $0.56, cheapest $0.26)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$52.00	Oct 23	0.38	0.41	$0.40	7.5%	4.1K	0.35	9.8K
$53.00	Oct 30	0.34	0.39	$0.37	13.5%	1.0K	0.26	995
$51.00	Oct 23	0.80	0.93	$0.87	14.9%	1.4K	0.57	2.2K
$57.50	Nov 20	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	781	0.07	14.7K
$52.00	Oct 30	0.66	0.74	$0.70	11.4%	674	0.41	1.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$50.00	Oct 23	0.24	0.27	$0.26	11.5%	2.5K	0.23	3.6K
$51.00	Oct 23	0.53	0.58	$0.55	9.1%	7.2K	0.43	4.7K
$50.00	Oct 30	0.44	0.50	$0.47	12.8%	2.5K	0.29	2.4K
$50.00	Nov 6	0.61	0.73	$0.67	17.9%	237	0.33	1.0K
$48.00	Nov 13	0.32	0.39	$0.36	19.4%	264	0.17	165

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 85 found (avg delta 0.87, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$43.00	Oct 16	7.75	8.80	$8.28	12.7%	5	1.00	16
$44.00	Oct 16	6.45	7.90	$7.18	20.2%	6	0.99	6
$41.00	Oct 16	10.05	10.60	$10.33	5.3%	13	0.99	18
$45.00	Oct 16	5.10	6.85	$5.98	29.3%	27	0.99	29
$42.00	Oct 16	8.85	9.70	$9.27	9.2%	8	0.99	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$52.50	Oct 16	1.03	1.41	$1.22	31.1%	10.0K	1.00	11.0K
$53.00	Oct 16	1.56	1.88	$1.72	18.6%	2.0K	1.00	3.9K
$54.00	Oct 16	2.12	3.15	$2.64	39.0%	59	1.00	1.5K
$55.00	Oct 16	3.25	4.00	$3.63	20.7%	125	1.00	8.0K
$56.00	Oct 16	4.30	5.20	$4.75	18.9%	4	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 202 active (total vol 126.3K, top 19.9K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$52.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	8.4K	0.03	8.9K
$52.50	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	7.2K	0.02	3.6K
$53.00	Oct 23	0.13	0.16	$0.15	20.0%	7.0K	0.16	11.7K
$54.00	Oct 23	0.04	0.06	$0.05	40.0%	5.8K	0.07	5.1K
$52.00	Oct 23	0.38	0.41	$0.40	7.5%	4.1K	0.35	9.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$52.00	Oct 16	0.59	0.89	$0.74	40.5%	19.9K	0.96	6.0K
$52.50	Oct 16	1.03	1.41	$1.22	31.1%	10.0K	1.00	11.0K
$51.00	Oct 23	0.53	0.58	$0.55	9.1%	7.2K	0.43	4.7K
$51.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	4.3K	0.08	8.1K
$50.00	Oct 30	0.44	0.50	$0.47	12.8%	2.5K	0.29	2.4K

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 61 found (best R:R 2.23, avg 3.46)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$47.00	$48.00	Nov 13	$0.31	$0.69	$0.31	89%	2.23	$47.31
$45.00	$46.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	99%	0.89	$45.53
$47.00	$48.00	Oct 23	$0.57	$0.43	$0.57	97%	0.75	$47.57
$43.00	$44.00	Oct 23	$0.62	$0.38	$0.62	98%	0.61	$43.62
$49.00	$50.00	Nov 13	$0.58	$0.42	$0.58	76%	0.72	$49.58

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$57.50	$57.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	100%	1.00	$57.25
$50.00	$49.00	Nov 27	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	34%	6.69	$49.87
$52.00	$51.00	Nov 6	$0.44	$0.56	$0.44	58%	1.27	$51.56
$52.00	$51.00	Nov 13	$0.44	$0.56	$0.44	56%	1.27	$51.56
$49.00	$48.00	Nov 13	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	24%	5.67	$48.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 40 found (best R:R 1.78, avg 0.35)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$54.00	$55.00	Nov 27	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	73%	0.49	$54.33
$52.50	$55.00	Nov 20	$0.72	$0.72	$1.78	60%	0.40	$53.22
$52.00	$53.00	Nov 13	$0.47	$0.47	$0.53	56%	0.89	$52.47
$57.00	$58.00	Nov 27	$0.11	$0.11	$0.89	90%	0.12	$57.11
$53.00	$54.00	Nov 13	$0.30	$0.30	$0.70	68%	0.43	$53.30

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$51.00	$50.00	Nov 27	$0.64	$0.64	$0.36	54%	1.78	$50.36
$47.00	$45.00	Nov 27	$0.27	$0.27	$1.73	84%	0.16	$46.73
$46.00	$45.00	Nov 6	$0.14	$0.14	$0.86	91%	0.16	$45.86
$45.00	$43.00	Nov 13	$0.11	$0.11	$1.89	93%	0.06	$44.89
$50.00	$49.00	Oct 23	$0.16	$0.16	$0.84	76%	0.19	$49.84

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. 57 found (cheapest 0.61% of stock, avg 6.23%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$51.00	Oct 16	$0.30	$0.01	$0.31	$50.69	$51.31	0.61%
$52.00	Oct 16	$0.01	$0.74	$0.75	$51.25	$52.75	1.46%
$52.50	Oct 16	$0.01	$1.22	$1.23	$51.27	$53.73	2.40%
$50.00	Oct 16	$1.33	$0.01	$1.34	$48.66	$51.34	2.62%
$51.00	Oct 23	$0.87	$0.55	$1.42	$49.58	$52.42	2.77%
$52.00	Oct 23	$0.40	$1.12	$1.52	$50.48	$53.52	2.97%
$53.00	Oct 16	$0.01	$1.72	$1.73	$51.27	$54.73	3.38%
$50.00	Oct 23	$1.61	$0.26	$1.87	$48.13	$51.87	3.65%
$53.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$1.87	$2.02	$50.98	$55.02	3.94%
$52.00	Oct 30	$0.70	$1.35	$2.05	$49.95	$54.05	4.00%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 119 found (cheapest 0.29% of stock, avg 1.99%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$54.00	$49.00	Oct 23	$0.05	$0.10	$0.15	$48.85	$54.15
$55.00	$47.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$0.10	$0.18	$46.82	$55.18
$55.00	$48.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$0.15	$0.23	$47.77	$55.23
$56.00	$47.00	Nov 6	$0.08	$0.17	$0.25	$46.75	$56.25
$53.00	$49.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$0.10	$0.25	$48.75	$53.25
$54.00	$47.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$0.10	$0.30	$46.70	$54.30
$57.50	$46.00	Nov 20	$0.11	$0.22	$0.33	$45.67	$57.83
$55.00	$47.00	Nov 6	$0.17	$0.17	$0.34	$46.66	$55.34
$56.00	$47.00	Nov 13	$0.13	$0.22	$0.35	$46.65	$56.35
$55.00	$49.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$0.25	$0.33	$48.67	$55.33

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 37 found (best R:R 0.43, avg credit $0.37)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
45/46	54/55	Nov 6	$0.30	$0.70	71%	0.43	$45.70	$54.30
45/46	53/54	Nov 6	$0.39	$0.61	61%	0.64	$45.61	$53.39
48/49	54/55	Nov 27	$0.52	$0.48	47%	1.08	$48.48	$54.52
47/48	53/54	Nov 13	$0.44	$0.56	50%	0.79	$47.56	$53.44
47/48	55/56	Nov 13	$0.26	$0.74	68%	0.35	$47.74	$55.26
48/49	57/58	Nov 27	$0.30	$0.70	64%	0.43	$48.70	$57.30
49/50	53/54	Nov 13	$0.59	$0.41	34%	1.44	$49.41	$53.59
49/50	55/56	Nov 13	$0.41	$0.59	51%	0.69	$49.59	$55.41
47/48	54/55	Nov 6	$0.26	$0.74	65%	0.35	$47.74	$54.26
47/48	53/54	Nov 6	$0.35	$0.65	55%	0.54	$47.65	$53.35

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 76 found (best R:R 3.24, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$50.00	$52.50	$55.00	Nov 20	$0.59	$1.91	47%	3.24
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Oct 16	$0.74	$0.26	95%	0.35
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$0.78	41%	3.55
$52.00	$53.00	$54.00	Nov 6	$0.10	$0.90	22%	9.00
$55.00	$57.50	$60.00	Nov 20	$0.18	$2.32	15%	12.89

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$52.00	$53.00	$54.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.95	27%	19.00
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Oct 16	$0.73	$0.27	94%	0.37
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Oct 23	$0.18	$0.82	42%	4.56
$52.50	$55.00	$57.50	Nov 20	$0.42	$2.08	33%	4.95
$50.00	$52.50	$55.00	Nov 20	$0.71	$1.79	48%	2.52

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 93 found (best net $-0.19, 77 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$47.00	$49.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.73	$1.27
$48.00	$50.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.67	$1.33
$49.00	$50.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.28	$0.72
$50.00	$51.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.13	$0.87
$51.00	$52.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.15	$0.85

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$55.00	$52.50	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.19	$2.31
$58.00	$55.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$1.43	$1.57
$55.00	$53.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.59	$1.41
$55.00	$53.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.76	$1.24
$57.50	$55.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.65	$0.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 21 found (best yield 1.95%, avg 0.84%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$52.50	Nov 20	$1.00	0.40	2.5%	1.95%	4.43%	1.4K	5.8K
$52.00	Nov 27	$1.02	0.45	1.5%	1.99%	3.49%	64	62
$52.00	Nov 13	$1.01	0.44	1.5%	1.97%	3.47%	95	2.6K
$52.00	Nov 6	$0.88	0.42	1.5%	1.72%	3.22%	713	1.2K
$54.00	Nov 27	$0.42	0.27	5.4%	0.82%	6.23%	35	202
$53.00	Nov 13	$0.57	0.32	3.5%	1.11%	4.57%	409	672
$53.00	Nov 27	$0.50	0.35	3.5%	0.98%	4.43%	34	77
$53.00	Nov 6	$0.53	0.30	3.5%	1.03%	4.49%	160	408
$55.00	Nov 20	$0.31	0.18	7.4%	0.61%	7.96%	3.1K	13.6K
$52.00	Oct 30	$0.66	0.41	1.5%	1.29%	2.79%	674	1.4K

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 94,609

Total Puts 81,288

Put/Call Ratio 0.86

Net Difference 13,321

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 304,930

Total Puts 218,089

Put/Call Ratio 0.72

Net Difference 86,841

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 823,907

Total Puts 597,079

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.67

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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