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CARDINAL HEALTH INC
$235.66 +0.21%
$236.10 (+0.19%)🌙
as of 08/17 06:17 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/17) 2,114
Calls: 1,126 (53%)
Puts: 988 (47%)
Prior (08/14) 1,626
Calls: 1,305 (80%)
Puts: 321 (20%)
Current vs Prior +30.01%
Calls: -13.72% (Calls)
Puts: +207.79% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 24,010
Calls: 13,753 (57%)
Puts: 10,257 (43%)
Prior 7-Day Average 3,430
Calls: 1,964 (57%)
Puts: 1,465 (43%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -38.37%
Calls: -42.69%
Puts: -32.57%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/17) $935.0K
Calls: $681.1K (73%)
Puts: $253.9K (27%)
Prior (08/14) $1.04M
Calls: $968.2K (93%)
Puts: $75.7K (7%)
Current vs Prior -10.43%
Calls: -29.66%
Puts: +235.53%
Prior 7-Day Total $12.91M
Calls: $9.48M (73%)
Puts: $3.43M (27%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.84M
Calls: $1.35M (73%)
Puts: $490.3K (27%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -49.29%
Calls: -49.68%
Puts: -48.22%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/17) 0.88
Prior (08/14) 0.25
Current vs Prior +256.72%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.75
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +17.40%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/17) 11,464
Calls: 7,132 (62%)
Puts: 4,332 (38%)
Prior (08/14) 11,557
Calls: 8,060 (70%)
Puts: 3,497 (30%)
Current vs Prior -0.80%
Prior 7-Day Total 128,012
Calls: 79,850 (62%)
Puts: 48,162 (38%)
Prior 7-Day Average 18,287
Calls: 11,407 (62%)
Puts: 6,880 (38%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -37.31%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.67% | 4.39%3.67% | 8.70%
Prior 3.66% | 4.68%3.66% | 8.59%
Current vs Prior +0.37% | -6.10%+0.37% | +1.27%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.10% | 5.74%5.66% | 9.92%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -10.49% | -23.51%-35.18% | -12.30%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.66% | 4.68%3.66% | 8.59%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +0.37% | -6.10%+0.37% | +1.27%
Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 58.96% | 47.62%
Calls: 73.21% | 48.56%
Puts: 44.71% | 46.67%
Prior 58.96% | 47.62%
Calls: 73.21% | 48.56%
Puts: 44.71% | 46.67%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 55.17% | 37.55%
Calls: 61.39% | 38.45%
Puts: 48.95% | 36.65%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +6.87% | +26.81%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Moderately bullish flow with 73% call dollar volume ($681.1K). P/C ratio rising 257% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (7,132 calls vs 4,332 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 NEUTRAL
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
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 1 of results (avg 6.1%, best 6.1%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$190.00Aug 2144.2047.00$45.606.1%70.97--
PUTS (0)
No puts meet the criteria

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

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 15 found (avg delta 0.70, highest 0.97)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$190.00Aug 2144.2047.00$45.606.1%70.97--
$225.00Aug 219.6012.80$11.2028.6%50.93--
$220.00Sep 1817.4020.00$18.7013.9%10.83186
$225.00Aug 2810.6013.90$12.2526.9%10.823
$230.00Aug 215.708.50$7.1039.4%160.79898
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Sep 188.3010.20$9.2520.5%10.58--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 62 active (total vol 2.0K, top 530)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$260.00Sep 180.551.00$0.7857.7%5060.10221
$230.00Sep 48.409.80$9.1015.4%1500.69310
$240.00Aug 211.251.75$1.5033.3%470.33757
$240.00Sep 185.206.00$5.6014.3%450.42982
$245.00Aug 210.000.80$0.40200.0%410.12434
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$210.00Sep 180.101.40$0.75173.3%5300.08271
$220.00Sep 181.302.00$1.6542.4%660.17384
$230.00Sep 183.605.50$4.5541.8%490.36523
$225.00Aug 210.100.50$0.30133.3%480.0813
$235.00Aug 212.352.95$2.6522.6%360.43148

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 9 strikes (avg 31.2%, max 50.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$230.00Aug 21Sep 1836.0%25.5%41.3%221.2K
$242.50Aug 21Aug 2835.8%25.7%39.3%743
$235.00Aug 21Sep 1134.6%25.2%37.4%1545
$240.00Aug 21Sep 1829.3%27.1%8.0%921.7K
$237.50Aug 21Sep 429.1%28.7%1.2%17112
PUTS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$227.50Aug 21Aug 2845.2%30.2%50.0%481.0K
$235.00Aug 21Sep 2534.6%23.9%44.7%43221
$230.00Aug 21Sep 1836.0%25.5%41.3%69695
$232.50Aug 21Aug 2833.7%28.6%17.7%7529

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 39 found (best R:R 116.65, avg 9.21)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$232.50$235.00Aug 21$0.80$1.70$0.8070%2.12$233.30
$240.00$242.50Aug 21$0.15$2.35$0.1533%15.67$240.15
$230.00$232.50Sep 4$1.20$1.30$1.2069%1.08$231.20
$230.00$235.00Aug 28$2.85$2.15$2.8572%0.75$232.85
$240.00$245.00Sep 4$1.38$3.62$1.3840%2.62$241.38
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$220.00$200.00Aug 21$0.17$19.83$0.1710%116.65$219.83
$232.50$230.00Aug 21$0.50$2.00$0.5031%4.00$232.00
$227.50$225.00Aug 28$0.43$2.07$0.4323%4.81$227.07
$225.00$222.50Aug 21$0.12$2.38$0.128%19.83$224.88
$232.50$227.50Aug 28$1.37$3.63$1.3737%2.65$231.13

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 30 found (best R:R 0.15, avg 0.39)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$240.00$242.50Aug 28$1.38$1.38$1.1262%1.23$241.38
$242.50$245.00Aug 21$0.95$0.95$1.5574%0.61$243.45
$240.00$250.00Sep 18$3.37$3.37$6.6358%0.51$243.37
$237.50$240.00Sep 4$1.57$1.57$0.9352%1.69$239.07
$250.00$260.00Sep 18$1.45$1.45$8.5577%0.17$251.45
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$230.00$210.00Sep 4$2.62$2.62$17.3868%0.15$227.38
$235.00$220.00Sep 25$5.00$5.00$10.0054%0.50$230.00
$230.00$220.00Sep 18$2.90$2.90$7.1064%0.41$227.10
$227.50$225.00Aug 21$0.93$0.93$1.5780%0.59$226.57
$210.00$200.00Sep 18$0.50$0.50$9.5092%0.05$209.50

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $1.44, cheapest $1.00)

CALLS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.0034.6%28.3%
$237.50Aug 21Aug 28$1.6329.1%29.3%
$240.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.6329.3%29.7%
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.4834.6%28.3%
$232.50Aug 21Aug 28$1.4733.7%28.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 11 found (cheapest 2.88% of stock, avg 5.05%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$232.50Aug 21$5.15$1.63$6.78$225.72$239.282.88%
$235.00Aug 21$4.35$2.65$7.00$228.00$242.002.97%
$230.00Aug 21$7.10$1.13$8.23$221.77$238.233.49%
$235.00Aug 28$5.35$4.13$9.48$225.52$244.484.02%
$235.00Sep 4$6.55$4.90$11.45$223.55$246.454.86%
$225.00Aug 21$11.20$0.30$11.50$213.50$236.504.88%
$230.00Sep 4$9.10$2.95$12.05$217.95$242.055.11%
$225.00Aug 28$12.25$1.30$13.55$211.45$238.555.75%
$240.00Sep 18$5.60$9.25$14.85$225.15$254.856.30%
$230.00Sep 18$11.25$4.55$15.80$214.20$245.806.70%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 64 found (cheapest 0.45% of stock, avg 1.87%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$245.00$220.00Aug 21$0.40$0.65$1.05$218.95$246.05
$255.00$220.00Aug 21$0.43$0.65$1.08$218.92$256.08
$260.00$210.00Sep 18$0.78$0.75$1.53$208.47$261.53
$245.00$230.00Aug 21$0.40$1.13$1.53$228.47$246.53
$245.00$227.50Aug 21$0.40$1.23$1.63$225.87$246.63
$255.00$230.00Aug 21$0.43$1.13$1.56$228.44$256.56
$255.00$227.50Aug 21$0.43$1.23$1.66$225.84$256.66
$245.00$222.50Aug 28$1.23$0.88$2.11$220.39$247.11
$242.50$220.00Aug 21$1.35$0.65$2.00$218.00$244.50
$245.00$232.50Aug 21$0.40$1.63$2.03$230.47$247.03

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 21 found (best R:R 3.03, avg credit $0.98)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
225/228242/245Aug 21$1.88$0.6254%3.03$225.62$244.38
225/228245/248Aug 21$1.08$1.4268%0.76$226.42$246.08
222/225242/245Aug 21$1.07$1.4366%0.75$223.93$243.57
230/232242/245Aug 21$1.45$1.0543%1.38$231.05$243.95
222/225242/245Aug 28$0.94$1.5654%0.60$224.06$243.44
225/228255/260Aug 21$1.16$3.8472%0.30$226.34$256.16
222/225245/248Aug 21$0.27$2.2380%0.12$224.73$245.27
225/228240/242Aug 21$1.08$1.4248%0.76$226.42$241.08
225/228242/245Aug 28$0.95$1.5549%0.61$226.55$243.45
230/232245/248Aug 21$0.65$1.8557%0.35$231.85$245.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 21 found (best R:R 4.56, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$220.00$230.00$240.00Sep 18$1.80$8.2040%4.56
$230.00$240.00$250.00Sep 18$2.28$7.7241%3.39
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 11$0.58$4.4224%7.62
$240.00$250.00$260.00Sep 18$1.92$8.0833%4.21
$232.50$235.00$237.50Sep 4$0.20$2.3014%11.50
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$220.00$230.00$240.00Sep 18$1.80$8.2041%4.56
$200.00$210.00$220.00Sep 18$0.40$9.6014%24.00
$230.00$232.50$235.00Aug 21$0.52$1.9821%3.81
$210.00$220.00$230.00Sep 18$2.00$8.0028%4.00
$227.50$230.00$232.50Aug 21$0.60$1.9011%3.17

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 44 found (best net $-3.80, 30 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$220.00$230.001:2Sep 18-$3.80$6.20
$225.00$230.001:2Aug 21-$3.00$2.00
$240.00$245.001:2Sep 11-$0.81$4.19
$235.00$237.501:2Aug 21-$0.49$2.01
$230.00$235.001:2Aug 28-$2.50$2.50
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$232.50$227.501:2Aug 28-$0.36$4.64
$235.00$230.001:2Sep 4-$1.00$4.00
$220.00$200.001:2Aug 21-$0.31$19.69
$235.00$232.501:2Aug 21-$0.61$1.89
$225.00$222.501:2Aug 21-$0.06$2.44

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 16 found (best yield 2.21%, avg 0.84%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$240.00Sep 18$5.200.421.8%2.21%4.05%45982
$240.00Sep 11$3.700.411.8%1.57%3.41%22
$250.00Sep 18$1.850.236.1%0.79%6.87%32807
$250.00Sep 25$1.500.256.1%0.64%6.72%117
$237.50Sep 4$4.100.480.8%1.74%2.52%1--
$245.00Sep 11$1.550.294.0%0.66%4.62%2--
$240.00Sep 4$2.350.401.8%1.00%2.84%512
$237.50Aug 28$3.200.460.8%1.36%2.14%1--
$245.00Sep 4$1.100.284.0%0.47%4.43%7211
$240.00Aug 28$1.950.381.8%0.83%2.67%10--

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 1,126
Total Puts 988
Put/Call Ratio 0.88
Net Difference 138

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,305
Total Puts 321
Put/Call Ratio 0.25
Net Difference 984

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 13,753
Total Puts 10,257
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.75
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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