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CARDINAL HEALTH INC
$234.98 -0.29%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 590
Calls: 314 (53%)
Puts: 276 (47%)
Prior (08/17) 2,114
Calls: 1,126 (53%)
Puts: 988 (47%)
Current vs Prior -72.09%
Calls: -72.11% (Calls)
Puts: -72.06% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 24,741
Calls: 13,884 (56%)
Puts: 10,857 (44%)
Prior 7-Day Average 3,534
Calls: 1,983 (56%)
Puts: 1,551 (44%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -83.31%
Calls: -84.17%
Puts: -82.21%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) $276.4K
Calls: $175.5K (63%)
Puts: $100.9K (37%)
Prior (08/17) $935.0K
Calls: $681.1K (73%)
Puts: $253.9K (27%)
Current vs Prior -70.44%
Calls: -74.23%
Puts: -60.26%
Prior 7-Day Total $12.71M
Calls: $9.14M (72%)
Puts: $3.58M (28%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.82M
Calls: $1.31M (72%)
Puts: $510.9K (28%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -84.78%
Calls: -86.55%
Puts: -80.25%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 0.88
Prior (08/17) 0.88
Current vs Prior +0.18%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.82
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.59%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 11,194
Calls: 5,788 (52%)
Puts: 5,406 (48%)
Prior (08/17) 11,464
Calls: 7,132 (62%)
Puts: 4,332 (38%)
Current vs Prior -2.36%
Prior 7-Day Total 129,396
Calls: 79,952 (62%)
Puts: 49,444 (38%)
Prior 7-Day Average 18,485
Calls: 11,421 (62%)
Puts: 7,063 (38%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.44%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.04% | 4.34%3.04% | 8.23%
Prior 3.67% | 4.39%3.67% | 8.70%
Current vs Prior -17.10% | -1.16%-17.10% | -5.34%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 5.32%5.07% | 9.55%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -29.76% | -18.37%-39.97% | -13.76%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.67% | 4.39%3.67% | 8.70%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -17.10% | -1.16%-17.10% | -5.34%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

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 54.20% | 40.85%
Calls: 63.39% | 41.78%
Puts: 45.02% | 39.91%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +8.78% | +16.58%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Moderately bullish flow with 63% call dollar volume ($175.5K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 70% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 72% vs prior.

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 NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
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 6.8%, best 6.8%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$200.00Aug 2133.9036.30$35.106.8%20.962
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. 13 found (avg delta 0.70, highest 0.96)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$200.00Aug 2133.9036.30$35.106.8%20.962
$205.00Aug 2128.1031.40$29.7511.1%20.95--
$210.00Sep 423.9027.10$25.5012.5%10.94--
$230.00Aug 214.707.10$5.9040.7%430.78891
$230.00Sep 47.209.50$8.3527.5%250.65280
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Aug 214.707.20$5.9542.0%10.72--
$240.00Aug 285.808.30$7.0535.5%10.68--
$240.00Sep 188.509.80$9.1514.2%180.59342
$235.00Aug 283.705.00$4.3529.9%20.5019

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 56 active (total vol 515, top 71)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$230.00Aug 214.707.10$5.9040.7%430.78891
$250.00Sep 181.602.45$2.0341.9%400.22812
$240.00Sep 184.405.10$4.7514.7%290.411.1K
$232.50Aug 213.405.40$4.4045.5%270.63638
$230.00Sep 47.209.50$8.3527.5%250.65280
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$230.00Sep 183.004.80$3.9046.2%710.35528
$230.00Aug 210.501.40$0.9594.7%370.23171
$220.00Sep 181.352.10$1.7343.4%340.17383
$232.50Aug 211.103.60$2.35106.4%270.37529
$240.00Sep 188.509.80$9.1514.2%180.59342

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 8 strikes (avg 44.4%, max 59.3%)

CALLS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$240.00Aug 21Sep 1838.7%24.4%58.9%491.8K
$230.00Aug 21Sep 2534.3%25.5%34.2%46891
$235.00Aug 21Sep 434.4%25.9%32.7%1579
$237.50Aug 21Sep 433.8%27.0%25.2%4122
PUTS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$232.50Aug 21Aug 2842.8%26.8%59.3%29529
$240.00Aug 21Sep 1838.7%24.4%58.9%19342
$230.00Aug 21Sep 1834.3%23.3%46.9%108699
$227.50Aug 21Aug 2837.6%27.1%38.9%214

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 37 found (best R:R 1.08, avg 5.58)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$237.50$240.00Aug 21$0.43$2.07$0.4338%4.81$237.93
$230.00$232.50Aug 21$1.50$1.00$1.5078%0.67$231.50
$240.00$242.50Aug 28$0.47$2.03$0.4732%4.32$240.47
$235.00$237.50Aug 28$0.92$1.58$0.9250%1.72$235.92
$260.00$270.00Sep 18$0.35$9.65$0.3510%27.57$260.35
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$240.00$232.50Aug 21$3.60$3.90$3.6072%1.08$236.40
$227.50$225.00Aug 28$0.20$2.30$0.2024%11.50$227.30
$240.00$235.00Aug 28$2.70$2.30$2.7068%0.85$237.30
$230.00$227.50Aug 21$0.30$2.20$0.3022%7.33$229.70
$210.00$205.00Oct 2$0.30$4.70$0.3010%15.67$209.70

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 30 found (best R:R 1.27, avg 0.36)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$240.00$242.50Aug 21$1.00$1.00$1.5071%0.67$241.00
$245.00$250.00Sep 11$1.32$1.32$3.6873%0.36$246.32
$237.50$240.00Aug 28$1.08$1.08$1.4259%0.76$238.58
$250.00$260.00Sep 18$1.28$1.28$8.7278%0.15$251.28
$235.00$237.50Sep 4$1.30$1.30$1.2049%1.08$236.30
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$232.50$230.00Aug 21$1.40$1.40$1.1063%1.27$231.10
$225.00$217.50Aug 28$1.00$1.00$6.5080%0.15$224.00
$220.00$215.00Oct 2$1.17$1.17$3.8377%0.31$218.83
$222.50$220.00Aug 21$0.30$0.30$2.2091%0.14$222.20
$215.00$210.00Oct 2$0.72$0.72$4.2884%0.17$214.28

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $1.10, cheapest $0.80)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.1034.4%28.4%
$237.50Aug 21Aug 28$1.4033.8%29.4%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$232.50Aug 21Aug 28$0.8042.8%26.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 6 found (cheapest 2.87% of stock, avg 3.74%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$232.50Aug 21$4.40$2.35$6.75$225.75$239.252.87%
$230.00Aug 21$5.90$0.95$6.85$223.15$236.852.92%
$240.00Aug 21$1.45$5.95$7.40$232.60$247.403.15%
$235.00Aug 28$4.20$4.35$8.55$226.45$243.553.64%
$240.00Aug 28$2.20$7.05$9.25$230.75$249.253.94%
$240.00Sep 18$4.75$9.15$13.90$226.10$253.905.92%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 72 found (cheapest 0.28% of stock, avg 1.40%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$247.50$222.50Aug 21$0.20$0.45$0.65$221.85$248.15
$245.00$222.50Aug 21$0.43$0.45$0.88$221.62$245.88
$247.50$227.50Aug 21$0.20$0.65$0.85$226.65$248.35
$242.50$222.50Aug 21$0.45$0.45$0.90$221.60$243.40
$247.50$225.00Aug 21$0.20$0.75$0.95$224.05$248.45
$242.50$227.50Aug 21$0.45$0.65$1.10$226.40$243.60
$245.00$227.50Aug 21$0.43$0.65$1.08$226.42$246.08
$270.00$210.00Sep 18$0.40$0.73$1.13$208.87$271.13
$242.50$225.00Aug 21$0.45$0.75$1.20$223.80$243.70
$245.00$225.00Aug 21$0.43$0.75$1.18$223.82$246.18

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 19 found (best R:R 1.08, avg credit $1.21)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
220/222240/242Aug 21$1.30$1.2062%1.08$221.20$241.30
222/225240/242Aug 21$1.30$1.2057%1.08$223.70$241.30
228/230240/242Aug 21$1.30$1.2048%1.08$228.70$241.30
220/222245/248Aug 21$0.53$1.9779%0.27$221.97$245.53
228/230242/245Aug 28$1.33$1.1742%1.14$228.67$243.83
222/225245/248Aug 21$0.53$1.9774%0.27$224.47$245.53
215/220255/260Oct 2$1.77$3.2360%0.55$218.23$256.77
228/230245/248Aug 21$0.53$1.9766%0.27$229.47$245.53
210/215255/260Oct 2$1.32$3.6867%0.36$213.68$256.32
228/230240/242Aug 28$1.20$1.3036%0.92$228.80$241.20

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 18 found (best R:R 5.94, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$240.00$250.00$260.00Sep 18$1.44$8.5632%5.94
$232.50$235.00$237.50Aug 21$0.08$2.4225%30.25
$230.00$232.50$235.00Aug 21$0.20$2.3025%11.50
$250.00$260.00$270.00Sep 18$0.93$9.0716%9.75
$235.00$237.50$240.00Sep 4$0.27$2.2314%8.26
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$210.00$220.00$230.00Sep 18$1.17$8.8327%7.55
$227.50$230.00$232.50Aug 28$0.19$2.3117%12.16
$230.00$232.50$235.00Aug 28$0.28$2.2218%7.93
$210.00$215.00$220.00Oct 2$0.45$4.5512%10.11
$205.00$210.00$215.00Oct 2$0.42$4.588%10.90

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 40 found (best net $-1.65, 24 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$260.00$270.001:2Sep 18-$0.05$9.95
$235.00$237.501:2Aug 21-$0.66$1.84
$230.00$235.001:2Sep 4-$2.75$2.25
$255.00$260.001:2Oct 2-$0.60$4.40
$242.50$245.001:2Aug 28-$0.53$1.97
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$240.00$235.001:2Aug 28-$1.65$3.35
$220.00$215.001:2Oct 2-$0.63$4.37
$215.00$210.001:2Oct 2-$0.36$4.64
$225.00$222.501:2Aug 21-$0.15$2.35
$230.00$227.501:2Aug 21-$0.35$2.15

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 16 found (best yield 1.87%, avg 0.83%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$240.00Sep 18$4.400.412.1%1.87%4.01%291.1K
$250.00Sep 18$1.600.226.4%0.68%7.07%40812
$235.00Sep 4$4.800.510.0%2.04%2.05%1124
$237.50Sep 4$3.400.431.1%1.45%2.52%1--
$240.00Sep 4$2.550.362.1%1.09%3.22%2--
$245.00Sep 11$1.500.274.3%0.64%4.90%128
$255.00Oct 2$0.500.178.5%0.21%8.73%1--
$237.50Aug 28$2.650.411.1%1.13%2.20%121
$235.00Aug 28$3.200.500.0%1.36%1.37%929
$240.00Aug 28$1.550.322.1%0.66%2.80%215

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 314
Total Puts 276
Put/Call Ratio 0.88
Net Difference 38

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 13,884
Total Puts 10,857
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.82
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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