Tour v526
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CARDINAL HEALTH INC
$234.85 -0.06%
$236.49 (+0.70%)🌙
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 2,802
Calls: 1,607 (57%)
Puts: 1,195 (43%)
Prior (08/18) 590
Calls: 314 (53%)
Puts: 276 (47%)
Current vs Prior +374.92%
Calls: +411.78% (Calls)
Puts: +332.97% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 23,824
Calls: 13,367 (56%)
Puts: 10,457 (44%)
Prior 7-Day Average 3,403
Calls: 1,909 (56%)
Puts: 1,493 (44%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.67%
Calls: -15.84%
Puts: -20.01%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) $1.59M
Calls: $1.32M (83%)
Puts: $271.0K (17%)
Prior (08/18) $276.4K
Calls: $175.5K (63%)
Puts: $100.9K (37%)
Current vs Prior +475.14%
Calls: +651.41%
Puts: +168.54%
Prior 7-Day Total $11.72M
Calls: $8.37M (71%)
Puts: $3.35M (29%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.67M
Calls: $1.20M (71%)
Puts: $478.7K (29%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.06%
Calls: +10.29%
Puts: -43.40%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 0.74
Prior (08/18) 0.88
Current vs Prior -15.40%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.83
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -10.02%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 15,527
Calls: 9,785 (63%)
Puts: 5,742 (37%)
Prior (08/18) 11,194
Calls: 5,788 (52%)
Puts: 5,406 (48%)
Current vs Prior +38.71%
Prior 7-Day Total 132,519
Calls: 79,353 (60%)
Puts: 53,166 (40%)
Prior 7-Day Average 18,931
Calls: 11,336 (60%)
Puts: 7,595 (40%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.98%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.40% | 4.17%2.40% | 8.35%
Prior 3.04% | 4.34%3.04% | 8.23%
Current vs Prior -21.22% | -3.87%-21.21% | +1.35%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.76% | 4.84%4.41% | 9.09%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -36.30% | -13.80%-45.60% | -8.22%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.04% | 4.34%3.04% | 8.23%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -21.22% | -3.87%-21.21% | +1.35%
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 53.23% | 44.14%
Calls: 65.38% | 45.10%
Puts: 41.09% | 43.18%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +10.76% | +7.88%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 83% of dollar volume in calls ($1.32M) vs puts ($271.0K). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 475% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 375% vs prior - elevated interest. Call-heavy open interest (9,785 calls vs 5,742 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 BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
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 4 of results (avg 7.0%, best 6.0%)

CALLS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$200.00Aug 2133.8035.90$34.856.0%20.99--
$200.00Sep 1835.3037.70$36.506.6%100.98--
$200.00Sep 2535.5038.10$36.807.1%10.96--
$200.00Oct 235.2038.30$36.758.4%20.95--
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. 18 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 0.99)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$200.00Aug 2133.8035.90$34.856.0%20.99--
$200.00Sep 1835.3037.70$36.506.6%100.98--
$200.00Sep 2535.5038.10$36.807.1%10.96--
$200.00Oct 235.2038.30$36.758.4%20.95--
$210.00Sep 1825.3028.20$26.7510.8%10.94448
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Sep 1815.0017.30$16.1514.2%40.815
$237.50Aug 211.504.90$3.20106.2%20.64221
$240.00Sep 188.109.70$8.9018.0%290.59360

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 71 active (total vol 2.1K, top 755)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Sep 181.602.25$1.9333.7%7010.21812
$240.00Sep 184.305.40$4.8522.7%1280.421.1K
$225.00Aug 2810.3013.00$11.6523.2%360.814
$240.00Aug 210.101.05$0.58163.8%240.20773
$260.00Sep 180.500.75$0.6339.7%230.09681
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Sep 181.402.00$1.7035.3%7550.17380
$230.00Aug 210.000.90$0.45200.0%550.16180
$205.00Sep 40.000.50$0.25200.0%300.0310
$240.00Sep 188.109.70$8.9018.0%290.59360
$230.00Sep 183.804.80$4.3023.3%240.36588

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 28.1%, max 44.1%)

CALLS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$237.50Aug 21Sep 437.3%25.9%44.1%15122
$230.00Aug 21Sep 1831.3%25.5%23.1%221.2K
$240.00Aug 21Oct 231.7%26.7%18.7%33773
$235.00Aug 28Oct 228.3%24.3%16.5%2523
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$232.50Aug 21Sep 437.0%25.9%43.1%6530
$230.00Aug 21Sep 1831.3%25.5%23.1%79768

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 40 found (best R:R 0.52, avg 8.61)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$227.50$235.00Aug 28$4.95$2.55$4.9582%0.52$232.45
$232.50$237.50Aug 21$1.97$3.03$1.9767%1.54$234.47
$230.00$235.00Sep 4$2.85$2.15$2.8567%0.75$232.85
$240.00$242.50Aug 28$0.62$1.88$0.6234%3.03$240.62
$237.50$240.00Sep 4$0.92$1.58$0.9245%1.72$238.42
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$237.50$232.50Aug 21$1.82$3.18$1.8264%1.75$235.68
$210.00$205.00Oct 2$0.12$4.88$0.1210%40.67$209.88
$227.50$220.00Aug 28$0.45$7.05$0.4518%15.67$227.05
$232.50$227.50Sep 4$1.42$3.58$1.4240%2.52$231.08
$217.50$212.50Sep 4$0.19$4.81$0.199%25.32$217.31

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 33 found (best R:R 0.47, avg 0.34)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$240.00$255.00Oct 2$4.80$4.80$10.2057%0.47$244.80
$240.00$260.00Sep 11$3.55$3.55$16.4559%0.22$243.55
$237.50$240.00Aug 21$1.00$1.00$1.5063%0.67$238.50
$250.00$260.00Sep 18$1.30$1.30$8.7079%0.15$251.30
$240.00$250.00Sep 18$2.92$2.92$7.0858%0.41$242.92
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$225.00$215.00Sep 25$2.13$2.13$7.8772%0.27$222.87
$227.50$217.50Sep 4$1.71$1.71$8.2973%0.21$225.79
$232.50$230.00Aug 28$1.20$1.20$1.3062%0.92$231.30
$230.00$220.00Sep 18$2.60$2.60$7.4064%0.35$227.40
$232.50$230.00Aug 21$0.93$0.93$1.5767%0.59$231.57

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $1.26, cheapest $1.27)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$237.50Aug 21Aug 28$1.6237.3%28.1%
$235.00Aug 28Sep 4$0.9028.3%24.9%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$232.50Aug 21Aug 28$1.2737.0%27.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 9 found (cheapest 2.04% of stock, avg 4.80%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$237.50Aug 21$1.58$3.20$4.78$232.72$242.282.04%
$232.50Aug 21$3.55$1.38$4.93$227.57$237.432.10%
$230.00Aug 21$5.65$0.45$6.10$223.90$236.102.60%
$235.00Aug 28$4.60$3.95$8.55$226.45$243.553.64%
$227.50Aug 28$9.55$0.88$10.43$217.07$237.934.44%
$240.00Sep 18$4.85$8.90$13.75$226.25$253.755.85%
$230.00Sep 18$10.70$4.30$15.00$215.00$245.006.39%
$250.00Sep 18$1.93$16.15$18.08$231.92$268.087.70%
$220.00Sep 18$18.20$1.70$19.90$200.10$239.908.47%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 68 found (cheapest 0.18% of stock, avg 1.62%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$242.50$225.00Aug 21$0.28$0.15$0.43$224.57$242.93
$245.00$225.00Aug 21$0.35$0.15$0.50$224.50$245.50
$242.50$227.50Aug 21$0.28$0.25$0.53$226.97$243.03
$245.00$227.50Aug 21$0.35$0.25$0.60$226.90$245.60
$242.50$230.00Aug 21$0.28$0.45$0.73$229.27$243.23
$240.00$225.00Aug 21$0.58$0.15$0.73$224.27$240.73
$245.00$230.00Aug 21$0.35$0.45$0.80$229.20$245.80
$242.50$207.50Aug 21$0.28$0.57$0.85$206.65$243.35
$240.00$227.50Aug 21$0.58$0.25$0.83$226.67$240.83
$245.00$207.50Aug 21$0.35$0.57$0.92$206.58$245.92

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 10 found (best R:R 0.97, avg credit $1.03)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
230/232240/242Aug 21$1.23$1.2748%0.97$231.27$241.23
225/228240/242Aug 21$0.40$2.1072%0.19$227.10$240.40
228/230240/242Aug 28$1.19$1.3139%0.91$228.81$241.19
228/230240/242Aug 21$0.50$2.0065%0.25$229.50$240.50
225/228245/250Aug 21$0.32$4.6881%0.07$227.18$245.32
228/230245/250Aug 21$0.42$4.5874%0.09$229.58$245.42
230/232245/250Aug 21$1.15$3.8557%0.30$231.35$246.15
210/220250/260Sep 18$2.45$7.5562%0.32$217.55$252.45
195/210250/260Sep 18$1.62$13.3872%0.12$208.38$251.62
220/228240/242Aug 28$1.07$6.4348%0.17$226.43$241.07

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 20 found (best R:R 5.06, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$220.00$230.00$240.00Sep 18$1.65$8.3542%5.06
$210.00$220.00$230.00Sep 18$1.05$8.9529%8.52
$240.00$250.00$260.00Sep 18$1.62$8.3833%5.17
$245.00$250.00$255.00Aug 21$0.19$4.817%25.32
$237.50$240.00$242.50Aug 28$0.23$2.2716%9.87
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$220.00$230.00$240.00Sep 18$2.00$8.0042%4.00
$210.00$220.00$230.00Sep 18$1.45$8.5529%5.90
$230.00$240.00$250.00Sep 18$2.65$7.3545%2.77
$230.00$232.50$235.00Aug 28$0.10$2.4022%24.00
$210.00$215.00$220.00Oct 2$0.24$4.7612%19.83

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 54 found (best net $-1.65, 29 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$220.00$230.001:2Sep 18-$3.20$6.80
$230.00$232.501:2Aug 21-$1.45$1.05
$230.00$235.001:2Sep 4-$2.65$2.35
$250.00$255.001:2Aug 21-$0.07$4.93
$255.00$257.501:2Aug 21-$0.10$2.40
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$250.00$240.001:2Sep 18-$1.65$8.35
$232.50$227.501:2Sep 4-$0.86$4.14
$232.50$230.001:2Aug 28-$0.25$2.25
$215.00$210.001:2Oct 2-$0.32$4.68
$230.00$227.501:2Aug 21-$0.05$2.45

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 17 found (best yield 3.24%, avg 1.11%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$235.00Oct 2$7.600.520.1%3.24%3.30%12--
$240.00Oct 2$5.400.432.2%2.30%4.49%9--
$240.00Sep 18$4.300.422.2%1.83%4.02%1281.1K
$240.00Sep 11$3.100.412.2%1.32%3.51%2--
$250.00Sep 25$1.350.256.5%0.57%7.03%717
$235.00Sep 4$4.700.530.1%2.00%2.07%1--
$250.00Sep 18$1.600.216.5%0.68%7.13%701812
$237.50Sep 4$3.300.451.1%1.41%2.53%2--
$240.00Sep 4$2.450.382.2%1.04%3.24%1--
$255.00Oct 2$0.750.178.6%0.32%8.90%41

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 1,607
Total Puts 1,195
Put/Call Ratio 0.74
Net Difference 412

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 13,367
Total Puts 10,457
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.83
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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