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$877.17 -4.06%

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as of 07/16 06:01 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/16) 39,326

Calls: 17,636 (45%)

Puts: 21,690 (55%)

Prior (07/15) 32,662

Calls: 11,811 (36%)

Puts: 20,851 (64%)

Current vs Prior +20.40%

Calls: +49.32% (Calls)

Puts: +4.02% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 204,095

Calls: 92,735 (45%)

Puts: 111,360 (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average 29,156

Calls: 13,247 (45%)

Puts: 15,908 (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +34.88%

Calls: +33.12%

Puts: +36.34%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/16) $117.82M

Calls: $50.43M (43%)

Puts: $67.39M (57%)

Prior (07/15) $69.29M

Calls: $44.95M (65%)

Puts: $24.34M (35%)

Current vs Prior +70.03%

Calls: +12.19%

Puts: +176.84%

Prior 7-Day Total $464.63M

Calls: $293.90M (63%)

Puts: $170.73M (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average $66.38M

Calls: $41.99M (63%)

Puts: $24.39M (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +77.51%

Calls: +20.12%

Puts: +176.30%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) 1.23

Prior (07/15) 1.77

Current vs Prior -30.33%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.39

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.43%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/16) 287,029

Calls: 133,164 (46%)

Puts: 153,865 (54%)

Prior (07/15) 277,695

Calls: 129,774 (47%)

Puts: 147,921 (53%)

Current vs Prior +3.36%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,911,974

Calls: 894,163 (47%)

Puts: 1,017,811 (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average 273,139

Calls: 127,737 (47%)

Puts: 145,401 (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.09%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 2.65% | 6.26%2.65% | 13.37%

Prior 3.33% | 6.12%3.33% | 13.49%

Current vs Prior -20.31% | +2.32%-20.31% | -0.88%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.71% | 6.43%5.03% | 13.91%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -28.52% | -2.55%-47.28% | -3.90%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.33% | 6.12%3.33% | 13.49%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -20.31% | +2.32%-20.31% | -0.88%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 19.87% | 8.17%

Calls: 20.22% | 8.28%

Puts: 19.51% | 8.06%

Prior 18.45% | 15.03%

Calls: 20.61% | 10.75%

Puts: 16.30% | 19.31%

Current vs Prior +7.70% | -45.64%

Prior 7-Day Avg 22.47% | 11.83%

Calls: 22.21% | 9.92%

Puts: 22.73% | 13.74%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -11.58% | -30.94%

Liquidity Expensive

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Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 70% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (78% higher). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.23 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio dropping 30% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Current BEARISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 136 of results (avg 8.1%, best 5.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$710.00	Aug 21	170.45	180.05	$175.25	5.5%	--	0.90	78
$730.00	Aug 21	154.50	163.60	$159.05	5.7%	--	0.87	287
$740.00	Aug 21	146.05	154.70	$150.38	5.8%	--	0.86	502
$760.00	Jul 17	114.20	121.60	$117.90	6.3%	--	1.00	47
$720.00	Jul 17	153.55	164.00	$158.78	6.6%	--	1.00	192

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1050.00	Jul 31	170.10	180.00	$175.05	5.7%	--	0.96	17
$1015.00	Aug 7	140.95	149.40	$145.18	5.8%	--	0.86	19
$1030.00	Jul 24	149.50	159.00	$154.25	6.2%	2	0.98	8
$1040.00	Aug 21	165.45	176.00	$170.73	6.2%	12	0.84	77
$980.00	Aug 21	117.65	125.20	$121.43	6.2%	2	0.73	141

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. 235 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$710.00	Jul 17	160.50	172.45	$166.48	7.2%	--	1.00	134
$720.00	Jul 17	153.55	164.00	$158.78	6.6%	--	1.00	192
$730.00	Jul 17	141.60	154.00	$147.80	8.4%	--	1.00	231
$740.00	Jul 17	133.30	144.00	$138.65	7.7%	--	1.00	87
$750.00	Jul 17	120.20	133.15	$126.68	10.2%	--	1.00	171

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1030.00	Jul 17	146.35	157.00	$151.68	7.0%	7	1.00	9
$1010.00	Jul 17	128.15	138.00	$133.07	7.4%	216	1.00	141
$1000.00	Jul 17	118.90	127.00	$122.95	6.6%	1.1K	0.99	1.4K
$1040.00	Jul 17	157.20	168.00	$162.60	6.6%	2	0.99	6
$970.00	Jul 17	89.00	97.00	$93.00	8.6%	5	0.99	161

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 509 active (total vol 22.0K, top 1.1K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$950.00	Aug 21	26.30	32.60	$29.45	21.4%	789	0.34	100
$940.00	Jul 17	0.20	0.36	$0.28	57.1%	534	0.02	754
$915.00	Jul 24	9.45	11.80	$10.63	22.1%	495	0.29	38
$1000.00	Jul 17	0.02	0.10	$0.06	133.3%	461	0.00	2.7K
$945.00	Jul 17	0.10	0.50	$0.30	133.3%	456	0.02	484

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1000.00	Jul 17	118.90	127.00	$122.95	6.6%	1.1K	0.99	1.4K
$815.00	Jul 24	2.54	8.60	$5.57	108.8%	786	0.16	31
$770.00	Jul 31	4.10	6.10	$5.10	39.2%	596	0.11	32
$900.00	Jul 17	23.65	29.30	$26.48	21.3%	548	0.81	940
$750.00	Aug 21	12.65	14.15	$13.40	11.2%	516	0.16	93

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 120 strikes (avg 72.6%, max 222.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$710.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	174.3%	54.5%	220.1%	--	212
$1050.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	136.6%	47.9%	185.0%	2	1.3K
$1045.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	143.8%	51.7%	178.1%	55	368
$720.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	150.9%	54.3%	178.0%	--	253
$750.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	149.2%	53.9%	176.6%	1	172

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$710.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	174.3%	54.1%	222.0%	119	211
$720.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	150.9%	53.2%	183.7%	30	367
$750.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	149.2%	53.6%	178.5%	14	695
$740.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	148.4%	53.9%	175.4%	401	1.2K
$730.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	142.2%	53.4%	166.4%	72	246

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 376 found (best R:R 99.00, avg 5.80)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$915.00	$920.00	Jul 31	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	44.45	$915.11
$995.00	$1000.00	Aug 7	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$995.12
$985.00	$990.00	Jul 17	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$985.14
$990.00	$995.00	Jul 17	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$990.14
$1025.00	$1030.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$1025.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$780.00	$770.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$9.90	$0.10	99.00	$779.90
$740.00	$730.00	Jul 17	$0.14	$9.86	$0.14	70.43	$739.86
$750.00	$740.00	Jul 17	$0.18	$9.82	$0.18	54.56	$749.82
$810.00	$800.00	Jul 17	$0.19	$9.81	$0.19	51.63	$809.81
$730.00	$725.00	Jul 24	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$729.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 499 found (best R:R 79.00, avg 2.27)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$780.00	$790.00	Jul 17	$9.87	$9.87	$0.13	75.92	$789.87
$830.00	$840.00	Jul 17	$9.80	$9.80	$0.20	49.00	$839.80
$810.00	$820.00	Jul 17	$9.53	$9.53	$0.47	20.28	$819.53
$840.00	$850.00	Jul 17	$9.27	$9.27	$0.73	12.70	$849.27
$775.00	$800.00	Jul 24	$23.00	$23.00	$2.00	11.50	$798.00

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$1050.00	$1030.00	Jul 24	$19.75	$19.75	$0.25	79.00	$1030.25
$1000.00	$995.00	Jul 17	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$995.15
$980.00	$975.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$975.15
$1010.00	$1005.00	Jul 31	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$1005.15
$925.00	$920.00	Jul 17	$4.77	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$920.23

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 124 found (avg debit $6.30, cheapest $0.32)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$1045.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.32	143.8%	56.4%
$1025.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.40	130.3%	52.2%
$1030.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.47	108.8%	52.4%
$1040.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.47	131.6%	56.2%
$1050.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.48	136.6%	58.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$750.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.52	149.2%	58.3%
$710.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.83	174.3%	76.2%
$760.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.87	116.4%	54.6%
$720.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.95	150.9%	72.1%
$1050.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$1.05	58.8%	49.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 223 found (cheapest 2.24% of stock, avg 11.71%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$875.00	Jul 17	$10.78	$8.85	$19.63	$855.37	$894.63	2.24%
$885.00	Jul 17	$6.70	$13.58	$20.28	$864.72	$905.28	2.31%
$880.00	Jul 17	$8.70	$12.50	$21.20	$858.80	$901.20	2.42%
$870.00	Jul 17	$14.20	$7.23	$21.43	$848.57	$891.43	2.44%
$890.00	Jul 17	$5.65	$17.83	$23.48	$866.52	$913.48	2.68%
$895.00	Jul 17	$3.90	$21.30	$25.20	$869.80	$920.20	2.87%
$860.00	Jul 17	$21.42	$4.38	$25.80	$834.20	$885.80	2.94%
$855.00	Jul 17	$25.33	$3.28	$28.61	$826.39	$883.61	3.26%
$900.00	Jul 17	$2.64	$26.48	$29.12	$870.88	$929.12	3.32%
$850.00	Jul 17	$28.93	$2.16	$31.09	$818.91	$881.09	3.54%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.67% of stock, avg 7.79%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$900.00	$855.00	Jul 17	$2.64	$3.28	$5.92	$849.08	$905.92
$900.00	$860.00	Jul 17	$2.64	$4.38	$7.02	$852.98	$907.02
$895.00	$855.00	Jul 17	$3.90	$3.28	$7.18	$847.82	$902.18
$895.00	$860.00	Jul 17	$3.90	$4.38	$8.28	$851.72	$903.28
$900.00	$865.00	Jul 17	$2.64	$5.70	$8.34	$856.66	$908.34
$890.00	$855.00	Jul 17	$5.65	$3.28	$8.93	$846.07	$898.93
$895.00	$865.00	Jul 17	$3.90	$5.70	$9.60	$855.40	$904.60
$900.00	$870.00	Jul 17	$2.64	$7.23	$9.87	$860.13	$909.87
$885.00	$855.00	Jul 17	$6.70	$3.28	$9.98	$845.02	$894.98
$890.00	$860.00	Jul 17	$5.65	$4.38	$10.03	$849.97	$900.03

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 486 found (best R:R 57.82, avg credit $7.69)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
790/795	800/810	Jul 31	$9.83	$0.17	57.82	$785.17	$809.83
720/725	815/820	Jul 24	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$720.14	$819.86
760/765	825/830	Jul 24	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$760.14	$829.86
720/725	870/875	Aug 14	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$720.17	$874.83
775/780	825/830	Jul 24	$4.81	$0.19	25.32	$775.19	$829.81
710/715	815/820	Jul 24	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$710.20	$819.80
705/710	870/875	Aug 14	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$705.20	$874.80
800/810	820/830	Aug 21	$9.60	$0.40	24.00	$800.40	$829.60
805/810	915/920	Aug 28	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$805.20	$919.80
785/790	825/830	Jul 24	$4.79	$0.21	22.81	$785.21	$829.79

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 251 found (best R:R 124.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$920.00	$925.00	$930.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$875.00	$880.00	$885.00	Jul 17	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$1035.00	$1040.00	$1045.00	Jul 17	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$1010.00	$1015.00	$1020.00	Jul 31	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$935.00	$940.00	$945.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$720.00	$730.00	$740.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$9.92	124.00
$945.00	$950.00	$955.00	Aug 7	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$740.00	$750.00	$760.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$9.90	99.00
$710.00	$720.00	$730.00	Jul 17	$0.11	$9.89	89.91
$905.00	$910.00	$915.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$4.94	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. 155 found (best net $-6.38, 148 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$810.00	$850.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$23.13	$16.87
$800.00	$850.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$34.56	$15.44
$1010.00	$1030.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$6.60	$13.40
$1020.00	$1040.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$7.61	$12.39
$1000.00	$1020.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$9.22	$10.78

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$780.00	$750.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$6.38	$23.62
$720.00	$705.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$2.71	$12.29
$785.00	$760.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$13.74	$11.26
$770.00	$760.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$750.00	$740.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.06	$9.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 175 found (best yield 6.01%, avg 1.86%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$880.00	Aug 21	$52.75	0.52	0.3%	6.01%	6.34%	46	202
$890.00	Aug 28	$52.00	0.50	1.5%	5.93%	7.39%	1	--
$895.00	Aug 28	$50.00	0.49	2.0%	5.70%	7.73%	1	1
$890.00	Aug 21	$48.15	0.49	1.5%	5.49%	6.95%	281	17
$880.00	Aug 14	$48.00	0.52	0.3%	5.47%	5.79%	5	3
$900.00	Aug 28	$48.00	0.47	2.6%	5.47%	8.07%	4	4
$905.00	Aug 28	$45.25	0.46	3.2%	5.16%	8.33%	1	3
$885.00	Aug 14	$45.00	0.50	0.9%	5.13%	6.02%	1	2
$900.00	Aug 21	$44.75	0.47	2.6%	5.10%	7.70%	117	745
$880.00	Aug 7	$44.00	0.51	0.3%	5.02%	5.34%	8	1

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 17,636

Total Puts 21,690

Put/Call Ratio 1.23

Net Difference -4,054

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,811

Total Puts 20,851

Put/Call Ratio 1.77

Net Difference -9,040

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 92,735

Total Puts 111,360

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.39

Ratio Trend Falling

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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