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as of 10/06 06:00 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/06) 25,223

Calls: 14,865 (59%)

Puts: 10,358 (41%)

Prior (10/05) 22,765

Calls: 10,667 (47%)

Puts: 12,098 (53%)

Current vs Prior +10.80%

Calls: +39.36% (Calls)

Puts: -14.38% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 128,822

Calls: 61,492 (48%)

Puts: 67,330 (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average 18,403

Calls: 8,784 (48%)

Puts: 9,618 (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +37.06%

Calls: +69.22%

Puts: +7.69%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/06) $80.08M

Calls: $64.32M (80%)

Puts: $15.76M (20%)

Prior (10/05) $36.32M

Calls: $23.11M (64%)

Puts: $13.20M (36%)

Current vs Prior +120.50%

Calls: +178.26%

Puts: +19.37%

Prior 7-Day Total $225.08M

Calls: $140.48M (62%)

Puts: $84.59M (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average $32.15M

Calls: $20.07M (62%)

Puts: $12.08M (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +149.05%

Calls: +220.49%

Puts: +30.40%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/06) 0.70

Prior (10/05) 1.13

Current vs Prior -38.56%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.10

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -36.63%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/06) 230,797

Calls: 114,299 (50%)

Puts: 116,498 (50%)

Prior (10/05) 225,729

Calls: 111,480 (49%)

Puts: 114,249 (51%)

Current vs Prior +2.25%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,359,138

Calls: 663,614 (49%)

Puts: 695,524 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 194,162

Calls: 94,802 (49%)

Puts: 99,360 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +18.87%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/09) | Next (10/16)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 2.94% | 5.06%5.06% | 12.36%

Prior 3.44% | 5.17%5.17% | 12.49%

Current vs Prior -14.56% | -2.13%-2.13% | -1.05%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.18% | 5.12%6.08% | 12.98%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -7.42% | -1.23%-16.81% | -4.76%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.44% | 5.17%5.17% | 12.49%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -14.56% | -2.13%-2.13% | -1.05%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 18.00% | 12.48%

Calls: 18.61% | 14.39%

Puts: 17.40% | 10.57%

Prior 13.51% | 9.28%

Calls: 10.33% | 7.59%

Puts: 16.69% | 10.96%

Current vs Prior +33.23% | +34.48%

Prior 7-Day Avg 52.50% | 18.21%

Calls: 43.67% | 17.37%

Puts: 61.33% | 19.05%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -65.71% | -31.48%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($64.32M) vs puts ($15.76M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 120% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (149% higher). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.70.

Smart Money BULLISH

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Prior NEUTRAL

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 54 of results (avg 7.9%, best 4.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$730.00	Nov 20	141.00	148.10	$144.55	4.9%	--	0.87	29
$700.00	Nov 20	167.50	176.00	$171.75	4.9%	--	0.91	46
$700.00	Oct 23	160.40	169.30	$164.85	5.4%	--	1.00	14
$710.00	Oct 16	149.70	158.60	$154.15	5.8%	--	1.00	14
$720.00	Nov 20	147.65	156.80	$152.23	6.0%	--	0.89	33

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$940.00	Nov 20	93.75	99.20	$96.48	5.6%	--	0.69	54
$1010.00	Oct 16	142.35	151.25	$146.80	6.1%	1	0.99	--
$960.00	Nov 20	107.80	115.10	$111.45	6.6%	--	0.74	49
$1000.00	Nov 20	138.40	148.25	$143.32	6.9%	--	0.83	54
$950.00	Nov 20	100.35	107.75	$104.05	7.1%	--	0.72	13

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. 221 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$700.00	Oct 16	159.50	170.25	$164.88	6.5%	3	1.00	12
$710.00	Oct 16	149.70	158.60	$154.15	5.8%	--	1.00	14
$720.00	Oct 16	139.75	150.35	$145.05	7.3%	1	1.00	64
$730.00	Oct 16	129.85	141.45	$135.65	8.6%	--	1.00	26
$735.00	Oct 16	124.85	135.45	$130.15	8.1%	1	1.00	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1010.00	Oct 16	142.35	151.25	$146.80	6.1%	1	0.99	--
$915.00	Oct 9	47.80	55.90	$51.85	15.6%	6	0.94	--
$950.00	Oct 16	83.00	91.40	$87.20	9.6%	--	0.94	10
$910.00	Oct 9	42.80	51.90	$47.35	19.2%	6	0.92	1
$940.00	Oct 16	73.30	82.45	$77.88	11.7%	--	0.92	78

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 497 active (total vol 19.5K, top 2.9K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$900.00	Oct 9	1.80	2.30	$2.05	24.4%	2.9K	0.13	945
$900.00	Nov 20	34.00	39.10	$36.55	14.0%	1.1K	0.42	1.6K
$1000.00	Nov 20	9.45	12.50	$10.98	27.8%	1.1K	0.17	1.5K
$930.00	Nov 20	24.10	27.25	$25.68	12.3%	1.1K	0.33	270
$880.00	Nov 20	42.00	44.80	$43.40	6.5%	614	0.48	130

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$810.00	Oct 16	3.00	3.75	$3.38	22.2%	308	0.13	432
$760.00	Oct 16	0.29	0.78	$0.54	90.7%	197	0.02	747
$730.00	Oct 30	3.00	5.00	$4.00	50.0%	151	0.08	112
$810.00	Oct 23	5.70	8.35	$7.03	37.7%	144	0.19	52
$830.00	Nov 20	29.65	38.45	$34.05	25.8%	140	0.37	184

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 1 strikes (avg 3.5%, max 3.5%)

CALLS (0)

No calls found

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$1000.00	Nov 13	Nov 20	43.0%	41.6%	3.5%	8	54

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 351 found (best R:R 0.66, avg 5.72)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$805.00	$850.00	Nov 13	$27.18	$17.82	$27.18	72%	0.66	$832.18
$860.00	$865.00	Nov 6	$0.47	$4.53	$0.47	54%	9.64	$860.47
$845.00	$850.00	Oct 30	$1.00	$4.00	$1.00	59%	4.00	$846.00
$810.00	$812.50	Oct 9	$0.51	$1.99	$0.51	94%	3.90	$810.51
$850.00	$855.00	Oct 23	$1.35	$3.65	$1.35	60%	2.70	$851.35

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$875.00	$870.00	Nov 13	$1.30	$3.70	$1.30	51%	2.85	$873.70
$875.00	$870.00	Oct 16	$1.65	$3.35	$1.65	58%	2.03	$873.35
$850.00	$845.00	Oct 16	$0.83	$4.17	$0.83	38%	5.02	$849.17
$930.00	$920.00	Nov 20	$5.62	$4.38	$5.62	67%	0.78	$924.38
$870.00	$865.00	Oct 30	$1.57	$3.43	$1.57	50%	2.18	$868.43

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 267 found (best R:R 1.74, avg 0.41)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$990.00	$1000.00	Oct 23	$1.47	$1.47	$8.53	93%	0.17	$991.47
$1020.00	$1030.00	Nov 13	$2.19	$2.19	$7.81	86%	0.28	$1022.19
$925.00	$930.00	Oct 30	$2.40	$2.40	$2.60	70%	0.92	$927.40
$935.00	$940.00	Oct 30	$2.22	$2.22	$2.78	73%	0.80	$937.22
$995.00	$1000.00	Oct 9	$0.92	$0.92	$4.08	96%	0.23	$995.92

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$860.00	$850.00	Nov 20	$6.35	$6.35	$3.65	54%	1.74	$853.65
$715.00	$710.00	Oct 23	$1.92	$1.92	$3.08	95%	0.62	$713.08
$755.00	$750.00	Oct 30	$2.38	$2.38	$2.62	86%	0.91	$752.62
$760.00	$750.00	Nov 20	$3.18	$3.18	$6.82	82%	0.47	$756.82
$700.00	$695.00	Oct 9	$1.59	$1.59	$3.41	96%	0.47	$698.41

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 12 found (avg debit $8.45, cheapest $7.30)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$855.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$8.75	37.3%	33.2%
$875.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$8.55	38.7%	36.9%
$860.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.75	36.6%	34.9%
$865.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$8.78	37.8%	36.3%
$850.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.67	36.0%	34.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$855.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.30	37.3%	33.2%
$875.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.30	38.7%	36.9%
$860.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$8.65	36.6%	34.9%
$865.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$8.50	37.8%	36.3%
$850.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$8.10	36.0%	34.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 164 found (cheapest 2.65% of stock, avg 8.46%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$860.00	Oct 9	$13.35	$9.50	$22.85	$837.15	$882.85	2.65%
$865.00	Oct 9	$11.05	$12.05	$23.10	$841.90	$888.10	2.68%
$870.00	Oct 9	$8.60	$15.00	$23.60	$846.40	$893.60	2.73%
$855.00	Oct 9	$17.20	$7.60	$24.80	$830.20	$879.80	2.87%
$875.00	Oct 9	$7.20	$17.90	$25.10	$849.90	$900.10	2.91%
$850.00	Oct 9	$20.48	$5.48	$25.96	$824.04	$875.96	3.01%
$880.00	Oct 9	$5.50	$21.13	$26.63	$853.37	$906.63	3.08%
$845.00	Oct 9	$22.88	$4.13	$27.01	$817.99	$872.01	3.13%
$885.00	Oct 9	$4.10	$25.13	$29.23	$855.77	$914.23	3.39%
$840.00	Oct 9	$27.28	$3.17	$30.45	$809.55	$870.45	3.53%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.84% of stock, avg 6.36%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$885.00	$840.00	Oct 9	$4.10	$3.17	$7.27	$832.73	$892.27
$885.00	$845.00	Oct 9	$4.10	$4.13	$8.23	$836.77	$893.23
$880.00	$840.00	Oct 9	$5.50	$3.17	$8.67	$831.33	$888.67
$885.00	$850.00	Oct 9	$4.10	$5.48	$9.58	$840.42	$894.58
$880.00	$845.00	Oct 9	$5.50	$4.13	$9.63	$835.37	$889.63
$880.00	$850.00	Oct 9	$5.50	$5.48	$10.98	$839.02	$890.98
$875.00	$840.00	Oct 9	$7.20	$3.17	$10.37	$829.63	$885.37
$875.00	$845.00	Oct 9	$7.20	$4.13	$11.33	$833.67	$886.33
$875.00	$850.00	Oct 9	$7.20	$5.48	$12.68	$837.32	$887.68
$885.00	$855.00	Oct 9	$4.10	$7.60	$11.70	$843.30	$896.70

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 270 found (best R:R 28.41, avg credit $2.37)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
750/755	910/915	Oct 30	$4.83	$0.17	52%	28.41	$750.17	$914.83
710/715	900/905	Oct 23	$4.07	$0.93	63%	4.38	$710.93	$904.07
710/715	905/910	Oct 23	$3.65	$1.35	66%	2.70	$711.35	$908.65
750/760	940/950	Nov 20	$6.53	$3.47	52%	1.88	$753.47	$946.53
735/740	920/925	Nov 6	$3.88	$1.12	54%	3.46	$736.12	$923.88
710/715	910/915	Oct 23	$3.12	$1.88	69%	1.66	$711.88	$913.12
695/700	900/905	Oct 9	$2.45	$2.55	82%	0.96	$697.55	$902.45
695/700	910/915	Oct 9	$2.04	$2.96	88%	0.69	$697.96	$912.04
755/760	920/925	Nov 6	$3.77	$1.23	52%	3.07	$756.23	$923.77
735/740	925/930	Nov 6	$3.54	$1.46	56%	2.42	$736.46	$928.54

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 231 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$930.00	$940.00	$950.00	Oct 16	$0.13	$9.87	5%	75.92
$920.00	$930.00	$940.00	Oct 16	$0.20	$9.80	6%	49.00
$870.00	$875.00	$880.00	Nov 13	$0.05	$4.95	3%	99.00
$980.00	$990.00	$1000.00	Nov 6	$0.18	$9.82	4%	54.56
$860.00	$865.00	$870.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$4.92	4%	61.50

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$860.00	$870.00	$880.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$9.88	6%	82.33
$880.00	$885.00	$890.00	Oct 9	$0.15	$4.85	11%	32.33
$790.00	$800.00	$810.00	Nov 20	$0.14	$9.86	5%	70.43
$835.00	$840.00	$845.00	Oct 23	$0.05	$4.95	6%	99.00
$895.00	$900.00	$905.00	Oct 23	$0.07	$4.93	5%	70.43

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 180 found (best net $-27.60, 168 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$805.00	$850.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$28.52	$16.48
$1000.00	$1025.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.44	$24.56
$900.00	$905.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.33	$4.67
$980.00	$990.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.09	$9.91
$910.00	$915.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.19	$4.81

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$1010.00	$950.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$27.60	$32.40
$945.00	$900.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$27.36	$17.64
$730.00	$700.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$2.05	$27.95
$735.00	$730.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.08	$4.92
$710.00	$700.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.03	$9.97

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 129 found (best yield 5.39%, avg 1.63%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$870.00	Nov 20	$46.50	0.51	0.8%	5.39%	6.15%	74	280
$880.00	Nov 20	$42.00	0.48	1.9%	4.86%	6.78%	614	130
$900.00	Nov 20	$34.00	0.42	4.2%	3.94%	8.17%	1.1K	1.6K
$890.00	Nov 20	$37.15	0.45	3.1%	4.30%	7.38%	179	212
$910.00	Nov 20	$28.55	0.39	5.4%	3.31%	8.70%	14	21
$930.00	Nov 20	$24.10	0.33	7.7%	2.79%	10.50%	1.1K	270
$920.00	Nov 20	$25.05	0.36	6.5%	2.90%	9.45%	32	577
$885.00	Nov 13	$34.95	0.46	2.5%	4.05%	6.54%	18	27
$890.00	Nov 13	$32.55	0.44	3.1%	3.77%	6.85%	11	24
$880.00	Nov 13	$36.30	0.47	1.9%	4.20%	6.12%	18	13

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,865

Total Puts 10,358

Put/Call Ratio 0.70

Net Difference 4,507

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,667

Total Puts 12,098

Put/Call Ratio 1.13

Net Difference -1,431

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 61,492

Total Puts 67,330

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.10

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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