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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

$9.53 -3.25%

$9.50 (-0.31%)🌙

as of 07/16 06:18 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) 29,233

Calls: 18,452 (63%)

Puts: 10,781 (37%)

Prior (07/15) 25,834

Calls: 20,866 (81%)

Puts: 4,968 (19%)

Current vs Prior +13.16%

Calls: -11.57% (Calls)

Puts: +117.01% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 251,750

Calls: 206,359 (82%)

Puts: 45,391 (18%)

Prior 7-Day Average 35,964

Calls: 29,479 (82%)

Puts: 6,484 (18%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -18.72%

Calls: -37.41%

Puts: +66.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) $2.67M

Calls: $837.5K (31%)

Puts: $1.83M (69%)

Prior (07/15) $1.06M

Calls: $722.2K (68%)

Puts: $341.8K (32%)

Current vs Prior +151.01%

Calls: +15.97%

Puts: +436.31%

Prior 7-Day Total $13.54M

Calls: $9.73M (72%)

Puts: $3.81M (28%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.93M

Calls: $1.39M (72%)

Puts: $543.9K (28%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +38.06%

Calls: -39.77%

Puts: +237.03%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) 0.58

Prior (07/15) 0.24

Current vs Prior +145.40%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.26

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +121.75%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) 451,071

Calls: 377,400 (84%)

Puts: 73,671 (16%)

Prior (07/15) 469,152

Calls: 383,256 (82%)

Puts: 85,896 (18%)

Current vs Prior -3.85%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,264,211

Calls: 2,681,483 (82%)

Puts: 582,728 (18%)

Prior 7-Day Average 466,315

Calls: 383,069 (82%)

Puts: 83,246 (18%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -3.27%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 3.25% | 12.91%3.25% | 20.88%

Prior 4.97% | 13.50%4.97% | 20.61%

Current vs Prior -34.61% | -4.41%-34.61% | +1.32%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.64% | 12.06%7.69% | 21.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -42.29% | +7.00%-57.68% | -4.06%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.97% | 13.50%4.97% | 20.61%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -34.61% | -4.41%-34.61% | +1.32%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 10.05% | 12.29%

Calls: 8.11% | 11.76%

Puts: 12.00% | 12.82%

Prior 10.05% | 12.29%

Calls: 8.11% | 11.76%

Puts: 12.00% | 12.82%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 10.05% | 12.29%

Calls: 8.11% | 11.76%

Puts: 12.00% | 12.82%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | -0.00%

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Moderately bearish flow with 69% put dollar volume ($1.83M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 151% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.58. P/C ratio rising 145% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 12 of results (avg 6.4%, best 4.1%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$9.00	Jul 24	0.90	0.94	$0.92	4.3%	574	0.67	115
$9.00	Aug 21	1.21	1.28	$1.25	5.6%	34	0.64	4.9K
$10.00	Aug 21	0.75	0.80	$0.78	6.4%	274	0.48	4.1K
$9.00	Aug 7	1.04	1.14	$1.09	9.2%	3	0.64	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$10.50	Jul 24	1.21	1.26	$1.23	4.1%	304	0.69	272
$10.00	Aug 21	1.18	1.23	$1.21	4.1%	55	0.52	3.3K
$10.50	Jul 31	1.31	1.38	$1.35	5.2%	1	0.67	381
$10.00	Jul 24	0.87	0.92	$0.90	5.6%	135	0.59	710
$11.00	Aug 14	1.81	1.92	$1.87	5.9%	1	0.69	1

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 22 found (avg $0.62, cheapest $0.18)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$11.00	Jul 24	0.17	0.19	$0.18	11.1%	238	0.22	5.3K
$10.00	Jul 24	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	725	0.41	8.7K
$11.00	Aug 21	0.44	0.49	$0.47	10.6%	111	0.33	27.4K
$10.00	Jul 31	0.50	0.58	$0.54	14.8%	1.2K	0.44	1.7K
$9.50	Jul 24	0.59	0.67	$0.63	12.7%	76	0.54	326

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$8.00	Aug 21	0.30	0.35	$0.32	15.6%	139	0.21	2.4K
$9.00	Jul 24	0.34	0.41	$0.38	18.4%	169	0.33	1.5K
$8.00	Aug 28	0.35	0.40	$0.38	13.2%	7	0.22	38
$8.50	Aug 14	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	4	0.27	--
$9.00	Aug 7	0.52	0.61	$0.56	16.1%	2	0.36	--

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 31 found (avg delta 0.71, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$8.00	Jul 17	1.33	1.69	$1.51	23.8%	42	1.00	260
$9.00	Jul 17	0.33	0.59	$0.46	56.5%	44	1.00	2.1K
$8.00	Jul 24	1.53	1.75	$1.64	13.4%	5	0.86	27
$8.50	Jul 17	0.91	1.27	$1.09	33.0%	1	0.84	176
$8.00	Jul 31	1.58	1.89	$1.74	17.8%	48	0.83	57

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$11.00	Jul 17	1.43	1.60	$1.52	11.2%	3.8K	0.97	6.2K
$10.50	Jul 17	0.94	1.26	$1.10	29.1%	102	0.97	--
$10.00	Jul 17	0.46	0.69	$0.57	40.4%	248	0.83	3.2K
$11.00	Jul 24	1.47	1.80	$1.64	20.1%	5	0.78	653
$11.00	Jul 31	1.52	1.86	$1.69	20.1%	3	0.74	563

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 67 active (total vol 13.5K, top 3.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$10.00	Jul 17	0.04	0.05	$0.05	20.0%	1.4K	0.17	8.5K
$10.00	Jul 31	0.50	0.58	$0.54	14.8%	1.2K	0.44	1.7K
$9.00	Jul 31	0.94	1.08	$1.01	13.9%	768	0.65	4.6K
$10.00	Jul 24	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	725	0.41	8.7K
$9.50	Jul 17	0.12	0.18	$0.15	40.0%	666	0.50	2.7K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$11.00	Jul 17	1.43	1.60	$1.52	11.2%	3.8K	0.97	6.2K
$10.50	Jul 24	1.21	1.26	$1.23	4.1%	304	0.69	272
$9.50	Jul 17	0.12	0.21	$0.16	56.2%	263	0.51	1.6K
$10.00	Jul 17	0.46	0.69	$0.57	40.4%	248	0.83	3.2K
$9.00	Jul 17	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	198	0.09	5.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 12 strikes (avg 72.2%, max 210.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$8.50	Jul 17	Aug 28	242.8%	78.1%	210.8%	2	176
$8.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	163.7%	81.5%	100.8%	64	375
$11.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	142.1%	81.1%	75.2%	431	33.1K
$10.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	107.2%	79.5%	34.9%	1.4K	8.5K
$10.50	Jul 17	Aug 14	103.8%	84.5%	22.8%	187	5.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$8.50	Jul 17	Aug 14	242.8%	82.0%	196.0%	156	1.6K
$8.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	163.7%	79.0%	107.1%	41	4.5K
$11.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	142.1%	81.1%	75.2%	3.8K	7.1K
$10.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	107.2%	81.3%	31.8%	303	6.5K
$10.50	Jul 17	Jul 31	103.8%	93.8%	10.6%	103	381

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 34 found (best R:R 4.00, avg 1.70)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$10.50	$11.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	4.00	$10.60
$10.50	$11.00	Aug 14	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$10.62
$10.00	$10.50	Jul 24	$0.14	$0.36	$0.14	2.57	$10.14
$10.00	$11.00	Aug 7	$0.29	$0.71	$0.29	2.45	$10.29
$10.00	$11.00	Aug 21	$0.31	$0.69	$0.31	2.23	$10.31

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$8.50	$8.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	4.00	$8.40
$8.50	$8.00	Jul 24	$0.11	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$8.39
$8.50	$8.00	Aug 14	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$8.38
$9.50	$9.00	Jul 17	$0.14	$0.36	$0.14	2.57	$9.36
$9.00	$8.50	Jul 24	$0.16	$0.34	$0.16	2.12	$8.84

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 42 found (best R:R 3.17, avg 1.15)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$8.00	$8.50	Jul 31	$0.38	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$8.38
$8.50	$9.00	Jul 24	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	2.85	$8.87
$8.00	$8.50	Jul 24	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	2.33	$8.35
$8.50	$9.00	Jul 31	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	2.33	$8.85
$8.00	$9.00	Aug 21	$0.67	$0.67	$0.33	2.03	$8.67

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$11.00	$10.00	Aug 21	$0.76	$0.76	$0.24	3.17	$10.24
$10.50	$10.00	Jul 31	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	2.33	$10.15
$11.00	$10.50	Jul 31	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	2.12	$10.66
$11.00	$9.50	Aug 14	$1.00	$1.00	$0.50	2.00	$10.00
$10.50	$10.00	Jul 24	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	1.94	$10.17

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 14 found (avg debit $0.26, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$8.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.13	163.7%	112.9%
$11.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.17	142.1%	112.7%
$8.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.20	242.8%	113.0%
$10.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.27	103.8%	111.8%
$10.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.37	107.2%	110.0%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$8.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.10	163.7%	112.9%
$8.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.11	242.8%	113.0%
$11.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	142.1%	112.7%
$10.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.13	103.8%	111.8%
$10.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.33	107.2%	110.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 28 found (cheapest 3.25% of stock, avg 16.12%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$9.50	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.16	$0.31	$9.19	$9.81	3.25%
$9.00	Jul 17	$0.46	$0.02	$0.48	$8.52	$9.48	5.04%
$10.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.57	$0.62	$9.38	$10.62	6.51%
$10.50	Jul 17	$0.01	$1.10	$1.11	$9.39	$11.61	11.65%
$8.50	Jul 17	$1.09	$0.11	$1.20	$7.30	$9.70	12.59%
$9.50	Jul 24	$0.63	$0.60	$1.23	$8.27	$10.73	12.91%
$9.00	Jul 24	$0.92	$0.38	$1.30	$7.70	$10.30	13.64%
$10.00	Jul 24	$0.42	$0.90	$1.32	$8.68	$11.32	13.85%
$9.50	Jul 31	$0.73	$0.71	$1.44	$8.06	$10.94	15.11%
$9.00	Jul 31	$1.01	$0.47	$1.48	$7.52	$10.48	15.53%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 42 found (cheapest 0.73% of stock, avg 9.08%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$10.00	$9.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.02	$0.07	$8.93	$10.07
$10.00	$8.50	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.11	$0.16	$8.34	$10.16
$11.00	$8.00	Jul 24	$0.18	$0.11	$0.29	$7.71	$11.29
$10.50	$8.00	Jul 24	$0.28	$0.11	$0.39	$7.61	$10.89
$11.00	$8.50	Jul 24	$0.18	$0.22	$0.40	$8.10	$11.40
$10.50	$8.50	Jul 24	$0.28	$0.22	$0.50	$8.00	$11.00
$10.00	$8.00	Jul 24	$0.42	$0.11	$0.53	$7.47	$10.53
$11.00	$8.50	Jul 31	$0.26	$0.28	$0.54	$7.96	$11.54
$11.00	$9.00	Jul 24	$0.18	$0.38	$0.56	$8.44	$11.56
$10.00	$8.50	Jul 24	$0.42	$0.22	$0.64	$7.86	$10.64

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 17 found (best R:R 3.17, avg credit $0.37)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
8/9	10/10	Jul 31	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$8.62	$9.88
8/9	10/10	Jul 24	$0.37	$0.13	2.85	$8.63	$9.87
8/9	10/10	Jul 31	$0.37	$0.13	2.85	$8.63	$10.37
9/10	10/10	Jul 24	$0.36	$0.14	2.57	$9.14	$10.36
8/9	10/11	Aug 21	$0.69	$0.31	2.23	$8.31	$10.69
8/8	10/10	Aug 14	$0.33	$0.17	1.94	$8.17	$9.83
8/8	10/10	Jul 24	$0.32	$0.18	1.78	$8.18	$9.82
9/10	10/11	Jul 24	$0.32	$0.18	1.78	$9.18	$10.82
8/10	10/10	Aug 14	$0.61	$0.39	1.56	$8.89	$10.61
8/9	10/10	Jul 24	$0.30	$0.20	1.50	$8.70	$10.30

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 24 found (best R:R 9.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$9.50	$10.00	$10.50	Aug 14	$0.05	$0.45	9.00
$9.50	$10.00	$10.50	Jul 17	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$9.50	$10.00	$10.50	Jul 24	$0.07	$0.43	6.14
$8.50	$9.00	$9.50	Jul 31	$0.07	$0.43	6.14
$8.50	$9.00	$9.50	Jul 24	$0.08	$0.42	5.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$8.50	$9.00	$9.50	Jul 31	$0.05	$0.45	9.00
$9.00	$9.50	$10.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$0.45	9.00
$8.50	$9.00	$9.50	Jul 24	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$9.50	$10.00	$10.50	Jul 31	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$8.00	$9.00	$10.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.87	6.69

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 36 found (best net $--, 28 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$10.00	$11.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.05	$0.95
$10.00	$11.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.16	$0.84
$9.00	$10.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.17	$0.83
$9.00	$10.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.31	$0.69
$10.50	$11.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.08	$0.42

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$9.00	$8.00	1:2	Aug 28	$0.00	$1.00
$10.00	$9.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.19	$0.81
$11.00	$10.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.45	$0.55
$9.00	$8.50	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.06	$0.44
$9.00	$8.50	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.09	$0.41

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 14 found (best yield 7.97%, avg 4.56%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$10.00	Aug 28	$0.76	0.48	4.9%	7.97%	12.91%	2	--
$10.00	Aug 21	$0.75	0.48	4.9%	7.87%	12.80%	274	4.1K
$10.00	Aug 14	$0.62	0.46	4.9%	6.51%	11.44%	5	74
$10.00	Aug 7	$0.58	0.45	4.9%	6.09%	11.02%	15	375
$10.00	Jul 31	$0.50	0.44	4.9%	5.25%	10.18%	1.2K	1.7K
$10.50	Aug 14	$0.46	0.38	10.2%	4.83%	15.01%	22	16
$11.00	Aug 21	$0.44	0.33	15.4%	4.62%	20.04%	111	27.4K
$10.00	Jul 24	$0.39	0.41	4.9%	4.09%	9.02%	725	8.7K
$11.00	Aug 14	$0.34	0.31	15.4%	3.57%	18.99%	10	--
$10.50	Jul 31	$0.31	0.33	10.2%	3.25%	13.43%	2	--

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 18,452

Total Puts 10,781

Put/Call Ratio 0.58

Net Difference 7,671

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 20,866

Total Puts 4,968

Put/Call Ratio 0.24

Net Difference 15,898

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 206,359

Total Puts 45,391

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.26

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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