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$245.05 -0.50%

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as of 07/17 06:21 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/17) 2,844

Calls: 1,978 (70%)

Puts: 866 (30%)

Prior (07/16) 10,206

Calls: 9,404 (92%)

Puts: 802 (8%)

Current vs Prior -72.13%

Calls: -78.97% (Calls)

Puts: +7.98% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 27,614

Calls: 19,643 (71%)

Puts: 7,971 (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,944

Calls: 2,806 (71%)

Puts: 1,138 (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -27.91%

Calls: -29.51%

Puts: -23.95%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/17) $2.38M

Calls: $1.57M (66%)

Puts: $811.2K (34%)

Prior (07/16) $3.13M

Calls: $2.39M (77%)

Puts: $732.8K (23%)

Current vs Prior -23.85%

Calls: -34.44%

Puts: +10.70%

Prior 7-Day Total $14.92M

Calls: $8.99M (60%)

Puts: $5.94M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $2.13M

Calls: $1.28M (60%)

Puts: $848.1K (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.66%

Calls: +22.25%

Puts: -4.36%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/17) 0.44

Prior (07/16) 0.09

Current vs Prior +413.37%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -30.03%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/17) 38,617

Calls: 26,757 (69%)

Puts: 11,860 (31%)

Prior (07/16) 21,207

Calls: 12,231 (58%)

Puts: 8,976 (42%)

Current vs Prior +82.10%

Prior 7-Day Total 157,543

Calls: 80,785 (51%)

Puts: 76,758 (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average 22,506

Calls: 11,540 (51%)

Puts: 10,965 (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +71.58%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.20% | 5.24%1.20% | 10.10%

Prior 2.08% | 5.30%2.08% | 10.19%

Current vs Prior +151.73% | +17.83%-42.21% | -0.90%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.90% | 5.32%3.45% | 10.75%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +80.58% | +17.28%-65.09% | -6.03%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.08% | 5.30%2.08% | 10.19%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +151.73% | +17.83%-42.21% | -0.90%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 34.64% | 14.23%

Calls: 40.70% | 18.95%

Puts: 28.57% | 9.52%

Prior 34.64% | 14.23%

Calls: 40.70% | 18.95%

Puts: 28.57% | 9.52%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 34.64% | 14.23%

Calls: 40.70% | 18.95%

Puts: 28.57% | 9.52%

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

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 66% call dollar volume ($1.57M). Below-average activity with volume down 72% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.44 - heavy call buying (1,978 calls vs 866 puts). P/C ratio rising 413% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 4 of results (avg 8.5%, best 6.2%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Aug 21	12.40	13.20	$12.80	6.2%	33	0.60	744
$250.00	Aug 21	7.20	7.90	$7.55	9.3%	14	0.44	1.3K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Aug 21	11.40	12.50	$11.95	9.2%	46	0.56	655
$290.00	Aug 28	43.00	47.20	$45.10	9.3%	8	0.89	--

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. 27 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Jul 17	23.00	26.80	$24.90	15.3%	1	1.00	--
$230.00	Jul 17	13.00	16.90	$14.95	26.1%	9	1.00	170
$237.50	Jul 17	5.50	9.30	$7.40	51.4%	1	1.00	146
$240.00	Jul 17	3.00	6.80	$4.90	77.6%	5	0.92	606
$242.50	Jul 17	0.50	3.90	$2.20	154.5%	6	0.86	19

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Jul 17	13.60	16.40	$15.00	18.7%	21	0.99	58
$250.00	Jul 17	3.90	6.70	$5.30	52.8%	72	0.97	480
$270.00	Jul 24	23.00	27.20	$25.10	16.7%	2	0.94	--
$290.00	Aug 28	43.00	47.20	$45.10	9.3%	8	0.89	--
$260.00	Jul 24	14.10	17.70	$15.90	22.6%	15	0.86	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 103 active (total vol 1.6K, top 156)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Jul 31	1.00	1.50	$1.25	40.0%	156	0.14	1.3K
$260.00	Aug 21	3.90	4.40	$4.15	12.0%	95	0.29	298
$250.00	Jul 17	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	83	0.03	565
$257.50	Jul 24	1.10	1.60	$1.35	37.0%	66	0.19	68
$260.00	Jul 24	0.80	1.30	$1.05	47.6%	63	0.15	97

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Jul 17	3.90	6.70	$5.30	52.8%	72	0.97	480
$210.00	Aug 21	0.95	1.25	$1.10	27.3%	47	0.08	1.0K
$250.00	Aug 21	11.40	12.50	$11.95	9.2%	46	0.56	655
$235.00	Jul 24	1.55	2.10	$1.83	30.1%	29	0.22	20
$200.00	Aug 21	0.45	1.30	$0.88	96.6%	28	0.06	640

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 25 strikes (avg 933.0%, max 3091.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$280.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	1100.8%	34.5%	3091.0%	35	1.5K
$275.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	1183.3%	52.0%	2177.8%	13	12
$270.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	527.6%	32.9%	1502.8%	8	1.9K
$255.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	455.9%	34.2%	1232.0%	55	316
$252.50	Jul 17	Jul 31	515.9%	39.2%	1215.1%	9	216

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$225.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	980.1%	31.3%	3026.7%	22	145
$210.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	805.2%	37.1%	2070.1%	48	1.0K
$205.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	918.8%	49.0%	1775.3%	4	--
$220.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	584.5%	33.2%	1659.2%	3	--
$230.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	365.7%	33.2%	1002.4%	5	--

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 62 found (best R:R 44.45, avg 6.29)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$267.50	$275.00	Jul 24	$0.20	$7.30	$0.20	36.50	$267.70
$280.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$0.53	$9.47	$0.53	17.87	$280.53
$260.00	$262.50	Jul 24	$0.17	$2.33	$0.17	13.71	$260.17
$252.50	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.20	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$252.70
$255.00	$257.50	Jul 31	$0.23	$2.27	$0.23	9.87	$255.23

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$210.00	$200.00	Aug 21	$0.22	$9.78	$0.22	44.45	$209.78
$225.00	$212.50	Jul 24	$0.43	$12.07	$0.43	28.07	$224.57
$240.00	$237.50	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$239.90
$225.00	$205.00	Aug 14	$0.88	$19.12	$0.88	21.73	$224.12
$230.00	$225.00	Jul 24	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$229.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 70 found (best R:R 37.46, avg 1.96)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$242.50	$245.00	Jul 31	$2.20	$2.20	$0.30	7.33	$244.70
$242.50	$245.00	Jul 17	$1.75	$1.75	$0.75	2.33	$244.25
$252.50	$255.00	Jul 31	$1.67	$1.67	$0.83	2.01	$254.17
$232.50	$240.00	Jul 31	$5.00	$5.00	$2.50	2.00	$237.50
$245.00	$247.50	Jul 24	$1.60	$1.60	$0.90	1.78	$246.60

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 17	$4.87	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$245.13
$260.00	$250.00	Jul 17	$9.70	$9.70	$0.30	32.33	$250.30
$270.00	$260.00	Jul 24	$9.20	$9.20	$0.80	11.50	$260.80
$290.00	$265.00	Aug 28	$22.55	$22.55	$2.45	9.20	$267.45
$260.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$8.00	$8.00	$2.00	4.00	$252.00

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 22 found (avg debit $2.35, cheapest $0.28)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$290.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	$0.28	73.8%	36.3%
$265.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.75	39.3%	36.5%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$1.02	343.6%	39.6%
$257.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$1.20	38.5%	36.3%
$252.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$1.22	515.9%	38.0%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$210.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.37	805.2%	67.5%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.90	343.6%	39.6%
$230.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$1.10	365.7%	45.4%
$235.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$1.12	42.4%	36.6%
$205.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	$1.27	918.8%	49.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 19 found (cheapest 0.36% of stock, avg 5.41%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$245.00	Jul 17	$0.45	$0.43	$0.88	$244.12	$245.88	0.36%
$242.50	Jul 17	$2.20	$0.18	$2.38	$240.12	$244.88	0.97%
$240.00	Jul 17	$4.90	$0.13	$5.03	$234.97	$245.03	2.05%
$250.00	Jul 17	$0.03	$5.30	$5.33	$244.67	$255.33	2.18%
$237.50	Jul 17	$7.40	$0.03	$7.43	$230.07	$244.93	3.03%
$247.50	Jul 24	$4.55	$6.70	$11.25	$236.25	$258.75	4.59%
$250.00	Jul 24	$3.35	$7.90	$11.25	$238.75	$261.25	4.59%
$245.00	Jul 24	$6.15	$5.40	$11.55	$233.45	$256.55	4.71%
$240.00	Jul 24	$8.45	$3.40	$11.85	$228.15	$251.85	4.84%
$240.00	Jul 31	$10.05	$4.55	$14.60	$225.40	$254.60	5.96%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 107 found (cheapest 0.27% of stock, avg 2.15%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$255.00	$240.00	Jul 17	$0.53	$0.13	$0.66	$239.34	$255.66
$255.00	$242.50	Jul 17	$0.53	$0.18	$0.71	$241.79	$255.71
$255.00	$245.00	Jul 17	$0.53	$0.43	$0.96	$244.04	$255.96
$272.50	$240.00	Jul 17	$1.08	$0.13	$1.21	$238.79	$273.71
$275.00	$240.00	Jul 17	$1.08	$0.13	$1.21	$238.79	$276.21
$277.50	$240.00	Jul 17	$1.08	$0.13	$1.21	$238.79	$278.71
$272.50	$242.50	Jul 17	$1.08	$0.18	$1.26	$241.24	$273.76
$275.00	$242.50	Jul 17	$1.08	$0.18	$1.26	$241.24	$276.26
$277.50	$242.50	Jul 17	$1.08	$0.18	$1.26	$241.24	$278.76
$252.50	$240.00	Jul 17	$1.23	$0.13	$1.36	$238.64	$253.86

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 137 found (best R:R 12.89, avg credit $2.44)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
235/238	245/248	Jul 24	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$235.18	$247.32
245/248	250/252	Jul 24	$2.20	$0.30	7.33	$245.30	$252.20
245/248	255/258	Jul 24	$2.20	$0.30	7.33	$245.30	$257.20
248/250	255/258	Jul 24	$2.10	$0.40	5.25	$247.90	$257.10
250/260	262/265	Jul 24	$8.38	$1.62	5.17	$251.62	$270.88
238/240	248/250	Jul 24	$2.05	$0.45	4.56	$237.95	$249.55
250/260	268/275	Jul 24	$8.20	$1.80	4.56	$251.80	$275.70
235/238	248/250	Jul 24	$1.92	$0.58	3.31	$235.58	$249.42
235/240	242/245	Jul 31	$3.80	$1.20	3.17	$236.20	$246.30
220/225	240/242	Jul 17	$3.75	$1.25	3.00	$221.25	$243.75

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 30 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Aug 7	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$270.00	$280.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$0.42	$9.58	22.81
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Jul 24	$0.13	$2.37	18.23
$260.00	$270.00	$280.00	Aug 21	$0.87	$9.13	10.49
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Jul 24	$0.30	$2.20	7.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Aug 14	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Aug 14	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Jul 24	$0.13	$2.37	18.23
$200.00	$210.00	$220.00	Aug 21	$0.68	$9.32	13.71
$210.00	$220.00	$230.00	Aug 21	$0.75	$9.25	12.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 83 found (best net $--, 65 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$260.00	$270.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$280.00	$290.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.32	$9.68
$270.00	$280.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.43	$9.57
$260.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.51	$9.49
$250.00	$260.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.75	$9.25

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$290.00	$265.00	1:2	Aug 28	$0.00	$25.00
$225.00	$205.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.42	$19.58
$225.00	$212.50	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.02	$12.48
$220.00	$210.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$9.97
$235.00	$225.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.06	$9.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 24 found (best yield 2.94%, avg 0.94%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Aug 21	$7.20	0.44	2.0%	2.94%	4.96%	14	1.3K
$250.00	Aug 7	$5.40	0.42	2.0%	2.20%	4.22%	2	4
$250.00	Jul 31	$4.40	0.41	2.0%	1.80%	3.82%	1	42
$247.50	Jul 24	$3.90	0.46	1.0%	1.59%	2.59%	7	5
$260.00	Aug 21	$3.90	0.29	6.1%	1.59%	7.69%	95	298
$255.00	Aug 7	$3.40	0.33	4.1%	1.39%	5.45%	3	79
$252.50	Jul 31	$3.20	0.36	3.0%	1.31%	4.35%	5	--
$250.00	Jul 24	$3.00	0.38	2.0%	1.22%	3.24%	34	86
$260.00	Aug 14	$2.95	0.28	6.1%	1.20%	7.30%	21	3
$252.50	Jul 24	$2.10	0.31	3.0%	0.86%	3.90%	10	74

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,978

Total Puts 866

Put/Call Ratio 0.44

Net Difference 1,112

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,404

Total Puts 802

Put/Call Ratio 0.09

Net Difference 8,602

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 19,643

Total Puts 7,971

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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