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$989.11 +1.13%

$987.06 (-0.21%)🌙

as of 10/16 09:51 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/16) 52,296

Calls: 28,447 (54%)

Puts: 23,849 (46%)

Prior (10/14) 56,009

Calls: 31,605 (56%)

Puts: 24,404 (44%)

Current vs Prior -6.63%

Calls: -9.99% (Calls)

Puts: -2.27% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 244,495

Calls: 135,610 (55%)

Puts: 108,885 (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average 34,927

Calls: 19,372 (55%)

Puts: 15,555 (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +49.73%

Calls: +46.84%

Puts: +53.32%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/16) $53.39M

Calls: $39.71M (74%)

Puts: $13.69M (26%)

Prior (10/14) $73.19M

Calls: $57.38M (78%)

Puts: $15.81M (22%)

Current vs Prior -27.05%

Calls: -30.79%

Puts: -13.46%

Prior 7-Day Total $318.64M

Calls: $232.30M (73%)

Puts: $86.34M (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average $45.52M

Calls: $33.19M (73%)

Puts: $12.33M (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +17.30%

Calls: +19.66%

Puts: +10.95%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/16) 0.84

Prior (10/14) 0.77

Current vs Prior +8.57%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.84

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.27%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/16) 190,293

Calls: 89,959 (47%)

Puts: 100,334 (53%)

Prior (10/14) 294,431

Calls: 153,382 (52%)

Puts: 141,049 (48%)

Current vs Prior -35.37%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,031,425

Calls: 1,071,377 (53%)

Puts: 960,048 (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average 290,203

Calls: 153,053 (53%)

Puts: 137,149 (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -34.43%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 0.63% | 2.35%0.63% | 5.16%

Prior 1.65% | 2.87%1.65% | 5.31%

Current vs Prior +42.24% | +14.27%-61.94% | -2.81%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.66% | 2.68%2.24% | 5.54%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +40.94% | +22.09%-71.92% | -6.88%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.65% | 2.87%1.65% | 5.31%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +42.24% | +14.27%-61.94% | -2.81%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 31.66% | 16.46%

Calls: 30.00% | 17.55%

Puts: 33.33% | 15.38%

Prior 21.30% | 23.53%

Calls: 21.78% | 11.48%

Puts: 20.83% | 35.58%

Current vs Prior +48.64% | -30.05%

Prior 7-Day Avg 21.30% | 23.53%

Calls: 21.78% | 11.48%

Puts: 20.83% | 35.58%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +48.64% | -30.05%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 74% call dollar volume ($39.71M). Declining open interest (down 35%) indicates positions being closed.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 71 of results (avg 7.3%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$800.00	Oct 16	186.00	192.15	$189.08	3.3%	1	0.99	--
$800.00	Nov 20	187.00	194.75	$190.88	4.1%	1	0.99	--
$840.00	Oct 23	146.30	152.75	$149.53	4.3%	4	1.00	9
$840.00	Oct 30	146.65	153.20	$149.93	4.4%	1	0.98	--
$860.00	Oct 16	125.60	131.30	$128.45	4.4%	1	1.00	31

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$985.00	Nov 27	21.40	23.10	$22.25	7.6%	4	0.47	12
$1060.00	Nov 20	70.25	75.95	$73.10	7.8%	5	0.88	6
$970.00	Nov 27	15.20	16.70	$15.95	9.4%	14	0.37	1
$985.00	Oct 30	12.25	13.50	$12.88	9.7%	20	0.46	21

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. 160 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$840.00	Oct 16	145.50	152.45	$148.98	4.7%	1	1.00	15
$850.00	Oct 16	135.05	142.45	$138.75	5.3%	4	1.00	36
$902.50	Oct 16	84.00	89.65	$86.83	6.5%	18	1.00	--
$905.00	Oct 16	81.45	86.30	$83.88	5.8%	314	1.00	486
$860.00	Oct 16	125.60	131.30	$128.45	4.4%	1	1.00	31

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$990.00	Oct 16	0.62	1.69	$1.16	92.2%	1.8K	1.00	154
$995.00	Oct 16	4.30	8.65	$6.48	67.1%	127	1.00	56
$1000.00	Oct 16	8.70	14.40	$11.55	49.4%	89	1.00	26
$1005.00	Oct 16	12.60	18.95	$15.77	40.3%	1	1.00	--
$1060.00	Nov 20	70.25	75.95	$73.10	7.8%	5	0.88	6

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 544 active (total vol 40.7K, top 3.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1020.00	Oct 23	1.60	1.83	$1.72	13.4%	3.6K	0.13	151
$1000.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	2.8K	0.00	1.7K
$990.00	Oct 16	0.27	0.62	$0.45	77.8%	2.5K	0.35	1.1K
$995.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	2.4K	0.02	330
$1005.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	1.1K	0.00	848

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$990.00	Oct 16	0.62	1.69	$1.16	92.2%	1.8K	1.00	154
$985.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.35	$0.18	194.4%	1.2K	0.12	132
$980.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	987	0.01	452
$902.50	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	568	0.00	46
$975.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	553	0.00	223

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 41.6%, max 41.6%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$990.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	25.1%	17.7%	41.6%	2.5K	1.1K

PUTS (0)

No puts found

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 258 found (best R:R 0.58, avg 11.71)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$920.00	$925.00	Oct 30	$3.23	$1.77	$3.23	96%	0.55	$923.23
$1010.00	$1015.00	Nov 13	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	35%	11.50	$1010.40
$1025.00	$1030.00	Nov 13	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	25%	49.00	$1025.10
$955.00	$960.00	Nov 20	$2.52	$2.48	$2.52	73%	0.98	$957.52
$965.00	$970.00	Nov 13	$2.32	$2.68	$2.32	68%	1.16	$967.32

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1030.00	$980.00	Nov 6	$31.65	$18.35	$31.65	82%	0.58	$998.35
$985.00	$980.00	Nov 20	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	46%	19.00	$984.75
$985.00	$970.00	Nov 13	$4.42	$10.58	$4.42	47%	2.39	$980.58
$975.00	$970.00	Nov 6	$0.83	$4.17	$0.83	38%	5.02	$974.17
$985.00	$980.00	Nov 27	$1.37	$3.63	$1.37	47%	2.65	$983.63

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 213 found (best R:R 0.32, avg 0.36)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1055.00	$1060.00	Oct 16	$2.44	$2.44	$2.56	90%	0.95	$1057.44
$1025.00	$1030.00	Nov 6	$3.19	$3.19	$1.81	75%	1.76	$1028.19
$1050.00	$1160.00	Nov 13	$3.44	$3.44	$106.56	86%	0.03	$1053.44
$1045.00	$1050.00	Nov 27	$2.10	$2.10	$2.90	79%	0.72	$1047.10
$1000.00	$1005.00	Oct 30	$2.95	$2.95	$2.05	62%	1.44	$1002.95

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$835.00	$825.00	Oct 16	$2.44	$2.44	$7.56	95%	0.32	$832.56
$845.00	$840.00	Oct 16	$2.44	$2.44	$2.56	94%	0.95	$842.56
$912.50	$910.00	Oct 16	$2.20	$2.20	$0.30	91%	7.33	$910.30
$920.00	$917.50	Oct 16	$1.71	$1.71	$0.79	91%	2.16	$918.29
$942.50	$940.00	Oct 23	$1.62	$1.62	$0.88	89%	1.84	$940.88

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 1 found (avg debit $9.82, cheapest $9.82)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$990.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$9.82	25.1%	20.1%

PUTS (0)

No puts found

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 140 found (cheapest 0.16% of stock, avg 5.19%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$990.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$1.16	$1.61	$988.39	$991.61	0.16%
$985.00	Oct 16	$5.05	$0.18	$5.23	$979.77	$990.23	0.53%
$995.00	Oct 16	$0.03	$6.48	$6.51	$988.49	$1001.51	0.66%
$980.00	Oct 16	$9.50	$0.01	$9.51	$970.49	$989.51	0.96%
$1000.00	Oct 16	$0.01	$11.55	$11.56	$988.44	$1011.56	1.17%
$975.00	Oct 16	$14.40	$0.01	$14.41	$960.59	$989.41	1.46%
$1005.00	Oct 16	$0.01	$15.77	$15.78	$989.22	$1020.78	1.60%
$970.00	Oct 16	$19.38	$0.02	$19.40	$950.60	$989.40	1.96%
$990.00	Oct 23	$10.27	$10.23	$20.50	$969.50	$1010.50	2.07%
$995.00	Oct 23	$7.70	$13.48	$21.18	$973.82	$1016.18	2.14%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.06% of stock, avg 2.50%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$990.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$0.18	$0.63	$984.37	$990.63
$1070.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$1.00	$0.18	$1.18	$983.82	$1071.18
$990.00	$965.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$1.16	$1.61	$963.39	$991.61
$1070.00	$965.00	Oct 16	$1.00	$1.16	$2.16	$962.84	$1072.16
$1055.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$2.45	$0.18	$2.63	$982.37	$1057.63
$1055.00	$965.00	Oct 16	$2.45	$1.16	$3.61	$961.39	$1058.61
$1070.00	$927.50	Oct 16	$1.00	$2.45	$3.45	$924.05	$1073.45
$990.00	$952.50	Oct 16	$0.45	$2.45	$2.90	$949.60	$992.90
$990.00	$947.50	Oct 16	$0.45	$2.45	$2.90	$944.60	$992.90
$1070.00	$947.50	Oct 16	$1.00	$2.45	$3.45	$944.05	$1073.45

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 400 found (best R:R 40.67, avg credit $1.76)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
840/845	1055/1060	Oct 16	$4.88	$0.12	84%	40.67	$840.12	$1059.88
910/912	1055/1060	Oct 16	$4.64	$0.36	81%	12.89	$907.86	$1059.64
825/835	1055/1060	Oct 16	$4.88	$5.12	84%	0.95	$830.12	$1059.88
918/920	1055/1060	Oct 16	$4.15	$0.85	80%	4.88	$915.85	$1059.15
840/845	1070/1075	Oct 16	$3.43	$1.57	89%	2.18	$841.57	$1073.43
840/845	1095/1100	Oct 16	$3.31	$1.69	90%	1.96	$841.69	$1098.31
910/912	1070/1075	Oct 16	$3.19	$1.81	86%	1.76	$909.31	$1073.19
870/875	1055/1060	Oct 16	$3.15	$1.85	87%	1.70	$871.85	$1058.15
910/912	1095/1100	Oct 16	$3.07	$1.93	87%	1.59	$909.43	$1098.07
825/835	1070/1075	Oct 16	$3.43	$6.57	90%	0.52	$831.57	$1073.43

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 207 found (best R:R 5.17, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$990.00	$995.00	$1000.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$4.60	35%	11.50
$1060.00	$1080.00	$1100.00	Nov 20	$0.63	$19.37	9%	30.75
$985.00	$990.00	$995.00	Oct 23	$0.14	$4.86	15%	34.71
$1005.00	$1010.00	$1015.00	Oct 23	$0.11	$4.89	11%	44.45
$1040.00	$1060.00	$1080.00	Nov 20	$1.22	$18.78	13%	15.39

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$980.00	$985.00	$990.00	Oct 16	$0.81	$4.19	100%	5.17
$980.00	$985.00	$990.00	Oct 23	$0.13	$4.87	15%	37.46
$975.00	$980.00	$985.00	Oct 30	$0.07	$4.93	11%	70.43
$975.00	$980.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$0.17	$4.83	12%	28.41
$960.00	$965.00	$970.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$4.85	10%	32.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 303 found (best net $-15.46, 257 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$845.00	$910.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$15.46	$49.54
$980.00	$985.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.60	$4.40
$1020.00	$1040.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.66	$18.34
$1040.00	$1060.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.12	$18.88
$1080.00	$1100.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.18	$19.82

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$1000.00	$995.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.41	$3.59
$900.00	$860.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.40	$39.60
$905.00	$900.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.02	$4.98
$850.00	$840.00	1:2	Nov 6	$0.00	$10.00
$810.00	$805.00	1:2	Nov 13	$0.00	$5.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 80 found (best yield 2.25%, avg 0.74%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$995.00	Nov 27	$22.30	0.47	0.6%	2.25%	2.85%	30	3
$1000.00	Nov 27	$19.95	0.44	1.1%	2.02%	3.12%	23	28
$990.00	Nov 27	$23.75	0.50	0.1%	2.40%	2.49%	20	2
$990.00	Nov 20	$23.65	0.51	0.1%	2.39%	2.48%	40	351
$1000.00	Nov 20	$19.15	0.45	1.1%	1.94%	3.04%	683	1.5K
$1005.00	Nov 20	$16.90	0.41	1.6%	1.71%	3.32%	15	160
$1010.00	Nov 20	$14.85	0.39	2.1%	1.50%	3.61%	60	308
$1005.00	Nov 27	$16.40	0.41	1.6%	1.66%	3.26%	11	4
$995.00	Nov 20	$19.80	0.47	0.6%	2.00%	2.60%	329	111
$1020.00	Nov 27	$12.10	0.33	3.1%	1.22%	4.35%	1	--

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 28,447

Total Puts 23,849

Put/Call Ratio 0.84

Net Difference 4,598

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 31,605

Total Puts 24,404

Put/Call Ratio 0.77

Net Difference 7,201

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 135,610

Total Puts 108,885

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.84

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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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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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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