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COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW

$1000.63 +1.90%

(10/15 10:25) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:30am) 24,296

Calls: 15,452 (64%)

Puts: 8,844 (36%)

Prior (09/25) 56,786

Calls: 31,950 (56%)

Puts: 24,836 (44%)

Current vs Prior -57.21%

Calls: -51.64% (Calls)

Puts: -64.39% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 299,678

Calls: 157,315 (52%)

Puts: 142,363 (48%)

Prior 7-Day Average 42,811

Calls: 22,473 (52%)

Puts: 20,337 (48%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -43.25%

Calls: -31.24%

Puts: -56.51%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:30am) $38.51M

Calls: $27.34M (71%)

Puts: $11.17M (29%)

Prior (09/25) $53.67M

Calls: $44.11M (82%)

Puts: $9.56M (18%)

Current vs Prior -28.25%

Calls: -38.01%

Puts: +16.78%

Prior 7-Day Total $488.99M

Calls: $293.40M (60%)

Puts: $195.59M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $69.86M

Calls: $41.91M (60%)

Puts: $27.94M (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -44.87%

Calls: -34.77%

Puts: -60.02%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/15 10:30am) 0.57

Prior (09/25) 0.78

Current vs Prior -26.37%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.89

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -35.65%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:30am) 305,307

Calls: 156,901 (51%)

Puts: 148,406 (49%)

Prior (09/25) 323,996

Calls: 164,015 (51%)

Puts: 159,981 (49%)

Current vs Prior -5.77%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,154,846

Calls: 1,082,283 (50%)

Puts: 1,072,563 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 307,835

Calls: 154,611 (50%)

Puts: 153,223 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.82%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 1.42% | 2.72%1.42% | 5.30%

Prior 1.02% | 2.51%3.94% | 6.59%

Current vs Prior +38.71% | +8.49%-64.05% | -19.49%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.07% | 3.83%3.35% | 6.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -31.66% | -28.87%-57.81% | -19.51%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.02% | 2.51%1.65% | 5.31%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +38.71% | +8.49%-14.22% | -0.07%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 36.16% | 12.88%

Calls: 28.12% | 13.69%

Puts: 44.20% | 12.06%

Prior 21.30% | 23.53%

Calls: 21.78% | 11.48%

Puts: 20.83% | 35.58%

Current vs Prior +69.77% | -45.26%

Prior 7-Day Avg 16.02% | 9.81%

Calls: 16.12% | 8.62%

Puts: 15.91% | 11.01%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +125.76% | +31.28%

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Moderately bullish flow with 71% call dollar volume ($27.34M). Below-average activity with volume down 57% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.57. P/C ratio dropping 26% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:30	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 146 of results (avg 6.7%, best 2.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$820.00	Oct 16	179.30	184.25	$181.78	2.7%	--	0.95	30
$870.00	Oct 16	128.60	133.15	$130.88	3.5%	1	1.00	37
$895.00	Nov 20	108.20	112.10	$110.15	3.5%	--	0.95	49
$850.00	Oct 16	149.10	154.50	$151.80	3.6%	--	0.95	36
$830.00	Oct 16	168.95	175.30	$172.13	3.7%	--	0.95	12

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1100.00	Oct 23	97.00	101.20	$99.10	4.2%	79	0.99	--
$1040.00	Nov 20	47.00	49.45	$48.23	5.1%	1	0.71	10
$970.00	Nov 20	11.60	12.25	$11.93	5.4%	126	0.30	141
$1010.00	Nov 20	28.05	29.75	$28.90	5.9%	183	0.55	2
$1000.00	Oct 23	11.30	12.00	$11.65	6.0%	36	0.48	12

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. 205 found (avg delta 0.84, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$860.00	Oct 23	139.95	146.00	$142.98	4.2%	--	1.00	10
$875.00	Oct 23	124.50	131.00	$127.75	5.1%	--	1.00	46
$880.00	Oct 23	119.95	126.40	$123.18	5.2%	--	1.00	34
$885.00	Oct 23	115.10	121.40	$118.25	5.3%	--	1.00	162
$895.00	Oct 23	103.95	111.30	$107.63	6.8%	--	1.00	38

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1100.00	Oct 23	97.00	101.20	$99.10	4.2%	79	0.99	--
$1025.00	Oct 16	20.35	26.70	$23.53	27.0%	30	0.93	1
$1025.00	Oct 23	24.45	28.60	$26.53	15.6%	280	0.76	--
$1030.00	Oct 30	31.10	36.45	$33.78	15.8%	6	0.74	--
$1020.00	Oct 23	20.95	24.95	$22.95	17.4%	281	0.72	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 449 active (total vol 20.6K, top 1.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1000.00	Oct 16	5.65	7.50	$6.58	28.1%	1.7K	0.54	1.4K
$1005.00	Oct 16	4.00	4.80	$4.40	18.2%	1.1K	0.40	889
$1030.00	Oct 16	0.34	0.43	$0.39	23.1%	707	0.05	409
$1010.00	Oct 16	2.29	3.40	$2.85	38.9%	522	0.29	666
$1020.00	Oct 16	0.83	1.26	$1.05	41.0%	518	0.13	418

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$952.50	Oct 23	0.83	1.30	$1.07	43.9%	503	0.07	80
$990.00	Oct 23	6.65	7.65	$7.15	14.0%	416	0.35	401
$985.00	Oct 23	4.70	6.35	$5.53	29.8%	406	0.29	400
$950.00	Oct 23	0.79	1.17	$0.98	38.8%	314	0.06	183
$1020.00	Oct 23	20.95	24.95	$22.95	17.4%	281	0.72	--

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 8 strikes (avg 33.7%, max 43.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$990.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.5%	18.4%	43.9%	436	1.4K
$995.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.8%	18.7%	43.0%	262	441
$1000.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	25.0%	17.9%	39.1%	1.7K	1.4K
$1015.00	Oct 16	Nov 13	26.9%	20.9%	28.5%	439	503
$1010.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	27.0%	22.2%	21.7%	523	682

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$990.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.5%	18.4%	43.9%	219	25
$1000.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	25.0%	18.6%	34.1%	86	163

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 275 found (best R:R 306.69, avg 8.84)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1100.00	$1180.00	Nov 6	$0.26	$79.74	$0.26	9%	306.69	$1100.26
$980.00	$985.00	Nov 13	$1.63	$3.37	$1.63	65%	2.07	$981.63
$980.00	$985.00	Oct 30	$2.20	$2.80	$2.20	70%	1.27	$982.20
$970.00	$975.00	Nov 13	$2.40	$2.60	$2.40	72%	1.08	$972.40
$950.00	$952.50	Oct 16	$1.41	$1.09	$1.41	99%	0.77	$951.41

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1015.00	$1010.00	Oct 30	$2.30	$2.70	$2.30	62%	1.17	$1012.70
$1015.00	$1010.00	Oct 23	$2.50	$2.50	$2.50	67%	1.00	$1012.50
$975.00	$970.00	Oct 30	$0.50	$4.50	$0.50	25%	9.00	$974.50
$1015.00	$1010.00	Nov 13	$2.20	$2.80	$2.20	59%	1.27	$1012.80
$975.00	$965.00	Nov 13	$2.13	$7.87	$2.13	32%	3.69	$972.87

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 228 found (best R:R 4.05, avg 0.52)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1070.00	$1075.00	Oct 23	$3.78	$3.78	$1.22	86%	3.10	$1073.78
$1180.00	$1190.00	Oct 23	$2.42	$2.42	$7.58	94%	0.32	$1182.42
$1145.00	$1150.00	Oct 23	$2.39	$2.39	$2.61	93%	0.92	$1147.39
$1095.00	$1100.00	Oct 23	$2.27	$2.27	$2.73	92%	0.83	$1097.27
$1085.00	$1090.00	Oct 16	$2.27	$2.27	$2.73	91%	0.83	$1087.27

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$885.00	$880.00	Oct 30	$4.01	$4.01	$0.99	91%	4.05	$880.99
$875.00	$870.00	Nov 13	$3.43	$3.43	$1.57	91%	2.18	$871.57
$845.00	$840.00	Oct 16	$2.42	$2.42	$2.58	95%	0.94	$842.58
$845.00	$840.00	Oct 30	$2.35	$2.35	$2.65	95%	0.89	$842.65
$900.00	$895.00	Nov 13	$2.61	$2.61	$2.39	89%	1.09	$897.39

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 7 found (avg debit $6.12, cheapest $5.68)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$995.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$6.92	26.8%	19.9%
$1000.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$6.57	25.0%	19.6%
$1005.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$6.30	25.5%	21.0%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$995.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$5.68	26.8%	19.9%
$1000.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$6.42	25.0%	19.6%
$1005.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$6.52	25.5%	21.0%
$1015.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$4.42	20.9%	22.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 147 found (cheapest 1.18% of stock, avg 5.79%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$1000.00	Oct 16	$6.58	$5.23	$11.81	$988.19	$1011.81	1.18%
$1005.00	Oct 16	$4.40	$7.58	$11.98	$993.02	$1016.98	1.20%
$995.00	Oct 16	$9.48	$3.60	$13.08	$981.92	$1008.08	1.31%
$1010.00	Oct 16	$2.85	$10.33	$13.18	$996.82	$1023.18	1.32%
$990.00	Oct 16	$13.35	$2.17	$15.52	$974.48	$1005.52	1.55%
$985.00	Oct 16	$18.08	$1.17	$19.25	$965.75	$1004.25	1.92%
$980.00	Oct 16	$21.68	$0.65	$22.33	$957.67	$1002.33	2.23%
$1025.00	Oct 16	$0.62	$23.53	$24.15	$1000.85	$1049.15	2.41%
$1000.00	Oct 23	$13.15	$11.65	$24.80	$975.20	$1024.80	2.48%
$1005.00	Oct 23	$10.70	$14.10	$24.80	$980.20	$1029.80	2.48%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.17% of stock, avg 2.42%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$1020.00	$980.00	Oct 16	$1.05	$0.65	$1.70	$978.30	$1021.70
$1020.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$1.05	$1.17	$2.22	$982.78	$1022.22
$1015.00	$980.00	Oct 16	$1.55	$0.65	$2.20	$977.80	$1017.20
$1015.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$1.55	$1.17	$2.72	$982.28	$1017.72
$1075.00	$980.00	Oct 16	$2.45	$0.65	$3.10	$976.90	$1078.10
$1020.00	$990.00	Oct 16	$1.05	$2.17	$3.22	$986.78	$1023.22
$1075.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$2.45	$1.17	$3.62	$981.38	$1078.62
$1015.00	$990.00	Oct 16	$1.55	$2.17	$3.72	$986.28	$1018.72
$1010.00	$980.00	Oct 16	$2.85	$0.65	$3.50	$976.50	$1013.50
$1010.00	$985.00	Oct 16	$2.85	$1.17	$4.02	$980.98	$1014.02

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 407 found (best R:R 15.13, avg credit $2.49)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
840/845	1085/1090	Oct 16	$4.69	$0.31	86%	15.13	$840.31	$1089.69
840/845	1075/1080	Oct 16	$4.56	$0.44	85%	10.36	$840.44	$1079.56
920/922	1085/1090	Oct 16	$4.67	$0.33	82%	14.15	$917.83	$1089.67
860/865	1085/1090	Oct 16	$4.39	$0.61	85%	7.20	$860.61	$1089.39
920/922	1075/1080	Oct 16	$4.54	$0.46	82%	9.87	$917.96	$1079.54
860/865	1075/1080	Oct 16	$4.26	$0.74	84%	5.76	$860.74	$1079.26
880/885	1045/1050	Oct 30	$4.76	$0.24	74%	19.83	$880.24	$1049.76
880/885	1035/1040	Oct 30	$4.86	$0.14	69%	34.71	$880.14	$1039.86
810/815	1085/1090	Oct 16	$3.72	$1.28	86%	2.91	$811.28	$1088.72
880/885	1050/1055	Oct 30	$4.16	$0.84	76%	4.95	$880.84	$1054.16

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 249 found (best R:R 28.85, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$1060.00	$1080.00	$1100.00	Nov 20	$0.67	$19.33	11%	28.85
$1005.00	$1010.00	$1015.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$4.75	21%	19.00
$1015.00	$1020.00	$1025.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$4.93	11%	70.43
$1020.00	$1040.00	$1060.00	Nov 20	$1.99	$18.01	20%	9.05
$1030.00	$1035.00	$1040.00	Nov 6	$0.05	$4.95	6%	99.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$990.00	$995.00	$1000.00	Oct 16	$0.20	$4.80	23%	24.00
$1000.00	$1005.00	$1010.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$4.60	25%	11.50
$995.00	$1000.00	$1005.00	Oct 23	$0.08	$4.92	13%	61.50
$990.00	$995.00	$1000.00	Oct 23	$0.24	$4.76	13%	19.83
$985.00	$990.00	$995.00	Oct 16	$0.43	$4.57	20%	10.63

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 333 found (best net $-2.40, 273 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$1100.00	$1180.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$2.20	$77.80
$1040.00	$1060.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$2.27	$17.73
$1020.00	$1040.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$4.81	$15.19
$1080.00	$1100.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.49	$19.51
$1060.00	$1080.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.70	$18.30

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$975.00	$950.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$2.40	$22.60
$990.00	$985.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.17	$4.83
$880.00	$870.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.09	$9.91
$995.00	$990.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.74	$4.26
$985.00	$980.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.13	$4.87

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 79 found (best yield 2.50%, avg 0.69%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$1005.00	Nov 27	$25.00	0.48	0.4%	2.50%	2.94%	4	2
$1010.00	Nov 27	$22.55	0.46	0.9%	2.25%	3.19%	1	16
$1020.00	Nov 27	$18.85	0.40	1.9%	1.88%	3.82%	4	4
$1025.00	Nov 27	$16.65	0.38	2.4%	1.66%	4.10%	6	16
$1005.00	Nov 20	$23.55	0.48	0.4%	2.35%	2.79%	19	159
$1010.00	Nov 20	$21.30	0.45	0.9%	2.13%	3.07%	11	217
$1035.00	Nov 27	$13.35	0.33	3.4%	1.33%	4.77%	1	--
$1020.00	Nov 20	$17.10	0.39	1.9%	1.71%	3.64%	66	553
$1010.00	Nov 13	$18.45	0.45	0.9%	1.84%	2.78%	1	27
$1005.00	Nov 13	$20.40	0.48	0.4%	2.04%	2.48%	15	33

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 15,452

Total Puts 8,844

Put/Call Ratio 0.57

Net Difference 6,608

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 31,950

Total Puts 24,836

Put/Call Ratio 0.78

Net Difference 7,114

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 157,315

Total Puts 142,363

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.89

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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