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CANADIAN SOLAR INC

$13.81 -3.29%

(8/25 18:02) ◀

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (2:05pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 2:05pm) 6,432

Calls: 4,662 (72%)

Puts: 1,770 (28%)

Prior (05/14) 14,827

Calls: 9,174 (62%)

Puts: 5,653 (38%)

Current vs Prior -56.62%

Calls: -49.18% (Calls)

Puts: -68.69% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 27,199

Calls: 17,490 (64%)

Puts: 9,709 (36%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,885

Calls: 2,498 (64%)

Puts: 1,387 (36%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +65.54%

Calls: +86.59%

Puts: +27.61%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/26 2:05pm) $723.8K

Calls: $550.8K (76%)

Puts: $173.0K (24%)

Prior (05/14) $2.54M

Calls: $2.01M (79%)

Puts: $528.5K (21%)

Current vs Prior -71.52%

Calls: -72.63%

Puts: -67.26%

Prior 7-Day Total $3.14M

Calls: $1.99M (63%)

Puts: $1.16M (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average $449.2K

Calls: $283.9K (63%)

Puts: $165.4K (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +61.12%

Calls: +94.03%

Puts: +4.63%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 2:05pm) 0.38

Prior (05/14) 0.62

Current vs Prior -38.39%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.70

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -45.43%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 2:05pm) 172,550

Calls: 133,546 (77%)

Puts: 39,004 (23%)

Prior (05/14) 190,037

Calls: 148,542 (78%)

Puts: 41,495 (22%)

Current vs Prior -9.20%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,208,370

Calls: 935,017 (77%)

Puts: 273,353 (23%)

Prior 7-Day Average 172,624

Calls: 133,573 (77%)

Puts: 39,050 (23%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.04%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 11.59% | 14.92%19.41% | 25.56%

Prior 13.20% | 16.19%20.01% | 25.23%

Current vs Prior -12.25% | -7.87%-3.04% | +1.33%

Prior 7-Day Avg 7.18% | 13.45%9.35% | 21.72%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +61.38% | +10.88%+107.45% | +17.67%

Prior 7-Day Eod 13.20% | 16.19%20.38% | 25.56%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -12.25% | -7.87%-4.77% | +0.00%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 18.77% | 14.60%

Calls: 18.07% | 13.89%

Puts: 19.48% | 15.31%

Prior 15.88% | 15.19%

Calls: 14.71% | 12.20%

Puts: 17.05% | 18.18%

Current vs Prior +18.20% | -3.88%

Prior 7-Day Avg 62.04% | 14.85%

Calls: 53.95% | 15.28%

Puts: 70.04% | 14.42%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -69.74% | -1.70%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 76% of dollar volume in calls ($550.8K) vs puts ($173.0K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 72% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (61% higher). Below-average activity with volume down 57% vs prior.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
14:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 4 of results (avg 9.2%, best 8.8%)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$16.00	Sep 25	2.70	2.95	$2.83	8.8%	--	0.68	14
$16.00	Sep 18	2.60	2.85	$2.73	9.2%	10	0.70	171
$15.00	Sep 4	1.55	1.70	$1.63	9.2%	7	0.67	21
$13.00	Sep 4	0.50	0.55	$0.53	9.4%	39	0.32	48

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 12 found (avg $0.75, cheapest $0.32)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$14.00	Aug 28	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	82	0.48	56
$13.50	Aug 28	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	2	0.60	1
$14.00	Sep 4	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	2	0.51	1
$14.50	Sep 11	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	--	0.43	16
$15.00	Sep 18	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	23	0.40	419

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$13.00	Aug 28	0.30	0.35	$0.32	15.6%	279	0.29	422
$14.00	Aug 28	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	136	0.52	1.3K
$13.00	Sep 4	0.50	0.55	$0.53	9.4%	39	0.32	48
$14.00	Sep 4	0.90	1.05	$0.98	15.3%	6	0.50	38
$13.00	Sep 18	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	26	0.35	2.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 23 found (avg delta 0.68, highest 0.89)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$11.50	Aug 28	2.10	2.50	$2.30	17.4%	2	0.89	3
$12.50	Aug 28	1.35	1.65	$1.50	20.0%	4	0.81	--
$13.00	Aug 28	0.95	1.25	$1.10	27.3%	10	0.71	17
$13.00	Sep 18	1.55	1.75	$1.65	12.1%	--	0.64	19
$13.50	Aug 28	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	2	0.60	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$16.50	Aug 28	2.60	2.90	$2.75	10.9%	--	0.88	49
$16.00	Aug 28	2.15	2.45	$2.30	13.0%	10	0.87	17
$16.50	Sep 4	2.60	3.10	$2.85	17.5%	--	0.83	12
$15.50	Aug 28	1.75	2.00	$1.88	13.3%	--	0.79	277
$15.50	Sep 4	1.90	2.15	$2.03	12.3%	--	0.73	14

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 55 active (total vol 2.2K, top 293)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$15.00	Aug 28	0.25	0.40	$0.33	45.5%	198	0.30	585
$16.50	Sep 18	0.35	0.50	$0.43	34.9%	150	0.25	472
$14.00	Aug 28	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	82	0.48	56
$16.00	Sep 4	0.20	0.30	$0.25	40.0%	62	0.21	76
$14.50	Aug 28	0.35	0.55	$0.45	44.4%	56	0.38	1.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$12.50	Aug 28	0.15	0.25	$0.20	50.0%	293	0.20	51
$13.00	Aug 28	0.30	0.35	$0.32	15.6%	279	0.29	422
$12.00	Aug 28	0.05	0.15	$0.10	100.0%	197	0.11	103
$13.50	Aug 28	0.45	0.55	$0.50	20.0%	165	0.40	450
$14.00	Aug 28	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	136	0.52	1.3K

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 87.9%, max 100.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$15.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	178.7%	89.1%	100.5%	200	585
$15.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	172.7%	89.8%	92.5%	57	217
$14.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	173.4%	90.7%	91.2%	63	1.1K
$13.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	162.2%	87.3%	85.8%	10	36
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	163.4%	89.0%	83.6%	122	74

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$15.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	178.7%	90.3%	97.9%	5	883
$12.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	166.8%	84.5%	97.5%	294	51
$13.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	162.2%	84.6%	91.6%	290	445
$14.50	Aug 28	Sep 11	173.4%	93.9%	84.7%	13	156
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	163.4%	89.4%	82.8%	136	1.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 41 found (best R:R 2.57, avg 1.77)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$15.00	$16.00	Sep 25	$0.28	$0.72	$0.28	42%	2.57	$15.28
$13.00	$14.00	Sep 18	$0.52	$0.48	$0.52	64%	0.92	$13.52
$13.00	$13.50	Aug 28	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	71%	0.85	$13.27
$14.00	$14.50	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	51%	1.78	$14.18
$14.00	$14.50	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	48%	2.33	$14.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$15.00	$14.50	Aug 28	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	70%	0.56	$14.68
$14.50	$14.00	Sep 11	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	56%	0.85	$14.23
$13.00	$12.50	Aug 28	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	29%	3.17	$12.88
$15.00	$14.50	Sep 4	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	67%	0.52	$14.67
$13.00	$12.50	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	32%	2.33	$12.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 27 found (best R:R 0.59, avg 0.53)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$15.50	$16.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.10	$0.40	79%	0.25	$15.60
$15.00	$15.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	70%	0.35	$15.13
$14.50	$15.00	Sep 4	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	58%	0.56	$14.68
$14.00	$14.50	Sep 4	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	50%	0.67	$14.20
$14.50	$15.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	55%	0.56	$14.68

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$13.00	$12.00	Sep 11	$0.37	$0.37	$0.63	65%	0.59	$12.63
$13.50	$13.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	58%	1.50	$13.20
$13.50	$13.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	58%	1.00	$13.25
$12.00	$11.50	Sep 18	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	77%	0.43	$11.85
$13.00	$12.50	Oct 2	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	63%	0.79	$12.78

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $0.20, cheapest $0.17)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$14.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.18	173.4%	103.1%
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.23	163.4%	103.3%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$14.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.17	173.4%	103.1%
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.21	163.4%	103.3%
$13.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.23	157.4%	102.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 14 found (cheapest 9.63% of stock, avg 13.97%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$13.50	Aug 28	$0.83	$0.50	$1.33	$12.17	$14.83	9.63%
$14.00	Aug 28	$0.60	$0.77	$1.37	$12.63	$15.37	9.92%
$13.00	Aug 28	$1.10	$0.32	$1.42	$11.58	$14.42	10.28%
$14.50	Aug 28	$0.45	$1.13	$1.58	$12.92	$16.08	11.44%
$12.50	Aug 28	$1.50	$0.20	$1.70	$10.80	$14.20	12.31%
$15.00	Aug 28	$0.33	$1.45	$1.78	$13.22	$16.78	12.89%
$14.00	Sep 4	$0.83	$0.98	$1.81	$12.19	$15.81	13.11%
$14.50	Sep 4	$0.63	$1.30	$1.93	$12.57	$16.43	13.98%
$15.00	Sep 4	$0.45	$1.63	$2.08	$12.92	$17.08	15.06%
$14.00	Sep 11	$0.95	$1.18	$2.13	$11.87	$16.13	15.42%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 88 found (cheapest 1.45% of stock, avg 8.36%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$16.00	$12.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.10	$0.20	$11.80	$16.20
$16.00	$11.50	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.13	$0.23	$11.27	$16.23
$16.00	$12.50	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.20	$0.30	$12.20	$16.30
$15.50	$12.00	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.10	$0.30	$11.70	$15.80
$15.50	$11.50	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.13	$0.33	$11.17	$15.83
$15.50	$12.50	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.20	$0.40	$12.10	$15.90
$16.00	$13.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.32	$0.42	$12.58	$16.42
$15.00	$12.00	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.10	$0.43	$11.57	$15.43
$15.00	$11.50	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.13	$0.46	$11.04	$15.46
$15.50	$13.00	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.32	$0.52	$12.48	$16.02

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 7 found (best R:R 0.67, avg credit $0.24)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
12/12	16/16	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.30	60%	0.67	$12.30	$15.70
12/12	16/16	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	47%	1.00	$11.75	$16.25
12/12	15/16	Aug 28	$0.23	$0.27	51%	0.85	$12.27	$15.23
12/13	16/16	Aug 28	$0.22	$0.28	50%	0.79	$12.78	$15.72
12/13	15/16	Aug 28	$0.25	$0.25	42%	1.00	$12.75	$15.25
12/12	16/16	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	42%	1.00	$12.25	$16.25
12/13	15/16	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.25	34%	1.00	$12.75	$15.25

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 17 found (best R:R 9.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$13.50	$14.00	$14.50	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.42	22%	5.25
$15.50	$16.00	$16.50	Sep 4	$0.05	$0.45	10%	9.00
$14.50	$15.00	$15.50	Sep 4	$0.08	$0.42	15%	5.25
$12.50	$13.00	$13.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.37	20%	2.85
$15.50	$16.00	$16.50	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.40	10%	4.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$13.00	$13.50	$14.00	Sep 4	$0.05	$0.45	18%	9.00
$12.50	$13.00	$13.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33
$12.50	$13.00	$13.50	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.45	13%	9.00
$12.00	$12.50	$13.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.45	12%	9.00
$13.50	$14.00	$14.50	Sep 4	$0.07	$0.43	17%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 32 found (best net $-0.17, 32 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$11.50	$12.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.70	$0.30
$14.50	$15.50	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.19	$0.81
$15.00	$15.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.07	$0.43
$15.00	$16.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.37	$0.63
$13.00	$14.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.61	$0.39

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$16.00	$14.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.17	$1.83
$13.00	$12.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.08	$0.42
$13.50	$13.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.14	$0.36
$14.00	$13.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.23	$0.27
$12.00	$11.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.18	$0.32

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 22 found (best yield 5.79%, avg 3.68%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$15.00	Sep 25	$0.80	0.42	8.6%	5.79%	14.41%	2	--
$16.00	Sep 25	$0.55	0.32	15.9%	3.98%	19.84%	1	1
$15.00	Sep 18	$0.70	0.40	8.6%	5.07%	13.69%	23	419
$14.50	Sep 18	$0.85	0.45	5.0%	6.15%	11.15%	7	--
$14.00	Sep 18	$1.05	0.51	1.4%	7.60%	8.98%	40	18
$15.50	Sep 18	$0.55	0.34	12.2%	3.98%	16.22%	5	--
$16.00	Sep 18	$0.45	0.29	15.9%	3.26%	19.12%	50	1.1K
$16.50	Sep 18	$0.35	0.25	19.5%	2.53%	22.01%	150	472
$14.50	Sep 11	$0.70	0.43	5.0%	5.07%	10.07%	--	16
$14.00	Sep 11	$0.85	0.50	1.4%	6.15%	7.53%	2	5

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,662

Total Puts 1,770

Put/Call Ratio 0.38

Net Difference 2,892

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,174

Total Puts 5,653

Put/Call Ratio 0.62

Net Difference 3,521

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 17,490

Total Puts 9,709

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.70

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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