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CSIQ

CANADIAN SOLAR INC

$13.82 -3.22%

(8/26 14:05) ◀

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (3:05pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 3:05pm) 7,008

Calls: 5,033 (72%)

Puts: 1,975 (28%)

Prior (08/25) 2,585

Calls: 1,548 (60%)

Puts: 1,037 (40%)

Current vs Prior +171.10%

Calls: +225.13% (Calls)

Puts: +90.45% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 25,481

Calls: 15,703 (62%)

Puts: 9,778 (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,640

Calls: 2,243 (62%)

Puts: 1,396 (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +92.52%

Calls: +124.36%

Puts: +41.39%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/26 3:05pm) $755.6K

Calls: $568.9K (75%)

Puts: $186.7K (25%)

Prior (08/25) $452.0K

Calls: $264.4K (58%)

Puts: $187.6K (42%)

Current vs Prior +67.18%

Calls: +115.20%

Puts: -0.48%

Prior 7-Day Total $3.15M

Calls: $2.03M (65%)

Puts: $1.12M (35%)

Prior 7-Day Average $449.6K

Calls: $290.3K (65%)

Puts: $159.3K (35%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +68.05%

Calls: +95.98%

Puts: +17.16%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 3:05pm) 0.39

Prior (08/25) 0.67

Current vs Prior -41.42%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.75

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.68%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 3:05pm) 172,550

Calls: 133,546 (77%)

Puts: 39,004 (23%)

Prior (08/25) 170,781

Calls: 132,415 (78%)

Puts: 38,366 (22%)

Current vs Prior +1.04%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,209,312

Calls: 936,321 (77%)

Puts: 272,991 (23%)

Prior 7-Day Average 172,758

Calls: 133,760 (77%)

Puts: 38,998 (23%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.12%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 11.58% | 14.83%19.75% | 25.54%

Prior 12.67% | 15.58%19.81% | 25.69%

Current vs Prior -8.65% | -4.80%-0.26% | -0.58%

Prior 7-Day Avg 8.04% | 14.05%10.56% | 22.05%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +43.95% | +5.55%+87.07% | +15.83%

Prior 7-Day Eod 12.67% | 15.58%20.38% | 25.56%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -8.65% | -4.80%-3.06% | -0.07%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 18.77% | 14.76%

Calls: 18.07% | 9.52%

Puts: 19.48% | 20.00%

Prior 14.04% | 13.46%

Calls: 10.00% | 12.20%

Puts: 18.07% | 14.71%

Current vs Prior +33.69% | +9.66%

Prior 7-Day Avg 54.58% | 15.13%

Calls: 43.95% | 15.52%

Puts: 63.69% | 14.74%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -65.61% | -2.45%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 75% of dollar volume in calls ($568.9K) vs puts ($186.7K). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 67% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (68% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 171% vs prior - elevated interest.

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 7 of results (avg 8.3%, best 7.0%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$13.00	Sep 18	1.55	1.70	$1.63	9.2%	--	0.64	19

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$16.00	Sep 25	2.75	2.95	$2.85	7.0%	--	0.68	14
$15.50	Sep 4	1.95	2.10	$2.03	7.4%	--	0.73	14
$16.00	Sep 18	2.60	2.80	$2.70	7.4%	10	0.71	171
$15.00	Sep 11	1.70	1.85	$1.78	8.4%	2	0.63	30
$15.00	Sep 4	1.55	1.70	$1.63	9.2%	7	0.67	21

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 10 found (avg $0.81, cheapest $0.83)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$13.50	Aug 28	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	2	0.61	1
$14.00	Sep 4	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	2	0.50	1
$14.50	Sep 11	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	1	0.44	16
$14.00	Sep 11	0.90	1.05	$0.98	15.3%	2	0.51	5
$15.00	Sep 18	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	25	0.39	419

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$14.00	Aug 28	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	143	0.51	1.3K
$13.00	Sep 4	0.50	0.55	$0.53	9.4%	131	0.33	48
$13.00	Sep 18	0.80	0.90	$0.85	11.8%	26	0.36	2.1K
$13.00	Sep 25	0.85	1.00	$0.93	16.1%	78	0.36	17
$12.50	Oct 2	0.80	0.95	$0.88	17.0%	1	0.31	--

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 23 found (avg delta 0.69, 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%	3	0.89	3
$12.00	Aug 28	1.75	2.25	$2.00	25.0%	1	0.89	1
$12.50	Aug 28	1.40	1.65	$1.53	16.3%	8	0.81	--
$13.00	Aug 28	0.95	1.25	$1.10	27.3%	10	0.71	17
$13.00	Sep 18	1.55	1.70	$1.63	9.2%	--	0.64	19

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$16.00	Aug 28	2.15	2.45	$2.30	13.0%	10	0.88	17
$16.50	Aug 28	2.60	2.90	$2.75	10.9%	--	0.87	49
$16.50	Sep 4	2.75	3.10	$2.93	11.9%	--	0.83	12
$15.50	Aug 28	1.75	2.00	$1.88	13.3%	1	0.81	277
$15.50	Sep 4	1.95	2.10	$2.03	7.4%	--	0.73	14

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 60 active (total vol 2.7K, top 340)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$16.50	Sep 18	0.35	0.50	$0.43	34.9%	340	0.25	472
$15.00	Aug 28	0.25	0.35	$0.30	33.3%	198	0.29	585
$14.00	Aug 28	0.55	0.70	$0.63	23.8%	111	0.49	56
$14.50	Sep 4	0.55	0.70	$0.63	23.8%	111	0.42	3
$16.00	Sep 4	0.20	0.30	$0.25	40.0%	62	0.21	76

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$12.50	Aug 28	0.15	0.25	$0.20	50.0%	331	0.19	51
$13.00	Aug 28	0.30	0.40	$0.35	28.6%	300	0.29	422
$12.00	Aug 28	0.05	0.15	$0.10	100.0%	198	0.11	103
$13.50	Aug 28	0.45	0.60	$0.53	28.3%	180	0.40	450
$14.00	Aug 28	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	143	0.51	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 87.5%, max 104.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$13.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	172.9%	88.6%	95.1%	10	36
$15.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	171.4%	90.8%	88.8%	200	585
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	168.1%	89.9%	87.0%	151	74
$15.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	164.2%	88.5%	85.5%	55	219
$14.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	166.4%	91.5%	81.8%	63	1.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$13.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	172.9%	84.7%	104.2%	311	445
$12.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	170.2%	84.5%	101.4%	332	51
$13.50	Aug 28	Sep 25	167.7%	86.8%	93.2%	181	461
$15.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	171.4%	91.0%	88.2%	10	883
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	168.1%	89.4%	88.0%	143	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 0.67, avg 1.67)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$11.50	$12.00	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	89%	0.67	$11.80
$13.00	$14.00	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	64%	1.00	$13.50
$13.50	$14.00	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	61%	1.50	$13.70
$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

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$14.00	$13.50	Sep 11	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	49%	1.50	$13.80
$15.00	$14.50	Sep 11	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	63%	0.67	$14.70
$15.00	$14.50	Sep 4	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	67%	0.52	$14.67
$14.00	$13.50	Aug 28	$0.24	$0.26	$0.24	51%	1.08	$13.76
$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 1.50, avg 0.57)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$15.00	$15.50	Aug 28	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	71%	0.32	$15.12
$14.50	$15.00	Sep 4	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	58%	0.56	$14.68
$14.00	$14.50	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	51%	0.67	$14.20
$15.00	$15.50	Sep 11	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	63%	0.43	$15.15
$15.50	$16.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	66%	0.35	$15.63

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$13.50	$13.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	58%	1.50	$13.20
$13.00	$12.00	Sep 11	$0.35	$0.35	$0.65	66%	0.54	$12.65
$13.50	$13.00	Sep 11	$0.27	$0.27	$0.23	58%	1.17	$13.23
$13.00	$12.50	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	64%	0.79	$12.78
$12.00	$11.50	Sep 18	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	76%	0.43	$11.85

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

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.20	168.1%	105.0%
$14.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.20	166.4%	104.6%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$13.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.20	167.7%	101.9%
$14.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.23	168.1%	105.0%
$14.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.17	166.4%	104.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 15 found (cheapest 9.84% of stock, avg 14.27%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$13.50	Aug 28	$0.83	$0.53	$1.36	$12.14	$14.86	9.84%
$14.00	Aug 28	$0.63	$0.77	$1.40	$12.60	$15.40	10.13%
$13.00	Aug 28	$1.10	$0.35	$1.45	$11.55	$14.45	10.49%
$14.50	Aug 28	$0.43	$1.13	$1.56	$12.94	$16.06	11.29%
$12.50	Aug 28	$1.53	$0.20	$1.73	$10.77	$14.23	12.52%
$15.00	Aug 28	$0.30	$1.48	$1.78	$13.22	$16.78	12.88%
$14.00	Sep 4	$0.83	$1.00	$1.83	$12.17	$15.83	13.24%
$14.50	Sep 4	$0.63	$1.30	$1.93	$12.57	$16.43	13.97%
$15.00	Sep 4	$0.45	$1.63	$2.08	$12.92	$17.08	15.05%
$14.00	Sep 11	$0.98	$1.15	$2.13	$11.87	$16.13	15.41%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 94 found (cheapest 1.66% of stock, avg 8.58%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$16.50	$12.00	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.10	$0.23	$11.77	$16.73
$16.50	$11.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.13	$0.26	$11.24	$16.76
$15.50	$12.00	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.10	$0.28	$11.72	$15.78
$15.50	$11.50	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.13	$0.31	$11.19	$15.81
$16.50	$12.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.20	$0.33	$12.17	$16.83
$15.50	$12.50	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.20	$0.38	$12.12	$15.88
$15.00	$12.00	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.10	$0.40	$11.60	$15.40
$15.00	$11.50	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.13	$0.43	$11.07	$15.43
$15.00	$12.50	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.20	$0.50	$12.00	$15.50
$16.50	$13.00	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.35	$0.48	$12.52	$16.98

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 5 found (best R:R 1.27, avg credit $0.26)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
12/12	16/16	Sep 18	$0.28	$0.22	43%	1.27	$11.72	$15.78
12/13	15/16	Aug 28	$0.27	$0.23	42%	1.17	$12.73	$15.27
12/12	15/16	Aug 28	$0.22	$0.28	52%	0.79	$12.28	$15.22
12/12	16/16	Sep 18	$0.28	$0.22	37%	1.27	$12.22	$15.78
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 7.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$13.00	$13.50	$14.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.43	22%	6.14
$14.00	$14.50	$15.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.43	20%	6.14
$15.50	$16.00	$16.50	Sep 4	$0.05	$0.45	10%	9.00
$14.00	$14.50	$15.00	Sep 11	$0.07	$0.43	14%	6.14
$15.50	$16.00	$16.50	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.44	9%	7.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$13.00	$13.50	$14.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	22%	7.33
$13.00	$13.50	$14.00	Sep 4	$0.07	$0.43	17%	6.14
$14.00	$15.00	$16.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$0.85	22%	5.67
$14.50	$15.00	$15.50	Sep 4	$0.07	$0.43	14%	6.14
$12.00	$12.50	$13.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.43	12%	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 $-0.15, 32 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$15.00	$15.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.06	$0.44
$15.00	$16.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.35	$0.65
$14.50	$15.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.17	$0.33
$14.00	$14.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.23	$0.27
$15.50	$16.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.15	$0.35

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$16.00	$14.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.15	$1.85
$13.00	$12.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.05	$0.45
$13.50	$13.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.17	$0.33
$14.00	$13.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.29	$0.21
$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. 24 found (best yield 5.79%, avg 3.81%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$15.50	Oct 2	$0.80	0.38	12.2%	5.79%	17.95%	2	2
$15.00	Sep 25	$0.85	0.42	8.5%	6.15%	14.69%	2	--
$16.00	Sep 25	$0.55	0.32	15.8%	3.98%	19.75%	1	1
$15.00	Sep 18	$0.70	0.39	8.5%	5.07%	13.60%	25	419
$14.50	Sep 18	$0.85	0.45	4.9%	6.15%	11.07%	7	--
$14.00	Sep 18	$1.05	0.51	1.3%	7.60%	8.90%	40	18
$15.50	Sep 18	$0.55	0.34	12.2%	3.98%	16.14%	5	--
$16.00	Sep 18	$0.45	0.29	15.8%	3.26%	19.03%	50	1.1K
$16.50	Sep 18	$0.35	0.25	19.4%	2.53%	21.92%	340	472
$14.50	Sep 11	$0.70	0.44	4.9%	5.07%	9.99%	1	16

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 5,033

Total Puts 1,975

Put/Call Ratio 0.39

Net Difference 3,058

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,548

Total Puts 1,037

Put/Call Ratio 0.67

Net Difference 511

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 15,703

Total Puts 9,778

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.75

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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