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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
$88.95 -3.20%
$88.86 (-0.10%)🌙
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 108,281
Calls: 68,461 (63%)
Puts: 39,820 (37%)
Prior (08/17) 125,850
Calls: 59,833 (48%)
Puts: 66,017 (52%)
Current vs Prior -13.96%
Calls: +14.42% (Calls)
Puts: -39.68% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 1,276,104
Calls: 830,051 (65%)
Puts: 446,053 (35%)
Prior 7-Day Average 182,300
Calls: 118,578 (65%)
Puts: 63,721 (35%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.60%
Calls: -42.27%
Puts: -37.51%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) $39.49M
Calls: $30.79M (78%)
Puts: $8.70M (22%)
Prior (08/17) $85.23M
Calls: $43.88M (51%)
Puts: $41.35M (49%)
Current vs Prior -53.66%
Calls: -29.83%
Puts: -78.96%
Prior 7-Day Total $586.54M
Calls: $465.12M (79%)
Puts: $121.42M (21%)
Prior 7-Day Average $83.79M
Calls: $66.45M (79%)
Puts: $17.35M (21%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -52.87%
Calls: -53.65%
Puts: -49.85%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 0.58
Prior (08/17) 1.10
Current vs Prior -47.28%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.63
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.98%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 2,508,172
Calls: 1,026,497 (41%)
Puts: 1,481,675 (59%)
Prior (08/17) 2,456,322
Calls: 1,009,220 (41%)
Puts: 1,447,102 (59%)
Current vs Prior +2.11%
Prior 7-Day Total 17,385,807
Calls: 7,245,047 (42%)
Puts: 10,140,760 (58%)
Prior 7-Day Average 2,483,686
Calls: 1,035,006 (42%)
Puts: 1,448,680 (58%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +0.99%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.72% | 6.36%3.72% | 10.49%
Prior 4.68% | 6.79%4.68% | 10.84%
Current vs Prior -20.48% | -6.30%-20.48% | -3.23%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.36% | 6.66%6.07% | 11.70%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -14.68% | -4.41%-38.69% | -10.33%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.68% | 6.79%4.68% | 10.84%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -20.48% | -6.30%-20.48% | -3.23%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 67.31% | 11.86%
Calls: 50.00% | 11.59%
Puts: 84.62% | 12.12%
Prior 67.31% | 11.86%
Calls: 50.00% | 11.59%
Puts: 84.62% | 12.12%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 67.31% | 11.86%
Calls: 50.00% | 11.59%
Puts: 84.62% | 12.12%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in calls ($30.79M) vs puts ($8.70M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 54% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.58. P/C ratio dropping 47% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 140 of results (avg 7.2%, best 3.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$79.00Aug 219.8010.15$9.983.5%270.9911.1K
$90.00Sep 184.004.15$4.083.7%1820.5016.8K
$79.00Sep 1811.0511.50$11.284.0%500.855.2K
$77.00Sep 1812.7513.35$13.054.6%440.892.3K
$83.50Sep 258.108.50$8.304.8%50.725
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$88.00Sep 42.602.69$2.653.4%320.4291
$103.00Sep 1814.1514.70$14.433.8%--0.8546
$85.00Sep 182.432.53$2.484.0%3330.3324.9K
$102.00Sep 1813.3013.85$13.584.1%620.8333
$90.00Sep 184.654.85$4.754.2%1.4K0.5127.9K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 13 found (avg $0.62, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$94.00Aug 210.150.17$0.1612.5%1.6K0.108.1K
$95.00Aug 210.100.11$0.119.1%8.5K0.0725.4K
$96.00Aug 210.070.08$0.0812.5%1.6K0.058.3K
$92.00Aug 210.380.43$0.4112.2%12.2K0.2112.5K
$91.00Aug 210.580.67$0.6314.3%2.4K0.3014.3K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$87.00Aug 210.520.57$0.549.3%2.3K0.267.5K
$88.00Aug 210.840.91$0.888.0%2.1K0.374.1K
$85.00Aug 280.800.92$0.8614.0%820.241.6K
$83.00Sep 40.821.00$0.9119.8%140.20174
$78.00Sep 180.690.79$0.7413.5%2000.131.8K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 218 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$73.00Aug 2115.9016.80$16.355.5%51.00417
$75.00Aug 2113.9014.60$14.254.9%191.004.7K
$72.50Aug 2116.2517.45$16.857.1%11.00236
$78.00Aug 2110.8011.55$11.186.7%80.991.2K
$78.50Aug 2110.0512.00$11.0317.7%--0.9971
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$97.00Aug 217.358.35$7.8512.7%81.007
$98.00Aug 218.509.15$8.827.4%121.00451
$99.00Aug 219.5010.95$10.2314.2%11.001
$100.00Aug 219.8011.55$10.6816.4%101.001
$101.00Aug 2111.4013.00$12.2013.1%21.0016

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 397 active (total vol 81.4K, top 12.2K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$92.00Aug 210.380.43$0.4112.2%12.2K0.2112.5K
$95.00Aug 210.100.11$0.119.1%8.5K0.0725.4K
$98.00Sep 181.411.71$1.5619.2%4.1K0.254.7K
$90.00Aug 210.881.04$0.9616.7%3.2K0.4118.0K
$91.00Aug 210.580.67$0.6314.3%2.4K0.3014.3K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$80.00Sep 181.061.18$1.1210.7%7.5K0.1862.5K
$86.00Aug 210.230.34$0.2937.9%4.0K0.161.6K
$89.00Aug 211.231.37$1.3010.8%3.4K0.481.5K
$87.00Aug 210.520.57$0.549.3%2.3K0.267.5K
$90.00Aug 211.762.03$1.9014.2%2.1K0.606.2K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 10 strikes (avg 3.6%, max 7.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$88.00Aug 21Sep 2543.0%40.8%5.4%2851.8K
$87.00Aug 21Sep 1842.9%41.5%3.4%171.6K
$89.00Aug 21Sep 2542.6%41.3%3.3%1602.7K
$82.50Sep 4Sep 2542.3%41.8%1.3%4327
$86.00Aug 21Sep 1841.1%40.7%1.0%1445.4K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$87.50Sep 25Oct 244.7%41.5%7.9%--91
$88.00Aug 21Oct 243.0%40.3%6.8%2.1K4.1K
$89.00Aug 21Sep 2542.6%41.3%3.3%3.4K1.5K
$87.00Aug 21Oct 242.9%41.6%3.1%2.3K7.5K
$86.00Aug 21Oct 241.1%40.7%1.0%4.0K1.6K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 208 found (best R:R 1.63, avg 2.70)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$93.00$95.50Oct 2$0.41$2.09$0.4143%5.10$93.41
$85.00$88.00Sep 25$1.37$1.63$1.3767%1.19$86.37
$81.00$82.00Oct 2$0.38$0.62$0.3877%1.63$81.38
$78.00$78.50Aug 21$0.15$0.35$0.15100%2.33$78.15
$86.00$87.00Sep 4$0.33$0.67$0.3368%2.03$86.33
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$106.00$105.00Aug 21$0.38$0.62$0.38100%1.63$105.62
$100.00$99.00Aug 21$0.45$0.55$0.45100%1.22$99.55
$102.00$101.00Sep 18$0.50$0.50$0.5083%1.00$101.50
$95.00$94.00Sep 4$0.48$0.52$0.4875%1.08$94.52
$100.00$99.00Sep 18$0.58$0.42$0.5880%0.72$99.42

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 147 found (best R:R 0.85, avg 0.52)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$99.00$102.00Oct 2$1.38$1.38$1.6269%0.85$100.38
$95.50$96.50Oct 2$0.71$0.71$0.2962%2.45$96.21
$93.00$94.00Aug 28$0.52$0.52$0.4869%1.08$93.52
$94.00$95.00Sep 11$0.55$0.55$0.4567%1.22$94.55
$91.00$92.00Oct 2$0.65$0.65$0.3551%1.86$91.65
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$87.50$86.50Sep 25$0.82$0.82$0.1858%4.56$86.68
$78.50$78.00Sep 4$0.22$0.22$0.2890%0.79$78.28
$88.00$87.00Aug 28$0.56$0.56$0.4458%1.27$87.44
$77.50$77.00Aug 28$0.19$0.19$0.3193%0.61$77.31
$87.00$86.00Oct 2$0.55$0.55$0.4559%1.22$86.45

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 9 found (avg debit $0.91, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$84.50Sep 25Oct 2$0.5740.8%38.3%
$90.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.9942.4%40.7%
$89.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.0742.6%41.1%
$88.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.2743.0%42.4%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$87.50Sep 25Oct 2$0.1044.7%41.5%
$90.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.8942.4%40.7%
$89.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.0842.6%41.1%
$88.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.1043.0%42.4%
$88.50Sep 11Sep 25$1.1538.3%41.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 106 found (cheapest 3.09% of stock, avg 9.21%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$89.00Aug 21$1.45$1.30$2.75$86.25$91.753.09%
$90.00Aug 21$0.96$1.90$2.86$87.14$92.863.22%
$88.00Aug 21$2.01$0.88$2.89$85.11$90.893.25%
$91.00Aug 21$0.63$2.54$3.17$87.83$94.173.56%
$87.00Aug 21$2.72$0.54$3.26$83.74$90.263.66%
$92.00Aug 21$0.41$3.33$3.74$88.26$95.744.20%
$86.00Aug 21$3.50$0.29$3.79$82.21$89.794.26%
$93.00Aug 21$0.27$4.25$4.52$88.48$97.525.08%
$85.00Aug 21$4.40$0.17$4.57$80.43$89.575.14%
$90.00Aug 28$1.95$2.79$4.74$85.26$94.745.33%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.37% of stock, avg 6.06%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$94.00$85.00Aug 21$0.16$0.17$0.33$84.67$94.33
$93.00$85.00Aug 21$0.27$0.17$0.44$84.56$93.44
$94.00$86.00Aug 21$0.16$0.29$0.45$85.55$94.45
$93.00$86.00Aug 21$0.27$0.29$0.56$85.44$93.56
$92.00$85.00Aug 21$0.41$0.17$0.58$84.42$92.58
$92.00$86.00Aug 21$0.41$0.29$0.70$85.30$92.70
$94.00$87.00Aug 21$0.16$0.54$0.70$86.30$94.70
$93.00$87.00Aug 21$0.27$0.54$0.81$86.19$93.81
$91.00$85.00Aug 21$0.63$0.17$0.80$84.20$91.80
$92.00$87.00Aug 21$0.41$0.54$0.95$86.05$92.95

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 201 found (best R:R 1.63, avg credit $0.49)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
75/7899/102Oct 2$1.86$1.1452%1.63$76.14$100.86
77/7893/94Aug 28$0.71$0.2962%2.45$76.79$93.71
78/8099/102Oct 2$1.84$1.1648%1.59$78.16$100.84
76/7794/95Sep 11$0.66$0.3458%1.94$76.34$94.66
86/8793/94Aug 28$0.89$0.1134%8.09$86.11$93.89
77/7896/97Aug 28$0.46$0.5477%0.85$77.04$96.46
83/8493/94Aug 28$0.72$0.2850%2.57$83.28$93.72
79/8094/95Sep 11$0.69$0.3153%2.23$79.31$94.69
83/8494/95Sep 11$0.82$0.1840%4.56$83.18$94.82
82/8394/95Sep 11$0.78$0.2243%3.55$82.22$94.78

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 139 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$88.00$89.00$90.00Aug 21$0.07$0.9323%13.29
$86.00$87.00$88.00Aug 21$0.07$0.9320%13.29
$91.00$92.00$93.00Aug 21$0.08$0.9215%11.50
$90.00$91.00$92.00Aug 21$0.11$0.8920%8.09
$84.00$85.00$86.00Sep 11$0.05$0.958%19.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$91.00$93.00$95.00Sep 11$0.10$1.9016%19.00
$87.00$88.00$89.00Aug 21$0.08$0.9222%11.50
$86.00$87.00$88.00Aug 21$0.09$0.9120%10.11
$86.00$87.00$88.00Sep 11$0.05$0.959%19.00
$87.00$88.00$89.00Sep 18$0.07$0.937%13.29

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 132 found (best net $-3.27, 129 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$99.00$102.001:2Oct 2-$0.17$2.83
$85.00$90.001:2Oct 2-$2.47$2.53
$91.00$92.001:2Aug 21-$0.19$0.81
$90.00$91.001:2Aug 21-$0.30$0.70
$92.00$93.001:2Aug 21-$0.13$0.87
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$105.00$98.001:2Sep 11-$3.27$3.73
$95.00$92.001:2Aug 28-$1.98$1.02
$75.00$72.001:2Sep 25-$0.06$2.94
$88.00$87.001:2Aug 21-$0.20$0.80
$78.00$75.001:2Oct 2-$0.28$2.72

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 95 found (best yield 4.67%, avg 1.96%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$92.00Oct 2$4.150.463.4%4.67%8.09%7--
$90.50Oct 2$4.750.501.7%5.34%7.08%25
$91.00Oct 2$4.500.492.3%5.06%7.36%--10
$92.50Oct 2$3.900.444.0%4.38%8.38%3--
$93.00Oct 2$3.700.434.5%4.16%8.71%12
$90.00Oct 2$4.850.511.2%5.45%6.63%58
$95.50Oct 2$2.840.387.4%3.19%10.56%14--
$99.00Oct 2$2.060.3111.3%2.32%13.61%7--
$96.50Oct 2$2.570.348.5%2.89%11.38%2--
$89.00Sep 25$5.000.540.1%5.62%5.68%1292

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 68,461
Total Puts 39,820
Put/Call Ratio 0.58
Net Difference 28,641

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 59,833
Total Puts 66,017
Put/Call Ratio 1.10
Net Difference -6,184

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 830,051
Total Puts 446,053
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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