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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
$102.42 -2.94%
$102.59 (+0.17%)🌙
as of 08/26 06:03 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) 230,126
Calls: 67,066 (29%)
Puts: 163,060 (71%)
Prior (08/25) 173,890
Calls: 81,663 (47%)
Puts: 92,227 (53%)
Current vs Prior +32.34%
Calls: -17.87% (Calls)
Puts: +76.80% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 1,699,042
Calls: 975,690 (57%)
Puts: 723,352 (43%)
Prior 7-Day Average 242,720
Calls: 139,384 (57%)
Puts: 103,336 (43%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.19%
Calls: -51.88%
Puts: +57.80%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) $81.42M
Calls: $41.54M (51%)
Puts: $39.87M (49%)
Prior (08/25) $75.99M
Calls: $64.48M (85%)
Puts: $11.51M (15%)
Current vs Prior +7.14%
Calls: -35.58%
Puts: +246.57%
Prior 7-Day Total $752.46M
Calls: $589.70M (78%)
Puts: $162.77M (22%)
Prior 7-Day Average $107.49M
Calls: $84.24M (78%)
Puts: $23.25M (22%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.26%
Calls: -50.69%
Puts: +71.49%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) 2.43
Prior (08/25) 1.13
Current vs Prior +115.28%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.82
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +194.77%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) 2,581,578
Calls: 1,012,667 (39%)
Puts: 1,568,911 (61%)
Prior (08/25) 2,516,432
Calls: 987,828 (39%)
Puts: 1,528,604 (61%)
Current vs Prior +2.59%
Prior 7-Day Total 17,954,496
Calls: 7,362,776 (41%)
Puts: 10,591,720 (59%)
Prior 7-Day Average 2,564,928
Calls: 1,051,825 (41%)
Puts: 1,513,102 (59%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +0.65%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 3.63% | 6.62%9.88% | 14.74%
Prior 4.47% | 7.21%10.53% | 15.19%
Current vs Prior -18.80% | -8.21%-6.15% | -2.95%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.42% | 6.95%4.62% | 11.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.82% | -4.72%+114.10% | +27.04%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.47% | 7.21%10.53% | 15.19%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -18.80% | -8.21%-6.15% | -2.95%
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

Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.43 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 115% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Put-heavy open interest (1,568,911 puts vs 1,012,667 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
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 122 of results (avg 7.2%, best 2.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$106.00Sep 183.403.50$3.452.9%550.411.3K
$100.00Sep 186.056.25$6.153.3%7750.6126.0K
$102.00Sep 185.055.25$5.153.9%1730.54910
$105.00Sep 183.753.90$3.833.9%2.2K0.448.0K
$101.00Sep 256.256.50$6.383.9%--0.5816
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$103.00Sep 184.905.05$4.973.0%1080.49227
$107.00Sep 187.307.55$7.433.4%--0.6190
$102.00Sep 184.354.50$4.433.4%7330.46632
$99.00Oct 24.254.40$4.333.5%410.38217
$104.00Sep 185.455.65$5.553.6%200.53828

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 9 found (avg $0.70, cheapest $0.41)

CALLS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$105.00Aug 280.660.73$0.7010.0%4.5K0.2812.0K
$104.00Aug 280.931.02$0.989.2%1.2K0.3637.5K
$110.00Sep 40.790.92$0.8615.1%1.5K0.201.0K
$120.00Sep 180.760.85$0.8111.1%4380.138.6K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$99.00Aug 280.370.45$0.4119.5%8340.181.8K
$100.00Aug 280.590.67$0.6312.7%1.8K0.265.6K
$85.00Sep 180.280.31$0.3010.0%2.7K0.0529.1K
$90.00Sep 180.720.77$0.756.7%2.9K0.1237.0K
$91.00Sep 180.810.97$0.8918.0%330.143.4K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 185 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$88.00Aug 2813.6016.50$15.0519.3%281.00196
$84.00Aug 2817.0520.50$18.7718.4%171.00104
$83.00Aug 2819.2520.30$19.775.3%380.99144
$90.00Aug 2812.3013.05$12.685.9%10.99608
$85.00Aug 2816.2518.70$17.4814.0%70.99486
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$113.00Aug 289.7510.80$10.2810.2%621.002
$117.00Aug 2812.5515.30$13.9319.7%81.002
$120.00Aug 2815.5518.45$17.0017.1%301.002
$121.00Aug 2817.1519.60$18.3813.3%241.0020
$116.00Aug 2811.5514.15$12.8520.2%340.952

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 377 active (total vol 82.2K, top 6.4K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$108.00Aug 280.200.28$0.2433.3%6.4K0.1112.9K
$105.00Aug 280.660.73$0.7010.0%4.5K0.2812.0K
$110.00Aug 280.040.41$0.22168.2%4.1K0.092.7K
$105.00Sep 183.753.90$3.833.9%2.2K0.448.0K
$95.00Sep 189.259.65$9.454.2%1.9K0.7614.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$99.00Sep 183.003.15$3.084.9%5.1K0.361.7K
$100.00Sep 41.781.98$1.8810.6%4.6K0.352.9K
$101.00Aug 280.741.02$0.8831.8%4.1K0.342.0K
$90.00Sep 180.720.77$0.756.7%2.9K0.1237.0K
$85.00Sep 180.280.31$0.3010.0%2.7K0.0529.1K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 17 strikes (avg 14.1%, max 21.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$106.00Aug 28Sep 2558.6%48.4%21.0%281706
$102.00Aug 28Oct 253.0%45.6%16.4%253755
$107.00Aug 28Sep 2557.1%49.1%16.4%1.2K20.2K
$99.00Aug 28Oct 254.0%47.0%14.9%32852
$103.00Aug 28Oct 253.4%47.1%13.4%413506
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$106.00Aug 28Sep 2558.6%48.4%21.0%140102
$102.00Aug 28Oct 253.0%45.6%16.4%8523.3K
$99.00Aug 28Oct 254.0%47.0%14.9%8752.1K
$103.00Aug 28Oct 253.4%47.1%13.4%861938
$105.00Aug 28Oct 255.2%48.9%12.8%93390

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 209 found (best R:R 3.00, avg 2.80)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$88.00$89.00Sep 4$0.25$0.75$0.2597%3.00$88.25
$82.00$83.00Sep 18$0.35$0.65$0.3597%1.86$82.35
$90.00$91.00Sep 4$0.45$0.55$0.4595%1.22$90.45
$92.00$93.00Sep 11$0.40$0.60$0.4089%1.50$92.40
$100.00$101.00Aug 28$0.23$0.77$0.2374%3.35$100.23
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$112.00$111.00Aug 28$0.55$0.45$0.5594%0.82$111.45
$116.00$115.00Aug 28$0.65$0.35$0.6595%0.54$115.35
$115.00$114.00Sep 18$0.50$0.50$0.5080%1.00$114.50
$110.00$107.00Sep 18$1.82$1.18$1.8270%0.65$108.18
$101.00$100.00Oct 2$0.25$0.75$0.2543%3.00$100.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 144 found (best R:R 0.72, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$118.00$120.00Aug 28$0.22$0.22$1.7894%0.12$118.22
$104.00$105.00Sep 4$0.58$0.58$0.4255%1.38$104.58
$114.00$115.00Sep 18$0.30$0.30$0.7078%0.43$114.30
$112.00$113.00Aug 28$0.11$0.11$0.8994%0.12$112.11
$109.00$110.00Sep 4$0.29$0.29$0.7176%0.41$109.29
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$98.00$97.00Sep 4$0.42$0.42$0.5874%0.72$97.58
$102.00$101.00Sep 18$0.63$0.63$0.3754%1.70$101.37
$93.00$92.00Sep 11$0.30$0.30$0.7084%0.43$92.70
$100.00$99.00Oct 2$0.55$0.55$0.4560%1.22$99.45
$98.00$97.00Sep 18$0.44$0.44$0.5667%0.79$97.56

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $1.34, cheapest $1.46)

CALLS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$103.00Aug 28Sep 4$1.4753.4%46.8%
$102.00Aug 28Sep 4$1.6053.0%47.5%
$101.00Aug 28Sep 4$0.7151.2%46.3%
$104.00Aug 28Sep 4$1.5754.2%49.4%
PUTS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$103.00Aug 28Sep 4$1.4653.4%46.8%
$102.00Aug 28Sep 4$1.3953.0%47.5%
$101.00Aug 28Sep 4$1.3151.2%46.3%
$104.00Aug 28Sep 4$1.2354.2%49.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 100 found (cheapest 3.11% of stock, avg 9.24%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$102.00Aug 28$1.85$1.34$3.19$98.81$105.193.11%
$103.00Aug 28$1.35$1.87$3.22$99.78$106.223.14%
$104.00Aug 28$0.98$2.47$3.45$100.55$107.453.37%
$105.00Aug 28$0.70$3.23$3.93$101.07$108.933.84%
$100.00Aug 28$3.42$0.63$4.05$95.95$104.053.95%
$101.00Aug 28$3.19$0.88$4.07$96.93$105.073.97%
$99.00Aug 28$4.08$0.41$4.49$94.51$103.494.38%
$106.00Aug 28$0.54$3.98$4.52$101.48$110.524.41%
$107.00Aug 28$0.34$4.75$5.09$101.91$112.094.97%
$98.00Aug 28$4.97$0.23$5.20$92.80$103.205.08%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 145 found (cheapest 0.56% of stock, avg 5.82%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$107.00$98.00Aug 28$0.34$0.23$0.57$97.43$107.57
$107.00$99.00Aug 28$0.34$0.41$0.75$98.25$107.75
$106.00$98.00Aug 28$0.54$0.23$0.77$97.23$106.77
$106.00$99.00Aug 28$0.54$0.41$0.95$98.05$106.95
$107.00$100.00Aug 28$0.34$0.63$0.97$99.03$107.97
$105.00$98.00Aug 28$0.70$0.23$0.93$97.07$105.93
$106.00$100.00Aug 28$0.54$0.63$1.17$98.83$107.17
$105.00$99.00Aug 28$0.70$0.41$1.11$97.89$106.11
$105.00$100.00Aug 28$0.70$0.63$1.33$98.67$106.33
$107.00$101.00Aug 28$0.34$0.88$1.22$99.78$108.22

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 182 found (best R:R 1.33, avg credit $0.46)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
97/98115/116Sep 4$0.57$0.4364%1.33$97.43$115.57
97/98109/110Sep 4$0.71$0.2950%2.45$97.29$109.71
97/98113/114Sep 4$0.60$0.4060%1.50$97.40$113.60
97/98109/110Sep 18$0.83$0.1734%4.88$97.17$109.83
97/98110/111Sep 4$0.59$0.4154%1.44$97.41$110.59
82/82115/116Sep 4$0.26$0.7486%0.35$82.24$115.26
82/82109/110Sep 4$0.40$0.6072%0.67$82.10$109.40
90/91112/113Aug 28$0.22$0.7890%0.28$90.78$112.22
90/91118/120Aug 28$0.33$1.6789%0.20$90.67$118.33
82/82113/114Sep 4$0.29$0.7183%0.41$82.21$113.29

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 156 found (best R:R 12.51, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$110.00$115.00$120.00Oct 2$0.26$4.7417%18.23
$103.00$104.00$105.00Aug 28$0.09$0.9118%10.11
$105.00$110.00$115.00Oct 2$0.59$4.4121%7.47
$102.00$103.00$104.00Sep 18$0.05$0.956%19.00
$102.00$103.00$104.00Aug 28$0.13$0.8720%6.69
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$105.00$110.00$115.00Oct 2$0.37$4.6321%12.51
$105.00$110.00$115.00Sep 11$0.67$4.3329%6.46
$101.00$102.00$103.00Aug 28$0.07$0.9320%13.29
$102.00$103.00$104.00Aug 28$0.07$0.9320%13.29
$101.00$102.00$103.00Sep 4$0.06$0.9411%15.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 115 found (best net $-1.54, 112 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$115.00$120.001:2Oct 2-$0.75$4.25
$105.00$110.001:2Oct 2-$1.92$3.08
$110.00$115.001:2Oct 2-$1.37$3.63
$101.00$102.001:2Aug 28-$0.51$0.49
$106.00$107.001:2Aug 28-$0.14$0.86
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$110.00$105.001:2Sep 11-$1.54$3.46
$99.00$98.001:2Aug 28-$0.05$0.95
$88.00$87.001:2Sep 4$0.00$1.00
$98.00$97.001:2Aug 28-$0.07$0.93
$100.00$99.001:2Aug 28-$0.19$0.81

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 85 found (best yield 5.03%, avg 1.81%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$105.00Oct 2$5.150.482.5%5.03%7.55%5184
$103.00Oct 2$6.000.530.6%5.86%6.42%551
$104.00Oct 2$5.450.501.5%5.32%6.86%951
$110.00Oct 2$3.450.367.4%3.37%10.77%22237
$115.00Oct 2$2.270.2712.3%2.22%14.50%6104
$105.00Sep 25$4.450.472.5%4.34%6.86%52371
$104.00Sep 25$4.850.491.5%4.74%6.28%1744
$106.00Sep 25$4.050.443.5%3.95%7.45%2351
$103.00Sep 25$5.300.520.6%5.17%5.74%52240
$108.00Sep 25$3.400.395.5%3.32%8.77%4133

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 67,066
Total Puts 163,060
Put/Call Ratio 2.43
Net Difference -95,994

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 81,663
Total Puts 92,227
Put/Call Ratio 1.13
Net Difference -10,564

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 975,690
Total Puts 723,352
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.82
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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