Tour v526
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HERSHEY CO
$188.79 +2.91%
$188.62 (-0.09%)🌙
as of 08/19 06:35 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 1,107
Calls: 857 (77%)
Puts: 250 (23%)
Prior (08/18) 504
Calls: 323 (64%)
Puts: 181 (36%)
Current vs Prior +119.64%
Calls: +165.33% (Calls)
Puts: +38.12% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 14,846
Calls: 10,914 (74%)
Puts: 3,932 (26%)
Prior 7-Day Average 2,120
Calls: 1,559 (74%)
Puts: 561 (26%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.80%
Calls: -45.03%
Puts: -55.49%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) $646.1K
Calls: $536.7K (83%)
Puts: $109.4K (17%)
Prior (08/18) $398.7K
Calls: $295.7K (74%)
Puts: $103.0K (26%)
Current vs Prior +62.05%
Calls: +81.52%
Puts: +6.17%
Prior 7-Day Total $11.63M
Calls: $10.28M (88%)
Puts: $1.35M (12%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.66M
Calls: $1.47M (88%)
Puts: $192.6K (12%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -61.10%
Calls: -63.45%
Puts: -43.20%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 0.29
Prior (08/18) 0.56
Current vs Prior -47.94%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.17
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -75.06%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 15,065
Calls: 10,332 (69%)
Puts: 4,733 (31%)
Prior (08/18) 8,849
Calls: 4,925 (56%)
Puts: 3,924 (44%)
Current vs Prior +70.25%
Prior 7-Day Total 87,339
Calls: 51,890 (59%)
Puts: 35,449 (41%)
Prior 7-Day Average 12,477
Calls: 7,412 (59%)
Puts: 5,064 (41%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +20.74%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.36% | 3.71%2.36% | 7.28%
Prior 2.73% | 4.01%2.73% | 7.50%
Current vs Prior -13.32% | -7.46%-13.32% | -2.83%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.96% | 4.11%3.64% | 7.90%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -20.29% | -9.89%-35.06% | -7.79%
Prior 7-Day Eod 2.73% | 4.01%2.73% | 7.50%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.32% | -7.46%-13.32% | -2.83%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 32.97% | 17.11%
Calls: 18.05% | 20.90%
Puts: 47.89% | 13.33%
Prior 32.97% | 17.11%
Calls: 18.05% | 20.90%
Puts: 47.89% | 13.33%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 32.97% | 17.11%
Calls: 18.05% | 20.90%
Puts: 47.89% | 13.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 83% of dollar volume in calls ($536.7K) vs puts ($109.4K). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 62% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 120% vs prior - elevated interest. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.29 - heavy call buying (857 calls vs 250 puts).

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 BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
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 3 of results (avg 7.5%, best 6.6%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$180.00Sep 1811.1012.00$11.557.8%60.76355
$170.00Sep 1819.1020.70$19.908.0%30.9261
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$210.00Sep 1820.5021.90$21.206.6%80.91--

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. 25 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 0.95)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$182.50Aug 215.707.20$6.4523.3%10.9343
$152.50Aug 2134.2038.40$36.3011.6%20.93--
$170.00Sep 1819.1020.70$19.908.0%30.9261
$175.00Sep 413.8015.40$14.6011.0%10.92--
$180.00Aug 288.7010.20$9.4515.9%30.89--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$200.00Aug 2110.5012.00$11.2513.3%20.95--
$210.00Sep 1820.5021.90$21.206.6%80.91--
$195.00Sep 47.008.40$7.7018.2%10.71--
$195.00Sep 188.209.20$8.7011.5%90.6584
$190.00Aug 211.802.65$2.2338.1%30.6195

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 80 active (total vol 782, top 189)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$200.00Sep 181.652.00$1.8319.1%1890.23257
$192.50Aug 210.250.65$0.4588.9%1240.20135
$200.00Aug 210.050.15$0.10100.0%430.04316
$210.00Sep 180.500.75$0.6339.7%380.09340
$192.50Aug 281.201.90$1.5545.2%290.3321
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$170.00Sep 180.450.70$0.5743.9%250.08276
$180.00Aug 210.000.20$0.10200.0%170.04163
$185.00Aug 210.150.70$0.43127.9%100.18226
$175.00Aug 280.050.30$0.18138.9%90.0576
$195.00Sep 188.209.20$8.7011.5%90.6584

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 7 strikes (avg 16.0%, max 29.4%)

CALLS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$185.00Aug 21Oct 231.5%25.6%23.3%28661
$192.50Aug 21Aug 2830.4%25.3%20.4%153156
$190.00Aug 21Oct 229.8%27.8%7.2%21918
PUTS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$185.00Aug 21Sep 1831.5%24.4%29.4%12305
$187.50Aug 21Aug 2828.2%23.9%18.0%311
$190.00Aug 21Sep 1829.8%26.6%12.0%595
$195.00Sep 4Sep 1826.3%25.9%1.4%1084

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 48 found (best R:R 7.33, avg 8.04)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$195.00$200.00Oct 2$0.60$4.40$0.6038%7.33$195.60
$210.00$220.00Sep 18$0.28$9.72$0.289%34.71$210.28
$187.50$190.00Aug 21$1.10$1.40$1.1064%1.27$188.60
$185.00$190.00Aug 28$2.85$2.15$2.8572%0.75$187.85
$197.50$200.00Sep 4$0.30$2.20$0.3022%7.33$197.80
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$170.00$165.00Sep 18$0.19$4.81$0.198%25.32$169.81
$175.00$155.00Sep 4$0.30$19.70$0.308%65.67$174.70
$180.00$177.50Aug 28$0.12$2.38$0.1211%19.83$179.88
$187.50$185.00Aug 21$0.52$1.98$0.5236%3.81$186.98
$177.50$175.00Aug 28$0.10$2.40$0.107%24.00$177.40

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 36 found (best R:R 0.65, avg 0.26)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$200.00$205.00Oct 2$1.97$1.97$3.0369%0.65$201.97
$190.00$197.50Sep 4$2.30$2.30$5.2053%0.44$192.30
$200.00$210.00Sep 18$1.20$1.20$8.8077%0.14$201.20
$195.00$205.00Sep 25$2.42$2.42$7.5862%0.32$197.42
$195.00$197.50Aug 28$0.48$0.48$2.0277%0.24$195.48
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$185.00$180.00Aug 28$0.93$0.93$4.0771%0.23$184.07
$175.00$170.00Sep 18$0.61$0.61$4.3985%0.14$174.39
$185.00$180.00Sep 11$1.32$1.32$3.6865%0.36$183.68
$180.00$175.00Sep 11$0.70$0.70$4.3080%0.16$179.30
$180.00$175.00Sep 4$0.55$0.55$4.4582%0.12$179.45

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $1.21, cheapest $1.12)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$190.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.3229.8%25.0%
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$190.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.1229.8%25.0%
$187.50Aug 21Aug 28$1.2028.2%23.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 18 found (cheapest 1.68% of stock, avg 5.32%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$187.50Aug 21$2.23$0.95$3.18$184.32$190.681.68%
$190.00Aug 21$1.13$2.23$3.36$186.64$193.361.78%
$185.00Aug 21$4.15$0.43$4.58$180.42$189.582.43%
$190.00Aug 28$2.45$3.35$5.80$184.20$195.803.07%
$182.50Aug 21$6.45$0.15$6.60$175.90$189.103.50%
$185.00Aug 28$5.30$1.33$6.63$178.37$191.633.51%
$185.00Sep 4$6.40$2.17$8.57$176.43$193.574.54%
$182.50Sep 4$8.15$1.45$9.60$172.90$192.105.09%
$180.00Aug 28$9.45$0.40$9.85$170.15$189.855.22%
$190.00Sep 18$5.25$5.70$10.95$179.05$200.955.80%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 73 found (cheapest 0.19% of stock, avg 1.59%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$195.00$182.50Aug 21$0.20$0.15$0.35$182.15$195.35
$200.00$177.50Aug 28$0.35$0.28$0.63$176.87$200.63
$195.00$185.00Aug 21$0.20$0.43$0.63$184.37$195.63
$192.50$182.50Aug 21$0.45$0.15$0.60$181.90$193.10
$220.00$165.00Sep 18$0.35$0.38$0.73$164.27$220.73
$200.00$180.00Aug 28$0.35$0.40$0.75$179.25$200.75
$192.50$185.00Aug 21$0.45$0.43$0.88$184.12$193.38
$197.50$177.50Aug 28$0.57$0.28$0.85$176.65$198.35
$220.00$170.00Sep 18$0.35$0.57$0.92$169.08$220.92
$197.50$180.00Aug 28$0.57$0.40$0.97$179.03$198.47

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 24 found (best R:R 0.30, avg credit $1.03)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
175/178195/198Aug 28$0.58$1.9270%0.30$176.92$195.58
175/178198/200Aug 28$0.32$2.1878%0.15$177.18$197.82
178/180195/198Aug 28$0.60$1.9066%0.32$179.40$195.60
178/180198/200Aug 28$0.34$2.1674%0.16$179.66$197.84
182/185198/200Sep 4$1.02$1.4845%0.69$183.98$198.52
180/182198/200Sep 4$0.77$1.7354%0.45$181.73$198.27
175/178192/195Aug 28$0.60$1.9060%0.32$176.90$193.10
182/185192/195Aug 21$0.53$1.9762%0.27$184.47$193.03
178/180192/195Aug 28$0.62$1.8857%0.33$179.38$193.12
170/175195/200Sep 18$1.96$3.0450%0.64$173.04$196.96

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 32 found (best R:R 4.95, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$187.50$190.00$192.50Aug 21$0.42$2.0844%4.95
$195.00$205.00$215.00Sep 25$1.44$8.5629%5.94
$175.00$180.00$185.00Sep 18$0.45$4.5522%10.11
$180.00$182.50$185.00Aug 28$0.15$2.3518%15.67
$185.00$190.00$195.00Sep 18$0.73$4.2728%5.85
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$170.00$175.00$180.00Sep 18$0.26$4.7416%18.23
$182.50$185.00$187.50Aug 21$0.24$2.2628%9.42
$175.00$180.00$185.00Sep 18$0.53$4.4722%8.43
$185.00$190.00$195.00Sep 18$0.75$4.2528%5.67
$180.00$185.00$190.00Sep 11$0.88$4.1232%4.68

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 60 found (best net $-0.70, 39 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$185.00$190.001:2Sep 4-$0.70$4.30
$185.00$187.501:2Aug 21-$0.31$2.19
$187.50$190.001:2Aug 21-$0.03$2.47
$190.00$195.001:2Sep 18-$1.11$3.89
$195.00$200.001:2Sep 18-$0.48$4.52
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$190.00$185.001:2Sep 11-$0.50$4.50
$185.00$180.001:2Sep 11-$0.06$4.94
$190.00$185.001:2Sep 18-$1.20$3.80
$185.00$180.001:2Sep 18-$0.65$4.35
$180.00$175.001:2Sep 18-$0.31$4.69

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 25 found (best yield 3.18%, avg 0.96%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$190.00Oct 2$6.000.490.6%3.18%3.82%1--
$200.00Oct 2$2.900.315.9%1.54%7.47%135
$195.00Oct 2$3.900.383.3%2.07%5.36%108
$190.00Sep 25$5.400.490.6%2.86%3.50%21
$195.00Sep 25$3.400.383.3%1.80%5.09%212
$190.00Sep 18$4.900.490.6%2.60%3.24%10304
$195.00Sep 18$2.850.353.3%1.51%4.80%13354
$200.00Sep 18$1.650.235.9%0.87%6.81%189257
$205.00Sep 25$1.050.198.6%0.56%9.14%2--
$205.00Oct 2$0.650.208.6%0.34%8.93%1--

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 857
Total Puts 250
Put/Call Ratio 0.29
Net Difference 607

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 323
Total Puts 181
Put/Call Ratio 0.56
Net Difference 142

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 10,914
Total Puts 3,932
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.17
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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