Tour v526
HSY
HERSHEY CO
$176.00 -0.12%
(8/31 18:35) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (09/01) 902
Calls: 598 (66%)
Puts: 304 (34%)
Prior (08/31) 1,623
Calls: 735 (45%)
Puts: 888 (55%)
Current vs Prior -44.42%
Calls: -18.64% (Calls)
Puts: -65.77% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 8,614
Calls: 4,649 (54%)
Puts: 3,965 (46%)
Prior 7-Day Average 1,230
Calls: 664 (54%)
Puts: 566 (46%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -26.70%
Calls: -9.96%
Puts: -46.33%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (09/01) $443.6K
Calls: $198.3K (45%)
Puts: $245.3K (55%)
Prior (08/31) $737.9K
Calls: $313.5K (42%)
Puts: $424.3K (58%)
Current vs Prior -39.88%
Calls: -36.77%
Puts: -42.19%
Prior 7-Day Total $3.37M
Calls: $1.69M (50%)
Puts: $1.69M (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average $481.9K
Calls: $240.9K (50%)
Puts: $241.0K (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -7.95%
Calls: -17.69%
Puts: +1.78%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (09/01) 0.51
Prior (08/31) 1.21
Current vs Prior -57.92%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.86
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.97%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (09/01) 9,193
Calls: 4,632 (50%)
Puts: 4,561 (50%)
Prior (08/31) 13,759
Calls: 7,880 (57%)
Puts: 5,879 (43%)
Current vs Prior -33.19%
Prior 7-Day Total 69,778
Calls: 43,993 (63%)
Puts: 25,785 (37%)
Prior 7-Day Average 9,968
Calls: 6,284 (63%)
Puts: 3,683 (37%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -7.78%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (09/04) | Next (09/11)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 2.95% | 4.09%5.34% | 9.15%
Prior 3.08% | 4.03%5.05% | 8.82%
Current vs Prior -4.12% | +1.53%+5.74% | +3.66%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.68% | 3.93%4.38% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +10.16% | +4.16%+21.86% | +9.87%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.08% | 4.03%5.05% | 8.82%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -4.12% | +1.53%+5.74% | +3.66%
Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

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

Below-average activity with volume down 44% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.51. P/C ratio dropping 58% - sentiment shifting bullish. Declining open interest (down 33%) indicates positions being closed.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
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 4 of results (avg 8.0%, best 6.8%)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$195.00Sep 1818.4019.70$19.056.8%50.9482
$190.00Oct 1614.6015.80$15.207.9%20.77--
$190.00Sep 413.4014.60$14.008.6%10.89--
$190.00Sep 1113.4014.60$14.008.6%10.94--

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. 13 found (avg delta 0.69, highest 0.94)

CALLS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$170.00Sep 187.308.40$7.8514.0%100.7570
$175.00Sep 42.302.80$2.5519.6%10.60--
$175.00Sep 184.405.00$4.7012.8%170.57110
$175.00Oct 167.208.10$7.6511.8%40.568
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$195.00Sep 1818.4019.70$19.056.8%50.9482
$190.00Sep 1113.4014.60$14.008.6%10.94--
$190.00Sep 413.4014.60$14.008.6%10.89--
$190.00Oct 1614.6015.80$15.207.9%20.77--
$180.00Sep 185.506.40$5.9515.1%80.641.2K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 64 active (total vol 570, top 186)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$180.00Sep 111.151.75$1.4541.4%1860.3113
$187.50Sep 110.100.55$0.33136.4%250.092
$195.00Sep 110.000.25$0.13192.3%210.0356
$185.00Oct 163.403.90$3.6513.7%200.3349
$185.00Sep 40.050.20$0.13115.4%190.0632
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$180.00Oct 168.008.90$8.4510.7%180.5638
$175.00Sep 41.101.60$1.3537.0%160.4066
$172.50Sep 40.400.85$0.6371.4%130.22128
$175.00Oct 165.105.80$5.4512.8%90.4534
$180.00Sep 185.506.40$5.9515.1%80.641.2K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 13.3%, max 19.7%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$177.50Sep 4Sep 1830.5%27.2%12.5%1413
$180.00Sep 4Oct 1630.7%28.3%8.4%2199
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$175.00Sep 4Oct 1629.8%24.9%19.7%25100
$177.50Sep 4Sep 1830.5%27.2%12.5%879

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 44 found (best R:R 57.82, avg 10.04)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$190.00$200.00Sep 18$0.17$9.83$0.1710%57.82$190.17
$170.00$175.00Sep 18$3.15$1.85$3.1575%0.59$173.15
$175.00$180.00Oct 16$2.25$2.75$2.2556%1.22$177.25
$195.00$200.00Sep 25$0.12$4.88$0.128%40.67$195.12
$190.00$200.00Oct 9$0.95$9.05$0.9521%9.53$190.95
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$180.00$177.50Sep 18$1.25$1.25$1.2564%1.00$178.75
$175.00$170.00Oct 9$1.77$3.23$1.7745%1.82$173.23
$177.50$175.00Sep 4$1.30$1.20$1.3061%0.92$176.20
$175.00$172.50Sep 4$0.72$1.78$0.7240%2.47$174.28
$177.50$175.00Sep 11$1.30$1.20$1.3057%0.92$176.20

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 35 found (best R:R 0.20, avg 0.27)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$180.00$190.00Sep 25$2.33$2.33$7.6761%0.30$182.33
$177.50$180.00Sep 18$1.17$1.17$1.3353%0.88$178.67
$190.00$200.00Oct 16$1.38$1.38$8.6276%0.16$191.38
$180.00$185.00Sep 18$1.30$1.30$3.7064%0.35$181.30
$190.00$195.00Oct 2$0.68$0.68$4.3281%0.16$190.68
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$170.00$155.00Oct 9$2.53$2.53$12.4768%0.20$167.47
$175.00$162.50Sep 11$2.10$2.10$10.4057%0.20$172.90
$170.00$160.00Oct 2$1.93$1.93$8.0769%0.24$168.07
$175.00$170.00Oct 16$1.95$1.95$3.0555%0.64$173.05
$170.00$165.00Oct 16$1.33$1.33$3.6768%0.36$168.67

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $1.51, cheapest $0.95)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$175.00Sep 4Sep 18$2.1529.8%24.6%
$177.50Sep 4Sep 11$1.0230.5%25.7%
PUTS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$175.00Sep 4Sep 11$0.9529.8%24.5%
$177.50Sep 4Sep 11$0.9530.5%25.7%
$180.00Sep 18Oct 16$2.5025.9%28.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 10 found (cheapest 2.22% of stock, avg 5.22%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$175.00Sep 4$2.55$1.35$3.90$171.10$178.902.22%
$177.50Sep 4$1.33$2.65$3.98$173.52$181.482.26%
$177.50Sep 11$2.35$3.60$5.95$171.55$183.453.38%
$175.00Sep 18$4.70$3.10$7.80$167.20$182.804.43%
$177.50Sep 18$3.55$4.70$8.25$169.25$185.754.69%
$180.00Sep 18$2.38$5.95$8.33$171.67$188.334.73%
$170.00Sep 18$7.85$1.48$9.33$160.67$179.335.30%
$175.00Oct 16$7.65$5.45$13.10$161.90$188.107.44%
$180.00Oct 16$5.40$8.45$13.85$166.15$193.857.87%
$190.00Oct 16$2.28$15.20$17.48$172.52$207.489.93%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 72 found (cheapest 0.22% of stock, avg 2.18%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$185.00$170.00Sep 4$0.13$0.25$0.38$169.62$185.38
$182.50$170.00Sep 4$0.28$0.25$0.53$169.47$183.03
$187.50$162.50Sep 11$0.33$0.20$0.53$161.97$188.03
$185.00$162.50Sep 11$0.53$0.20$0.73$161.77$185.73
$185.00$172.50Sep 4$0.13$0.63$0.76$171.74$185.76
$180.00$170.00Sep 4$0.60$0.25$0.85$169.15$180.85
$182.50$172.50Sep 4$0.28$0.63$0.91$171.59$183.41
$200.00$160.00Oct 2$0.50$0.70$1.20$158.80$201.20
$180.00$172.50Sep 4$0.60$0.63$1.23$171.27$181.23
$182.50$162.50Sep 11$0.88$0.20$1.08$161.42$183.58

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 9 found (best R:R 0.27, avg credit $2.12)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
170/172182/185Sep 4$0.53$1.9767%0.27$171.97$183.03
170/172180/182Sep 4$0.70$1.8056%0.39$171.80$180.70
165/170185/190Oct 16$2.70$2.3034%1.17$167.30$187.70
160/170195/200Oct 2$2.20$7.8058%0.28$167.80$197.20
170/172185/195Sep 4$0.48$9.5272%0.05$172.02$185.48
160/170190/195Oct 2$2.61$7.3951%0.35$167.39$192.61
165/170190/200Oct 16$2.71$7.2944%0.37$167.29$192.71
155/170190/200Oct 9$3.48$11.5248%0.30$166.52$193.48
155/170185/190Oct 9$3.65$11.3538%0.32$166.35$188.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 16 found (best R:R 12.16, cheapest $0.15)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$180.00$185.00$190.00Oct 16$0.38$4.6220%12.16
$175.00$180.00$185.00Oct 16$0.50$4.5022%9.00
$175.00$177.50$180.00Sep 4$0.49$2.0138%4.10
$180.00$182.50$185.00Sep 4$0.17$2.3316%13.71
$180.00$185.00$190.00Oct 9$0.58$4.4222%7.62
PUTS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$170.00$172.50$175.00Sep 4$0.34$2.1630%6.35
$172.50$175.00$177.50Sep 4$0.58$1.9239%3.31
$165.00$170.00$175.00Oct 16$0.62$4.3823%7.06
$170.00$175.00$180.00Oct 16$1.05$3.9524%3.76

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 49 found (best net $-1.70, 28 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$170.00$175.001:2Sep 18-$1.55$3.45
$175.00$177.501:2Sep 4-$0.11$2.39
$180.00$185.001:2Oct 9-$1.15$3.85
$185.00$190.001:2Oct 9-$0.61$4.39
$190.00$195.001:2Oct 2-$0.09$4.91
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$190.00$180.001:2Oct 16-$1.70$8.30
$177.50$175.001:2Sep 4-$0.05$2.45
$175.00$170.001:2Oct 9-$1.36$3.64
$170.00$165.001:2Oct 16-$0.84$4.16
$175.00$170.001:2Oct 16-$1.55$3.45

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 27 found (best yield 2.90%, avg 0.82%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$180.00Oct 16$5.100.442.3%2.90%5.17%1643
$185.00Oct 16$3.400.335.1%1.93%7.05%2049
$180.00Oct 9$3.900.422.3%2.22%4.49%21
$190.00Oct 16$1.950.248.0%1.11%9.06%4144
$185.00Oct 9$2.200.315.1%1.25%6.36%1--
$180.00Oct 2$3.200.402.3%1.82%4.09%24
$180.00Sep 25$2.750.392.3%1.56%3.84%44
$190.00Oct 9$1.150.218.0%0.65%8.61%5--
$177.50Sep 18$3.200.470.8%1.82%2.67%6--
$190.00Oct 2$1.100.198.0%0.62%8.58%123

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 598
Total Puts 304
Put/Call Ratio 0.51
Net Difference 294

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 735
Total Puts 888
Put/Call Ratio 1.21
Net Difference -153

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 4,649
Total Puts 3,965
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.86
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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