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iShares Russell 2000 ETF
$295.97 -1.28%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28 12:30pm) 768,218
Calls: 340,158 (44%)
Puts: 428,060 (56%)
Prior (08/27) 693,422
Calls: 350,260 (51%)
Puts: 343,162 (49%)
Current vs Prior +10.79%
Calls: -2.88% (Calls)
Puts: +24.74% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 7,225,418
Calls: 2,753,677 (38%)
Puts: 4,471,741 (62%)
Prior 7-Day Average 1,032,202
Calls: 393,382 (38%)
Puts: 638,820 (62%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -25.57%
Calls: -13.53%
Puts: -32.99%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28 12:30pm) $93.95M
Calls: $17.90M (19%)
Puts: $76.05M (81%)
Prior (08/27) $52.47M
Calls: $32.30M (62%)
Puts: $20.17M (38%)
Current vs Prior +79.05%
Calls: -44.57%
Puts: +276.99%
Prior 7-Day Total $706.67M
Calls: $225.69M (32%)
Puts: $480.97M (68%)
Prior 7-Day Average $100.95M
Calls: $32.24M (32%)
Puts: $68.71M (68%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.93%
Calls: -44.47%
Puts: +10.68%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28 12:30pm) 1.26
Prior (08/27) 0.98
Current vs Prior +28.44%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.59
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -20.77%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28 12:30pm) 3,582,466
Calls: 1,022,027 (29%)
Puts: 2,560,439 (71%)
Prior (08/27) 3,484,864
Calls: 1,000,586 (29%)
Puts: 2,484,278 (71%)
Current vs Prior +2.80%
Prior 7-Day Total 28,115,138
Calls: 7,477,294 (27%)
Puts: 20,637,844 (73%)
Prior 7-Day Average 4,016,448
Calls: 1,068,184 (27%)
Puts: 2,948,263 (73%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -10.81%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/28) | Next (08/31)Expiry (08/28) | Next (08/31)Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 0.61% | 1.05%0.61% | 1.05%0.61% | 1.89%3.32% | 5.21%
Prior 1.09% | 1.32%1.09% | 1.32%1.09% | 1.99%3.37% | 5.25%
Current vs Prior -44.10% | -20.39%-44.10% | -20.39%-44.10% | -5.14%-1.61% | -0.63%
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.81% | 1.14%0.61% | 1.19%1.11% | 2.13%2.22% | 4.87%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -24.60% | -7.31%-0.49% | -11.55%-44.84% | -11.06%+49.58% | +6.99%
Prior 7-Day Eod 1.09% | 1.32%1.09% | 1.32%1.09% | 1.99%3.37% | 5.25%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -44.10% | -20.39%-44.10% | -20.39%-44.10% | -5.14%-1.61% | -0.63%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 3.35% | 1.33%
Calls: 3.25% | 1.06%
Puts: 3.45% | 1.61%
Prior 2.93% | 1.69%
Calls: 3.76% | 2.22%
Puts: 2.11% | 1.15%
Current vs Prior +14.33% | -21.30%
Prior 7-Day Avg 18.61% | 2.77%
Calls: 20.15% | 2.86%
Puts: 17.07% | 2.68%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -81.99% | -52.01%
Liquidity Good
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bearish conviction with 81% of dollar volume in puts ($76.05M) vs calls ($17.90M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 79% vs prior. Bearish P/C ratio of 1.26 indicates protective positioning. Put-heavy open interest (2,560,439 puts vs 1,022,027 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
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 NEUTRAL
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
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📈 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 953 of results (avg 4.1%, best 0.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Aug 2855.8556.01$55.930.3%191.0028
$245.00Aug 2850.8551.05$50.950.4%--1.0060
$260.00Aug 2835.8536.01$35.930.4%321.0065
$261.00Aug 2834.8535.01$34.930.5%391.001
$262.00Aug 2833.8534.01$33.930.5%591.001
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$355.00Aug 2858.9959.15$59.070.3%11.00--
$335.00Aug 2838.9639.15$39.060.5%11.001
$296.00Sep 21.811.82$1.820.5%4.0K0.51306
$325.00Aug 2828.9629.15$29.060.7%11.001
$290.00Sep 182.602.62$2.610.8%13.1K0.3391.2K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 371 found (avg $0.39, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$298.00Aug 280.050.06$0.0616.7%27.7K0.081.1K
$297.50Aug 280.090.10$0.1010.0%11.8K0.13345
$297.00Aug 280.180.19$0.195.3%10.5K0.22382
$296.00Aug 280.560.57$0.561.8%5.4K0.47494
$301.00Aug 310.060.07$0.0714.3%3.3K0.05633
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$294.00Aug 280.110.12$0.128.3%6.0K0.147.5K
$295.00Aug 280.250.26$0.263.8%32.9K0.2825.6K
$293.00Aug 280.050.06$0.0616.7%3.4K0.073.9K
$296.00Aug 280.570.59$0.583.4%28.5K0.534.4K
$289.00Aug 310.080.09$0.0911.1%2220.05291

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 469 found (avg delta 0.84, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$255.00Aug 3140.8441.13$40.990.7%41.002
$279.00Aug 3116.8517.14$17.001.7%11.00--
$285.00Aug 3110.9011.15$11.032.3%11.0027
$287.00Aug 318.889.17$9.033.2%21.0025
$245.00Sep 1151.1351.50$51.320.7%--1.0021
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$300.00Aug 284.004.15$4.083.7%8.0K1.0010.9K
$301.00Aug 284.995.16$5.083.3%2.4K1.003.1K
$302.00Aug 285.976.15$6.063.0%5261.001.9K
$302.50Aug 286.476.65$6.562.7%1151.00113
$303.00Aug 286.977.15$7.062.5%3191.001.1K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 1,063 active (total vol 767.9K, top 46.8K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$299.00Aug 280.020.03$0.0333.3%46.8K0.042.7K
$300.00Aug 280.010.02$0.0250.0%44.4K0.024.5K
$301.00Aug 280.000.01$0.01100.0%29.0K0.013.6K
$298.00Aug 280.050.06$0.0616.7%27.7K0.081.1K
$300.00Aug 310.120.13$0.137.7%17.0K0.09717
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$298.00Aug 282.022.19$2.118.1%44.7K0.925.5K
$297.00Aug 281.181.21$1.192.5%43.3K0.788.3K
$295.00Aug 280.250.26$0.263.8%32.9K0.2825.6K
$296.00Aug 280.570.59$0.583.4%28.5K0.534.4K
$299.00Aug 283.023.16$3.094.5%22.4K0.9510.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 50.3%, max 67.8%)

CALLS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$295.00Aug 28Oct 926.1%15.6%67.8%1.2K493
$296.00Aug 28Oct 923.7%15.3%55.1%5.4K494
$297.00Aug 28Oct 223.0%17.8%29.2%10.5K396
PUTS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$295.00Aug 28Oct 926.1%15.6%67.8%32.9K25.6K
$296.00Aug 28Oct 923.7%15.3%55.1%28.6K4.4K
$297.00Aug 28Oct 923.0%18.1%26.6%43.4K8.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 387 found (best R:R 1.60, avg 3.64)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$275.00$276.00Sep 25$0.15$0.85$0.1591%5.67$275.15
$264.00$265.00Sep 30$0.61$0.39$0.6196%0.64$264.61
$288.00$289.00Oct 2$0.63$0.37$0.6369%0.59$288.63
$312.00$313.00Oct 9$0.14$0.86$0.1415%6.14$312.14
$315.00$316.00Oct 9$0.10$0.90$0.1011%9.00$315.10
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$304.00$302.00Sep 9$0.77$1.23$0.7788%1.60$303.23
$310.00$307.50Sep 25$1.38$1.12$1.3888%0.81$308.62
$312.00$311.00Sep 18$0.48$0.52$0.4894%1.08$311.52
$300.00$295.00Sep 30$2.48$2.52$2.4862%1.02$297.52
$295.00$290.00Sep 30$1.72$3.28$1.7249%1.91$293.28

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 283 found (best R:R 0.56, avg 0.40)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$300.00$305.00Sep 30$1.80$1.80$3.2062%0.56$301.80
$305.00$310.00Sep 30$1.06$1.06$3.9476%0.27$306.06
$310.00$315.00Sep 30$0.53$0.53$4.4786%0.12$310.53
$296.00$297.50Oct 9$0.82$0.82$0.6851%1.21$296.82
$302.00$304.00Oct 9$0.75$0.75$1.2565%0.60$302.75
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$293.00$292.50Sep 4$0.14$0.14$0.3668%0.39$292.86
$295.00$294.00Aug 28$0.14$0.14$0.8672%0.16$294.86
$292.00$291.00Sep 1$0.13$0.13$0.8781%0.15$291.87
$291.00$290.00Sep 2$0.12$0.12$0.8882%0.14$290.88
$293.00$292.00Aug 31$0.13$0.13$0.8779%0.15$292.87

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.68, cheapest $0.66)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$296.00Aug 28Aug 31$0.6923.7%11.9%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$296.00Aug 28Aug 31$0.6623.7%11.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 393 found (cheapest 0.39% of stock, avg 3.97%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$296.00Aug 28$0.56$0.58$1.14$294.86$297.140.39%
$297.00Aug 28$0.19$1.19$1.38$295.62$298.380.47%
$295.00Aug 28$1.23$0.26$1.49$293.51$296.490.50%
$297.50Aug 28$0.10$1.60$1.70$295.80$299.200.57%
$298.00Aug 28$0.06$2.11$2.17$295.83$300.170.73%
$294.00Aug 28$2.09$0.12$2.21$291.79$296.210.75%
$296.00Aug 31$1.25$1.24$2.49$293.51$298.490.84%
$297.00Aug 31$0.78$1.76$2.54$294.46$299.540.86%
$295.00Aug 31$1.88$0.87$2.75$292.25$297.750.93%
$298.00Aug 31$0.45$2.47$2.92$295.08$300.920.99%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 357 found (cheapest 0.04% of stock, avg 1.62%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$298.00$293.00Aug 28$0.06$0.06$0.12$292.88$298.12
$297.50$293.00Aug 28$0.10$0.06$0.16$292.84$297.66
$298.00$294.00Aug 28$0.06$0.12$0.18$293.82$298.18
$297.50$294.00Aug 28$0.10$0.12$0.22$293.78$297.72
$297.00$293.00Aug 28$0.19$0.06$0.25$292.75$297.25
$297.00$294.00Aug 28$0.19$0.12$0.31$293.69$297.31
$300.00$291.00Aug 31$0.13$0.19$0.32$290.68$300.32
$298.00$295.00Aug 28$0.06$0.26$0.32$294.68$298.32
$297.50$295.00Aug 28$0.10$0.26$0.36$294.64$297.86
$300.00$292.00Aug 31$0.13$0.27$0.40$291.60$300.40

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 384 found (best R:R 1.17, avg credit $0.42)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
282/283300/301Sep 18$0.54$0.4648%1.17$282.46$300.54
280/281300/301Sep 18$0.51$0.4951%1.04$280.49$300.51
284/285300/301Sep 18$0.57$0.4345%1.33$284.43$300.57
288/289300/301Sep 18$0.64$0.3636%1.78$288.36$300.64
285/286300/301Sep 18$0.57$0.4343%1.33$285.43$300.57
286/287300/301Sep 18$0.59$0.4140%1.44$286.41$300.59
283/284300/301Sep 18$0.53$0.4746%1.13$283.47$300.53
273/274305/306Oct 9$0.42$0.5857%0.72$273.58$305.42
287/288300/301Sep 18$0.61$0.3938%1.56$287.39$300.61
287/288302/302Sep 25$0.29$0.2140%1.38$287.21$302.29

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 195 found (best R:R 15.13, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$280.00$285.00$290.00Sep 30$0.31$4.6919%15.13
$285.00$290.00$295.00Sep 30$0.60$4.4025%7.33
$290.00$295.00$300.00Sep 30$0.72$4.2827%5.94
$294.00$295.00$296.00Aug 31$0.08$0.9223%11.50
$294.00$295.00$296.00Aug 28$0.19$0.8139%4.26
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$285.00$290.00$295.00Sep 30$0.55$4.4524%8.09
$275.00$280.00$285.00Sep 30$0.25$4.7513%19.00
$280.00$285.00$290.00Sep 30$0.40$4.6018%11.50
$270.00$275.00$280.00Sep 30$0.18$4.829%26.78
$294.00$295.00$296.00Aug 28$0.18$0.8239%4.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 502 found (best net $-1.81, 485 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$285.00$290.001:2Sep 3-$2.15$2.85
$300.00$305.001:2Sep 30-$0.18$4.82
$279.00$285.001:2Aug 31-$5.06$0.94
$295.00$300.001:2Sep 30-$1.21$3.79
$294.00$295.001:2Aug 28-$0.37$0.63
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$330.00$314.001:2Sep 25-$1.81$14.19
$321.00$311.001:2Aug 31-$5.06$4.94
$325.00$315.001:2Aug 28-$9.04$0.96
$355.00$335.001:2Aug 28-$19.05$0.95
$295.00$290.001:2Sep 30-$1.93$3.07

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 190 found (best yield 2.31%, avg 0.53%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$296.00Oct 9$6.840.490.0%2.31%2.32%5--
$297.50Oct 9$6.010.460.5%2.03%2.55%6--
$299.00Oct 9$5.250.421.0%1.77%2.80%205
$300.00Oct 9$4.780.401.4%1.62%2.98%841
$301.00Oct 9$4.340.381.7%1.47%3.17%217
$296.00Oct 2$6.090.480.0%2.06%2.07%724
$297.00Oct 2$5.540.460.3%1.87%2.22%514
$302.00Oct 9$3.920.352.0%1.32%3.36%87
$297.50Oct 2$5.260.450.5%1.78%2.29%1034
$298.00Oct 2$5.020.440.7%1.70%2.38%8119

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 340,158
Total Puts 428,060
Put/Call Ratio 1.26
Net Difference -87,902

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 350,260
Total Puts 343,162
Put/Call Ratio 0.98
Net Difference 7,098

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 2,753,677
Total Puts 4,471,741
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.59
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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