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iShares Russell 2000 ETF

$278.93 +0.00%

(10/12 09:40) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/12 9:45am) 99,925

Calls: 44,450 (44%)

Puts: 55,475 (56%)

Prior (10/09) 152,724

Calls: 63,100 (41%)

Puts: 89,624 (59%)

Current vs Prior -34.57%

Calls: -29.56% (Calls)

Puts: -38.10% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 13,258,070

Calls: 5,903,377 (45%)

Puts: 7,354,693 (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,894,010

Calls: 843,339 (45%)

Puts: 1,050,670 (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -94.72%

Calls: -94.73%

Puts: -94.72%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/12 9:45am) $12.17M

Calls: $4.73M (39%)

Puts: $7.44M (61%)

Prior (10/09) $15.72M

Calls: $6.91M (44%)

Puts: $8.81M (56%)

Current vs Prior -22.54%

Calls: -31.50%

Puts: -15.52%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.44B

Calls: $549.77M (38%)

Puts: $891.34M (62%)

Prior 7-Day Average $205.87M

Calls: $78.54M (38%)

Puts: $127.33M (62%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -94.09%

Calls: -93.98%

Puts: -94.15%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/12 9:45am) 1.25

Prior (10/09) 1.42

Current vs Prior -12.13%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.26

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.86%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/12 9:45am) 3,969,698

Calls: 1,349,917 (34%)

Puts: 2,619,781 (66%)

Prior (10/09) 4,226,094

Calls: 1,472,200 (35%)

Puts: 2,753,894 (65%)

Current vs Prior -6.07%

Prior 7-Day Total 25,274,490

Calls: 8,186,916 (32%)

Puts: 17,087,574 (68%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,610,641

Calls: 1,169,559 (32%)

Puts: 2,441,082 (68%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.94%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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0DTE3DTEWKMO Expiry (10/12) | Next (10/13)Expiry (10/12) | Next (10/14)Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/15) | Next (11/20)

Current 0.64% | 0.97%0.64% | 1.38%1.80% | 2.52%1.58% | 5.21%

Prior 0.87% | 1.13%0.38% | 0.87%0.38% | 1.93%1.72% | 5.29%

Current vs Prior -26.75% | -14.55%+67.95% | +58.85%+372.66% | +30.92%-8.12% | -1.56%

Prior 7-Day Avg 0.98% | 1.28%0.66% | 1.24%1.04% | 2.30%2.38% | 5.67%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -34.93% | -24.28%-3.64% | +11.79%+72.80% | +9.56%-33.61% | -8.12%

Prior 7-Day Eod 0.87% | 1.13%0.40% | 0.90%0.40% | 1.93%1.74% | 5.29%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -26.75% | -14.55%+59.11% | +53.36%+347.79% | +30.33%-8.97% | -1.58%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISHBEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 2.10% | 1.08%

Calls: 2.56% | 1.24%

Puts: 1.64% | 0.92%

Prior 3.47% | 2.88%

Calls: 2.68% | 2.69%

Puts: 4.26% | 3.08%

Current vs Prior -39.48% | -62.50%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.73% | 2.80%

Calls: 2.38% | 2.84%

Puts: 3.07% | 2.77%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.00% | -61.41%

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Moderately bearish flow with 61% put dollar volume ($7.44M). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.25 indicates protective positioning. Put-heavy open interest (2,619,781 puts vs 1,349,917 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 866 of results (avg 2.9%, best 0.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Nov 20	30.81	30.97	$30.89	0.5%	--	0.91	4.1K
$274.00	Oct 16	5.68	5.71	$5.70	0.5%	2	0.81	394
$251.00	Nov 20	29.87	30.03	$29.95	0.5%	--	0.91	10
$272.00	Oct 16	7.42	7.46	$7.44	0.5%	10	0.88	267
$235.00	Oct 16	43.89	44.14	$44.02	0.6%	--	1.00	87

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$321.00	Oct 12	42.02	42.27	$42.15	0.6%	4	1.00	--
$283.00	Oct 14	4.34	4.37	$4.36	0.7%	2	0.84	116
$300.00	Nov 20	21.20	21.35	$21.28	0.7%	--	0.89	14.9K
$324.00	Oct 12	44.91	45.25	$45.08	0.8%	2	1.00	--
$298.00	Nov 20	19.36	19.51	$19.44	0.8%	--	0.86	319

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 325 found (avg $0.37, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$281.00	Oct 12	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	2.0K	0.08	3.0K
$280.00	Oct 12	0.19	0.20	$0.20	5.0%	8.1K	0.21	10.7K
$279.00	Oct 12	0.53	0.54	$0.54	1.9%	9.4K	0.46	1.8K
$283.00	Oct 13	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	327	0.07	1.2K
$282.00	Oct 13	0.16	0.17	$0.17	5.9%	208	0.12	3.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$277.00	Oct 12	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	5.1K	0.12	2.6K
$278.00	Oct 12	0.23	0.24	$0.24	4.2%	8.5K	0.28	3.2K
$279.00	Oct 12	0.60	0.61	$0.61	1.6%	2.7K	0.54	1.8K
$276.00	Oct 13	0.20	0.22	$0.21	9.5%	191	0.15	668
$274.00	Oct 13	0.07	0.08	$0.08	12.5%	58	0.06	316

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 386 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 12	18.73	19.05	$18.89	1.7%	--	1.00	10
$266.00	Oct 12	12.78	12.98	$12.88	1.6%	--	1.00	15
$268.00	Oct 12	10.78	10.98	$10.88	1.8%	--	1.00	15
$269.00	Oct 12	9.78	9.98	$9.88	2.0%	1	1.00	29
$270.00	Oct 12	8.78	8.98	$8.88	2.3%	1	1.00	124

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$291.00	Oct 16	12.02	12.15	$12.09	1.1%	--	1.00	3.0K
$292.00	Oct 16	13.02	13.15	$13.09	1.0%	--	1.00	1.2K
$293.00	Oct 16	14.01	14.29	$14.15	2.0%	--	1.00	30
$295.00	Oct 16	16.01	16.28	$16.15	1.7%	--	1.00	4.5K
$296.00	Oct 16	17.01	17.28	$17.15	1.6%	--	1.00	22

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 548 active (total vol 99.2K, top 18.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$279.00	Oct 12	0.53	0.54	$0.54	1.9%	9.4K	0.46	1.8K
$280.00	Oct 12	0.19	0.20	$0.20	5.0%	8.1K	0.21	10.7K
$278.00	Oct 12	1.15	1.18	$1.17	2.6%	2.0K	0.72	1.3K
$281.00	Oct 12	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	2.0K	0.08	3.0K
$280.00	Oct 13	0.60	0.61	$0.61	1.6%	1.6K	0.33	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$277.00	Oct 23	2.25	2.30	$2.28	2.2%	18.4K	0.40	33.8K
$278.00	Oct 12	0.23	0.24	$0.24	4.2%	8.5K	0.28	3.2K
$277.00	Oct 12	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	5.1K	0.12	2.6K
$280.00	Oct 16	2.68	2.71	$2.70	1.1%	4.1K	0.58	82.1K
$279.00	Oct 12	0.60	0.61	$0.61	1.6%	2.7K	0.54	1.8K

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 9.2%, max 9.7%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$279.00	Oct 12	Nov 20	19.2%	17.5%	9.7%	9.4K	2.2K
$278.00	Oct 12	Nov 20	19.2%	17.7%	8.8%	2.0K	1.8K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$279.00	Oct 12	Nov 20	19.2%	17.5%	9.7%	2.7K	3.7K
$278.00	Oct 12	Nov 20	19.2%	17.7%	8.8%	8.5K	4.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 395 found (best R:R 28.41, avg 3.66)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$277.00	$277.50	Nov 13	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	56%	0.85	$277.27
$286.00	$287.00	Oct 20	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	14%	8.09	$286.11
$299.00	$300.00	Nov 20	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	12%	8.09	$299.11
$278.00	$279.00	Oct 15	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	57%	0.89	$278.53
$294.00	$295.00	Nov 6	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	14%	7.33	$294.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$250.00	$245.00	Nov 13	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	7%	28.41	$249.83
$250.00	$245.00	Nov 6	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	5%	44.45	$249.89
$245.00	$240.00	Nov 13	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	5%	40.67	$244.88
$240.00	$235.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	5%	40.67	$239.88
$280.00	$279.00	Nov 13	$0.44	$0.56	$0.44	52%	1.27	$279.56

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 286 found (best R:R 0.74, avg 0.41)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$280.00	$283.00	Oct 26	$1.28	$1.28	$1.72	55%	0.74	$281.28
$290.00	$300.00	Oct 26	$0.34	$0.34	$9.66	90%	0.04	$290.34
$286.00	$290.00	Oct 22	$0.43	$0.43	$3.57	83%	0.12	$286.43
$290.00	$300.00	Oct 22	$0.21	$0.21	$9.79	93%	0.02	$290.21
$279.00	$280.00	Nov 20	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	50%	1.27	$279.56

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$277.00	$276.00	Oct 14	$0.27	$0.27	$0.73	67%	0.37	$276.73
$277.00	$276.00	Oct 15	$0.30	$0.30	$0.70	65%	0.43	$276.70
$277.00	$276.00	Oct 13	$0.17	$0.17	$0.83	75%	0.20	$276.83
$276.00	$275.00	Oct 15	$0.23	$0.23	$0.77	72%	0.30	$275.77
$277.00	$276.00	Oct 16	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	64%	0.47	$276.68

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 7 found (avg debit $0.85, cheapest $0.48)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$279.00	Oct 12	Oct 13	$0.50	19.2%	16.4%
$277.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$1.15	17.1%	17.7%
$282.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.20	16.7%	18.2%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$279.00	Oct 12	Oct 13	$0.48	19.2%	16.4%
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$0.66	18.9%	18.9%
$277.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.95	17.1%	17.7%
$282.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$0.98	16.7%	18.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 360 found (cheapest 0.41% of stock, avg 4.01%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$279.00	Oct 12	$0.54	$0.61	$1.15	$277.85	$280.15	0.41%
$278.00	Oct 12	$1.17	$0.24	$1.41	$276.59	$279.41	0.51%
$280.00	Oct 12	$0.20	$1.25	$1.45	$278.55	$281.45	0.52%
$277.00	Oct 12	$2.03	$0.10	$2.13	$274.87	$279.13	0.76%
$279.00	Oct 13	$1.04	$1.09	$2.13	$276.87	$281.13	0.76%
$281.00	Oct 12	$0.06	$2.13	$2.19	$278.81	$283.19	0.79%
$278.00	Oct 13	$1.61	$0.66	$2.27	$275.73	$280.27	0.81%
$280.00	Oct 13	$0.61	$1.65	$2.26	$277.74	$282.26	0.81%
$277.00	Oct 13	$2.33	$0.38	$2.71	$274.29	$279.71	0.97%
$281.00	Oct 13	$0.33	$2.38	$2.71	$278.29	$283.71	0.97%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 359 found (cheapest 0.04% of stock, avg 1.69%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$281.00	$276.00	Oct 12	$0.06	$0.05	$0.11	$275.89	$281.11
$283.00	$274.00	Oct 13	$0.09	$0.08	$0.17	$273.83	$283.17
$281.00	$277.00	Oct 12	$0.06	$0.10	$0.16	$276.84	$281.16
$283.00	$275.00	Oct 13	$0.09	$0.13	$0.22	$274.78	$283.22
$282.00	$274.00	Oct 13	$0.17	$0.08	$0.25	$273.75	$282.25
$280.00	$276.00	Oct 12	$0.20	$0.05	$0.25	$275.75	$280.25
$282.00	$275.00	Oct 13	$0.17	$0.13	$0.30	$274.70	$282.30
$283.00	$276.00	Oct 13	$0.09	$0.21	$0.30	$275.70	$283.30
$280.00	$277.00	Oct 12	$0.20	$0.10	$0.30	$276.70	$280.30
$281.00	$278.00	Oct 12	$0.06	$0.24	$0.30	$277.70	$281.30

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 326 found (best R:R 1.17, avg credit $0.44)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
268/268	287/288	Nov 13	$0.27	$0.23	44%	1.17	$267.73	$287.27
261/262	285/286	Nov 6	$0.46	$0.54	53%	0.85	$261.54	$285.46
258/259	288/289	Nov 20	$0.44	$0.56	54%	0.79	$258.56	$288.44
258/259	287/288	Nov 20	$0.46	$0.54	52%	0.85	$258.54	$287.46
265/266	285/286	Nov 6	$0.50	$0.50	48%	1.00	$265.50	$285.50
261/262	286/287	Nov 6	$0.42	$0.58	56%	0.72	$261.58	$286.42
260/261	286/287	Nov 13	$0.46	$0.54	52%	0.85	$260.54	$286.46
263/264	285/286	Nov 6	$0.47	$0.53	50%	0.89	$263.53	$285.47
268/269	285/286	Nov 6	$0.55	$0.45	42%	1.22	$268.45	$285.55
270/271	285/286	Nov 6	$0.59	$0.41	38%	1.44	$270.41	$285.59

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 166 found (best R:R 110.11, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$290.00	$295.00	$300.00	Oct 21	$0.09	$4.91	5%	54.56
$278.00	$279.00	$280.00	Oct 12	$0.29	$0.71	51%	2.45
$278.00	$279.00	$280.00	Oct 15	$0.05	$0.95	16%	19.00
$278.00	$279.00	$280.00	Oct 14	$0.07	$0.93	19%	13.29
$277.00	$278.00	$279.00	Oct 12	$0.23	$0.77	42%	3.35

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$240.00	$250.00	$260.00	Oct 26	$0.09	$9.91	4%	110.11
$278.00	$279.00	$280.00	Oct 12	$0.27	$0.73	51%	2.70
$278.00	$279.00	$280.00	Oct 13	$0.13	$0.87	29%	6.69
$276.00	$277.00	$278.00	Oct 12	$0.09	$0.91	22%	10.11
$265.00	$267.50	$270.00	Oct 21	$0.06	$2.44	7%	40.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 432 found (best net $-2.12, 418 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$255.00	$265.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$6.94	$3.06
$280.00	$283.00	1:2	Oct 26	-$0.54	$2.46
$277.00	$278.00	1:2	Oct 12	-$0.31	$0.69
$287.00	$290.00	1:2	Oct 26	-$0.02	$2.98
$250.00	$260.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$9.57	$0.43

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$291.00	$286.00	1:2	Oct 12	-$2.12	$2.88
$291.00	$286.00	1:2	Oct 19	-$2.51	$2.49
$281.00	$280.00	1:2	Oct 12	-$0.37	$0.63
$274.00	$271.00	1:2	Oct 26	-$0.42	$2.58
$279.00	$278.00	1:2	Oct 13	-$0.23	$0.77

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 209 found (best yield 2.67%, avg 0.60%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$279.00	Nov 20	$7.46	0.51	0.0%	2.67%	2.70%	9	434
$280.00	Nov 20	$6.91	0.49	0.4%	2.48%	2.86%	167	4.3K
$281.00	Nov 20	$6.39	0.47	0.7%	2.29%	3.03%	2	1.2K
$282.00	Nov 20	$5.88	0.44	1.1%	2.11%	3.21%	9	1.6K
$283.00	Nov 20	$5.41	0.42	1.5%	1.94%	3.40%	2	1.3K
$284.00	Nov 20	$4.96	0.40	1.8%	1.78%	3.60%	9	6.6K
$285.00	Nov 20	$4.53	0.38	2.2%	1.62%	3.80%	25	24.5K
$279.00	Nov 13	$6.67	0.50	0.0%	2.39%	2.42%	16	174
$286.00	Nov 20	$4.13	0.36	2.5%	1.48%	4.02%	24	2.5K
$280.00	Nov 13	$6.12	0.48	0.4%	2.19%	2.58%	9	311

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

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 44,450

Total Puts 55,475

Put/Call Ratio 1.25

Net Difference -11,025

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 63,100

Total Puts 89,624

Put/Call Ratio 1.42

Net Difference -26,524

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 5,903,377

Total Puts 7,354,693

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.26

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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