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LINCOLN NATL CORP IN

$40.96 -0.73%

(7/14 19:07) ◀

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 (6:49pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/15) 1,164

Calls: 624 (54%)

Puts: 540 (46%)

Prior (07/14) 2,104

Calls: 1,179 (56%)

Puts: 925 (44%)

Current vs Prior -44.68%

Calls: -47.07% (Calls)

Puts: -41.62% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 21,032

Calls: 16,860 (80%)

Puts: 4,172 (20%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,004

Calls: 2,408 (80%)

Puts: 596 (20%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -61.26%

Calls: -74.09%

Puts: -9.40%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/15) $313.8K

Calls: $163.2K (52%)

Puts: $150.6K (48%)

Prior (07/14) $487.1K

Calls: $400.9K (82%)

Puts: $86.2K (18%)

Current vs Prior -35.57%

Calls: -59.28%

Puts: +74.70%

Prior 7-Day Total $8.87M

Calls: $8.31M (94%)

Puts: $558.7K (6%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.27M

Calls: $1.19M (94%)

Puts: $79.8K (6%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -75.24%

Calls: -86.26%

Puts: +88.70%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/15) 0.87

Prior (07/14) 0.78

Current vs Prior +10.30%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.54

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +60.44%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/15) 16,770

Calls: 12,979 (77%)

Puts: 3,791 (23%)

Prior (07/14) 18,010

Calls: 14,963 (83%)

Puts: 3,047 (17%)

Current vs Prior -6.89%

Prior 7-Day Total 118,391

Calls: 86,543 (73%)

Puts: 31,848 (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average 16,913

Calls: 12,363 (73%)

Puts: 4,549 (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.85%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 3.32% | 10.08%3.32% | 10.08%

Prior 4.31% | 9.77%4.31% | 9.77%

Current vs Prior -23.04% | +3.23%-23.04% | +3.23%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.41% | 10.31%4.41% | 10.31%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -24.71% | -2.25%-24.71% | -2.25%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.31% | 9.77%4.31% | 9.77%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -23.04% | +3.23%-23.04% | +3.23%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 38.72% | 17.69%

Calls: 52.08% | 21.43%

Puts: 25.36% | 13.95%

Prior 38.72% | 17.69%

Calls: 52.08% | 21.43%

Puts: 25.36% | 13.95%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 38.72% | 17.69%

Calls: 52.08% | 21.43%

Puts: 25.36% | 13.95%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

Liquidity Expensive

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Below-average activity with volume down 45% vs prior. Call-heavy open interest (12,979 calls vs 3,791 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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 NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 4 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 0.89)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Aug 21	6.20	7.10	$6.65	13.5%	7	0.89	--
$40.00	Jul 17	1.05	1.40	$1.23	28.5%	40	0.82	2.2K
$37.50	Aug 21	4.20	4.90	$4.55	15.4%	1	0.77	--
$40.00	Aug 21	2.50	2.80	$2.65	11.3%	2	0.61	854

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 13 active (total vol 337, top 81)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.50	Jul 17	0.00	0.15	$0.08	187.5%	81	0.13	497
$42.50	Aug 21	1.25	1.60	$1.43	24.5%	41	0.41	579
$40.00	Jul 17	1.05	1.40	$1.23	28.5%	40	0.82	2.2K
$45.00	Aug 21	0.55	0.80	$0.68	36.8%	28	0.24	160
$35.00	Aug 21	6.20	7.10	$6.65	13.5%	7	0.89	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Aug 21	1.35	1.60	$1.48	16.9%	57	0.39	350
$37.50	Aug 21	0.60	0.95	$0.77	45.5%	39	0.23	280
$35.00	Aug 21	0.25	0.45	$0.35	57.1%	27	0.12	179
$40.00	Jul 17	0.10	0.15	$0.13	38.5%	6	0.18	70
$32.50	Aug 21	0.10	0.30	$0.20	100.0%	4	0.07	94

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 3 strikes (avg 7.4%, max 9.9%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	41.6%	37.9%	9.9%	42	3.1K
$42.50	Jul 17	Aug 21	40.2%	39.3%	2.5%	122	1.1K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	41.6%	37.9%	9.9%	63	420

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 7 found (best R:R 15.67, avg 4.75)

BULL CALL (4)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$45.00	$47.50	Aug 21	$0.38	$2.12	$0.38	5.58	$45.38
$42.50	$45.00	Aug 21	$0.75	$1.75	$0.75	2.33	$43.25
$40.00	$42.50	Jul 17	$1.15	$1.35	$1.15	1.17	$41.15
$40.00	$42.50	Aug 21	$1.22	$1.28	$1.22	1.05	$41.22

BEAR PUT (3)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$35.00	$32.50	Aug 21	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$34.85
$37.50	$35.00	Aug 21	$0.42	$2.08	$0.42	4.95	$37.08
$40.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.71	$1.79	$0.71	2.52	$39.29

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 9 found (best R:R 5.25, avg 1.28)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$35.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$2.10	$2.10	$0.40	5.25	$37.10
$37.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$1.90	$1.90	$0.60	3.17	$39.40
$40.00	$42.50	Aug 21	$1.22	$1.22	$1.28	0.95	$41.22
$40.00	$42.50	Jul 17	$1.15	$1.15	$1.35	0.85	$41.15
$42.50	$45.00	Aug 21	$0.75	$0.75	$1.75	0.43	$43.25

BULL PUT (3)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$40.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.71	$0.71	$1.79	0.40	$39.29
$37.50	$35.00	Aug 21	$0.42	$0.42	$2.08	0.20	$37.08
$35.00	$32.50	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.15	$2.35	0.06	$34.85

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $1.37, cheapest $1.35)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$42.50	Jul 17	Aug 21	$1.35	40.2%	39.3%
$40.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	$1.42	41.6%	37.9%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$40.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	$1.35	41.6%	37.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 4 found (cheapest 3.32% of stock, avg 10.87%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$40.00	Jul 17	$1.23	$0.13	$1.36	$38.64	$41.36	3.32%
$40.00	Aug 21	$2.65	$1.48	$4.13	$35.87	$44.13	10.08%
$37.50	Aug 21	$4.55	$0.77	$5.32	$32.18	$42.82	12.99%
$35.00	Aug 21	$6.65	$0.35	$7.00	$28.00	$42.00	17.09%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 13 found (cheapest 0.51% of stock, avg 3.43%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$42.50	$40.00	Jul 17	$0.08	$0.13	$0.21	$39.79	$42.71
$47.50	$32.50	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.20	$0.50	$32.00	$48.00
$47.50	$35.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.35	$0.65	$34.35	$48.15
$45.00	$32.50	Aug 21	$0.68	$0.20	$0.88	$31.62	$45.88
$45.00	$35.00	Aug 21	$0.68	$0.35	$1.03	$33.97	$46.03
$47.50	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.77	$1.07	$36.43	$48.57
$45.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.68	$0.77	$1.45	$36.05	$46.45
$42.50	$32.50	Aug 21	$1.43	$0.20	$1.63	$30.87	$44.13
$42.50	$35.00	Aug 21	$1.43	$0.35	$1.78	$33.22	$44.28
$47.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$1.48	$1.78	$38.22	$49.28

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 9 found (best R:R 4.56, avg credit $1.22)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
32/35	38/40	Aug 21	$2.05	$0.45	4.56	$32.95	$39.55
35/38	40/42	Aug 21	$1.64	$0.86	1.91	$35.86	$41.64
38/40	42/45	Aug 21	$1.46	$1.04	1.40	$38.54	$43.96
32/35	40/42	Aug 21	$1.37	$1.13	1.21	$33.63	$41.37
35/38	42/45	Aug 21	$1.17	$1.33	0.88	$36.33	$43.67
38/40	45/48	Aug 21	$1.09	$1.41	0.77	$38.91	$46.09
32/35	42/45	Aug 21	$0.90	$1.60	0.56	$34.10	$43.40
35/38	45/48	Aug 21	$0.80	$1.70	0.47	$36.70	$45.80
32/35	45/48	Aug 21	$0.53	$1.97	0.27	$34.47	$45.53

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 6 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.20)

CALLS (4)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$35.00	$37.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.20	$2.30	11.50
$42.50	$45.00	$47.50	Aug 21	$0.37	$2.13	5.76
$40.00	$42.50	$45.00	Aug 21	$0.47	$2.03	4.32
$37.50	$40.00	$42.50	Aug 21	$0.68	$1.82	2.68

PUTS (2)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$32.50	$35.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.27	$2.23	8.26
$35.00	$37.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.29	$2.21	7.62

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 9 found (best net $-0.05, 5 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$40.00	$42.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.21	$2.29
$37.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.75	$1.75
$35.00	$37.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.45	$0.05
$42.50	$45.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.07	$2.43
$45.00	$47.50	1:2	Aug 21	$0.08	$2.42

PUTS (3)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$35.00	$32.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.05	$2.45
$40.00	$37.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$2.44
$37.50	$35.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.07	$2.43

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 3 found (best yield 3.05%, avg 1.67%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$42.50	Aug 21	$1.25	0.41	3.8%	3.05%	6.81%	41	579
$45.00	Aug 21	$0.55	0.24	9.9%	1.34%	11.21%	28	160
$47.50	Aug 21	$0.25	0.13	16.0%	0.61%	16.58%	4	154

Current 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 624

Total Puts 540

Put/Call Ratio 0.87

Net Difference 84

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,179

Total Puts 925

Put/Call Ratio 0.78

Net Difference 254

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 16,860

Total Puts 4,172

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.54

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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