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MACYS INC

$23.68 -1.82%

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as of 07/17 06:53 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/17) 8,575

Calls: 6,597 (77%)

Puts: 1,978 (23%)

Prior (07/16) 6,598

Calls: 4,435 (67%)

Puts: 2,163 (33%)

Current vs Prior +29.96%

Calls: +48.75% (Calls)

Puts: -8.55% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 55,688

Calls: 29,422 (53%)

Puts: 26,266 (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average 7,955

Calls: 4,203 (53%)

Puts: 3,752 (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.79%

Calls: +56.95%

Puts: -47.29%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/17) $979.3K

Calls: $833.9K (85%)

Puts: $145.5K (15%)

Prior (07/16) $750.6K

Calls: $589.1K (78%)

Puts: $161.5K (22%)

Current vs Prior +30.47%

Calls: +41.55%

Puts: -9.94%

Prior 7-Day Total $6.69M

Calls: $3.54M (53%)

Puts: $3.15M (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average $955.8K

Calls: $505.1K (53%)

Puts: $450.7K (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.46%

Calls: +65.10%

Puts: -67.73%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/17) 0.30

Prior (07/16) 0.49

Current vs Prior -38.52%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.84

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -64.19%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/17) 62,601

Calls: 47,424 (76%)

Puts: 15,177 (24%)

Prior (07/16) 51,799

Calls: 25,975 (50%)

Puts: 25,824 (50%)

Current vs Prior +20.85%

Prior 7-Day Total 396,178

Calls: 196,763 (50%)

Puts: 199,415 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 56,596

Calls: 28,109 (50%)

Puts: 28,487 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +10.61%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 1.94% | 5.74%1.94% | 14.40%

Prior 4.48% | 6.09%4.48% | 13.52%

Current vs Prior +28.27% | +26.80%-56.62% | +6.54%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.98% | 6.84%5.70% | 14.65%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +15.25% | +12.96%-65.92% | -1.70%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.48% | 6.09%4.48% | 13.52%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +28.27% | +26.80%-56.62% | +6.54%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 41.16% | 16.77%

Calls: 59.52% | 21.21%

Puts: 22.81% | 12.33%

Prior 41.16% | 16.77%

Calls: 59.52% | 21.21%

Puts: 22.81% | 12.33%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 41.16% | 16.77%

Calls: 59.52% | 21.21%

Puts: 22.81% | 12.33%

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

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Strong bullish conviction with 85% of dollar volume in calls ($833.9K) vs puts ($145.5K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.30 - heavy call buying (6,597 calls vs 1,978 puts). P/C ratio dropping 39% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (47,424 calls vs 15,177 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 9 of results (avg 8.6%, best 6.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.50	Jul 31	1.49	1.59	$1.54	6.5%	711	0.74	740
$21.00	Aug 21	3.00	3.25	$3.13	8.0%	6	0.81	776
$23.00	Jul 24	0.93	1.01	$0.97	8.2%	112	0.70	258
$23.50	Aug 7	1.02	1.12	$1.07	9.3%	11	0.55	45
$19.00	Jul 17	4.40	4.85	$4.63	9.7%	3	0.99	--

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.50	Aug 7	0.45	0.49	$0.47	8.5%	1	0.29	10
$24.50	Jul 31	1.19	1.30	$1.25	8.8%	13	0.64	--
$26.00	Aug 21	2.68	2.94	$2.81	9.3%	38	0.74	597
$24.50	Jul 24	1.01	1.11	$1.06	9.4%	11	0.71	10

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 15 found (avg $0.66, cheapest $0.21)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Jul 24	0.37	0.45	$0.41	19.5%	124	0.42	301
$24.50	Aug 7	0.59	0.67	$0.63	12.7%	93	0.39	28
$23.50	Jul 24	0.60	0.68	$0.64	12.5%	168	0.56	127
$24.50	Aug 14	0.72	0.86	$0.79	17.7%	96	0.41	32
$24.00	Aug 7	0.78	0.87	$0.83	10.8%	16	0.47	71

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Jul 31	0.19	0.23	$0.21	19.0%	322	0.18	88
$22.00	Aug 7	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	4	0.22	26
$22.50	Aug 7	0.45	0.49	$0.47	8.5%	1	0.29	10
$23.00	Aug 7	0.57	0.67	$0.62	16.1%	1	0.36	--
$23.50	Jul 31	0.64	0.74	$0.69	14.5%	7	0.45	--

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 49 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.00	Jul 17	4.40	4.85	$4.63	9.7%	3	0.99	--
$20.00	Jul 17	3.40	4.30	$3.85	23.4%	6	0.99	228
$22.50	Jul 17	0.77	2.00	$1.39	88.5%	1.2K	0.98	1.3K
$20.00	Jul 31	3.50	4.70	$4.10	29.3%	2	0.94	4
$20.00	Aug 14	3.60	4.85	$4.22	29.6%	2	0.92	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Jul 17	0.03	0.50	$0.27	174.1%	79	1.00	950
$24.50	Jul 17	0.71	1.70	$1.21	81.8%	38	1.00	51
$28.00	Jul 17	3.05	4.60	$3.83	40.5%	3	1.00	1
$25.00	Jul 17	0.54	1.55	$1.05	96.2%	13	0.99	480
$26.00	Jul 24	1.58	2.51	$2.05	45.4%	18	0.90	9

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 117 active (total vol 7.3K, top 1.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.50	Jul 17	0.77	2.00	$1.39	88.5%	1.2K	0.98	1.3K
$22.50	Jul 31	1.49	1.59	$1.54	6.5%	711	0.74	740
$24.50	Jul 24	0.20	0.29	$0.25	36.0%	445	0.29	289
$25.00	Aug 21	0.74	0.99	$0.87	28.7%	445	0.38	1.2K
$25.00	Jul 31	0.26	0.39	$0.33	39.4%	244	0.27	261

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Jul 31	0.19	0.23	$0.21	19.0%	322	0.18	88
$24.00	Aug 21	1.24	1.80	$1.52	36.8%	118	0.52	560
$24.00	Jul 24	0.67	0.76	$0.72	12.5%	89	0.58	311
$23.00	Jul 24	0.23	0.31	$0.27	29.6%	85	0.30	181
$24.00	Jul 17	0.03	0.50	$0.27	174.1%	79	1.00	950

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 24 strikes (avg 1095.2%, max 4627.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$21.50	Jul 17	Aug 7	2132.4%	45.1%	4627.0%	3	29
$26.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	1697.9%	44.5%	3719.1%	136	873
$21.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	1260.3%	46.7%	2600.6%	27	1.7K
$22.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	930.8%	42.6%	2087.1%	62	436
$20.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	963.3%	52.7%	1726.3%	50	727

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$22.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	930.8%	49.6%	1777.9%	15	1.7K
$23.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	593.3%	49.1%	1109.2%	17	1.3K
$25.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	439.7%	49.1%	795.6%	48	1.0K
$22.50	Jul 17	Aug 7	350.0%	43.1%	712.8%	2	10
$24.50	Jul 17	Aug 14	226.8%	43.4%	422.6%	39	51

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 59 found (best R:R 9.00, avg 2.36)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$27.00	$28.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$27.11
$26.00	$27.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$26.13
$24.50	$25.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	4.00	$24.60
$25.00	$25.50	Aug 7	$0.11	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$25.11
$25.50	$26.00	Aug 14	$0.11	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$25.61

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$21.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$20.90
$21.00	$19.50	Aug 14	$0.19	$1.31	$0.19	6.89	$20.81
$21.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.27	$1.73	$0.27	6.41	$20.73
$21.00	$20.00	Jul 31	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$20.85
$20.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$19.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 72 found (best R:R 12.64, avg 1.35)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$20.00	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.85	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$20.85
$21.00	$24.00	Aug 14	$2.53	$2.53	$0.47	5.38	$23.53
$21.50	$23.50	Aug 7	$1.60	$1.60	$0.40	4.00	$23.10
$19.50	$23.00	Aug 28	$2.74	$2.74	$0.76	3.61	$22.24
$19.00	$20.00	Jul 17	$0.78	$0.78	$0.22	3.55	$19.78

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$28.00	$25.00	Jul 17	$2.78	$2.78	$0.22	12.64	$25.22
$25.00	$24.50	Jul 24	$0.38	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$24.62
$26.00	$25.00	Aug 21	$0.74	$0.74	$0.26	2.85	$25.26
$24.50	$24.00	Jul 24	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	2.13	$24.16
$25.50	$25.00	Jul 24	$0.32	$0.32	$0.18	1.78	$25.18

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 21 found (avg debit $0.30, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$27.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.07	56.0%	49.2%
$26.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.12	44.6%	48.5%
$25.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.13	439.7%	44.2%
$25.50	Jul 17	Jul 31	$0.22	565.9%	44.7%
$24.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.24	226.8%	42.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.06	54.6%	44.8%
$21.00	Jul 31	Aug 14	$0.09	57.7%	46.9%
$19.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.11	51.8%	56.6%
$23.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	593.3%	42.3%
$22.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.16	350.0%	45.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 34 found (cheapest 0.97% of stock, avg 8.80%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$23.50	Jul 17	$0.19	$0.04	$0.23	$23.27	$23.73	0.97%
$24.00	Jul 17	$0.03	$0.27	$0.30	$23.70	$24.30	1.27%
$23.00	Jul 17	$0.70	$0.15	$0.85	$22.15	$23.85	3.59%
$25.00	Jul 17	$0.02	$1.05	$1.07	$23.93	$26.07	4.52%
$23.50	Jul 24	$0.64	$0.45	$1.09	$22.41	$24.59	4.60%
$24.00	Jul 24	$0.41	$0.72	$1.13	$22.87	$25.13	4.77%
$24.50	Jul 17	$0.01	$1.21	$1.22	$23.28	$25.72	5.15%
$23.00	Jul 24	$0.97	$0.27	$1.24	$21.76	$24.24	5.24%
$24.50	Jul 24	$0.25	$1.06	$1.31	$23.19	$25.81	5.53%
$22.50	Jul 17	$1.39	$0.01	$1.40	$21.10	$23.90	5.91%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 126 found (cheapest 0.25% of stock, avg 3.74%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$25.00	$23.50	Jul 17	$0.02	$0.04	$0.06	$23.44	$25.06
$24.00	$23.50	Jul 17	$0.03	$0.04	$0.07	$23.43	$24.07
$25.00	$22.00	Jul 17	$0.02	$0.12	$0.14	$21.86	$25.14
$24.00	$22.00	Jul 17	$0.03	$0.12	$0.15	$21.85	$24.15
$26.00	$21.50	Jul 24	$0.08	$0.08	$0.16	$21.34	$26.16
$25.00	$23.00	Jul 17	$0.02	$0.15	$0.17	$22.83	$25.17
$24.00	$23.00	Jul 17	$0.03	$0.15	$0.18	$22.82	$24.18
$26.00	$22.00	Jul 24	$0.08	$0.10	$0.18	$21.82	$26.18
$25.00	$21.50	Jul 24	$0.15	$0.08	$0.23	$21.27	$25.23
$25.00	$22.00	Jul 24	$0.15	$0.10	$0.25	$21.75	$25.25

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 78 found (best R:R 8.09, avg credit $0.48)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
21/22	23/24	Aug 21	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$21.11	$23.89
19/20	23/24	Aug 21	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$19.14	$23.86
25/26	27/28	Aug 21	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$25.15	$27.85
20/21	23/24	Aug 21	$0.81	$0.19	4.26	$20.19	$23.81
22/23	24/24	Aug 7	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$22.61	$23.89
19/20	22/23	Aug 21	$0.78	$0.22	3.55	$19.22	$22.78
22/22	24/24	Jul 31	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$22.12	$23.88
23/24	24/24	Jul 31	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$23.12	$24.38
24/24	24/25	Jul 31	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$23.62	$24.88
22/22	24/24	Aug 7	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$22.12	$23.88

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 35 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$24.00	$24.50	$25.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$22.50	$23.00	$23.50	Jul 31	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$24.50	$25.00	$25.50	Aug 7	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$23.50	$24.00	$24.50	Jul 24	$0.07	$0.43	6.14
$26.00	$26.50	$27.00	Jul 24	$0.07	$0.43	6.14

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$20.00	$21.00	$22.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.92	11.50
$21.50	$22.00	$22.50	Jul 31	$0.05	$0.45	9.00
$21.00	$22.00	$23.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.90	9.00
$22.50	$23.00	$23.50	Jul 31	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$21.50	$22.00	$22.50	Aug 7	$0.06	$0.44	7.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 62 found (best net $-0.94, 49 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$19.00	$21.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.94	$1.06
$25.00	$26.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.09	$0.91
$27.00	$28.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.13	$0.87
$26.00	$27.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.22	$0.78
$20.00	$21.50	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.96	$0.54

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$21.00	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.19	$0.81
$22.00	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.21	$0.79
$22.00	$21.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.23	$0.77
$23.00	$22.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.24	$0.76
$24.00	$23.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.28	$0.72

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 28 found (best yield 5.66%, avg 2.09%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$24.00	Aug 28	$1.34	0.51	1.4%	5.66%	7.01%	2	23
$24.00	Aug 21	$1.05	0.48	1.4%	4.43%	5.79%	81	2.0K
$24.50	Aug 28	$0.92	0.46	3.5%	3.89%	7.35%	5	--
$24.00	Aug 14	$0.91	0.48	1.4%	3.84%	5.19%	22	85
$25.00	Aug 28	$0.88	0.42	5.6%	3.72%	9.29%	5	--
$24.00	Aug 7	$0.78	0.47	1.4%	3.29%	4.65%	16	71
$25.00	Aug 21	$0.74	0.38	5.6%	3.12%	8.70%	445	1.2K
$24.50	Aug 14	$0.72	0.41	3.5%	3.04%	6.50%	96	32
$24.50	Aug 7	$0.59	0.39	3.5%	2.49%	5.95%	93	28
$25.50	Aug 28	$0.59	0.35	7.7%	2.49%	10.18%	2	--

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 6,597

Total Puts 1,978

Put/Call Ratio 0.30

Net Difference 4,619

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,435

Total Puts 2,163

Put/Call Ratio 0.49

Net Difference 2,272

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 29,422

Total Puts 26,266

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.84

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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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

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Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

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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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Price — Past 7 Days

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