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MCDONALDS CORP

$273.46 +3.21%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) 23,127

Calls: 14,119 (61%)

Puts: 9,008 (39%)

Prior (07/15) 26,023

Calls: 17,516 (67%)

Puts: 8,507 (33%)

Current vs Prior -11.13%

Calls: -19.39% (Calls)

Puts: +5.89% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 143,585

Calls: 93,859 (65%)

Puts: 49,726 (35%)

Prior 7-Day Average 20,512

Calls: 13,408 (65%)

Puts: 7,103 (35%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +12.75%

Calls: +5.30%

Puts: +26.81%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/16) $14.12M

Calls: $7.54M (53%)

Puts: $6.59M (47%)

Prior (07/15) $12.64M

Calls: $6.93M (55%)

Puts: $5.71M (45%)

Current vs Prior +11.79%

Calls: +8.77%

Puts: +15.45%

Prior 7-Day Total $68.09M

Calls: $42.06M (62%)

Puts: $26.04M (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average $9.73M

Calls: $6.01M (62%)

Puts: $3.72M (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +45.20%

Calls: +25.43%

Puts: +77.13%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) 0.64

Prior (07/15) 0.49

Current vs Prior +31.37%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.56

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +14.69%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16) 171,621

Calls: 109,849 (64%)

Puts: 61,772 (36%)

Prior (07/15) 188,203

Calls: 113,393 (60%)

Puts: 74,810 (40%)

Current vs Prior -8.81%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,168,865

Calls: 737,285 (63%)

Puts: 431,580 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 166,980

Calls: 105,326 (63%)

Puts: 61,654 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.78%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.79% | 3.22%1.79% | 7.57%

Prior 2.20% | 3.45%2.20% | 7.69%

Current vs Prior -18.59% | -6.61%-18.59% | -1.59%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.28% | 3.61%2.88% | 7.88%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -21.70% | -10.80%-37.89% | -3.95%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.20% | 3.45%2.20% | 7.69%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -18.59% | -6.61%-18.59% | -1.59%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 64.01% | 23.27%

Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%

Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%

Prior 64.01% | 23.27%

Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%

Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 64.01% | 23.27%

Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%

Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%

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

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Bullish P/C ratio of 0.64. P/C ratio rising 31% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (109,849 calls vs 61,772 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 50 of results (avg 7.1%, best 3.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Aug 7	9.70	10.00	$9.85	3.0%	26	0.59	152
$280.00	Aug 21	6.55	6.80	$6.68	3.7%	161	0.41	1.2K
$270.00	Aug 14	10.55	11.00	$10.78	4.2%	9	0.59	26
$270.00	Aug 21	11.20	11.70	$11.45	4.4%	111	0.58	1.3K
$275.00	Aug 21	8.70	9.10	$8.90	4.5%	172	0.49	856

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Aug 28	5.20	5.40	$5.30	3.8%	51	0.34	16
$275.00	Aug 21	9.05	9.45	$9.25	4.3%	77	0.51	899
$280.00	Aug 7	10.75	11.25	$11.00	4.5%	3	0.61	--
$270.00	Aug 21	6.65	7.00	$6.83	5.1%	315	0.42	1.5K
$260.00	Aug 28	3.70	3.90	$3.80	5.3%	6	0.26	26

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.89, cheapest $0.89)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Jul 24	0.81	0.97	$0.89	18.0%	240	0.17	220

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 66 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Jul 17	13.10	13.95	$13.52	6.3%	23	1.00	48
$262.50	Jul 17	9.70	11.55	$10.63	17.4%	1	1.00	--
$250.00	Jul 24	22.45	24.45	$23.45	8.5%	2	0.98	12
$245.00	Jul 31	27.00	29.95	$28.48	10.4%	2	0.97	2
$265.00	Jul 17	7.35	9.25	$8.30	22.9%	206	0.97	193

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Jul 17	25.80	27.80	$26.80	7.5%	60	1.00	23
$305.00	Jul 17	31.05	33.65	$32.35	8.0%	20	1.00	--
$295.00	Jul 17	21.10	22.95	$22.03	8.4%	237	0.99	--
$285.00	Jul 17	10.75	12.80	$11.78	17.4%	384	0.99	345
$290.00	Jul 17	16.05	17.80	$16.93	10.3%	270	0.96	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 212 active (total vol 16.9K, top 835)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Jul 17	0.15	0.20	$0.18	27.8%	835	0.08	2.0K
$275.00	Jul 17	0.82	1.05	$0.94	24.5%	805	0.35	1.2K
$280.00	Jul 24	1.45	1.63	$1.54	11.7%	541	0.27	1.5K
$272.50	Jul 17	1.92	2.32	$2.12	18.9%	497	0.59	761
$270.00	Jul 31	6.90	7.85	$7.38	12.9%	489	0.61	73

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Jul 17	0.38	0.53	$0.46	32.6%	584	0.20	2.0K
$275.00	Jul 24	4.20	4.60	$4.40	9.1%	470	0.55	279
$285.00	Jul 17	10.75	12.80	$11.78	17.4%	384	0.99	345
$265.00	Jul 17	0.05	0.08	$0.07	42.9%	346	0.04	2.4K
$270.00	Aug 21	6.65	7.00	$6.83	5.1%	315	0.42	1.5K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 46 strikes (avg 95.2%, max 419.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$315.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	115.4%	27.1%	325.6%	6	481
$320.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	103.1%	27.8%	271.5%	15	2
$305.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	79.4%	26.0%	205.7%	8	--
$310.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	84.1%	28.2%	198.3%	40	2.2K
$292.50	Jul 17	Jul 31	70.9%	25.0%	182.9%	71	302

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$220.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	290.1%	55.9%	419.1%	4	31
$230.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	113.7%	30.0%	278.7%	5	189
$252.50	Jul 17	Jul 31	96.1%	25.9%	271.2%	39	43
$250.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	62.1%	24.9%	149.4%	63	881
$300.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	63.9%	27.1%	136.1%	66	72

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 121 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 6.53)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$315.00	$320.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$315.14
$300.00	$305.00	Aug 14	$0.16	$4.84	$0.16	30.25	$300.16
$315.00	$320.00	Aug 28	$0.19	$4.81	$0.19	25.32	$315.19
$292.50	$295.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$292.60
$300.00	$305.00	Aug 7	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$300.27

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$225.00	$220.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$224.90
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.16	$4.84	$0.16	30.25	$249.84
$235.00	$230.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$234.82
$235.00	$230.00	Jul 31	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$234.80
$257.50	$255.00	Jul 31	$0.14	$2.36	$0.14	16.86	$257.36

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 152 found (best R:R 27.57, avg 1.79)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$250.00	$260.00	Jul 24	$9.65	$9.65	$0.35	27.57	$259.65
$260.00	$262.50	Jul 24	$2.37	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$262.37
$262.50	$265.00	Jul 17	$2.33	$2.33	$0.17	13.71	$264.83
$245.00	$250.00	Jul 31	$4.60	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$249.60
$250.00	$260.00	Jul 31	$9.13	$9.13	$0.87	10.49	$259.13

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$300.00	$295.00	Jul 17	$4.77	$4.77	$0.23	20.74	$295.23
$285.00	$282.50	Jul 24	$2.20	$2.20	$0.30	7.33	$282.80
$282.50	$280.00	Jul 24	$2.15	$2.15	$0.35	6.14	$280.35
$310.00	$280.00	Aug 7	$25.75	$25.75	$4.25	6.06	$284.25
$295.00	$290.00	Aug 21	$4.18	$4.18	$0.82	5.10	$290.82

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 42 found (avg debit $0.89, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$297.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.08	72.5%	29.0%
$300.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.08	63.9%	29.9%
$292.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.09	70.9%	26.5%
$295.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.13	57.3%	27.2%
$255.00	Aug 14	Aug 21	$0.15	27.5%	26.4%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.07	62.1%	29.3%
$245.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.08	35.6%	28.8%
$235.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.11	40.7%	35.9%
$255.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.14	55.5%	26.8%
$260.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.35	43.0%	25.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 65 found (cheapest 1.23% of stock, avg 6.02%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$272.50	Jul 17	$2.12	$1.25	$3.37	$269.13	$275.87	1.23%
$275.00	Jul 17	$0.94	$2.77	$3.71	$271.29	$278.71	1.36%
$270.00	Jul 17	$3.93	$0.46	$4.39	$265.61	$274.39	1.61%
$277.50	Jul 17	$0.34	$4.85	$5.19	$272.31	$282.69	1.90%
$267.50	Jul 17	$6.13	$0.16	$6.29	$261.21	$273.79	2.30%
$280.00	Jul 17	$0.18	$6.68	$6.86	$273.14	$286.86	2.51%
$272.50	Jul 24	$4.40	$3.05	$7.45	$265.05	$279.95	2.72%
$275.00	Jul 24	$3.18	$4.40	$7.58	$267.42	$282.58	2.77%
$270.00	Jul 24	$5.78	$2.12	$7.90	$262.10	$277.90	2.89%
$277.50	Jul 24	$2.21	$6.10	$8.31	$269.19	$285.81	3.04%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 162 found (cheapest 0.12% of stock, avg 2.40%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$280.00	$267.50	Jul 17	$0.18	$0.16	$0.34	$267.16	$280.34
$277.50	$267.50	Jul 17	$0.34	$0.16	$0.50	$267.00	$278.00
$280.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.18	$0.46	$0.64	$269.36	$280.64
$277.50	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.34	$0.46	$0.80	$269.20	$278.30
$275.00	$267.50	Jul 17	$0.94	$0.16	$1.10	$266.40	$276.10
$280.00	$220.00	Jul 17	$0.18	$1.07	$1.25	$218.75	$281.25
$285.00	$262.50	Jul 24	$0.76	$0.62	$1.38	$261.12	$286.38
$275.00	$270.00	Jul 17	$0.94	$0.46	$1.40	$268.60	$276.40
$277.50	$220.00	Jul 17	$0.34	$1.07	$1.41	$218.59	$278.91
$280.00	$272.50	Jul 17	$0.18	$1.25	$1.43	$271.07	$281.43

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 370 found (best R:R 39.00, avg credit $2.46)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
220/225	250/260	Jul 24	$9.75	$0.25	39.00	$215.25	$259.75
230/235	245/250	Jul 31	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$230.20	$249.80
235/240	250/255	Aug 21	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$235.22	$254.78
240/245	250/255	Aug 21	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$240.22	$254.78
275/280	285/290	Aug 28	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$275.25	$289.75
230/235	250/260	Jul 31	$9.33	$0.67	13.93	$225.67	$259.33
230/235	250/255	Aug 21	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$230.35	$254.65
262/265	268/270	Jul 31	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$262.70	$269.80
268/270	272/275	Jul 31	$2.28	$0.22	10.36	$267.72	$274.78
275/280	285/290	Aug 14	$4.54	$0.46	9.87	$275.46	$289.54

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 115 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Aug 7	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$282.50	$285.00	$287.50	Jul 17	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$275.00	$277.50	$280.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Aug 14	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Aug 14	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Aug 28	$0.11	$4.89	44.45
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$2.44	40.67
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$4.87	37.46

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 148 found (best net $-0.01, 124 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$305.00	$315.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.16	$9.84
$305.00	$315.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.38	$9.62
$250.00	$260.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$4.15	$5.85
$300.00	$305.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$4.99
$305.00	$310.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$4.99

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$230.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$19.99
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.05	$9.95
$245.00	$235.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.37	$9.63
$275.00	$265.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.97	$9.03
$230.00	$220.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$2.13	$7.87

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 52 found (best yield 3.18%, avg 0.90%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$275.00	Aug 21	$8.70	0.49	0.6%	3.18%	3.74%	172	856
$275.00	Aug 28	$8.15	0.49	0.6%	2.98%	3.54%	6	25
$275.00	Aug 14	$7.95	0.49	0.6%	2.91%	3.47%	41	57
$275.00	Aug 7	$7.10	0.49	0.6%	2.60%	3.16%	86	193
$280.00	Aug 21	$6.55	0.41	2.4%	2.40%	4.79%	161	1.2K
$280.00	Aug 28	$6.30	0.41	2.4%	2.30%	4.70%	6	6
$280.00	Aug 14	$5.80	0.40	2.4%	2.12%	4.51%	25	91
$285.00	Aug 28	$5.15	0.34	4.2%	1.88%	6.10%	1	14
$280.00	Aug 7	$5.00	0.39	2.4%	1.83%	4.22%	36	84
$285.00	Aug 21	$4.80	0.33	4.2%	1.76%	5.98%	192	1.6K

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 14,119

Total Puts 9,008

Put/Call Ratio 0.64

Net Difference 5,111

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 17,516

Total Puts 8,507

Put/Call Ratio 0.49

Net Difference 9,009

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 93,859

Total Puts 49,726

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.56

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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