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MCDONALDS CORP

$236.89 -0.05%

(9/24 18:48) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/25) 49,384

Calls: 34,599 (70%)

Puts: 14,785 (30%)

Prior (09/24) 81,532

Calls: 49,859 (61%)

Puts: 31,673 (39%)

Current vs Prior -39.43%

Calls: -30.61% (Calls)

Puts: -53.32% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 340,248

Calls: 171,755 (50%)

Puts: 168,493 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 48,606

Calls: 24,536 (50%)

Puts: 24,070 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.60%

Calls: +41.01%

Puts: -38.58%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/25) $18.81M

Calls: $9.86M (52%)

Puts: $8.94M (48%)

Prior (09/24) $90.79M

Calls: $20.29M (22%)

Puts: $70.50M (78%)

Current vs Prior -79.28%

Calls: -51.37%

Puts: -87.32%

Prior 7-Day Total $491.05M

Calls: $82.76M (17%)

Puts: $408.29M (83%)

Prior 7-Day Average $70.15M

Calls: $11.82M (17%)

Puts: $58.33M (83%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -73.19%

Calls: -16.56%

Puts: -84.67%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/25) 0.43

Prior (09/24) 0.64

Current vs Prior -32.73%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.17

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -63.58%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/25) 415,246

Calls: 272,542 (66%)

Puts: 142,704 (34%)

Prior (09/24) 355,870

Calls: 235,694 (66%)

Puts: 120,176 (34%)

Current vs Prior +16.68%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,886,967

Calls: 1,222,085 (65%)

Puts: 664,882 (35%)

Prior 7-Day Average 269,566

Calls: 174,583 (65%)

Puts: 94,983 (35%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +54.04%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/25) | Next (10/02)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 1.08% | 2.77%4.35% | 8.19%

Prior 1.85% | 3.01%4.51% | 8.39%

Current vs Prior -41.75% | -8.08%-3.50% | -2.36%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.43% | 3.58%3.02% | 6.84%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -55.64% | -22.66%+44.15% | +19.81%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.85% | 3.01%4.51% | 8.39%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -41.75% | -8.08%-3.50% | -2.36%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 39.39% | 8.54%

Calls: 25.68% | 6.61%

Puts: 53.09% | 10.47%

Prior 14.21% | 19.11%

Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%

Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%

Current vs Prior +177.20% | -55.31%

Prior 7-Day Avg 64.79% | 15.00%

Calls: 41.20% | 13.64%

Puts: 88.39% | 16.36%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -39.20% | -43.05%

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 79% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.43 - heavy call buying (34,599 calls vs 14,785 puts). P/C ratio dropping 33% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (272,542 calls vs 142,704 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 94 of results (avg 6.8%, best 1.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Oct 30	2.00	2.05	$2.03	2.5%	737	0.23	426
$250.00	Oct 16	0.92	0.95	$0.94	3.2%	817	0.15	3.6K
$210.00	Oct 30	27.50	28.65	$28.08	4.1%	4	0.96	5
$200.00	Oct 9	36.80	38.35	$37.58	4.1%	--	1.00	20
$190.00	Oct 9	46.10	48.30	$47.20	4.7%	--	0.97	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Sep 25	17.95	18.20	$18.08	1.4%	21	1.00	247
$255.00	Oct 16	18.05	18.45	$18.25	2.2%	175	0.91	1.5K
$250.00	Sep 25	12.85	13.20	$13.02	2.7%	16	1.00	104
$277.50	Sep 25	40.10	41.45	$40.78	3.3%	8	1.00	--
$280.00	Sep 25	42.50	43.95	$43.23	3.4%	8	1.00	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 14 found (avg $0.64, cheapest $0.43)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Oct 2	0.39	0.47	$0.43	18.6%	781	0.13	2.3K
$242.50	Oct 2	0.74	0.88	$0.81	17.3%	470	0.21	475
$250.00	Oct 9	0.44	0.50	$0.47	12.8%	275	0.10	760
$247.50	Oct 9	0.66	0.80	$0.73	19.2%	50	0.15	271
$257.50	Oct 16	0.32	0.39	$0.36	19.4%	146	0.07	84

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Oct 2	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	349	0.14	525
$232.50	Oct 2	0.81	0.96	$0.89	16.9%	213	0.23	423
$225.00	Oct 16	0.73	0.82	$0.77	11.7%	67	0.13	949
$220.00	Oct 23	0.57	0.67	$0.62	16.1%	61	0.09	68
$220.00	Oct 30	0.84	1.00	$0.92	17.4%	12	0.12	120

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 110 found (avg delta 0.86, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Sep 25	15.75	17.95	$16.85	13.1%	1	1.00	4
$225.00	Sep 25	11.30	12.80	$12.05	12.4%	2	1.00	24
$230.00	Sep 25	6.45	7.50	$6.98	15.0%	39	1.00	401
$232.50	Sep 25	4.00	5.35	$4.68	28.8%	4	1.00	20
$200.00	Oct 9	36.80	38.35	$37.58	4.1%	--	1.00	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Oct 2	17.55	18.60	$18.08	5.8%	25	1.00	33
$260.00	Oct 2	22.60	23.85	$23.23	5.4%	11	1.00	8
$260.00	Oct 9	22.05	23.90	$22.98	8.1%	3	1.00	1
$265.00	Oct 16	27.25	28.85	$28.05	5.7%	14	1.00	78
$270.00	Oct 16	32.30	33.65	$32.97	4.1%	5	1.00	128

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 239 active (total vol 33.5K, top 9.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Sep 25	0.08	0.12	$0.10	40.0%	9.6K	0.23	1.1K
$240.00	Sep 25	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	2.1K	0.01	1.7K
$240.00	Oct 2	1.36	1.56	$1.46	13.7%	1.3K	0.33	483
$250.00	Oct 16	0.92	0.95	$0.94	3.2%	817	0.15	3.6K
$245.00	Oct 2	0.39	0.47	$0.43	18.6%	781	0.13	2.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Sep 25	0.01	0.05	$0.03	133.3%	1.5K	0.06	1.8K
$237.50	Oct 2	2.62	2.91	$2.77	10.5%	831	0.52	747
$240.00	Sep 25	2.96	3.30	$3.13	10.9%	484	0.99	1.3K
$237.50	Sep 25	0.50	0.93	$0.72	59.7%	451	0.77	949
$230.00	Oct 2	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	349	0.14	525

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 77.1%, max 77.1%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	32.7%	18.5%	77.1%	9.7K	1.5K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	32.7%	18.5%	77.1%	546	1.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 92 found (best R:R 0.82, avg 8.62)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$240.00	Nov 6	$5.48	$4.52	$5.48	67%	0.82	$235.48
$250.00	$252.50	Oct 16	$0.18	$2.32	$0.18	15%	12.89	$250.18
$230.00	$235.00	Oct 23	$3.25	$1.75	$3.25	72%	0.54	$233.25
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$2.40	$2.60	$2.40	58%	1.08	$237.40
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	7%	28.41	$260.17

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$237.50	Oct 2	$1.45	$1.05	$1.45	67%	0.72	$238.55
$245.00	$240.00	Nov 6	$2.96	$2.04	$2.96	64%	0.69	$242.04
$237.50	$235.00	Oct 16	$1.12	$1.38	$1.12	51%	1.23	$236.38
$215.00	$210.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	7%	24.00	$214.80
$230.00	$227.50	Oct 9	$0.38	$2.12	$0.38	21%	5.58	$229.62

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 71 found (best R:R 0.07, avg 0.25)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$245.00	Nov 6	$2.23	$2.23	$2.77	54%	0.81	$242.23
$245.00	$250.00	Oct 30	$1.32	$1.32	$3.68	67%	0.36	$246.32
$252.50	$255.00	Oct 16	$0.28	$0.28	$2.22	88%	0.13	$252.78
$250.00	$255.00	Nov 6	$1.10	$1.10	$3.90	73%	0.28	$251.10
$240.00	$242.50	Oct 2	$0.65	$0.65	$1.85	67%	0.35	$240.65

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$210.00	$205.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$0.32	$4.68	96%	0.07	$209.68
$205.00	$200.00	Oct 9	$0.32	$0.32	$4.68	96%	0.07	$204.68
$230.00	$225.00	Nov 6	$1.49	$1.49	$3.51	67%	0.42	$228.51
$220.00	$215.00	Nov 6	$0.65	$0.65	$4.35	85%	0.15	$219.35
$235.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$1.89	$1.89	$3.11	57%	0.61	$233.11

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 82 found (cheapest 0.35% of stock, avg 5.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$237.50	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.72	$0.82	$236.68	$238.32	0.35%
$235.00	Sep 25	$1.83	$0.03	$1.86	$233.14	$236.86	0.79%
$240.00	Sep 25	$0.01	$3.13	$3.14	$236.86	$243.14	1.33%
$232.50	Sep 25	$4.68	$0.01	$4.69	$227.81	$237.19	1.98%
$237.50	Oct 2	$2.41	$2.77	$5.18	$232.32	$242.68	2.19%
$235.00	Oct 2	$3.78	$1.64	$5.42	$229.58	$240.42	2.29%
$240.00	Oct 2	$1.46	$4.22	$5.68	$234.32	$245.68	2.40%
$242.50	Sep 25	$0.01	$5.80	$5.81	$236.69	$248.31	2.45%
$232.50	Oct 2	$5.55	$0.89	$6.44	$226.06	$238.94	2.72%
$230.00	Sep 25	$6.98	$0.01	$6.99	$223.01	$236.99	2.95%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 141 found (cheapest 0.05% of stock, avg 1.76%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$237.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.03	$0.13	$234.87	$237.63
$247.50	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.24	$0.23	$0.47	$227.03	$247.97
$245.00	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.43	$0.23	$0.66	$226.84	$245.66
$247.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.24	$0.48	$0.72	$229.28	$248.22
$245.00	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.43	$0.48	$0.91	$229.09	$245.91
$260.00	$220.00	Oct 23	$0.46	$0.62	$1.08	$218.92	$261.08
$242.50	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.81	$0.23	$1.04	$226.46	$243.54
$247.50	$225.00	Oct 9	$0.73	$0.42	$1.15	$223.85	$248.65
$260.00	$215.00	Oct 30	$0.73	$0.50	$1.23	$213.77	$261.23
$247.50	$232.50	Oct 2	$0.24	$0.89	$1.13	$231.37	$248.63

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 131 found (best R:R 0.21, avg credit $0.94)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
218/220	252/255	Oct 16	$0.43	$2.07	81%	0.21	$219.57	$252.93
218/220	258/260	Oct 16	$0.26	$2.24	87%	0.12	$219.74	$257.76
220/222	252/255	Oct 16	$0.48	$2.02	78%	0.24	$222.02	$252.98
220/222	258/260	Oct 16	$0.31	$2.19	84%	0.14	$222.19	$257.81
218/220	255/258	Oct 16	$0.27	$2.23	85%	0.12	$219.73	$255.27
218/220	245/248	Oct 16	$0.70	$1.80	67%	0.39	$219.30	$245.70
222/225	252/255	Oct 16	$0.52	$1.98	74%	0.26	$224.48	$253.02
228/230	252/255	Oct 16	$0.81	$1.69	63%	0.48	$229.19	$253.31
225/228	252/255	Oct 16	$0.64	$1.86	69%	0.34	$226.86	$253.14
220/222	255/258	Oct 16	$0.32	$2.18	82%	0.15	$222.18	$255.32

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 138 found (best R:R 2.73, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$1.64	$0.86	93%	0.52
$232.50	$235.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$1.12	$1.38	77%	1.23
$237.50	$240.00	$242.50	Sep 25	$0.09	$2.41	22%	26.78
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$0.63	$4.37	28%	6.94
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Oct 23	$0.37	$4.63	18%	12.51

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$232.50	$235.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.67	$1.83	76%	2.73
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Nov 6	$0.18	$4.82	16%	26.78
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$1.72	$0.78	93%	0.45
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 30	$0.41	$4.59	22%	11.20
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$0.35	$4.65	18%	13.29

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 193 found (best net $-5.38, 173 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$222.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$3.02	$9.48
$230.00	$240.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.22	$8.78
$225.00	$230.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.91	$3.09
$230.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$1.47	$3.53
$225.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$3.11	$1.89

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$277.50	$260.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$5.38	$12.12
$242.50	$240.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.46	$2.04
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.47	$4.53
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.37	$3.63
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.13	$4.87

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 41 found (best yield 2.68%, avg 0.71%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Nov 6	$6.35	0.46	1.3%	2.68%	3.99%	15	3
$245.00	Nov 6	$4.20	0.36	3.4%	1.77%	5.20%	7	3
$240.00	Oct 30	$4.95	0.44	1.3%	2.09%	3.40%	63	331
$250.00	Nov 6	$2.78	0.27	5.5%	1.17%	6.71%	10	46
$245.00	Oct 30	$3.15	0.33	3.4%	1.33%	4.75%	59	123
$240.00	Oct 23	$4.10	0.43	1.3%	1.73%	3.04%	45	164
$255.00	Nov 6	$1.68	0.19	7.6%	0.71%	8.35%	19	--
$250.00	Oct 30	$2.00	0.23	5.5%	0.84%	6.38%	737	426
$245.00	Oct 23	$2.41	0.30	3.4%	1.02%	4.44%	79	133
$237.50	Oct 16	$4.35	0.49	0.3%	1.84%	2.09%	41	400

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 34,599

Total Puts 14,785

Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Net Difference 19,814

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 49,859

Total Puts 31,673

Put/Call Ratio 0.64

Net Difference 18,186

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 171,755

Total Puts 168,493

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.17

Ratio Trend Falling

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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