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MCDONALDS CORP

$236.50 -0.22%

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as of 09/25 06:39 PM

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Friday, September 25, 2026 (6:39pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/25) 54,891

Calls: 37,670 (69%)

Puts: 17,221 (31%)

Prior (09/24) 81,532

Calls: 49,859 (61%)

Puts: 31,673 (39%)

Current vs Prior -32.68%

Calls: -24.45% (Calls)

Puts: -45.63% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 333,967

Calls: 188,881 (57%)

Puts: 145,086 (43%)

Prior 7-Day Average 47,709

Calls: 26,983 (57%)

Puts: 20,726 (43%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +15.05%

Calls: +39.61%

Puts: -16.91%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/25) $24.52M

Calls: $10.66M (43%)

Puts: $13.86M (57%)

Prior (09/24) $90.79M

Calls: $20.29M (22%)

Puts: $70.50M (78%)

Current vs Prior -73.00%

Calls: -47.45%

Puts: -80.35%

Prior 7-Day Total $382.38M

Calls: $86.95M (23%)

Puts: $295.43M (77%)

Prior 7-Day Average $54.63M

Calls: $12.42M (23%)

Puts: $42.20M (77%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -55.12%

Calls: -14.19%

Puts: -67.17%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/25) 0.46

Prior (09/24) 0.64

Current vs Prior -28.04%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.92

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -50.42%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/25) 343,496

Calls: 234,170 (68%)

Puts: 109,326 (32%)

Prior (09/24) 355,870

Calls: 235,694 (66%)

Puts: 120,176 (34%)

Current vs Prior -3.48%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,061,604

Calls: 1,339,851 (65%)

Puts: 721,753 (35%)

Prior 7-Day Average 294,514

Calls: 191,407 (65%)

Puts: 103,107 (35%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +16.63%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.10% | 2.81%4.45% | 8.19%

Prior 1.85% | 3.01%4.51% | 8.39%

Current vs Prior +52.16% | +27.91%-1.19% | -2.35%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.57% | 3.70%3.04% | 6.90%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +9.56% | +4.09%+46.23% | +18.74%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.08% | 2.76%4.51% | 8.39%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +161.21% | +39.16%-1.19% | -2.35%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 14.21% | 19.11%

Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%

Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%

Prior 14.21% | 19.11%

Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%

Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 59.96% | 14.17%

Calls: 40.49% | 13.62%

Puts: 86.29% | 16.61%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -76.30% | +34.85%

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 73% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.46 - heavy call buying (37,670 calls vs 17,221 puts). P/C ratio dropping 28% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (234,170 calls vs 109,326 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 56 of results (avg 6.8%, best 2.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Oct 2	2.25	2.34	$2.30	3.9%	729	0.46	229
$235.00	Oct 23	6.45	6.75	$6.60	4.5%	24	0.57	73
$190.00	Oct 23	46.55	48.80	$47.68	4.7%	1	0.98	--
$237.50	Oct 16	4.30	4.55	$4.43	5.6%	52	0.48	400
$200.00	Oct 16	36.30	38.50	$37.40	5.9%	1	0.99	38

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$277.50	Sep 25	40.60	41.45	$41.03	2.1%	8	1.00	--
$280.00	Sep 25	43.10	44.05	$43.58	2.2%	8	1.00	--
$260.00	Oct 2	23.00	23.80	$23.40	3.4%	21	1.00	8
$260.00	Sep 25	22.80	23.75	$23.28	4.1%	1	1.00	--
$260.00	Oct 16	23.20	24.20	$23.70	4.2%	89	0.95	581

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 10 found (avg $0.43, cheapest $0.23)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$247.50	Oct 2	0.21	0.25	$0.23	17.4%	558	0.07	736
$252.50	Oct 2	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	159	0.03	279
$245.00	Oct 2	0.39	0.44	$0.42	11.9%	821	0.12	2.3K
$255.00	Oct 16	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	366	0.08	1.1K
$265.00	Oct 23	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	44	0.04	253

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Oct 2	0.42	0.50	$0.46	17.4%	366	0.14	525
$220.00	Oct 23	0.56	0.67	$0.62	17.7%	71	0.10	68

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 99 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	18.20	$16.98	14.4%	1	1.00	--
$225.00	Sep 25	11.30	12.85	$12.08	12.8%	2	1.00	24
$230.00	Sep 25	6.05	7.80	$6.93	25.3%	41	0.99	401
$232.50	Sep 25	3.55	5.65	$4.60	45.7%	4	0.99	--
$200.00	Oct 16	36.30	38.50	$37.40	5.9%	1	0.99	38

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Sep 25	0.50	1.24	$0.87	85.1%	631	1.00	949
$240.00	Sep 25	3.20	3.95	$3.58	20.9%	636	1.00	1.3K
$242.50	Sep 25	5.55	6.40	$5.98	14.2%	292	1.00	1.0K
$245.00	Sep 25	8.00	8.85	$8.43	10.1%	90	1.00	150
$247.50	Sep 25	10.30	11.25	$10.78	8.8%	34	1.00	82

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 246 active (total vol 37.1K, top 10.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Sep 25	0.01	0.06	$0.03	166.7%	10.3K	0.11	1.1K
$240.00	Sep 25	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	2.1K	0.01	1.7K
$240.00	Oct 2	1.30	1.41	$1.36	8.1%	1.5K	0.32	483
$250.00	Oct 16	0.91	0.98	$0.95	7.4%	857	0.15	3.6K
$245.00	Oct 2	0.39	0.44	$0.42	11.9%	821	0.12	2.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Sep 25	0.01	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	1.6K	0.05	1.8K
$237.50	Oct 2	2.70	3.10	$2.90	13.8%	915	0.54	747
$240.00	Sep 25	3.20	3.95	$3.58	20.9%	636	1.00	1.3K
$237.50	Sep 25	0.50	1.24	$0.87	85.1%	631	1.00	949
$235.00	Oct 2	1.60	1.92	$1.76	18.2%	393	0.39	459

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 94 found (best R:R 0.59, avg 8.77)

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	68%	0.82	$235.48
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$2.12	$2.88	$2.12	56%	1.36	$237.12
$245.00	$247.50	Oct 16	$0.33	$2.17	$0.33	26%	6.58	$245.33
$250.00	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.66	$4.34	$0.66	22%	6.58	$250.66
$270.00	$275.00	Nov 6	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	6%	44.45	$270.11

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$247.50	$245.00	Oct 16	$1.57	$0.93	$1.57	79%	0.59	$245.93
$250.00	$245.00	Nov 6	$3.22	$1.78	$3.22	75%	0.55	$246.78
$240.00	$237.50	Oct 9	$1.10	$1.40	$1.10	63%	1.27	$238.90
$242.50	$240.00	Oct 16	$1.30	$1.20	$1.30	68%	0.92	$241.20
$240.00	$235.00	Oct 23	$2.32	$2.68	$2.32	58%	1.16	$237.68

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 71 found (best R:R 1.02, 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	$1.46	$1.46	$3.54	68%	0.41	$246.46
$245.00	$250.00	Nov 6	$1.67	$1.67	$3.33	64%	0.50	$246.67
$237.50	$240.00	Oct 9	$1.16	$1.16	$1.34	53%	0.87	$238.66
$247.50	$250.00	Oct 16	$0.51	$0.51	$1.99	79%	0.26	$248.01

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$235.00	$230.00	Nov 6	$2.53	$2.53	$2.47	56%	1.02	$232.47
$210.00	$195.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$0.32	$14.68	96%	0.02	$209.68
$225.00	$220.00	Nov 6	$1.05	$1.05	$3.95	77%	0.27	$223.95
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 30	$0.83	$0.83	$4.17	80%	0.20	$224.17
$232.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.56	$0.56	$1.94	74%	0.29	$231.94

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. 81 found (cheapest 0.38% of stock, avg 5.67%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$237.50	Sep 25	$0.03	$0.87	$0.90	$236.60	$238.40	0.38%
$235.00	Sep 25	$1.73	$0.02	$1.75	$233.25	$236.75	0.74%
$240.00	Sep 25	$0.01	$3.58	$3.59	$236.41	$243.59	1.52%
$232.50	Sep 25	$4.60	$0.01	$4.61	$227.89	$237.11	1.95%
$237.50	Oct 2	$2.30	$2.90	$5.20	$232.30	$242.70	2.20%
$235.00	Oct 2	$3.75	$1.76	$5.51	$229.49	$240.51	2.33%
$240.00	Oct 2	$1.36	$4.47	$5.83	$234.17	$245.83	2.47%
$242.50	Sep 25	$0.01	$5.98	$5.99	$236.51	$248.49	2.53%
$232.50	Oct 2	$5.45	$1.02	$6.47	$226.03	$238.97	2.74%
$230.00	Sep 25	$6.93	$0.01	$6.94	$223.06	$236.94	2.93%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 140 found (cheapest 0.22% of stock, avg 1.75%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$247.50	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.28	$0.51	$226.99	$248.01
$247.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.46	$0.69	$229.31	$248.19
$245.00	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.42	$0.28	$0.70	$226.80	$245.70
$245.00	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.42	$0.46	$0.88	$229.12	$245.88
$260.00	$220.00	Oct 23	$0.43	$0.62	$1.05	$218.95	$261.05
$247.50	$225.00	Oct 9	$0.74	$0.35	$1.09	$223.91	$248.59
$242.50	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.80	$0.28	$1.08	$226.42	$243.58
$260.00	$215.00	Oct 30	$0.72	$0.51	$1.23	$213.77	$261.23
$242.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.80	$0.46	$1.26	$228.74	$243.76
$255.00	$220.00	Oct 23	$0.80	$0.62	$1.42	$218.58	$256.42

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 125 found (best R:R 0.26, avg credit $0.95)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
225/228	258/260	Oct 9	$0.51	$1.99	80%	0.26	$226.99	$258.01
220/222	258/260	Oct 16	$0.39	$2.11	84%	0.18	$222.11	$257.89
215/218	248/250	Oct 2	$0.26	$2.24	88%	0.12	$217.24	$247.76
220/222	248/250	Oct 16	$0.72	$1.78	70%	0.40	$221.78	$248.22
225/228	248/250	Oct 9	$0.71	$1.79	70%	0.40	$226.79	$248.21
220/222	252/255	Oct 16	$0.49	$2.01	79%	0.24	$222.01	$252.99
228/230	258/260	Oct 16	$0.78	$1.72	67%	0.45	$229.22	$258.28
228/230	248/250	Oct 16	$1.11	$1.39	53%	0.80	$228.89	$248.61
215/218	245/248	Oct 2	$0.35	$2.15	84%	0.16	$217.15	$245.35
228/230	252/255	Oct 16	$0.88	$1.62	62%	0.54	$229.12	$253.38

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 115 found (best R:R 1.98, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$232.50	$235.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$1.17	$1.33	88%	1.14
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.22	$4.78	24%	21.73
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Oct 23	$0.33	$4.67	26%	14.15
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$1.68	$0.82	94%	0.49
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.42	$4.58	24%	10.90

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$232.50	$235.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.84	$1.66	99%	1.98
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$4.93	18%	70.43
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Nov 6	$0.24	$4.76	20%	19.83
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$0.55	$4.45	30%	8.09
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$0.23	$4.77	18%	20.74

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 163 found (best net $-5.53, 147 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$230.00	$240.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.22	$8.78
$225.00	$230.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.78	$3.22
$227.50	$232.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$2.90	$2.10
$235.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.60	$3.40
$245.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.23	$4.77

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$277.50	$260.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$5.53	$11.97
$242.50	$240.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.18	$1.32
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.49	$4.51
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.89	$4.11
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.88	$4.12

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 39 found (best yield 2.56%, avg 0.71%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Nov 6	$6.05	0.46	1.5%	2.56%	4.04%	19	3
$245.00	Nov 6	$3.95	0.36	3.6%	1.67%	5.26%	7	3
$240.00	Oct 30	$4.95	0.44	1.5%	2.09%	3.57%	65	331
$250.00	Nov 6	$2.40	0.26	5.7%	1.01%	6.72%	11	46
$245.00	Oct 30	$3.05	0.33	3.6%	1.29%	4.88%	91	123
$240.00	Oct 23	$3.85	0.42	1.5%	1.63%	3.11%	51	164
$255.00	Nov 6	$1.35	0.19	7.8%	0.57%	8.39%	20	--
$237.50	Oct 16	$4.30	0.48	0.4%	1.82%	2.24%	52	400
$245.00	Oct 23	$2.26	0.29	3.6%	0.96%	4.55%	79	133
$250.00	Oct 30	$1.74	0.22	5.7%	0.74%	6.44%	760	426

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 37,670

Total Puts 17,221

Put/Call Ratio 0.46

Net Difference 20,449

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 188,881

Total Puts 145,086

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.92

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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