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MCDONALDS CORP

$230.94 -1.30%

$231.39 (+0.19%)🌙

as of 10/01 12:17 AM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01) 42,844

Calls: 30,783 (72%)

Puts: 12,061 (28%)

Prior (09/29) 39,288

Calls: 27,636 (70%)

Puts: 11,652 (30%)

Current vs Prior +9.05%

Calls: +11.39% (Calls)

Puts: +3.51% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 292,349

Calls: 179,300 (61%)

Puts: 113,049 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 48,724

Calls: 25,614 (61%)

Puts: 16,149 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.07%

Calls: +20.18%

Puts: -25.32%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01) $20.60M

Calls: $10.55M (51%)

Puts: $10.06M (49%)

Prior (09/29) $21.32M

Calls: $10.98M (52%)

Puts: $10.33M (48%)

Current vs Prior -3.37%

Calls: -4.00%

Puts: -2.69%

Prior 7-Day Total $274.94M

Calls: $76.93M (28%)

Puts: $198.01M (72%)

Prior 7-Day Average $45.82M

Calls: $10.99M (28%)

Puts: $28.29M (72%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -55.04%

Calls: -4.05%

Puts: -64.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/01) 0.39

Prior (09/29) 0.42

Current vs Prior -7.07%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.80

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -50.92%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/01) 334,886

Calls: 227,502 (68%)

Puts: 107,384 (32%)

Prior (09/29) 328,561

Calls: 225,517 (69%)

Puts: 103,044 (31%)

Current vs Prior +1.93%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,124,924

Calls: 1,408,640 (66%)

Puts: 716,284 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 303,560

Calls: 201,234 (66%)

Puts: 102,326 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +10.32%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.00% | 3.15%4.11% | 8.13%

Prior 2.45% | 3.55%4.23% | 8.28%

Current vs Prior -18.13% | -11.13%-2.78% | -1.77%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.58% | 3.69%3.72% | 7.69%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -22.38% | -14.46%+10.47% | +5.79%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.45% | 3.55%4.23% | 8.28%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -18.13% | -11.13%-2.78% | -1.77%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

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 39.50% | 17.05%

Calls: 28.44% | 13.20%

Puts: 50.57% | 20.91%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -64.03% | +12.06%

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Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.39 - heavy call buying (30,783 calls vs 12,061 puts). Call-heavy open interest (227,502 calls vs 107,384 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 40 of results (avg 7.7%, best 4.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Oct 16	2.60	2.74	$2.67	5.2%	421	0.38	715
$190.00	Oct 2	40.60	43.20	$41.90	6.2%	2	0.97	--
$185.00	Oct 2	45.20	48.15	$46.68	6.3%	4	1.00	--
$235.00	Oct 30	4.30	4.60	$4.45	6.7%	161	0.42	276
$232.50	Oct 16	3.50	3.80	$3.65	8.2%	190	0.47	80

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Oct 2	23.35	24.30	$23.83	4.0%	11	1.00	16
$270.00	Oct 16	37.75	39.30	$38.53	4.0%	1	1.00	--
$250.00	Oct 16	18.40	19.35	$18.88	5.0%	70	0.98	4.0K
$242.50	Oct 16	11.50	12.10	$11.80	5.1%	10	0.87	--
$245.00	Oct 23	14.05	14.80	$14.43	5.2%	24	0.86	264

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 8 found (avg $0.49, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Oct 2	0.15	0.18	$0.16	18.8%	894	0.08	1.2K
$235.00	Oct 2	0.40	0.45	$0.43	11.6%	2.4K	0.19	602
$250.00	Oct 16	0.26	0.29	$0.28	10.7%	1.7K	0.06	3.9K
$247.50	Oct 16	0.38	0.44	$0.41	14.6%	206	0.08	214
$245.00	Oct 16	0.52	0.62	$0.57	17.5%	720	0.11	1.7K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 73 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$185.00	Oct 2	45.20	48.15	$46.68	6.3%	4	1.00	--
$220.00	Oct 2	10.55	12.35	$11.45	15.7%	61	0.99	18
$200.00	Oct 30	30.95	33.90	$32.42	9.1%	6	0.97	--
$190.00	Oct 2	40.60	43.20	$41.90	6.2%	2	0.97	--
$205.00	Nov 6	26.90	29.35	$28.13	8.7%	1	0.95	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Oct 2	5.75	6.60	$6.18	13.8%	46	1.00	704
$240.00	Oct 2	7.95	9.30	$8.63	15.6%	88	1.00	652
$242.50	Oct 2	11.00	11.90	$11.45	7.9%	23	1.00	194
$245.00	Oct 2	13.00	14.00	$13.50	7.4%	55	1.00	213
$250.00	Oct 2	18.35	19.75	$19.05	7.3%	4	1.00	39

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 193 active (total vol 22.9K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Oct 2	0.40	0.45	$0.43	11.6%	2.4K	0.19	602
$250.00	Oct 16	0.26	0.29	$0.28	10.7%	1.7K	0.06	3.9K
$240.00	Oct 2	0.04	0.07	$0.06	50.0%	1.5K	0.03	2.3K
$232.50	Oct 2	0.99	1.21	$1.10	20.0%	1.5K	0.39	120
$237.50	Oct 2	0.15	0.18	$0.16	18.8%	894	0.08	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Oct 2	0.87	1.09	$0.98	22.4%	476	0.37	1.0K
$232.50	Oct 2	2.07	2.39	$2.23	14.3%	362	0.63	655
$230.00	Oct 23	3.85	4.20	$4.03	8.7%	352	0.44	385
$230.00	Oct 16	2.87	3.30	$3.09	13.9%	327	0.43	2.7K
$227.50	Oct 2	0.27	0.39	$0.33	36.4%	265	0.16	557

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 11.8%, max 17.0%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$227.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	23.4%	20.0%	17.0%	20	19
$232.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	23.9%	21.3%	11.8%	1.7K	200
$230.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	23.4%	22.0%	6.5%	170	160

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$227.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	23.4%	20.0%	17.0%	365	734
$232.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	23.9%	21.3%	11.8%	543	983
$230.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	23.4%	22.0%	6.5%	494	1.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 86 found (best R:R 0.56, avg 9.40)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$222.50	$225.00	Oct 16	$1.60	$0.90	$1.60	83%	0.56	$224.10
$225.00	$230.00	Oct 23	$3.17	$1.83	$3.17	73%	0.58	$228.17
$230.00	$232.50	Oct 9	$1.16	$1.34	$1.16	58%	1.16	$231.16
$260.00	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.21	$4.79	$0.21	8%	22.81	$260.21
$230.00	$235.00	Nov 6	$2.41	$2.59	$2.41	56%	1.07	$232.41

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$235.00	$232.50	Oct 16	$1.23	$1.27	$1.23	63%	1.03	$233.77
$212.50	$200.00	Oct 9	$0.11	$12.39	$0.11	5%	112.64	$212.39
$240.00	$235.00	Oct 30	$3.20	$1.80	$3.20	71%	0.56	$236.80
$210.00	$205.00	Oct 30	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	5%	49.00	$209.90
$225.00	$220.00	Nov 6	$1.20	$3.80	$1.20	33%	3.17	$223.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 64 found (best R:R 0.71, avg 0.23)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$1.71	$1.71	$3.29	60%	0.52	$236.71
$267.50	$270.00	Oct 2	$0.16	$0.16	$2.34	97%	0.07	$267.66
$257.50	$260.00	Oct 9	$0.17	$0.17	$2.33	96%	0.07	$257.67
$232.50	$235.00	Oct 9	$1.02	$1.02	$1.48	55%	0.69	$233.52
$252.50	$255.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$0.14	$2.36	95%	0.06	$252.64

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$225.00	Oct 23	$2.08	$2.08	$2.92	56%	0.71	$227.92
$230.00	$225.00	Nov 6	$2.10	$2.10	$2.90	55%	0.72	$227.90
$220.00	$215.00	Nov 6	$1.01	$1.01	$3.99	77%	0.25	$218.99
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 30	$1.25	$1.25	$3.75	69%	0.33	$223.75
$230.00	$225.00	Oct 30	$1.96	$1.96	$3.04	55%	0.64	$228.04

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.37, cheapest $1.24)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	$1.45	23.4%	19.9%
$232.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$1.59	23.9%	22.2%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$230.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	$1.24	23.4%	19.9%
$232.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$1.20	23.9%	22.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 58 found (cheapest 1.44% of stock, avg 5.33%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$232.50	Oct 2	$1.10	$2.23	$3.33	$229.17	$235.83	1.44%
$230.00	Oct 2	$2.40	$0.98	$3.38	$226.62	$233.38	1.46%
$235.00	Oct 2	$0.43	$4.10	$4.53	$230.47	$239.53	1.96%
$227.50	Oct 2	$4.28	$0.33	$4.61	$222.89	$232.11	2.00%
$230.00	Oct 9	$3.85	$2.22	$6.07	$223.93	$236.07	2.63%
$232.50	Oct 9	$2.69	$3.43	$6.12	$226.38	$238.62	2.65%
$237.50	Oct 2	$0.16	$6.18	$6.34	$231.16	$243.84	2.75%
$235.00	Oct 9	$1.67	$5.03	$6.70	$228.30	$241.70	2.90%
$227.50	Oct 9	$5.45	$1.31	$6.76	$220.74	$234.26	2.93%
$225.00	Oct 2	$6.68	$0.13	$6.81	$218.19	$231.81	2.95%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 129 found (cheapest 0.13% of stock, avg 1.58%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$237.50	$225.00	Oct 2	$0.16	$0.13	$0.29	$224.71	$237.79
$237.50	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.16	$0.33	$0.49	$227.01	$237.99
$242.50	$220.00	Oct 9	$0.36	$0.21	$0.57	$219.43	$243.07
$235.00	$225.00	Oct 2	$0.43	$0.13	$0.56	$224.44	$235.56
$255.00	$215.00	Oct 23	$0.30	$0.44	$0.74	$214.26	$255.74
$242.50	$222.50	Oct 9	$0.36	$0.40	$0.76	$221.74	$243.26
$235.00	$227.50	Oct 2	$0.43	$0.33	$0.76	$226.74	$235.76
$255.00	$210.00	Oct 30	$0.53	$0.33	$0.86	$209.14	$255.86
$240.00	$220.00	Oct 9	$0.64	$0.21	$0.85	$219.15	$240.85
$250.00	$215.00	Oct 23	$0.57	$0.44	$1.01	$213.99	$251.01

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 117 found (best R:R 0.17, avg credit $0.92)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
220/222	258/260	Oct 9	$0.36	$2.14	85%	0.17	$222.14	$257.86
215/218	252/255	Oct 16	$0.30	$2.20	87%	0.14	$217.20	$252.80
222/225	258/260	Oct 9	$0.54	$1.96	77%	0.28	$224.46	$258.04
218/220	252/255	Oct 16	$0.38	$2.12	83%	0.18	$219.62	$252.88
225/228	252/255	Oct 16	$0.90	$1.60	62%	0.56	$226.60	$253.40
225/228	268/270	Oct 2	$0.36	$2.14	82%	0.17	$227.14	$267.86
220/222	252/255	Oct 16	$0.45	$2.05	78%	0.22	$222.05	$252.95
215/218	248/250	Oct 16	$0.29	$2.21	84%	0.13	$217.21	$247.79
225/228	258/260	Oct 9	$0.71	$1.79	67%	0.40	$226.79	$258.21
222/225	252/255	Oct 16	$0.62	$1.88	70%	0.33	$224.38	$253.12

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 110 found (best R:R 33.48, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$200.00	$210.00	$220.00	Oct 30	$0.29	$9.71	16%	33.48
$230.00	$232.50	$235.00	Oct 9	$0.14	$2.36	25%	16.86
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Oct 23	$0.74	$4.26	32%	5.76
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$0.55	$4.45	26%	8.09
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$0.72	$4.28	30%	5.94

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Oct 23	$0.52	$4.48	33%	8.62
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$4.87	18%	37.46
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.14	$4.86	18%	34.71
$232.50	$235.00	$237.50	Oct 2	$0.21	$2.29	37%	10.90
$215.00	$220.00	$225.00	Nov 6	$0.19	$4.81	18%	25.32

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 136 found (best net $-1.63, 114 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$205.00	$220.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.63	$13.37
$210.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$4.53	$5.47
$220.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$1.91	$3.09
$220.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$3.00	$2.00
$227.50	$230.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.52	$1.98

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$235.00	$232.50	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.36	$2.14
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.43	$3.57
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.76	$4.24
$225.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.22	$4.78
$220.00	$215.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.05	$4.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 35 found (best yield 2.40%, avg 0.62%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$235.00	Nov 6	$5.55	0.45	1.8%	2.40%	4.16%	49	18
$240.00	Nov 6	$3.65	0.34	3.9%	1.58%	5.50%	30	39
$235.00	Oct 30	$4.30	0.42	1.8%	1.86%	3.62%	161	276
$245.00	Nov 6	$2.35	0.25	6.1%	1.02%	7.11%	22	32
$240.00	Oct 30	$2.58	0.30	3.9%	1.12%	5.04%	184	521
$235.00	Oct 23	$3.40	0.40	1.8%	1.47%	3.23%	60	89
$250.00	Nov 6	$1.50	0.18	8.2%	0.65%	8.90%	33	81
$245.00	Oct 30	$1.55	0.20	6.1%	0.67%	6.76%	158	188
$232.50	Oct 16	$3.50	0.47	0.7%	1.52%	2.19%	190	80
$240.00	Oct 23	$1.80	0.26	3.9%	0.78%	4.70%	397	289

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 30,783

Total Puts 12,061

Put/Call Ratio 0.39

Net Difference 18,722

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 27,636

Total Puts 11,652

Put/Call Ratio 0.42

Net Difference 15,984

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 179,300

Total Puts 113,049

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.80

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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