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MCDONALDS CORP
$235.65 +0.18%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (10/12) 26,249
Calls: 18,343 (70%)
Puts: 7,906 (30%)
Prior (10/08) 86,077
Calls: 59,083 (69%)
Puts: 26,994 (31%)
Current vs Prior -69.51%
Calls: -68.95% (Calls)
Puts: -70.71% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 326,145
Calls: 223,758 (69%)
Puts: 102,387 (31%)
Prior 7-Day Average 46,592
Calls: 31,965 (69%)
Puts: 14,626 (31%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -43.66%
Calls: -42.62%
Puts: -45.95%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (10/12) $13.00M
Calls: $7.64M (59%)
Puts: $5.36M (41%)
Prior (10/08) $107.73M
Calls: $20.98M (19%)
Puts: $86.75M (81%)
Current vs Prior -87.94%
Calls: -63.59%
Puts: -93.82%
Prior 7-Day Total $296.52M
Calls: $89.64M (30%)
Puts: $206.88M (70%)
Prior 7-Day Average $42.36M
Calls: $12.81M (30%)
Puts: $29.55M (70%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -69.32%
Calls: -40.35%
Puts: -81.87%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (10/12) 0.43
Prior (10/08) 0.46
Current vs Prior -5.66%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.46
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.57%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (10/12) 327,555
Calls: 230,902 (70%)
Puts: 96,653 (30%)
Prior (10/08) 360,233
Calls: 247,405 (69%)
Puts: 112,828 (31%)
Current vs Prior -9.07%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,430,593
Calls: 1,689,430 (70%)
Puts: 741,163 (30%)
Prior 7-Day Average 347,227
Calls: 241,347 (70%)
Puts: 105,880 (30%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.67%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)
Current 2.51% | 3.51%2.51% | 7.34%
Prior 1.70% | 3.09%3.09% | 7.63%
Current vs Prior +48.04% | +13.87%-18.59% | -3.81%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.14% | 3.29%3.58% | 7.90%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +17.24% | +6.79%-29.75% | -7.11%
Prior 7-Day Eod 1.70% | 3.09%3.09% | 7.63%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +48.04% | +13.87%-18.59% | -3.81%
Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
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 14.21% | 19.11%
Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%
Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Light premium activity with dollar volume down 88% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 70% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.43 - heavy call buying (18,343 calls vs 7,906 puts). Call-heavy open interest (230,902 calls vs 96,653 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 44 of results (avg 7.6%, best 4.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$250.00Nov 202.752.87$2.814.3%2640.254.9K
$225.00Nov 2014.2014.95$14.585.1%20.75218
$240.00Nov 205.706.05$5.886.0%580.431.9K
$235.00Nov 208.008.50$8.256.1%1160.542.6K
$255.00Nov 201.741.85$1.806.1%770.181.5K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$265.00Oct 1628.6030.05$29.334.9%21.0021
$275.00Oct 1638.6040.60$39.605.1%41.00--
$272.50Oct 1636.1538.30$37.225.8%41.00--
$230.00Nov 204.104.35$4.225.9%1090.351.9K
$235.00Nov 206.156.55$6.356.3%2320.474.0K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.62, cheapest $0.42)

CALLS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Oct 160.780.85$0.828.5%1.3K0.242.3K
$250.00Oct 300.670.78$0.7315.1%1.1K0.132.0K
$270.00Nov 200.500.57$0.5313.2%630.061.7K
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$230.00Oct 160.380.46$0.4219.0%4740.143.5K
$210.00Nov 200.550.67$0.6119.7%1530.07600

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 54 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$215.00Oct 1619.9021.55$20.738.0%20.99--
$217.50Oct 2317.1019.30$18.2012.1%40.96--
$220.00Oct 3015.9017.40$16.659.0%10.9331
$227.50Oct 167.909.15$8.5314.7%40.93--
$215.00Nov 2022.0023.60$22.807.0%10.89--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$247.50Oct 1611.3012.25$11.788.1%21.00--
$250.00Oct 1613.4515.40$14.4313.5%11.00773
$265.00Oct 1628.6030.05$29.334.9%21.0021
$272.50Oct 1636.1538.30$37.225.8%41.00--
$275.00Oct 1638.6040.60$39.605.1%41.00--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 173 active (total vol 16.3K, top 1.3K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Oct 160.780.85$0.828.5%1.3K0.242.3K
$250.00Oct 300.670.78$0.7315.1%1.1K0.132.0K
$240.00Oct 231.802.04$1.9212.5%9760.33736
$237.50Oct 161.351.67$1.5121.2%8180.391.7K
$240.00Oct 302.702.99$2.8510.2%7810.371.3K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$230.00Oct 160.380.46$0.4219.0%4740.143.5K
$225.00Oct 160.080.12$0.1040.0%3940.041.1K
$235.00Oct 161.601.80$1.7011.8%3700.432.9K
$225.00Nov 202.582.78$2.687.5%3180.252.1K
$232.50Oct 160.701.05$0.8839.8%2800.26722

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 7.3%, max 10.7%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$232.50Oct 16Oct 3022.4%20.2%10.7%395358
$237.50Oct 16Oct 3022.6%21.8%3.9%8241.7K
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$232.50Oct 16Oct 3022.4%20.2%10.7%312722
$237.50Oct 16Oct 3022.6%21.8%3.9%38546

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 96 found (best R:R 82.33, avg 9.88)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$265.00$280.00Nov 13$0.18$14.82$0.187%82.33$265.18
$230.00$235.00Nov 20$2.80$2.20$2.8065%0.79$232.80
$230.00$240.00Nov 13$5.32$4.68$5.3266%0.88$235.32
$265.00$270.00Nov 20$0.18$4.82$0.188%26.78$265.18
$230.00$235.00Nov 6$2.95$2.05$2.9567%0.69$232.95
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$210.00$200.00Nov 6$0.14$9.86$0.144%70.43$209.86
$235.00$232.50Oct 30$0.98$1.52$0.9846%1.55$234.02
$240.00$235.00Nov 13$2.60$2.40$2.6058%0.92$237.40
$222.50$220.00Oct 23$0.10$2.40$0.106%24.00$222.40
$227.50$225.00Oct 16$0.10$2.40$0.107%24.00$227.40

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 76 found (best R:R 0.46, avg 0.23)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$275.00$280.00Oct 30$0.18$0.18$4.8297%0.04$275.18
$270.00$275.00Nov 6$0.21$0.21$4.7996%0.04$270.21
$255.00$260.00Nov 13$0.64$0.64$4.3684%0.15$255.64
$260.00$265.00Nov 20$0.50$0.50$4.5087%0.11$260.50
$240.00$242.50Oct 23$0.71$0.71$1.7967%0.40$240.71
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$230.00$225.00Nov 13$1.57$1.57$3.4366%0.46$228.43
$207.50$205.00Oct 16$0.22$0.22$2.2896%0.10$207.28
$225.00$220.00Nov 6$0.92$0.92$4.0878%0.23$224.08
$230.00$225.00Nov 20$1.54$1.54$3.4665%0.45$228.46
$235.00$230.00Nov 20$2.13$2.13$2.8753%0.74$232.87

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.23, cheapest $1.24)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Oct 16Oct 23$1.2821.8%20.4%
$237.50Oct 16Oct 23$1.3322.6%22.3%
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Oct 16Oct 23$1.2421.8%20.4%
$237.50Oct 16Oct 23$1.0822.6%22.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 50 found (cheapest 1.88% of stock, avg 5.54%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$235.00Oct 16$2.72$1.70$4.42$230.58$239.421.88%
$237.50Oct 16$1.51$3.20$4.71$232.79$242.212.00%
$232.50Oct 16$4.35$0.88$5.23$227.27$237.732.22%
$240.00Oct 16$0.82$4.93$5.75$234.25$245.752.44%
$230.00Oct 16$6.38$0.42$6.80$223.20$236.802.89%
$235.00Oct 23$4.00$2.94$6.94$228.06$241.942.95%
$237.50Oct 23$2.84$4.28$7.12$230.38$244.623.02%
$232.50Oct 23$5.55$1.97$7.52$224.98$240.023.19%
$242.50Oct 16$0.39$7.23$7.62$234.88$250.123.23%
$240.00Oct 23$1.92$5.95$7.87$232.13$247.873.34%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 141 found (cheapest 0.16% of stock, avg 1.86%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$245.00$227.50Oct 16$0.17$0.20$0.37$227.13$245.37
$242.50$227.50Oct 16$0.39$0.20$0.59$226.91$243.09
$245.00$230.00Oct 16$0.17$0.42$0.59$229.41$245.59
$242.50$230.00Oct 16$0.39$0.42$0.81$229.19$243.31
$247.50$225.00Oct 23$0.46$0.43$0.89$224.11$248.39
$260.00$215.00Nov 6$0.65$0.52$1.17$213.83$261.17
$240.00$227.50Oct 16$0.82$0.20$1.02$226.48$241.02
$247.50$227.50Oct 23$0.46$0.71$1.17$226.33$248.67
$245.00$225.00Oct 23$0.79$0.43$1.22$223.78$246.22
$245.00$232.50Oct 16$0.17$0.88$1.05$231.45$246.05

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 158 found (best R:R 0.21, avg credit $0.94)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
205/208242/245Oct 16$0.44$2.0683%0.21$207.06$242.94
205/208240/242Oct 16$0.65$1.8572%0.35$206.85$240.65
218/220255/258Oct 30$0.26$2.2486%0.12$219.74$255.26
218/220252/255Oct 30$0.33$2.1784%0.15$219.67$252.83
220/222255/258Oct 30$0.34$2.1683%0.16$222.16$255.34
220/222252/255Oct 30$0.41$2.0980%0.20$222.09$252.91
220/222250/252Oct 23$0.22$2.2887%0.10$222.28$250.22
228/230250/252Oct 23$0.66$1.8469%0.36$229.34$250.66
222/225255/258Oct 30$0.43$2.0778%0.21$224.57$255.43
222/225252/255Oct 30$0.50$2.0075%0.25$224.50$253.00

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 105 found (best R:R 28.41, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$250.00$255.00$260.00Nov 13$0.14$4.8613%34.71
$220.00$225.00$230.00Oct 30$0.40$4.6021%11.50
$230.00$235.00$240.00Nov 6$0.55$4.4526%8.09
$230.00$235.00$240.00Nov 20$0.43$4.5722%10.63
$255.00$260.00$265.00Nov 20$0.09$4.9110%54.56
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$240.00$245.00$250.00Nov 13$0.17$4.8320%28.41
$245.00$250.00$255.00Oct 30$0.11$4.8916%44.45
$235.00$237.50$240.00Oct 16$0.23$2.2734%9.87
$240.00$245.00$250.00Oct 23$0.50$4.5026%9.00
$225.00$230.00$235.00Nov 13$0.45$4.5523%10.11

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 131 found (best net $-0.26, 115 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$217.50$227.501:2Oct 23-$0.26$9.74
$235.00$237.501:2Oct 16-$0.30$2.20
$232.50$235.001:2Oct 16-$1.09$1.41
$237.50$240.001:2Oct 16-$0.13$2.37
$240.00$245.001:2Nov 6-$1.12$3.88
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$250.00$240.001:2Nov 6-$0.46$9.54
$245.00$240.001:2Oct 23-$1.95$3.05
$237.50$235.001:2Oct 16-$0.20$2.30
$245.00$240.001:2Oct 30-$2.92$2.08
$235.00$232.501:2Oct 16-$0.06$2.44

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 37 found (best yield 2.42%, avg 0.70%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$240.00Nov 20$5.700.431.9%2.42%4.26%581.9K
$245.00Nov 20$3.950.344.0%1.68%5.64%661.3K
$240.00Nov 13$5.000.421.9%2.12%3.97%43111
$250.00Nov 20$2.750.256.1%1.17%7.26%2644.9K
$245.00Nov 13$3.300.324.0%1.40%5.37%1024
$240.00Nov 6$4.350.411.9%1.85%3.69%16350
$245.00Nov 6$2.560.304.0%1.09%5.05%21477
$250.00Nov 13$2.010.236.1%0.85%6.94%78195
$255.00Nov 20$1.740.188.2%0.74%8.95%771.5K
$250.00Nov 6$1.640.206.1%0.70%6.79%88738

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 18,343
Total Puts 7,906
Put/Call Ratio 0.43
Net Difference 10,437

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 59,083
Total Puts 26,994
Put/Call Ratio 0.46
Net Difference 32,089

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 223,758
Total Puts 102,387
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.46
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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