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MCDONALDS CORP

$263.85 +1.46%

(8/28 09:50) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 9:55am) 7,296

Calls: 5,425 (74%)

Puts: 1,871 (26%)

Prior (08/04) 12,483

Calls: 8,084 (65%)

Puts: 4,399 (35%)

Current vs Prior -41.55%

Calls: -32.89% (Calls)

Puts: -57.47% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 180,780

Calls: 109,484 (61%)

Puts: 71,296 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 25,825

Calls: 15,640 (61%)

Puts: 10,185 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -71.75%

Calls: -65.31%

Puts: -81.63%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/28 9:55am) $2.49M

Calls: $2.14M (86%)

Puts: $358.1K (14%)

Prior (08/04) $3.46M

Calls: $2.35M (68%)

Puts: $1.10M (32%)

Current vs Prior -27.84%

Calls: -9.25%

Puts: -67.52%

Prior 7-Day Total $68.74M

Calls: $40.62M (59%)

Puts: $28.12M (41%)

Prior 7-Day Average $9.82M

Calls: $5.80M (59%)

Puts: $4.02M (41%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -74.60%

Calls: -63.19%

Puts: -91.09%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 9:55am) 0.34

Prior (08/04) 0.54

Current vs Prior -36.62%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.66

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.87%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 9:55am) 316,069

Calls: 188,142 (60%)

Puts: 127,927 (40%)

Prior (08/04) 282,855

Calls: 166,859 (59%)

Puts: 115,996 (41%)

Current vs Prior +11.74%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,824,519

Calls: 1,047,199 (57%)

Puts: 777,320 (43%)

Prior 7-Day Average 260,645

Calls: 149,599 (57%)

Puts: 111,045 (43%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +21.26%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 1.26% | 2.81%4.10% | 7.03%

Prior 2.76% | 4.16%4.80% | 7.65%

Current vs Prior -54.30% | -32.41%-14.42% | -8.11%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.87% | 3.89%5.13% | 8.10%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -55.96% | -27.88%-20.07% | -13.23%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.76% | 4.16%4.33% | 7.15%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -54.30% | -32.41%-5.12% | -1.70%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 27.66% | 17.83%

Calls: 25.88% | 19.93%

Puts: 29.45% | 15.73%

Prior 10.76% | 17.95%

Calls: 9.92% | 17.54%

Puts: 11.60% | 18.35%

Current vs Prior +157.06% | -0.67%

Prior 7-Day Avg 22.01% | 14.45%

Calls: 18.00% | 15.56%

Puts: 26.02% | 13.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +25.69% | +23.36%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 86% of dollar volume in calls ($2.14M) vs puts ($358.1K). Below-average activity with volume down 42% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.34 - heavy call buying (5,425 calls vs 1,871 puts). P/C ratio dropping 37% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 19 of results (avg 8.1%, best 6.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Sep 18	3.55	3.80	$3.68	6.8%	119	0.42	632
$250.00	Sep 11	13.05	14.00	$13.53	7.0%	4	1.00	27
$240.00	Sep 4	22.70	24.60	$23.65	8.0%	1	1.00	10
$295.00	Sep 18	0.11	0.12	$0.12	8.3%	--	0.02	1.6K
$220.00	Sep 18	41.85	45.80	$43.83	9.0%	--	1.00	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$305.00	Sep 18	42.25	44.90	$43.58	6.1%	1	0.97	404
$310.00	Sep 18	46.75	49.90	$48.33	6.5%	--	0.98	947
$300.00	Sep 18	37.25	39.90	$38.58	6.9%	--	0.97	622
$300.00	Sep 4	37.20	39.90	$38.55	7.0%	--	0.98	14
$295.00	Sep 4	32.45	34.95	$33.70	7.4%	--	0.94	16

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.16, cheapest $0.20)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Sep 18	0.18	0.21	$0.20	15.0%	61	0.04	7.2K
$295.00	Sep 18	0.11	0.12	$0.12	8.3%	--	0.02	1.6K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 74 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Aug 28	6.85	9.45	$8.15	31.9%	--	1.00	16
$257.50	Aug 28	5.45	6.70	$6.08	20.6%	22	1.00	26
$240.00	Sep 4	22.70	24.60	$23.65	8.0%	1	1.00	10
$250.00	Sep 11	13.05	14.00	$13.53	7.0%	4	1.00	27
$220.00	Sep 18	41.85	45.80	$43.83	9.0%	--	1.00	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 28	15.60	18.15	$16.88	15.1%	1	1.00	1
$275.00	Aug 28	10.70	12.70	$11.70	17.1%	1	0.99	1
$300.00	Sep 4	37.20	39.90	$38.55	7.0%	--	0.98	14
$315.00	Sep 18	51.05	55.00	$53.03	7.4%	--	0.98	98
$310.00	Sep 18	46.75	49.90	$48.33	6.5%	--	0.98	947

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 120 active (total vol 4.8K, top 745)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Sep 4	1.54	1.90	$1.72	20.9%	745	0.37	845
$262.50	Aug 28	1.48	1.92	$1.70	25.9%	312	0.72	456
$262.50	Sep 4	2.66	3.25	$2.96	19.9%	295	0.53	443
$265.00	Aug 28	0.35	0.50	$0.43	34.9%	248	0.30	480
$260.00	Sep 4	4.05	4.95	$4.50	20.0%	170	0.72	279

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Aug 28	0.05	0.16	$0.11	100.0%	496	0.09	1.9K
$262.50	Aug 28	0.28	0.55	$0.42	64.3%	209	0.29	888
$260.00	Sep 18	3.40	4.00	$3.70	16.2%	119	0.42	4.8K
$257.50	Aug 28	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	76	0.01	634
$252.50	Sep 4	0.27	0.38	$0.33	33.3%	71	0.09	385

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 57.8%, max 71.1%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$262.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	32.4%	18.9%	71.1%	385	674
$265.00	Aug 28	Oct 9	32.2%	22.3%	44.5%	249	482

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$262.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	32.4%	18.9%	71.1%	209	989
$265.00	Aug 28	Oct 9	32.2%	22.3%	44.5%	70	1.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 103 found (best R:R 2.57, avg 7.28)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$257.50	$260.00	Sep 18	$0.70	$1.80	$0.70	71%	2.57	$258.20
$270.00	$275.00	Sep 25	$0.72	$4.28	$0.72	30%	5.94	$270.72
$255.00	$260.00	Sep 25	$3.10	$1.90	$3.10	75%	0.61	$258.10
$275.00	$280.00	Oct 9	$0.67	$4.33	$0.67	25%	6.46	$275.67
$260.00	$265.00	Sep 25	$2.25	$2.75	$2.25	59%	1.22	$262.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$275.00	$270.00	Sep 25	$3.07	$1.93	$3.07	78%	0.63	$271.93
$260.00	$257.50	Sep 11	$0.22	$2.28	$0.22	41%	10.36	$259.78
$270.00	$267.50	Sep 11	$1.30	$1.20	$1.30	78%	0.92	$268.70
$270.00	$265.00	Oct 2	$2.92	$2.08	$2.92	68%	0.71	$267.08
$260.00	$255.00	Oct 9	$1.78	$3.22	$1.78	45%	1.81	$258.22

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 81 found (best R:R 1.03, avg 0.25)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$265.00	$270.00	Sep 25	$2.39	$2.39	$2.61	56%	0.92	$267.39
$297.50	$300.00	Aug 28	$0.54	$0.54	$1.96	94%	0.28	$298.04
$310.00	$315.00	Sep 4	$0.52	$0.52	$4.48	95%	0.12	$310.52
$265.00	$275.00	Oct 9	$3.67	$3.67	$6.33	55%	0.58	$268.67
$292.50	$295.00	Aug 28	$0.51	$0.51	$1.99	93%	0.26	$293.01

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$257.50	$255.00	Sep 11	$1.27	$1.27	$1.23	66%	1.03	$256.23
$235.00	$230.00	Aug 28	$0.52	$0.52	$4.48	94%	0.12	$234.48
$255.00	$250.00	Oct 9	$1.74	$1.74	$3.26	66%	0.53	$253.26
$250.00	$245.00	Sep 25	$0.89	$0.89	$4.11	80%	0.22	$249.11
$250.00	$245.00	Oct 9	$1.09	$1.09	$3.91	76%	0.28	$248.91

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. 60 found (cheapest 0.78% of stock, avg 5.02%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$265.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$1.63	$2.06	$262.94	$267.06	0.78%
$262.50	Aug 28	$1.70	$0.42	$2.12	$260.38	$264.62	0.80%
$260.00	Aug 28	$3.90	$0.11	$4.01	$255.99	$264.01	1.52%
$267.50	Aug 28	$0.09	$4.08	$4.17	$263.33	$271.67	1.58%
$262.50	Sep 4	$2.96	$3.00	$5.96	$256.54	$268.46	2.26%
$257.50	Aug 28	$6.08	$0.02	$6.10	$251.40	$263.60	2.31%
$265.00	Sep 4	$1.72	$4.45	$6.17	$258.83	$271.17	2.34%
$260.00	Sep 4	$4.50	$1.90	$6.40	$253.60	$266.40	2.43%
$270.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$6.85	$6.88	$263.12	$276.88	2.61%
$267.50	Sep 4	$0.91	$6.33	$7.24	$260.26	$274.74	2.74%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.08% of stock, avg 1.37%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$267.50	$260.00	Aug 28	$0.09	$0.11	$0.20	$259.80	$267.70
$275.00	$252.50	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.33	$0.54	$251.96	$275.54
$275.00	$242.50	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.38	$0.59	$241.91	$275.59
$267.50	$250.00	Aug 28	$0.09	$0.50	$0.59	$249.41	$268.09
$272.50	$252.50	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.33	$0.61	$251.89	$273.11
$267.50	$242.50	Aug 28	$0.09	$0.55	$0.64	$241.86	$268.14
$267.50	$262.50	Aug 28	$0.09	$0.42	$0.51	$261.99	$268.01
$267.50	$245.00	Aug 28	$0.09	$0.55	$0.64	$244.36	$268.14
$265.00	$260.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.11	$0.54	$259.46	$265.54
$292.50	$260.00	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.11	$0.66	$259.34	$293.16

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 168 found (best R:R 1.55, avg credit $0.88)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
255/258	292/295	Sep 11	$1.52	$0.98	61%	1.55	$255.98	$294.02
230/235	298/300	Aug 28	$1.06	$3.94	88%	0.27	$233.94	$298.56
255/258	268/270	Sep 11	$2.03	$0.47	36%	4.32	$255.47	$269.53
255/258	278/280	Sep 11	$1.43	$1.07	59%	1.34	$256.07	$278.93
230/235	292/295	Aug 28	$1.03	$3.97	87%	0.26	$233.97	$293.53
240/242	298/300	Sep 4	$0.61	$1.89	89%	0.32	$241.89	$298.11
255/258	272/275	Sep 11	$1.55	$0.95	51%	1.63	$255.95	$274.05
255/258	275/278	Sep 11	$1.40	$1.10	56%	1.27	$256.10	$276.40
255/258	270/272	Sep 11	$1.66	$0.84	44%	1.98	$255.84	$271.66
240/242	288/290	Sep 4	$0.54	$1.96	88%	0.28	$241.96	$288.04

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 104 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Oct 2	$0.07	$4.93	26%	70.43
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Oct 2	$0.06	$4.94	16%	82.33
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Sep 4	$0.19	$2.31	35%	12.16
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Sep 25	$0.48	$4.52	27%	9.42
$260.00	$262.50	$265.00	Sep 4	$0.30	$2.20	35%	7.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Sep 25	$0.12	$4.88	19%	40.67
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Oct 2	$0.37	$4.63	24%	12.51
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Aug 28	$0.22	$2.28	27%	10.36
$260.00	$262.50	$265.00	Aug 28	$0.90	$1.60	62%	1.78
$255.00	$257.50	$260.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$2.44	16%	40.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 171 found (best net $-3.50, 138 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$240.00	$250.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$3.50	$6.50
$265.00	$270.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.12	$4.88
$257.50	$260.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$1.72	$0.78
$265.00	$270.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$1.12	$3.88
$262.50	$265.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.48	$2.02

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$267.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$1.31	$1.19
$260.00	$255.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.87	$4.13
$255.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.49	$4.51
$255.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.77	$4.23
$265.00	$260.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.91	$3.09

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 37 found (best yield 2.20%, avg 0.53%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$265.00	Oct 9	$5.80	0.45	0.4%	2.20%	2.63%	1	2
$265.00	Oct 2	$5.10	0.44	0.4%	1.93%	2.37%	--	236
$265.00	Sep 25	$4.50	0.44	0.4%	1.71%	2.14%	25	124
$280.00	Oct 9	$1.65	0.19	6.1%	0.63%	6.75%	5	10
$275.00	Oct 2	$2.08	0.23	4.2%	0.79%	5.01%	7	38
$275.00	Oct 9	$1.85	0.25	4.2%	0.70%	4.93%	--	13
$270.00	Oct 2	$2.45	0.32	2.3%	0.93%	3.26%	5	70
$265.00	Sep 18	$3.55	0.42	0.4%	1.35%	1.78%	119	632
$285.00	Oct 9	$1.03	0.13	8.0%	0.39%	8.41%	5	--
$275.00	Sep 25	$1.40	0.21	4.2%	0.53%	4.76%	--	206

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 5,425

Total Puts 1,871

Put/Call Ratio 0.34

Net Difference 3,554

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,084

Total Puts 4,399

Put/Call Ratio 0.54

Net Difference 3,685

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 109,484

Total Puts 71,296

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.66

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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