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MCDONALDS CORP

$263.70 +1.40%

(8/28 10:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/28 10:05am) 8,640

Calls: 6,233 (72%)

Puts: 2,407 (28%)

Prior (08/04) 14,413

Calls: 9,277 (64%)

Puts: 5,136 (36%)

Current vs Prior -40.05%

Calls: -32.81% (Calls)

Puts: -53.13% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 186,315

Calls: 114,073 (61%)

Puts: 72,242 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 26,616

Calls: 16,296 (61%)

Puts: 10,320 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -67.54%

Calls: -61.75%

Puts: -76.68%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/28 10:05am) $3.46M

Calls: $2.78M (80%)

Puts: $676.2K (20%)

Prior (08/04) $4.02M

Calls: $2.69M (67%)

Puts: $1.32M (33%)

Current vs Prior -13.86%

Calls: +3.42%

Puts: -48.96%

Prior 7-Day Total $70.82M

Calls: $42.42M (60%)

Puts: $28.39M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $10.12M

Calls: $6.06M (60%)

Puts: $4.06M (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -65.81%

Calls: -54.09%

Puts: -83.33%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/28 10:05am) 0.39

Prior (08/04) 0.55

Current vs Prior -30.25%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -38.98%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/28 10:05am) 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

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

Current 1.21% | 2.75%4.14% | 6.98%

Prior 2.76% | 4.16%4.80% | 7.65%

Current vs Prior -56.19% | -33.92%-13.58% | -8.75%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -57.78% | -29.49%-19.28% | -13.84%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -56.19% | -33.92%-4.18% | -2.39%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 21.31% | 12.97%

Calls: 20.13% | 13.52%

Puts: 22.50% | 12.42%

Prior 10.76% | 17.95%

Calls: 9.92% | 17.54%

Puts: 11.60% | 18.35%

Current vs Prior +98.05% | -27.74%

Prior 7-Day Avg 22.01% | 14.45%

Calls: 18.00% | 15.56%

Puts: 26.02% | 13.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -3.16% | -10.27%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($2.78M) vs puts ($676.2K). Below-average activity with volume down 40% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.39 - heavy call buying (6,233 calls vs 2,407 puts). P/C ratio dropping 30% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg 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
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 24 of results (avg 8.2%, best 3.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Sep 25	7.00	7.55	$7.28	7.6%	6	0.59	44
$262.50	Sep 18	4.60	5.00	$4.80	8.3%	107	0.51	218
$220.00	Sep 18	41.85	45.85	$43.85	9.1%	--	1.00	11
$240.00	Sep 4	22.70	24.95	$23.83	9.4%	1	1.00	10
$260.00	Sep 18	5.85	6.45	$6.15	9.8%	32	0.61	575

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Sep 18	36.90	38.25	$37.58	3.6%	1	0.97	622
$265.00	Sep 18	5.95	6.30	$6.13	5.7%	20	0.58	1.8K
$310.00	Sep 18	46.35	49.60	$47.98	6.8%	--	0.98	947
$300.00	Sep 4	37.05	39.65	$38.35	6.8%	--	0.99	14
$315.00	Sep 18	51.00	54.65	$52.83	6.9%	--	0.98	98

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.20, cheapest $0.20)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$290.00	Sep 18	0.18	0.21	$0.20	15.0%	76	0.04	7.2K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 77 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Aug 28	7.75	9.90	$8.82	24.4%	--	1.00	16
$257.50	Aug 28	5.75	7.25	$6.50	23.1%	27	1.00	26
$240.00	Sep 4	22.70	24.95	$23.83	9.4%	1	1.00	10
$250.00	Sep 11	13.45	14.95	$14.20	10.6%	7	1.00	27
$220.00	Sep 18	41.85	45.85	$43.85	9.1%	--	1.00	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Aug 28	15.00	17.90	$16.45	17.6%	1	1.00	1
$275.00	Aug 28	10.40	12.10	$11.25	15.1%	1	0.99	1
$300.00	Sep 4	37.05	39.65	$38.35	6.8%	--	0.99	14
$315.00	Sep 18	51.00	54.65	$52.83	6.9%	--	0.98	98
$305.00	Sep 18	41.55	44.65	$43.10	7.2%	1	0.98	404

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 136 active (total vol 5.6K, top 765)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Sep 4	1.50	1.90	$1.70	23.5%	765	0.37	845
$262.50	Aug 28	1.43	1.75	$1.59	20.1%	329	0.70	456
$262.50	Sep 4	2.62	3.00	$2.81	13.5%	301	0.53	443
$265.00	Aug 28	0.26	0.40	$0.33	42.4%	291	0.26	480
$260.00	Sep 4	4.10	4.90	$4.50	17.8%	171	0.70	279

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Aug 28	0.04	0.11	$0.08	87.5%	547	0.07	1.9K
$262.50	Aug 28	0.30	0.62	$0.46	69.6%	280	0.31	888
$260.00	Sep 18	3.35	3.90	$3.63	15.2%	123	0.42	4.8K
$265.00	Aug 28	1.42	1.78	$1.60	22.5%	103	0.74	1.4K
$257.50	Aug 28	0.01	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	85	0.02	634

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 63.0%, max 82.8%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$262.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	32.4%	17.7%	82.8%	436	674
$265.00	Aug 28	Oct 9	30.7%	21.5%	43.2%	292	482

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$262.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	32.4%	17.7%	82.8%	281	989
$265.00	Aug 28	Oct 9	30.7%	21.5%	43.2%	104	1.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 106 found (best R:R 0.59, avg 7.62)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$255.00	$260.00	Oct 2	$2.67	$2.33	$2.67	71%	0.87	$257.67
$275.00	$280.00	Oct 9	$0.58	$4.42	$0.58	25%	7.62	$275.58
$255.00	$260.00	Sep 25	$3.07	$1.93	$3.07	74%	0.63	$258.07
$257.50	$260.00	Sep 18	$1.35	$1.15	$1.35	70%	0.85	$258.85
$285.00	$290.00	Sep 25	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	9%	40.67	$285.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$275.00	$270.00	Sep 25	$3.15	$1.85	$3.15	78%	0.59	$271.85
$270.00	$267.50	Sep 11	$1.50	$1.00	$1.50	78%	0.67	$268.50
$265.00	$260.00	Oct 9	$2.22	$2.78	$2.22	54%	1.25	$262.78
$265.00	$262.50	Aug 28	$1.14	$1.36	$1.14	74%	1.19	$263.86
$260.00	$255.00	Oct 9	$1.71	$3.29	$1.71	44%	1.92	$258.29

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 83 found (best R:R 0.28, avg 0.24)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$297.50	$300.00	Aug 28	$0.54	$0.54	$1.96	94%	0.28	$298.04
$292.50	$295.00	Aug 28	$0.54	$0.54	$1.96	93%	0.28	$293.04
$310.00	$315.00	Sep 4	$0.52	$0.52	$4.48	95%	0.12	$310.52
$265.00	$275.00	Oct 9	$3.72	$3.72	$6.28	54%	0.59	$268.72
$297.50	$300.00	Sep 4	$0.47	$0.47	$2.03	94%	0.23	$297.97

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$255.00	$250.00	Oct 9	$1.83	$1.83	$3.17	67%	0.58	$253.17
$235.00	$230.00	Aug 28	$0.52	$0.52	$4.48	94%	0.12	$234.48
$255.00	$250.00	Oct 2	$1.47	$1.47	$3.53	68%	0.42	$253.53
$250.00	$245.00	Sep 25	$0.78	$0.78	$4.22	81%	0.18	$249.22
$247.50	$245.00	Sep 4	$0.19	$0.19	$2.31	94%	0.08	$247.31

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $1.84, cheapest $1.22)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$262.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.22	32.4%	19.1%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$262.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$2.46	32.4%	19.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 62 found (cheapest 0.73% of stock, avg 5.02%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$265.00	Aug 28	$0.33	$1.60	$1.93	$263.07	$266.93	0.73%
$262.50	Aug 28	$1.59	$0.46	$2.05	$260.45	$264.55	0.78%
$267.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$3.52	$3.59	$263.91	$271.09	1.36%
$260.00	Aug 28	$4.13	$0.08	$4.21	$255.79	$264.21	1.60%
$262.50	Sep 4	$2.81	$2.92	$5.73	$256.77	$268.23	2.17%
$265.00	Sep 4	$1.70	$4.43	$6.13	$258.87	$271.13	2.32%
$270.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$6.30	$6.33	$263.67	$276.33	2.40%
$260.00	Sep 4	$4.50	$1.89	$6.39	$253.61	$266.39	2.42%
$257.50	Aug 28	$6.50	$0.02	$6.52	$250.98	$264.02	2.47%
$267.50	Sep 4	$1.00	$6.15	$7.15	$260.35	$274.65	2.71%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.06% of stock, avg 1.37%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$267.50	$260.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.08	$0.15	$259.85	$267.65
$265.00	$260.00	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.08	$0.41	$259.59	$265.41
$272.50	$247.50	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.25	$0.56	$246.94	$273.06
$267.50	$235.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.55	$0.62	$234.38	$268.12
$292.50	$260.00	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.08	$0.63	$259.37	$293.13
$272.50	$252.50	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.33	$0.64	$251.86	$273.14
$297.50	$260.00	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.08	$0.63	$259.37	$298.13
$267.50	$240.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.55	$0.62	$239.38	$268.12
$267.50	$242.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.55	$0.62	$241.88	$268.12
$267.50	$262.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.46	$0.53	$261.97	$268.03

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 181 found (best R:R 0.27, avg credit $0.86)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
230/235	298/300	Aug 28	$1.06	$3.94	88%	0.27	$233.94	$298.56
230/235	292/295	Aug 28	$1.06	$3.94	87%	0.27	$233.94	$293.56
245/248	298/300	Sep 4	$0.66	$1.84	88%	0.36	$246.84	$298.16
245/248	288/290	Sep 4	$0.68	$1.82	86%	0.37	$246.82	$288.18
250/252	298/300	Sep 4	$0.66	$1.84	85%	0.36	$251.84	$298.16
250/252	288/290	Sep 4	$0.68	$1.82	83%	0.37	$251.82	$288.18
252/255	298/300	Sep 4	$0.81	$1.69	78%	0.48	$254.19	$298.31
252/255	288/290	Sep 4	$0.83	$1.67	76%	0.50	$254.17	$288.33
245/248	310/315	Sep 4	$0.71	$4.29	89%	0.17	$246.79	$310.71
255/258	298/300	Sep 4	$0.90	$1.60	69%	0.56	$256.60	$298.40

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 111 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 2	$0.07	$4.93	25%	70.43
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Sep 4	$0.16	$2.34	35%	14.62
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Oct 2	$0.27	$4.73	18%	17.52
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Sep 25	$0.64	$4.36	30%	6.81
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Sep 25	$0.42	$4.58	23%	10.90

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$260.00	$262.50	$265.00	Aug 28	$0.76	$1.74	67%	2.29
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Oct 2	$0.28	$4.72	22%	16.86
$262.50	$265.00	$267.50	Aug 28	$0.78	$1.72	62%	2.21
$275.00	$280.00	$285.00	Sep 25	$0.17	$4.83	12%	28.41
$262.50	$265.00	$267.50	Sep 4	$0.21	$2.29	25%	10.90

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 172 found (best net $-3.91, 141 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$240.00	$250.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$3.91	$6.09
$245.00	$255.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$3.00	$7.00
$257.50	$260.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$1.76	$0.74
$270.00	$275.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.53	$4.47
$275.00	$280.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.23	$4.77

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$267.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.74	$1.76
$260.00	$255.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.89	$4.11
$255.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.56	$4.44
$255.00	$250.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.34	$4.66
$255.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.51	$4.49

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 36 found (best yield 2.24%, avg 0.58%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$265.00	Oct 9	$5.90	0.46	0.5%	2.24%	2.73%	1	2
$265.00	Oct 2	$5.35	0.45	0.5%	2.03%	2.52%	1	236
$270.00	Oct 2	$3.45	0.34	2.4%	1.31%	3.70%	14	70
$265.00	Sep 25	$4.60	0.44	0.5%	1.74%	2.24%	25	124
$280.00	Oct 9	$1.71	0.20	6.2%	0.65%	6.83%	5	10
$270.00	Sep 25	$2.85	0.32	2.4%	1.08%	3.47%	27	179
$275.00	Oct 2	$2.10	0.24	4.3%	0.80%	5.08%	8	38
$275.00	Oct 9	$1.85	0.25	4.3%	0.70%	4.99%	--	13
$265.00	Sep 18	$3.50	0.42	0.5%	1.33%	1.82%	125	632
$285.00	Oct 9	$1.07	0.14	8.1%	0.41%	8.48%	5	--

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,233

Total Puts 2,407

Put/Call Ratio 0.39

Net Difference 3,826

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,277

Total Puts 5,136

Put/Call Ratio 0.55

Net Difference 4,141

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 114,073

Total Puts 72,242

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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