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MCDONALDS CORP

$263.69 +1.40%

(8/28 14:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/28 3:00pm) 48,602

Calls: 39,077 (80%)

Puts: 9,525 (20%)

Prior (08/04) 44,677

Calls: 27,529 (62%)

Puts: 17,148 (38%)

Current vs Prior +8.79%

Calls: +41.95% (Calls)

Puts: -44.45% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 257,830

Calls: 173,737 (67%)

Puts: 84,093 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 36,832

Calls: 24,819 (67%)

Puts: 12,013 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +31.95%

Calls: +57.44%

Puts: -20.71%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/28 3:00pm) $11.38M

Calls: $8.35M (73%)

Puts: $3.04M (27%)

Prior (08/04) $14.27M

Calls: $7.86M (55%)

Puts: $6.40M (45%)

Current vs Prior -20.23%

Calls: +6.13%

Puts: -52.60%

Prior 7-Day Total $85.07M

Calls: $52.16M (61%)

Puts: $32.92M (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average $12.15M

Calls: $7.45M (61%)

Puts: $4.70M (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.35%

Calls: +12.02%

Puts: -35.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 3:00pm) 0.24

Prior (08/04) 0.62

Current vs Prior -60.87%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.60

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -59.11%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 3:00pm) 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 1.01% | 2.73%4.08% | 6.88%

Prior 2.76% | 4.16%4.80% | 7.65%

Current vs Prior -63.47% | -34.29%-14.92% | -10.03%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -64.80% | -29.88%-20.54% | -15.05%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -63.47% | -34.29%-5.67% | -3.76%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 73.22% | 15.66%

Calls: 45.45% | 17.54%

Puts: 101.00% | 13.79%

Prior 10.76% | 17.95%

Calls: 9.92% | 17.54%

Puts: 11.60% | 18.35%

Current vs Prior +580.48% | -12.76%

Prior 7-Day Avg 22.01% | 14.45%

Calls: 18.00% | 15.56%

Puts: 26.02% | 13.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +232.73% | +8.34%

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Moderately bullish flow with 73% call dollar volume ($8.35M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.24 - heavy call buying (39,077 calls vs 9,525 puts). P/C ratio dropping 61% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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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

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
14:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:30	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 45 of results (avg 7.7%, best 5.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$267.50	Sep 11	1.70	1.79	$1.75	5.1%	37	0.30	57
$260.00	Sep 25	7.05	7.45	$7.25	5.5%	14	0.59	44
$290.00	Sep 18	0.17	0.18	$0.18	5.6%	459	0.03	7.2K
$230.00	Aug 28	32.85	34.90	$33.88	6.1%	1	0.99	1
$230.00	Sep 4	32.90	35.20	$34.05	6.8%	1	1.00	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Sep 25	6.80	7.15	$6.98	5.0%	19	0.56	245
$315.00	Sep 18	51.70	54.65	$53.18	5.5%	--	0.99	98
$310.00	Sep 18	46.90	49.60	$48.25	5.6%	--	0.99	947
$265.00	Sep 18	5.90	6.25	$6.08	5.8%	32	0.58	1.8K
$275.00	Sep 18	13.00	13.85	$13.43	6.3%	6	0.83	1.5K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.45, cheapest $0.27)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$272.50	Sep 4	0.25	0.28	$0.27	11.1%	228	0.08	379
$267.50	Sep 4	0.85	0.95	$0.90	11.1%	320	0.23	305
$290.00	Sep 18	0.17	0.18	$0.18	5.6%	459	0.03	7.2K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 88 found (avg delta 0.84, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Sep 4	32.90	35.20	$34.05	6.8%	1	1.00	--
$240.00	Sep 4	22.20	24.30	$23.25	9.0%	1	1.00	10
$242.50	Sep 4	19.75	22.30	$21.03	12.1%	1	1.00	--
$250.00	Sep 11	12.45	14.65	$13.55	16.2%	9	1.00	27
$220.00	Sep 18	42.10	45.90	$44.00	8.6%	--	1.00	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Aug 28	0.72	1.73	$1.23	82.1%	477	1.00	1.4K
$267.50	Aug 28	2.95	4.50	$3.73	41.6%	44	1.00	51
$270.00	Aug 28	5.25	7.35	$6.30	33.3%	17	1.00	86
$272.50	Aug 28	7.95	10.40	$9.18	26.7%	11	1.00	20
$275.00	Aug 28	10.50	12.65	$11.58	18.6%	1	1.00	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 198 active (total vol 36.1K, top 16.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$267.50	Aug 28	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	16.7K	0.01	627
$270.00	Sep 4	0.45	0.58	$0.52	25.0%	2.1K	0.14	361
$265.00	Aug 28	0.01	0.11	$0.06	166.7%	1.7K	0.12	480
$265.00	Sep 4	1.45	1.69	$1.57	15.3%	1.3K	0.36	845
$270.00	Sep 18	1.85	2.07	$1.96	11.2%	708	0.27	2.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$262.50	Aug 28	0.01	0.09	$0.05	160.0%	1.1K	0.10	888
$260.00	Aug 28	0.00	0.03	$0.02	150.0%	905	0.02	1.9K
$255.00	Sep 4	0.43	0.59	$0.51	31.4%	603	0.14	682
$265.00	Aug 28	0.72	1.73	$1.23	82.1%	477	1.00	1.4K
$260.00	Sep 4	1.59	1.87	$1.73	16.2%	418	0.36	1.1K

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. 102 found (best R:R 0.95, avg 6.88)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$257.50	$260.00	Sep 18	$1.28	$1.22	$1.28	72%	0.95	$258.78
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 9	$2.22	$2.78	$2.22	58%	1.25	$262.22
$255.00	$260.00	Sep 25	$3.10	$1.90	$3.10	74%	0.61	$258.10
$257.50	$260.00	Sep 11	$1.55	$0.95	$1.55	79%	0.61	$259.05
$255.00	$260.00	Oct 2	$3.13	$1.87	$3.13	71%	0.60	$258.13

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$270.00	$267.50	Sep 11	$1.58	$0.92	$1.58	79%	0.58	$268.42
$265.00	$262.50	Aug 28	$1.18	$1.32	$1.18	100%	1.12	$263.82
$267.50	$265.00	Sep 18	$1.45	$1.05	$1.45	66%	0.72	$266.05
$270.00	$265.00	Sep 25	$3.07	$1.93	$3.07	68%	0.63	$266.93
$255.00	$250.00	Oct 9	$1.21	$3.79	$1.21	32%	3.13	$253.79

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 77 found (best R:R 0.28, avg 0.25)

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	$270.00	Oct 9	$2.22	$2.22	$2.78	54%	0.80	$267.22
$290.00	$295.00	Sep 25	$0.29	$0.29	$4.71	94%	0.06	$290.29

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$235.00	$230.00	Aug 28	$0.52	$0.52	$4.48	94%	0.12	$234.48
$250.00	$245.00	Oct 9	$1.02	$1.02	$3.98	77%	0.26	$248.98
$250.00	$245.00	Oct 2	$0.86	$0.86	$4.14	79%	0.21	$249.14
$260.00	$255.00	Sep 25	$1.83	$1.83	$3.17	57%	0.58	$258.17
$245.00	$240.00	Sep 25	$0.42	$0.42	$4.58	89%	0.09	$244.58

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. 70 found (cheapest 0.49% of stock, avg 5.09%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$265.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$1.23	$1.29	$263.71	$266.29	0.49%
$262.50	Aug 28	$1.43	$0.05	$1.48	$261.02	$263.98	0.56%
$267.50	Aug 28	$0.01	$3.73	$3.74	$263.76	$271.24	1.42%
$260.00	Aug 28	$3.98	$0.02	$4.00	$256.00	$264.00	1.52%
$262.50	Sep 4	$2.85	$2.89	$5.74	$256.76	$268.24	2.18%
$257.50	Aug 28	$5.93	$0.01	$5.94	$251.56	$263.44	2.25%
$265.00	Sep 4	$1.57	$4.35	$5.92	$259.08	$270.92	2.25%
$260.00	Sep 4	$4.45	$1.73	$6.18	$253.82	$266.18	2.34%
$270.00	Aug 28	$0.01	$6.30	$6.31	$263.69	$276.31	2.39%
$267.50	Sep 4	$0.90	$6.13	$7.03	$260.47	$274.53	2.67%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 157 found (cheapest 0.04% of stock, avg 1.45%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$265.00	$262.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.05	$0.11	$262.39	$265.11
$272.50	$252.50	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.21	$0.48	$252.02	$272.98
$292.50	$262.50	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.05	$0.60	$261.90	$293.10
$297.50	$262.50	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.05	$0.60	$261.90	$298.10
$265.00	$242.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.55	$0.61	$241.89	$265.61
$265.00	$240.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.55	$0.61	$239.39	$265.61
$265.00	$235.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.55	$0.61	$234.39	$265.61
$305.00	$252.50	Sep 4	$0.55	$0.21	$0.76	$251.74	$305.76
$270.00	$252.50	Sep 4	$0.52	$0.21	$0.73	$251.77	$270.73
$272.50	$255.00	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.51	$0.78	$254.22	$273.28

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 147 found (best R:R 0.27, avg credit $0.93)

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
248/250	292/295	Sep 11	$0.36	$2.14	86%	0.17	$249.64	$292.86
252/255	288/290	Sep 4	$0.45	$2.05	82%	0.22	$254.55	$287.95
250/252	292/295	Sep 11	$0.42	$2.08	82%	0.20	$252.08	$292.92
240/242	288/290	Sep 18	$0.21	$2.29	90%	0.09	$242.29	$287.71
240/242	280/282	Sep 18	$0.31	$2.19	86%	0.14	$242.19	$280.31
252/255	292/295	Sep 11	$0.58	$1.92	75%	0.30	$254.42	$293.08
255/258	292/295	Sep 11	$0.80	$1.70	66%	0.47	$256.70	$293.30
242/245	288/290	Sep 18	$0.25	$2.25	88%	0.11	$244.75	$287.75

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 119 found (best R:R 1.17, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$260.00	$262.50	$265.00	Aug 28	$1.18	$1.32	86%	1.12
$262.50	$265.00	$267.50	Aug 28	$1.32	$1.18	89%	0.89
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Sep 4	$0.18	$2.32	39%	12.89
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Sep 11	$0.05	$2.45	28%	49.00
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Sep 25	$0.63	$4.37	30%	6.94

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$260.00	$262.50	$265.00	Aug 28	$1.15	$1.35	98%	1.17
$262.50	$265.00	$267.50	Aug 28	$1.32	$1.18	90%	0.89
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Sep 25	$0.14	$4.86	18%	34.71
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Oct 9	$0.19	$4.81	17%	25.32
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Sep 25	$0.52	$4.48	26%	8.62

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 180 found (best net $-4.20, 152 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$240.00	$250.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$4.20	$5.80
$250.00	$255.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$3.63	$1.37
$242.50	$250.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$6.29	$1.21
$262.50	$265.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.29	$2.21
$265.00	$270.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.16	$3.84

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$267.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$1.16	$1.34
$260.00	$255.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.77	$4.23
$255.00	$250.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.34	$4.66
$265.00	$260.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.88	$3.12
$260.00	$257.50	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.13	$2.37

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 38 found (best yield 2.39%, avg 0.60%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$265.00	Oct 9	$6.30	0.46	0.5%	2.39%	2.89%	2	2
$270.00	Oct 9	$3.95	0.36	2.4%	1.50%	3.89%	4	3
$265.00	Oct 2	$5.20	0.45	0.5%	1.97%	2.47%	13	236
$270.00	Oct 2	$3.45	0.34	2.4%	1.31%	3.70%	31	70
$275.00	Oct 9	$2.47	0.27	4.3%	0.94%	5.23%	2	13
$265.00	Sep 25	$4.60	0.44	0.5%	1.74%	2.24%	85	124
$275.00	Oct 2	$2.22	0.25	4.3%	0.84%	5.13%	17	38
$270.00	Sep 25	$2.83	0.31	2.4%	1.07%	3.47%	49	179
$280.00	Oct 9	$1.53	0.18	6.2%	0.58%	6.77%	23	10
$275.00	Sep 25	$1.70	0.21	4.3%	0.64%	4.93%	35	206

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 39,077

Total Puts 9,525

Put/Call Ratio 0.24

Net Difference 29,552

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 27,529

Total Puts 17,148

Put/Call Ratio 0.62

Net Difference 10,381

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 173,737

Total Puts 84,093

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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