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MCD

MCDONALDS CORP

$243.65 -2.68%

(9/23 09:40) ◀

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (9:45am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/23 9:45am) 15,181

Calls: 9,474 (62%)

Puts: 5,707 (38%)

Prior (08/28) 4,476

Calls: 3,061 (68%)

Puts: 1,415 (32%)

Current vs Prior +239.16%

Calls: +209.51% (Calls)

Puts: +303.32% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 235,683

Calls: 151,803 (64%)

Puts: 83,880 (36%)

Prior 7-Day Average 33,669

Calls: 21,686 (64%)

Puts: 11,982 (36%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -54.91%

Calls: -56.31%

Puts: -52.37%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/23 9:45am) $7.28M

Calls: $5.07M (70%)

Puts: $2.21M (30%)

Prior (08/28) $1.54M

Calls: $1.28M (83%)

Puts: $268.2K (17%)

Current vs Prior +371.21%

Calls: +296.97%

Puts: +724.61%

Prior 7-Day Total $84.60M

Calls: $52.00M (61%)

Puts: $32.60M (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average $12.09M

Calls: $7.43M (61%)

Puts: $4.66M (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.77%

Calls: -31.78%

Puts: -52.51%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/23 9:45am) 0.60

Prior (08/28) 0.46

Current vs Prior +30.31%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.68

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.75%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/23 9:45am) 347,979

Calls: 213,860 (61%)

Puts: 134,119 (39%)

Prior (08/28) 316,069

Calls: 188,142 (60%)

Puts: 127,927 (40%)

Current vs Prior +10.10%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,856,429

Calls: 1,072,917 (58%)

Puts: 783,512 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 265,204

Calls: 153,273 (58%)

Puts: 111,930 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +31.21%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/25) | Next (10/02)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 2.87% | 3.73%5.10% | 8.82%

Prior 2.13% | 2.75%3.60% | 5.89%

Current vs Prior +34.75% | +35.65%+41.86% | +49.90%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.74% | 3.70%4.75% | 7.55%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +4.73% | +0.64%+7.40% | +16.89%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.13% | 2.75%5.18% | 8.83%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +34.75% | +35.65%-1.44% | -0.12%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 19.93% | 12.82%

Calls: 22.22% | 8.51%

Puts: 17.65% | 17.12%

Prior 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

Current vs Prior -72.78% | -10.41%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.54% | 14.43%

Calls: 22.57% | 15.27%

Puts: 38.52% | 13.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -34.74% | -11.16%

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Moderately bullish flow with 70% call dollar volume ($5.07M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 371% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 239% vs prior - elevated interest. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.60.

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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 27 of results (avg 8.2%, best 5.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$195.00	Oct 9	47.70	50.50	$49.10	5.7%	--	0.97	25
$200.00	Sep 25	42.35	44.95	$43.65	6.0%	3	1.00	6
$195.00	Oct 16	47.50	50.55	$49.03	6.2%	--	0.99	41
$260.00	Oct 16	1.08	1.15	$1.12	6.2%	547	0.15	2.2K
$200.00	Oct 16	42.65	45.55	$44.10	6.6%	2	0.99	17

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Oct 16	35.00	37.75	$36.38	7.6%	--	1.00	22
$265.00	Oct 16	20.85	22.50	$21.68	7.6%	8	0.91	771
$250.00	Oct 16	8.65	9.35	$9.00	7.8%	34	0.66	4.4K
$265.00	Sep 25	20.95	22.65	$21.80	7.8%	--	1.00	170
$275.00	Oct 16	30.25	32.95	$31.60	8.5%	--	0.94	93

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.77, cheapest $0.77)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Oct 2	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	38	0.15	532

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 83 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 25	42.35	44.95	$43.65	6.0%	3	1.00	6
$195.00	Oct 16	47.50	50.55	$49.03	6.2%	--	0.99	41
$205.00	Oct 16	37.80	40.60	$39.20	7.1%	--	0.99	11
$200.00	Oct 16	42.65	45.55	$44.10	6.6%	2	0.99	17
$195.00	Oct 30	47.75	51.70	$49.73	7.9%	--	0.99	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Sep 25	20.95	22.65	$21.80	7.8%	--	1.00	170
$280.00	Oct 16	35.00	37.75	$36.38	7.6%	--	1.00	22
$257.50	Sep 25	12.75	15.10	$13.93	16.9%	--	0.97	306
$262.50	Sep 25	18.05	20.30	$19.18	11.7%	--	0.97	38
$260.00	Sep 25	15.60	17.80	$16.70	13.2%	--	0.97	496

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 147 active (total vol 8.8K, top 1.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Sep 25	0.63	0.80	$0.72	23.6%	636	0.19	1.8K
$260.00	Oct 16	1.08	1.15	$1.12	6.2%	547	0.15	2.2K
$260.00	Oct 2	0.28	0.48	$0.38	52.6%	261	0.08	1.1K
$252.50	Sep 25	0.32	0.58	$0.45	57.8%	196	0.13	1.4K
$250.00	Oct 16	2.98	3.45	$3.22	14.6%	174	0.35	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	1.90	2.29	$2.09	18.7%	1.0K	0.42	1.3K
$240.00	Sep 25	1.04	1.45	$1.25	32.8%	536	0.28	857
$240.00	Oct 16	3.35	3.70	$3.53	9.9%	428	0.38	2.0K
$245.00	Sep 25	3.10	3.70	$3.40	17.6%	355	0.56	2.2K
$232.50	Oct 16	1.33	1.60	$1.47	18.4%	290	0.19	49

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 12 strikes (avg 53.4%, max 64.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	35.5%	21.6%	64.1%	32	57
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	35.0%	21.8%	60.5%	21	71
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	35.7%	23.5%	51.6%	70	1.4K
$250.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	35.7%	24.2%	47.4%	676	1.9K
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	35.5%	24.5%	44.9%	94	174

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	35.5%	21.6%	64.1%	1.1K	1.3K
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	35.7%	22.0%	62.3%	158	491
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	35.0%	21.8%	60.5%	550	1.1K
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	35.7%	23.5%	51.6%	108	2.1K
$250.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	35.7%	24.2%	47.4%	261	1.7K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 114 found (best R:R 0.50, avg 7.68)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$6.65	$3.35	$6.65	80%	0.50	$236.65
$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$1.10	$3.90	$1.10	37%	3.55	$251.10
$237.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$1.58	$0.92	$1.58	83%	0.58	$239.08
$265.00	$270.00	Oct 23	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	12%	37.46	$265.13
$237.50	$242.50	Oct 2	$3.05	$1.95	$3.05	74%	0.64	$240.55

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$2.05	$2.95	$2.05	51%	1.44	$242.95
$245.00	$242.50	Oct 2	$1.09	$1.41	$1.09	54%	1.29	$243.91
$240.00	$237.50	Oct 9	$0.69	$1.81	$0.69	36%	2.62	$239.31
$250.00	$247.50	Oct 16	$1.50	$1.00	$1.50	66%	0.67	$248.50
$240.00	$237.50	Oct 16	$0.77	$1.73	$0.77	38%	2.25	$239.23

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 89 found (best R:R 0.20, avg 0.25)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$0.99	$0.99	$4.01	80%	0.25	$260.99
$285.00	$290.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$0.32	$4.68	96%	0.07	$285.32
$272.50	$275.00	Oct 2	$0.33	$0.33	$2.17	94%	0.15	$272.83
$277.50	$280.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.30	$2.20	96%	0.14	$277.80
$272.50	$275.00	Sep 25	$0.27	$0.27	$2.23	95%	0.12	$272.77

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$225.00	Oct 23	$0.83	$0.83	$4.17	83%	0.20	$229.17
$240.00	$235.00	Oct 30	$1.94	$1.94	$3.06	60%	0.63	$238.06
$225.00	$220.00	Sep 25	$0.31	$0.31	$4.69	94%	0.07	$224.69
$237.50	$235.00	Oct 2	$0.71	$0.71	$1.79	74%	0.40	$236.79
$242.50	$240.00	Oct 9	$1.23	$1.23	$1.27	55%	0.97	$241.27

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $1.16, cheapest $1.10)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.10	35.5%	24.9%
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.17	35.7%	26.4%
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.36	35.5%	26.9%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.20	35.5%	24.9%
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.98	35.5%	26.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 63 found (cheapest 2.29% of stock, avg 5.68%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$245.00	Sep 25	$2.19	$3.40	$5.59	$239.41	$250.59	2.29%
$242.50	Sep 25	$3.60	$2.09	$5.69	$236.81	$248.19	2.34%
$247.50	Sep 25	$1.31	$5.03	$6.34	$241.16	$253.84	2.60%
$240.00	Sep 25	$5.20	$1.25	$6.45	$233.55	$246.45	2.65%
$237.50	Sep 25	$6.78	$0.64	$7.42	$230.08	$244.92	3.05%
$250.00	Sep 25	$0.72	$7.00	$7.72	$242.28	$257.72	3.17%
$245.00	Oct 2	$3.55	$4.38	$7.93	$237.07	$252.93	3.25%
$242.50	Oct 2	$4.70	$3.29	$7.99	$234.51	$250.49	3.28%
$247.50	Oct 2	$2.48	$5.95	$8.43	$239.07	$255.93	3.46%
$235.00	Sep 25	$8.93	$0.28	$9.21	$225.79	$244.21	3.78%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 145 found (cheapest 0.19% of stock, avg 1.92%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$255.00	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.25	$0.46	$232.04	$255.46
$255.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.28	$0.49	$234.51	$255.49
$252.50	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.45	$0.25	$0.70	$231.80	$253.20
$252.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.45	$0.28	$0.73	$234.27	$253.23
$255.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.64	$0.85	$236.65	$255.85
$250.00	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.72	$0.25	$0.97	$231.53	$250.97
$250.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.72	$0.28	$1.00	$234.00	$251.00
$252.50	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.45	$0.64	$1.09	$236.41	$253.59
$255.00	$232.50	Oct 2	$0.77	$0.48	$1.25	$231.25	$256.25
$250.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.72	$0.64	$1.36	$236.14	$251.36

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 195 found (best R:R 0.71, avg credit $0.82)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
235/238	272/275	Oct 2	$1.04	$1.46	69%	0.71	$236.46	$273.54
235/238	278/280	Oct 2	$0.89	$1.61	70%	0.55	$236.61	$278.39
220/225	285/290	Sep 25	$0.63	$4.37	90%	0.14	$224.37	$285.63
228/230	272/275	Oct 2	$0.46	$2.04	87%	0.23	$229.54	$272.96
230/232	278/280	Sep 25	$0.42	$2.08	89%	0.20	$232.08	$277.92
235/238	278/280	Sep 25	$0.66	$1.84	78%	0.36	$236.84	$278.16
238/240	272/275	Oct 2	$1.13	$1.37	60%	0.82	$238.87	$273.63
232/235	272/275	Oct 2	$0.67	$1.83	78%	0.37	$234.33	$273.17
235/238	268/270	Oct 2	$0.90	$1.60	68%	0.56	$236.60	$268.40
238/240	278/280	Sep 25	$0.91	$1.59	68%	0.57	$239.09	$278.41

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 114 found (best R:R 44.45, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$4.85	17%	32.33
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.44	$4.56	25%	10.36
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Oct 30	$0.26	$4.74	17%	18.23
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Sep 25	$0.19	$2.31	28%	12.16
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Oct 30	$0.09	$4.91	11%	54.56

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.11	$4.89	22%	44.45
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.17	$4.83	19%	28.41
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$0.10	$4.90	12%	49.00
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Oct 23	$0.31	$4.69	18%	15.13
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$0.43	$4.57	22%	10.63

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 159 found (best net $-3.15, 136 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$230.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$3.15	$6.85
$237.50	$242.50	1:2	Oct 2	-$1.65	$3.35
$230.00	$235.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$3.78	$1.22
$242.50	$245.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.78	$1.72
$245.00	$247.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.43	$2.07

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.25	$4.75
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.96	$4.04
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$1.15	$3.85
$240.00	$237.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.03	$2.47
$245.00	$242.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.78	$1.72

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 50 found (best yield 2.67%, avg 0.66%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Oct 30	$6.50	0.49	0.6%	2.67%	3.22%	3	19
$250.00	Oct 30	$4.55	0.39	2.6%	1.87%	4.47%	40	98
$245.00	Oct 23	$5.85	0.49	0.6%	2.40%	2.96%	17	20
$255.00	Oct 30	$3.10	0.29	4.7%	1.27%	5.93%	32	264
$250.00	Oct 23	$3.60	0.37	2.6%	1.48%	4.08%	48	63
$245.00	Oct 16	$5.00	0.48	0.6%	2.05%	2.61%	24	45
$247.50	Oct 16	$3.75	0.41	1.6%	1.54%	3.12%	11	70
$260.00	Oct 30	$1.90	0.21	6.7%	0.78%	7.49%	5	74
$255.00	Oct 23	$2.09	0.28	4.7%	0.86%	5.52%	6	97
$250.00	Oct 16	$2.98	0.35	2.6%	1.22%	3.83%	174	1.3K

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,474

Total Puts 5,707

Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Net Difference 3,767

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,061

Total Puts 1,415

Put/Call Ratio 0.46

Net Difference 1,646

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 151,803

Total Puts 83,880

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.68

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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