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MCDONALDS CORP

$239.82 -4.21%

(9/23 09:50) ◀

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (9:55am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/23 9:55am) 29,334

Calls: 20,356 (69%)

Puts: 8,978 (31%)

Prior (08/28) 7,296

Calls: 5,425 (74%)

Puts: 1,871 (26%)

Current vs Prior +302.06%

Calls: +275.23% (Calls)

Puts: +379.85% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 245,088

Calls: 159,107 (65%)

Puts: 85,981 (35%)

Prior 7-Day Average 35,012

Calls: 22,729 (65%)

Puts: 12,283 (35%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -16.22%

Calls: -10.44%

Puts: -26.91%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/23 9:55am) $13.73M

Calls: $8.48M (62%)

Puts: $5.25M (38%)

Prior (08/28) $2.49M

Calls: $2.14M (86%)

Puts: $358.1K (14%)

Current vs Prior +450.66%

Calls: +297.05%

Puts: +1367.01%

Prior 7-Day Total $88.55M

Calls: $54.56M (62%)

Puts: $33.99M (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average $12.65M

Calls: $7.79M (62%)

Puts: $4.86M (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +8.58%

Calls: +8.82%

Puts: +8.19%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/23 9:55am) 0.44

Prior (08/28) 0.34

Current vs Prior +27.88%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.64

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -31.33%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/23 9:55am) 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 2.84% | 3.95%5.34% | 9.05%

Prior 2.13% | 2.75%3.60% | 5.89%

Current vs Prior +32.99% | +43.89%+48.41% | +53.71%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +3.36% | +6.76%+12.36% | +19.87%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +32.99% | +43.89%+3.12% | +2.42%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 15.73% | 27.25%

Calls: 17.28% | 25.23%

Puts: 14.18% | 29.26%

Prior 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

Current vs Prior -78.52% | +90.43%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.54% | 14.43%

Calls: 22.57% | 15.27%

Puts: 38.52% | 13.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -48.50% | +88.84%

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Moderately bullish flow with 62% call dollar volume ($8.48M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 451% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 302% vs prior - elevated interest. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.44 - heavy call buying (20,356 calls vs 8,978 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

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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 34 of results (avg 7.7%, best 4.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Oct 16	3.70	3.85	$3.78	4.0%	45	0.38	45
$195.00	Oct 9	44.35	47.10	$45.73	6.0%	--	1.00	25
$200.00	Sep 25	39.15	41.65	$40.40	6.2%	3	1.00	6
$200.00	Oct 9	39.50	42.15	$40.83	6.5%	--	0.94	20
$195.00	Oct 30	44.65	47.65	$46.15	6.5%	--	0.99	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Oct 16	29.85	31.10	$30.48	4.1%	39	0.95	1.4K
$265.00	Oct 16	24.90	26.00	$25.45	4.3%	54	0.93	771
$260.00	Oct 16	20.25	21.25	$20.75	4.8%	15	0.90	2.2K
$255.00	Oct 16	15.65	16.70	$16.18	6.5%	20	0.83	1.6K
$280.00	Oct 16	38.45	41.20	$39.83	6.9%	--	1.00	22

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.64, cheapest $0.87)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Sep 25	0.87	1.02	$0.95	15.8%	311	0.23	155
$255.00	Oct 2	0.40	0.45	$0.43	11.6%	100	0.09	532
$270.00	Oct 16	0.21	0.25	$0.23	17.4%	136	0.04	2.6K
$260.00	Oct 16	0.70	0.77	$0.74	9.5%	630	0.10	2.2K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Sep 25	0.78	0.95	$0.87	19.5%	320	0.23	510

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 90 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 25	39.15	41.65	$40.40	6.2%	3	1.00	6
$195.00	Oct 9	44.35	47.10	$45.73	6.0%	--	1.00	25
$195.00	Oct 16	43.95	47.25	$45.60	7.2%	--	0.99	41
$205.00	Oct 16	34.25	37.30	$35.78	8.5%	--	0.99	11
$200.00	Oct 16	39.15	42.25	$40.70	7.6%	2	0.99	17

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Oct 2	23.45	26.80	$25.13	13.3%	2	1.00	180
$275.00	Oct 16	33.45	36.80	$35.13	9.5%	--	1.00	93
$280.00	Oct 16	38.45	41.20	$39.83	6.9%	--	1.00	22
$260.00	Sep 25	18.65	21.00	$19.83	11.9%	3	0.99	496
$262.50	Sep 25	21.60	24.50	$23.05	12.6%	--	0.98	38

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 180 active (total vol 16.8K, top 1.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	1.25	1.90	$1.58	41.1%	1.1K	0.34	51
$240.00	Sep 25	2.54	2.88	$2.71	12.5%	874	0.48	49
$257.50	Sep 25	0.05	0.10	$0.08	62.5%	768	0.02	1.5K
$250.00	Sep 25	0.28	0.40	$0.34	35.3%	706	0.09	1.8K
$260.00	Oct 16	0.70	0.77	$0.74	9.5%	630	0.10	2.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	4.10	4.70	$4.40	13.6%	1.2K	0.67	1.3K
$240.00	Sep 25	2.55	2.94	$2.75	14.2%	871	0.52	857
$237.50	Sep 25	1.54	1.89	$1.72	20.3%	676	0.37	382
$240.00	Oct 16	5.15	5.65	$5.40	9.3%	461	0.49	2.0K
$245.00	Sep 25	5.75	6.50	$6.13	12.2%	442	0.77	2.2K

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 53.1%, max 66.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	40.2%	24.2%	66.2%	173	1.4K
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	36.2%	22.3%	61.8%	921	71
$235.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	34.8%	22.2%	56.8%	55	149
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	37.4%	24.9%	49.9%	330	174
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	35.7%	26.0%	37.3%	114	23

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	40.2%	24.2%	66.2%	132	2.1K
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	36.2%	22.4%	61.8%	891	1.1K
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	35.7%	22.7%	57.3%	782	491
$235.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	34.8%	22.2%	56.8%	337	751
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	37.4%	24.9%	49.9%	455	2.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 108 found (best R:R 0.80, avg 7.17)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$1.88	$3.12	$1.88	51%	1.66	$241.88
$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$0.82	$4.18	$0.82	29%	5.10	$250.82
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	16%	11.50	$260.40
$252.50	$255.00	Oct 9	$0.22	$2.28	$0.22	18%	10.36	$252.72
$232.50	$235.00	Oct 16	$1.60	$0.90	$1.60	73%	0.56	$234.10

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$250.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$2.78	$2.22	$2.78	72%	0.80	$247.22
$247.50	$245.00	Oct 16	$1.35	$1.15	$1.35	69%	0.85	$246.15
$240.00	$237.50	Oct 9	$0.92	$1.58	$0.92	50%	1.72	$239.08
$232.50	$230.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$2.05	$0.45	28%	4.56	$232.05
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	7%	40.67	$224.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 86 found (best R:R 0.21, avg 0.27)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$272.50	$275.00	Oct 2	$0.43	$0.43	$2.07	94%	0.21	$272.93
$277.50	$280.00	Sep 25	$0.40	$0.40	$2.10	95%	0.19	$277.90
$262.50	$265.00	Oct 2	$0.31	$0.31	$2.19	93%	0.14	$262.81
$272.50	$275.00	Sep 25	$0.27	$0.27	$2.23	96%	0.12	$272.77
$267.50	$270.00	Oct 16	$0.29	$0.29	$2.21	93%	0.13	$267.79

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$225.00	$220.00	Sep 25	$0.31	$0.31	$4.69	93%	0.07	$224.69
$230.00	$225.00	Oct 30	$1.29	$1.29	$3.71	73%	0.35	$228.71
$200.00	$195.00	Oct 30	$0.34	$0.34	$4.66	96%	0.07	$199.66
$237.50	$235.00	Oct 9	$1.19	$1.19	$1.31	58%	0.91	$236.31
$235.00	$232.50	Oct 16	$1.01	$1.01	$1.49	65%	0.68	$233.99

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $1.24, cheapest $1.18)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.32	36.2%	25.1%
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.50	35.7%	26.0%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.42	34.2%	26.7%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.18	36.2%	25.1%
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.16	35.7%	26.0%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.88	34.2%	26.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 62 found (cheapest 2.28% of stock, avg 5.89%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$240.00	Sep 25	$2.71	$2.75	$5.46	$234.54	$245.46	2.28%
$237.50	Sep 25	$4.05	$1.72	$5.77	$231.73	$243.27	2.41%
$242.50	Sep 25	$1.58	$4.40	$5.98	$236.52	$248.48	2.49%
$235.00	Sep 25	$6.03	$0.87	$6.90	$228.10	$241.90	2.88%
$245.00	Sep 25	$0.95	$6.13	$7.08	$237.92	$252.08	2.95%
$240.00	Oct 2	$4.03	$3.93	$7.96	$232.04	$247.96	3.32%
$242.50	Oct 2	$3.00	$5.28	$8.28	$234.22	$250.78	3.45%
$237.50	Oct 2	$5.55	$2.88	$8.43	$229.07	$245.93	3.52%
$247.50	Sep 25	$0.62	$8.32	$8.94	$238.56	$256.44	3.73%
$235.00	Oct 2	$7.25	$1.90	$9.15	$225.85	$244.15	3.82%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.22% of stock, avg 1.99%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$250.00	$230.00	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.19	$0.53	$229.47	$250.53
$250.00	$225.00	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.32	$0.66	$224.34	$250.66
$250.00	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.39	$0.73	$231.77	$250.73
$247.50	$230.00	Sep 25	$0.62	$0.19	$0.81	$229.19	$248.31
$247.50	$225.00	Sep 25	$0.62	$0.32	$0.94	$224.06	$248.44
$247.50	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.62	$0.39	$1.01	$231.49	$248.51
$265.00	$220.00	Oct 23	$0.68	$0.48	$1.16	$218.84	$266.16
$252.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.61	$0.69	$1.30	$228.70	$253.80
$245.00	$230.00	Sep 25	$0.95	$0.19	$1.14	$228.86	$246.14
$250.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.87	$1.21	$233.79	$251.21

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 182 found (best R:R 0.88, avg credit $0.85)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
232/235	272/275	Oct 2	$1.17	$1.33	64%	0.88	$233.83	$273.67
232/235	268/270	Oct 16	$1.30	$1.20	58%	1.08	$233.70	$268.80
230/232	272/275	Oct 2	$0.90	$1.60	73%	0.56	$231.60	$273.40
228/230	268/270	Oct 16	$0.95	$1.55	70%	0.61	$229.05	$268.45
232/235	262/265	Oct 16	$1.32	$1.18	55%	1.12	$233.68	$263.82
225/228	272/275	Oct 2	$0.58	$1.92	84%	0.30	$226.92	$273.08
232/235	278/280	Sep 25	$0.88	$1.62	72%	0.54	$234.12	$278.38
230/232	278/280	Sep 25	$0.60	$1.90	83%	0.32	$231.90	$278.10
228/230	262/265	Oct 16	$0.97	$1.53	68%	0.63	$229.03	$263.47
232/235	262/265	Oct 2	$1.05	$1.45	63%	0.72	$233.95	$263.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 121 found (best R:R 44.45, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.11	$4.89	22%	44.45
$237.50	$240.00	$242.50	Sep 25	$0.21	$2.29	30%	10.90
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Oct 2	$0.09	$2.41	19%	26.78
$245.00	$247.50	$250.00	Sep 25	$0.05	$2.45	14%	49.00
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Oct 9	$0.08	$2.42	14%	30.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Oct 30	$0.17	$4.83	19%	28.41
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Sep 25	$0.08	$2.42	25%	30.25
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.35	$4.65	22%	13.29
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$0.48	$4.52	25%	9.42
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$0.18	$2.32	28%	12.89

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 151 found (best net $-3.00, 131 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$200.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$3.00	$17.00
$230.00	$235.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.66	$3.34
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$6.01	$3.99
$245.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.06	$3.94
$240.00	$242.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.45	$2.05

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.43	$4.57
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.16	$3.84
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.11	$4.89
$237.50	$235.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.02	$2.48
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.41	$4.59

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 52 found (best yield 3.06%, avg 0.75%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Oct 30	$7.35	0.52	0.1%	3.06%	3.14%	47	22
$245.00	Oct 30	$4.75	0.41	2.2%	1.98%	4.14%	19	19
$250.00	Oct 30	$3.35	0.32	4.2%	1.40%	5.64%	73	98
$245.00	Oct 23	$4.20	0.40	2.2%	1.75%	3.91%	47	20
$240.00	Oct 23	$6.00	0.51	0.1%	2.50%	2.58%	8	3
$242.50	Oct 16	$4.50	0.44	1.1%	1.88%	2.99%	25	6
$245.00	Oct 16	$3.70	0.38	2.2%	1.54%	3.70%	45	45
$255.00	Oct 30	$2.17	0.23	6.3%	0.90%	7.23%	73	264
$240.00	Oct 16	$5.35	0.51	0.1%	2.23%	2.31%	29	96
$250.00	Oct 23	$2.45	0.29	4.2%	1.02%	5.27%	64	63

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 20,356

Total Puts 8,978

Put/Call Ratio 0.44

Net Difference 11,378

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 5,425

Total Puts 1,871

Put/Call Ratio 0.34

Net Difference 3,554

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 159,107

Total Puts 85,981

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.64

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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