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MCD

MCDONALDS CORP

$240.14 -4.08%

(9/23 10:20) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/23 10:25am) 53,795

Calls: 37,955 (71%)

Puts: 15,840 (29%)

Prior (08/28) 11,498

Calls: 8,202 (71%)

Puts: 3,296 (29%)

Current vs Prior +367.86%

Calls: +362.75% (Calls)

Puts: +380.58% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 276,717

Calls: 182,636 (66%)

Puts: 94,081 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 39,531

Calls: 26,090 (66%)

Puts: 13,440 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +36.08%

Calls: +45.47%

Puts: +17.86%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/23 10:25am) $26.99M

Calls: $16.55M (61%)

Puts: $10.44M (39%)

Prior (08/28) $4.56M

Calls: $3.65M (80%)

Puts: $912.0K (20%)

Current vs Prior +491.56%

Calls: +353.43%

Puts: +1044.43%

Prior 7-Day Total $104.96M

Calls: $63.97M (61%)

Puts: $40.99M (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average $14.99M

Calls: $9.14M (61%)

Puts: $5.86M (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +79.98%

Calls: +81.10%

Puts: +78.24%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/23 10:25am) 0.42

Prior (08/28) 0.40

Current vs Prior +3.85%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -33.38%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/23 10:25am) 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 2.55% | 3.71%5.27% | 9.10%

Prior 2.13% | 2.75%3.60% | 5.89%

Current vs Prior +19.53% | +35.21%+46.48% | +54.56%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -7.10% | +0.32%+10.89% | +20.53%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +19.53% | +35.21%+1.78% | +2.99%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 14.38% | 8.33%

Calls: 10.84% | 7.32%

Puts: 17.91% | 9.34%

Prior 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

Current vs Prior -80.36% | -41.79%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.54% | 14.43%

Calls: 22.57% | 15.27%

Puts: 38.52% | 13.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -52.92% | -42.27%

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Moderately bullish flow with 61% call dollar volume ($16.55M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 492% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (80% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 368% vs prior - elevated interest.

Smart Money BULLISH

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Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	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 74 of results (avg 7.4%, best 3.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 25	39.50	40.70	$40.10	3.0%	3	1.00	6
$230.00	Sep 25	10.15	10.60	$10.38	4.3%	297	0.96	9
$242.50	Oct 16	4.85	5.10	$4.97	5.0%	60	0.46	6
$210.00	Oct 9	29.65	31.40	$30.53	5.7%	--	0.96	16
$252.50	Oct 16	1.78	1.89	$1.84	6.0%	113	0.22	136

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Oct 2	29.15	30.05	$29.60	3.0%	1	1.00	38
$232.50	Oct 16	2.23	2.33	$2.28	4.4%	306	0.27	49
$265.00	Oct 2	24.35	25.70	$25.03	5.4%	3	1.00	180
$245.00	Oct 16	7.70	8.15	$7.93	5.7%	197	0.61	3.0K
$260.00	Oct 16	19.55	20.70	$20.13	5.7%	119	0.89	2.2K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.72, cheapest $0.92)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Oct 2	0.83	1.00	$0.92	18.5%	381	0.18	334
$265.00	Oct 16	0.42	0.48	$0.45	13.3%	182	0.07	2.1K
$260.00	Oct 16	0.74	0.84	$0.79	12.7%	720	0.11	2.2K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 94 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 25	39.50	40.70	$40.10	3.0%	3	1.00	6
$195.00	Oct 16	43.90	46.85	$45.38	6.5%	--	0.99	41
$200.00	Oct 16	38.90	42.05	$40.47	7.8%	2	0.99	17
$210.00	Oct 16	29.85	31.95	$30.90	6.8%	--	0.99	12
$195.00	Oct 30	44.40	47.75	$46.08	7.3%	2	0.99	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$252.50	Sep 25	11.60	13.00	$12.30	11.4%	86	1.00	694
$255.00	Sep 25	14.30	15.65	$14.98	9.0%	48	1.00	1.3K
$257.50	Sep 25	16.80	18.60	$17.70	10.2%	--	1.00	306
$260.00	Sep 25	19.30	21.05	$20.18	8.7%	9	1.00	496
$262.50	Sep 25	21.75	23.55	$22.65	7.9%	--	1.00	38

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 203 active (total vol 29.5K, top 1.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	1.30	1.54	$1.42	16.9%	1.7K	0.37	51
$240.00	Sep 25	2.35	2.62	$2.49	10.8%	1.6K	0.54	49
$250.00	Sep 25	0.15	0.23	$0.19	42.1%	1.3K	0.07	1.8K
$245.00	Oct 2	1.96	2.20	$2.08	11.5%	1.2K	0.33	53
$257.50	Sep 25	0.03	0.11	$0.07	114.3%	941	0.02	1.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	3.30	3.95	$3.63	17.9%	1.3K	0.64	1.3K
$237.50	Sep 25	0.99	1.15	$1.07	15.0%	1.3K	0.30	382
$240.00	Sep 25	1.87	2.10	$1.99	11.6%	1.2K	0.47	857
$235.00	Sep 25	0.46	0.61	$0.54	27.8%	660	0.17	510
$240.00	Oct 16	5.00	5.30	$5.15	5.8%	618	0.48	2.0K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 10 strikes (avg 31.5%, max 37.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$235.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	31.0%	22.5%	37.7%	106	149
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	30.0%	22.3%	35.0%	364	22
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	29.0%	21.9%	32.5%	1.7K	71
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	31.0%	24.1%	28.4%	614	174
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	30.5%	24.6%	23.9%	1.7K	57

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$235.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	31.0%	22.5%	37.7%	691	751
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	30.0%	22.3%	35.0%	1.4K	491
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	29.0%	21.9%	32.5%	1.2K	1.1K
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	31.0%	24.1%	28.4%	552	2.4K
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	30.5%	24.6%	23.9%	1.5K	1.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 112 found (best R:R 1.00, avg 7.17)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$2.50	$2.50	$2.50	64%	1.00	$237.50
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$2.60	$2.40	$2.60	66%	0.92	$237.60
$235.00	$237.50	Oct 9	$1.28	$1.22	$1.28	70%	0.95	$236.28
$235.00	$237.50	Oct 2	$1.38	$1.12	$1.38	73%	0.81	$236.38
$235.00	$237.50	Oct 16	$1.30	$1.20	$1.30	67%	0.92	$236.30

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 9	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	9%	28.41	$224.83
$230.00	$227.50	Oct 9	$0.24	$2.26	$0.24	17%	9.42	$229.76
$240.00	$235.00	Oct 30	$2.02	$2.98	$2.02	48%	1.48	$237.98
$230.00	$227.50	Oct 16	$0.43	$2.07	$0.43	21%	4.81	$229.57
$240.00	$237.50	Oct 2	$1.04	$1.46	$1.04	47%	1.40	$238.96

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 88 found (best R:R 0.74, avg 0.26)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$277.50	$280.00	Sep 25	$1.06	$1.06	$1.44	91%	0.74	$278.56
$272.50	$275.00	Oct 2	$0.34	$0.34	$2.16	95%	0.16	$272.84
$267.50	$270.00	Oct 2	$0.34	$0.34	$2.16	94%	0.16	$267.84
$275.00	$280.00	Oct 9	$0.36	$0.36	$4.64	95%	0.08	$275.36
$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
$215.00	$210.00	Sep 25	$1.06	$1.06	$3.94	90%	0.27	$213.94
$235.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$1.72	$1.72	$3.28	64%	0.52	$233.28
$200.00	$195.00	Oct 30	$0.32	$0.32	$4.68	96%	0.07	$199.68
$230.00	$225.00	Oct 23	$0.98	$0.98	$4.02	77%	0.24	$229.02
$230.00	$225.00	Oct 30	$1.11	$1.11	$3.89	75%	0.29	$228.89

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.47, cheapest $1.46)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.61	29.0%	24.1%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.61	30.5%	25.9%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.46	29.0%	24.1%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.19	30.5%	25.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 66 found (cheapest 1.87% of stock, avg 5.71%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$240.00	Sep 25	$2.49	$1.99	$4.48	$235.52	$244.48	1.87%
$242.50	Sep 25	$1.42	$3.63	$5.05	$237.45	$247.55	2.10%
$237.50	Sep 25	$4.08	$1.07	$5.15	$232.35	$242.65	2.14%
$245.00	Sep 25	$0.73	$5.43	$6.16	$238.84	$251.16	2.57%
$235.00	Sep 25	$5.85	$0.54	$6.39	$228.61	$241.39	2.66%
$240.00	Oct 2	$4.10	$3.45	$7.55	$232.45	$247.55	3.14%
$242.50	Oct 2	$3.03	$4.82	$7.85	$234.65	$250.35	3.27%
$247.50	Sep 25	$0.37	$7.58	$7.95	$239.55	$255.45	3.31%
$237.50	Oct 2	$5.60	$2.41	$8.01	$229.49	$245.51	3.34%
$235.00	Oct 2	$6.98	$1.52	$8.50	$226.50	$243.50	3.54%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.17% of stock, avg 1.93%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$250.00	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.19	$0.21	$0.40	$232.10	$250.40
$247.50	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.37	$0.21	$0.58	$231.92	$248.08
$250.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.19	$0.54	$0.73	$234.27	$250.73
$247.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.37	$0.54	$0.91	$234.09	$248.41
$245.00	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.73	$0.21	$0.94	$231.56	$245.94
$252.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.61	$0.63	$1.24	$228.76	$253.74
$250.00	$215.00	Sep 25	$0.19	$1.07	$1.26	$213.74	$251.26
$277.50	$232.50	Sep 25	$1.07	$0.21	$1.28	$231.22	$278.78
$245.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.73	$0.54	$1.27	$233.73	$246.27
$247.50	$215.00	Sep 25	$0.37	$1.07	$1.44	$213.56	$248.94

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 206 found (best R:R 0.74, avg credit $0.87)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
210/215	278/280	Sep 25	$2.12	$2.88	81%	0.74	$212.88	$279.62
230/232	278/280	Sep 25	$1.18	$1.32	82%	0.89	$231.32	$278.68
232/235	278/280	Sep 25	$1.39	$1.11	74%	1.25	$233.61	$278.89
235/238	278/280	Sep 25	$1.59	$0.91	61%	1.75	$235.91	$279.09
210/215	272/275	Sep 25	$1.33	$3.67	85%	0.36	$213.67	$273.83
228/230	272/275	Oct 2	$0.64	$1.86	82%	0.34	$229.36	$273.14
228/230	268/270	Oct 2	$0.64	$1.86	82%	0.34	$229.36	$268.14
228/230	278/280	Oct 2	$0.55	$1.95	84%	0.28	$229.45	$278.05
210/215	248/250	Sep 25	$1.24	$3.76	77%	0.33	$213.76	$248.74
230/232	272/275	Oct 2	$0.70	$1.80	76%	0.39	$231.80	$273.20

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 134 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$4.95	22%	99.00
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$0.35	$4.65	24%	13.29
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$0.18	$2.32	29%	12.89
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$2.38	20%	19.83
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$4.92	8%	61.50

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$4.78	21%	21.73
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$0.30	$4.70	22%	15.67
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Sep 25	$0.16	$2.34	32%	14.62
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.23	$4.77	18%	20.74
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Oct 2	$0.15	$2.35	21%	15.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 156 found (best net $-3.50, 133 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$200.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$3.50	$16.50
$230.00	$235.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.32	$3.68
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$5.39	$4.61
$230.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$3.01	$1.99
$240.00	$242.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.35	$2.15

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$242.50	$240.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.35	$2.15
$240.00	$237.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.15	$2.35
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.67	$4.33
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.20	$4.80
$237.50	$235.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.01	$2.49

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 46 found (best yield 2.10%, avg 0.63%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Oct 30	$5.05	0.42	2.0%	2.10%	4.13%	25	19
$250.00	Oct 30	$3.65	0.32	4.1%	1.52%	5.63%	131	98
$245.00	Oct 23	$4.55	0.41	2.0%	1.89%	3.92%	57	20
$242.50	Oct 16	$4.85	0.46	1.0%	2.02%	3.00%	60	6
$255.00	Oct 30	$2.36	0.24	6.2%	0.98%	7.17%	110	264
$250.00	Oct 23	$2.83	0.30	4.1%	1.18%	5.28%	84	63
$245.00	Oct 16	$3.85	0.39	2.0%	1.60%	3.63%	375	45
$247.50	Oct 16	$3.00	0.33	3.1%	1.25%	4.31%	71	70
$242.50	Oct 9	$3.90	0.45	1.0%	1.62%	2.61%	27	--
$250.00	Oct 16	$2.31	0.27	4.1%	0.96%	5.07%	730	1.3K

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 37,955

Total Puts 15,840

Put/Call Ratio 0.42

Net Difference 22,115

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,202

Total Puts 3,296

Put/Call Ratio 0.40

Net Difference 4,906

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 182,636

Total Puts 94,081

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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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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