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MCDONALDS CORP

$239.80 -4.21%

(9/23 10:30) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/23 10:35am) 58,838

Calls: 41,421 (70%)

Puts: 17,417 (30%)

Prior (08/28) 12,266

Calls: 8,696 (71%)

Puts: 3,570 (29%)

Current vs Prior +379.68%

Calls: +376.32% (Calls)

Puts: +387.87% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 281,233

Calls: 185,648 (66%)

Puts: 95,585 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 40,176

Calls: 26,521 (66%)

Puts: 13,655 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +46.45%

Calls: +56.18%

Puts: +27.55%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/23 10:35am) $29.50M

Calls: $17.90M (61%)

Puts: $11.60M (39%)

Prior (08/28) $4.76M

Calls: $3.81M (80%)

Puts: $950.2K (20%)

Current vs Prior +519.95%

Calls: +370.07%

Puts: +1120.60%

Prior 7-Day Total $106.90M

Calls: $65.77M (62%)

Puts: $41.13M (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average $15.27M

Calls: $9.40M (62%)

Puts: $5.88M (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +93.16%

Calls: +90.51%

Puts: +97.40%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/23 10:35am) 0.42

Prior (08/28) 0.41

Current vs Prior +2.42%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -32.98%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/23 10:35am) 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 2.58% | 3.59%5.17% | 8.89%

Prior 2.13% | 2.75%3.60% | 5.89%

Current vs Prior +21.07% | +30.70%+43.79% | +51.10%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -5.90% | -3.03%+8.86% | +17.83%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +21.07% | +30.70%-0.09% | +0.68%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 15.86% | 6.03%

Calls: 30.38% | 4.87%

Puts: 1.34% | 7.18%

Prior 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

Current vs Prior -78.34% | -57.86%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.54% | 14.43%

Calls: 22.57% | 15.27%

Puts: 38.52% | 13.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -48.07% | -58.21%

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Moderately bullish flow with 61% call dollar volume ($17.90M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 520% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (93% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 380% vs prior - elevated interest.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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7-Day Avg 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
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
10:00	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 69 of results (avg 7.2%, best 1.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Oct 16	5.70	5.90	$5.80	3.4%	116	0.51	96
$245.00	Oct 16	3.55	3.70	$3.63	4.1%	420	0.38	45
$200.00	Sep 25	39.65	41.35	$40.50	4.2%	4	1.00	6
$237.50	Oct 2	5.00	5.25	$5.13	4.9%	16	0.62	1
$242.50	Oct 16	4.55	4.80	$4.68	5.3%	77	0.45	6

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Sep 25	2.22	2.25	$2.24	1.3%	1.4K	0.50	857
$280.00	Sep 25	39.80	40.75	$40.28	2.4%	4	1.00	--
$235.00	Oct 16	3.05	3.15	$3.10	3.2%	409	0.34	2.4K
$260.00	Oct 16	20.00	20.70	$20.35	3.4%	120	0.89	2.2K
$277.50	Sep 25	37.25	38.80	$38.03	4.1%	4	0.90	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.61, cheapest $0.61)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Oct 2	0.57	0.64	$0.61	11.5%	127	0.13	119

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 97 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 25	39.65	41.35	$40.50	4.2%	4	1.00	6
$195.00	Oct 16	44.30	47.25	$45.78	6.4%	--	0.99	41
$200.00	Oct 16	39.25	42.25	$40.75	7.4%	2	0.99	17
$210.00	Oct 16	29.65	32.30	$30.98	8.6%	--	0.99	12
$205.00	Oct 16	34.35	37.45	$35.90	8.6%	--	0.99	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$252.50	Sep 25	11.65	13.00	$12.33	10.9%	86	1.00	694
$255.00	Sep 25	14.25	15.65	$14.95	9.4%	58	1.00	1.3K
$257.50	Sep 25	16.20	18.60	$17.40	13.8%	--	1.00	306
$260.00	Sep 25	19.35	20.40	$19.88	5.3%	14	1.00	496
$262.50	Sep 25	21.25	23.55	$22.40	10.3%	--	1.00	38

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 208 active (total vol 32.3K, top 1.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	1.10	1.34	$1.22	19.7%	1.7K	0.33	51
$240.00	Sep 25	2.10	2.33	$2.22	10.4%	1.7K	0.50	49
$245.00	Oct 2	1.70	1.89	$1.80	10.6%	1.5K	0.31	53
$250.00	Sep 25	0.15	0.20	$0.18	27.8%	1.5K	0.06	1.8K
$257.50	Sep 25	0.02	0.06	$0.04	100.0%	983	0.01	1.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Sep 25	2.22	2.25	$2.24	1.3%	1.4K	0.50	857
$237.50	Sep 25	1.15	1.20	$1.17	4.3%	1.4K	0.32	382
$242.50	Sep 25	3.25	3.95	$3.60	19.4%	1.3K	0.68	1.3K
$235.00	Sep 25	0.49	0.61	$0.55	21.8%	689	0.18	510
$240.00	Oct 16	5.00	5.30	$5.15	5.8%	647	0.49	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 40.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	30.0%	21.3%	40.6%	1.8K	71
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	29.3%	21.6%	35.3%	377	22
$235.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	29.5%	22.1%	33.6%	141	149
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	30.0%	24.0%	24.9%	676	174
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	29.6%	24.0%	23.3%	1.8K	57

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	30.0%	21.3%	40.6%	1.5K	1.1K
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	29.3%	21.6%	35.3%	1.5K	491
$235.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	29.5%	22.1%	33.6%	720	751
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	30.0%	24.0%	24.9%	620	2.4K
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	29.6%	24.0%	23.3%	1.5K	1.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 110 found (best R:R 1.43, avg 7.52)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$232.50	$235.00	Oct 16	$1.03	$1.47	$1.03	73%	1.43	$233.53
$240.00	$242.50	Oct 9	$0.93	$1.57	$0.93	52%	1.69	$240.93
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$2.70	$2.30	$2.70	64%	0.85	$237.70
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$0.26	$4.74	$0.26	13%	18.23	$260.26
$265.00	$270.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	10%	32.33	$265.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$227.50	Oct 9	$0.17	$2.33	$0.17	16%	13.71	$229.83
$242.50	$240.00	Oct 2	$1.20	$1.30	$1.20	60%	1.08	$241.30
$247.50	$245.00	Oct 16	$1.50	$1.00	$1.50	68%	0.67	$246.00
$242.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$1.36	$1.14	$1.36	68%	0.84	$241.14
$242.50	$240.00	Oct 16	$1.18	$1.32	$1.18	56%	1.12	$241.32

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 0.25)

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
$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	Oct 2	$0.31	$0.31	$2.19	95%	0.14	$272.81
$272.50	$275.00	Sep 25	$0.27	$0.27	$2.23	96%	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	$1.73	$1.73	$3.27	64%	0.53	$233.27
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 30	$0.73	$0.73	$4.27	83%	0.17	$224.27
$235.00	$232.50	Oct 16	$0.89	$0.89	$1.61	66%	0.55	$234.11
$230.00	$225.00	Oct 23	$0.96	$0.96	$4.04	76%	0.24	$229.04

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $1.25, cheapest $1.24)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.48	30.0%	22.8%
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.18	29.3%	22.6%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.38	29.6%	24.3%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.24	30.0%	22.8%
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.16	29.3%	22.6%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.08	29.6%	24.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 67 found (cheapest 1.86% of stock, avg 5.68%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$240.00	Sep 25	$2.22	$2.24	$4.46	$235.54	$244.46	1.86%
$242.50	Sep 25	$1.22	$3.60	$4.82	$237.68	$247.32	2.01%
$237.50	Sep 25	$3.95	$1.17	$5.12	$232.38	$242.62	2.14%
$235.00	Sep 25	$5.75	$0.55	$6.30	$228.70	$241.30	2.63%
$245.00	Sep 25	$0.64	$5.78	$6.42	$238.58	$251.42	2.68%
$240.00	Oct 2	$3.70	$3.48	$7.18	$232.82	$247.18	2.99%
$242.50	Oct 2	$2.60	$4.68	$7.28	$235.22	$249.78	3.04%
$237.50	Oct 2	$5.13	$2.33	$7.46	$230.04	$244.96	3.11%
$247.50	Sep 25	$0.30	$7.55	$7.85	$239.65	$255.35	3.27%
$245.00	Oct 2	$1.80	$6.48	$8.28	$236.72	$253.28	3.45%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 145 found (cheapest 0.17% of stock, avg 1.89%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$250.00	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.18	$0.23	$0.41	$232.09	$250.41
$247.50	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.23	$0.53	$231.97	$248.03
$250.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.18	$0.55	$0.73	$234.27	$250.73
$247.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.55	$0.85	$234.15	$248.35
$245.00	$232.50	Sep 25	$0.64	$0.23	$0.87	$231.63	$245.87
$252.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.53	$0.61	$1.14	$228.86	$253.64
$245.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.64	$0.55	$1.19	$233.81	$246.19
$250.00	$215.00	Sep 25	$0.18	$1.07	$1.25	$213.75	$251.25
$277.50	$232.50	Sep 25	$1.07	$0.23	$1.30	$231.20	$278.80
$247.50	$215.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$1.07	$1.37	$213.63	$248.87

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 197 found (best R:R 0.74, avg credit $0.86)

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	80%	0.74	$212.88	$279.62
230/232	278/280	Sep 25	$1.22	$1.28	82%	0.95	$231.28	$278.72
232/235	278/280	Sep 25	$1.38	$1.12	72%	1.23	$233.62	$278.88
235/238	278/280	Sep 25	$1.68	$0.82	58%	2.05	$235.82	$279.18
210/215	272/275	Sep 25	$1.33	$3.67	85%	0.36	$213.67	$273.83
225/228	268/270	Oct 2	$0.51	$1.99	86%	0.26	$226.99	$268.01
225/228	272/275	Oct 2	$0.48	$2.02	87%	0.24	$227.02	$272.98
210/215	248/250	Sep 25	$1.18	$3.82	79%	0.31	$213.82	$248.68
225/228	278/280	Oct 2	$0.42	$2.08	88%	0.20	$227.08	$277.92
228/230	268/270	Oct 2	$0.57	$1.93	81%	0.30	$229.43	$268.07

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 129 found (best R:R 34.71, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$235.00	$237.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$0.07	$2.43	32%	34.71
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.32	$4.68	22%	14.63
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$2.43	14%	34.71
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.53	$4.47	23%	8.43
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$4.94	5%	82.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$0.27	$4.73	23%	17.52
$237.50	$240.00	$242.50	Sep 25	$0.29	$2.21	35%	7.62
$237.50	$240.00	$242.50	Oct 16	$0.06	$2.44	14%	40.67
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$0.28	$4.72	15%	16.86
$230.00	$232.50	$235.00	Oct 9	$0.07	$2.43	14%	34.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 158 found (best net $-3.05, 136 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$200.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$3.05	$16.95
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$1.27	$8.73
$230.00	$235.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.00	$4.00
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$5.51	$4.49
$237.50	$240.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.49	$2.01

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$240.00	$237.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.10	$2.40
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.72	$4.28
$242.50	$240.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.88	$1.62
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.24	$4.76
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.87	$4.13

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 52 found (best yield 3.02%, avg 0.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Oct 30	$7.25	0.53	0.1%	3.02%	3.11%	75	22
$245.00	Oct 30	$5.15	0.42	2.2%	2.15%	4.32%	25	19
$250.00	Oct 30	$3.40	0.32	4.2%	1.42%	5.67%	134	98
$240.00	Oct 23	$6.45	0.52	0.1%	2.69%	2.77%	73	3
$245.00	Oct 23	$4.35	0.41	2.2%	1.81%	3.98%	57	20
$255.00	Oct 30	$2.36	0.24	6.3%	0.98%	7.32%	118	264
$240.00	Oct 16	$5.70	0.51	0.1%	2.38%	2.46%	116	96
$250.00	Oct 23	$2.75	0.30	4.2%	1.15%	5.40%	101	63
$242.50	Oct 16	$4.55	0.45	1.1%	1.90%	3.02%	77	6
$245.00	Oct 16	$3.55	0.38	2.2%	1.48%	3.65%	420	45

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 41,421

Total Puts 17,417

Put/Call Ratio 0.42

Net Difference 24,004

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,696

Total Puts 3,570

Put/Call Ratio 0.41

Net Difference 5,126

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 185,648

Total Puts 95,585

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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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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