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MCDONALDS CORP

$242.08 +1.58%

(9/23 10:35) ◀

Thursday, September 24, 2026 (9:35am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/24 9:35am) 9,401

Calls: 7,814 (83%)

Puts: 1,587 (17%)

Prior (09/23) 3,200

Calls: 1,719 (54%)

Puts: 1,481 (46%)

Current vs Prior +193.78%

Calls: +354.57% (Calls)

Puts: +7.16% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 283,817

Calls: 187,278 (66%)

Puts: 96,539 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 40,545

Calls: 26,754 (66%)

Puts: 13,791 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -76.81%

Calls: -70.79%

Puts: -88.49%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/24 9:35am) $5.15M

Calls: $4.52M (88%)

Puts: $629.7K (12%)

Prior (09/23) $1.53M

Calls: $1.07M (70%)

Puts: $462.2K (30%)

Current vs Prior +236.08%

Calls: +322.30%

Puts: +36.25%

Prior 7-Day Total $108.45M

Calls: $66.12M (61%)

Puts: $42.33M (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average $15.49M

Calls: $9.45M (61%)

Puts: $6.05M (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -66.73%

Calls: -52.11%

Puts: -89.59%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/24 9:35am) 0.20

Prior (09/23) 0.86

Current vs Prior -76.43%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -67.68%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/24 9:35am) 417,339

Calls: 266,932 (64%)

Puts: 150,407 (36%)

Prior (09/23) 347,979

Calls: 213,860 (61%)

Puts: 134,119 (39%)

Current vs Prior +19.93%

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 +57.37%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.11% | 3.73%5.15% | 8.71%

Prior 2.13% | 2.75%3.60% | 5.89%

Current vs Prior -0.99% | +35.93%+43.13% | +47.92%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.72% | 3.69%4.94% | 8.17%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -22.40% | +1.29%+4.19% | +6.62%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -0.99% | +35.93%-0.56% | -1.44%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 13.08% | 24.77%

Calls: 6.77% | 11.41%

Puts: 19.40% | 38.14%

Prior 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

Current vs Prior -82.14% | +73.10%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.54% | 14.43%

Calls: 22.57% | 15.27%

Puts: 38.52% | 13.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -57.17% | +71.66%

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Strong bullish conviction with 88% of dollar volume in calls ($4.52M) vs puts ($629.7K). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 236% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 194% vs prior - elevated interest. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.20 - heavy call buying (7,814 calls vs 1,587 puts).

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

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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 44 of results (avg 7.5%, best 3.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Oct 16	4.15	4.30	$4.22	3.6%	122	0.42	1.4K
$215.00	Oct 16	27.55	28.70	$28.13	4.1%	10	1.00	44
$210.00	Oct 30	32.85	34.45	$33.65	4.8%	2	0.96	2
$240.00	Oct 16	6.65	7.00	$6.83	5.1%	110	0.56	690
$195.00	Oct 9	45.85	48.35	$47.10	5.3%	--	0.95	25

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Oct 16	22.60	23.40	$23.00	3.5%	18	0.94	502
$255.00	Oct 16	13.45	13.95	$13.70	3.6%	3	0.81	1.5K
$260.00	Oct 16	17.55	18.75	$18.15	6.6%	44	0.89	2.1K
$265.00	Oct 30	22.35	23.95	$23.15	6.9%	5	0.88	39
$280.00	Oct 16	36.70	39.65	$38.17	7.7%	--	0.97	18

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.58, cheapest $0.35)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$247.50	Sep 25	0.33	0.36	$0.35	8.6%	69	0.14	1.5K
$245.00	Sep 25	0.76	0.82	$0.79	7.6%	500	0.28	1.3K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$225.00	Oct 16	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	76	0.09	986

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 96 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$225.00	Oct 2	15.75	18.25	$17.00	14.7%	2	1.00	64
$200.00	Oct 9	40.85	43.50	$42.18	6.3%	--	1.00	20
$205.00	Oct 9	35.90	38.70	$37.30	7.5%	--	1.00	16
$195.00	Oct 16	46.00	49.10	$47.55	6.5%	--	1.00	42
$200.00	Oct 16	41.00	44.00	$42.50	7.1%	--	1.00	37

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Sep 25	12.45	13.50	$12.98	8.1%	1	1.00	718
$257.50	Sep 25	14.65	16.90	$15.77	14.3%	1	1.00	109
$260.00	Sep 25	17.45	19.60	$18.52	11.6%	--	1.00	39
$265.00	Oct 2	22.15	24.65	$23.40	10.7%	2	0.98	114
$280.00	Oct 16	36.70	39.65	$38.17	7.7%	--	0.97	18

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 153 active (total vol 6.1K, top 696)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	1.51	1.80	$1.66	17.5%	696	0.48	2.1K
$245.00	Sep 25	0.76	0.82	$0.79	7.6%	500	0.28	1.3K
$240.00	Sep 25	2.99	3.20	$3.10	6.8%	386	0.70	1.6K
$245.00	Oct 2	2.13	2.30	$2.22	7.7%	366	0.36	2.6K
$250.00	Oct 16	2.39	2.72	$2.56	12.9%	338	0.29	3.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Sep 25	0.11	0.18	$0.14	50.0%	247	0.07	1.9K
$237.50	Oct 2	1.27	1.63	$1.45	24.8%	156	0.31	296
$240.00	Sep 25	0.76	1.00	$0.88	27.3%	94	0.30	1.4K
$225.00	Oct 16	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	76	0.09	986
$237.50	Sep 25	0.24	0.43	$0.34	55.9%	61	0.14	896

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 35.2%, max 46.9%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	32.0%	21.8%	46.9%	440	1.8K
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	31.2%	23.8%	31.4%	503	1.4K
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	30.5%	23.9%	27.4%	705	2.3K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	32.0%	21.8%	46.9%	95	1.8K
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	31.2%	23.8%	31.4%	39	2.2K
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	30.5%	23.9%	27.4%	6	1.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 104 found (best R:R 3.17, avg 8.33)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$232.50	$235.00	Oct 16	$1.20	$1.30	$1.20	79%	1.08	$233.70
$235.00	$237.50	Oct 9	$1.10	$1.40	$1.10	76%	1.27	$236.10
$232.50	$235.00	Oct 2	$1.67	$0.83	$1.67	91%	0.50	$234.17
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$2.68	$2.32	$2.68	68%	0.87	$237.68
$247.50	$250.00	Oct 16	$0.49	$2.01	$0.49	34%	4.10	$247.99

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$242.50	Oct 2	$0.60	$1.90	$0.60	64%	3.17	$244.40
$260.00	$257.50	Oct 16	$1.60	$0.90	$1.60	89%	0.56	$258.40
$245.00	$242.50	Oct 9	$0.78	$1.72	$0.78	61%	2.21	$244.22
$255.00	$252.50	Oct 16	$1.40	$1.10	$1.40	81%	0.79	$253.60
$255.00	$252.50	Oct 9	$1.62	$0.88	$1.62	86%	0.54	$253.38

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 79 found (best R:R 0.47, avg 0.25)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$242.50	$245.00	Oct 9	$1.44	$1.44	$1.06	52%	1.36	$243.94
$285.00	$290.00	Sep 25	$0.25	$0.25	$4.75	97%	0.05	$285.25
$245.00	$247.50	Oct 16	$1.17	$1.17	$1.33	58%	0.88	$246.17
$262.50	$265.00	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.23	$2.27	94%	0.10	$262.73
$250.00	$252.50	Oct 9	$0.67	$0.67	$1.83	75%	0.37	$250.67

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$235.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$1.61	$1.61	$3.39	68%	0.47	$233.39
$237.50	$235.00	Oct 9	$1.01	$1.01	$1.49	65%	0.68	$236.49
$235.00	$230.00	Oct 23	$1.44	$1.44	$3.56	69%	0.40	$233.56
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 23	$0.61	$0.61	$4.39	87%	0.14	$224.39
$210.00	$205.00	Sep 25	$0.25	$0.25	$4.75	97%	0.05	$209.75

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.74, cheapest $1.35)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.72	32.0%	20.0%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.69	30.5%	26.4%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.35	32.0%	20.0%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$2.21	30.5%	26.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 75 found (cheapest 1.52% of stock, avg 5.63%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$242.50	Sep 25	$1.66	$2.01	$3.67	$238.83	$246.17	1.52%
$240.00	Sep 25	$3.10	$0.88	$3.98	$236.02	$243.98	1.64%
$245.00	Sep 25	$0.79	$3.35	$4.14	$240.86	$249.14	1.71%
$237.50	Sep 25	$5.18	$0.34	$5.52	$231.98	$243.02	2.28%
$247.50	Sep 25	$0.35	$5.48	$5.83	$241.67	$253.33	2.41%
$240.00	Oct 2	$4.82	$2.23	$7.05	$232.95	$247.05	2.91%
$245.00	Oct 2	$2.22	$4.82	$7.04	$237.96	$252.04	2.91%
$235.00	Sep 25	$7.15	$0.14	$7.29	$227.71	$242.29	3.01%
$242.50	Oct 2	$3.35	$4.22	$7.57	$234.93	$250.07	3.13%
$250.00	Sep 25	$0.15	$7.78	$7.93	$242.07	$257.93	3.28%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 140 found (cheapest 0.12% of stock, avg 1.79%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$250.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.15	$0.14	$0.29	$234.71	$250.29
$252.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.17	$0.14	$0.31	$234.69	$252.81
$250.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.15	$0.34	$0.49	$237.01	$250.49
$247.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.35	$0.14	$0.49	$234.51	$247.99
$252.50	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.17	$0.34	$0.51	$236.99	$253.01
$247.50	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.35	$0.34	$0.69	$236.81	$248.19
$252.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.54	$0.41	$0.95	$229.05	$253.45
$265.00	$220.00	Oct 23	$0.56	$0.45	$1.01	$218.99	$266.01
$245.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.79	$0.14	$0.93	$234.07	$245.93
$252.50	$232.50	Oct 2	$0.54	$0.67	$1.21	$231.29	$253.71

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 171 found (best R:R 0.11, avg credit $0.83)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
205/210	285/290	Sep 25	$0.50	$4.50	94%	0.11	$209.50	$285.50
235/238	250/252	Oct 9	$1.68	$0.82	40%	2.05	$235.82	$251.68
235/238	268/270	Oct 9	$1.18	$1.32	60%	0.89	$236.32	$268.68
235/238	262/265	Oct 9	$1.14	$1.36	58%	0.84	$236.36	$263.64
230/232	250/252	Oct 9	$1.24	$1.26	54%	0.98	$231.26	$251.24
230/232	268/270	Oct 9	$0.74	$1.76	74%	0.42	$231.76	$268.24
228/230	262/265	Oct 2	$0.46	$2.04	85%	0.23	$229.54	$262.96
228/230	272/275	Oct 2	$0.40	$2.10	86%	0.19	$229.60	$272.90
230/232	262/265	Oct 9	$0.70	$1.80	72%	0.39	$231.80	$263.20
228/230	252/255	Oct 2	$0.52	$1.98	78%	0.26	$229.48	$253.02

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 116 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$0.39	$4.61	22%	11.82
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$4.78	14%	21.73
$232.50	$235.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.06	$2.44	12%	40.67
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Oct 30	$0.14	$4.86	9%	34.71
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Oct 2	$0.06	$2.44	12%	40.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$0.25	$4.75	25%	19.00
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$0.24	$4.76	23%	19.83
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Sep 25	$0.21	$2.29	42%	10.90
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$0.24	$4.76	22%	19.83
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Oct 23	$0.23	$4.77	18%	20.74

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 163 found (best net $-2.99, 140 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$2.99	$12.01
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$4.41	$5.59
$225.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$3.51	$6.49
$215.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$7.05	$2.95
$240.00	$242.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.22	$2.28

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$242.50	$240.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.24	$2.26
$245.00	$242.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.67	$1.83
$247.50	$245.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.22	$1.28
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.41	$4.59
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.41	$4.59

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 42 found (best yield 2.44%, avg 0.67%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Oct 30	$5.90	0.46	1.2%	2.44%	3.64%	3	86
$250.00	Oct 30	$3.80	0.35	3.3%	1.57%	4.84%	35	288
$245.00	Oct 23	$4.60	0.44	1.2%	1.90%	3.11%	41	130
$250.00	Oct 23	$3.20	0.33	3.3%	1.32%	4.59%	46	1.2K
$255.00	Oct 30	$2.43	0.26	5.3%	1.00%	6.34%	29	423
$245.00	Oct 16	$4.15	0.42	1.2%	1.71%	2.92%	122	1.4K
$242.50	Oct 16	$4.80	0.49	0.2%	1.98%	2.16%	9	157
$250.00	Oct 16	$2.39	0.29	3.3%	0.99%	4.26%	338	3.6K
$242.50	Oct 9	$4.40	0.48	0.2%	1.82%	1.99%	9	76
$255.00	Oct 23	$1.75	0.22	5.3%	0.72%	6.06%	13	174

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 7,814

Total Puts 1,587

Put/Call Ratio 0.20

Net Difference 6,227

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,719

Total Puts 1,481

Put/Call Ratio 0.86

Net Difference 238

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 187,278

Total Puts 96,539

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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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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