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MCDONALDS CORP

$240.54 +0.93%

(9/24 10:30) ◀

Thursday, September 24, 2026 (10:35am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/24 10:35am) 30,086

Calls: 21,858 (73%)

Puts: 8,228 (27%)

Prior (09/23) 58,838

Calls: 41,421 (70%)

Puts: 17,417 (30%)

Current vs Prior -48.87%

Calls: -47.23% (Calls)

Puts: -52.76% (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 -25.80%

Calls: -18.30%

Puts: -40.34%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/24 10:35am) $16.35M

Calls: $10.64M (65%)

Puts: $5.70M (35%)

Prior (09/23) $29.50M

Calls: $17.90M (61%)

Puts: $11.60M (39%)

Current vs Prior -44.57%

Calls: -40.53%

Puts: -50.81%

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 +5.53%

Calls: +12.69%

Puts: -5.65%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/24 10:35am) 0.38

Prior (09/23) 0.42

Current vs Prior -10.48%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.10%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/24 10:35am) 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 1.85% | 3.02%4.66% | 8.36%

Prior 2.58% | 3.59%5.17% | 8.89%

Current vs Prior -28.49% | -15.94%-9.80% | -6.06%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.72% | 3.69%4.83% | 7.82%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -32.14% | -18.13%-3.51% | +6.88%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.58% | 3.59%5.18% | 8.83%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -28.49% | -15.94%-9.88% | -5.42%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 14.21% | 19.11%

Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%

Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%

Prior 15.86% | 6.03%

Calls: 30.38% | 4.87%

Puts: 1.34% | 7.18%

Current vs Prior -10.40% | +216.92%

Prior 7-Day Avg 28.44% | 13.23%

Calls: 23.69% | 13.78%

Puts: 33.20% | 12.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -50.04% | +44.44%

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Moderately bullish flow with 65% call dollar volume ($10.64M). Below-average activity with volume down 49% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.38 - heavy call buying (21,858 calls vs 8,228 puts). Call-heavy open interest (266,932 calls vs 150,407 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

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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
10:00	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 66 of results (avg 7.1%, best 2.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$195.00	Sep 25	45.15	47.30	$46.22	4.7%	9	0.97	--
$195.00	Oct 9	45.35	47.70	$46.53	5.1%	--	0.97	25
$240.00	Oct 16	5.50	5.80	$5.65	5.3%	203	0.54	690
$195.00	Oct 30	45.90	48.45	$47.18	5.4%	--	0.98	28
$195.00	Oct 16	45.35	48.05	$46.70	5.8%	--	0.98	42

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Sep 25	44.10	45.10	$44.60	2.2%	2	1.00	--
$260.00	Sep 25	19.25	19.75	$19.50	2.6%	2	1.00	39
$255.00	Sep 25	14.30	14.70	$14.50	2.8%	34	1.00	718
$260.00	Oct 2	19.30	19.85	$19.58	2.8%	17	1.00	166
$255.00	Oct 16	14.80	15.35	$15.08	3.6%	44	0.85	1.5K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.63, cheapest $0.75)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	0.69	0.81	$0.75	16.0%	2.1K	0.31	2.1K
$250.00	Oct 2	0.50	0.59	$0.54	16.7%	431	0.13	930
$260.00	Oct 16	0.56	0.64	$0.60	13.3%	172	0.10	2.3K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 110 found (avg delta 0.85, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$225.00	Sep 25	15.25	16.90	$16.08	10.3%	--	1.00	23
$200.00	Sep 25	40.10	42.55	$41.33	5.9%	2	1.00	5
$220.00	Sep 25	20.25	22.05	$21.15	8.5%	2	0.99	3
$200.00	Oct 16	40.35	43.05	$41.70	6.5%	--	0.99	37
$205.00	Oct 16	35.20	38.10	$36.65	7.9%	--	0.99	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$252.50	Sep 25	11.65	12.40	$12.03	6.2%	57	1.00	504
$255.00	Sep 25	14.30	14.70	$14.50	2.8%	34	1.00	718
$257.50	Sep 25	16.65	17.55	$17.10	5.3%	1	1.00	109
$260.00	Sep 25	19.25	19.75	$19.50	2.6%	2	1.00	39
$285.00	Sep 25	44.10	45.10	$44.60	2.2%	2	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 215 active (total vol 19.0K, top 2.1K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$242.50	Sep 25	0.69	0.81	$0.75	16.0%	2.1K	0.31	2.1K
$250.00	Sep 25	0.03	0.09	$0.06	100.0%	1.2K	0.03	2.7K
$245.00	Sep 25	0.25	0.37	$0.31	38.7%	1.1K	0.15	1.3K
$240.00	Sep 25	1.70	1.99	$1.85	15.7%	989	0.57	1.6K
$245.00	Oct 2	1.42	1.69	$1.56	17.3%	973	0.30	2.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Oct 2	1.53	1.76	$1.65	13.9%	735	0.33	296
$235.00	Sep 25	0.12	0.25	$0.19	68.4%	470	0.09	1.9K
$240.00	Sep 25	1.10	1.26	$1.18	13.6%	409	0.43	1.4K
$237.50	Sep 25	0.36	0.49	$0.43	30.2%	358	0.20	896
$232.50	Sep 25	0.03	0.06	$0.05	60.0%	235	0.03	1.7K

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 27.0%, max 34.0%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	27.0%	20.2%	34.0%	714	2.0K
$240.00	Sep 25	Nov 6	26.4%	20.8%	26.7%	991	1.6K
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	26.7%	22.2%	20.3%	2.3K	2.3K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$237.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	27.0%	20.2%	34.0%	377	1.2K
$240.00	Sep 25	Nov 6	26.4%	20.8%	26.7%	411	1.4K
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	26.7%	22.2%	20.3%	171	1.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 105 found (best R:R 0.64, avg 7.43)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$235.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$2.72	$2.28	$2.72	68%	0.84	$237.72
$240.00	$245.00	Nov 6	$2.08	$2.92	$2.08	54%	1.40	$242.08
$235.00	$237.50	Oct 9	$1.48	$1.02	$1.48	73%	0.69	$236.48
$250.00	$260.00	Nov 6	$2.14	$7.86	$2.14	35%	3.67	$252.14
$245.00	$250.00	Oct 23	$1.50	$3.50	$1.50	41%	2.33	$246.50

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$252.50	$250.00	Oct 9	$1.52	$0.98	$1.52	85%	0.64	$250.98
$252.50	$250.00	Oct 16	$1.65	$0.85	$1.65	80%	0.52	$250.85
$240.00	$235.00	Nov 6	$1.75	$3.25	$1.75	46%	1.86	$238.25
$242.50	$240.00	Oct 2	$1.09	$1.41	$1.09	58%	1.29	$241.41
$250.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$3.06	$1.94	$3.06	69%	0.63	$246.94

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 79 found (best R:R 0.20, avg 0.24)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$250.00	Nov 6	$2.17	$2.17	$2.83	55%	0.77	$247.17
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$0.52	$0.52	$4.48	87%	0.12	$260.52
$245.00	$247.50	Oct 9	$0.86	$0.86	$1.64	64%	0.52	$245.86
$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$1.17	$1.17	$3.83	70%	0.31	$251.17
$247.50	$250.00	Oct 2	$0.43	$0.43	$2.07	79%	0.21	$247.93

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$215.00	Nov 6	$2.47	$2.47	$12.53	74%	0.20	$227.53
$235.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$1.66	$1.66	$3.34	66%	0.50	$233.34
$210.00	$205.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$0.32	$4.68	96%	0.07	$209.68
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 30	$0.68	$0.68	$4.32	85%	0.16	$224.32
$235.00	$230.00	Oct 23	$1.35	$1.35	$3.65	68%	0.37	$233.65

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.48, cheapest $1.46)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.68	26.4%	20.6%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.63	26.7%	22.2%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$240.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.46	26.4%	20.6%
$242.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.14	26.7%	22.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 78 found (cheapest 1.26% of stock, avg 5.51%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$240.00	Sep 25	$1.85	$1.18	$3.03	$236.97	$243.03	1.26%
$242.50	Sep 25	$0.75	$2.59	$3.34	$239.16	$245.84	1.39%
$237.50	Sep 25	$3.53	$0.43	$3.96	$233.54	$241.46	1.65%
$245.00	Sep 25	$0.31	$4.55	$4.86	$240.14	$249.86	2.02%
$235.00	Sep 25	$5.90	$0.19	$6.09	$228.91	$241.09	2.53%
$242.50	Oct 2	$2.38	$3.73	$6.11	$236.39	$248.61	2.54%
$240.00	Oct 2	$3.53	$2.64	$6.17	$233.83	$246.17	2.57%
$237.50	Oct 2	$5.08	$1.65	$6.73	$230.77	$244.23	2.80%
$247.50	Sep 25	$0.14	$6.68	$6.82	$240.68	$254.32	2.84%
$245.00	Oct 2	$1.56	$5.38	$6.94	$238.06	$251.94	2.89%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 146 found (cheapest 0.14% of stock, avg 1.80%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$247.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.14	$0.19	$0.33	$234.67	$247.83
$245.00	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.31	$0.19	$0.50	$234.50	$245.50
$247.50	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.14	$0.43	$0.57	$236.93	$248.07
$252.50	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.40	$0.33	$0.73	$229.27	$253.23
$245.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.31	$0.43	$0.74	$236.76	$245.74
$265.00	$220.00	Oct 23	$0.42	$0.46	$0.88	$219.12	$265.88
$250.00	$230.00	Oct 2	$0.54	$0.33	$0.87	$229.13	$250.87
$252.50	$232.50	Oct 2	$0.40	$0.57	$0.97	$231.53	$253.47
$250.00	$232.50	Oct 2	$0.54	$0.57	$1.11	$231.39	$251.11
$242.50	$235.00	Sep 25	$0.75	$0.19	$0.94	$234.06	$243.44

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 152 found (best R:R 0.56, avg credit $0.86)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
232/235	262/265	Oct 16	$0.90	$1.60	62%	0.56	$234.10	$263.40
232/235	258/260	Oct 16	$1.00	$1.50	57%	0.67	$234.00	$258.50
228/230	255/258	Oct 2	$0.28	$2.22	85%	0.13	$229.72	$255.28
232/235	258/260	Oct 9	$0.82	$1.68	63%	0.49	$234.18	$258.32
225/228	258/260	Oct 9	$0.36	$2.14	81%	0.17	$227.14	$257.86
230/232	258/260	Oct 9	$0.62	$1.88	71%	0.33	$231.88	$258.12
225/228	262/265	Oct 16	$0.41	$2.09	79%	0.20	$227.09	$262.91
228/230	262/265	Oct 16	$0.53	$1.97	75%	0.27	$229.47	$263.03
232/235	260/262	Oct 9	$0.73	$1.77	66%	0.41	$234.27	$260.73
225/228	260/262	Oct 9	$0.27	$2.23	85%	0.12	$227.23	$260.27

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 137 found (best R:R 25.32, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$0.19	$4.81	27%	25.32
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$0.33	$4.67	22%	14.15
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.42	$4.58	24%	10.90
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$0.12	$4.88	13%	40.67
$225.00	$230.00	$235.00	Oct 23	$0.34	$4.66	20%	13.71

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$0.29	$4.71	24%	16.24
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$4.92	14%	61.50
$237.50	$240.00	$242.50	Oct 2	$0.10	$2.40	26%	24.00
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Nov 6	$0.32	$4.68	20%	14.62
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 30	$0.44	$4.56	23%	10.36

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 173 found (best net $-2.18, 148 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$2.18	$12.82
$200.00	$215.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$11.23	$3.77
$215.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$6.38	$3.62
$250.00	$260.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.15	$9.85
$237.50	$240.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.17	$2.33

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$245.00	$242.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.63	$1.87
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.93	$4.07
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.24	$4.76
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.43	$4.57
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.13	$4.87

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 41 found (best yield 2.47%, avg 0.65%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Nov 6	$5.95	0.45	1.9%	2.47%	4.33%	3	--
$245.00	Oct 30	$4.75	0.42	1.9%	1.97%	3.83%	27	86
$250.00	Oct 30	$3.10	0.31	3.9%	1.29%	5.22%	189	288
$250.00	Nov 6	$2.70	0.35	3.9%	1.12%	5.06%	1	--
$245.00	Oct 23	$4.00	0.41	1.9%	1.66%	3.52%	66	130
$260.00	Nov 6	$1.82	0.20	8.1%	0.76%	8.85%	8	--
$242.50	Oct 16	$4.30	0.46	0.8%	1.79%	2.60%	147	157
$250.00	Oct 23	$2.44	0.29	3.9%	1.01%	4.95%	100	1.2K
$245.00	Oct 16	$3.35	0.39	1.9%	1.39%	3.25%	218	1.4K
$255.00	Oct 30	$1.93	0.22	6.0%	0.80%	6.81%	57	423

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 21,858

Total Puts 8,228

Put/Call Ratio 0.38

Net Difference 13,630

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 41,421

Total Puts 17,417

Put/Call Ratio 0.42

Net Difference 24,004

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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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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