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MCDONALDS CORP

$267.71 -2.10%

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as of 07/17 06:54 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/17) 31,650

Calls: 23,653 (75%)

Puts: 7,997 (25%)

Prior (07/16) 23,127

Calls: 14,119 (61%)

Puts: 9,008 (39%)

Current vs Prior +36.85%

Calls: +67.53% (Calls)

Puts: -11.22% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 134,450

Calls: 85,180 (63%)

Puts: 49,270 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 19,207

Calls: 12,168 (63%)

Puts: 7,038 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +64.78%

Calls: +94.38%

Puts: +13.62%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/17) $18.04M

Calls: $14.50M (80%)

Puts: $3.54M (20%)

Prior (07/16) $14.12M

Calls: $7.54M (53%)

Puts: $6.59M (47%)

Current vs Prior +27.71%

Calls: +92.41%

Puts: -46.29%

Prior 7-Day Total $66.71M

Calls: $37.99M (57%)

Puts: $28.71M (43%)

Prior 7-Day Average $9.53M

Calls: $5.43M (57%)

Puts: $4.10M (43%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +89.30%

Calls: +167.17%

Puts: -13.72%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/17) 0.34

Prior (07/16) 0.64

Current vs Prior -47.01%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.59

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.51%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/17) 189,006

Calls: 116,329 (62%)

Puts: 72,677 (38%)

Prior (07/16) 171,621

Calls: 109,849 (64%)

Puts: 61,772 (36%)

Current vs Prior +10.13%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,161,813

Calls: 733,129 (63%)

Puts: 428,684 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 165,973

Calls: 104,732 (63%)

Puts: 61,240 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +13.88%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 1.08% | 3.17%1.08% | 7.83%

Prior 1.79% | 3.22%1.79% | 7.57%

Current vs Prior +77.14% | +36.16%-39.42% | +3.48%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.20% | 3.55%2.62% | 7.83%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +43.97% | +23.26%-58.68% | +0.03%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.79% | 3.22%1.79% | 7.57%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +77.14% | +36.16%-39.42% | +3.48%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 64.01% | 23.27%

Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%

Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%

Prior 64.01% | 23.27%

Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%

Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 64.01% | 23.27%

Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%

Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($14.50M) vs puts ($3.54M). Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (89% higher). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.34 - heavy call buying (23,653 calls vs 7,997 puts). P/C ratio dropping 47% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 58 of results (avg 6.9%, best 3.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$215.00	Jul 24	51.75	53.90	$52.83	4.1%	2	0.94	6
$265.00	Aug 21	10.90	11.40	$11.15	4.5%	17	0.56	62
$265.00	Aug 14	9.95	10.50	$10.23	5.4%	15	0.57	6
$260.00	Aug 21	13.60	14.40	$14.00	5.7%	42	0.65	34
$280.00	Aug 21	4.70	5.00	$4.85	6.2%	258	0.32	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Aug 21	12.55	12.95	$12.75	3.1%	105	0.60	963
$275.00	Aug 14	11.95	12.45	$12.20	4.1%	9	0.61	41
$300.00	Aug 21	32.15	33.50	$32.83	4.1%	9	0.89	--
$275.00	Aug 7	11.30	11.80	$11.55	4.3%	1	0.62	--
$272.50	Jul 31	7.55	7.90	$7.73	4.5%	11	0.63	443

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.49, cheapest $0.49)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Jul 24	0.45	0.53	$0.49	16.3%	345	0.11	1.4K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 64 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Jul 17	16.75	18.45	$17.60	9.7%	5	1.00	--
$260.00	Jul 17	6.85	8.55	$7.70	22.1%	14	0.99	46
$250.00	Jul 24	17.05	19.00	$18.02	10.8%	1	0.98	--
$265.00	Jul 17	1.85	3.50	$2.68	61.6%	55	0.94	197
$215.00	Jul 24	51.75	53.90	$52.83	4.1%	2	0.94	6

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Jul 17	1.67	2.85	$2.26	52.2%	892	1.00	1.8K
$272.50	Jul 17	4.40	5.55	$4.97	23.1%	103	1.00	388
$275.00	Jul 17	6.45	8.10	$7.28	22.7%	189	1.00	1.1K
$277.50	Jul 17	9.10	11.10	$10.10	19.8%	26	1.00	126
$280.00	Jul 17	11.65	13.15	$12.40	12.1%	29	1.00	135

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 210 active (total vol 22.6K, top 1.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Aug 21	1.25	1.33	$1.29	6.2%	1.8K	0.11	3.9K
$290.00	Jul 31	0.32	0.69	$0.51	72.5%	1.8K	0.08	388
$275.00	Jul 17	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	799	0.01	1.2K
$277.50	Jul 24	0.64	0.89	$0.77	32.5%	723	0.16	202
$270.00	Jul 24	2.48	2.75	$2.62	10.3%	713	0.41	632

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$267.50	Jul 17	0.15	0.65	$0.40	125.0%	1.1K	0.43	908
$270.00	Jul 17	1.67	2.85	$2.26	52.2%	892	1.00	1.8K
$265.00	Jul 24	2.11	2.46	$2.29	15.3%	454	0.37	298
$270.00	Jul 24	4.55	4.95	$4.75	8.4%	340	0.59	244
$265.00	Jul 17	0.00	0.08	$0.04	200.0%	321	0.06	2.4K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 43 strikes (avg 970.3%, max 4773.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$320.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	768.4%	30.7%	2406.1%	2	509
$315.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	706.4%	30.4%	2220.2%	5	422
$310.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	642.9%	30.6%	2000.5%	11	1.4K
$305.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	577.8%	29.1%	1883.8%	432	1.6K
$300.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	510.9%	29.0%	1662.3%	155	4.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$225.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	1510.5%	31.0%	4773.8%	6	275
$240.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	711.3%	27.3%	2502.5%	4	10
$295.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	494.2%	29.5%	1575.5%	17	150
$245.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	411.3%	26.2%	1468.9%	14	282
$252.50	Jul 17	Jul 31	346.2%	25.2%	1274.3%	9	47

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 116 found (best R:R 61.50, avg 6.58)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$300.00	$305.00	Jul 31	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$300.14
$300.00	$305.00	Aug 7	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$300.15
$315.00	$320.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$315.15
$305.00	$310.00	Aug 28	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$305.17
$300.00	$315.00	Aug 14	$0.56	$14.44	$0.56	25.79	$300.56

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$235.00	$220.00	Jul 31	$0.24	$14.76	$0.24	61.50	$234.76
$252.50	$250.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$252.40
$250.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$249.78
$245.00	$230.00	Aug 14	$0.82	$14.18	$0.82	17.29	$244.18
$255.00	$252.50	Jul 24	$0.14	$2.36	$0.14	16.86	$254.86

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 145 found (best R:R 183.21, avg 3.63)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$215.00	$250.00	Jul 24	$34.81	$34.81	$0.19	183.21	$249.81
$250.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$4.84	$4.84	$0.16	30.25	$254.84
$255.00	$260.00	Jul 24	$4.38	$4.38	$0.62	7.06	$259.38
$240.00	$245.00	Aug 21	$4.25	$4.25	$0.75	5.67	$244.25
$245.00	$250.00	Aug 21	$4.25	$4.25	$0.75	5.67	$249.25

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$295.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$4.88	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$290.12
$285.00	$280.00	Jul 17	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$280.15
$290.00	$285.00	Jul 31	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$285.25
$280.00	$277.50	Jul 31	$2.35	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$277.65
$280.00	$277.50	Jul 24	$2.33	$2.33	$0.17	13.71	$277.67

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 36 found (avg debit $0.88, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$290.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.13	371.0%	30.7%
$287.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.17	407.0%	30.0%
$310.00	Jul 17	Jul 31	$0.17	642.9%	37.5%
$292.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.21	31.3%	27.1%
$285.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.24	297.3%	28.2%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$285.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.05	297.3%	28.2%
$250.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.06	325.2%	24.7%
$245.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.10	411.3%	33.0%
$252.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.14	346.2%	25.3%
$230.00	Jul 24	Aug 14	$0.19	48.0%	29.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 62 found (cheapest 0.39% of stock, avg 6.06%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$267.50	Jul 17	$0.64	$0.40	$1.04	$266.46	$268.54	0.39%
$270.00	Jul 17	$0.01	$2.26	$2.27	$267.73	$272.27	0.85%
$265.00	Jul 17	$2.68	$0.04	$2.72	$262.28	$267.72	1.02%
$272.50	Jul 17	$0.01	$4.97	$4.98	$267.52	$277.48	1.86%
$267.50	Jul 24	$3.73	$3.26	$6.99	$260.51	$274.49	2.61%
$275.00	Jul 17	$0.01	$7.28	$7.29	$267.71	$282.29	2.72%
$270.00	Jul 24	$2.62	$4.75	$7.37	$262.63	$277.37	2.75%
$265.00	Jul 24	$5.15	$2.29	$7.44	$257.56	$272.44	2.78%
$260.00	Jul 17	$7.70	$0.01	$7.71	$252.29	$267.71	2.88%
$272.50	Jul 24	$1.74	$6.32	$8.06	$264.44	$280.56	3.01%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 155 found (cheapest 0.39% of stock, avg 2.62%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$280.00	$257.50	Jul 24	$0.49	$0.56	$1.05	$256.45	$281.05
$312.50	$265.00	Jul 17	$1.07	$0.04	$1.11	$263.89	$313.61
$277.50	$257.50	Jul 24	$0.77	$0.56	$1.33	$256.17	$278.83
$280.00	$260.00	Jul 24	$0.49	$0.90	$1.39	$258.61	$281.39
$312.50	$267.50	Jul 17	$1.07	$0.40	$1.47	$266.03	$313.97
$277.50	$260.00	Jul 24	$0.77	$0.90	$1.67	$258.33	$279.17
$312.50	$247.50	Jul 17	$1.07	$0.67	$1.74	$245.76	$314.24
$275.00	$257.50	Jul 24	$1.17	$0.56	$1.73	$255.77	$276.73
$312.50	$225.00	Jul 17	$1.07	$0.78	$1.85	$223.15	$314.35
$280.00	$262.50	Jul 24	$0.49	$1.46	$1.95	$260.55	$281.95

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 370 found (best R:R 24.00, avg credit $2.33)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
280/285	290/295	Aug 28	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$280.20	$294.80
260/265	275/280	Aug 28	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$260.25	$279.75
280/285	295/300	Aug 28	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$280.30	$299.70
235/240	245/250	Aug 21	$4.59	$0.41	11.20	$235.41	$249.59
230/235	240/245	Aug 21	$4.58	$0.42	10.90	$230.42	$244.58
230/235	245/250	Aug 21	$4.58	$0.42	10.90	$230.42	$249.58
280/285	300/305	Aug 28	$4.49	$0.51	8.80	$280.51	$304.49
250/252	255/260	Jul 24	$4.48	$0.52	8.62	$248.02	$259.48
272/275	278/280	Jul 24	$2.24	$0.26	8.62	$272.76	$279.74
258/260	268/270	Jul 31	$2.20	$0.30	7.33	$257.80	$269.70

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 112 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$310.00	$315.00	$320.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$295.00	$300.00	$305.00	Jul 24	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$290.00	$295.00	$300.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$305.00	$310.00	$315.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$290.00	$295.00	$300.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$220.00	$230.00	$240.00	Jul 24	$0.14	$9.86	70.43
$290.00	$295.00	$300.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$4.87	37.46
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$4.85	32.33
$267.50	$270.00	$272.50	Jul 24	$0.08	$2.42	30.25
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Jul 31	$0.16	$4.84	30.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 149 found (best net $-1.45, 129 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$300.00	$305.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$4.99
$305.00	$310.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$4.99
$315.00	$320.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.01	$4.99
$290.00	$295.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.03	$4.97
$300.00	$305.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.10	$4.90

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$240.00	$225.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$1.45	$13.55
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Jul 24	$0.00	$10.00
$230.00	$220.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.22	$9.78
$225.00	$215.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$1.36	$8.64
$250.00	$245.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.01	$4.99

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 49 found (best yield 3.27%, avg 0.94%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$270.00	Aug 28	$8.75	0.48	0.9%	3.27%	4.12%	61	17
$270.00	Aug 21	$8.10	0.48	0.9%	3.03%	3.88%	306	1.3K
$270.00	Aug 14	$7.50	0.48	0.9%	2.80%	3.66%	81	31
$275.00	Aug 28	$6.80	0.41	2.7%	2.54%	5.26%	18	21
$270.00	Aug 7	$6.65	0.47	0.9%	2.48%	3.34%	48	158
$275.00	Aug 21	$6.25	0.40	2.7%	2.33%	5.06%	190	871
$275.00	Aug 14	$5.45	0.39	2.7%	2.04%	4.76%	25	44
$280.00	Aug 28	$4.85	0.34	4.6%	1.81%	6.40%	5	9
$280.00	Aug 21	$4.70	0.32	4.6%	1.76%	6.35%	258	1.2K
$275.00	Aug 7	$4.60	0.38	2.7%	1.72%	4.44%	14	203

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 23,653

Total Puts 7,997

Put/Call Ratio 0.34

Net Difference 15,656

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,119

Total Puts 9,008

Put/Call Ratio 0.64

Net Difference 5,111

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 85,180

Total Puts 49,270

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.59

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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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)

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