Tour v526
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MKS INC
$281.60 -6.21%
$283.80 (+0.78%)🌙
as of 08/19 06:45 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 685
Calls: 530 (77%)
Puts: 155 (23%)
Prior (08/18) 1,002
Calls: 314 (31%)
Puts: 688 (69%)
Current vs Prior -31.64%
Calls: +68.79% (Calls)
Puts: -77.47% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 4,134
Calls: 1,916 (46%)
Puts: 2,218 (54%)
Prior 7-Day Average 590
Calls: 273 (46%)
Puts: 316 (54%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +15.99%
Calls: +93.63%
Puts: -51.08%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) $972.1K
Calls: $776.5K (80%)
Puts: $195.6K (20%)
Prior (08/18) $2.23M
Calls: $518.7K (23%)
Puts: $1.72M (77%)
Current vs Prior -56.48%
Calls: +49.70%
Puts: -88.60%
Prior 7-Day Total $8.04M
Calls: $3.34M (42%)
Puts: $4.70M (58%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.15M
Calls: $477.0K (42%)
Puts: $672.1K (58%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -15.40%
Calls: +62.79%
Puts: -70.90%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 0.29
Prior (08/18) 2.19
Current vs Prior -86.65%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.23
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -76.23%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 5,331
Calls: 2,558 (48%)
Puts: 2,773 (52%)
Prior (08/18) 5,138
Calls: 1,875 (36%)
Puts: 3,263 (64%)
Current vs Prior +3.76%
Prior 7-Day Total 28,962
Calls: 15,154 (52%)
Puts: 13,808 (48%)
Prior 7-Day Average 4,137
Calls: 2,164 (52%)
Puts: 1,972 (48%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +28.85%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 6.39% | 16.55%6.39% | 16.55%
Prior 7.33% | 16.97%7.33% | 16.97%
Current vs Prior -12.77% | -2.48%-12.77% | -2.48%
Prior 7-Day Avg 9.56% | 18.33%9.56% | 18.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -33.17% | -9.74%-33.17% | -9.74%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.33% | 16.97%7.33% | 16.97%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -12.77% | -2.48%-12.77% | -2.48%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 8.38% | 5.69%
Calls: 6.08% | 4.78%
Puts: 10.68% | 6.60%
Prior 8.38% | 5.69%
Calls: 6.08% | 4.78%
Puts: 10.68% | 6.60%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 8.38% | 5.69%
Calls: 6.08% | 4.78%
Puts: 10.68% | 6.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Pricy
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($776.5K) vs puts ($195.6K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 56% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.29 - heavy call buying (530 calls vs 155 puts). P/C ratio dropping 87% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 4 of results (avg 8.1%, best 6.1%)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$330.00Sep 1852.1055.40$53.756.1%10.77194
$330.00Aug 2146.5050.40$48.458.0%60.9170
$320.00Aug 2136.8039.90$38.358.1%20.9577
$270.00Sep 1813.4014.80$14.109.9%10.3785

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 9 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 0.95)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 216.108.30$7.2030.6%30.563
$280.00Sep 1820.5023.10$21.8011.9%10.55--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$320.00Aug 2136.8039.90$38.358.1%20.9577
$310.00Aug 2126.8029.90$28.3510.9%10.95361
$330.00Aug 2146.5050.40$48.458.0%60.9170
$300.00Aug 2117.4020.80$19.1017.8%130.83494
$330.00Sep 1852.1055.40$53.756.1%10.77194

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 28 active (total vol 254, top 79)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$310.00Aug 210.100.70$0.40150.0%790.06272
$320.00Aug 210.000.70$0.35200.0%660.04109
$330.00Sep 185.907.00$6.4517.1%70.2342
$320.00Sep 187.609.00$8.3016.9%50.28--
$300.00Aug 210.003.20$1.60200.0%40.1749
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$300.00Aug 2117.4020.80$19.1017.8%130.83494
$250.00Sep 186.207.90$7.0524.1%130.22416
$290.00Aug 219.1012.50$10.8031.5%120.68152
$260.00Sep 1810.1012.00$11.0517.2%90.30295
$330.00Aug 2146.5050.40$48.458.0%60.9170

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 3 strikes (avg 25.0%, max 33.0%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$300.00Aug 21Sep 1887.5%65.8%33.0%765
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$290.00Aug 21Sep 1879.6%65.2%22.0%15303
$270.00Aug 21Sep 1873.9%61.5%20.1%485

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 15 found (best R:R 39.00, avg 5.46)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$290.00$300.00Sep 18$3.50$6.50$3.5047%1.86$293.50
$280.00$290.00Sep 18$4.50$5.50$4.5055%1.22$284.50
$300.00$310.00Sep 18$3.05$6.95$3.0540%2.28$303.05
$320.00$330.00Sep 18$1.85$8.15$1.8528%4.41$321.85
$310.00$320.00Sep 18$2.45$7.55$2.4534%3.08$312.45
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$270.00$260.00Aug 21$0.25$9.75$0.2520%39.00$269.75
$270.00$260.00Sep 18$3.05$6.95$3.0537%2.28$266.95
$290.00$280.00Aug 21$5.60$4.40$5.6068%0.79$284.40
$260.00$250.00Aug 21$0.77$9.23$0.7714%11.99$259.23
$290.00$280.00Sep 18$5.40$4.60$5.4053%0.85$284.60

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 11 found (best R:R 0.67, avg 0.41)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$300.00$310.00Aug 21$1.20$1.20$8.8083%0.14$301.20
$310.00$320.00Sep 18$2.45$2.45$7.5566%0.32$312.45
$320.00$330.00Sep 18$1.85$1.85$8.1572%0.23$321.85
$300.00$310.00Sep 18$3.05$3.05$6.9560%0.44$303.05
$290.00$300.00Sep 18$3.50$3.50$6.5053%0.54$293.50
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$260.00$250.00Sep 18$4.00$4.00$6.0070%0.67$256.00
$280.00$270.00Sep 18$5.30$5.30$4.7055%1.13$274.70
$280.00$270.00Aug 21$3.45$3.45$6.5556%0.53$276.55
$260.00$250.00Aug 21$0.77$0.77$9.2386%0.08$259.23
$270.00$260.00Sep 18$3.05$3.05$6.9563%0.44$266.95

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $14.27, cheapest $14.00)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$280.00Aug 21Sep 18$14.6075.3%63.0%
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$290.00Aug 21Sep 18$14.0079.6%65.2%
$280.00Aug 21Sep 18$14.2075.3%63.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 4 found (cheapest 4.40% of stock, avg 10.33%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$280.00Aug 21$7.20$5.20$12.40$267.60$292.404.40%
$300.00Aug 21$1.60$19.10$20.70$279.30$320.707.35%
$280.00Sep 18$21.80$19.40$41.20$238.80$321.2014.63%
$290.00Sep 18$17.30$24.80$42.10$247.90$332.1014.95%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 35 found (cheapest 0.40% of stock, avg 5.39%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$310.00$250.00Aug 21$0.40$0.73$1.13$248.87$311.13
$310.00$240.00Aug 21$0.40$1.10$1.50$238.50$311.50
$330.00$250.00Aug 21$1.15$0.73$1.88$248.12$331.88
$310.00$260.00Aug 21$0.40$1.50$1.90$258.10$311.90
$330.00$240.00Aug 21$1.15$1.10$2.25$237.75$332.25
$310.00$270.00Aug 21$0.40$1.75$2.15$267.85$312.15
$300.00$250.00Aug 21$1.60$0.73$2.33$247.67$302.33
$330.00$260.00Aug 21$1.15$1.50$2.65$257.35$332.65
$300.00$240.00Aug 21$1.60$1.10$2.70$237.30$302.70
$300.00$260.00Aug 21$1.60$1.50$3.10$256.90$303.10

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 4 found (best R:R 1.82, avg credit $3.93)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
250/260310/320Sep 18$6.45$3.5536%1.82$253.55$316.45
250/260320/330Sep 18$5.85$4.1542%1.41$254.15$325.85
250/260300/310Aug 21$1.97$8.0369%0.25$258.03$301.97
260/270300/310Aug 21$1.45$8.5563%0.17$268.55$301.45

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 15 found (best R:R 3.65, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$290.00$300.00$310.00Sep 18$0.45$9.5514%21.22
$300.00$310.00$320.00Sep 18$0.60$9.4012%15.67
$310.00$320.00$330.00Sep 18$0.60$9.4011%15.67
$280.00$290.00$300.00Sep 18$1.00$9.0014%9.00
$300.00$310.00$320.00Aug 21$1.15$8.8513%7.70
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$270.00$280.00$290.00Aug 21$2.15$7.8548%3.65
$270.00$280.00$290.00Sep 18$0.10$9.9015%99.00
$290.00$300.00$310.00Aug 21$0.95$9.0527%9.53
$310.00$320.00$330.00Aug 21$0.10$9.904%99.00
$300.00$310.00$320.00Aug 21$0.75$9.2512%12.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 19 found (best net $-2.50, 13 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$310.00$320.001:2Aug 21-$0.30$9.70
$320.00$330.001:2Aug 21-$1.95$8.05
$320.00$330.001:2Sep 18-$4.60$5.40
$310.00$320.001:2Sep 18-$5.85$4.15
$300.00$310.001:2Sep 18-$7.70$2.30
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$300.00$290.001:2Aug 21-$2.50$7.50
$270.00$260.001:2Aug 21-$1.25$8.75
$310.00$300.001:2Aug 21-$9.85$0.15
$240.00$230.001:2Aug 21-$1.06$8.94
$260.00$250.001:2Sep 18-$3.05$6.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 6 found (best yield 5.61%, avg 3.03%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$290.00Sep 18$15.800.473.0%5.61%8.59%3--
$310.00Sep 18$10.000.3410.1%3.55%13.64%2141
$300.00Sep 18$11.800.406.5%4.19%10.72%316
$320.00Sep 18$7.600.2813.6%2.70%16.34%5--
$330.00Sep 18$5.900.2317.2%2.10%19.28%742
$310.00Aug 21$0.100.0610.1%0.04%10.12%79272

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 530
Total Puts 155
Put/Call Ratio 0.29
Net Difference 375

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 314
Total Puts 688
Put/Call Ratio 2.19
Net Difference -374

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 1,916
Total Puts 2,218
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.23
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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