Tour v526
MTH
MERITAGE HOMES CORP
$70.53 -2.35%
8/27 18:03

Option Volume

Detail
Current (08/27) 40
Calls: 13 (32%)
Puts: 27 (68%)
Prior (08/26) 62
Calls: 4 (6%)
Puts: 58 (94%)
Current vs Prior -35.48%
Calls: +225.00% (Calls)
Puts: -53.45% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 538
Calls: 292 (54%)
Puts: 246 (46%)
Prior 7-Day Average 76
Calls: 41 (54%)
Puts: 35 (46%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.96%
Calls: -68.84%
Puts: -23.17%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
Current (08/27) $10.9K
Calls: $4.4K (40%)
Puts: $6.5K (60%)
Prior (08/26) $16.7K
Calls: $1.0K (6%)
Puts: $15.7K (94%)
Current vs Prior -34.75%
Calls: +325.34%
Puts: -58.44%
Prior 7-Day Total $98.1K
Calls: $40.4K (41%)
Puts: $57.7K (59%)
Prior 7-Day Average $14.0K
Calls: $5.8K (41%)
Puts: $8.2K (59%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -22.01%
Calls: -23.80%
Puts: -20.76%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
Current (08/27) 2.08
Prior (08/26) 14.50
Current vs Prior -85.68%
Prior 7-Day Average 2.44
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -14.87%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
Current (08/27) 3,111
Calls: 956 (31%)
Puts: 2,155 (69%)
Prior (08/26) 3,070
Calls: 955 (31%)
Puts: 2,115 (69%)
Current vs Prior +1.34%
Prior 7-Day Total 41,559
Calls: 17,978 (43%)
Puts: 23,581 (57%)
Prior 7-Day Average 5,937
Calls: 2,568 (43%)
Puts: 3,368 (57%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.60%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 10.39% | 12.55%
Prior 9.73% | 14.05%
Current vs Prior +6.78% | -10.71%
Prior 7-Day Avg 7.60% | 12.00%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +36.72% | +4.55%
Prior 7-Day Eod 9.73% | 14.05%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +6.78% | -10.71%
Sentiment BEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
Expiry | Next
Current 22.41% | 15.84%
Calls: 20.15% | 15.00%
Puts: 24.66% | 16.67%
Prior 43.06% | 19.77%
Calls: 36.12% | 18.18%
Puts: 50.00% | 21.36%
Current vs Prior -47.96% | -19.88%
Prior 7-Day Avg 79.81% | 44.86%
Calls: 66.30% | 44.37%
Puts: 97.58% | 45.34%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -71.92% | -64.69%
Liquidity Expensive
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Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.08 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio dropping 86% - sentiment shifting bullish. Put-heavy open interest (2,155 puts vs 956 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

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

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

No options available for this category

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

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 5 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 0.81)

CALLS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$65.00Sep 185.708.30$7.0037.1%--0.8136
$67.50Sep 183.606.50$5.0557.4%--0.6819
$70.00Sep 182.454.90$3.6866.6%--0.5449
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$77.50Sep 186.208.70$7.4533.6%--0.7826
$80.00Sep 188.5012.00$10.2534.1%--0.7811

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 3 active (total vol 17, top 10)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$75.00Sep 180.801.20$1.0040.0%20.2680
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$70.00Sep 181.904.50$3.2081.2%100.4657
$57.50Sep 180.050.50$0.28160.7%50.0650

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 7 found (best R:R 0.76, avg 1.66)

BULL CALL (3)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$67.50$70.00Sep 18$1.37$1.13$1.3768%0.82$68.87
$70.00$72.50Sep 18$1.08$1.42$1.0854%1.31$71.08
$72.50$75.00Sep 18$1.60$0.90$1.6043%0.56$74.10
BEAR PUT (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$77.50$70.00Sep 18$4.25$3.25$4.2578%0.76$73.25
$65.00$62.50Sep 18$0.37$2.13$0.3719%5.76$64.63
$67.50$65.00Sep 18$0.88$1.62$0.8832%1.84$66.62
$70.00$67.50Sep 18$1.57$0.93$1.5746%0.59$68.43

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 4 found (best R:R 1.78, avg 1.04)

BEAR CALL (1)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$72.50$75.00Sep 18$1.60$1.60$0.9057%1.78$74.10
BULL PUT (3)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$70.00$67.50Sep 18$1.57$1.57$0.9354%1.69$68.43
$67.50$65.00Sep 18$0.88$0.88$1.6268%0.54$66.62
$65.00$62.50Sep 18$0.37$0.37$2.1381%0.17$64.63

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 4 found (cheapest 9.47% of stock, avg 10.52%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$67.50Sep 18$5.05$1.63$6.68$60.82$74.189.47%
$70.00Sep 18$3.68$3.20$6.88$63.12$76.889.75%
$65.00Sep 18$7.00$0.75$7.75$57.25$72.7510.99%
$77.50Sep 18$0.93$7.45$8.38$69.12$85.8811.88%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 25 found (cheapest 1.86% of stock, avg 3.96%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$77.50$62.50Sep 18$0.93$0.38$1.31$61.19$78.81
$75.00$62.50Sep 18$1.00$0.38$1.38$61.12$76.38
$82.50$62.50Sep 18$1.18$0.38$1.56$60.94$84.06
$77.50$65.00Sep 18$0.93$0.75$1.68$63.32$79.18
$80.00$62.50Sep 18$1.20$0.38$1.58$60.92$81.58
$75.00$65.00Sep 18$1.00$0.75$1.75$63.25$76.75
$82.50$65.00Sep 18$1.18$0.75$1.93$63.07$84.43
$80.00$65.00Sep 18$1.20$0.75$1.95$63.05$81.95
$77.50$50.00Sep 18$0.93$1.10$2.03$47.97$79.53
$75.00$50.00Sep 18$1.00$1.10$2.10$47.90$77.10

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

No iron condor setups found

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 8 found (best R:R 7.62, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$67.50$70.00$72.50Sep 18$0.29$2.2125%7.62
$65.00$67.50$70.00Sep 18$0.58$1.9228%3.31
$75.00$77.50$80.00Sep 18$0.34$2.165%6.35
$72.50$75.00$77.50Sep 18$1.53$0.9722%0.63
PUTS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$55.00$57.50$60.00Sep 18$0.07$2.433%34.71
$62.50$65.00$67.50Sep 18$0.51$1.9922%3.90
$60.00$62.50$65.00Sep 18$0.34$2.1611%6.35
$65.00$67.50$70.00Sep 18$0.69$1.8127%2.62

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 16 found (best net $-0.06, 13 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$70.00$72.501:2Sep 18-$1.52$0.98
$75.00$77.501:2Sep 18-$0.86$1.64
$85.00$90.001:2Sep 18-$1.06$3.94
$82.50$85.001:2Sep 18-$1.02$1.48
$67.50$70.001:2Sep 18-$2.31$0.19
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$70.00$67.501:2Sep 18-$0.06$2.44
$65.00$62.501:2Sep 18-$0.01$2.49
$60.00$57.501:2Sep 18-$0.21$2.29
$62.50$60.001:2Sep 18-$0.32$2.18
$57.50$55.001:2Sep 18-$0.28$2.22

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 3 found (best yield 1.98%, avg 1.13%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$72.50Sep 18$1.400.432.8%1.98%4.78%--17
$75.00Sep 18$0.800.266.3%1.13%7.47%280
$77.50Sep 18$0.200.219.9%0.28%10.17%--35

Historical option prices for this thinly-traded ticker. Live quotes are wide and stale — use where each contract actually traded plus its 30-day range to place a limit order. 109 contracts (avg 179 vol/day, 75 traded recently)

MTH averages only 179 option contracts/day, so quotes are thin and bid/ask spreads run wide. Use the last actually-traded price below to set a limit order rather than chasing the displayed ask. Most tradeable call: the $42.50 03-19 call last traded $33.10 on 07/30 (now $28.20/$30.90) — try a limit near $29.55. Also watch the $45.00 12-18 call last traded $31.58 on 07/08 (now $25.30/$28.00) — try a limit near $26.65; the $50.00 03-19 call last traded $24.41 on 08/12 (now $21.20/$24.40) — try a limit near $22.80. Most tradeable put: the $75.00 12-18 put last traded $6.53 on 08/19 (now $7.90/$8.90) — try a limit near $7.90.
CALLS (58)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$70.00Sep 18$2.45$4.90$3.68$4.45 08/21$3.68–$7.30$3.6849
$70.00Dec 18$6.10$7.60$6.85$12.20 07/08$6.85–$10.35$6.859
$72.50Sep 18$1.40$3.80$2.60$2.51 08/21$2.45–$5.65$2.5117
$72.50Dec 18$4.90$6.40$5.65$7.13 08/14$5.65–$8.90$5.654
$72.50Mar 19$6.20$9.40$7.80$8.60 08/21$7.80–$11.05$7.803
$67.50Sep 18$3.60$6.50$5.05$8.50 08/07$5.05–$8.95$5.0519
$67.50Dec 18$7.10$9.40$8.25$13.90 07/10$8.25–$11.80$8.253
$67.50Oct 16$4.90$6.90$5.90--$5.90–$7.55$4.901
$75.00Sep 18$0.80$1.20$1.00$1.50 08/21$1.00–$4.13$1.0080
$75.00Oct 16$1.70$3.20$2.45$2.80 08/21$2.40–$3.30$2.452
$75.00Dec 18$3.00$6.50$4.75--$4.60–$7.80$3.0014
$75.00Mar 19$4.80$8.30$6.55--$6.55–$8.10$4.807
$65.00Sep 18$5.70$8.30$7.00$10.09 07/24$7.00–$10.80$7.0036
$65.00Dec 18$8.70$10.90$9.80$18.92 07/06$9.80–$13.35$9.807
$65.00Mar 19$10.20$13.20$11.70$15.40 08/12$11.45–$15.25$11.7010
$65.00Oct 16$6.80$8.60$7.70--$7.70–$9.10$6.801
$77.50Sep 18$0.20$1.65$0.93$1.70 08/14$0.93–$3.28$0.9335
$77.50Dec 18$2.15$4.70$3.43$3.88 08/18$3.43–$6.70$3.4352
$62.50Sep 18$7.90$10.60$9.25--$9.25–$13.05$7.901
$80.00Sep 18$0.00$2.40$1.20$0.70 08/20$0.68–$2.18$0.70208
$80.00Oct 16$0.50$1.75$1.13$1.25 08/21$1.13–$1.85$1.1312
$80.00Dec 18$1.40$3.70$2.55$3.10 08/20$2.55–$5.80$2.5512
$60.00Sep 18$10.40$12.50$11.45$21.74 07/06$11.45–$15.45$11.455
$82.50Sep 18$0.00$2.35$1.18$0.70 08/11$0.45–$1.88$0.7083
$82.50Dec 18$0.90$4.30$2.60$3.50 07/31$2.58–$4.95$2.6012
$57.50Sep 18$12.90$15.40$14.15--$13.95–$17.45$12.903
$85.00Sep 18$0.00$2.20$1.10$0.60 08/10$0.45–$1.63$0.6016
$85.00Dec 18$0.80$2.85$1.83$2.60 08/17$1.83–$3.95$1.8340
$85.00Mar 19$2.35$5.20$3.78--$3.78–$6.05$2.351
$55.00Sep 18$15.00$17.80$16.40--$16.40–$20.20$15.002
$55.00Dec 18$16.10$19.00$17.55--$17.35–$21.10$16.102
$55.00Mar 19$17.30$20.40$18.85$19.55 08/03$18.50–$22.65$18.8516
$87.50Sep 18$0.00$2.20$1.10--$0.48–$1.48--1
$87.50Dec 18$0.90$3.20$2.05$1.95 08/20$1.63–$3.10$1.951
$90.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$3.70 06/24$0.38–$1.50$1.0811
$90.00Dec 18$0.00$3.40$1.70$2.15 08/19$1.35–$3.05$1.7038
$90.00Mar 19$1.65$3.90$2.78$4.00 08/12$2.60–$4.60$2.786
$50.00Sep 18$19.20$22.70$20.95$31.70 06/24$20.95–$25.15$20.952
$50.00Dec 18$20.60$23.50$22.05--$21.45–$25.55$20.601
$50.00Mar 19$21.20$24.40$22.80$24.41 08/12$22.35–$26.40$22.803
$95.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.30 08/10$0.15–$1.23$0.304
$95.00Dec 18$0.55$2.90$1.73$1.70 07/21$1.02–$1.95$1.7054
$45.00Dec 18$25.30$28.00$26.65$31.58 07/08$26.15–$30.25$26.651
$42.50Sep 18$26.40$30.20$28.30--$28.30–$32.75$26.402
$42.50Mar 19$28.20$30.90$29.55$33.10 07/30$29.00–$33.10$29.551
$100.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$1.50 06/24$0.35–$1.15$1.083
$100.00Dec 18$0.30$2.50$1.40$2.28 07/10$1.18–$1.90$1.402
$100.00Mar 19$0.80$2.10$1.45$2.55 07/30$1.45–$2.63$1.452
$40.00Sep 18$29.10$32.70$30.90--$30.75–$35.20$29.105
$105.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.33–$1.08--4
$105.00Dec 18$0.00$2.50$1.25$0.50 08/14$0.65–$1.40$0.502
$105.00Mar 19$0.00$3.10$1.55$1.90 07/30$1.50–$2.17$1.552
$110.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.30–$1.08--20
$110.00Dec 18$0.00$2.40$1.20$2.95 06/26$0.55–$1.28$1.201
$110.00Mar 19$0.00$2.80$1.40$1.75 07/30$1.27–$2.05$1.404
$115.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.65 06/26$0.38–$1.08$0.6521
$115.00Dec 18$0.00$2.30$1.15$2.30 06/26$0.63–$1.20$1.151
$115.00Mar 19$0.00$1.60$0.80$1.20 07/28$0.80–$1.68$0.802
PUTS (51)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$70.00Sep 18$1.90$4.50$3.20$2.16 08/21$1.35–$4.15$2.1657
$70.00Dec 18$4.20$7.00$5.60$5.50 08/21$4.40–$7.00$5.509
$70.00Oct 16$2.90$4.80$3.85--$3.85–$3.85$2.908
$70.00Mar 19$6.10$9.00$7.55--$7.55–$7.55$6.103
$72.50Sep 18$3.20$4.10$3.65$3.00 08/11$2.03–$5.40$3.205
$72.50Dec 18$5.60$8.90$7.25$6.36 08/14$5.60–$8.45$6.36543
$72.50Mar 19$7.40$10.20$8.80$9.00 08/18$7.55–$10.05$8.8013
$67.50Sep 18$0.80$2.45$1.63$1.20 08/21$0.73–$3.08$1.2070
$67.50Dec 18$3.60$5.00$4.30$4.60 08/18$3.47–$5.70$4.3011
$75.00Sep 18$4.10$6.40$5.25$4.50 08/06$3.53–$6.95$4.509
$75.00Dec 18$7.90$8.90$8.40$6.53 08/19$7.00–$10.15$7.9014
$65.00Sep 18$0.50$1.00$0.75$0.80 08/21$0.55–$1.90$0.75253
$65.00Dec 18$2.15$4.90$3.53$2.80 08/19$2.60–$4.95$2.805
$65.00Mar 19$3.90$6.80$5.35$5.20 08/12$4.00–$6.30$5.203
$65.00Oct 16$0.85$2.00$1.43--$1.43–$2.05$0.852
$77.50Sep 18$6.20$8.70$7.45$6.50 07/17$5.30–$8.80$6.5026
$77.50Dec 18$8.60$11.50$10.05$6.02 06/26$8.40–$11.30$8.60274
$77.50Mar 19$10.30$13.10$11.70$12.62 08/03$9.90–$13.25$11.7012
$62.50Sep 18$0.00$0.75$0.38$0.49 08/18$0.25–$1.25$0.38208
$62.50Dec 18$1.55$3.50$2.53$2.45 08/17$2.25–$3.73$2.4594
$62.50Mar 19$3.00$5.30$4.15$4.50 08/06$3.25–$5.20$4.1510
$80.00Sep 18$8.50$12.00$10.25$10.90 07/31$7.30–$10.75$10.2511
$80.00Dec 18$10.40$12.80$11.60$12.53 07/23$9.55–$12.85$11.608
$80.00Mar 19$12.10$14.80$13.45--$13.45–$13.45$12.103
$60.00Sep 18$0.10$0.60$0.35$0.46 08/12$0.33–$1.38$0.3556
$60.00Dec 18$1.05$2.45$1.75$2.05 08/20$1.55–$2.88$1.7516
$60.00Mar 19$2.20$5.10$3.65$4.00 07/30$2.50–$4.47$3.6510
$82.50Sep 18$10.80$14.30$12.55$11.90 08/11$9.45–$12.85$11.908
$57.50Sep 18$0.05$0.50$0.28$0.80 07/20$0.25–$1.27$0.2850
$85.00Sep 18$13.30$16.70$15.00--$11.60–$15.45$13.302
$85.00Dec 18$13.80$17.20$15.50$12.00 07/07$13.50–$16.65$13.805
$55.00Sep 18$0.00$0.55$0.28$0.20 08/10$0.18–$1.45$0.2030
$55.00Dec 18$0.60$1.70$1.15$1.50 07/31$0.98–$2.00$1.152
$52.50Sep 18$0.00$0.75$0.38--$0.25–$1.33--3
$90.00Sep 18$17.70$21.60$19.65--$16.10–$19.70$17.703
$90.00Dec 18$18.20$22.20$20.20$12.93 06/29$17.25–$21.10$18.202
$50.00Sep 18$0.00$2.20$1.10$0.31 08/12$0.18–$1.18$0.31262
$50.00Dec 18$0.05$2.75$1.40--$1.08–$1.48$0.0520
$47.50Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.20–$1.25--13
$95.00Sep 18$22.70$26.60$24.65$18.20 07/17$21.00–$24.65$22.702
$95.00Dec 18$22.90$26.90$24.90--$21.75–$25.20$22.901
$45.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.38–$1.23--3
$42.50Dec 18$0.00$0.85$0.43--$0.43–$1.18--2
$100.00Dec 18$27.70$31.70$29.70$30.00 07/30$25.65–$29.75$29.70--
$40.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.30–$1.18--1
$40.00Dec 18$0.00$0.85$0.43--$0.38–$1.15--2
$37.50Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.33–$1.15--1
$37.50Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38--$0.38–$1.10--3
$35.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.18–$1.15--1
$35.00Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38--$0.38–$1.10--3
$32.50Dec 18$0.00$0.80$0.40--$0.30–$1.08--3

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 13
Total Puts 27
Put/Call Ratio 2.08
Net Difference -14

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4
Total Puts 58
Put/Call Ratio 14.50
Net Difference -54

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 292
Total Puts 246
Average Put/Call Ratio 2.44
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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