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NORTHROP GRUMMAN COR

$481.89 -4.50%

(9/30 10:15) ◀

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (10:20am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/30 10:20am) 1,009

Calls: 538 (53%)

Puts: 471 (47%)

Prior (07/21) 1,704

Calls: 368 (22%)

Puts: 1,336 (78%)

Current vs Prior -40.79%

Calls: +46.20% (Calls)

Puts: -64.75% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 6,438

Calls: 3,185 (49%)

Puts: 3,253 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 919

Calls: 455 (49%)

Puts: 464 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.71%

Calls: +18.24%

Puts: +1.35%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/30 10:20am) $1.52M

Calls: $621.7K (41%)

Puts: $898.2K (59%)

Prior (07/21) $1.80M

Calls: $793.3K (44%)

Puts: $1.01M (56%)

Current vs Prior -15.61%

Calls: -21.62%

Puts: -10.88%

Prior 7-Day Total $18.76M

Calls: $3.87M (21%)

Puts: $14.88M (79%)

Prior 7-Day Average $2.68M

Calls: $553.2K (21%)

Puts: $2.13M (79%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -43.27%

Calls: +12.39%

Puts: -57.76%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/30 10:20am) 0.88

Prior (07/21) 3.63

Current vs Prior -75.89%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.06

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.72%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/30 10:20am) 27,528

Calls: 12,763 (46%)

Puts: 14,765 (54%)

Prior (07/21) 23,685

Calls: 11,542 (49%)

Puts: 12,143 (51%)

Current vs Prior +16.23%

Prior 7-Day Total 197,157

Calls: 91,154 (46%)

Puts: 106,003 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 28,165

Calls: 13,022 (46%)

Puts: 15,143 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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MO Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 5.15% | 9.40%

Prior 5.51% | 9.79%

Current vs Prior -6.56% | -3.93%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.86% | 9.22%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.79% | +1.96%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.51% | 9.79%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -6.56% | -3.93%

Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 39.91% | 17.25%

Calls: 34.59% | 11.43%

Puts: 45.22% | 23.08%

Prior 29.32% | 15.45%

Calls: 33.65% | 15.22%

Puts: 25.00% | 15.67%

Current vs Prior +36.12% | +11.65%

Prior 7-Day Avg 48.61% | 20.34%

Calls: 55.10% | 19.91%

Puts: 42.12% | 20.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.90% | -15.18%

Liquidity Expensive

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Below-average activity with volume down 41% vs prior. P/C ratio dropping 76% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:20	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
10:05	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
10:00	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
09:55	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
09:50	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
09:45	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
09:40	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
09:35	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 2 of results (avg 9.3%, best 9.0%)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$545.00	Oct 16	59.70	65.30	$62.50	9.0%	--	0.92	11
$530.00	Oct 16	46.00	50.70	$48.35	9.7%	--	0.94	116

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. 15 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 0.98)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$480.00	Oct 16	11.00	15.60	$13.30	34.6%	14	0.56	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$550.00	Oct 16	63.80	71.30	$67.55	11.1%	--	0.98	14
$540.00	Oct 16	54.40	60.80	$57.60	11.1%	6	0.97	35
$535.00	Oct 16	49.30	55.60	$52.45	12.0%	2	0.97	29
$530.00	Oct 16	46.00	50.70	$48.35	9.7%	--	0.94	116
$525.00	Oct 16	40.30	45.60	$42.95	12.3%	1	0.94	41

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 34 active (total vol 398, top 56)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$525.00	Oct 16	0.60	1.60	$1.10	90.9%	55	0.09	95
$520.00	Oct 16	1.15	1.85	$1.50	46.7%	37	0.11	370
$500.00	Oct 16	4.30	6.10	$5.20	34.6%	22	0.30	30
$535.00	Oct 16	0.40	1.15	$0.77	97.4%	17	0.06	172
$485.00	Oct 16	10.20	13.60	$11.90	28.6%	15	0.49	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$490.00	Oct 16	11.40	17.10	$14.25	40.0%	56	0.57	240
$500.00	Oct 16	18.90	24.20	$21.55	24.6%	43	0.71	185
$435.00	Oct 16	0.15	1.00	$0.57	149.1%	13	0.04	37
$460.00	Oct 16	2.00	4.00	$3.00	66.7%	11	0.19	36
$470.00	Oct 16	4.60	7.10	$5.85	42.7%	11	0.31	125

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. 22 found (best R:R 2.57, avg 4.49)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$480.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$1.40	$3.60	$1.40	56%	2.57	$481.40
$495.00	$500.00	Oct 16	$1.25	$3.75	$1.25	35%	3.00	$496.25
$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$2.10	$2.90	$2.10	49%	1.38	$487.10
$510.00	$515.00	Oct 16	$0.72	$4.28	$0.72	19%	5.94	$510.72
$520.00	$525.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	11%	11.50	$520.40

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$475.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$1.25	$3.75	$1.25	37%	3.00	$473.75
$445.00	$440.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	11%	21.73	$444.78
$480.00	$475.00	Oct 16	$1.95	$3.05	$1.95	44%	1.56	$478.05
$490.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$2.75	$2.25	$2.75	57%	0.82	$487.25
$495.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$3.15	$1.85	$3.15	66%	0.59	$491.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 19 found (best R:R 0.81, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$555.00	$560.00	Oct 16	$2.23	$2.23	$2.77	89%	0.81	$557.23
$570.00	$575.00	Oct 16	$1.47	$1.47	$3.53	93%	0.42	$571.47
$490.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$3.35	$3.35	$1.65	57%	2.03	$493.35
$545.00	$550.00	Oct 16	$1.16	$1.16	$3.84	91%	0.30	$546.16
$505.00	$510.00	Oct 16	$1.10	$1.10	$3.90	76%	0.28	$506.10

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$440.00	$435.00	Oct 16	$1.11	$1.11	$3.89	90%	0.29	$438.89
$455.00	$450.00	Oct 16	$1.33	$1.33	$3.67	83%	0.36	$453.67
$470.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$1.80	$1.80	$3.20	69%	0.56	$468.20
$465.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$1.05	$1.05	$3.95	76%	0.27	$463.95
$480.00	$475.00	Oct 16	$1.95	$1.95	$3.05	56%	0.64	$478.05

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. 11 found (cheapest 4.64% of stock, avg 6.65%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$480.00	Oct 16	$13.30	$9.05	$22.35	$457.65	$502.35	4.64%
$485.00	Oct 16	$11.90	$11.50	$23.40	$461.60	$508.40	4.86%
$495.00	Oct 16	$6.45	$17.40	$23.85	$471.15	$518.85	4.95%
$490.00	Oct 16	$9.80	$14.25	$24.05	$465.95	$514.05	4.99%
$500.00	Oct 16	$5.20	$21.55	$26.75	$473.25	$526.75	5.55%
$505.00	Oct 16	$3.90	$25.20	$29.10	$475.90	$534.10	6.04%
$510.00	Oct 16	$2.80	$29.80	$32.60	$477.40	$542.60	6.77%
$515.00	Oct 16	$2.08	$33.95	$36.03	$478.97	$551.03	7.48%
$520.00	Oct 16	$1.50	$39.05	$40.55	$479.45	$560.55	8.41%
$525.00	Oct 16	$1.10	$42.95	$44.05	$480.95	$569.05	9.14%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 25 found (cheapest 1.43% of stock, avg 2.75%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$505.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$3.90	$3.00	$6.90	$453.10	$511.90
$505.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$3.90	$4.05	$7.95	$457.05	$512.95
$500.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$5.20	$3.00	$8.20	$451.80	$508.20
$500.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$5.20	$4.05	$9.25	$455.75	$509.25
$505.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$3.90	$5.85	$9.75	$460.25	$514.75
$500.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$5.20	$5.85	$11.05	$458.95	$511.05
$495.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$6.45	$3.00	$9.45	$450.55	$504.45
$495.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$6.45	$4.05	$10.50	$454.50	$505.50
$505.00	$475.00	Oct 16	$3.90	$7.10	$11.00	$464.00	$516.00
$495.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$6.45	$5.85	$12.30	$457.70	$507.30

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 35 found (best R:R 0.83, avg credit $1.90)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
435/440	545/550	Oct 16	$2.27	$2.73	81%	0.83	$437.73	$547.27
450/455	545/550	Oct 16	$2.49	$2.51	74%	0.99	$452.51	$547.49
465/470	545/550	Oct 16	$2.96	$2.04	60%	1.45	$467.04	$547.96
435/440	530/535	Oct 16	$1.47	$3.53	82%	0.42	$438.53	$531.47
460/465	545/550	Oct 16	$2.21	$2.79	67%	0.79	$462.79	$547.21
435/440	505/510	Oct 16	$2.21	$2.79	66%	0.79	$437.79	$507.21
435/440	515/520	Oct 16	$1.69	$3.31	76%	0.51	$438.31	$516.69
435/440	520/525	Oct 16	$1.51	$3.49	79%	0.43	$438.49	$521.51
435/440	500/505	Oct 16	$2.41	$2.59	61%	0.93	$437.59	$502.41
450/455	530/535	Oct 16	$1.69	$3.31	75%	0.51	$453.31	$531.69

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 24 found (best R:R 24.00, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$500.00	$505.00	$510.00	Oct 16	$0.20	$4.80	11%	24.00
$510.00	$515.00	$520.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$4.86	8%	34.71
$515.00	$520.00	$525.00	Oct 16	$0.18	$4.82	6%	26.78
$505.00	$510.00	$515.00	Oct 16	$0.38	$4.62	9%	12.16
$530.00	$535.00	$540.00	Oct 16	$0.29	$4.71	3%	16.24

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$0.30	$4.70	13%	15.67
$485.00	$490.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$4.60	14%	11.50
$475.00	$480.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$0.50	$4.50	14%	9.00
$540.00	$545.00	$550.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$4.85	1%	32.33
$470.00	$475.00	$480.00	Oct 16	$0.70	$4.30	13%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 25 found (best net $-0.34, 21 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$530.00	$535.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.41	$4.59
$520.00	$525.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.70	$4.30
$560.00	$565.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.45	$4.55
$515.00	$520.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.92	$4.08
$535.00	$540.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.63	$4.37

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$455.00	$450.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.34	$4.66
$470.00	$465.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.25	$2.75
$465.00	$460.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.95	$3.05
$445.00	$440.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.46	$3.54
$450.00	$445.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.13	$2.87

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 12 found (best yield 2.12%, avg 0.65%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$485.00	Oct 16	$10.20	0.49	0.7%	2.12%	2.76%	15	--
$490.00	Oct 16	$8.00	0.43	1.7%	1.66%	3.34%	7	26
$495.00	Oct 16	$5.60	0.35	2.7%	1.16%	3.88%	5	2
$500.00	Oct 16	$4.30	0.30	3.8%	0.89%	4.65%	22	30
$505.00	Oct 16	$3.00	0.24	4.8%	0.62%	5.42%	15	17
$510.00	Oct 16	$2.00	0.19	5.8%	0.42%	6.25%	5	106
$515.00	Oct 16	$1.60	0.15	6.9%	0.33%	7.20%	4	69
$520.00	Oct 16	$1.15	0.11	7.9%	0.24%	8.15%	37	370
$525.00	Oct 16	$0.60	0.09	8.9%	0.12%	9.07%	55	95
$530.00	Oct 16	$0.55	0.08	10.0%	0.11%	10.10%	2	228

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 538

Total Puts 471

Put/Call Ratio 0.88

Net Difference 67

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 368

Total Puts 1,336

Put/Call Ratio 3.63

Net Difference -968

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 3,185

Total Puts 3,253

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.06

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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