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NORTHROP GRUMMAN COR

$481.89 -4.50%

(9/30 10:25) ◀

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

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/30 10:30am) 1,063

Calls: 562 (53%)

Puts: 501 (47%)

Prior (07/21) 1,704

Calls: 368 (22%)

Puts: 1,336 (78%)

Current vs Prior -37.62%

Calls: +52.72% (Calls)

Puts: -62.50% (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 +15.58%

Calls: +23.52%

Puts: +7.81%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/30 10:30am) $1.60M

Calls: $650.3K (41%)

Puts: $946.0K (59%)

Prior (07/21) $1.80M

Calls: $793.3K (44%)

Puts: $1.01M (56%)

Current vs Prior -11.37%

Calls: -18.02%

Puts: -6.14%

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 -40.42%

Calls: +17.56%

Puts: -55.51%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/30 10:30am) 0.89

Prior (07/21) 3.63

Current vs Prior -75.44%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.06

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -16.21%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/30 10:30am) 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 5.24% | 9.34%

Prior 5.51% | 9.79%

Current vs Prior -4.87% | -4.57%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.86% | 9.22%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +7.71% | +1.29%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.51% | 9.79%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -4.87% | -4.57%

Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 36.06% | 18.56%

Calls: 26.91% | 14.05%

Puts: 45.22% | 23.08%

Prior 29.32% | 15.45%

Calls: 33.65% | 15.22%

Puts: 25.00% | 15.67%

Current vs Prior +22.99% | +20.13%

Prior 7-Day Avg 48.61% | 20.34%

Calls: 55.10% | 19.91%

Puts: 42.12% | 20.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -25.82% | -8.74%

Liquidity Expensive

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P/C ratio dropping 75% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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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
10:30	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:25	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 8.1%, best 7.9%)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$550.00	Oct 16	65.90	71.30	$68.60	7.9%	--	1.00	14
$540.00	Oct 16	55.90	60.80	$58.35	8.4%	6	1.00	35

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 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$480.00	Oct 16	11.90	15.60	$13.75	26.9%	14	0.57	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$535.00	Oct 16	49.50	56.30	$52.90	12.9%	2	1.00	29
$540.00	Oct 16	55.90	60.80	$58.35	8.4%	6	1.00	35
$550.00	Oct 16	65.90	71.30	$68.60	7.9%	--	1.00	14
$530.00	Oct 16	46.00	51.20	$48.60	10.7%	--	0.98	116
$525.00	Oct 16	40.30	46.30	$43.30	13.9%	1	0.97	41

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 34 active (total vol 416, top 56)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$525.00	Oct 16	0.70	1.20	$0.95	52.6%	55	0.08	95
$520.00	Oct 16	1.15	1.70	$1.42	38.7%	39	0.11	370
$500.00	Oct 16	4.00	6.10	$5.05	41.6%	26	0.29	30
$485.00	Oct 16	9.30	13.60	$11.45	37.6%	17	0.50	--
$505.00	Oct 16	2.80	4.20	$3.50	40.0%	17	0.23	17

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$490.00	Oct 16	11.40	17.70	$14.55	43.3%	56	0.58	240
$500.00	Oct 16	19.30	24.10	$21.70	22.1%	46	0.72	185
$435.00	Oct 16	0.15	1.00	$0.57	149.1%	13	0.04	37
$470.00	Oct 16	4.60	7.50	$6.05	47.9%	12	0.31	125
$460.00	Oct 16	2.00	4.30	$3.15	73.0%	11	0.19	36

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. 23 found (best R:R 32.33, avg 5.83)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$480.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$2.30	$2.70	$2.30	57%	1.17	$482.30
$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$1.95	$3.05	$1.95	50%	1.56	$486.95
$505.00	$510.00	Oct 16	$0.70	$4.30	$0.70	23%	6.14	$505.70
$495.00	$500.00	Oct 16	$1.30	$3.70	$1.30	35%	2.85	$496.30
$530.00	$535.00	Oct 16	$0.28	$4.72	$0.28	7%	16.86	$530.28

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$460.00	$455.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	19%	32.33	$459.85
$475.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$1.05	$3.95	$1.05	37%	3.76	$473.95
$445.00	$440.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	11%	21.73	$444.78
$485.00	$480.00	Oct 16	$2.25	$2.75	$2.25	51%	1.22	$482.75
$465.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$0.90	$4.10	$0.90	24%	4.56	$464.10

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 20 found (best R:R 0.81, avg 0.40)

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	$3.15	$3.15	$1.85	57%	1.70	$493.15
$545.00	$550.00	Oct 16	$1.16	$1.16	$3.84	91%	0.30	$546.16
$500.00	$505.00	Oct 16	$1.55	$1.55	$3.45	70%	0.45	$501.55

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	$2.00	$2.00	$3.00	69%	0.67	$468.00
$480.00	$475.00	Oct 16	$2.15	$2.15	$2.85	56%	0.75	$477.85
$465.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$0.90	$0.90	$4.10	76%	0.22	$464.10

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 4.76% of stock, avg 6.66%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$485.00	Oct 16	$11.45	$11.50	$22.95	$462.05	$507.95	4.76%
$480.00	Oct 16	$13.75	$9.25	$23.00	$457.00	$503.00	4.77%
$490.00	Oct 16	$9.50	$14.55	$24.05	$465.95	$514.05	4.99%
$495.00	Oct 16	$6.35	$18.00	$24.35	$470.65	$519.35	5.05%
$500.00	Oct 16	$5.05	$21.70	$26.75	$473.25	$526.75	5.55%
$505.00	Oct 16	$3.50	$25.20	$28.70	$476.30	$533.70	5.96%
$510.00	Oct 16	$2.80	$29.80	$32.60	$477.40	$542.60	6.77%
$515.00	Oct 16	$2.00	$34.20	$36.20	$478.80	$551.20	7.51%
$520.00	Oct 16	$1.42	$39.05	$40.47	$479.53	$560.47	8.40%
$525.00	Oct 16	$0.95	$43.30	$44.25	$480.75	$569.25	9.18%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 25 found (cheapest 1.38% of stock, avg 2.72%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$505.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$3.50	$3.15	$6.65	$453.35	$511.65
$505.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$3.50	$4.05	$7.55	$457.45	$512.55
$500.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$5.05	$3.15	$8.20	$451.80	$508.20
$500.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$5.05	$4.05	$9.10	$455.90	$509.10
$505.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$3.50	$6.05	$9.55	$460.45	$514.55
$500.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$5.05	$6.05	$11.10	$458.90	$511.10
$495.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$6.35	$3.15	$9.50	$450.50	$504.50
$495.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$6.35	$4.05	$10.40	$454.60	$505.40
$505.00	$475.00	Oct 16	$3.50	$7.10	$10.60	$464.40	$515.60
$495.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$6.35	$6.05	$12.40	$457.60	$507.40

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 42 found (best R:R 0.83, avg credit $1.74)

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	$3.16	$1.84	60%	1.72	$466.84	$548.16
435/440	500/505	Oct 16	$2.66	$2.34	61%	1.14	$437.34	$502.66
435/440	520/525	Oct 16	$1.58	$3.42	80%	0.46	$438.42	$521.58
435/440	530/535	Oct 16	$1.39	$3.61	83%	0.39	$438.61	$531.39
450/455	500/505	Oct 16	$2.88	$2.12	53%	1.36	$452.12	$502.88
465/470	500/505	Oct 16	$3.55	$1.45	39%	2.45	$466.45	$503.55
435/440	510/515	Oct 16	$1.91	$3.09	72%	0.62	$438.09	$511.91
435/440	515/520	Oct 16	$1.69	$3.31	76%	0.51	$438.31	$516.69

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 24 found (best R:R 49.00, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$515.00	$520.00	$525.00	Oct 16	$0.11	$4.89	6%	44.45
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$0.35	$4.65	13%	13.29
$510.00	$515.00	$520.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$4.78	8%	21.73
$530.00	$535.00	$540.00	Oct 16	$0.21	$4.79	3%	22.81
$520.00	$525.00	$530.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$4.55	4%	10.11

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$475.00	$480.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$0.10	$4.90	14%	49.00
$490.00	$495.00	$500.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$4.75	15%	19.00
$485.00	$490.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$4.60	15%	11.50
$510.00	$515.00	$520.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$4.55	9%	10.11
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$0.80	$4.20	14%	5.25

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
$520.00	$525.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.48	$4.52
$530.00	$535.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.37	$4.63
$515.00	$520.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.84	$4.16
$535.00	$540.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.51	$4.49
$560.00	$565.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.45	$4.55

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	-$2.05	$2.95
$445.00	$440.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.46	$3.54
$465.00	$460.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.25	$2.75
$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. 11 found (best yield 1.56%, avg 0.66%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$490.00	Oct 16	$7.50	0.43	1.7%	1.56%	3.24%	7	26
$485.00	Oct 16	$9.30	0.50	0.7%	1.93%	2.58%	17	--
$495.00	Oct 16	$5.20	0.35	2.7%	1.08%	3.80%	5	2
$500.00	Oct 16	$4.00	0.29	3.8%	0.83%	4.59%	26	30
$505.00	Oct 16	$2.80	0.23	4.8%	0.58%	5.38%	17	17
$510.00	Oct 16	$2.00	0.19	5.8%	0.42%	6.25%	5	106
$515.00	Oct 16	$1.50	0.14	6.9%	0.31%	7.18%	7	69
$520.00	Oct 16	$1.15	0.11	7.9%	0.24%	8.15%	39	370
$525.00	Oct 16	$0.70	0.08	8.9%	0.15%	9.09%	55	95
$530.00	Oct 16	$0.50	0.07	10.0%	0.10%	10.09%	3	228

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 562

Total Puts 501

Put/Call Ratio 0.89

Net Difference 61

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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