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NORTHROP GRUMMAN COR

$483.44 -4.20%

(9/30 14:00) ◀

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (3:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/30 3:00pm) 2,868

Calls: 1,536 (54%)

Puts: 1,332 (46%)

Prior (12/02) 617

Calls: 345 (56%)

Puts: 272 (44%)

Current vs Prior +364.83%

Calls: +345.22% (Calls)

Puts: +389.71% (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 +211.84%

Calls: +237.58%

Puts: +186.63%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/30 3:00pm) $3.84M

Calls: $1.69M (44%)

Puts: $2.15M (56%)

Prior (12/02) $829.3K

Calls: $304.5K (37%)

Puts: $524.8K (63%)

Current vs Prior +362.88%

Calls: +454.06%

Puts: +309.97%

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 +43.25%

Calls: +204.98%

Puts: +1.18%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/30 3:00pm) 0.87

Prior (12/02) 0.79

Current vs Prior +9.99%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.06

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -18.50%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/30 3:00pm) 27,528

Calls: 12,763 (46%)

Puts: 14,765 (54%)

Prior (12/02) --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

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 5.06% | 9.38%

Prior 5.51% | 9.79%

Current vs Prior -8.18% | -4.13%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.86% | 9.22%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +3.96% | +1.75%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.51% | 9.79%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -8.18% | -4.13%

Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 34.72% | 14.48%

Calls: 19.01% | 12.40%

Puts: 50.43% | 16.55%

Prior 29.32% | 15.45%

Calls: 33.65% | 15.22%

Puts: 25.00% | 15.67%

Current vs Prior +18.42% | -6.28%

Prior 7-Day Avg 48.61% | 20.34%

Calls: 55.10% | 19.91%

Puts: 42.12% | 20.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -28.57% | -28.80%

Liquidity Expensive

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 363% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 365% vs prior - elevated interest. Volume explosion - 212% above 7-day average (2,868 vs avg 919).

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

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Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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
15:00	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
14:00	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
13:00	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:35	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 9.6%, best 9.4%)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$550.00	Oct 16	63.90	70.20	$67.05	9.4%	1	1.00	14
$525.00	Oct 16	40.50	44.70	$42.60	9.9%	1	0.94	41

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. 17 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$470.00	Oct 16	17.00	21.30	$19.15	22.5%	14	0.72	1
$480.00	Oct 16	11.90	14.40	$13.15	19.0%	22	0.58	1
$485.00	Oct 16	10.00	13.00	$11.50	26.1%	24	0.50	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$545.00	Oct 16	58.10	65.30	$61.70	11.7%	--	1.00	11
$550.00	Oct 16	63.90	70.20	$67.05	9.4%	1	1.00	14
$535.00	Oct 16	49.30	54.70	$52.00	10.4%	2	0.97	29
$540.00	Oct 16	54.10	60.10	$57.10	10.5%	6	0.97	35
$530.00	Oct 16	43.30	50.60	$46.95	15.5%	1	0.95	116

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 44 active (total vol 872, top 99)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Oct 16	3.50	5.00	$4.25	35.3%	99	0.28	30
$525.00	Oct 16	0.70	1.05	$0.88	39.8%	62	0.07	95
$520.00	Oct 16	1.20	1.50	$1.35	22.2%	61	0.11	370
$490.00	Oct 16	7.50	10.60	$9.05	34.3%	33	0.44	26
$505.00	Oct 16	1.85	4.80	$3.33	88.6%	32	0.23	17

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Oct 16	17.20	23.10	$20.15	29.3%	75	0.73	185
$490.00	Oct 16	11.60	14.40	$13.00	21.5%	66	0.57	240
$470.00	Oct 16	4.40	5.30	$4.85	18.6%	32	0.28	125
$460.00	Oct 16	2.00	3.30	$2.65	49.1%	27	0.16	36
$465.00	Oct 16	2.45	4.90	$3.68	66.6%	19	0.23	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. 24 found (best R:R 2.03, avg 5.23)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$480.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$1.65	$3.35	$1.65	58%	2.03	$481.65
$470.00	$480.00	Oct 16	$6.00	$4.00	$6.00	72%	0.67	$476.00
$505.00	$510.00	Oct 16	$0.50	$4.50	$0.50	23%	9.00	$505.50
$515.00	$520.00	Oct 16	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	13%	24.00	$515.20
$500.00	$505.00	Oct 16	$0.92	$4.08	$0.92	28%	4.43	$500.92

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$490.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$1.70	$3.30	$1.70	57%	1.94	$488.30
$505.00	$500.00	Oct 16	$3.20	$1.80	$3.20	78%	0.56	$501.80
$480.00	$475.00	Oct 16	$1.40	$3.60	$1.40	43%	2.57	$478.60
$460.00	$455.00	Oct 16	$0.65	$4.35	$0.65	16%	6.69	$459.35
$470.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$1.17	$3.83	$1.17	28%	3.27	$468.83

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 19 found (best R:R 0.31, avg 0.36)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$570.00	$575.00	Oct 16	$1.17	$1.17	$3.83	93%	0.31	$571.17
$495.00	$500.00	Oct 16	$2.60	$2.60	$2.40	63%	1.08	$497.60
$555.00	$560.00	Oct 16	$0.95	$0.95	$4.05	94%	0.23	$555.95
$510.00	$515.00	Oct 16	$1.28	$1.28	$3.72	81%	0.34	$511.28
$490.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$2.20	$2.20	$2.80	56%	0.79	$492.20

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$475.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$2.50	$2.50	$2.50	64%	1.00	$472.50
$450.00	$445.00	Oct 16	$0.70	$0.70	$4.30	90%	0.16	$449.30
$455.00	$450.00	Oct 16	$0.70	$0.70	$4.30	86%	0.16	$454.30
$465.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$1.03	$1.03	$3.97	77%	0.26	$463.97
$470.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$1.17	$1.17	$3.83	72%	0.31	$468.83

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. 12 found (cheapest 4.53% of stock, avg 6.24%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$480.00	Oct 16	$13.15	$8.75	$21.90	$458.10	$501.90	4.53%
$490.00	Oct 16	$9.05	$13.00	$22.05	$467.95	$512.05	4.56%
$485.00	Oct 16	$11.50	$11.30	$22.80	$462.20	$507.80	4.72%
$495.00	Oct 16	$6.85	$16.55	$23.40	$471.60	$518.40	4.84%
$470.00	Oct 16	$19.15	$4.85	$24.00	$446.00	$494.00	4.96%
$500.00	Oct 16	$4.25	$20.15	$24.40	$475.60	$524.40	5.05%
$505.00	Oct 16	$3.33	$23.35	$26.68	$478.32	$531.68	5.52%
$510.00	Oct 16	$2.83	$29.20	$32.03	$477.97	$542.03	6.63%
$515.00	Oct 16	$1.55	$32.60	$34.15	$480.85	$549.15	7.06%
$520.00	Oct 16	$1.35	$38.10	$39.45	$480.55	$559.45	8.16%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 25 found (cheapest 1.13% of stock, avg 2.22%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$510.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$2.83	$2.65	$5.48	$454.52	$515.48
$505.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$3.33	$2.65	$5.98	$454.02	$510.98
$510.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$2.83	$3.68	$6.51	$458.49	$516.51
$505.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$3.33	$3.68	$7.01	$457.99	$512.01
$500.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$4.25	$2.65	$6.90	$453.10	$506.90
$500.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$4.25	$3.68	$7.93	$457.07	$507.93
$510.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$2.83	$4.85	$7.68	$462.32	$517.68
$505.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$3.33	$4.85	$8.18	$461.82	$513.18
$500.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$4.25	$4.85	$9.10	$460.90	$509.10
$495.00	$460.00	Oct 16	$6.85	$2.65	$9.50	$450.50	$504.50

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 35 found (best R:R 0.66, avg credit $1.42)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
445/450	510/515	Oct 16	$1.98	$3.02	71%	0.66	$448.02	$511.98
450/455	510/515	Oct 16	$1.98	$3.02	67%	0.66	$453.02	$511.98
445/450	540/545	Oct 16	$1.00	$4.00	86%	0.25	$449.00	$541.00
460/465	510/515	Oct 16	$2.31	$2.69	58%	0.86	$462.69	$512.31
445/450	530/535	Oct 16	$1.05	$3.95	83%	0.27	$448.95	$531.05
455/460	510/515	Oct 16	$1.93	$3.07	64%	0.63	$458.07	$511.93
445/450	520/525	Oct 16	$1.17	$3.83	80%	0.31	$448.83	$521.17
450/455	540/545	Oct 16	$1.00	$4.00	82%	0.25	$454.00	$541.00
465/470	510/515	Oct 16	$2.45	$2.55	52%	0.96	$467.55	$512.45
450/455	530/535	Oct 16	$1.05	$3.95	79%	0.27	$453.95	$531.05

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 24 found (best R:R 34.71, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$485.00	$490.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$4.75	14%	19.00
$500.00	$505.00	$510.00	Oct 16	$0.42	$4.58	9%	10.90
$540.00	$545.00	$550.00	Oct 16	$0.33	$4.67	2%	14.15
$530.00	$535.00	$540.00	Oct 16	$0.42	$4.58	2%	10.90
$520.00	$525.00	$530.00	Oct 16	$0.47	$4.53	4%	9.64

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$460.00	$465.00	$470.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$4.86	12%	34.71
$530.00	$535.00	$540.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$4.95	2%	99.00
$455.00	$460.00	$465.00	Oct 16	$0.38	$4.62	9%	12.16
$435.00	$440.00	$445.00	Oct 16	$0.17	$4.83	1%	28.41
$430.00	$435.00	$440.00	Oct 16	$0.29	$4.71	1%	16.24

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 28 found (best net $-0.27, 25 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$510.00	$515.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.27	$4.73
$540.00	$545.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.00	$5.00
$530.00	$535.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.18	$4.82
$520.00	$525.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.41	$4.59
$495.00	$500.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.65	$3.35

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$455.00	$450.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.60	$4.40
$445.00	$440.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.40	$4.60
$440.00	$435.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.64	$4.36
$460.00	$455.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.35	$3.65
$465.00	$460.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.62	$3.38

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 10 found (best yield 2.07%, avg 0.67%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$485.00	Oct 16	$10.00	0.50	0.3%	2.07%	2.39%	24	--
$490.00	Oct 16	$7.50	0.44	1.4%	1.55%	2.91%	33	26
$495.00	Oct 16	$5.00	0.37	2.4%	1.03%	3.43%	6	2
$500.00	Oct 16	$3.50	0.28	3.4%	0.72%	4.15%	99	30
$510.00	Oct 16	$1.85	0.19	5.5%	0.38%	5.88%	13	106
$505.00	Oct 16	$1.85	0.23	4.5%	0.38%	4.84%	32	17
$520.00	Oct 16	$1.20	0.11	7.6%	0.25%	7.81%	61	370
$515.00	Oct 16	$0.25	0.13	6.5%	0.05%	6.58%	13	69
$530.00	Oct 16	$0.50	0.07	9.6%	0.10%	9.73%	18	228
$525.00	Oct 16	$0.70	0.07	8.6%	0.14%	8.74%	62	95

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,536

Total Puts 1,332

Put/Call Ratio 0.87

Net Difference 204

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 345

Total Puts 272

Put/Call Ratio 0.79

Net Difference 73

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 3,185

Total Puts 3,253

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.06

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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