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as of 10/01 06:37 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01) 1,834

Calls: 506 (28%)

Puts: 1,328 (72%)

Prior (09/30) 1,317

Calls: 1,173 (89%)

Puts: 144 (11%)

Current vs Prior +39.26%

Calls: -56.86% (Calls)

Puts: +822.22% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 10,600

Calls: 6,190 (58%)

Puts: 4,410 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,766

Calls: 884 (58%)

Puts: 630 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.81%

Calls: -42.78%

Puts: +110.79%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01) $1.48M

Calls: $440.5K (30%)

Puts: $1.04M (70%)

Prior (09/30) $1.54M

Calls: $1.44M (94%)

Puts: $99.3K (6%)

Current vs Prior -3.84%

Calls: -69.45%

Puts: +948.79%

Prior 7-Day Total $11.80M

Calls: $8.12M (69%)

Puts: $3.68M (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.97M

Calls: $1.16M (69%)

Puts: $526.0K (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.64%

Calls: -62.02%

Puts: +98.04%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/01) 2.62

Prior (09/30) 0.12

Current vs Prior +2037.88%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.72

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +265.35%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/01) 13,876

Calls: 7,871 (57%)

Puts: 6,005 (43%)

Prior (09/30) 10,947

Calls: 6,367 (58%)

Puts: 4,580 (42%)

Current vs Prior +26.76%

Prior 7-Day Total 101,852

Calls: 64,525 (63%)

Puts: 37,327 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 14,550

Calls: 9,217 (63%)

Puts: 5,332 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.63%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

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

Current 8.01% | 13.33%

Prior 8.49% | 13.60%

Current vs Prior -5.69% | -2.04%

Prior 7-Day Avg 9.06% | 13.97%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -11.56% | -4.57%

Prior 7-Day Eod 8.49% | 13.60%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -5.69% | -2.04%

Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

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Expiry | Next

Current 20.50% | 16.84%

Calls: 18.54% | 12.21%

Puts: 22.46% | 21.48%

Prior 20.50% | 16.84%

Calls: 18.54% | 12.21%

Puts: 22.46% | 21.48%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 20.50% | 16.84%

Calls: 18.54% | 12.21%

Puts: 22.46% | 21.48%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bearish flow with 70% put dollar volume ($1.04M). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.62 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 2038% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Rising open interest (up 27%) indicates new positions being established.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

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Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Covered Calls

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

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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. 5 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 0.89)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Oct 16	15.80	18.60	$17.20	16.3%	1	0.84	--
$230.00	Oct 16	8.80	11.10	$9.95	23.1%	31	0.64	--

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 16	23.60	26.50	$25.05	11.6%	7	0.89	222
$250.00	Oct 16	15.10	17.30	$16.20	13.6%	59	0.79	432
$240.00	Oct 16	8.00	9.90	$8.95	21.2%	82	0.58	707

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 14 active (total vol 486, top 87)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Oct 16	1.75	2.20	$1.98	22.7%	87	0.21	968
$260.00	Oct 16	0.65	1.10	$0.88	51.1%	67	0.10	790
$240.00	Oct 16	4.00	5.90	$4.95	38.4%	56	0.41	412
$230.00	Oct 16	8.80	11.10	$9.95	23.1%	31	0.64	--
$280.00	Oct 16	0.10	0.55	$0.33	136.4%	15	0.04	639

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Oct 16	8.00	9.90	$8.95	21.2%	82	0.58	707
$250.00	Oct 16	15.10	17.30	$16.20	13.6%	59	0.79	432
$230.00	Oct 16	3.40	5.60	$4.50	48.9%	56	0.36	1.4K
$260.00	Oct 16	23.60	26.50	$25.05	11.6%	7	0.89	222
$210.00	Oct 16	0.30	0.70	$0.50	80.0%	5	0.06	254

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. 8 found (best R:R 29.30, avg 12.25)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$0.33	$9.67	$0.33	10%	29.30	$260.33
$230.00	$240.00	Oct 16	$5.00	$5.00	$5.00	64%	1.00	$235.00
$270.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$9.78	$0.22	6%	44.45	$270.22
$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$1.10	$8.90	$1.10	21%	8.09	$251.10
$240.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$2.97	$7.03	$2.97	41%	2.37	$242.97

BEAR PUT (3)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$4.45	$5.55	$4.45	58%	1.25	$235.55
$220.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.98	$9.02	$0.98	16%	9.20	$219.02
$230.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$3.02	$6.98	$3.02	36%	2.31	$226.98

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 6 found (best R:R 0.43, avg 0.19)

BEAR CALL (4)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$2.97	$2.97	$7.03	59%	0.42	$242.97
$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$1.10	$1.10	$8.90	79%	0.12	$251.10
$270.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$0.22	$9.78	94%	0.02	$270.22
$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$0.33	$0.33	$9.67	90%	0.03	$260.33

BULL PUT (2)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$3.02	$3.02	$6.98	64%	0.43	$226.98
$220.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.98	$0.98	$9.02	84%	0.11	$219.02

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 5.89% of stock, avg 6.91%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$240.00	Oct 16	$4.95	$8.95	$13.90	$226.10	$253.90	5.89%
$230.00	Oct 16	$9.95	$4.50	$14.45	$215.55	$244.45	6.12%
$250.00	Oct 16	$1.98	$16.20	$18.18	$231.82	$268.18	7.70%
$220.00	Oct 16	$17.20	$1.48	$18.68	$201.32	$238.68	7.92%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 12 found (cheapest 0.44% of stock, avg 1.80%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$270.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.55	$0.50	$1.05	$208.95	$271.05
$260.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.88	$0.50	$1.38	$208.62	$261.38
$270.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$0.55	$1.48	$2.03	$217.97	$272.03
$260.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$0.88	$1.48	$2.36	$217.64	$262.36
$250.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$1.98	$0.50	$2.48	$207.52	$252.48
$250.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$1.98	$1.48	$3.46	$216.54	$253.46
$270.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$0.55	$4.50	$5.05	$224.95	$275.05
$260.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$0.88	$4.50	$5.38	$224.62	$265.38
$250.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$1.98	$4.50	$6.48	$223.52	$256.48
$240.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$4.95	$0.50	$5.45	$204.55	$245.45

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 3 found (best R:R 0.14, avg credit $1.53)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
210/220	270/280	Oct 16	$1.20	$8.80	78%	0.14	$218.80	$271.20
210/220	260/270	Oct 16	$1.31	$8.69	74%	0.15	$218.69	$261.31
210/220	250/260	Oct 16	$2.08	$7.92	63%	0.26	$217.92	$252.08

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 10 found (best R:R 5.99, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$2.03	$7.97	43%	3.93
$220.00	$230.00	$240.00	Oct 16	$2.25	$7.75	43%	3.44
$260.00	$270.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$0.11	$9.89	7%	89.91
$270.00	$280.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$9.86	4%	70.43
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$0.77	$9.23	15%	11.99

PUTS (4)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$220.00	$230.00	$240.00	Oct 16	$1.43	$8.57	42%	5.99
$240.00	$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$1.60	$8.40	31%	5.25
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$2.80	$7.20	43%	2.57
$210.00	$220.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$2.04	$7.96	30%	3.90

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 12 found (best net $-1.70, 7 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.70	$7.30
$260.00	$270.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.22	$9.78
$270.00	$280.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.11	$9.89
$280.00	$290.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.17	$9.83
$230.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.05	$9.95

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.70	$8.30
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.05	$9.95
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$7.35	$2.65
$230.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 16	$1.54	$8.46
$220.00	$210.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.48	$9.52

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 4 found (best yield 1.70%, avg 0.69%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Oct 16	$4.00	0.41	1.7%	1.70%	3.40%	56	412
$250.00	Oct 16	$1.75	0.21	5.9%	0.74%	6.68%	87	968
$260.00	Oct 16	$0.65	0.10	10.2%	0.28%	10.45%	67	790
$270.00	Oct 16	$0.10	0.06	14.4%	0.04%	14.46%	12	594

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 506

Total Puts 1,328

Put/Call Ratio 2.62

Net Difference -822

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,173

Total Puts 144

Put/Call Ratio 0.12

Net Difference 1,029

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 6,190

Total Puts 4,410

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.72

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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