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SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$608.73 +1.45%

(9/29 14:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/29 3:00pm) 140,935

Calls: 61,458 (44%)

Puts: 79,477 (56%)

Prior (09/28) 141,498

Calls: 51,823 (37%)

Puts: 89,675 (63%)

Current vs Prior -0.40%

Calls: +18.59% (Calls)

Puts: -11.37% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,739,121

Calls: 682,523 (39%)

Puts: 1,056,598 (61%)

Prior 7-Day Average 248,445

Calls: 97,503 (39%)

Puts: 150,942 (61%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -43.27%

Calls: -36.97%

Puts: -47.35%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/29 3:00pm) $82.57M

Calls: $53.67M (65%)

Puts: $28.90M (35%)

Prior (09/28) $89.01M

Calls: $57.64M (65%)

Puts: $31.37M (35%)

Current vs Prior -7.23%

Calls: -6.88%

Puts: -7.88%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.25B

Calls: $824.67M (66%)

Puts: $425.44M (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average $178.59M

Calls: $117.81M (66%)

Puts: $60.78M (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -53.77%

Calls: -54.44%

Puts: -52.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/29 3:00pm) 1.29

Prior (09/28) 1.73

Current vs Prior -25.27%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.66

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -22.04%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/29 3:00pm) 1,753,254

Calls: 639,319 (36%)

Puts: 1,113,935 (64%)

Prior (09/28) 1,714,840

Calls: 632,600 (37%)

Puts: 1,082,240 (63%)

Current vs Prior +2.24%

Prior 7-Day Total 12,330,585

Calls: 4,612,468 (37%)

Puts: 7,718,117 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,761,512

Calls: 658,924 (37%)

Puts: 1,102,588 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.47%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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0DTE3DTEWKMO Expiry (09/29) | Next (09/30)Expiry (09/30) | Next (10/02)Expiry (10/02) | Next (10/09)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 0.54% | 1.57%1.57% | 2.78%2.78% | 4.35%5.68% | 11.30%

Prior 0.59% | 1.55%0.59% | 2.15%3.16% | 4.69%5.94% | 11.48%

Current vs Prior -8.42% | +1.32%+164.53% | +29.29%-11.88% | -7.18%-4.46% | -1.57%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.40% | 2.03%0.81% | 2.04%1.90% | 4.10%4.95% | 10.61%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -61.17% | -22.54%+93.63% | +36.47%+46.78% | +6.04%+14.71% | +6.50%

Prior 7-Day Eod 0.59% | 1.55%2.25% | 3.23%3.23% | 4.63%5.95% | 11.54%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -8.42% | +1.32%-30.09% | -13.79%-13.79% | -6.05%-4.69% | -2.10%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 22.96% | 17.93%

Calls: 22.62% | 22.68%

Puts: 23.31% | 13.18%

Prior 24.04% | 36.96%

Calls: 25.00% | 41.31%

Puts: 23.08% | 32.61%

Current vs Prior -4.49% | -51.49%

Prior 7-Day Avg 40.01% | 36.89%

Calls: 43.57% | 48.02%

Puts: 36.46% | 25.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -42.62% | -51.39%

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Moderately bullish flow with 65% call dollar volume ($53.67M). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.29 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio dropping 25% - sentiment shifting bullish. Put-heavy open interest (1,113,935 puts vs 639,319 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
14:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
13:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
12:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 570 of results (avg 5.6%, best 1.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$605.00	Oct 9	14.80	15.10	$14.95	2.0%	21	0.56	318
$645.00	Nov 6	13.90	14.20	$14.05	2.1%	12	0.33	7
$487.50	Sep 29	119.75	122.35	$121.05	2.1%	50	0.97	1
$490.00	Sep 29	117.25	119.85	$118.55	2.2%	92	0.96	6
$492.50	Sep 29	114.75	117.30	$116.03	2.2%	97	0.97	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$612.50	Oct 30	24.90	25.35	$25.13	1.8%	12	0.50	25
$582.50	Oct 23	9.55	9.75	$9.65	2.1%	12	0.29	121
$592.50	Oct 30	16.10	16.45	$16.27	2.2%	13	0.37	44
$590.00	Nov 6	18.20	18.60	$18.40	2.2%	7	0.37	5
$592.50	Oct 23	12.55	12.85	$12.70	2.4%	31	0.36	72

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 63 found (avg $0.59, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$625.00	Sep 30	0.37	0.45	$0.41	19.5%	881	0.08	195
$627.50	Sep 30	0.28	0.33	$0.31	16.1%	88	0.06	51
$620.00	Sep 30	0.79	0.94	$0.87	17.2%	823	0.15	419
$635.00	Oct 1	0.48	0.56	$0.52	15.4%	85	0.07	12
$637.50	Oct 1	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	84	0.06	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$605.00	Sep 29	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	3.6K	0.08	152
$607.50	Sep 29	0.45	0.48	$0.47	6.4%	1.7K	0.30	169
$592.50	Sep 30	0.49	0.53	$0.51	7.8%	817	0.09	99
$595.00	Sep 30	0.65	0.77	$0.71	16.9%	773	0.12	198
$582.50	Oct 1	0.59	0.66	$0.63	11.1%	84	0.08	13

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 381 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$540.00	Sep 30	66.90	70.00	$68.45	4.5%	--	1.00	15
$550.00	Sep 30	56.85	59.90	$58.38	5.2%	19	1.00	13
$555.00	Sep 30	51.70	55.00	$53.35	6.2%	1	1.00	2
$557.50	Sep 30	49.20	52.55	$50.88	6.6%	20	1.00	22
$560.00	Sep 30	46.70	49.90	$48.30	6.6%	12	1.00	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$615.00	Sep 29	5.30	7.40	$6.35	33.1%	16	1.00	1
$617.50	Sep 29	7.80	10.90	$9.35	33.2%	2	1.00	--
$637.50	Sep 29	27.65	30.90	$29.28	11.1%	1	1.00	--
$640.00	Sep 29	30.10	33.40	$31.75	10.4%	2	1.00	--
$642.50	Sep 29	32.35	35.45	$33.90	9.1%	3	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 958 active (total vol 104.4K, top 3.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$615.00	Sep 29	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	3.1K	0.02	866
$612.50	Sep 29	0.04	0.07	$0.06	50.0%	2.2K	0.06	877
$620.00	Sep 29	0.00	0.12	$0.06	200.0%	1.8K	0.03	535
$610.00	Sep 29	0.36	0.44	$0.40	20.0%	1.8K	0.29	136
$617.50	Sep 29	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	1.7K	0.01	491

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$605.00	Sep 29	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	3.6K	0.08	152
$500.00	Oct 16	0.54	0.59	$0.56	8.9%	3.1K	0.02	13.7K
$597.50	Sep 30	0.94	1.09	$1.02	14.7%	2.9K	0.16	160
$590.00	Oct 2	1.86	2.03	$1.94	8.8%	2.3K	0.17	1.0K
$580.00	Oct 2	0.87	0.99	$0.93	12.9%	2.3K	0.09	1.4K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 3 strikes (avg 2.0%, max 2.9%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$607.50	Sep 29	Oct 30	33.8%	32.8%	2.9%	487	309

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$625.00	Oct 2	Oct 30	35.7%	34.9%	2.3%	2	34
$607.50	Sep 29	Nov 6	33.8%	33.5%	0.7%	1.7K	171

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 580 found (best R:R 5.17, avg 7.24)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$650.00	$662.50	Oct 7	$0.40	$12.10	$0.40	11%	30.25	$650.40
$630.00	$632.50	Oct 12	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	27%	19.83	$630.12
$600.00	$605.00	Oct 6	$2.55	$2.45	$2.55	63%	0.96	$602.55
$592.50	$595.00	Oct 2	$1.53	$0.97	$1.53	80%	0.63	$594.03
$610.00	$612.50	Oct 12	$0.75	$1.75	$0.75	49%	2.33	$610.75

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$600.00	$595.00	Oct 13	$0.81	$4.19	$0.81	40%	5.17	$599.19
$605.00	$602.50	Oct 6	$0.18	$2.32	$0.18	44%	12.89	$604.82
$600.00	$597.50	Oct 5	$0.20	$2.30	$0.20	35%	11.50	$599.80
$590.00	$585.00	Oct 7	$0.48	$4.52	$0.48	25%	9.42	$589.52
$615.00	$612.50	Oct 2	$0.92	$1.58	$0.92	63%	1.72	$614.08

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 485 found (best R:R 1.07, avg 0.31)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$690.00	$705.00	Sep 29	$0.96	$0.96	$14.04	95%	0.07	$690.96
$667.50	$670.00	Oct 1	$0.76	$0.76	$1.74	94%	0.44	$668.26
$620.00	$622.50	Oct 12	$1.38	$1.38	$1.12	62%	1.23	$621.38
$720.00	$730.00	Sep 29	$0.41	$0.41	$9.59	98%	0.04	$720.41
$655.00	$657.50	Sep 29	$0.52	$0.52	$1.98	92%	0.26	$655.52

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$502.50	$500.00	Sep 30	$1.29	$1.29	$1.21	94%	1.07	$501.21
$537.50	$535.00	Sep 29	$0.93	$0.93	$1.57	95%	0.59	$536.57
$595.00	$590.00	Oct 13	$2.39	$2.39	$2.61	65%	0.92	$592.61
$580.00	$577.50	Oct 12	$1.23	$1.23	$1.27	78%	0.97	$578.77
$542.50	$540.00	Sep 29	$0.77	$0.77	$1.73	96%	0.45	$541.73

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $3.07, cheapest $2.95)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$607.50	Sep 29	Sep 30	$2.95	33.8%	32.1%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$607.50	Sep 29	Sep 30	$3.18	33.8%	32.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 277 found (cheapest 0.33% of stock, avg 5.91%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$610.00	Sep 29	$0.40	$1.63	$2.03	$607.97	$612.03	0.33%
$607.50	Sep 29	$1.68	$0.47	$2.15	$605.35	$609.65	0.35%
$612.50	Sep 29	$0.06	$3.94	$4.00	$608.50	$616.50	0.66%
$605.00	Sep 29	$4.08	$0.11	$4.19	$600.81	$609.19	0.69%
$602.50	Sep 29	$6.07	$0.05	$6.12	$596.38	$608.62	1.01%
$615.00	Sep 29	$0.03	$6.35	$6.38	$608.62	$621.38	1.05%
$607.50	Sep 30	$4.63	$3.65	$8.28	$599.22	$615.78	1.36%
$600.00	Sep 29	$8.40	$0.03	$8.43	$591.57	$608.43	1.38%
$610.00	Sep 30	$3.60	$4.93	$8.53	$601.47	$618.53	1.40%
$605.00	Sep 30	$6.45	$2.66	$9.11	$595.89	$614.11	1.50%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 355 found (cheapest 0.03% of stock, avg 3.28%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$612.50	$605.00	Sep 29	$0.06	$0.11	$0.17	$604.83	$612.67
$610.00	$605.00	Sep 29	$0.40	$0.11	$0.51	$604.49	$610.51
$612.50	$607.50	Sep 29	$0.06	$0.47	$0.53	$606.97	$613.03
$610.00	$607.50	Sep 29	$0.40	$0.47	$0.87	$606.63	$610.87
$675.00	$605.00	Sep 29	$0.98	$0.11	$1.09	$603.91	$676.09
$652.50	$605.00	Sep 29	$1.02	$0.11	$1.13	$603.87	$653.63
$655.00	$605.00	Sep 29	$1.13	$0.11	$1.24	$603.76	$656.24
$652.50	$607.50	Sep 29	$1.02	$0.47	$1.49	$606.01	$653.99
$620.00	$597.50	Sep 30	$0.87	$1.02	$1.89	$595.61	$621.89
$675.00	$607.50	Sep 29	$0.98	$0.47	$1.45	$606.05	$676.45

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 607 found (best R:R 1.38, avg credit $1.08)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
535/538	655/658	Sep 29	$1.45	$1.05	87%	1.38	$536.05	$656.45
500/502	680/685	Sep 30	$1.42	$3.58	93%	0.40	$501.08	$681.42
500/502	622/625	Sep 30	$1.48	$1.02	83%	1.45	$501.02	$623.98
500/502	615/618	Sep 30	$1.88	$0.62	66%	3.03	$500.62	$616.88
500/502	620/622	Sep 30	$1.56	$0.94	79%	1.66	$500.94	$621.56
500/502	618/620	Sep 30	$1.69	$0.81	73%	2.09	$500.81	$619.19
540/542	655/658	Sep 29	$1.29	$1.21	88%	1.07	$541.21	$656.29
535/538	665/670	Sep 29	$1.24	$3.76	92%	0.33	$536.26	$666.24
508/510	655/658	Sep 29	$1.06	$1.44	88%	0.74	$508.94	$656.06
535/538	660/665	Sep 29	$1.22	$3.78	90%	0.32	$536.28	$661.22

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 396 found (best R:R 24.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$607.50	$610.00	$612.50	Sep 29	$0.94	$1.56	64%	1.66
$585.00	$590.00	$595.00	Oct 5	$0.16	$4.84	12%	30.25
$590.00	$595.00	$600.00	Oct 5	$0.24	$4.76	14%	19.83
$605.00	$607.50	$610.00	Oct 1	$0.07	$2.43	13%	34.71
$600.00	$605.00	$610.00	Oct 13	$0.21	$4.79	11%	22.81

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$610.00	$612.50	$615.00	Sep 29	$0.10	$2.40	29%	24.00
$605.00	$607.50	$610.00	Sep 29	$0.80	$1.70	62%	2.12
$575.00	$580.00	$585.00	Oct 6	$0.08	$4.92	6%	61.50
$602.50	$605.00	$607.50	Sep 29	$0.30	$2.20	27%	7.33
$602.50	$605.00	$607.50	Oct 2	$0.07	$2.43	10%	34.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 572 found (best net $-2.26, 521 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$580.00	$595.00	1:2	Oct 8	-$8.74	$6.26
$610.00	$620.00	1:2	Oct 7	-$2.04	$7.96
$570.00	$585.00	1:2	Oct 6	-$12.42	$2.58
$505.00	$540.00	1:2	Oct 5	-$34.02	$0.98
$680.00	$705.00	1:2	Oct 5	-$0.08	$24.92

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$645.00	$622.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$2.26	$20.24
$622.50	$610.00	1:2	Oct 5	-$2.18	$10.32
$622.50	$615.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.92	$5.58
$612.50	$600.00	1:2	Oct 8	-$2.40	$10.10
$635.00	$622.50	1:2	Oct 5	-$7.48	$5.02

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 207 found (best yield 3.97%, avg 1.04%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$617.50	Nov 6	$24.15	0.47	1.4%	3.97%	5.41%	17	4
$615.00	Nov 6	$25.20	0.49	1.0%	4.14%	5.17%	12	20
$620.00	Nov 6	$23.00	0.46	1.9%	3.78%	5.63%	10	47
$622.50	Nov 6	$21.90	0.45	2.3%	3.60%	5.86%	15	9
$610.00	Nov 6	$27.30	0.51	0.2%	4.48%	4.69%	3	2
$625.00	Nov 6	$20.85	0.43	2.7%	3.43%	6.10%	63	15
$612.50	Nov 6	$25.65	0.50	0.6%	4.21%	4.83%	1	7
$630.00	Nov 6	$18.80	0.40	3.5%	3.09%	6.58%	10	4
$635.00	Nov 6	$17.00	0.38	4.3%	2.79%	7.11%	11	18
$640.00	Nov 6	$15.25	0.35	5.1%	2.51%	7.64%	20	15

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Prior's 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 61,458

Total Puts 79,477

Put/Call Ratio 1.29

Net Difference -18,019

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 51,823

Total Puts 89,675

Put/Call Ratio 1.73

Net Difference -37,852

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 682,523

Total Puts 1,056,598

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.66

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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