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SOUTHERN CO

$82.35 -0.64%

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as of 09/29 04:01 AM

(9/25 18:57) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/29) --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Prior (09/25) 6,589

Calls: 3,926 (60%)

Puts: 2,663 (40%)

Current vs Prior -100.00%

Calls: -100.00% (Calls)

Puts: -100.00% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 29,315

Calls: 17,982 (61%)

Puts: 11,333 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 4,187

Calls: 2,568 (61%)

Puts: 1,619 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -100.00%

Calls: -100.00%

Puts: -100.00%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/29) --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Prior (09/25) $1.10M

Calls: $629.5K (57%)

Puts: $468.3K (43%)

Current vs Prior -100.00%

Calls: -100.00%

Puts: -100.00%

Prior 7-Day Total $4.82M

Calls: $2.54M (53%)

Puts: $2.29M (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average $689.3K

Calls: $362.6K (53%)

Puts: $326.7K (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -100.00%

Calls: -100.00%

Puts: -100.00%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/29) 1.00

Prior (09/25) 0.68

Current vs Prior +47.43%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.67

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +48.86%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/29) 37,565

Calls: 26,640 (71%)

Puts: 10,925 (29%)

Prior (09/25) 42,366

Calls: 24,524 (58%)

Puts: 17,842 (42%)

Current vs Prior -11.33%

Prior 7-Day Total 317,569

Calls: 200,232 (63%)

Puts: 117,337 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 45,367

Calls: 28,604 (63%)

Puts: 16,762 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.20%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

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WKMO Expiry (10/02) | Next (10/09)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 2.44% | 2.91%3.68% | 8.50%

Prior 2.63% | 3.54%3.64% | 8.33%

Current vs Prior -7.20% | -17.56%+0.98% | +2.10%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.49% | 3.23%3.25% | 6.81%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -1.90% | -9.85%+13.05% | +24.90%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.63% | 3.54%3.64% | 8.33%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -7.20% | -17.56%+0.98% | +2.10%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

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Expiry | Next

Current 52.05% | 19.57%

Calls: 64.10% | 13.79%

Puts: 40.00% | 25.36%

Prior 52.05% | 19.57%

Calls: 64.10% | 13.79%

Puts: 40.00% | 25.36%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 52.05% | 19.57%

Calls: 64.10% | 13.79%

Puts: 40.00% | 25.36%

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

Liquidity Expensive

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 100% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 100% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 47% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (26,640 calls vs 10,925 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money NEUTRAL

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

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 0.66, highest 0.77)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$82.00	Oct 2	0.70	1.05	$0.88	39.8%	--	0.56	29

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$85.00	Oct 23	2.00	3.60	$2.80	57.1%	--	0.77	367
$85.00	Oct 16	2.70	3.70	$3.20	31.2%	--	0.77	2.8K
$83.00	Oct 2	1.00	1.25	$1.13	22.1%	--	0.69	34
$82.50	Oct 16	1.25	1.80	$1.53	35.9%	--	0.51	401

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

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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 19.4%, max 21.0%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$84.00	Oct 2	Oct 16	23.1%	19.1%	21.0%	--	191

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$82.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	21.4%	18.1%	18.7%	--	57
$85.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	19.6%	16.6%	18.5%	--	3.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 14 found (best R:R 3.17, avg 3.36)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$82.50	$83.00	Oct 16	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	49%	3.17	$82.62
$85.00	$86.00	Oct 9	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	16%	9.00	$85.10
$84.00	$85.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	32%	3.55	$84.22
$84.00	$85.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	19%	7.33	$84.12
$85.00	$87.50	Oct 16	$0.35	$2.15	$0.35	23%	6.14	$85.35

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$83.00	$82.00	Oct 2	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	69%	1.00	$82.50
$85.00	$82.50	Oct 16	$1.67	$0.83	$1.67	77%	0.50	$83.33
$82.50	$80.00	Oct 16	$0.93	$1.57	$0.93	51%	1.69	$81.57
$80.00	$77.50	Oct 16	$0.38	$2.12	$0.38	26%	5.58	$79.62
$82.00	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.45	$1.55	$0.45	45%	3.44	$81.55

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 9 found (best R:R 1.70, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$83.00	$84.00	Oct 16	$0.63	$0.63	$0.37	56%	1.70	$83.63
$85.00	$86.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	69%	0.67	$85.40
$85.00	$87.50	Oct 16	$0.35	$0.35	$2.15	77%	0.16	$85.35
$84.00	$85.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.12	$0.88	81%	0.14	$84.12
$84.00	$85.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$0.22	$0.78	68%	0.28	$84.22

BULL PUT (2)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$82.00	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.45	$0.45	$1.55	55%	0.29	$81.55
$80.00	$77.50	Oct 16	$0.38	$0.38	$2.12	74%	0.18	$79.62

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.61, cheapest $0.20)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$83.00	Oct 2	Oct 16	$1.03	18.0%	22.8%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$82.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	$0.20	21.4%	18.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 4 found (cheapest 1.74% of stock, avg 2.92%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$83.00	Oct 2	$0.30	$1.13	$1.43	$81.57	$84.43	1.74%
$82.00	Oct 2	$0.88	$0.63	$1.51	$80.49	$83.51	1.83%
$82.50	Oct 16	$1.45	$1.53	$2.98	$79.52	$85.48	3.62%
$85.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$3.20	$3.68	$81.32	$88.68	4.47%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 30 found (cheapest 0.32% of stock, avg 1.14%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$85.00	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.08	$0.18	$0.26	$79.74	$85.26
$86.00	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.08	$0.18	$0.26	$79.74	$86.26
$87.50	$77.50	Oct 16	$0.13	$0.22	$0.35	$77.15	$87.85
$84.00	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.20	$0.18	$0.38	$79.62	$84.38
$91.00	$75.00	Oct 23	$0.23	$0.18	$0.41	$74.59	$91.41
$86.00	$75.00	Oct 23	$0.30	$0.18	$0.48	$74.52	$86.48
$93.00	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.40	$0.18	$0.58	$79.42	$93.58
$83.00	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.30	$0.18	$0.48	$79.52	$83.48
$85.00	$77.50	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.22	$0.70	$76.80	$85.70
$87.50	$80.00	Oct 16	$0.13	$0.60	$0.73	$79.27	$88.23

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 2 found (best R:R 0.41, avg credit $0.67)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
78/80	85/88	Oct 16	$0.73	$1.77	51%	0.41	$79.27	$85.73
78/80	84/85	Oct 16	$0.60	$1.90	42%	0.32	$79.40	$84.60

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 6 found (best R:R 2.38, cheapest $0.12)

CALLS (4)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$84.00	$85.00	$86.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.88	12%	7.33
$82.00	$83.00	$84.00	Oct 2	$0.48	$0.52	37%	1.08
$83.00	$84.00	$85.00	Oct 16	$0.41	$0.59	21%	1.44
$85.00	$86.00	$87.00	Oct 30	$0.37	$0.63	12%	1.70

PUTS (2)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$80.00	$82.50	$85.00	Oct 16	$0.74	$1.76	51%	2.38
$77.50	$80.00	$82.50	Oct 16	$0.55	$1.95	40%	3.55

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 23 found (best net $-0.37, 16 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$86.00	$93.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.37	$6.63
$86.00	$91.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.16	$4.84
$83.00	$84.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.07	$0.93
$83.00	$84.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.10	$0.90
$85.00	$86.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.13	$0.87

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$83.00	$82.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.13	$0.87
$82.00	$81.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.77	$0.23
$85.00	$82.50	1:2	Oct 16	$0.14	$2.36
$82.50	$80.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.33	$2.17
$80.00	$77.50	1:2	Oct 16	$0.16	$2.34

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 10 found (best yield 0.67%, avg 0.54%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$85.00	Oct 30	$0.55	0.31	3.2%	0.67%	3.89%	--	16
$82.50	Oct 16	$1.20	0.49	0.2%	1.46%	1.64%	--	30
$83.00	Oct 16	$0.95	0.44	0.8%	1.15%	1.94%	--	18
$86.00	Oct 30	$0.30	0.22	4.4%	0.36%	4.80%	--	44
$84.00	Oct 16	$0.55	0.32	2.0%	0.67%	2.67%	--	95
$87.00	Oct 30	$0.15	0.19	5.7%	0.18%	5.83%	--	12
$85.00	Oct 16	$0.40	0.23	3.2%	0.49%	3.70%	--	179
$86.00	Oct 23	$0.10	0.16	4.4%	0.12%	4.55%	--	18
$85.00	Oct 9	$0.10	0.16	3.2%	0.12%	3.34%	--	20
$84.00	Oct 2	$0.15	0.19	2.0%	0.18%	2.19%	--	96

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 --

Total Puts --

Put/Call Ratio 1.00

Net Difference --

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,926

Total Puts 2,663

Put/Call Ratio 0.68

Net Difference 1,263

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 17,982

Total Puts 11,333

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.67

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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