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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$38.34 +5.27%

(8/18 13:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 2:00pm) 84,480

Calls: 73,002 (86%)

Puts: 11,478 (14%)

Prior (08/14) 73,170

Calls: 64,196 (88%)

Puts: 8,974 (12%)

Current vs Prior +15.46%

Calls: +13.72% (Calls)

Puts: +27.90% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 487,426

Calls: 408,576 (84%)

Puts: 78,850 (16%)

Prior 7-Day Average 69,632

Calls: 58,368 (84%)

Puts: 11,264 (16%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +21.32%

Calls: +25.07%

Puts: +1.90%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 2:00pm) $12.19M

Calls: $10.50M (86%)

Puts: $1.70M (14%)

Prior (08/14) $5.34M

Calls: $4.14M (77%)

Puts: $1.20M (23%)

Current vs Prior +128.14%

Calls: +153.53%

Puts: +40.90%

Prior 7-Day Total $56.93M

Calls: $40.45M (71%)

Puts: $16.47M (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average $8.13M

Calls: $5.78M (71%)

Puts: $2.35M (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +49.93%

Calls: +81.62%

Puts: -27.87%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/18 2:00pm) 0.16

Prior (08/14) 0.14

Current vs Prior +12.47%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.20

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -19.80%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/18 2:00pm) 518,236

Calls: 349,065 (67%)

Puts: 169,171 (33%)

Prior (08/14) 547,792

Calls: 371,136 (68%)

Puts: 176,656 (32%)

Current vs Prior -5.40%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,515,193

Calls: 2,332,112 (66%)

Puts: 1,183,081 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 502,170

Calls: 333,158 (66%)

Puts: 169,011 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.20%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 4.67% | 8.16%4.67% | 15.52%

Prior 4.70% | 8.15%4.70% | 14.77%

Current vs Prior -0.56% | +0.11%-0.56% | +5.06%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.87% | 7.87%6.97% | 16.57%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.04% | +3.72%-32.98% | -6.37%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.70% | 8.15%4.70% | 14.77%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -0.56% | +0.11%-0.56% | +5.06%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 5.05% | 14.30%

Calls: 4.35% | 6.45%

Puts: 5.75% | 22.15%

Prior 7.97% | 16.69%

Calls: 4.26% | 5.30%

Puts: 11.69% | 28.08%

Current vs Prior -36.64% | -14.32%

Prior 7-Day Avg 7.95% | 11.82%

Calls: 6.16% | 10.96%

Puts: 9.74% | 12.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -36.46% | +20.97%

Liquidity Pricy

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Strong bullish conviction with 86% of dollar volume in calls ($10.50M) vs puts ($1.70M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 128% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.16 - heavy call buying (73,002 calls vs 11,478 puts). Call-heavy open interest (349,065 calls vs 169,171 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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Put/Call Ratio

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

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

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 115 of results (avg 6.9%, best 1.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$36.00	Aug 21	2.36	2.40	$2.38	1.7%	1.8K	0.92	6.6K
$36.00	Aug 28	2.71	2.79	$2.75	2.9%	1.8K	0.78	3.2K
$42.00	Sep 18	1.55	1.60	$1.58	3.2%	601	0.35	1.4K
$38.50	Sep 4	1.82	1.88	$1.85	3.2%	108	0.50	56
$38.00	Sep 18	2.72	2.81	$2.77	3.2%	5.3K	0.55	3.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 18	7.70	7.90	$7.80	2.6%	6	0.75	1.6K
$38.00	Sep 4	1.72	1.77	$1.75	2.9%	5	0.46	27
$35.00	Sep 18	0.98	1.01	$1.00	3.0%	976	0.26	1.8K
$46.00	Sep 18	8.55	8.85	$8.70	3.4%	--	0.77	78
$45.00	Sep 25	8.45	8.75	$8.60	3.5%	4	0.72	44

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 38 found (avg $0.53, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$41.00	Aug 21	0.16	0.18	$0.17	11.8%	1.0K	0.14	1.2K
$40.50	Aug 21	0.21	0.23	$0.22	9.1%	113	0.18	269
$42.00	Aug 21	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	711	0.09	1.1K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.29	0.31	$0.30	6.7%	5.7K	0.24	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.36	0.40	$0.38	10.5%	492	0.30	529

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$36.00	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	1.5K	0.08	973
$37.00	Aug 21	0.20	0.22	$0.21	9.5%	857	0.21	1.6K
$37.50	Aug 21	0.36	0.38	$0.37	5.4%	715	0.31	466
$38.00	Aug 21	0.57	0.63	$0.60	10.0%	968	0.42	1.2K
$35.00	Aug 28	0.20	0.21	$0.21	4.8%	194	0.13	910

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 131 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$32.00	Aug 21	5.90	6.40	$6.15	8.1%	--	1.00	177
$32.50	Aug 21	5.50	5.90	$5.70	7.0%	1	1.00	33
$33.00	Aug 21	4.95	5.40	$5.18	8.7%	23	1.00	262
$33.50	Aug 21	4.55	4.90	$4.72	7.4%	4	1.00	15
$34.00	Aug 21	4.05	4.40	$4.22	8.3%	92	1.00	2.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Aug 21	7.55	8.15	$7.85	7.6%	--	0.98	51
$45.50	Aug 21	7.10	7.65	$7.38	7.5%	1	0.98	23
$45.00	Aug 21	6.65	6.90	$6.78	3.7%	15	0.97	365
$44.50	Aug 21	5.90	7.05	$6.48	17.7%	--	0.97	53
$44.00	Aug 21	5.65	6.15	$5.90	8.5%	1	0.96	174

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 254 active (total vol 80.2K, top 13.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Aug 28	0.50	0.52	$0.51	3.9%	13.3K	0.22	1.9K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.29	0.31	$0.30	6.7%	5.7K	0.24	15.7K
$38.00	Sep 18	2.72	2.81	$2.77	3.2%	5.3K	0.55	3.5K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.67	0.71	$0.69	5.8%	4.6K	0.47	1.4K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.90	0.94	$0.92	4.3%	4.6K	0.58	8.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$36.00	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	1.5K	0.08	973
$35.00	Sep 18	0.98	1.01	$1.00	3.0%	976	0.26	1.8K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.57	0.63	$0.60	10.0%	968	0.42	1.2K
$37.00	Aug 21	0.20	0.22	$0.21	9.5%	857	0.21	1.6K
$37.50	Aug 21	0.36	0.38	$0.37	5.4%	715	0.31	466

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. 130 found (best R:R 2.33, avg 1.82)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$33.50	$34.00	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	96%	2.33	$33.65
$31.00	$32.00	Sep 18	$0.66	$0.34	$0.66	93%	0.52	$31.66
$42.00	$44.00	Oct 2	$0.39	$1.61	$0.39	36%	4.13	$42.39
$36.00	$36.50	Sep 4	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	72%	4.00	$36.10
$41.00	$42.00	Oct 2	$0.16	$0.84	$0.16	40%	5.25	$41.16

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$44.00	$43.50	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	80%	2.33	$43.85
$45.00	$44.50	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	97%	0.67	$44.70
$40.00	$39.50	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	55%	3.17	$39.88
$40.00	$39.50	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.29	$0.21	61%	1.38	$39.79
$40.00	$39.50	Aug 28	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	65%	0.61	$39.69

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 80 found (best R:R 0.74, avg 0.69)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$40.00	$40.50	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	57%	2.13	$40.34
$39.00	$39.50	Sep 11	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	52%	2.33	$39.35
$43.00	$43.50	Sep 11	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	73%	0.85	$43.23
$45.50	$46.00	Sep 11	$0.16	$0.16	$0.34	80%	0.47	$45.66
$38.50	$39.00	Oct 2	$0.31	$0.31	$0.19	50%	1.63	$38.81

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$35.00	$33.00	Oct 2	$0.85	$0.85	$1.15	68%	0.74	$34.15
$33.00	$32.00	Sep 18	$0.27	$0.27	$0.73	85%	0.37	$32.73
$32.00	$31.00	Sep 25	$0.28	$0.28	$0.72	84%	0.39	$31.72
$36.00	$35.00	Sep 18	$0.44	$0.44	$0.56	67%	0.79	$35.56
$37.00	$36.00	Sep 11	$0.48	$0.48	$0.52	62%	0.92	$36.52

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $0.66, cheapest $0.63)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.63	53.3%	54.8%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.64	57.6%	59.4%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.67	55.3%	58.2%
$37.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.55	50.5%	53.6%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.67	53.3%	54.8%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.73	57.6%	59.4%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.71	55.3%	58.2%
$37.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.64	50.5%	53.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 80 found (cheapest 3.96% of stock, avg 11.81%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$38.00	Aug 21	$0.92	$0.60	$1.52	$36.48	$39.52	3.96%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.18	$0.37	$1.55	$35.95	$39.05	4.04%
$38.50	Aug 21	$0.69	$0.87	$1.56	$36.94	$40.06	4.07%
$37.00	Aug 21	$1.49	$0.21	$1.70	$35.30	$38.70	4.43%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.53	$1.22	$1.75	$37.25	$40.75	4.56%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.38	$1.62	$2.00	$37.50	$41.50	5.22%
$36.50	Aug 21	$1.94	$0.12	$2.06	$34.44	$38.56	5.37%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$1.96	$2.26	$37.74	$42.26	5.89%
$36.00	Aug 21	$2.38	$0.07	$2.45	$33.55	$38.45	6.39%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.22	$2.45	$2.67	$37.83	$43.17	6.96%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 174 found (cheapest 0.76% of stock, avg 8.27%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$40.50	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.07	$0.29	$35.71	$40.79
$40.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.12	$0.34	$36.16	$40.84
$40.00	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.07	$0.37	$35.63	$40.37
$40.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.21	$0.43	$36.57	$40.93
$40.00	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.12	$0.42	$36.08	$40.42
$40.00	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.21	$0.51	$36.49	$40.51
$39.50	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.07	$0.45	$35.55	$39.95
$39.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.12	$0.50	$36.00	$40.00
$39.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.21	$0.59	$36.41	$40.09
$40.50	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.37	$0.59	$36.91	$41.09

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 37 found (best R:R 1.63, avg credit $0.47)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
35/36	43/44	Sep 11	$0.62	$0.38	42%	1.63	$35.38	$43.62
35/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.19	46%	1.63	$35.19	$41.81
35/36	46/46	Sep 11	$0.55	$0.45	49%	1.22	$35.45	$46.05
36/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.18	41%	1.78	$35.68	$41.82
34/35	43/44	Sep 11	$0.51	$0.49	50%	1.04	$34.49	$43.51
32/33	42/43	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	51%	1.00	$32.50	$42.50
34/34	42/42	Sep 4	$0.24	$0.26	53%	0.92	$34.26	$41.74
36/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.18	37%	1.78	$36.18	$41.82
32/33	45/46	Oct 2	$0.50	$0.50	50%	1.00	$32.50	$45.50
34/35	46/46	Sep 11	$0.44	$0.56	56%	0.79	$34.56	$45.94

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 88 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	22%	9.00
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	13%	15.67
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Sep 11	$0.09	$0.91	15%	10.11
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	20%	6.14
$39.00	$39.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	14%	6.14

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	13%	19.00
$38.00	$39.00	$40.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.94	13%	15.67
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	18%	9.00
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Sep 11	$0.09	$0.91	15%	10.11
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	21%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 62 found (best net $-0.72, 61 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$42.50	$43.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.05	$0.45
$41.00	$41.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.09	$0.41
$42.00	$42.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.07	$0.43
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.14	$0.36
$40.50	$41.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.12	$0.38

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$45.00	$40.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.72	$4.28
$35.00	$33.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.11	$1.89
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.06	$0.94
$38.00	$37.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.14	$0.36
$32.00	$31.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.09	$0.91

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 87 found (best yield 3.89%, avg 2.83%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.49	0.28	17.4%	3.89%	21.26%	28	34
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.99	0.36	9.6%	5.19%	14.74%	47	24
$40.00	Oct 2	$2.49	0.44	4.3%	6.49%	10.82%	351	76
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.10	0.40	6.9%	5.48%	12.42%	34	3
$44.00	Oct 2	$1.44	0.30	14.8%	3.76%	18.52%	1	10
$40.50	Oct 2	$2.25	0.41	5.6%	5.87%	11.50%	28	5
$46.00	Oct 2	$1.20	0.25	20.0%	3.13%	23.11%	2	1
$42.00	Sep 25	$1.79	0.35	9.6%	4.67%	14.21%	237	35
$39.50	Oct 2	$2.55	0.45	3.0%	6.65%	9.68%	1	13
$46.00	Sep 25	$1.15	0.24	20.0%	3.00%	22.98%	23	40

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 73,002

Total Puts 11,478

Put/Call Ratio 0.16

Net Difference 61,524

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 64,196

Total Puts 8,974

Put/Call Ratio 0.14

Net Difference 55,222

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 408,576

Total Puts 78,850

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.20

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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