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SQQQ

PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$38.32 +5.20%

(8/18 14:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/18 3:00pm) 91,904

Calls: 79,482 (86%)

Puts: 12,422 (14%)

Prior (08/14) 77,838

Calls: 67,481 (87%)

Puts: 10,357 (13%)

Current vs Prior +18.07%

Calls: +17.78% (Calls)

Puts: +19.94% (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 +31.98%

Calls: +36.17%

Puts: +10.28%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/18 3:00pm) $13.25M

Calls: $11.44M (86%)

Puts: $1.81M (14%)

Prior (08/14) $5.63M

Calls: $4.29M (76%)

Puts: $1.34M (24%)

Current vs Prior +135.19%

Calls: +166.53%

Puts: +34.93%

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 +62.92%

Calls: +97.94%

Puts: -23.09%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/18 3:00pm) 0.16

Prior (08/14) 0.15

Current vs Prior +1.83%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.20

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -20.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/18 3:00pm) 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 4.65% | 8.30%4.65% | 15.61%

Prior 4.70% | 8.15%4.70% | 14.77%

Current vs Prior -1.07% | +1.76%-1.07% | +5.64%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.52% | +5.44%-33.32% | -5.85%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -1.07% | +1.76%-1.07% | +5.64%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 6.17% | 14.51%

Calls: 6.59% | 6.87%

Puts: 5.75% | 22.15%

Prior 7.97% | 16.69%

Calls: 4.26% | 5.30%

Puts: 11.69% | 28.08%

Current vs Prior -22.58% | -13.06%

Prior 7-Day Avg 7.95% | 11.82%

Calls: 6.16% | 10.96%

Puts: 9.74% | 12.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -22.36% | +22.74%

Liquidity Pricy

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Strong bullish conviction with 86% of dollar volume in calls ($11.44M) vs puts ($1.81M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 135% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (63% higher). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.16 - heavy call buying (79,482 calls vs 12,422 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

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
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 125 of results (avg 6.7%, best 1.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Aug 28	0.50	0.51	$0.51	2.0%	14.5K	0.22	1.9K
$35.00	Sep 11	4.00	4.10	$4.05	2.5%	6	0.77	364
$33.00	Sep 18	5.70	5.85	$5.78	2.6%	71	0.86	165
$35.00	Sep 4	3.75	3.85	$3.80	2.6%	15	0.81	69
$32.00	Aug 21	6.20	6.40	$6.30	3.2%	--	1.00	177

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 18	7.70	7.85	$7.78	1.9%	28	0.75	1.6K
$40.00	Sep 4	2.99	3.05	$3.02	2.0%	38	0.61	35
$44.00	Sep 18	6.80	7.00	$6.90	2.9%	67	0.72	281
$44.00	Aug 28	5.90	6.10	$6.00	3.3%	--	0.87	199
$38.00	Aug 21	0.59	0.61	$0.60	3.3%	1.2K	0.43	1.2K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 43 found (avg $0.50, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$41.50	Aug 21	0.11	0.13	$0.12	16.7%	161	0.11	373
$42.00	Aug 21	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	713	0.09	1.1K
$42.50	Aug 21	0.07	0.08	$0.08	12.5%	35	0.07	189
$40.50	Aug 21	0.20	0.23	$0.22	13.6%	165	0.18	269
$40.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.30	$0.29	10.3%	5.9K	0.23	15.7K

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
$36.50	Aug 21	0.11	0.13	$0.12	16.7%	161	0.14	585
$37.00	Aug 21	0.21	0.23	$0.22	9.1%	901	0.22	1.6K
$37.50	Aug 21	0.36	0.39	$0.38	7.9%	795	0.32	466
$38.00	Aug 21	0.59	0.61	$0.60	3.3%	1.2K	0.43	1.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 130 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$32.00	Aug 21	6.20	6.40	$6.30	3.2%	--	1.00	177
$32.50	Aug 21	5.50	5.95	$5.73	7.9%	1	1.00	33
$33.00	Aug 21	4.95	5.45	$5.20	9.6%	23	1.00	262
$33.50	Aug 21	4.55	4.95	$4.75	8.4%	4	1.00	15
$34.00	Aug 21	4.10	4.45	$4.28	8.2%	93	1.00	2.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$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	0.98	365
$44.50	Aug 21	5.90	7.05	$6.48	17.7%	--	0.97	53
$44.00	Aug 21	5.60	6.15	$5.88	9.4%	1	0.96	174
$43.50	Aug 21	5.00	6.10	$5.55	19.8%	--	0.95	202

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 253 active (total vol 86.8K, top 14.5K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Aug 28	0.50	0.51	$0.51	2.0%	14.5K	0.22	1.9K
$38.00	Aug 28	1.54	1.65	$1.60	6.9%	6.3K	0.54	5.7K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.30	$0.29	10.3%	5.9K	0.23	15.7K
$38.00	Sep 18	2.73	2.87	$2.80	5.0%	5.4K	0.55	3.5K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.66	0.70	$0.68	5.9%	4.9K	0.47	1.4K

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
$38.00	Aug 21	0.59	0.61	$0.60	3.3%	1.2K	0.43	1.2K
$35.00	Sep 18	0.98	1.03	$1.00	5.0%	976	0.26	1.8K
$37.00	Aug 21	0.21	0.23	$0.22	9.1%	901	0.22	1.6K
$37.50	Aug 21	0.36	0.39	$0.38	7.9%	795	0.32	466

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 1 strikes (avg 0.8%, max 0.8%)

CALLS (0)

No calls found

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Sep 25	64.6%	64.1%	0.8%	14	23

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 138 found (best R:R 0.67, avg 1.82)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$31.00	$32.00	Sep 18	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	92%	0.67	$31.60
$36.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	67%	1.50	$36.40
$41.00	$42.00	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	39%	5.67	$41.15
$37.50	$38.00	Sep 4	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	58%	4.00	$37.60
$36.00	$37.00	Sep 11	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	69%	1.08	$36.48

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	98%	0.67	$44.70
$44.00	$43.50	Aug 21	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	96%	0.52	$43.67
$40.00	$39.50	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	55%	3.17	$39.88
$40.00	$39.50	Sep 4	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	61%	1.78	$39.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 86 found (best R:R 0.79, avg 0.63)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$43.00	$43.50	Sep 11	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	73%	0.85	$43.23
$40.00	$40.50	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	57%	1.50	$40.30
$42.00	$43.00	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	65%	0.52	$42.34
$38.50	$39.00	Oct 2	$0.26	$0.26	$0.24	50%	1.08	$38.76
$39.00	$39.50	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	54%	0.72	$39.21

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$34.50	$33.50	Oct 2	$0.44	$0.44	$0.56	70%	0.79	$34.06
$33.00	$32.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	$0.75	86%	0.33	$32.75
$38.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.58	$0.58	$0.42	55%	1.38	$37.42
$32.00	$31.00	Sep 25	$0.27	$0.27	$0.73	84%	0.37	$31.73
$37.00	$36.00	Sep 11	$0.49	$0.49	$0.51	62%	0.96	$36.51

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $0.67, cheapest $0.61)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$37.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.61	51.0%	53.3%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.66	57.6%	60.0%
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.69	53.3%	55.8%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.66	55.3%	57.9%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$37.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.63	51.0%	53.3%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.67	57.6%	60.0%
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.70	53.3%	55.8%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.71	55.3%	57.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 85 found (cheapest 3.94% of stock, avg 11.87%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$38.00	Aug 21	$0.91	$0.60	$1.51	$36.49	$39.51	3.94%
$38.50	Aug 21	$0.68	$0.87	$1.55	$36.95	$40.05	4.04%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.19	$0.38	$1.57	$35.93	$39.07	4.10%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.51	$1.23	$1.74	$37.26	$40.74	4.54%
$37.00	Aug 21	$1.53	$0.22	$1.75	$35.25	$38.75	4.57%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.37	$1.59	$1.96	$37.54	$41.46	5.11%
$36.50	Aug 21	$1.93	$0.12	$2.05	$34.45	$38.55	5.35%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.29	$1.96	$2.25	$37.75	$42.25	5.87%
$36.00	Aug 21	$2.39	$0.07	$2.46	$33.54	$38.46	6.42%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.22	$2.43	$2.65	$37.85	$43.15	6.92%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.76% of stock, avg 8.30%)

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	$0.29	$0.07	$0.36	$35.64	$40.36
$40.00	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.29	$0.12	$0.41	$36.09	$40.41
$40.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.22	$0.44	$36.56	$40.94
$40.00	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.29	$0.22	$0.51	$36.49	$40.51
$39.50	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.07	$0.44	$35.56	$39.94
$39.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.12	$0.49	$36.01	$39.99
$39.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.22	$0.59	$36.41	$40.09
$40.50	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.22	$0.38	$0.60	$36.90	$41.10

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 31 found (best R:R 2.12, avg credit $0.40)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
36/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.34	$0.16	41%	2.12	$35.66	$41.84
35/36	43/44	Sep 11	$0.61	$0.39	42%	1.56	$35.39	$43.61
36/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.33	$0.17	37%	1.94	$36.17	$41.83
35/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.22	46%	1.27	$35.22	$41.78
34/35	43/44	Sep 11	$0.51	$0.49	50%	1.04	$34.49	$43.51
36/37	40/40	Aug 28	$0.35	$0.15	31%	2.33	$36.65	$40.35
33/34	43/44	Sep 11	$0.43	$0.57	56%	0.75	$33.57	$43.43
34/35	42/42	Sep 4	$0.24	$0.26	50%	0.92	$34.76	$41.74
32/33	44/45	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.60	58%	0.67	$32.60	$44.40
36/36	40/40	Aug 28	$0.29	$0.21	37%	1.38	$36.21	$40.29

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 86 found (best R:R 9.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	21%	9.00
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	12%	15.67
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	21%	7.33
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33
$32.00	$33.00	$34.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	21%	9.00
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	13%	13.29
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	21%	7.33
$36.50	$37.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	18%	7.33
$33.00	$34.00	$35.00	Sep 11	$0.08	$0.92	13%	11.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 56 found (best net $-0.75, 56 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$41.00	$41.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42
$42.00	$42.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44
$40.50	$41.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.10	$0.40
$41.50	$42.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.15	$0.35

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$45.00	$40.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.75	$4.25
$37.50	$37.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.06	$0.94
$38.00	$37.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.16	$0.34
$32.00	$31.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.10	$0.90

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 81 found (best yield 3.81%, avg 2.94%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.46	0.28	17.4%	3.81%	21.24%	32	34
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.99	0.36	9.6%	5.19%	14.80%	47	24
$40.00	Oct 2	$2.47	0.43	4.4%	6.45%	10.83%	353	76
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.10	0.39	7.0%	5.48%	12.47%	50	3
$44.00	Oct 2	$1.44	0.30	14.8%	3.76%	18.58%	1	10
$40.50	Oct 2	$2.25	0.41	5.7%	5.87%	11.56%	28	5
$39.50	Oct 2	$2.55	0.46	3.1%	6.65%	9.73%	1	13
$42.00	Sep 25	$1.75	0.35	9.6%	4.57%	14.17%	237	35
$40.00	Sep 25	$2.24	0.43	4.4%	5.85%	10.23%	37	376
$44.00	Sep 25	$1.31	0.29	14.8%	3.42%	18.24%	1	7

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

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 79,482

Total Puts 12,422

Put/Call Ratio 0.16

Net Difference 67,060

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 67,481

Total Puts 10,357

Put/Call Ratio 0.15

Net Difference 57,124

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 408,576

Total Puts 78,850

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.20

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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