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SQQQ

PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$38.17 -0.30%

(8/19 11:01) ◀

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (12:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 12:00pm) 32,972

Calls: 27,688 (84%)

Puts: 5,284 (16%)

Prior (08/18) 68,133

Calls: 58,170 (85%)

Puts: 9,963 (15%)

Current vs Prior -51.61%

Calls: -52.40% (Calls)

Puts: -46.96% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 497,471

Calls: 418,721 (84%)

Puts: 78,750 (16%)

Prior 7-Day Average 71,067

Calls: 59,817 (84%)

Puts: 11,250 (16%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -53.60%

Calls: -53.71%

Puts: -53.03%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/19 12:00pm) $4.54M

Calls: $3.98M (88%)

Puts: $563.4K (12%)

Prior (08/18) $8.80M

Calls: $7.54M (86%)

Puts: $1.26M (14%)

Current vs Prior -48.41%

Calls: -47.25%

Puts: -55.36%

Prior 7-Day Total $62.72M

Calls: $46.79M (75%)

Puts: $15.93M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $8.96M

Calls: $6.68M (75%)

Puts: $2.28M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -49.35%

Calls: -40.53%

Puts: -75.24%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/19 12:00pm) 0.19

Prior (08/18) 0.17

Current vs Prior +11.42%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.19

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -1.04%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 12:00pm) 561,968

Calls: 386,911 (69%)

Puts: 175,057 (31%)

Prior (08/18) 518,236

Calls: 349,065 (67%)

Puts: 169,171 (33%)

Current vs Prior +8.44%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,467,336

Calls: 2,293,233 (66%)

Puts: 1,174,103 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 495,333

Calls: 327,604 (66%)

Puts: 167,729 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +13.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 3.88% | 7.55%3.88% | 14.62%

Prior 4.65% | 8.20%4.65% | 15.33%

Current vs Prior -16.61% | -8.02%-16.61% | -4.67%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.57% | 7.69%6.28% | 16.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -15.17% | -1.89%-38.24% | -9.73%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.65% | 8.20%4.65% | 15.33%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -16.61% | -8.02%-16.61% | -4.67%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 8.55% | 10.31%

Calls: 4.29% | 6.43%

Puts: 12.82% | 14.19%

Prior 8.96% | 8.59%

Calls: 6.82% | 7.69%

Puts: 11.11% | 9.49%

Current vs Prior -4.58% | +20.02%

Prior 7-Day Avg 8.43% | 11.97%

Calls: 6.37% | 10.75%

Puts: 10.48% | 13.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +1.44% | -13.87%

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Strong bullish conviction with 88% of dollar volume in calls ($3.98M) vs puts ($563.4K). Below-average activity with volume down 52% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.19 - heavy call buying (27,688 calls vs 5,284 puts). Call-heavy open interest (386,911 calls vs 175,057 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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

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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
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 71 of results (avg 7.0%, best 1.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$37.00	Aug 28	1.87	1.89	$1.88	1.1%	168	0.67	1.2K
$37.50	Aug 28	1.59	1.64	$1.62	3.1%	22	0.60	5.1K
$35.00	Aug 21	3.15	3.25	$3.20	3.1%	175	0.95	1.6K
$34.00	Sep 18	4.80	5.00	$4.90	4.1%	37	0.81	696
$38.00	Aug 21	0.68	0.71	$0.70	4.3%	1.8K	0.56	8.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 18	7.60	7.85	$7.73	3.2%	1	0.76	1.7K
$43.00	Aug 21	4.70	4.90	$4.80	4.2%	1	0.96	671
$44.00	Aug 21	5.65	5.90	$5.78	4.3%	--	0.98	173
$43.00	Sep 11	5.55	5.80	$5.68	4.4%	1	0.73	4
$44.00	Sep 18	6.70	7.05	$6.88	5.1%	5	0.73	338

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 32 found (avg $0.55, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Aug 21	0.15	0.16	$0.16	6.3%	2.0K	0.17	17.0K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.21	0.25	$0.23	17.4%	176	0.24	724
$39.00	Aug 21	0.30	0.33	$0.32	9.4%	3.0K	0.33	2.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.51	$0.49	10.2%	2.3K	0.43	4.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.68	0.71	$0.70	4.3%	1.8K	0.56	8.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$37.00	Aug 21	0.14	0.17	$0.16	18.8%	488	0.19	1.7K
$37.50	Aug 21	0.28	0.32	$0.30	13.3%	771	0.31	2.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.50	0.53	$0.52	5.8%	780	0.44	1.9K
$33.50	Aug 28	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	10	0.04	80
$38.50	Aug 21	0.73	0.83	$0.78	12.8%	915	0.57	425

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 127 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$32.00	Aug 21	6.05	6.45	$6.25	6.4%	6	1.00	137
$33.00	Aug 21	5.15	5.40	$5.28	4.7%	2	1.00	229
$33.50	Aug 21	4.55	5.55	$5.05	19.8%	--	1.00	15
$34.00	Aug 21	4.10	4.40	$4.25	7.1%	4	1.00	2.8K
$35.50	Aug 21	2.60	2.88	$2.74	10.2%	32	1.00	364

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Aug 21	6.50	6.90	$6.70	6.0%	1	0.98	350
$44.50	Aug 21	5.50	6.40	$5.95	15.1%	--	0.98	53
$44.00	Aug 21	5.65	5.90	$5.78	4.3%	--	0.98	173
$43.50	Aug 21	4.85	5.50	$5.18	12.5%	1	0.97	202
$45.50	Aug 21	6.80	7.40	$7.10	8.5%	--	0.97	23

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 210 active (total vol 30.0K, top 3.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.00	Aug 21	0.30	0.33	$0.32	9.4%	3.0K	0.33	2.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.46	0.51	$0.49	10.2%	2.3K	0.43	4.0K
$42.00	Aug 28	0.38	0.45	$0.42	16.7%	2.2K	0.20	17.8K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.15	0.16	$0.16	6.3%	2.0K	0.17	17.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.68	0.71	$0.70	4.3%	1.8K	0.56	8.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.50	Aug 21	0.73	0.83	$0.78	12.8%	915	0.57	425
$38.00	Aug 21	0.50	0.53	$0.52	5.8%	780	0.44	1.9K
$37.50	Aug 21	0.28	0.32	$0.30	13.3%	771	0.31	2.0K
$37.00	Aug 21	0.14	0.17	$0.16	18.8%	488	0.19	1.7K
$36.00	Aug 21	0.03	0.04	$0.04	25.0%	469	0.06	1.8K

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 0.9%, max 0.9%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$32.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	55.0%	54.5%	0.9%	79	12

PUTS (0)

No puts found

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 123 found (best R:R 1.33, avg 1.92)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$33.00	$34.00	Sep 4	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	91%	1.33	$33.43
$32.50	$35.00	Sep 25	$1.65	$0.85	$1.65	85%	0.52	$34.15
$33.00	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	100%	1.17	$33.23
$33.50	$34.00	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	78%	2.33	$33.65
$42.00	$44.00	Oct 2	$0.42	$1.58	$0.42	36%	3.76	$42.42

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$44.50	$44.00	Aug 21	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	98%	1.94	$44.33
$43.00	$42.50	Sep 4	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	77%	2.85	$42.87
$44.50	$44.00	Sep 4	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	82%	1.78	$44.32
$43.00	$42.50	Aug 28	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	85%	1.00	$42.75
$42.00	$41.50	Aug 28	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	80%	0.85	$41.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 74 found (best R:R 0.72, avg 0.70)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$40.50	$41.00	Oct 2	$0.40	$0.40	$0.10	57%	4.00	$40.90
$39.00	$39.50	Oct 2	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	52%	2.85	$39.37
$39.50	$40.00	Sep 4	$0.26	$0.26	$0.24	58%	1.08	$39.76
$41.00	$42.00	Sep 25	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	61%	0.67	$41.40
$42.50	$43.00	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	74%	0.43	$42.65

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$34.50	$33.00	Oct 2	$0.63	$0.63	$0.87	70%	0.72	$33.87
$38.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.63	$0.63	$0.37	54%	1.70	$37.37
$36.50	$36.00	Oct 2	$0.38	$0.38	$0.12	60%	3.17	$36.12
$33.00	$32.00	Oct 2	$0.36	$0.36	$0.64	78%	0.56	$32.64
$36.00	$35.50	Oct 2	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	63%	2.57	$35.64

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $0.67, cheapest $0.65)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.70	57.1%	56.7%
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.70	50.4%	52.8%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.72	53.6%	56.1%
$37.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.61	49.4%	52.4%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.65	57.1%	56.7%
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.66	50.4%	52.8%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.70	53.6%	56.1%
$37.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.64	49.4%	52.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 77 found (cheapest 3.20% of stock, avg 11.08%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$38.00	Aug 21	$0.70	$0.52	$1.22	$36.78	$39.22	3.20%
$38.50	Aug 21	$0.49	$0.78	$1.27	$37.23	$39.77	3.33%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.01	$0.30	$1.31	$36.19	$38.81	3.43%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$1.13	$1.45	$37.55	$40.45	3.80%
$37.00	Aug 21	$1.42	$0.16	$1.58	$35.42	$38.58	4.14%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.23	$1.50	$1.73	$37.77	$41.23	4.53%
$36.50	Aug 21	$1.80	$0.07	$1.87	$34.63	$38.37	4.90%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$1.92	$2.08	$37.92	$42.08	5.45%
$36.00	Aug 21	$2.25	$0.04	$2.29	$33.71	$38.29	6.00%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$2.36	$2.48	$38.02	$42.98	6.50%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 174 found (cheapest 0.42% of stock, avg 7.92%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$40.50	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.04	$0.16	$35.84	$40.66
$40.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.07	$0.19	$36.31	$40.69
$40.00	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$0.04	$0.20	$35.80	$40.20
$40.00	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.16	$0.07	$0.23	$36.27	$40.23
$40.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.16	$0.28	$36.72	$40.78
$40.00	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$0.16	$0.32	$36.68	$40.32
$39.50	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.04	$0.27	$35.73	$39.77
$39.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.07	$0.30	$36.20	$39.80
$39.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.23	$0.16	$0.39	$36.61	$39.89
$39.00	$36.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.04	$0.36	$35.64	$39.36

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 44 found (best R:R 3.17, avg credit $0.35)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.38	$0.12	42%	3.17	$36.12	$42.88
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.33	$0.17	47%	1.94	$35.67	$42.83
36/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.37	$0.13	38%	2.85	$36.13	$41.87
34/34	42/43	Sep 4	$0.26	$0.24	60%	1.08	$34.24	$42.76
34/35	42/43	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.23	56%	1.17	$34.73	$42.77
36/36	41/42	Sep 4	$0.35	$0.15	40%	2.33	$35.65	$41.35
34/34	42/42	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.16	40%	2.12	$33.66	$42.34
34/34	41/42	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.22	52%	1.27	$34.22	$41.28
36/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.18	43%	1.78	$35.68	$41.82
34/35	41/42	Sep 4	$0.29	$0.21	48%	1.38	$34.71	$41.29

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 89 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	26%	4.00
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	25%	4.00
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	19%	5.25
$34.00	$35.00	$36.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$0.90	13%	9.00
$41.00	$42.00	$43.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	8%	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	14%	15.67
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	25%	5.25
$34.00	$35.00	$36.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.91	13%	10.11
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	23%	4.56
$36.00	$36.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	13%	7.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 63 found (best net $-0.08, 62 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$38.50	$39.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.15	$0.35
$39.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.09	$0.41
$39.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.14	$0.36
$40.50	$41.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$38.00	$37.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42
$36.00	$35.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.22	$0.78
$32.00	$31.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.00	$1.00
$32.00	$31.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.07	$0.93
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.11	$0.89

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 77 found (best yield 6.00%, avg 2.80%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Oct 2	$2.29	0.43	6.1%	6.00%	12.10%	--	25
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.35	0.28	17.9%	3.54%	21.43%	36	48
$40.00	Oct 2	$2.45	0.43	4.8%	6.42%	11.21%	147	343
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.83	0.36	10.0%	4.79%	14.83%	56	52
$39.50	Oct 2	$2.45	0.46	3.5%	6.42%	9.90%	--	18
$39.00	Oct 2	$2.64	0.48	2.2%	6.92%	9.09%	3	38
$38.50	Oct 2	$2.85	0.50	0.9%	7.47%	8.33%	48	23
$43.00	Sep 25	$1.46	0.32	12.7%	3.82%	16.48%	115	216
$45.00	Sep 25	$1.14	0.27	17.9%	2.99%	20.88%	15	78
$40.00	Sep 25	$2.17	0.43	4.8%	5.69%	10.48%	20	366

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 27,688

Total Puts 5,284

Put/Call Ratio 0.19

Net Difference 22,404

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 58,170

Total Puts 9,963

Put/Call Ratio 0.17

Net Difference 48,207

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 418,721

Total Puts 78,750

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.19

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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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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