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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$38.33 +0.13%

(8/19 13:01) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 2:00pm) 45,537

Calls: 38,541 (85%)

Puts: 6,996 (15%)

Prior (08/18) 84,480

Calls: 73,002 (86%)

Puts: 11,478 (14%)

Current vs Prior -46.10%

Calls: -47.21% (Calls)

Puts: -39.05% (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 -35.92%

Calls: -35.57%

Puts: -37.81%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/19 2:00pm) $6.11M

Calls: $5.20M (85%)

Puts: $910.6K (15%)

Prior (08/18) $12.19M

Calls: $10.50M (86%)

Puts: $1.70M (14%)

Current vs Prior -49.91%

Calls: -50.48%

Puts: -46.36%

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 -31.83%

Calls: -22.26%

Puts: -59.98%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/19 2:00pm) 0.18

Prior (08/18) 0.16

Current vs Prior +15.45%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.19

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.86%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 2:00pm) 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 3.81% | 7.44%3.81% | 14.64%

Prior 4.65% | 8.20%4.65% | 15.33%

Current vs Prior -18.08% | -9.35%-18.08% | -4.55%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -16.66% | -3.31%-39.33% | -9.63%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -18.08% | -9.35%-18.08% | -4.55%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 11.78% | 8.38%

Calls: 10.13% | 9.46%

Puts: 13.43% | 7.30%

Prior 8.96% | 8.59%

Calls: 6.82% | 7.69%

Puts: 11.11% | 9.49%

Current vs Prior +31.47% | -2.44%

Prior 7-Day Avg 8.43% | 11.97%

Calls: 6.37% | 10.75%

Puts: 10.48% | 13.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +39.76% | -29.99%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 85% of dollar volume in calls ($5.20M) vs puts ($910.6K). Below-average activity with volume down 46% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.18 - heavy call buying (38,541 calls vs 6,996 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

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior 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 72 of results (avg 7.5%, best 4.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Sep 18	1.95	2.04	$2.00	4.5%	1.1K	0.43	9.7K
$37.50	Aug 21	1.06	1.11	$1.09	4.6%	179	0.75	6.1K
$33.00	Aug 21	5.30	5.55	$5.43	4.6%	3	0.99	229
$37.00	Sep 18	3.10	3.25	$3.18	4.7%	101	0.61	7.0K
$42.00	Aug 28	0.40	0.42	$0.41	4.9%	7.6K	0.20	17.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Sep 18	3.50	3.65	$3.58	4.2%	15	0.56	2.7K
$43.00	Sep 18	5.75	6.00	$5.88	4.3%	149	0.69	407
$42.00	Sep 4	4.30	4.50	$4.40	4.5%	2	0.73	49
$44.00	Sep 4	5.95	6.25	$6.10	4.9%	24	0.81	138
$43.00	Aug 28	4.80	5.05	$4.93	5.1%	--	0.84	160

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 31 found (avg $0.54, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.50	Aug 21	0.23	0.27	$0.25	16.0%	221	0.27	724
$39.00	Aug 21	0.35	0.39	$0.37	10.8%	3.6K	0.36	2.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.51	0.60	$0.55	16.4%	2.7K	0.48	4.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.75	0.83	$0.79	10.1%	2.3K	0.61	8.8K
$44.50	Aug 28	0.19	0.22	$0.21	14.3%	169	0.10	649

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$36.50	Aug 21	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	244	0.08	565
$37.50	Aug 21	0.21	0.25	$0.23	17.4%	958	0.25	2.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.39	0.44	$0.42	11.9%	1.3K	0.39	1.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.62	0.71	$0.67	13.4%	1.0K	0.52	425
$36.00	Aug 28	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	42	0.19	441

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 128 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$33.00	Aug 28	5.25	6.65	$5.95	23.5%	2	1.00	26
$33.00	Aug 21	5.30	5.55	$5.43	4.6%	3	0.99	229
$32.00	Aug 21	6.05	6.65	$6.35	9.4%	6	0.99	137
$34.00	Aug 21	4.25	4.65	$4.45	9.0%	4	0.99	2.8K
$33.50	Aug 21	4.75	5.10	$4.93	7.1%	--	0.98	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$43.00	Aug 21	4.40	4.95	$4.68	11.8%	1	1.00	671
$43.50	Aug 21	4.85	5.60	$5.23	14.3%	1	1.00	202
$44.00	Aug 21	5.40	5.95	$5.68	9.7%	--	1.00	173
$44.50	Aug 21	5.60	6.25	$5.93	11.0%	--	1.00	53
$45.00	Aug 21	6.40	6.95	$6.68	8.2%	1	1.00	350

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 221 active (total vol 41.8K, top 7.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Aug 28	0.40	0.42	$0.41	4.9%	7.6K	0.20	17.8K
$39.00	Aug 21	0.35	0.39	$0.37	10.8%	3.6K	0.36	2.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.51	0.60	$0.55	16.4%	2.7K	0.48	4.0K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.16	0.20	$0.18	22.2%	2.5K	0.20	17.0K
$38.00	Aug 21	0.75	0.83	$0.79	10.1%	2.3K	0.61	8.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.00	Aug 21	0.39	0.44	$0.42	11.9%	1.3K	0.39	1.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.62	0.71	$0.67	13.4%	1.0K	0.52	425
$37.50	Aug 21	0.21	0.25	$0.23	17.4%	958	0.25	2.0K
$36.00	Aug 21	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	518	0.04	1.8K
$37.00	Aug 21	0.10	0.13	$0.12	25.0%	509	0.15	1.7K

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. 131 found (best R:R 0.82, avg 1.71)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$32.00	$33.00	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	93%	0.82	$32.55
$32.50	$33.50	Oct 2	$0.62	$0.38	$0.62	92%	0.61	$33.12
$36.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	68%	1.22	$36.45
$34.50	$35.00	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	86%	1.17	$34.73
$38.00	$39.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	55%	1.86	$38.35

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$44.50	$44.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	100%	1.00	$44.25
$43.00	$42.50	Sep 4	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	77%	1.78	$42.82
$45.50	$45.00	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	92%	0.67	$45.20
$44.50	$44.00	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	90%	0.67	$44.20
$39.00	$38.50	Sep 25	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	52%	2.85	$38.87

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 76 found (best R:R 1.94, avg 0.67)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$38.50	$39.00	Oct 2	$0.31	$0.31	$0.19	50%	1.63	$38.81
$39.00	$39.50	Oct 2	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	52%	1.38	$39.29
$42.00	$42.50	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	65%	0.72	$42.21
$41.00	$41.50	Sep 4	$0.19	$0.19	$0.31	67%	0.61	$41.19
$40.00	$40.50	Oct 2	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	56%	0.92	$40.24

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$37.50	$36.50	Sep 25	$0.66	$0.66	$0.34	55%	1.94	$36.84
$36.00	$35.00	Sep 25	$0.53	$0.53	$0.47	64%	1.13	$35.47
$37.00	$36.00	Sep 18	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	62%	1.17	$36.46
$34.50	$33.00	Oct 2	$0.53	$0.53	$0.97	71%	0.55	$33.97
$37.50	$37.00	Oct 2	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	55%	2.85	$37.13

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.69, cheapest $0.68)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.69	51.7%	52.4%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.72	53.4%	55.3%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.70	53.7%	56.7%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$38.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.68	51.7%	52.4%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.70	53.4%	55.3%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.66	53.7%	56.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 82 found (cheapest 3.16% of stock, avg 11.27%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$38.00	Aug 21	$0.79	$0.42	$1.21	$36.79	$39.21	3.16%
$38.50	Aug 21	$0.55	$0.67	$1.22	$37.28	$39.72	3.18%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.09	$0.23	$1.32	$36.18	$38.82	3.44%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.37	$1.00	$1.37	$37.63	$40.37	3.57%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.25	$1.36	$1.61	$37.89	$41.11	4.20%
$37.00	Aug 21	$1.54	$0.12	$1.66	$35.34	$38.66	4.33%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$1.83	$2.01	$37.99	$42.01	5.24%
$36.50	Aug 21	$1.98	$0.06	$2.04	$34.46	$38.54	5.32%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$2.26	$2.39	$38.11	$42.89	6.24%
$36.00	Aug 21	$2.37	$0.03	$2.40	$33.60	$38.40	6.26%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 169 found (cheapest 0.50% of stock, avg 8.00%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$40.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.06	$0.19	$36.31	$40.69
$40.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.12	$0.25	$36.75	$40.75
$40.00	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.06	$0.24	$36.26	$40.24
$40.00	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.12	$0.30	$36.70	$40.30
$39.50	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.06	$0.31	$36.19	$39.81
$40.50	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.23	$0.36	$37.14	$40.86
$39.50	$37.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.12	$0.37	$36.63	$39.87
$40.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.23	$0.41	$37.09	$40.41
$39.50	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.23	$0.48	$37.02	$39.98
$39.00	$36.50	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.06	$0.43	$36.07	$39.43

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 35 found (best R:R 1.78, avg credit $0.37)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
34/34	41/42	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.18	52%	1.78	$34.18	$41.32
33/34	42/42	Sep 25	$0.36	$0.14	42%	2.57	$33.14	$42.36
36/36	41/42	Sep 4	$0.36	$0.14	40%	2.57	$35.64	$41.36
36/36	41/42	Sep 4	$0.38	$0.12	35%	3.17	$36.12	$41.38
34/34	42/43	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.25	60%	1.00	$34.25	$42.75
34/34	42/42	Sep 25	$0.36	$0.14	37%	2.57	$34.14	$42.36
35/36	41/42	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.19	44%	1.63	$35.19	$41.31
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.29	$0.21	48%	1.38	$35.71	$42.79
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.19	43%	1.63	$36.19	$42.81
35/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.24	$0.26	52%	0.92	$35.26	$42.74

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 85 found (best R:R 7.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	26%	7.33
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	25%	7.33
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	22%	7.33
$39.00	$39.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	16%	9.00
$40.00	$41.00	$42.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	9%	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	26%	7.33
$33.00	$34.00	$35.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	11%	19.00
$36.50	$37.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	17%	9.00
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	26%	5.25
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	24%	5.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 58 found (best net $-0.17, 58 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.13	$0.37
$38.50	$39.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.19	$0.31
$39.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.11	$0.39
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42
$40.50	$41.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.07	$0.43

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$38.50	$38.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.17	$0.33
$32.00	$31.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.00	$1.00
$35.00	$34.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.16	$0.84
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.11	$0.89
$35.50	$35.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.07	$0.43

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 77 found (best yield 5.74%, avg 2.84%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.20	0.40	7.0%	5.74%	12.71%	--	51
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.35	0.28	17.4%	3.52%	20.92%	36	48
$40.00	Oct 2	$2.46	0.44	4.4%	6.42%	10.77%	208	343
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.80	0.36	9.6%	4.70%	14.27%	56	52
$38.50	Oct 2	$3.00	0.50	0.4%	7.83%	8.27%	48	23
$39.00	Oct 2	$2.73	0.48	1.8%	7.12%	8.87%	8	38
$40.50	Oct 2	$2.12	0.41	5.7%	5.53%	11.19%	2	25
$43.00	Sep 25	$1.50	0.32	12.2%	3.91%	16.10%	116	216
$42.00	Sep 25	$1.70	0.35	9.6%	4.44%	14.01%	8	252
$45.00	Sep 25	$1.17	0.27	17.4%	3.05%	20.45%	16	78

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 38,541

Total Puts 6,996

Put/Call Ratio 0.18

Net Difference 31,545

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 73,002

Total Puts 11,478

Put/Call Ratio 0.16

Net Difference 61,524

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 418,721

Total Puts 78,750

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.19

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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