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SQQQ

PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$38.85 +0.84%

(8/20 10:01) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 11:00am) 34,896

Calls: 27,196 (78%)

Puts: 7,700 (22%)

Prior (08/19) 28,712

Calls: 24,438 (85%)

Puts: 4,274 (15%)

Current vs Prior +21.54%

Calls: +11.29% (Calls)

Puts: +80.16% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 512,252

Calls: 429,836 (84%)

Puts: 82,416 (16%)

Prior 7-Day Average 73,178

Calls: 61,405 (84%)

Puts: 11,773 (16%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -52.31%

Calls: -55.71%

Puts: -34.60%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/20 11:00am) $3.73M

Calls: $3.30M (88%)

Puts: $431.2K (12%)

Prior (08/19) $3.70M

Calls: $3.33M (90%)

Puts: $366.9K (10%)

Current vs Prior +0.73%

Calls: -1.12%

Puts: +17.51%

Prior 7-Day Total $63.44M

Calls: $47.34M (75%)

Puts: $16.10M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $9.06M

Calls: $6.76M (75%)

Puts: $2.30M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -58.88%

Calls: -51.27%

Puts: -81.25%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/20 11:00am) 0.28

Prior (08/19) 0.17

Current vs Prior +61.89%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.20

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +42.71%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 11:00am) 584,730

Calls: 407,669 (70%)

Puts: 177,061 (30%)

Prior (08/19) 561,968

Calls: 386,911 (69%)

Puts: 175,057 (31%)

Current vs Prior +4.05%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,583,602

Calls: 2,395,286 (67%)

Puts: 1,188,316 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 511,943

Calls: 342,183 (67%)

Puts: 169,759 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +14.22%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 3.37% | 7.46%3.37% | 14.59%

Prior 3.87% | 7.68%3.87% | 14.74%

Current vs Prior -12.83% | -2.86%-12.83% | -1.02%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.31% | 7.63%5.67% | 15.74%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -21.84% | -2.13%-40.53% | -7.31%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.87% | 7.68%3.87% | 14.74%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -12.83% | -2.86%-12.83% | -1.02%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 7.69% | 5.90%

Calls: 7.04% | 4.67%

Puts: 8.33% | 7.14%

Prior 12.53% | 7.12%

Calls: 11.11% | 7.41%

Puts: 13.95% | 6.83%

Current vs Prior -38.63% | -17.13%

Prior 7-Day Avg 9.35% | 10.12%

Calls: 7.16% | 7.90%

Puts: 11.54% | 12.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.75% | -41.72%

Liquidity Pricy

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Strong bullish conviction with 88% of dollar volume in calls ($3.30M) vs puts ($431.2K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.28 - heavy call buying (27,196 calls vs 7,700 puts). P/C ratio rising 62% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (407,669 calls vs 177,061 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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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
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 35 of results (avg 7.8%, best 2.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$37.50	Aug 21	1.40	1.44	$1.42	2.8%	961	0.89	6.0K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.29	0.30	$0.30	3.3%	1.6K	0.33	891
$38.50	Aug 28	1.46	1.53	$1.50	4.7%	5.3K	0.56	543
$45.00	Sep 18	1.10	1.17	$1.14	6.1%	238	0.26	5.9K
$39.00	Aug 28	1.25	1.33	$1.29	6.2%	821	0.50	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Sep 4	3.90	4.15	$4.03	6.2%	--	0.69	51
$45.00	Sep 18	6.95	7.40	$7.18	6.3%	--	0.74	1.7K
$38.00	Sep 18	2.00	2.13	$2.07	6.3%	14	0.41	1.2K
$39.00	Aug 28	1.35	1.45	$1.40	7.1%	52	0.50	202
$43.00	Sep 18	5.30	5.70	$5.50	7.3%	60	0.67	481

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 17 found (avg $0.66, cheapest $0.33)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.50	Aug 21	0.29	0.30	$0.30	3.3%	1.6K	0.33	891
$39.00	Aug 21	0.44	0.49	$0.47	10.6%	5.1K	0.47	3.9K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.68	0.73	$0.71	7.0%	776	0.62	4.5K
$43.00	Aug 28	0.35	0.41	$0.38	15.8%	26	0.18	292
$42.00	Aug 28	0.47	0.54	$0.51	13.7%	634	0.23	21.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.50	Aug 21	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	516	0.38	883
$39.00	Aug 21	0.57	0.62	$0.60	8.3%	793	0.53	402
$39.50	Aug 21	0.87	0.98	$0.93	11.8%	102	0.67	425
$37.50	Aug 28	0.59	0.69	$0.64	15.6%	17	0.31	315
$38.00	Aug 28	0.83	0.94	$0.89	12.4%	99	0.38	586

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 21	5.75	6.25	$6.00	8.3%	10	0.99	217
$34.50	Aug 21	4.25	4.80	$4.53	12.1%	1	0.99	82
$35.50	Aug 21	3.25	3.70	$3.48	12.9%	18	0.99	285
$32.00	Aug 21	6.75	7.35	$7.05	8.5%	--	0.98	129
$36.00	Aug 21	2.70	3.25	$2.98	18.5%	157	0.98	6.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$43.00	Aug 21	3.80	4.25	$4.03	11.2%	2	1.00	671
$43.50	Aug 21	3.95	4.80	$4.38	19.4%	1	1.00	201
$44.00	Aug 21	4.30	5.45	$4.88	23.6%	--	1.00	172
$45.00	Aug 21	5.35	6.25	$5.80	15.5%	--	1.00	348
$46.00	Aug 21	6.65	7.50	$7.08	12.0%	--	1.00	51

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 183 active (total vol 32.8K, top 5.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.50	Aug 28	1.46	1.53	$1.50	4.7%	5.3K	0.56	543
$39.00	Aug 21	0.44	0.49	$0.47	10.6%	5.1K	0.47	3.9K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.18	0.22	$0.20	20.0%	2.3K	0.23	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.29	0.30	$0.30	3.3%	1.6K	0.33	891
$37.50	Aug 21	1.40	1.44	$1.42	2.8%	961	0.89	6.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Aug 28	0.08	0.12	$0.10	40.0%	3.5K	0.07	925
$39.00	Aug 21	0.57	0.62	$0.60	8.3%	793	0.53	402
$38.00	Aug 21	0.14	0.19	$0.17	29.4%	699	0.23	2.2K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	516	0.38	883
$37.00	Aug 21	0.01	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	269	0.04	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. 4 strikes (avg 3.8%, max 8.2%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Oct 2	70.2%	64.9%	8.2%	203	508
$40.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	66.6%	66.4%	0.3%	2.3K	16.2K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Sep 4	70.2%	65.8%	6.6%	10	55
$40.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	66.6%	66.4%	0.3%	172	1.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 127 found (best R:R 5.06, avg 1.98)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$43.00	$45.00	Sep 25	$0.33	$1.67	$0.33	35%	5.06	$43.33
$35.00	$35.50	Sep 4	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	85%	1.94	$35.17
$36.00	$36.50	Oct 2	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	67%	2.85	$36.13
$36.00	$37.00	Sep 11	$0.52	$0.48	$0.52	75%	0.92	$36.52
$40.00	$41.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	47%	3.00	$40.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$40.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.26	$0.24	$0.26	84%	0.92	$40.24
$42.50	$42.00	Sep 4	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	70%	1.27	$42.28
$44.50	$44.00	Aug 28	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	87%	0.61	$44.19
$40.00	$39.50	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	52%	2.33	$39.85
$41.00	$40.50	Aug 28	$0.29	$0.21	$0.29	69%	0.72	$40.71

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 82 found (best R:R 4.26, avg 0.65)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$41.00	$42.00	Oct 2	$0.65	$0.65	$0.35	54%	1.86	$41.65
$45.50	$46.00	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	82%	0.72	$45.71
$44.50	$45.00	Sep 11	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	74%	0.92	$44.74
$42.50	$43.00	Sep 11	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	67%	0.85	$42.73
$45.50	$46.00	Aug 28	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	88%	0.28	$45.61

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$37.50	$36.50	Sep 25	$0.81	$0.81	$0.19	59%	4.26	$36.69
$33.50	$33.00	Oct 2	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	79%	2.33	$33.15
$37.00	$36.50	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.32	$0.18	69%	1.78	$36.68
$38.50	$38.00	Sep 25	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	54%	2.57	$38.14
$36.50	$36.00	Oct 2	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	64%	1.50	$36.20

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.79, cheapest $0.75)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.80	61.4%	59.6%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.82	59.4%	58.4%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.79	55.4%	56.0%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.75	61.4%	59.6%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.80	59.4%	58.4%
$38.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.80	55.4%	56.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 82 found (cheapest 2.68% of stock, avg 11.19%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$38.50	Aug 21	$0.71	$0.33	$1.04	$37.46	$39.54	2.68%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.47	$0.60	$1.07	$37.93	$40.07	2.75%
$38.00	Aug 21	$1.06	$0.17	$1.23	$36.77	$39.23	3.17%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.93	$1.23	$38.27	$40.73	3.17%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.42	$0.07	$1.49	$36.01	$38.99	3.84%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.20	$1.34	$1.54	$38.46	$41.54	3.96%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$1.60	$1.73	$38.77	$42.23	4.45%
$37.00	Aug 21	$2.04	$0.02	$2.06	$34.94	$39.06	5.30%
$41.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$2.17	$2.25	$38.75	$43.25	5.79%
$36.50	Aug 21	$2.57	$0.02	$2.59	$33.91	$39.09	6.67%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 174 found (cheapest 0.39% of stock, avg 8.05%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$41.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.07	$0.15	$37.35	$41.15
$41.00	$34.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.09	$0.17	$33.83	$41.17
$41.00	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.09	$0.17	$33.33	$41.17
$40.50	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.07	$0.20	$37.30	$40.70
$40.50	$34.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.09	$0.22	$33.78	$40.72
$40.50	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.09	$0.22	$33.28	$40.72
$41.00	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.17	$0.25	$37.75	$41.25
$40.00	$37.50	Aug 21	$0.20	$0.07	$0.27	$37.23	$40.27
$40.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.17	$0.30	$37.70	$40.80
$40.00	$34.00	Aug 21	$0.20	$0.09	$0.29	$33.71	$40.29

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 68 found (best R:R 2.85, avg credit $0.39)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
36/36	46/46	Sep 4	$0.37	$0.13	58%	2.85	$35.63	$45.87
35/36	46/46	Sep 4	$0.34	$0.16	63%	2.12	$35.16	$45.84
37/38	46/46	Sep 4	$0.38	$0.12	47%	3.17	$37.12	$45.88
36/37	46/46	Aug 28	$0.25	$0.25	63%	1.00	$36.75	$45.75
37/38	46/46	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.22	56%	1.27	$37.22	$45.78
36/36	46/46	Aug 28	$0.21	$0.29	68%	0.72	$36.29	$45.71
36/36	44/44	Sep 4	$0.29	$0.21	52%	1.38	$35.71	$43.79
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.19	47%	1.63	$35.69	$42.81
33/34	44/45	Sep 11	$0.46	$0.54	58%	0.85	$33.54	$44.96
34/35	46/46	Sep 4	$0.38	$0.62	66%	0.61	$34.62	$45.88

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 94 found (best R:R 7.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	29%	6.14
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Sep 11	$0.08	$0.92	15%	11.50
$39.00	$39.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	23%	6.14
$34.00	$35.00	$36.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	13%	11.50

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	29%	7.33
$37.50	$38.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	26%	7.33
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	13%	15.67
$38.00	$39.00	$40.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	12%	15.67
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	13%	13.29

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 55 found (best net $-0.06, 54 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	-$0.23	$0.27
$39.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.10	$0.40
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44
$38.00	$38.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.36	$0.14

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.00	$38.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44
$39.50	$39.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.27	$0.23
$36.00	$35.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.09	$0.41
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.16	$0.84
$33.50	$33.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.06	$0.44

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 76 found (best yield 6.05%, avg 2.93%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.35	0.46	5.5%	6.05%	11.58%	--	50
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.45	0.30	15.8%	3.73%	19.56%	11	81
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.97	0.41	8.1%	5.07%	13.18%	1	95
$46.00	Oct 2	$1.19	0.29	18.4%	3.06%	21.47%	--	34
$44.00	Oct 2	$1.54	0.33	13.3%	3.96%	17.22%	1	11
$40.00	Oct 2	$2.59	0.48	3.0%	6.67%	9.63%	6	469
$43.00	Sep 25	$1.60	0.35	10.7%	4.12%	14.80%	182	179
$39.50	Oct 2	$2.69	0.50	1.7%	6.92%	8.60%	27	18
$40.50	Oct 2	$2.21	0.45	4.2%	5.69%	9.94%	2	27
$40.00	Sep 25	$2.39	0.47	3.0%	6.15%	9.11%	3	369

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 27,196

Total Puts 7,700

Put/Call Ratio 0.28

Net Difference 19,496

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 24,438

Total Puts 4,274

Put/Call Ratio 0.17

Net Difference 20,164

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 429,836

Total Puts 82,416

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.20

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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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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