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PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$39.31 +2.01%

(8/20 11:04) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 12:00pm) 48,052

Calls: 37,131 (77%)

Puts: 10,921 (23%)

Prior (08/19) 32,972

Calls: 27,688 (84%)

Puts: 5,284 (16%)

Current vs Prior +45.74%

Calls: +34.11% (Calls)

Puts: +106.68% (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 -34.34%

Calls: -39.53%

Puts: -7.24%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/20 12:00pm) $6.68M

Calls: $5.32M (80%)

Puts: $1.36M (20%)

Prior (08/19) $4.54M

Calls: $3.98M (88%)

Puts: $563.4K (12%)

Current vs Prior +47.19%

Calls: +33.77%

Puts: +141.83%

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 -26.29%

Calls: -21.37%

Puts: -40.77%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/20 12:00pm) 0.29

Prior (08/19) 0.19

Current vs Prior +54.12%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.20

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +48.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 12:00pm) 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

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

Current 3.28% | 7.73%3.28% | 15.01%

Prior 3.87% | 7.68%3.87% | 14.74%

Current vs Prior -15.14% | +0.66%-15.14% | +1.81%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.91% | +1.42%-42.11% | -4.65%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -15.14% | +0.66%-15.14% | +1.81%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 10.87% | 14.37%

Calls: 9.23% | 6.00%

Puts: 12.50% | 22.73%

Prior 12.53% | 7.12%

Calls: 11.11% | 7.41%

Puts: 13.95% | 6.83%

Current vs Prior -13.25% | +101.83%

Prior 7-Day Avg 9.35% | 10.12%

Calls: 7.16% | 7.90%

Puts: 11.54% | 12.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +16.26% | +41.94%

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Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($5.32M) vs puts ($1.36M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.29 - heavy call buying (37,131 calls vs 10,921 puts). P/C ratio rising 54% - 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

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

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
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 84 of results (avg 6.8%, best 3.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$33.00	Aug 21	6.20	6.45	$6.33	3.9%	12	1.00	217
$34.50	Aug 21	4.70	4.90	$4.80	4.2%	1	1.00	82
$36.50	Sep 4	3.35	3.50	$3.43	4.4%	3	0.76	858
$40.00	Sep 11	1.95	2.04	$2.00	4.5%	54	0.47	3.3K
$36.00	Aug 21	3.20	3.35	$3.28	4.6%	185	1.00	6.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 4	6.25	6.45	$6.35	3.1%	--	0.80	39
$43.00	Aug 28	4.10	4.25	$4.18	3.6%	7	0.80	162
$43.00	Sep 18	5.20	5.40	$5.30	3.8%	61	0.65	481
$43.00	Aug 21	3.65	3.80	$3.72	4.0%	4	0.98	671
$39.00	Sep 18	2.41	2.53	$2.47	4.9%	11	0.45	923

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 33 found (avg $0.56, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$41.00	Aug 21	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	732	0.14	1.6K
$41.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	51	0.09	448
$40.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.30	$0.29	10.3%	3.8K	0.31	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	1.8K	0.44	891
$39.00	Aug 21	0.62	0.68	$0.65	9.2%	6.2K	0.60	3.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.00	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	1.0K	0.12	2.2K
$39.00	Aug 21	0.33	0.39	$0.36	16.7%	961	0.40	402
$39.50	Aug 21	0.60	0.68	$0.64	12.5%	327	0.56	425
$40.00	Aug 21	0.93	1.04	$0.99	11.1%	62	0.69	1.4K
$37.00	Aug 28	0.38	0.42	$0.40	10.0%	155	0.22	468

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 132 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$32.00	Aug 21	7.10	7.55	$7.32	6.1%	1	1.00	129
$33.00	Aug 21	6.20	6.45	$6.33	3.9%	12	1.00	217
$34.50	Aug 21	4.70	4.90	$4.80	4.2%	1	1.00	82
$35.00	Aug 21	4.20	4.40	$4.30	4.7%	102	1.00	1.5K
$36.00	Aug 21	3.20	3.35	$3.28	4.6%	185	1.00	6.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Aug 21	5.35	6.25	$5.80	15.5%	--	0.99	348
$47.00	Aug 21	7.45	8.05	$7.75	7.7%	--	0.99	37
$46.00	Aug 21	6.45	7.05	$6.75	8.9%	--	0.98	51
$43.00	Aug 21	3.65	3.80	$3.72	4.0%	4	0.98	671
$45.50	Aug 21	5.95	6.55	$6.25	9.6%	--	0.98	23

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 209 active (total vol 44.1K, top 6.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.50	Aug 28	1.68	1.80	$1.74	6.9%	6.4K	0.61	543
$39.00	Aug 21	0.62	0.68	$0.65	9.2%	6.2K	0.60	3.9K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.30	$0.29	10.3%	3.8K	0.31	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.39	0.45	$0.42	14.3%	1.8K	0.44	891
$39.00	Aug 28	1.45	1.54	$1.50	6.0%	1.2K	0.54	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Aug 28	0.07	0.10	$0.09	33.3%	3.5K	0.06	925
$38.00	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	1.0K	0.12	2.2K
$39.00	Aug 21	0.33	0.39	$0.36	16.7%	961	0.40	402
$38.50	Aug 21	0.13	0.20	$0.17	41.2%	553	0.24	883
$35.00	Oct 2	1.29	1.52	$1.41	16.3%	468	0.27	68

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 3.7%, max 4.6%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Oct 2	67.0%	65.2%	2.8%	286	508

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Sep 4	67.0%	64.1%	4.6%	13	55

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 132 found (best R:R 4.00, avg 2.04)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$42.00	$44.00	Oct 2	$0.40	$1.60	$0.40	40%	4.00	$42.40
$42.00	$43.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	38%	9.00	$42.10
$37.00	$38.00	Sep 11	$0.41	$0.59	$0.41	69%	1.44	$37.41
$43.00	$45.00	Sep 25	$0.38	$1.62	$0.38	35%	4.26	$43.38
$34.50	$35.00	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	88%	1.00	$34.75

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$45.50	$45.00	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	87%	2.33	$45.35
$41.50	$41.00	Aug 21	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	91%	0.61	$41.19
$45.00	$44.50	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	80%	0.85	$44.73
$40.00	$39.50	Sep 25	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	52%	2.33	$39.85
$40.00	$39.50	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	51%	2.33	$39.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 83 found (best R:R 2.33, avg 0.62)

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	55%	1.86	$41.65
$46.00	$47.00	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.23	$0.77	83%	0.30	$46.23
$41.00	$41.50	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	60%	1.27	$41.28
$40.00	$40.50	Sep 25	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	53%	1.38	$40.29
$40.00	$40.50	Oct 2	$0.27	$0.27	$0.23	52%	1.17	$40.27

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$33.50	$33.00	Oct 2	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	79%	2.33	$33.15
$35.50	$35.00	Oct 2	$0.32	$0.32	$0.18	70%	1.78	$35.18
$37.00	$36.00	Sep 18	$0.46	$0.46	$0.54	67%	0.85	$36.54
$38.50	$38.00	Sep 4	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	59%	2.57	$38.14
$36.00	$35.00	Sep 11	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	76%	0.52	$35.66

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.85, cheapest $0.82)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$40.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.82	64.3%	61.6%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.85	54.8%	56.1%
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.87	58.9%	60.6%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$40.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.84	64.3%	61.6%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.84	54.8%	56.1%
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.90	58.9%	60.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 82 found (cheapest 2.57% of stock, avg 11.21%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.65	$0.36	$1.01	$37.99	$40.01	2.57%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.42	$0.64	$1.06	$38.44	$40.56	2.70%
$38.50	Aug 21	$0.97	$0.17	$1.14	$37.36	$39.64	2.90%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.29	$0.99	$1.28	$38.72	$41.28	3.26%
$38.00	Aug 21	$1.35	$0.07	$1.42	$36.58	$39.42	3.61%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$1.39	$1.57	$38.93	$42.07	3.99%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.88	$0.03	$1.91	$35.59	$39.41	4.86%
$41.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$1.97	$2.08	$38.92	$43.08	5.29%
$37.00	Aug 21	$2.26	$0.02	$2.28	$34.72	$39.28	5.80%
$41.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$2.28	$2.35	$39.15	$43.85	5.98%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 174 found (cheapest 0.36% of stock, avg 8.16%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$41.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.07	$0.14	$37.86	$41.64
$41.50	$34.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.09	$0.16	$33.84	$41.66
$41.50	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.09	$0.16	$33.34	$41.66
$41.00	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.07	$0.18	$37.82	$41.18
$41.00	$34.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.09	$0.20	$33.80	$41.20
$41.00	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.09	$0.20	$33.30	$41.20
$40.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.07	$0.25	$37.75	$40.75
$41.50	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.17	$0.24	$38.26	$41.74
$41.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.17	$0.28	$38.22	$41.28
$40.50	$34.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.09	$0.27	$33.73	$40.77

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 65 found (best R:R 0.64, avg credit $0.42)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
33/34	46/47	Sep 4	$0.39	$0.61	74%	0.64	$33.11	$46.39
35/36	46/47	Sep 4	$0.44	$0.56	65%	0.79	$35.06	$46.44
35/36	42/42	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.18	48%	1.78	$35.18	$42.32
33/34	42/42	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.23	58%	1.17	$33.23	$42.27
33/34	44/45	Oct 2	$0.61	$0.39	45%	1.56	$32.89	$44.61
36/37	45/46	Sep 18	$0.66	$0.34	39%	1.94	$36.34	$45.66
36/37	43/44	Sep 18	$0.72	$0.28	32%	2.57	$36.28	$43.72
34/35	46/47	Sep 4	$0.33	$0.67	70%	0.49	$34.67	$46.33
36/37	46/47	Sep 18	$0.60	$0.40	43%	1.50	$36.40	$46.60
38/38	41/42	Aug 28	$0.35	$0.15	32%	2.33	$37.65	$41.35

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
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	29%	7.33
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	32%	4.56
$39.00	$40.00	$41.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	11%	13.29
$41.00	$42.00	$43.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	9%	15.67
$39.00	$39.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	28%	4.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$39.00	$39.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	28%	6.14
$34.00	$35.00	$36.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	11%	19.00
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Sep 11	$0.07	$0.93	14%	13.29
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	32%	4.56
$40.00	$41.00	$42.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	10%	19.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 59 found (best net $-0.08, 57 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$46.00	$47.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.05	$0.95
$39.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.19	$0.31
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.07	$0.43
$38.50	$39.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.33	$0.17
$39.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.16	$0.34

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.50	$39.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42
$36.00	$35.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.13	$0.87
$40.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.29	$0.21
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.08	$0.92
$33.00	$32.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.06	$0.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 75 found (best yield 4.71%, avg 2.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$44.00	Oct 2	$1.85	0.34	11.9%	4.71%	16.64%	1	11
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.60	0.31	14.5%	4.07%	18.54%	13	81
$46.00	Oct 2	$0.99	0.32	17.0%	2.52%	19.54%	--	34
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.35	0.45	4.3%	5.98%	10.28%	--	50
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.97	0.40	6.8%	5.01%	11.85%	1	95
$43.00	Sep 25	$1.75	0.35	9.4%	4.45%	13.84%	183	179
$45.00	Sep 25	$1.39	0.29	14.5%	3.54%	18.01%	2	86
$40.00	Oct 2	$2.59	0.47	1.8%	6.59%	8.34%	6	469
$40.00	Sep 25	$2.58	0.47	1.8%	6.56%	8.32%	29	369
$39.50	Oct 2	$2.80	0.50	0.5%	7.12%	7.61%	27	18

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 37,131

Total Puts 10,921

Put/Call Ratio 0.29

Net Difference 26,210

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 27,688

Total Puts 5,284

Put/Call Ratio 0.19

Net Difference 22,404

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 Analysis

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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