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SQQQ

PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$39.46 +2.41%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 2:00pm) 60,086

Calls: 47,160 (78%)

Puts: 12,926 (22%)

Prior (08/19) 45,537

Calls: 38,541 (85%)

Puts: 6,996 (15%)

Current vs Prior +31.95%

Calls: +22.36% (Calls)

Puts: +84.76% (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 -17.89%

Calls: -23.20%

Puts: +9.79%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/20 2:00pm) $8.36M

Calls: $6.81M (81%)

Puts: $1.55M (19%)

Prior (08/19) $6.11M

Calls: $5.20M (85%)

Puts: $910.6K (15%)

Current vs Prior +36.90%

Calls: +31.04%

Puts: +70.34%

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 -7.74%

Calls: +0.70%

Puts: -32.56%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/20 2:00pm) 0.27

Prior (08/19) 0.18

Current vs Prior +51.00%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.20

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +38.18%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 2:00pm) 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 3.22% | 7.50%3.22% | 14.70%

Prior 3.87% | 7.68%3.87% | 14.74%

Current vs Prior -16.77% | -2.36%-16.77% | -0.29%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -25.38% | -1.63%-43.22% | -6.63%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -16.77% | -2.36%-16.77% | -0.29%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 8.23% | 6.82%

Calls: 5.56% | 5.19%

Puts: 10.91% | 8.45%

Prior 12.53% | 7.12%

Calls: 11.11% | 7.41%

Puts: 13.95% | 6.83%

Current vs Prior -34.32% | -4.21%

Prior 7-Day Avg 9.35% | 10.12%

Calls: 7.16% | 7.90%

Puts: 11.54% | 12.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -11.98% | -32.64%

Liquidity Pricy

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Strong bullish conviction with 81% of dollar volume in calls ($6.81M) vs puts ($1.55M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.27 - heavy call buying (47,160 calls vs 12,926 puts). P/C ratio rising 51% - 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
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 98 of results (avg 7.3%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.50	Aug 28	1.30	1.35	$1.33	3.8%	583	0.50	599
$33.00	Aug 21	6.25	6.55	$6.40	4.7%	15	1.00	217
$37.00	Sep 4	3.10	3.25	$3.18	4.7%	85	0.73	747
$40.00	Sep 11	2.00	2.10	$2.05	4.9%	82	0.48	3.3K
$39.00	Aug 28	1.50	1.58	$1.54	5.2%	1.3K	0.56	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 4	6.10	6.30	$6.20	3.2%	15	0.80	39
$40.00	Sep 18	2.99	3.10	$3.05	3.6%	32	0.51	2.7K
$45.00	Aug 28	5.75	6.00	$5.88	4.3%	--	0.88	152
$38.00	Sep 18	1.83	1.92	$1.88	4.8%	21	0.39	1.2K
$44.00	Aug 28	4.85	5.10	$4.97	5.0%	2	0.84	199

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 32 found (avg $0.60, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.30	$0.29	10.3%	4.7K	0.33	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.44	0.48	$0.46	8.7%	3.7K	0.48	891
$39.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.74	$0.72	5.6%	7.3K	0.65	3.9K
$45.00	Aug 28	0.23	0.27	$0.25	16.0%	1.7K	0.12	2.6K
$43.00	Aug 28	0.41	0.47	$0.44	13.6%	105	0.21	292

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.00	Aug 21	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	1.2K	0.10	2.2K
$38.50	Aug 21	0.12	0.14	$0.13	15.4%	585	0.20	883
$39.00	Aug 21	0.26	0.31	$0.29	17.2%	1.1K	0.36	402
$39.50	Aug 21	0.52	0.58	$0.55	10.9%	433	0.52	425
$40.00	Aug 21	0.82	0.90	$0.86	9.3%	138	0.67	1.4K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 134 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	7.75	$7.43	8.7%	1	1.00	129
$33.00	Aug 21	6.25	6.55	$6.40	4.7%	15	1.00	217
$34.00	Aug 21	5.10	5.55	$5.32	8.5%	17	1.00	2.8K
$34.50	Aug 21	4.50	5.05	$4.78	11.5%	2	1.00	82
$35.00	Aug 21	4.25	4.50	$4.38	5.7%	106	1.00	1.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Aug 21	5.40	6.15	$5.78	13.0%	--	0.99	348
$47.00	Aug 21	7.25	8.00	$7.63	9.8%	--	0.99	37
$44.00	Aug 21	4.30	5.45	$4.88	23.6%	--	0.98	172
$46.00	Aug 21	6.25	7.05	$6.65	12.0%	--	0.98	51
$43.00	Aug 21	3.50	3.85	$3.68	9.5%	7	0.97	671

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 231 active (total vol 54.5K, top 7.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.74	$0.72	5.6%	7.3K	0.65	3.9K
$38.50	Aug 28	1.68	1.83	$1.76	8.5%	6.4K	0.62	543
$40.00	Aug 21	0.27	0.30	$0.29	10.3%	4.7K	0.33	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.44	0.48	$0.46	8.7%	3.7K	0.48	891
$45.00	Aug 28	0.23	0.27	$0.25	16.0%	1.7K	0.12	2.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Aug 28	0.07	0.09	$0.08	25.0%	3.5K	0.06	925
$38.00	Aug 21	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	1.2K	0.10	2.2K
$39.00	Aug 21	0.26	0.31	$0.29	17.2%	1.1K	0.36	402
$38.50	Aug 21	0.12	0.14	$0.13	15.4%	585	0.20	883
$35.00	Oct 2	1.30	1.52	$1.41	15.6%	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. 3 strikes (avg 4.0%, max 9.1%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Oct 2	64.2%	64.1%	0.2%	352	508

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$41.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	69.1%	63.3%	9.1%	17	731
$40.50	Aug 21	Sep 4	64.2%	62.6%	2.6%	29	55

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 137 found (best R:R 2.33, avg 2.06)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$34.00	$35.00	Oct 2	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	82%	2.33	$34.30
$32.00	$33.00	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	95%	1.00	$32.50
$43.00	$45.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$1.68	$0.32	36%	5.25	$43.32
$42.00	$43.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	39%	9.00	$42.10
$42.00	$44.00	Oct 2	$0.51	$1.49	$0.51	41%	2.92	$42.51

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$45.00	$44.50	Sep 4	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	80%	3.17	$44.88
$46.00	$45.50	Aug 28	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	90%	1.50	$45.80
$42.00	$41.50	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	94%	0.56	$41.68
$44.00	$43.50	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	76%	0.85	$43.73
$42.00	$41.50	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	66%	0.79	$41.72

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 87 found (best R:R 1.27, avg 0.65)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$39.50	$40.00	Oct 2	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	49%	2.12	$39.84
$46.00	$47.00	Sep 4	$0.20	$0.20	$0.80	84%	0.25	$46.20
$40.00	$40.50	Sep 11	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	52%	1.38	$40.29
$40.00	$40.50	Oct 2	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	52%	1.00	$40.25
$41.00	$41.50	Aug 28	$0.16	$0.16	$0.34	65%	0.47	$41.16

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$34.00	$33.50	Oct 2	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	78%	1.27	$33.72
$38.50	$38.00	Sep 25	$0.39	$0.39	$0.11	56%	3.55	$38.11
$34.50	$34.00	Oct 2	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	75%	1.27	$34.22
$36.50	$36.00	Oct 2	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	65%	1.94	$36.17
$36.50	$36.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	67%	1.50	$36.20

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	61.1%	59.2%
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.87	58.9%	59.2%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.82	53.5%	56.5%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$40.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.88	61.1%	59.2%
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.87	58.9%	59.3%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.85	53.5%	56.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 79 found (cheapest 2.56% of stock, avg 11.10%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.72	$0.29	$1.01	$37.99	$40.01	2.56%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.46	$0.55	$1.01	$38.49	$40.51	2.56%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.29	$0.86	$1.15	$38.85	$41.15	2.91%
$38.50	Aug 21	$1.07	$0.13	$1.20	$37.30	$39.70	3.04%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$1.30	$1.48	$39.02	$41.98	3.75%
$38.00	Aug 21	$1.49	$0.06	$1.55	$36.45	$39.55	3.93%
$41.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$1.71	$1.83	$39.17	$42.83	4.64%
$37.50	Aug 21	$1.89	$0.03	$1.92	$35.58	$39.42	4.87%
$41.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$2.25	$2.32	$39.18	$43.82	5.88%
$37.00	Aug 21	$2.45	$0.02	$2.47	$34.53	$39.47	6.26%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.33% of stock, avg 8.33%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$41.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.06	$0.13	$37.87	$41.63
$41.50	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.09	$0.16	$33.34	$41.66
$41.00	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.06	$0.18	$37.82	$41.18
$41.50	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.13	$0.20	$38.30	$41.70
$41.00	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.09	$0.21	$33.29	$41.21
$41.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.13	$0.25	$38.25	$41.25
$40.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.06	$0.24	$37.76	$40.74
$40.50	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.13	$0.31	$38.19	$40.81
$40.50	$33.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.09	$0.27	$33.23	$40.77
$40.00	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.29	$0.06	$0.35	$37.65	$40.35

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 57 found (best R:R 0.45, avg credit $0.37)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
34/35	46/47	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.69	72%	0.45	$34.69	$46.31
37/38	42/43	Sep 4	$0.34	$0.16	37%	2.12	$37.16	$42.84
36/37	46/47	Sep 18	$0.59	$0.41	43%	1.44	$36.41	$46.59
37/38	42/42	Sep 4	$0.34	$0.16	35%	2.13	$37.16	$42.34
36/36	41/42	Aug 28	$0.26	$0.24	49%	1.08	$36.24	$41.26
37/38	41/42	Aug 28	$0.31	$0.19	39%	1.63	$37.19	$41.31
35/36	46/47	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.68	68%	0.47	$35.18	$46.32
35/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.27	54%	0.85	$35.27	$42.73
38/38	41/42	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.17	33%	1.94	$37.67	$41.33
36/36	42/43	Sep 4	$0.26	$0.24	46%	1.08	$36.24	$42.76

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 95 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.94	15%	15.67
$39.50	$40.00	$40.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	25%	7.33
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.43	28%	6.14
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	34%	4.56
$39.00	$39.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	32%	4.56

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	13%	13.29
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	32%	4.00
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	26%	4.56
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 28	$0.05	$0.45	12%	9.00
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.91	13%	10.11

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 61 found (best net $-0.20, 60 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.20	$0.30
$39.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.12	$0.38
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.07	$0.43
$46.00	$47.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.08	$0.92
$40.50	$41.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.44

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$40.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.24	$0.26
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.11	$0.89
$33.00	$32.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.08	$0.92
$36.50	$36.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.07	$0.43
$36.00	$35.50	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. 75 found (best yield 4.05%, avg 2.80%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.60	0.31	14.0%	4.05%	18.09%	13	81
$44.00	Oct 2	$1.66	0.34	11.5%	4.21%	15.71%	3	11
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.45	0.45	3.9%	6.21%	10.11%	--	50
$46.00	Oct 2	$0.99	0.32	16.6%	2.51%	19.08%	--	34
$45.00	Sep 25	$1.39	0.30	14.0%	3.52%	17.56%	5	86
$43.00	Sep 25	$1.75	0.36	9.0%	4.43%	13.41%	183	179
$42.00	Oct 2	$1.97	0.41	6.4%	4.99%	11.43%	1	95
$39.50	Oct 2	$2.97	0.51	0.1%	7.53%	7.63%	29	18
$41.00	Sep 25	$2.28	0.44	3.9%	5.78%	9.68%	44	40
$40.00	Sep 25	$2.65	0.48	1.4%	6.72%	8.08%	76	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 47,160

Total Puts 12,926

Put/Call Ratio 0.27

Net Difference 34,234

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 38,541

Total Puts 6,996

Put/Call Ratio 0.18

Net Difference 31,545

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 429,836

Total Puts 82,416

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.20

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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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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