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SQQQ

PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT QQQ

$39.58 +2.71%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 3:00pm) 73,591

Calls: 57,671 (78%)

Puts: 15,920 (22%)

Prior (08/19) 60,787

Calls: 52,886 (87%)

Puts: 7,901 (13%)

Current vs Prior +21.06%

Calls: +9.05% (Calls)

Puts: +101.49% (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 +0.56%

Calls: -6.08%

Puts: +35.22%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/20 3:00pm) $10.64M

Calls: $8.72M (82%)

Puts: $1.92M (18%)

Prior (08/19) $8.02M

Calls: $7.04M (88%)

Puts: $980.9K (12%)

Current vs Prior +32.68%

Calls: +23.85%

Puts: +96.05%

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 +17.42%

Calls: +28.93%

Puts: -16.39%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/20 3:00pm) 0.28

Prior (08/19) 0.15

Current vs Prior +84.78%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.20

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +39.13%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/20 3:00pm) 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 3.44% | 7.73%3.44% | 15.21%

Prior 3.87% | 7.68%3.87% | 14.74%

Current vs Prior -11.15% | +0.64%-11.15% | +3.17%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -20.33% | +1.39%-39.38% | -3.38%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -11.15% | +0.64%-11.15% | +3.17%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 9.11% | 5.25%

Calls: 10.71% | 5.63%

Puts: 7.50% | 4.88%

Prior 12.53% | 7.12%

Calls: 11.11% | 7.41%

Puts: 13.95% | 6.83%

Current vs Prior -27.29% | -26.26%

Prior 7-Day Avg 9.35% | 10.12%

Calls: 7.16% | 7.90%

Puts: 11.54% | 12.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -2.57% | -48.14%

Liquidity Pricy

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Strong bullish conviction with 82% of dollar volume in calls ($8.72M) vs puts ($1.92M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.28 - heavy call buying (57,671 calls vs 15,920 puts). P/C ratio rising 85% - 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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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
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 120 of results (avg 6.6%, best 1.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$34.00	Aug 28	5.55	5.65	$5.60	1.8%	172	1.00	141
$36.00	Sep 18	4.50	4.60	$4.55	2.2%	36	0.75	1.6K
$37.00	Sep 18	3.90	4.00	$3.95	2.5%	227	0.69	7.0K
$34.00	Aug 21	5.50	5.65	$5.58	2.7%	46	0.98	2.8K
$37.00	Sep 4	3.25	3.35	$3.30	3.0%	119	0.74	747

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.00	Sep 18	2.34	2.39	$2.37	2.1%	97	0.44	923
$38.00	Sep 18	1.79	1.85	$1.82	3.3%	49	0.38	1.2K
$42.00	Sep 18	4.25	4.40	$4.33	3.5%	--	0.59	772
$45.00	Sep 18	6.55	6.80	$6.68	3.7%	25	0.70	1.7K
$46.00	Aug 28	6.45	6.70	$6.58	3.8%	--	0.89	22

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 33 found (avg $0.57, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$41.00	Aug 21	0.15	0.17	$0.16	12.5%	975	0.19	1.6K
$40.50	Aug 21	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	652	0.27	481
$40.00	Aug 21	0.35	0.39	$0.37	10.8%	6.1K	0.39	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.53	0.59	$0.56	10.7%	4.3K	0.53	891
$39.00	Aug 21	0.80	0.85	$0.83	6.0%	8.2K	0.69	3.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.50	Aug 21	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	617	0.17	883
$39.00	Aug 21	0.23	0.27	$0.25	16.0%	1.3K	0.31	402
$39.50	Aug 21	0.44	0.50	$0.47	12.8%	603	0.47	425
$40.00	Aug 21	0.77	0.83	$0.80	7.5%	280	0.61	1.4K
$36.00	Aug 28	0.14	0.16	$0.15	13.3%	125	0.10	447

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 136 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$33.00	Aug 28	5.75	8.05	$6.90	33.3%	--	1.00	26
$34.00	Aug 28	5.55	5.65	$5.60	1.8%	172	1.00	141
$33.00	Aug 21	6.50	6.80	$6.65	4.5%	15	0.99	217
$34.50	Aug 21	4.80	5.30	$5.05	9.9%	2	0.99	82
$36.00	Aug 21	3.50	3.70	$3.60	5.6%	245	0.99	6.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$44.00	Aug 21	4.20	5.30	$4.75	23.2%	--	1.00	172
$44.50	Aug 21	4.70	5.50	$5.10	15.7%	--	1.00	53
$45.00	Aug 21	5.20	6.15	$5.68	16.7%	--	1.00	348
$45.50	Aug 21	5.70	6.45	$6.08	12.3%	--	1.00	23
$46.00	Aug 21	6.20	6.85	$6.53	10.0%	--	1.00	51

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 250 active (total vol 67.2K, top 8.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.00	Aug 21	0.80	0.85	$0.83	6.0%	8.2K	0.69	3.9K
$38.50	Aug 28	1.87	1.95	$1.91	4.2%	6.4K	0.64	543
$40.00	Aug 21	0.35	0.39	$0.37	10.8%	6.1K	0.39	15.7K
$39.50	Aug 21	0.53	0.59	$0.56	10.7%	4.3K	0.53	891
$40.00	Aug 28	1.20	1.25	$1.23	4.1%	2.3K	0.47	2.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Aug 28	0.05	0.07	$0.06	33.3%	3.7K	0.05	925
$38.00	Aug 21	0.04	0.05	$0.05	20.0%	1.5K	0.08	2.2K
$39.00	Aug 21	0.23	0.27	$0.25	16.0%	1.3K	0.31	402
$35.00	Oct 2	1.22	1.39	$1.31	13.0%	889	0.26	68
$38.50	Aug 21	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	617	0.17	883

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 7.1%, max 9.7%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Oct 2	68.6%	62.5%	9.7%	654	508
$41.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	73.1%	69.3%	5.5%	976	1.6K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.50	Aug 21	Sep 4	68.6%	63.7%	7.6%	34	55
$41.00	Aug 21	Sep 25	73.1%	69.1%	5.7%	63	393

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 136 found (best R:R 0.82, avg 1.78)

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
$34.00	$35.00	Oct 2	$0.42	$0.58	$0.42	81%	1.38	$34.42
$43.00	$45.00	Sep 25	$0.38	$1.62	$0.38	37%	4.26	$43.38
$35.00	$36.00	Sep 11	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	85%	0.67	$35.60
$34.50	$35.00	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	90%	1.00	$34.75

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$46.00	$45.50	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	89%	2.33	$45.85
$45.00	$44.50	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	78%	2.33	$44.85
$44.00	$43.50	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	75%	2.33	$43.85
$45.00	$44.50	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	86%	0.67	$44.70
$41.00	$40.50	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	58%	2.33	$40.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 82 found (best R:R 3.55, avg 0.78)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$41.50	$42.00	Sep 25	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	57%	2.85	$41.87
$40.00	$40.50	Sep 11	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	51%	1.94	$40.33
$46.00	$47.00	Sep 4	$0.22	$0.22	$0.78	82%	0.28	$46.22
$41.00	$41.50	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	58%	1.27	$41.28
$46.00	$47.00	Sep 18	$0.31	$0.31	$0.69	74%	0.45	$46.31

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$36.50	$36.00	Oct 2	$0.39	$0.39	$0.11	66%	3.55	$36.11
$34.50	$34.00	Oct 2	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	75%	2.13	$34.16
$36.00	$35.00	Sep 25	$0.48	$0.48	$0.52	70%	0.92	$35.52
$34.50	$34.00	Sep 25	$0.27	$0.27	$0.23	78%	1.17	$34.23
$39.00	$38.50	Oct 2	$0.39	$0.39	$0.11	54%	3.55	$38.61

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.85, cheapest $0.84)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$40.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.86	64.9%	60.8%
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.86	60.5%	57.9%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.82	58.0%	57.5%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$40.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.84	64.9%	60.8%
$39.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.86	60.5%	57.9%
$39.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.83	58.0%	57.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 84 found (cheapest 2.60% of stock, avg 11.41%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$39.50	Aug 21	$0.56	$0.47	$1.03	$38.47	$40.53	2.60%
$39.00	Aug 21	$0.83	$0.25	$1.08	$37.92	$40.08	2.73%
$40.00	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.80	$1.17	$38.83	$41.17	2.96%
$38.50	Aug 21	$1.17	$0.11	$1.28	$37.22	$39.78	3.23%
$40.50	Aug 21	$0.24	$1.13	$1.37	$39.13	$41.87	3.46%
$38.00	Aug 21	$1.64	$0.05	$1.69	$36.31	$39.69	4.27%
$41.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$1.58	$1.74	$39.26	$42.74	4.40%
$41.50	Aug 21	$0.11	$1.95	$2.06	$39.44	$43.56	5.20%
$37.50	Aug 21	$2.16	$0.03	$2.19	$35.31	$39.69	5.53%
$42.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$2.42	$2.48	$39.52	$44.48	6.27%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 168 found (cheapest 0.28% of stock, avg 8.68%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$42.00	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.05	$0.11	$37.89	$42.11
$41.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.05	$0.16	$37.84	$41.66
$42.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.11	$0.17	$38.33	$42.17
$41.50	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.11	$0.22	$38.28	$41.72
$41.00	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$0.05	$0.21	$37.79	$41.21
$41.00	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.16	$0.11	$0.27	$38.23	$41.27
$40.50	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.24	$0.05	$0.29	$37.71	$40.79
$40.50	$38.50	Aug 21	$0.24	$0.11	$0.35	$38.15	$40.85
$42.00	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.25	$0.31	$38.69	$42.31
$41.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.25	$0.36	$38.64	$41.86

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 48 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
35/36	45/46	Sep 25	$0.74	$0.26	40%	2.85	$35.26	$45.74
36/37	46/47	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.32	42%	2.13	$36.32	$46.68
35/36	46/47	Sep 18	$0.61	$0.39	49%	1.56	$35.39	$46.61
33/34	46/47	Sep 18	$0.48	$0.52	59%	0.92	$33.52	$46.48
34/35	46/47	Sep 18	$0.52	$0.48	54%	1.08	$34.48	$46.52
38/38	44/44	Sep 4	$0.36	$0.14	38%	2.57	$37.64	$43.86
34/35	46/47	Sep 4	$0.34	$0.66	71%	0.52	$34.66	$46.34
36/36	44/44	Sep 4	$0.29	$0.21	50%	1.38	$36.21	$43.79
35/36	44/44	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.25	57%	1.00	$35.25	$43.75
36/37	45/46	Sep 11	$0.57	$0.43	45%	1.33	$36.43	$45.57

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 99 found (best R:R 6.14, 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	30%	6.14
$39.50	$40.00	$40.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	26%	7.33
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	13%	15.67
$39.00	$39.50	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	30%	5.25
$40.00	$40.50	$41.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.45	20%	9.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Sep 11	$0.07	$0.93	15%	13.29
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	30%	5.25
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	13%	13.29
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.42	23%	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. 57 found (best net $-0.14, 56 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$39.50	$40.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.18	$0.32
$40.00	$40.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.11	$0.39
$39.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.29	$0.21
$40.50	$41.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.08	$0.42
$46.00	$47.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.11	$0.89

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$40.00	$39.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.14	$0.36
$36.50	$36.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.07	$0.43
$34.00	$33.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.12	$0.88
$33.00	$32.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.09	$0.91
$36.00	$35.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.19	$0.81

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 71 found (best yield 4.62%, avg 2.92%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$45.00	Oct 2	$1.83	0.32	13.7%	4.62%	18.32%	14	81
$43.00	Oct 2	$2.12	0.38	8.6%	5.36%	14.00%	1	5
$41.00	Oct 2	$2.69	0.46	3.6%	6.80%	10.38%	1	50
$42.00	Oct 2	$2.31	0.42	6.1%	5.84%	11.95%	1	95
$40.00	Oct 2	$3.10	0.50	1.1%	7.83%	8.89%	37	469
$44.00	Oct 2	$1.66	0.34	11.2%	4.19%	15.36%	3	11
$41.50	Sep 25	$2.30	0.43	4.8%	5.81%	10.66%	15	4
$41.00	Sep 25	$2.41	0.45	3.6%	6.09%	9.68%	45	40
$46.00	Oct 2	$0.99	0.32	16.2%	2.50%	18.72%	--	34
$43.00	Sep 25	$1.75	0.37	8.6%	4.42%	13.06%	183	179

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 57,671

Total Puts 15,920

Put/Call Ratio 0.28

Net Difference 41,751

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 52,886

Total Puts 7,901

Put/Call Ratio 0.15

Net Difference 44,985

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)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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