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STEEL DYNAMICS INC
$235.51 +0.23%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/17) 1,027
Calls: 794 (77%)
Puts: 233 (23%)
Prior (07/16) 1,338
Calls: 523 (39%)
Puts: 815 (61%)
Current vs Prior -23.24%
Calls: +51.82% (Calls)
Puts: -71.41% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 8,476
Calls: 5,735 (68%)
Puts: 2,741 (32%)
Prior 7-Day Average 1,210
Calls: 819 (68%)
Puts: 391 (32%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -15.18%
Calls: -3.09%
Puts: -40.50%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
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Current (07/17) $1.15M
Calls: $845.2K (74%)
Puts: $301.5K (26%)
Prior (07/16) $1.47M
Calls: $422.6K (29%)
Puts: $1.05M (71%)
Current vs Prior -21.92%
Calls: +100.01%
Puts: -71.18%
Prior 7-Day Total $13.77M
Calls: $7.61M (55%)
Puts: $6.16M (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.97M
Calls: $1.09M (55%)
Puts: $880.5K (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -41.71%
Calls: -22.22%
Puts: -65.76%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/17) 0.29
Prior (07/16) 1.56
Current vs Prior -81.17%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.59
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -49.85%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/17) 32,800
Calls: 20,694 (63%)
Puts: 12,106 (37%)
Prior (07/16) 8,434
Calls: 6,437 (76%)
Puts: 1,997 (24%)
Current vs Prior +288.90%
Prior 7-Day Total 48,578
Calls: 39,843 (82%)
Puts: 8,735 (18%)
Prior 7-Day Average 6,939
Calls: 5,691 (82%)
Puts: 1,247 (18%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +372.64%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)
Current 4.26% | 14.54%4.26% | 14.54%
Prior 5.21% | 14.21%5.21% | 14.21%
Current vs Prior +178.96% | +24.87%-18.31% | +2.31%
Prior 7-Day Avg 7.05% | 14.97%7.05% | 14.97%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +106.20% | +18.57%-39.61% | -2.85%
Prior 7-Day Eod 5.21% | 14.21%5.21% | 14.21%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +178.96% | +24.87%-18.31% | +2.31%
Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 52.12% | 6.21%
Calls: 60.61% | 7.54%
Puts: 43.64% | 4.88%
Prior 8.44% | 6.81%
Calls: 7.74% | 7.52%
Puts: 9.14% | 6.11%
Current vs Prior +517.54% | -8.81%
Prior 7-Day Avg 8.44% | 6.81%
Calls: 7.74% | 7.52%
Puts: 9.14% | 6.11%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +517.54% | -8.81%
Liquidity Pricy
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Moderately bullish flow with 74% call dollar volume ($845.2K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.29 - heavy call buying (794 calls vs 233 puts). P/C ratio dropping 81% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (20,694 calls vs 12,106 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 BEARISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 12 of results (avg 7.7%, best 4.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Aug 2112.2012.70$12.454.0%600.48284
$190.00Aug 2146.2049.80$48.007.5%--0.90153
$200.00Aug 2137.7040.80$39.257.9%--0.8621
$190.00Jul 1743.9047.60$45.758.1%--1.0048
$220.00Aug 2122.9025.30$24.1010.0%30.70157
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Aug 2115.7016.70$16.206.2%300.52156
$260.00Aug 2128.5030.60$29.557.1%--0.7154
$230.00Aug 2110.7011.50$11.107.2%80.41126
$250.00Aug 2121.8023.50$22.657.5%--0.6262
$280.00Aug 2144.2048.00$46.108.2%--0.8442

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 19 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$190.00Jul 1743.9047.60$45.758.1%--1.0048
$200.00Jul 1733.8037.50$35.6510.4%--1.0025
$210.00Jul 1723.8027.50$25.6514.4%--1.00103
$190.00Aug 2146.2049.80$48.007.5%--0.90153
$200.00Aug 2137.7040.80$39.257.9%--0.8621
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$270.00Jul 1732.5035.50$34.008.8%--0.9912
$250.00Jul 1712.5015.60$14.0522.1%90.97122
$260.00Jul 1722.5026.20$24.3515.2%--0.9612
$240.00Jul 172.755.50$4.1366.6%260.93257
$280.00Aug 2144.2048.00$46.108.2%--0.8442

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 23 active (total vol 557, top 85)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Jul 170.000.20$0.10200.0%850.07579
$230.00Jul 174.507.30$5.9047.5%680.80270
$260.00Aug 215.706.30$6.0010.0%610.29285
$270.00Aug 213.204.30$3.7529.3%610.20197
$240.00Aug 2112.2012.70$12.454.0%600.48284
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Aug 2115.7016.70$16.206.2%300.52156
$220.00Aug 216.907.70$7.3011.0%280.30251
$240.00Jul 172.755.50$4.1366.6%260.93257
$200.00Aug 212.252.85$2.5523.5%180.13776
$190.00Aug 211.252.10$1.6850.6%100.0953

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 20 strikes (avg 1429.2%, max 3072.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$190.00Jul 17Aug 211328.1%54.1%2354.1%--201
$280.00Jul 17Aug 211183.2%52.6%2150.5%4202
$200.00Jul 17Aug 211104.0%50.2%2097.5%--46
$220.00Jul 17Aug 21854.5%48.6%1657.1%6262
$270.00Jul 17Aug 21718.7%48.8%1373.4%61484
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$195.00Jul 17Aug 211786.8%56.3%3072.5%--243
$190.00Jul 17Aug 211328.1%54.1%2354.1%10131
$200.00Jul 17Aug 211104.0%50.2%2097.5%24890
$220.00Jul 17Aug 21854.5%48.6%1657.1%35435
$270.00Jul 17Aug 21718.7%48.8%1373.4%--24

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 17 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 6.89)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$260.00$270.00Jul 17$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$260.15
$270.00$280.00Aug 21$0.70$9.30$0.7013.29$270.70
$260.00$270.00Aug 21$2.25$7.75$2.253.44$262.25
$250.00$260.00Aug 21$2.90$7.10$2.902.45$252.90
$240.00$250.00Aug 21$3.55$6.45$3.551.82$243.55
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$220.00$210.00Jul 17$1.10$8.90$1.108.09$218.90
$195.00$190.00Jul 17$0.95$4.05$0.954.26$194.05
$195.00$190.00Aug 21$0.97$4.03$0.974.15$194.03
$210.00$200.00Aug 21$1.95$8.05$1.954.13$208.05
$220.00$210.00Aug 21$2.80$7.20$2.802.57$217.20

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 25 found (best R:R 39.00, avg 4.17)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$220.00$230.00Jul 17$9.75$9.75$0.2539.00$229.75
$190.00$200.00Aug 21$8.75$8.75$1.257.00$198.75
$200.00$210.00Aug 21$8.40$8.40$1.605.25$208.40
$210.00$220.00Aug 21$6.75$6.75$3.252.08$216.75
$220.00$230.00Aug 21$6.05$6.05$3.951.53$226.05
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$270.00$260.00Jul 17$9.65$9.65$0.3527.57$260.35
$280.00$270.00Aug 21$8.70$8.70$1.306.69$271.30
$270.00$260.00Aug 21$7.85$7.85$2.153.65$262.15
$260.00$250.00Aug 21$6.90$6.90$3.102.23$253.10
$250.00$240.00Aug 21$6.45$6.45$3.551.82$243.55

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 20 found (avg debit $6.04, cheapest $1.55)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$190.00Jul 17Aug 21$2.251328.1%54.1%
$280.00Jul 17Aug 21$2.821183.2%52.6%
$200.00Jul 17Aug 21$3.601104.0%50.2%
$270.00Jul 17Aug 21$3.72718.7%48.8%
$210.00Jul 17Aug 21$5.20618.9%49.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$190.00Jul 17Aug 21$1.551328.1%54.1%
$195.00Jul 17Aug 21$1.571786.8%56.3%
$200.00Jul 17Aug 21$2.371104.0%50.2%
$270.00Jul 17Aug 21$3.40718.7%48.8%
$210.00Jul 17Aug 21$4.47618.9%49.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 19 found (cheapest 1.80% of stock, avg 12.99%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$240.00Jul 17$0.10$4.13$4.23$235.77$244.231.80%
$230.00Jul 17$5.90$0.80$6.70$223.30$236.702.84%
$250.00Jul 17$0.10$14.05$14.15$235.85$264.156.01%
$220.00Jul 17$15.65$1.13$16.78$203.22$236.787.12%
$260.00Jul 17$0.18$24.35$24.53$235.47$284.5310.42%
$210.00Jul 17$25.65$0.03$25.68$184.32$235.6810.90%
$240.00Aug 21$12.45$16.20$28.65$211.35$268.6512.17%
$230.00Aug 21$18.05$11.10$29.15$200.85$259.1512.38%
$220.00Aug 21$24.10$7.30$31.40$188.60$251.4013.33%
$250.00Aug 21$8.90$22.65$31.55$218.45$281.5513.40%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 28 found (cheapest 0.38% of stock, avg 4.77%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$240.00$230.00Jul 17$0.10$0.80$0.90$229.10$240.90
$240.00$195.00Jul 17$0.10$1.08$1.18$193.82$241.18
$240.00$220.00Jul 17$0.10$1.13$1.23$218.77$241.23
$280.00$200.00Aug 21$3.05$2.55$5.60$194.40$285.60
$280.00$195.00Aug 21$3.05$2.65$5.70$189.30$285.70
$270.00$200.00Aug 21$3.75$2.55$6.30$193.70$276.30
$270.00$195.00Aug 21$3.75$2.65$6.40$188.60$276.40
$280.00$210.00Aug 21$3.05$4.50$7.55$202.45$287.55
$270.00$210.00Aug 21$3.75$4.50$8.25$201.75$278.25
$260.00$200.00Aug 21$6.00$2.55$8.55$191.45$268.55

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 34 found (best R:R 14.87, avg credit $5.72)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
190/195200/210Aug 21$9.37$0.6314.87$185.63$209.37
240/250260/270Aug 21$8.70$1.306.69$241.30$268.70
210/220230/240Aug 21$8.40$1.605.25$211.60$238.40
200/210220/230Aug 21$8.00$2.004.00$202.00$228.00
230/240250/260Aug 21$8.00$2.004.00$232.00$258.00
190/195210/220Aug 21$7.72$2.283.39$187.28$217.72
250/260270/280Aug 21$7.60$2.403.17$252.40$277.60
200/210230/240Aug 21$7.55$2.453.08$202.45$237.55
220/230240/250Aug 21$7.35$2.652.77$222.65$247.35
230/240260/270Aug 21$7.35$2.652.77$232.65$267.35

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 25 found (best R:R 124.00, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$240.00$250.00$260.00Jul 17$0.08$9.92124.00
$190.00$200.00$210.00Jul 17$0.10$9.9099.00
$210.00$220.00$230.00Jul 17$0.25$9.7539.00
$260.00$270.00$280.00Jul 17$0.35$9.6527.57
$190.00$200.00$210.00Aug 21$0.35$9.6527.57
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$240.00$250.00$260.00Jul 17$0.38$9.6225.32
$240.00$250.00$260.00Aug 21$0.45$9.5521.22
$200.00$210.00$220.00Aug 21$0.85$9.1510.76
$260.00$270.00$280.00Aug 21$0.85$9.1510.76
$250.00$260.00$270.00Aug 21$0.95$9.059.53

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 27 found (best net $-0.10, 20 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$240.00$250.001:2Jul 17-$0.10$9.90
$250.00$260.001:2Jul 17-$0.26$9.74
$270.00$280.001:2Jul 17-$0.43$9.57
$260.00$270.001:2Aug 21-$1.50$8.50
$270.00$280.001:2Aug 21-$2.35$7.65
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$210.00$200.001:2Jul 17-$0.33$9.67
$210.00$200.001:2Aug 21-$0.60$9.40
$230.00$220.001:2Jul 17-$1.46$8.54
$220.00$210.001:2Aug 21-$1.70$8.30
$230.00$220.001:2Aug 21-$3.50$6.50

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 5 found (best yield 5.18%, avg 2.64%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$240.00Aug 21$12.200.481.9%5.18%7.09%60284
$250.00Aug 21$7.900.386.2%3.35%9.51%312.9K
$260.00Aug 21$5.700.2910.4%2.42%12.82%61285
$270.00Aug 21$3.200.2014.6%1.36%16.00%61197
$280.00Aug 21$2.100.1618.9%0.89%19.78%4142

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 794
Total Puts 233
Put/Call Ratio 0.29
Net Difference 561

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 523
Total Puts 815
Put/Call Ratio 1.56
Net Difference -292

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 5,735
Total Puts 2,741
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.59
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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