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$77.82 +0.45%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01 1:00pm) 584,206

Calls: 440,462 (75%)

Puts: 143,744 (25%)

Prior (09/30) 380,042

Calls: 265,543 (70%)

Puts: 114,499 (30%)

Current vs Prior +53.72%

Calls: +65.87% (Calls)

Puts: +25.54% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 4,941,157

Calls: 3,283,378 (66%)

Puts: 1,657,779 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 705,879

Calls: 469,054 (66%)

Puts: 236,825 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.24%

Calls: -6.10%

Puts: -39.30%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01 1:00pm) $40.99M

Calls: $29.44M (72%)

Puts: $11.55M (28%)

Prior (09/30) $19.45M

Calls: $10.52M (54%)

Puts: $8.93M (46%)

Current vs Prior +110.70%

Calls: +179.79%

Puts: +29.32%

Prior 7-Day Total $277.00M

Calls: $140.46M (51%)

Puts: $136.54M (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average $39.57M

Calls: $20.07M (51%)

Puts: $19.51M (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.58%

Calls: +46.70%

Puts: -40.78%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/01 1:00pm) 0.33

Prior (09/30) 0.43

Current vs Prior -24.31%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.50

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -35.11%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/01 1:00pm) 3,054,046

Calls: 2,103,688 (69%)

Puts: 950,358 (31%)

Prior (09/30) 3,488,324

Calls: 2,503,992 (72%)

Puts: 984,332 (28%)

Current vs Prior -12.45%

Prior 7-Day Total 20,874,047

Calls: 14,252,706 (68%)

Puts: 6,621,341 (32%)

Prior 7-Day Average 2,982,006

Calls: 2,036,100 (68%)

Puts: 945,905 (32%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.42%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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3DTEWKMO Expiry (10/02) | Next (10/05)Expiry (10/02) | Next (10/09)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 1.36% | 1.66%1.36% | 2.43%3.11% | 5.68%

Prior 1.70% | 1.93%1.70% | 2.53%3.21% | 5.71%

Current vs Prior -19.74% | -14.04%-19.74% | -4.11%-3.25% | -0.50%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.26% | 1.72%1.43% | 2.32%3.05% | 5.16%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +7.97% | -3.40%-4.73% | +4.56%+1.84% | +10.00%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.70% | 1.93%1.70% | 2.52%3.21% | 5.73%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -19.74% | -14.04%-19.74% | -3.62%-3.25% | -0.95%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 8.66% | 6.27%

Calls: 6.90% | 5.63%

Puts: 10.42% | 6.90%

Prior 8.18% | 4.92%

Calls: 9.76% | 5.77%

Puts: 6.59% | 4.08%

Current vs Prior +5.87% | +27.44%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.17% | 3.11%

Calls: 5.47% | 2.76%

Puts: 4.87% | 3.45%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +67.60% | +101.89%

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Moderately bullish flow with 72% call dollar volume ($29.44M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 111% vs prior. Above-average activity with volume up 54% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.33 - heavy call buying (440,462 calls vs 143,744 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 375 of results (avg 4.1%, best 1.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.00	Nov 6	1.62	1.64	$1.63	1.2%	5.1K	0.48	1.5K
$78.00	Oct 9	0.75	0.76	$0.76	1.3%	3.8K	0.47	14.8K
$68.00	Oct 30	10.05	10.20	$10.13	1.5%	--	0.98	400
$65.00	Oct 16	12.85	13.05	$12.95	1.5%	44	1.00	--
$80.50	Nov 6	0.63	0.64	$0.64	1.6%	524	0.26	891

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.00	Oct 30	0.99	1.00	$1.00	1.0%	1.3K	0.40	7.8K
$92.00	Oct 16	14.10	14.25	$14.18	1.1%	--	1.00	481
$87.00	Oct 16	9.15	9.25	$9.20	1.1%	133	1.00	6.6K
$93.00	Oct 16	15.10	15.30	$15.20	1.3%	--	1.00	399
$77.50	Nov 6	1.48	1.50	$1.49	1.3%	472	0.48	984

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 173 found (avg $0.36, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$79.00	Oct 2	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	8.0K	0.13	49.2K
$78.50	Oct 2	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	12.9K	0.25	17.6K
$79.50	Oct 5	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	644	0.10	988
$79.00	Oct 5	0.12	0.13	$0.13	7.7%	995	0.18	4.7K
$78.00	Oct 2	0.31	0.32	$0.32	3.1%	50.9K	0.43	30.7K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.00	Oct 2	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	7.2K	0.19	13.4K
$77.50	Oct 2	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	5.1K	0.36	6.8K
$76.00	Oct 5	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	1.3K	0.09	2.6K
$76.50	Oct 5	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	683	0.15	767
$77.00	Oct 5	0.19	0.21	$0.20	10.0%	1.2K	0.26	2.7K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 257 found (avg delta 0.85, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$69.00	Oct 14	8.85	9.00	$8.93	1.7%	3	1.00	--
$65.00	Oct 16	12.85	13.05	$12.95	1.5%	44	1.00	--
$69.00	Oct 7	8.75	8.95	$8.85	2.3%	1	1.00	--
$67.00	Oct 12	10.80	11.00	$10.90	1.8%	19	1.00	--
$70.00	Oct 2	7.75	7.90	$7.83	1.9%	18	0.99	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$80.50	Oct 2	2.64	2.77	$2.71	4.8%	207	1.00	1.7K
$81.00	Oct 2	3.10	3.30	$3.20	6.2%	186	1.00	4.3K
$81.50	Oct 2	3.60	3.80	$3.70	5.4%	245	1.00	2.2K
$82.00	Oct 2	4.10	4.30	$4.20	4.8%	96	1.00	2.4K
$82.50	Oct 2	4.60	4.80	$4.70	4.3%	12	1.00	671

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 517 active (total vol 584.0K, top 50.9K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.00	Oct 2	0.31	0.32	$0.32	3.1%	50.9K	0.43	30.7K
$77.50	Oct 2	0.56	0.60	$0.58	6.9%	29.7K	0.64	5.1K
$78.00	Oct 5	0.43	0.45	$0.44	4.5%	26.6K	0.45	3.6K
$77.00	Oct 2	0.93	0.97	$0.95	4.2%	19.2K	0.81	4.1K
$80.00	Oct 30	0.65	0.67	$0.66	3.0%	15.1K	0.29	18.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$76.00	Oct 2	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	12.7K	0.05	9.3K
$76.50	Oct 2	0.04	0.05	$0.05	20.0%	8.5K	0.09	3.9K
$77.00	Oct 2	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	7.2K	0.19	13.4K
$76.00	Oct 16	0.39	0.40	$0.40	2.5%	6.7K	0.24	13.5K
$77.50	Oct 2	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	5.1K	0.36	6.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 8 strikes (avg 33.3%, max 47.2%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$77.50	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.2%	15.1%	47.2%	29.8K	5.1K
$77.00	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.4%	15.9%	41.5%	19.2K	4.1K
$78.00	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.7%	18.5%	22.8%	51.0K	30.7K
$78.50	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.6%	18.5%	21.8%	12.9K	17.6K

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$77.50	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.2%	15.1%	47.2%	5.1K	6.8K
$77.00	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.4%	15.9%	41.5%	7.2K	13.4K
$78.00	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.7%	18.5%	22.8%	1.8K	8.5K
$78.50	Oct 2	Nov 13	22.6%	18.5%	21.8%	1.0K	8.7K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 139 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 2.12)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$76.50	$77.00	Oct 23	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	68%	0.85	$76.77
$76.00	$77.00	Oct 30	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	71%	0.59	$76.63
$78.50	$79.00	Nov 13	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	43%	1.78	$78.68
$80.00	$80.50	Nov 13	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	31%	3.17	$80.12
$77.00	$77.50	Nov 13	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	56%	1.00	$77.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$81.00	$80.50	Nov 13	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	76%	2.85	$80.87
$86.00	$85.50	Oct 23	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	100%	0.85	$85.73
$77.50	$77.00	Nov 13	$0.16	$0.34	$0.16	49%	2.12	$77.34
$79.00	$78.50	Nov 13	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	60%	1.17	$78.77
$78.50	$78.00	Nov 13	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	57%	1.27	$78.28

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 85 found (best R:R 0.11, avg 0.46)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$79.00	$79.50	Nov 13	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	61%	1.00	$79.25
$79.50	$80.00	Nov 13	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	65%	0.72	$79.71
$78.00	$79.00	Oct 30	$0.47	$0.47	$0.53	51%	0.89	$78.47
$79.00	$80.00	Oct 30	$0.36	$0.36	$0.64	61%	0.56	$79.36
$80.00	$81.00	Oct 30	$0.25	$0.25	$0.75	71%	0.33	$80.25

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$73.00	$72.00	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.10	$0.90	93%	0.11	$72.90
$76.50	$76.00	Nov 13	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	60%	0.67	$76.30
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 2	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	64%	0.35	$77.37
$76.00	$75.00	Oct 9	$0.12	$0.12	$0.88	81%	0.14	$75.88
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 5	$0.16	$0.16	$0.34	60%	0.47	$77.34

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.12, cheapest $0.12)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$77.50	Oct 2	Oct 5	$0.13	22.2%	15.2%
$78.00	Oct 2	Oct 5	$0.12	22.7%	15.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$77.50	Oct 2	Oct 5	$0.12	22.2%	15.2%
$78.00	Oct 2	Oct 5	$0.10	22.7%	15.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 213 found (cheapest 1.03% of stock, avg 4.82%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$78.00	Oct 2	$0.32	$0.48	$0.80	$77.20	$78.80	1.03%
$77.50	Oct 2	$0.58	$0.24	$0.82	$76.68	$78.32	1.05%
$78.50	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.82	$0.97	$77.53	$79.47	1.25%
$78.00	Oct 5	$0.44	$0.58	$1.02	$76.98	$79.02	1.31%
$77.00	Oct 2	$0.95	$0.11	$1.06	$75.94	$78.06	1.36%
$77.50	Oct 5	$0.71	$0.36	$1.07	$76.43	$78.57	1.37%
$78.50	Oct 5	$0.25	$0.89	$1.14	$77.36	$79.64	1.46%
$77.00	Oct 5	$1.05	$0.20	$1.25	$75.75	$78.25	1.61%
$79.00	Oct 2	$0.07	$1.22	$1.29	$77.71	$80.29	1.66%
$78.00	Oct 7	$0.60	$0.73	$1.33	$76.67	$79.33	1.71%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 275 found (cheapest 0.08% of stock, avg 1.48%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$79.50	$76.00	Oct 2	$0.03	$0.03	$0.06	$75.94	$79.56
$80.00	$75.50	Oct 5	$0.04	$0.04	$0.08	$75.42	$80.08
$79.50	$76.50	Oct 2	$0.03	$0.05	$0.08	$76.42	$79.58
$80.00	$76.00	Oct 5	$0.04	$0.06	$0.10	$75.90	$80.10
$79.00	$76.00	Oct 2	$0.07	$0.03	$0.10	$75.90	$79.10
$79.50	$75.50	Oct 5	$0.07	$0.04	$0.11	$75.39	$79.61
$79.00	$76.50	Oct 2	$0.07	$0.05	$0.12	$76.38	$79.12
$85.50	$76.00	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.03	$0.13	$75.87	$85.63
$79.50	$76.00	Oct 5	$0.07	$0.06	$0.13	$75.87	$79.63
$79.50	$73.00	Oct 2	$0.03	$0.11	$0.14	$72.86	$79.64

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 58 found (best R:R 1.78, avg credit $0.27)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
74/74	80/80	Nov 13	$0.32	$0.18	41%	1.78	$74.18	$79.82
75/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.34	$0.16	34%	2.13	$75.16	$79.84
74/75	80/80	Nov 13	$0.32	$0.18	38%	1.78	$74.68	$79.82
74/74	80/81	Nov 13	$0.25	$0.25	49%	1.00	$74.25	$80.75
74/75	80/80	Nov 6	$0.29	$0.21	40%	1.38	$74.71	$79.79
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.33	$0.17	32%	1.94	$75.67	$79.83
74/74	82/82	Nov 13	$0.21	$0.29	56%	0.72	$74.29	$81.71
74/75	80/81	Nov 6	$0.24	$0.26	49%	0.92	$74.76	$80.74
76/76	80/81	Nov 6	$0.28	$0.22	41%	1.27	$75.72	$80.78
75/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.30	$0.20	36%	1.50	$75.20	$79.80

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 92 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$77.50	$78.00	$78.50	Oct 2	$0.09	$0.41	39%	4.56
$74.00	$75.00	$76.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.94	15%	15.67
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 5	$0.07	$0.43	29%	6.14
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 7	$0.05	$0.45	23%	9.00
$77.50	$78.00	$78.50	Oct 5	$0.08	$0.42	30%	5.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$76.00	$77.00	$78.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$0.92	22%	11.50
$78.00	$78.50	$79.00	Oct 2	$0.06	$0.44	31%	7.33
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 5	$0.06	$0.44	29%	7.33
$77.50	$78.00	$78.50	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.40	39%	4.00
$74.00	$75.00	$76.00	Oct 23	$0.07	$0.93	15%	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. 162 found (best net $-3.01, 154 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$65.00	$70.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.01	$1.99
$72.00	$75.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.87	$2.13
$70.00	$73.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.90	$1.10
$73.00	$75.00	1:2	Oct 12	-$1.17	$0.83
$77.50	$78.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.06	$0.44

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$83.00	$81.00	1:2	Oct 14	-$1.24	$0.76
$78.50	$78.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.14	$0.36
$79.00	$78.00	1:2	Oct 14	-$0.48	$0.52
$72.00	$70.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.03	$1.97
$78.00	$77.50	1:2	Oct 5	-$0.14	$0.36

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 90 found (best yield 1.93%, avg 0.60%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$78.50	Nov 13	$1.50	0.43	0.9%	1.93%	2.80%	3	--
$78.00	Nov 13	$1.68	0.47	0.2%	2.16%	2.39%	76	--
$79.00	Nov 13	$1.27	0.39	1.5%	1.63%	3.15%	20	--
$78.00	Nov 6	$1.62	0.48	0.2%	2.08%	2.31%	5.1K	1.5K
$79.50	Nov 13	$1.07	0.35	2.2%	1.37%	3.53%	14	--
$78.50	Nov 6	$1.36	0.43	0.9%	1.75%	2.62%	443	1.6K
$79.00	Nov 6	$1.15	0.39	1.5%	1.48%	2.99%	876	1.3K
$78.00	Oct 30	$1.47	0.49	0.2%	1.89%	2.12%	5.7K	5.4K
$79.50	Nov 6	$0.95	0.34	2.2%	1.22%	3.38%	418	2.4K
$80.00	Nov 13	$0.84	0.31	2.8%	1.08%	3.88%	28	--

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

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 440,462

Total Puts 143,744

Put/Call Ratio 0.33

Net Difference 296,718

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 265,543

Total Puts 114,499

Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Net Difference 151,044

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 3,283,378

Total Puts 1,657,779

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.50

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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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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