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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

$77.79 +0.83%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08 2:00pm) 569,168

Calls: 324,481 (57%)

Puts: 244,687 (43%)

Prior (10/07) 557,865

Calls: 407,028 (73%)

Puts: 150,837 (27%)

Current vs Prior +2.03%

Calls: -20.28% (Calls)

Puts: +62.22% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 5,287,558

Calls: 3,524,914 (67%)

Puts: 1,762,644 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 755,365

Calls: 503,559 (67%)

Puts: 251,806 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.65%

Calls: -35.56%

Puts: -2.83%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08 2:00pm) $31.96M

Calls: $19.48M (61%)

Puts: $12.48M (39%)

Prior (10/07) $25.96M

Calls: $15.88M (61%)

Puts: $10.08M (39%)

Current vs Prior +23.11%

Calls: +22.66%

Puts: +23.82%

Prior 7-Day Total $431.29M

Calls: $155.33M (36%)

Puts: $275.96M (64%)

Prior 7-Day Average $61.61M

Calls: $22.19M (36%)

Puts: $39.42M (64%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -48.12%

Calls: -12.23%

Puts: -68.33%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/08 2:00pm) 0.75

Prior (10/07) 0.37

Current vs Prior +103.49%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.52

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +45.13%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/08 2:00pm) 4,050,481

Calls: 2,730,198 (67%)

Puts: 1,320,283 (33%)

Prior (10/07) 4,010,347

Calls: 2,675,660 (67%)

Puts: 1,334,687 (33%)

Current vs Prior +1.00%

Prior 7-Day Total 23,438,768

Calls: 16,270,693 (69%)

Puts: 7,168,075 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,348,395

Calls: 2,324,384 (69%)

Puts: 1,024,010 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +20.97%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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3DTEWKMO Expiry (10/09) | Next (10/12)Expiry (10/09) | Next (10/16)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 1.20% | 1.45%1.20% | 2.11%2.11% | 4.73%

Prior 1.26% | 1.45%1.26% | 2.11%2.11% | 4.86%

Current vs Prior -4.92% | +0.05%-4.93% | -0.23%-0.23% | -2.69%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.36% | 1.66%1.42% | 2.34%2.73% | 5.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -11.89% | -12.36%-15.80% | -9.74%-22.74% | -11.50%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.26% | 1.45%1.26% | 2.10%2.10% | 4.86%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -4.92% | +0.05%-4.92% | +0.40%+0.40% | -2.67%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 9.65% | 11.61%

Calls: 10.00% | 10.00%

Puts: 9.30% | 13.21%

Prior 4.13% | 3.58%

Calls: 4.26% | 3.64%

Puts: 4.00% | 3.51%

Current vs Prior +133.66% | +224.30%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.72% | 3.57%

Calls: 5.03% | 3.33%

Puts: 4.42% | 3.81%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +104.26% | +225.21%

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Moderately bullish flow with 61% call dollar volume ($19.48M). P/C ratio rising 103% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (2,730,198 calls vs 1,320,283 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

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	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
11:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 283 of results (avg 5.3%, best 1.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.00	Nov 20	1.49	1.51	$1.50	1.3%	2.9K	0.47	19.8K
$65.00	Oct 16	12.80	13.00	$12.90	1.6%	12	1.00	45
$65.00	Oct 9	12.75	12.95	$12.85	1.6%	--	1.00	10
$78.00	Oct 16	0.62	0.63	$0.63	1.6%	6.2K	0.46	34.7K
$78.50	Nov 13	1.11	1.13	$1.12	1.8%	559	0.41	2.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.50	Nov 13	1.29	1.31	$1.30	1.5%	164	0.49	1.2K
$83.00	Nov 20	5.40	5.50	$5.45	1.8%	82	0.89	20.5K
$77.00	Nov 13	1.07	1.09	$1.08	1.9%	993	0.43	1.1K
$77.50	Oct 16	0.51	0.52	$0.52	1.9%	1.9K	0.43	6.8K
$77.00	Oct 23	0.50	0.51	$0.51	2.0%	1.9K	0.35	4.4K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 167 found (avg $0.34, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.50	Oct 9	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	24.1K	0.22	18.7K
$79.00	Oct 9	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	20.0K	0.12	18.9K
$78.00	Oct 9	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	27.5K	0.40	45.5K
$79.00	Oct 12	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	473	0.14	2.3K
$78.50	Oct 12	0.16	0.18	$0.17	11.8%	2.9K	0.26	5.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.50	Oct 9	0.18	0.20	$0.19	10.5%	11.3K	0.35	4.3K
$76.50	Oct 12	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	501	0.12	2.7K
$77.00	Oct 12	0.13	0.15	$0.14	14.3%	2.6K	0.23	3.1K
$78.00	Oct 9	0.41	0.45	$0.43	9.3%	1.6K	0.60	14.5K
$77.50	Oct 12	0.28	0.29	$0.29	3.4%	1.4K	0.39	2.0K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 228 found (avg delta 0.86, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$72.50	Oct 12	5.25	5.45	$5.35	3.7%	3	1.00	--
$73.00	Oct 12	4.75	4.95	$4.85	4.1%	8	1.00	15
$73.50	Oct 12	4.25	4.45	$4.35	4.6%	6	1.00	22
$74.00	Oct 12	3.75	3.95	$3.85	5.2%	43	1.00	26
$70.00	Nov 13	7.80	8.15	$7.98	4.4%	--	1.00	172

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$80.00	Oct 9	2.10	2.32	$2.21	10.0%	25	1.00	26
$81.00	Oct 9	3.05	3.45	$3.25	12.3%	--	1.00	11
$81.50	Oct 9	3.60	3.95	$3.78	9.3%	--	1.00	37
$82.50	Oct 9	4.55	4.95	$4.75	8.4%	1	1.00	1
$83.00	Oct 9	5.05	5.45	$5.25	7.6%	2	1.00	3

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 463 active (total vol 567.7K, top 49.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.50	Oct 9	0.47	0.52	$0.50	10.0%	29.2K	0.65	25.4K
$78.00	Oct 9	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	27.5K	0.40	45.5K
$78.50	Oct 9	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	24.1K	0.22	18.7K
$79.00	Oct 9	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	20.0K	0.12	18.9K
$80.00	Nov 20	0.71	0.73	$0.72	2.8%	13.6K	0.29	44.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$75.00	Nov 20	0.55	0.57	$0.56	3.6%	49.8K	0.24	57.3K
$73.00	Nov 20	0.25	0.26	$0.26	3.8%	35.2K	0.12	13.4K
$77.00	Oct 9	0.07	0.09	$0.08	25.0%	20.5K	0.17	12.6K
$77.00	Nov 20	1.16	1.19	$1.17	2.6%	20.0K	0.43	85.1K
$77.50	Oct 9	0.18	0.20	$0.19	10.5%	11.3K	0.35	4.3K

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 34.4%, max 50.3%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$77.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	20.0%	13.3%	50.3%	10.7K	21.5K
$77.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	18.5%	13.4%	38.6%	29.3K	26.1K
$78.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	21.0%	16.0%	31.2%	24.7K	21.2K
$78.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	19.1%	16.2%	17.6%	30.5K	65.3K

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$77.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	20.0%	13.3%	50.3%	40.5K	97.8K
$77.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	18.5%	13.4%	38.6%	11.5K	5.5K
$78.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	21.0%	16.0%	31.2%	349	4.3K
$78.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	19.1%	16.2%	17.6%	3.2K	42.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 114 found (best R:R 6.69, avg 2.04)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$65.00	$66.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	100%	6.69	$65.13
$77.00	$78.00	Oct 30	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	63%	1.00	$77.50
$76.50	$77.00	Oct 23	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	73%	0.67	$76.80
$76.50	$77.00	Oct 19	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	76%	0.52	$76.83
$77.00	$77.50	Oct 21	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	66%	0.79	$77.28

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$80.50	$80.00	Nov 13	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	78%	0.52	$80.17
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	44%	2.33	$77.35
$78.00	$77.50	Oct 21	$0.21	$0.29	$0.21	54%	1.38	$77.79
$77.00	$76.50	Nov 13	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	43%	1.94	$76.83
$79.50	$79.00	Nov 13	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	69%	0.61	$79.19

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 65 found (best R:R 0.11, avg 0.44)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$78.00	$79.00	Oct 30	$0.46	$0.46	$0.54	52%	0.85	$78.46
$78.50	$79.00	Nov 6	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	60%	0.72	$78.71
$78.00	$79.00	Nov 20	$0.44	$0.44	$0.56	53%	0.79	$78.44
$78.00	$78.50	Nov 6	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	54%	0.92	$78.24
$79.00	$80.00	Nov 20	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	63%	0.52	$79.34

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$71.00	$70.00	Oct 9	$0.10	$0.10	$0.90	95%	0.11	$70.90
$76.50	$76.00	Oct 19	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	76%	0.28	$76.39
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 21	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	56%	0.67	$77.30
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 12	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	61%	0.43	$77.35
$77.00	$76.50	Oct 14	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	71%	0.28	$76.89

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.10, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$77.50	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.10	18.5%	12.4%
$78.00	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.10	19.1%	13.2%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$77.50	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.10	18.5%	12.4%
$78.00	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.10	19.1%	13.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 183 found (cheapest 0.86% of stock, avg 4.44%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$78.00	Oct 9	$0.24	$0.43	$0.67	$77.33	$78.67	0.86%
$77.50	Oct 9	$0.50	$0.19	$0.69	$76.81	$78.19	0.89%
$78.00	Oct 12	$0.34	$0.53	$0.87	$77.13	$78.87	1.12%
$77.50	Oct 12	$0.60	$0.29	$0.89	$76.61	$78.39	1.14%
$78.50	Oct 9	$0.11	$0.81	$0.92	$77.58	$79.42	1.18%
$77.00	Oct 9	$0.89	$0.08	$0.97	$76.03	$77.97	1.25%
$78.50	Oct 12	$0.17	$0.86	$1.03	$77.47	$79.53	1.32%
$77.00	Oct 12	$0.95	$0.14	$1.09	$75.91	$78.09	1.40%
$78.00	Oct 14	$0.49	$0.65	$1.14	$76.86	$79.14	1.47%
$77.50	Oct 14	$0.75	$0.42	$1.17	$76.33	$78.67	1.50%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 265 found (cheapest 0.05% of stock, avg 1.15%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$79.50	$72.00	Oct 9	$0.03	$0.01	$0.04	$71.96	$79.54
$79.50	$76.50	Oct 9	$0.03	$0.04	$0.07	$76.43	$79.57
$79.00	$72.00	Oct 9	$0.06	$0.01	$0.07	$71.93	$79.07
$79.50	$76.00	Oct 12	$0.05	$0.04	$0.09	$75.91	$79.59
$79.00	$76.50	Oct 9	$0.06	$0.04	$0.10	$76.40	$79.10
$80.00	$75.50	Oct 14	$0.06	$0.06	$0.12	$75.38	$80.12
$79.50	$76.50	Oct 12	$0.05	$0.07	$0.12	$76.38	$79.62
$79.50	$77.00	Oct 9	$0.03	$0.08	$0.11	$76.89	$79.61
$78.50	$72.00	Oct 9	$0.11	$0.01	$0.12	$71.88	$78.62
$79.50	$71.50	Oct 9	$0.03	$0.11	$0.14	$71.36	$79.64

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 27 found (best R:R 1.50, avg credit $0.29)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
76/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.30	$0.20	37%	1.50	$75.70	$79.80
76/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.27	$0.23	41%	1.17	$75.73	$80.27
75/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.26	$0.24	42%	1.08	$75.24	$79.76
76/76	79/80	Oct 19	$0.22	$0.28	49%	0.79	$76.28	$79.22
75/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.23	$0.27	46%	0.85	$75.27	$80.23
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.23	$0.27	46%	0.85	$75.77	$80.23
76/76	79/80	Nov 6	$0.28	$0.22	36%	1.27	$75.72	$79.28
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.25	$0.25	41%	1.00	$75.75	$79.75
76/76	79/80	Oct 21	$0.22	$0.28	45%	0.79	$76.28	$79.22
76/77	78/79	Oct 16	$0.27	$0.23	34%	1.17	$76.73	$78.77

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 112 found (best R:R 13.29, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$76.00	$77.00	$78.00	Nov 20	$0.08	$0.92	22%	11.50
$74.00	$75.00	$76.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$0.93	17%	13.29
$79.00	$80.00	$81.00	Oct 30	$0.09	$0.91	20%	10.11
$77.50	$78.00	$78.50	Oct 14	$0.06	$0.44	27%	7.33
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 12	$0.09	$0.41	35%	4.56

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$78.00	$79.00	$80.00	Oct 30	$0.07	$0.93	25%	13.29
$79.00	$80.00	$81.00	Nov 20	$0.06	$0.94	16%	15.67
$78.00	$78.50	$79.00	Oct 9	$0.06	$0.44	29%	7.33
$78.00	$78.50	$79.00	Oct 12	$0.06	$0.44	27%	7.33
$76.00	$77.00	$78.00	Oct 30	$0.14	$0.86	27%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 163 found (best net $-1.37, 157 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$65.00	$70.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$2.81	$2.19
$65.00	$70.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.90	$2.10
$65.00	$70.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$3.00	$2.00
$72.00	$75.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.68	$2.32
$77.00	$77.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.11	$0.39

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$87.00	$83.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$1.37	$2.63
$79.00	$78.00	1:2	Oct 21	-$0.22	$0.78
$78.00	$77.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.27	$0.73
$77.00	$76.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.13	$0.87
$78.50	$78.00	1:2	Oct 12	-$0.20	$0.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 76 found (best yield 1.92%, avg 0.49%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$78.00	Nov 20	$1.49	0.47	0.3%	1.92%	2.19%	2.9K	19.8K
$79.00	Nov 20	$1.05	0.37	1.6%	1.35%	2.91%	6.7K	28.5K
$78.00	Nov 13	$1.34	0.46	0.3%	1.72%	1.99%	456	1.5K
$78.50	Nov 13	$1.11	0.41	0.9%	1.43%	2.34%	559	2.4K
$80.00	Nov 20	$0.71	0.29	2.8%	0.91%	3.75%	13.6K	44.6K
$79.00	Nov 13	$0.90	0.36	1.6%	1.16%	2.71%	681	353
$78.00	Nov 6	$1.19	0.46	0.3%	1.53%	1.80%	2.0K	31.0K
$79.50	Nov 13	$0.72	0.31	2.2%	0.93%	3.12%	33	722
$78.50	Nov 6	$0.95	0.40	0.9%	1.22%	2.13%	1.1K	2.6K
$78.00	Oct 30	$1.07	0.48	0.3%	1.38%	1.65%	4.1K	16.0K

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 324,481

Total Puts 244,687

Put/Call Ratio 0.75

Net Difference 79,794

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 407,028

Total Puts 150,837

Put/Call Ratio 0.37

Net Difference 256,191

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 3,524,914

Total Puts 1,762,644

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.52

Ratio Trend Rising

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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