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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

$77.86 +0.93%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08 3:00pm) 660,504

Calls: 387,736 (59%)

Puts: 272,768 (41%)

Prior (10/07) 646,161

Calls: 480,132 (74%)

Puts: 166,029 (26%)

Current vs Prior +2.22%

Calls: -19.24% (Calls)

Puts: +64.29% (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 -12.56%

Calls: -23.00%

Puts: +8.32%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08 3:00pm) $43.82M

Calls: $22.28M (51%)

Puts: $21.54M (49%)

Prior (10/07) $29.11M

Calls: $19.35M (66%)

Puts: $9.76M (34%)

Current vs Prior +50.53%

Calls: +15.11%

Puts: +120.78%

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 -28.88%

Calls: +0.39%

Puts: -45.36%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/08 3:00pm) 0.70

Prior (10/07) 0.35

Current vs Prior +103.44%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.52

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +35.39%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/08 3:00pm) 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

ℹ

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

Current 1.16% | 1.40%1.16% | 2.08%2.08% | 4.73%

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

Current vs Prior -8.07% | -3.58%-8.08% | -1.53%-1.53% | -2.77%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -14.81% | -15.54%-18.59% | -10.92%-23.75% | -11.59%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -8.07% | -3.58%-8.06% | -0.91%-0.91% | -2.76%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 4.67% | 3.79%

Calls: 3.64% | 3.13%

Puts: 5.71% | 4.44%

Prior 4.13% | 3.58%

Calls: 4.26% | 3.64%

Puts: 4.00% | 3.51%

Current vs Prior +13.08% | +5.87%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.72% | 3.57%

Calls: 5.03% | 3.33%

Puts: 4.42% | 3.81%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -1.15% | +6.16%

Liquidity Acceptable

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Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 51% vs prior. 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

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 344 of results (avg 3.7%, best 0.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$65.00	Oct 16	12.90	13.00	$12.95	0.8%	12	1.00	45
$78.00	Oct 30	1.11	1.12	$1.12	0.9%	4.2K	0.49	16.0K
$77.00	Nov 13	1.95	1.97	$1.96	1.0%	473	0.59	1.3K
$76.00	Nov 20	2.74	2.77	$2.76	1.1%	3.1K	0.69	3.8K
$77.00	Nov 6	1.82	1.84	$1.83	1.1%	564	0.60	2.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$80.00	Nov 20	2.81	2.83	$2.82	0.7%	673	0.71	19.1K
$79.50	Nov 6	2.27	2.30	$2.29	1.3%	10	0.70	3.1K
$79.00	Nov 20	2.14	2.17	$2.16	1.4%	692	0.62	34.7K
$92.00	Oct 16	14.05	14.25	$14.15	1.4%	--	1.00	21
$80.00	Nov 13	2.72	2.76	$2.74	1.5%	1	0.73	554

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 167 found (avg $0.33, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.50	Oct 9	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	40.9K	0.22	18.7K
$78.00	Oct 9	0.25	0.26	$0.26	3.8%	38.6K	0.45	45.5K
$79.00	Oct 12	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	480	0.15	2.3K
$78.50	Oct 12	0.17	0.19	$0.18	11.1%	3.0K	0.28	5.6K
$80.00	Oct 14	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	229	0.08	2.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.00	Oct 9	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	22.1K	0.15	12.6K
$77.50	Oct 9	0.15	0.16	$0.16	6.3%	11.7K	0.31	4.3K
$77.00	Oct 12	0.11	0.13	$0.12	16.7%	2.7K	0.20	3.1K
$78.00	Oct 9	0.34	0.36	$0.35	5.7%	1.9K	0.56	14.5K
$77.50	Oct 12	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	1.8K	0.35	2.0K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 231 found (avg delta 0.86, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$71.00	Oct 14	6.80	7.00	$6.90	2.9%	100	1.00	100
$72.00	Oct 14	5.80	6.00	$5.90	3.4%	100	1.00	100
$65.00	Oct 19	12.85	13.05	$12.95	1.5%	1	1.00	--
$73.00	Oct 19	4.90	5.05	$4.97	3.0%	--	1.00	14
$70.00	Nov 13	8.00	8.20	$8.10	2.5%	--	1.00	172

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$80.00	Oct 9	2.06	2.22	$2.14	7.5%	25	1.00	26
$81.00	Oct 9	3.05	3.25	$3.15	6.3%	--	1.00	11
$81.50	Oct 9	3.55	3.75	$3.65	5.5%	--	1.00	37
$82.50	Oct 9	4.55	4.75	$4.65	4.3%	1	1.00	1
$83.00	Oct 9	5.05	5.25	$5.15	3.9%	2	1.00	3

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 474 active (total vol 659.0K, top 49.9K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.50	Oct 9	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	40.9K	0.22	18.7K
$78.00	Oct 9	0.25	0.26	$0.26	3.8%	38.6K	0.45	45.5K
$77.50	Oct 9	0.54	0.56	$0.55	3.6%	34.1K	0.69	25.4K
$79.00	Oct 9	0.03	0.04	$0.04	25.0%	24.4K	0.09	18.9K
$80.00	Nov 20	0.72	0.73	$0.73	1.4%	14.6K	0.29	44.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$75.00	Nov 20	0.53	0.55	$0.54	3.7%	49.9K	0.24	57.3K
$73.00	Nov 20	0.24	0.25	$0.25	4.0%	35.4K	0.12	13.4K
$77.00	Oct 9	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	22.1K	0.15	12.6K
$77.00	Nov 20	1.13	1.15	$1.14	1.8%	20.0K	0.43	85.1K
$77.50	Oct 9	0.15	0.16	$0.16	6.3%	11.7K	0.31	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. 6 strikes (avg 23.6%, max 42.1%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$77.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	18.9%	13.3%	42.1%	34.2K	26.1K
$78.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	18.3%	15.8%	15.9%	41.6K	21.2K
$78.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	18.2%	16.2%	12.9%	41.6K	65.3K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$77.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	18.9%	13.3%	42.1%	11.9K	5.5K
$78.50	Oct 9	Nov 13	18.3%	15.8%	15.9%	412	4.3K
$78.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	18.2%	16.2%	12.9%	3.7K	42.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 102 found (best R:R 0.67, avg 1.93)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$82.00	$83.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	15%	9.00	$82.10
$77.50	$78.00	Oct 9	$0.29	$0.21	$0.29	69%	0.72	$77.79
$77.50	$78.00	Oct 12	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	65%	0.79	$77.78
$79.00	$79.50	Oct 16	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	26%	4.00	$79.10
$79.00	$79.50	Oct 19	$0.11	$0.39	$0.11	28%	3.55	$79.11

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$79.00	$78.00	Oct 21	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	70%	0.67	$78.40
$79.00	$78.50	Nov 6	$0.29	$0.21	$0.29	64%	0.72	$78.71
$78.00	$77.00	Nov 20	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	53%	1.22	$77.55
$78.50	$78.00	Oct 19	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	63%	0.85	$78.23
$78.50	$78.00	Oct 23	$0.26	$0.24	$0.26	60%	0.92	$78.24

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 60 found (best R:R 0.43, avg 0.47)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$79.00	$80.00	Oct 30	$0.30	$0.30	$0.70	64%	0.43	$79.30
$79.00	$80.00	Nov 20	$0.35	$0.35	$0.65	62%	0.54	$79.35
$78.00	$79.00	Nov 20	$0.45	$0.45	$0.55	53%	0.82	$78.45
$78.00	$79.00	Oct 30	$0.44	$0.44	$0.56	51%	0.79	$78.44
$80.00	$81.00	Oct 30	$0.18	$0.18	$0.82	77%	0.22	$80.18

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 16	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	60%	0.52	$77.33
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 12	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	65%	0.32	$77.38
$77.50	$77.00	Oct 21	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	58%	0.56	$77.32
$77.00	$76.50	Oct 19	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	69%	0.32	$76.88
$75.00	$74.00	Nov 20	$0.18	$0.18	$0.82	76%	0.22	$74.82

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.09, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$77.50	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.09	18.9%	12.3%
$78.00	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.10	18.2%	12.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$77.50	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.08	18.9%	12.3%
$78.00	Oct 9	Oct 12	$0.10	18.2%	12.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 186 found (cheapest 0.78% of stock, avg 4.46%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$78.00	Oct 9	$0.26	$0.35	$0.61	$77.39	$78.61	0.78%
$77.50	Oct 9	$0.55	$0.16	$0.71	$76.79	$78.21	0.91%
$78.50	Oct 9	$0.10	$0.71	$0.81	$77.69	$79.31	1.04%
$78.00	Oct 12	$0.36	$0.45	$0.81	$77.19	$78.81	1.04%
$77.50	Oct 12	$0.64	$0.24	$0.88	$76.62	$78.38	1.13%
$78.50	Oct 12	$0.18	$0.78	$0.96	$77.54	$79.46	1.23%
$77.00	Oct 9	$0.97	$0.07	$1.04	$75.96	$78.04	1.34%
$78.00	Oct 14	$0.51	$0.60	$1.11	$76.89	$79.11	1.43%
$77.00	Oct 12	$1.00	$0.12	$1.12	$75.88	$78.12	1.44%
$77.50	Oct 14	$0.80	$0.38	$1.18	$76.32	$78.68	1.52%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 253 found (cheapest 0.09% of stock, avg 1.18%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$79.00	$76.00	Oct 9	$0.04	$0.03	$0.07	$75.93	$79.07
$79.00	$76.50	Oct 9	$0.04	$0.04	$0.08	$76.42	$79.08
$79.50	$76.00	Oct 12	$0.05	$0.04	$0.09	$75.91	$79.59
$79.50	$76.50	Oct 12	$0.05	$0.06	$0.11	$76.39	$79.61
$79.00	$77.00	Oct 9	$0.04	$0.07	$0.11	$76.89	$79.11
$80.00	$75.50	Oct 14	$0.06	$0.06	$0.12	$75.38	$80.12
$79.00	$76.00	Oct 12	$0.09	$0.04	$0.13	$75.87	$79.13
$80.00	$76.00	Oct 14	$0.06	$0.09	$0.15	$75.85	$80.15
$79.00	$76.50	Oct 12	$0.09	$0.06	$0.15	$76.35	$79.15
$78.50	$76.00	Oct 9	$0.10	$0.03	$0.13	$75.87	$78.63

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 24 found (best R:R 0.92, avg credit $0.29)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
75/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.24	$0.26	47%	0.92	$75.26	$80.24
75/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.26	$0.24	42%	1.08	$75.24	$79.76
76/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.26	$0.24	42%	1.08	$75.74	$80.26
76/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.28	$0.22	37%	1.27	$75.72	$79.78
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.29	$0.21	35%	1.38	$76.21	$79.79
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.26	$0.24	41%	1.08	$75.74	$79.76
76/77	79/80	Oct 23	$0.29	$0.21	34%	1.38	$76.71	$79.29
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.26	$0.24	40%	1.08	$76.24	$80.26
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.23	$0.27	46%	0.85	$75.77	$80.23
76/77	79/80	Oct 21	$0.26	$0.24	37%	1.08	$76.74	$79.26

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 89 found (best R:R 13.29, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$75.00	$76.00	$77.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$0.93	21%	13.29
$76.00	$77.00	$78.00	Oct 30	$0.12	$0.88	28%	7.33
$77.50	$78.00	$78.50	Oct 9	$0.13	$0.37	48%	2.85
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 12	$0.08	$0.42	34%	5.25
$76.00	$77.00	$78.00	Nov 20	$0.11	$0.89	22%	8.09

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$75.00	$76.00	$77.00	Oct 30	$0.09	$0.91	21%	10.11
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 9	$0.10	$0.40	41%	4.00
$79.00	$80.00	$81.00	Oct 30	$0.10	$0.90	21%	9.00
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.45	23%	9.00
$74.00	$75.00	$76.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$0.93	16%	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. 149 found (best net $-1.15, 145 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$72.00	$75.00	1:2	Oct 14	-$0.04	$2.96
$65.00	$70.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$2.90	$2.10
$65.00	$70.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.95	$2.05
$65.00	$70.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$3.00	$2.00
$72.00	$75.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.65	$2.35

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$87.00	$83.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$1.15	$2.85
$79.00	$78.00	1:2	Oct 21	-$0.22	$0.78
$79.00	$78.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.25	$0.25
$78.50	$78.00	1:2	Oct 12	-$0.12	$0.38
$78.00	$77.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.23	$0.77

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 76 found (best yield 1.94%, avg 0.50%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$78.00	Nov 20	$1.51	0.47	0.2%	1.94%	2.12%	3.0K	19.8K
$79.00	Nov 20	$1.06	0.38	1.5%	1.36%	2.83%	7.7K	28.5K
$78.00	Nov 13	$1.37	0.47	0.2%	1.76%	1.94%	456	1.5K
$78.50	Nov 13	$1.13	0.42	0.8%	1.45%	2.27%	734	2.4K
$79.00	Nov 13	$0.92	0.37	1.5%	1.18%	2.65%	787	353
$80.00	Nov 20	$0.72	0.29	2.8%	0.92%	3.67%	14.6K	44.6K
$78.00	Nov 6	$1.23	0.47	0.2%	1.58%	1.76%	2.0K	31.0K
$79.50	Nov 13	$0.74	0.32	2.1%	0.95%	3.06%	38	722
$78.50	Nov 6	$1.00	0.41	0.8%	1.28%	2.11%	2.1K	2.6K
$78.00	Oct 30	$1.11	0.49	0.2%	1.43%	1.61%	4.2K	16.0K

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 387,736

Total Puts 272,768

Put/Call Ratio 0.70

Net Difference 114,968

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 480,132

Total Puts 166,029

Put/Call Ratio 0.35

Net Difference 314,103

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 Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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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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