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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

$78.34 +0.37%

(10/13 11:00) ◀

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 (12:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/13 12:00pm) 258,080

Calls: 115,830 (45%)

Puts: 142,250 (55%)

Prior (10/12) 166,313

Calls: 111,697 (67%)

Puts: 54,616 (33%)

Current vs Prior +55.18%

Calls: +3.70% (Calls)

Puts: +160.45% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 4,168,757

Calls: 2,671,754 (64%)

Puts: 1,497,003 (36%)

Prior 7-Day Average 595,536

Calls: 381,679 (64%)

Puts: 213,857 (36%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.66%

Calls: -69.65%

Puts: -33.48%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/13 12:00pm) $14.91M

Calls: $8.15M (55%)

Puts: $6.77M (45%)

Prior (10/12) $5.17M

Calls: $3.07M (59%)

Puts: $2.11M (41%)

Current vs Prior +188.21%

Calls: +165.67%

Puts: +220.99%

Prior 7-Day Total $282.52M

Calls: $121.30M (43%)

Puts: $161.22M (57%)

Prior 7-Day Average $40.36M

Calls: $17.33M (43%)

Puts: $23.03M (57%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -63.05%

Calls: -52.99%

Puts: -70.61%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/13 12:00pm) 1.23

Prior (10/12) 0.49

Current vs Prior +151.16%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.57

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +114.38%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/13 12:00pm) 3,983,307

Calls: 2,632,677 (66%)

Puts: 1,350,630 (34%)

Prior (10/12) 3,971,491

Calls: 2,619,033 (66%)

Puts: 1,352,458 (34%)

Current vs Prior +0.30%

Prior 7-Day Total 26,112,838

Calls: 17,656,691 (68%)

Puts: 8,456,147 (32%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,730,405

Calls: 2,522,384 (68%)

Puts: 1,208,021 (32%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +6.78%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (10/14) | Next (10/16)Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 1.12% | 1.52%1.52% | 2.12%1.52% | 4.23%

Prior 1.20% | 1.55%1.55% | 2.15%1.55% | 4.29%

Current vs Prior -6.73% | -2.02%-2.02% | -1.56%-2.02% | -1.56%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.15% | 1.49%1.20% | 2.12%2.13% | 4.83%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -2.59% | +1.68%+26.63% | +0.18%-28.77% | -12.50%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.20% | 1.55%1.54% | 2.15%1.54% | 4.29%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -6.73% | -2.02%-1.20% | -1.56%-1.20% | -1.56%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 2.31% | 1.71%

Calls: 2.00% | 1.49%

Puts: 2.63% | 1.92%

Prior 5.39% | 3.12%

Calls: 5.71% | 1.96%

Puts: 5.08% | 4.29%

Current vs Prior -57.14% | -45.19%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.75% | 3.31%

Calls: 5.07% | 2.50%

Puts: 6.43% | 4.12%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -59.84% | -48.34%

Liquidity Good

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 188% vs prior. Above-average activity with volume up 55% vs prior. Bearish P/C ratio of 1.23 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 151% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

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
12:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
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 349 of results (avg 3.5%, best 0.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.00	Oct 30	1.17	1.18	$1.17	0.9%	2.8K	0.57	17.8K
$78.50	Nov 13	1.17	1.18	$1.17	0.9%	349	0.46	3.1K
$79.00	Nov 20	1.08	1.09	$1.09	0.9%	7.3K	0.41	55.7K
$77.50	Nov 27	1.99	2.01	$2.00	1.0%	--	0.58	277
$77.00	Nov 6	1.94	1.96	$1.95	1.0%	237	0.69	2.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$78.00	Nov 20	1.21	1.22	$1.21	0.8%	2.2K	0.48	28.5K
$78.00	Nov 6	0.98	0.99	$0.99	1.0%	906	0.48	22.0K
$79.00	Nov 13	1.62	1.64	$1.63	1.2%	12	0.60	1.8K
$79.00	Nov 6	1.51	1.53	$1.52	1.3%	115	0.61	3.1K
$80.50	Nov 27	2.77	2.81	$2.79	1.4%	176	0.72	79

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 182 found (avg $0.32, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$79.00	Oct 14	0.07	0.08	$0.08	12.5%	3.8K	0.19	3.7K
$78.50	Oct 14	0.21	0.22	$0.22	4.5%	3.3K	0.41	12.6K
$79.50	Oct 16	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	2.0K	0.17	7.0K
$79.00	Oct 16	0.20	0.21	$0.21	4.8%	10.5K	0.29	27.8K
$80.00	Oct 19	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	173	0.12	2.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.50	Oct 14	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	7.0K	0.14	11.2K
$78.00	Oct 14	0.15	0.16	$0.16	6.3%	6.0K	0.32	3.5K
$77.00	Oct 16	0.07	0.08	$0.08	12.5%	719	0.13	31.4K
$78.50	Oct 14	0.37	0.38	$0.38	2.6%	1.8K	0.59	606
$77.50	Oct 16	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	1.9K	0.22	10.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 225 found (avg delta 0.86, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$64.00	Oct 14	14.20	14.40	$14.30	1.4%	7	1.00	--
$65.00	Oct 14	13.20	13.40	$13.30	1.5%	12	1.00	--
$66.00	Oct 14	12.20	12.40	$12.30	1.6%	5	1.00	--
$68.00	Oct 14	10.20	10.40	$10.30	1.9%	78	1.00	--
$68.50	Oct 14	9.70	9.90	$9.80	2.0%	136	1.00	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$82.00	Oct 16	3.60	3.75	$3.68	4.1%	7	1.00	782
$82.50	Oct 16	4.10	4.30	$4.20	4.8%	--	1.00	1.0K
$83.00	Oct 16	4.60	4.75	$4.68	3.2%	--	1.00	2.0K
$84.00	Oct 16	5.60	5.80	$5.70	3.5%	48	1.00	11.4K
$85.00	Oct 16	6.60	6.80	$6.70	3.0%	--	1.00	823

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 410 active (total vol 258.0K, top 30.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$79.00	Oct 16	0.20	0.21	$0.21	4.8%	10.5K	0.29	27.8K
$79.00	Nov 20	1.08	1.09	$1.09	0.9%	7.3K	0.41	55.7K
$80.00	Oct 30	0.35	0.36	$0.36	2.8%	6.4K	0.25	33.2K
$78.00	Oct 16	0.66	0.67	$0.67	1.5%	5.4K	0.63	46.7K
$80.00	Nov 20	0.70	0.72	$0.71	2.8%	5.0K	0.31	60.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$73.00	Nov 20	0.15	0.16	$0.16	6.3%	30.7K	0.09	45.7K
$77.00	Nov 20	0.80	0.82	$0.81	2.5%	21.5K	0.36	90.2K
$78.00	Oct 16	0.28	0.29	$0.29	3.4%	11.6K	0.37	33.1K
$75.00	Nov 20	0.34	0.35	$0.35	2.9%	11.0K	0.18	89.4K
$77.50	Oct 14	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	7.0K	0.14	11.2K

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 19.6%, max 38.1%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$78.00	Oct 14	Nov 27	16.4%	11.9%	38.1%	2.3K	7.4K
$79.00	Oct 14	Nov 27	16.7%	14.9%	12.1%	3.8K	5.8K
$78.50	Oct 14	Nov 27	16.5%	15.1%	8.7%	3.4K	12.7K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$78.00	Oct 14	Nov 27	16.4%	11.9%	38.1%	6.3K	3.5K
$79.00	Oct 14	Nov 20	16.7%	14.9%	11.9%	5.9K	38.9K
$78.50	Oct 14	Nov 27	16.5%	15.1%	8.7%	1.8K	637

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 104 found (best R:R 0.79, avg 1.95)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$78.00	$78.50	Oct 21	$0.26	$0.24	$0.26	60%	0.92	$78.26
$81.00	$81.50	Nov 27	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	24%	4.00	$81.10
$78.50	$79.00	Oct 23	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	47%	1.50	$78.70
$79.00	$79.50	Oct 21	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	34%	2.85	$79.13
$80.50	$81.00	Nov 13	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	24%	4.00	$80.60

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$79.50	$78.50	Nov 27	$0.56	$0.44	$0.56	63%	0.79	$78.94
$79.00	$78.00	Nov 20	$0.52	$0.48	$0.52	59%	0.92	$78.48
$78.50	$78.00	Nov 6	$0.24	$0.26	$0.24	54%	1.08	$78.26
$78.50	$78.00	Nov 13	$0.24	$0.26	$0.24	54%	1.08	$78.26
$79.00	$78.00	Oct 30	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	60%	1.00	$78.50

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 63 found (best R:R 0.61, avg 0.45)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$79.00	$80.00	Nov 20	$0.38	$0.38	$0.62	59%	0.61	$79.38
$79.00	$80.00	Oct 28	$0.30	$0.30	$0.70	61%	0.43	$79.30
$79.00	$80.00	Oct 30	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	60%	0.47	$79.32
$78.50	$79.00	Nov 6	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	54%	0.85	$78.73
$78.50	$79.00	Nov 27	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	53%	0.92	$78.74

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$78.00	$77.50	Oct 14	$0.10	$0.10	$0.40	68%	0.25	$77.90
$78.00	$77.50	Oct 16	$0.14	$0.14	$0.36	63%	0.39	$77.86
$78.00	$77.50	Oct 19	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	61%	0.43	$77.85
$78.00	$77.00	Oct 30	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	57%	0.47	$77.68
$78.00	$77.50	Nov 6	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	52%	0.79	$77.78

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.15, cheapest $0.13)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$78.00	Oct 14	Oct 16	$0.17	16.4%	15.0%
$78.50	Oct 14	Oct 16	$0.17	16.5%	15.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$78.00	Oct 14	Oct 16	$0.13	16.4%	15.0%
$78.50	Oct 14	Oct 16	$0.14	16.5%	15.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 184 found (cheapest 0.77% of stock, avg 4.46%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$78.50	Oct 14	$0.22	$0.38	$0.60	$77.90	$79.10	0.77%
$78.00	Oct 14	$0.50	$0.16	$0.66	$77.34	$78.66	0.84%
$79.00	Oct 14	$0.08	$0.74	$0.82	$78.18	$79.82	1.05%
$78.50	Oct 16	$0.39	$0.52	$0.91	$77.59	$79.41	1.16%
$77.50	Oct 14	$0.88	$0.06	$0.94	$76.56	$78.44	1.20%
$78.00	Oct 16	$0.67	$0.29	$0.96	$77.04	$78.96	1.23%
$78.50	Oct 19	$0.46	$0.56	$1.02	$77.48	$79.52	1.30%
$79.00	Oct 16	$0.21	$0.84	$1.05	$77.95	$80.05	1.34%
$78.00	Oct 19	$0.73	$0.34	$1.07	$76.93	$79.07	1.37%
$79.00	Oct 19	$0.27	$0.88	$1.15	$77.85	$80.15	1.47%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 250 found (cheapest 0.11% of stock, avg 1.15%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$80.50	$76.00	Oct 19	$0.05	$0.04	$0.09	$75.91	$80.59
$80.00	$76.50	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.04	$0.09	$76.41	$80.09
$79.50	$77.50	Oct 14	$0.03	$0.06	$0.09	$77.41	$79.59
$80.50	$76.50	Oct 19	$0.05	$0.06	$0.11	$76.39	$80.61
$80.00	$77.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.08	$0.13	$76.87	$80.13
$80.00	$76.00	Oct 19	$0.09	$0.04	$0.13	$75.87	$80.13
$79.00	$77.50	Oct 14	$0.08	$0.06	$0.14	$77.36	$79.14
$80.50	$76.00	Oct 21	$0.09	$0.06	$0.15	$75.85	$80.65
$80.00	$76.50	Oct 19	$0.09	$0.06	$0.15	$76.35	$80.15
$79.50	$76.50	Oct 16	$0.11	$0.04	$0.15	$76.35	$79.65

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 24 found (best R:R 0.92, avg credit $0.28)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
76/76	80/81	Nov 27	$0.24	$0.26	45%	0.92	$75.76	$80.74
76/76	80/80	Nov 27	$0.26	$0.24	41%	1.08	$75.74	$80.26
76/76	80/80	Nov 6	$0.26	$0.24	40%	1.08	$76.24	$79.76
76/77	80/80	Nov 13	$0.31	$0.19	31%	1.63	$76.69	$79.81
76/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.28	$0.22	36%	1.27	$76.22	$79.78
76/76	80/81	Nov 27	$0.26	$0.24	40%	1.08	$76.24	$80.76
76/77	80/80	Nov 6	$0.29	$0.21	34%	1.38	$76.71	$79.79
76/76	80/80	Nov 13	$0.25	$0.25	42%	1.00	$76.25	$80.25
76/77	80/80	Nov 13	$0.28	$0.22	36%	1.27	$76.72	$80.28
76/76	80/80	Nov 27	$0.28	$0.22	36%	1.27	$76.22	$80.28

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 86 found (best R:R 8.09, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$76.00	$77.00	$78.00	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.89	28%	8.09
$76.00	$77.00	$78.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$0.90	25%	9.00
$77.50	$78.00	$78.50	Oct 14	$0.10	$0.40	45%	4.00
$78.00	$78.50	$79.00	Oct 14	$0.14	$0.36	49%	2.57
$78.00	$79.00	$80.00	Oct 30	$0.17	$0.83	32%	4.88

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$75.00	$76.00	$77.00	Oct 28	$0.07	$0.93	18%	13.29
$77.50	$78.00	$78.50	Oct 14	$0.12	$0.38	45%	3.17
$77.00	$78.00	$79.00	Oct 30	$0.18	$0.82	34%	4.56
$77.00	$77.50	$78.00	Oct 14	$0.06	$0.44	28%	7.33
$78.00	$78.50	$79.00	Oct 14	$0.14	$0.36	49%	2.57

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 157 found (best net $-0.31, 150 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$72.00	$75.50	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.31	$3.19
$73.00	$75.00	1:2	Oct 19	-$1.41	$0.59
$77.00	$78.00	1:2	Oct 26	-$0.27	$0.73
$78.00	$79.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.09	$0.91
$78.00	$79.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.19	$0.81

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$85.00	$82.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.70	$0.80
$79.00	$78.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.09	$0.91
$79.00	$78.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.18	$0.82
$87.00	$84.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$2.72	$0.28
$80.00	$79.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.48	$0.52

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 76 found (best yield 1.84%, avg 0.48%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$78.50	Nov 27	$1.44	0.47	0.2%	1.84%	2.04%	104	101
$79.00	Nov 27	$1.20	0.42	0.8%	1.53%	2.37%	--	2.1K
$79.50	Nov 27	$0.99	0.37	1.5%	1.26%	2.74%	--	39
$79.00	Nov 20	$1.08	0.41	0.8%	1.38%	2.22%	7.3K	55.7K
$80.00	Nov 27	$0.81	0.32	2.1%	1.03%	3.15%	13	313
$80.50	Nov 27	$0.66	0.28	2.8%	0.84%	3.60%	5	11
$78.50	Nov 13	$1.17	0.46	0.2%	1.49%	1.70%	349	3.1K
$80.00	Nov 20	$0.70	0.31	2.1%	0.89%	3.01%	5.0K	60.4K
$79.00	Nov 13	$0.94	0.40	0.8%	1.20%	2.04%	1.8K	3.5K
$81.00	Nov 27	$0.53	0.24	3.4%	0.68%	4.07%	16	87

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 115,830

Total Puts 142,250

Put/Call Ratio 1.23

Net Difference -26,420

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 111,697

Total Puts 54,616

Put/Call Ratio 0.49

Net Difference 57,081

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 2,671,754

Total Puts 1,497,003

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.57

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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