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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 11,799
Calls: 10,795 (91%)
Puts: 1,004 (9%)
Prior (08/17) 14,104
Calls: 10,525 (75%)
Puts: 3,579 (25%)
Current vs Prior -16.34%
Calls: +2.57% (Calls)
Puts: -71.95% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 122,994
Calls: 96,411 (78%)
Puts: 26,583 (22%)
Prior 7-Day Average 17,570
Calls: 13,773 (78%)
Puts: 3,797 (22%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -32.85%
Calls: -21.62%
Puts: -73.56%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) $818.0K
Calls: $753.7K (92%)
Puts: $64.3K (8%)
Prior (08/17) $1.50M
Calls: $731.8K (49%)
Puts: $771.4K (51%)
Current vs Prior -45.58%
Calls: +3.00%
Puts: -91.66%
Prior 7-Day Total $5.80M
Calls: $4.12M (71%)
Puts: $1.68M (29%)
Prior 7-Day Average $828.9K
Calls: $589.2K (71%)
Puts: $239.6K (29%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -1.31%
Calls: +27.91%
Puts: -73.17%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 0.09
Prior (08/17) 0.34
Current vs Prior -72.65%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.37
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -74.96%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 297,795
Calls: 262,905 (88%)
Puts: 34,890 (12%)
Prior (08/17) 277,871
Calls: 240,085 (86%)
Puts: 37,786 (14%)
Current vs Prior +7.17%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,272,602
Calls: 2,026,731 (89%)
Puts: 245,871 (11%)
Prior 7-Day Average 324,657
Calls: 289,533 (89%)
Puts: 35,124 (11%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -8.27%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 7.91% | 12.76%7.91% | 19.64%
Prior 10.08% | 13.79%10.08% | 20.16%
Current vs Prior -21.54% | -7.53%-21.54% | -2.56%
Prior 7-Day Avg 10.20% | 16.06%14.86% | 25.88%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -22.50% | -20.60%-46.77% | -24.11%
Prior 7-Day Eod 10.08% | 13.79%10.08% | 20.16%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -21.54% | -7.53%-21.54% | -2.56%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 18.02% | 21.84%
Calls: 14.29% | 10.34%
Puts: 21.74% | 33.33%
Prior 18.02% | 21.84%
Calls: 14.29% | 10.34%
Puts: 21.74% | 33.33%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 29.87% | 24.83%
Calls: 18.12% | 18.28%
Puts: 41.60% | 31.37%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -39.67% | -12.03%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 92% of dollar volume in calls ($753.7K) vs puts ($64.3K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.09 - heavy call buying (10,795 calls vs 1,004 puts). P/C ratio dropping 73% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (262,905 calls vs 34,890 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 BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
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 -- of results (avg --%, best --%)

No options available for this category

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.36, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Sep 40.260.29$0.2810.7%1550.51203
$3.50Aug 280.470.55$0.5115.7%30.81169
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$3.50Aug 280.060.07$0.0714.3%320.19347
$4.50Aug 210.520.63$0.5719.3%130.92382

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 15 found (avg delta 0.68, highest 0.92)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$3.50Aug 210.360.50$0.4332.6%430.91191
$3.50Aug 280.470.55$0.5115.7%30.81169
$3.50Sep 40.520.64$0.5820.7%140.7646
$3.50Sep 110.440.77$0.6154.1%10.73110
$3.50Oct 20.600.95$0.7745.5%20.68--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 210.520.63$0.5719.3%130.92382
$4.50Aug 280.480.69$0.5935.6%10.82220
$4.50Sep 40.630.84$0.7428.4%30.7234
$4.50Oct 20.621.12$0.8757.5%20.6012
$4.00Aug 210.150.23$0.1942.1%1310.5617.2K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 31 active (total vol 3.3K, top 819)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Aug 210.100.14$0.1233.3%8190.453.1K
$4.50Aug 210.010.02$0.0250.0%7620.093.1K
$4.50Aug 280.030.08$0.0683.3%5140.19714
$4.00Aug 280.190.25$0.2227.3%1550.49308
$4.00Sep 40.260.29$0.2810.7%1550.51203
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Sep 180.390.48$0.4420.5%1400.491.1K
$4.00Aug 210.150.23$0.1942.1%1310.5617.2K
$3.50Aug 210.010.02$0.0250.0%1180.09654
$4.00Aug 280.240.32$0.2828.6%560.51261
$3.50Aug 280.060.07$0.0714.3%320.19347

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 34.2%, max 40.0%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$4.00Aug 21Oct 2108.2%77.3%40.0%8273.2K
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$4.00Aug 21Sep 18108.2%84.2%28.5%27118.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 12 found (best R:R 1.17, avg 1.35)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$3.50$4.00Sep 11$0.23$0.27$0.2374%1.17$3.73
$4.00$4.50Sep 25$0.17$0.33$0.1756%1.94$4.17
$3.50$4.00Aug 21$0.31$0.19$0.3191%0.61$3.81
$3.50$4.00Aug 28$0.29$0.21$0.2981%0.72$3.79
$3.50$4.00Sep 4$0.30$0.20$0.3076%0.67$3.80
BEAR PUT (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.50$4.00Aug 28$0.31$0.19$0.3182%0.61$4.19
$4.00$3.50Aug 21$0.17$0.33$0.1756%1.94$3.83
$4.00$3.50Aug 28$0.21$0.29$0.2151%1.38$3.79
$4.00$3.50Sep 11$0.23$0.27$0.2348%1.17$3.77

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 4 found (best R:R 0.47, avg 0.52)

BEAR CALL (4)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.00$4.50Aug 28$0.16$0.16$0.3451%0.47$4.16
$4.00$4.50Sep 11$0.20$0.20$0.3046%0.67$4.20
$4.00$4.50Sep 4$0.15$0.15$0.3549%0.43$4.15
$4.00$4.50Sep 25$0.17$0.17$0.3344%0.52$4.17
BULL PUT (0)
No bull put found

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.10, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.10108.2%96.2%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.09108.2%96.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 5 found (cheapest 7.91% of stock, avg 15.26%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$4.00Aug 21$0.12$0.19$0.31$3.69$4.317.91%
$4.00Aug 28$0.22$0.28$0.50$3.50$4.5012.76%
$4.00Sep 4$0.28$0.33$0.61$3.39$4.6115.56%
$4.00Sep 18$0.33$0.44$0.77$3.23$4.7719.64%
$4.00Sep 11$0.38$0.42$0.80$3.20$4.8020.41%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 8 found (cheapest 1.02% of stock, avg 8.07%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$4.50$3.50Aug 21$0.02$0.02$0.04$3.46$4.54
$4.50$3.50Aug 28$0.06$0.07$0.13$3.37$4.63
$4.00$3.50Aug 21$0.12$0.02$0.14$3.36$4.14
$4.50$3.50Sep 11$0.18$0.19$0.37$3.13$4.87
$4.00$3.50Aug 28$0.22$0.07$0.29$3.21$4.29
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.13$0.33$0.46$3.54$4.96
$4.50$3.50Sep 25$0.31$0.19$0.50$3.00$5.00
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.18$0.42$0.60$3.40$5.10

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

No iron condor setups found

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 6 found (best R:R 4.00, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 21$0.21$0.2982%1.38
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 28$0.13$0.3762%2.85
$3.50$4.00$4.50Sep 4$0.15$0.3548%2.33
$3.50$4.00$4.50Oct 2$0.31$0.1929%0.61
PUTS (2)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 28$0.10$0.4063%4.00
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 21$0.21$0.2983%1.38

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 11 found (best net $-0.15, 3 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$3.50$4.001:2Sep 11-$0.15$0.35
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 25-$0.14$0.36
$4.00$4.501:2Oct 2-$0.22$0.28
$3.50$4.001:2Aug 28$0.07$0.43
$3.50$4.001:2Aug 21$0.19$0.31
PUTS (4)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$4.50$4.001:2Sep 4$0.08$0.42
$4.50$4.001:2Aug 21$0.19$0.31
$4.00$3.501:2Aug 28$0.14$0.36
$4.00$3.501:2Aug 21$0.15$0.35

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 11 found (best yield 6.63%, avg 5.70%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$4.50Oct 2$0.260.3914.8%6.63%21.43%30--
$4.50Sep 25$0.210.4114.8%5.36%20.15%38--
$4.00Sep 25$0.390.562.0%9.95%11.99%45109
$4.00Sep 11$0.300.542.0%7.65%9.69%43363
$4.50Sep 11$0.150.3314.8%3.83%18.62%62407
$4.00Sep 4$0.260.512.0%6.63%8.67%155203
$4.00Sep 18$0.260.502.0%6.63%8.67%66566
$4.00Oct 2$0.240.512.0%6.12%8.16%877
$4.50Sep 4$0.100.2814.8%2.55%17.35%45379
$4.00Aug 28$0.190.492.0%4.85%6.89%155308

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 10,795
Total Puts 1,004
Put/Call Ratio 0.09
Net Difference 9,791

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,525
Total Puts 3,579
Put/Call Ratio 0.34
Net Difference 6,946

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 96,411
Total Puts 26,583
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.37
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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