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TMC THE METALS CO IN
$3.97 +0.00%
$3.94 (-0.72%)🌙
as of 08/20 07:10 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) 21,884
Calls: 21,281 (97%)
Puts: 603 (3%)
Prior (08/19) 14,025
Calls: 13,448 (96%)
Puts: 577 (4%)
Current vs Prior +56.04%
Calls: +58.25% (Calls)
Puts: +4.51% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 92,703
Calls: 67,556 (73%)
Puts: 25,147 (27%)
Prior 7-Day Average 13,243
Calls: 9,650 (73%)
Puts: 3,592 (27%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +65.25%
Calls: +120.51%
Puts: -83.21%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) $1.71M
Calls: $1.67M (98%)
Puts: $35.3K (2%)
Prior (08/19) $1.08M
Calls: $1.03M (96%)
Puts: $46.5K (4%)
Current vs Prior +58.90%
Calls: +62.65%
Puts: -24.06%
Prior 7-Day Total $5.45M
Calls: $3.87M (71%)
Puts: $1.58M (29%)
Prior 7-Day Average $778.9K
Calls: $552.9K (71%)
Puts: $226.0K (29%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +119.56%
Calls: +202.93%
Puts: -84.37%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) 0.03
Prior (08/19) 0.04
Current vs Prior -33.96%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.37
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -92.29%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/20) 237,021
Calls: 198,676 (84%)
Puts: 38,345 (16%)
Prior (08/19) 250,147
Calls: 218,840 (87%)
Puts: 31,307 (13%)
Current vs Prior -5.25%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,228,750
Calls: 1,968,582 (88%)
Puts: 260,168 (12%)
Prior 7-Day Average 318,392
Calls: 281,226 (88%)
Puts: 37,166 (12%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -25.56%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 6.05% | 9.82%6.05% | 19.65%
Prior 6.30% | 11.59%6.30% | 20.65%
Current vs Prior -4.00% | -15.22%-4.00% | -4.88%
Prior 7-Day Avg 8.81% | 14.15%11.49% | 23.30%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -31.38% | -30.57%-47.40% | -15.67%
Prior 7-Day Eod 6.30% | 11.59%6.30% | 20.65%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -4.00% | -15.22%-4.00% | -4.88%
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 24.93% | 24.54%
Calls: 16.32% | 13.68%
Puts: 33.53% | 35.40%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -27.72% | -11.01%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 98% of dollar volume in calls ($1.67M) vs puts ($35.3K). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 59% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (120% higher). Above-average activity with volume up 56% vs prior.

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 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. -- found (avg $--, cheapest $--)

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 13 found (avg delta 0.69, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$3.50Aug 210.320.50$0.4143.9%311.00187
$3.50Aug 280.380.55$0.4736.2%10.85--
$3.50Sep 110.510.67$0.5927.1%200.74111
$3.50Sep 250.520.78$0.6540.0%10.71--
$4.00Sep 250.360.53$0.4537.8%70.54274
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 210.350.69$0.5265.4%110.95366
$4.50Aug 280.500.72$0.6136.1%270.84221
$4.50Sep 40.550.84$0.7041.4%50.70--
$4.00Aug 210.100.20$0.1566.7%700.5617.2K
$4.00Aug 280.180.25$0.2231.8%520.51309

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 31 active (total vol 1.1K, top 258)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Aug 210.080.10$0.0922.2%2580.443.2K
$4.50Sep 40.090.18$0.1464.3%1670.30644
$4.50Aug 280.030.04$0.0425.0%650.151.2K
$4.00Aug 280.140.20$0.1735.3%590.48510
$4.00Sep 180.260.48$0.3759.5%410.53617
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Aug 210.100.20$0.1566.7%700.5617.2K
$3.50Aug 280.030.06$0.0560.0%700.16379
$4.00Aug 280.180.25$0.2231.8%520.51309
$3.50Aug 210.000.01$0.01100.0%390.04664
$4.00Sep 250.370.57$0.4742.6%360.4514

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 57.3%, max 57.5%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$4.00Aug 21Sep 25147.0%93.6%57.1%2653.5K
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$4.00Aug 21Oct 2147.0%93.4%57.5%7117.2K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 13 found (best R:R 1.50, avg 1.56)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$3.50$4.00Sep 25$0.20$0.30$0.2071%1.50$3.70
$3.50$4.00Aug 21$0.32$0.18$0.32100%0.56$3.82
$3.50$4.00Sep 11$0.25$0.25$0.2574%1.00$3.75
$3.50$4.00Aug 28$0.30$0.20$0.3085%0.67$3.80
$4.00$4.50Sep 4$0.14$0.36$0.1452%2.57$4.14
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.00$3.50Sep 4$0.19$0.31$0.1948%1.63$3.81
$4.00$3.50Aug 28$0.17$0.33$0.1751%1.94$3.83
$4.00$3.50Aug 21$0.14$0.36$0.1456%2.57$3.86
$4.00$3.50Sep 25$0.23$0.27$0.2345%1.17$3.77
$4.00$3.50Oct 2$0.23$0.27$0.2344%1.17$3.77

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 3 found (best R:R 0.35, avg 0.45)

BEAR CALL (3)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.00$4.50Aug 28$0.13$0.13$0.3752%0.35$4.13
$4.00$4.50Sep 25$0.19$0.19$0.3146%0.61$4.19
$4.00$4.50Sep 4$0.14$0.14$0.3648%0.39$4.14
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 $0.08, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.08147.0%82.5%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.07147.0%82.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 6 found (cheapest 6.05% of stock, avg 15.28%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$4.00Aug 21$0.09$0.15$0.24$3.76$4.246.05%
$4.00Aug 28$0.17$0.22$0.39$3.61$4.399.82%
$4.00Sep 4$0.28$0.30$0.58$3.42$4.5814.61%
$4.00Sep 11$0.34$0.39$0.73$3.27$4.7318.39%
$4.00Sep 18$0.37$0.41$0.78$3.22$4.7819.65%
$4.00Sep 25$0.45$0.47$0.92$3.08$4.9223.17%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 8 found (cheapest 2.27% of stock, avg 12.28%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$4.50$3.50Aug 28$0.04$0.05$0.09$3.41$4.59
$4.50$3.50Sep 4$0.14$0.11$0.25$3.25$4.75
$4.00$3.50Aug 28$0.17$0.05$0.22$3.28$4.22
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.14$0.30$0.44$3.56$4.94
$4.50$3.50Sep 25$0.26$0.24$0.50$3.00$5.00
$4.50$4.00Sep 25$0.26$0.47$0.73$3.27$5.23
$4.50$3.50Oct 2$0.44$0.28$0.72$2.78$5.22
$4.50$4.00Oct 2$0.44$0.51$0.95$3.05$5.45

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. 5 found (best R:R 1.08, cheapest $0.17)

CALLS (2)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 21$0.24$0.2696%1.08
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 28$0.17$0.3370%1.94
PUTS (3)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 21$0.23$0.2791%1.17
$3.50$4.00$4.50Aug 28$0.22$0.2869%1.27
$3.50$4.00$4.50Sep 4$0.21$0.2947%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. 15 found (best net $-0.09, 4 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$3.50$4.001:2Sep 11-$0.09$0.41
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 25-$0.07$0.43
$3.50$4.001:2Sep 25-$0.25$0.25
$3.50$4.001:2Aug 28$0.13$0.37
$3.50$4.001:2Aug 21$0.23$0.27
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$4.00$3.501:2Oct 2-$0.05$0.45
$4.50$4.001:2Sep 4$0.10$0.40
$4.50$4.001:2Aug 21$0.22$0.28
$4.50$4.001:2Aug 28$0.17$0.33
$4.00$3.501:2Sep 11$0.09$0.41

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 9 found (best yield 9.07%, avg 4.79%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$4.00Sep 25$0.360.540.8%9.07%9.82%7274
$4.50Oct 2$0.130.4613.3%3.27%16.62%249
$4.50Sep 25$0.150.3813.3%3.78%17.13%2--
$4.00Sep 11$0.270.520.8%6.80%7.56%2--
$4.00Sep 18$0.260.530.8%6.55%7.30%41617
$4.50Sep 4$0.090.3013.3%2.27%15.62%167644
$4.00Sep 4$0.230.520.8%5.79%6.55%35311
$4.00Aug 28$0.140.480.8%3.53%4.28%59510
$4.00Aug 21$0.080.440.8%2.02%2.77%2583.2K

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 21,281
Total Puts 603
Put/Call Ratio 0.03
Net Difference 20,678

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,448
Total Puts 577
Put/Call Ratio 0.04
Net Difference 12,871

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 67,556
Total Puts 25,147
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.37
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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