Tour v526
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TMC THE METALS CO IN
$4.51 -5.85%
(8/24 09:45) ◀
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Monday, August 24, 2026 (9:50am)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 9:50am) 5,778
Calls: 5,201 (90%)
Puts: 577 (10%)
Prior --
Calls: 11,671 (86%)
Puts: 1,900 (14%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -55.44% (Calls)
Puts: -69.63% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 196,534
Calls: 170,275 (87%)
Puts: 26,259 (13%)
Prior 7-Day Average 28,076
Calls: 24,325 (87%)
Puts: 3,751 (13%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -79.42%
Calls: -78.62%
Puts: -84.62%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 9:50am) $253.5K
Calls: $235.9K (93%)
Puts: $17.5K (7%)
Prior --
Calls: $561.3K (67%)
Puts: $271.0K (33%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -57.97%
Puts: -93.54%
Prior 7-Day Total $14.45M
Calls: $13.19M (91%)
Puts: $1.25M (9%)
Prior 7-Day Average $2.06M
Calls: $1.88M (91%)
Puts: $179.0K (9%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -87.72%
Calls: -87.48%
Puts: -90.21%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 9:50am) 0.11
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior -88.91%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.35
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -68.31%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 9:50am) 384,003
Calls: 345,560 (90%)
Puts: 38,443 (10%)
Prior --
Calls: -- (--)
Puts: -- (--)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,848,696
Calls: 2,475,239 (87%)
Puts: 373,457 (13%)
Prior 7-Day Average 406,956
Calls: 353,605 (87%)
Puts: 53,351 (13%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.64%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 11.09% | 15.08%21.29% | 34.37%
Prior 11.06% | 16.70%2.71% | 22.76%
Current vs Prior +0.20% | -9.72%+684.30% | +51.03%
Prior 7-Day Avg 9.51% | 15.00%11.11% | 24.76%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +16.55% | +0.50%+91.66% | +38.82%
Prior 7-Day Eod 11.06% | 16.70%2.71% | 22.76%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +0.20% | -9.72%+684.30% | +51.03%
Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 24.39% | 23.63%
Calls: 44.44% | 20.00%
Puts: 4.35% | 27.27%
Prior 16.67% | 44.83%
Calls: 16.67% | 38.71%
Puts: -- | --
Current vs Prior +46.31% | -47.29%
Prior 7-Day Avg 25.23% | 25.44%
Calls: 18.10% | 19.61%
Puts: 34.96% | 31.26%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -3.32% | -7.10%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 93% of dollar volume in calls ($235.9K) vs puts ($17.5K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.11 - heavy call buying (5,201 calls vs 577 puts). P/C ratio dropping 89% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (345,560 calls vs 38,443 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 BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
09:50BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:45BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:40BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:35BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

📈 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 2 of results (avg 5.4%, best 4.3%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Sep 180.300.32$0.316.5%2570.412.0K
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.220.23$0.234.3%3010.451.6K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.37, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Aug 280.080.09$0.0911.1%2520.251.6K
$4.00Aug 280.540.60$0.5710.5%570.86580
$5.00Sep 180.300.32$0.316.5%2570.412.0K
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.220.23$0.234.3%3010.451.6K
$5.00Sep 40.610.70$0.6613.6%560.6698

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 17 found (avg delta 0.65, highest 0.86)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Aug 280.540.60$0.5710.5%570.86580
$4.00Sep 40.530.72$0.6330.2%40.77375
$4.00Sep 110.540.78$0.6636.4%--0.75562
$4.00Sep 180.560.84$0.7040.0%--0.74484
$4.00Sep 250.700.90$0.8025.0%--0.72305
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Aug 280.510.67$0.5927.1%220.7536
$5.00Sep 40.610.70$0.6613.6%560.6698
$5.00Sep 110.600.89$0.7538.7%--0.6114
$5.00Sep 180.690.96$0.8332.5%20.59156
$5.00Sep 250.741.01$0.8830.7%--0.5752

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 23 active (total vol 1.4K, top 301)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Sep 180.300.32$0.316.5%2570.412.0K
$5.00Aug 280.080.09$0.0911.1%2520.251.6K
$5.00Sep 250.320.40$0.3622.2%1020.43138
$4.50Aug 280.210.33$0.2744.4%1000.562.8K
$4.00Aug 280.540.60$0.5710.5%570.86580
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.220.23$0.234.3%3010.451.6K
$4.50Sep 40.280.37$0.3327.3%760.45251
$5.00Sep 40.610.70$0.6613.6%560.6698
$5.00Aug 280.510.67$0.5927.1%220.7536
$4.00Sep 40.100.15$0.1338.5%150.23177

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 21.0%, max 23.7%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$4.50Aug 28Oct 2126.2%102.0%23.7%1002.8K
$5.00Aug 28Oct 2121.6%106.4%14.3%2521.6K
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$4.50Aug 28Oct 2126.2%102.0%23.7%3031.6K
$5.00Aug 28Sep 25121.6%99.5%22.2%2288

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 18 found (best R:R 1.63, avg 1.35)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.00$4.50Sep 18$0.19$0.31$0.1974%1.63$4.19
$4.00$4.50Oct 2$0.20$0.30$0.2070%1.50$4.20
$4.00$4.50Sep 25$0.22$0.28$0.2272%1.27$4.22
$4.00$4.50Sep 11$0.24$0.26$0.2475%1.08$4.24
$4.00$4.50Aug 28$0.30$0.20$0.3086%0.67$4.30
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$5.00$4.50Sep 4$0.33$0.17$0.3366%0.52$4.67
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.20$0.30$0.2044%1.50$4.30
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.20$0.30$0.2045%1.50$4.30
$4.50$4.00Aug 28$0.18$0.32$0.1845%1.78$4.32
$4.50$4.00Sep 25$0.24$0.26$0.2443%1.08$4.26

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 4 found (best R:R 0.92, avg 0.71)

BEAR CALL (0)
No bear call found
BULL PUT (4)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.50$4.00Sep 25$0.24$0.24$0.2657%0.92$4.26
$4.50$4.00Aug 28$0.18$0.18$0.3255%0.56$4.32
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.20$0.20$0.3055%0.67$4.30
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.20$0.20$0.3056%0.67$4.30

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.09, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.50Aug 28Sep 4$0.08126.2%105.3%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.50Aug 28Sep 4$0.10126.2%105.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 5 found (cheapest 11.09% of stock, avg 19.07%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$4.50Aug 28$0.27$0.23$0.50$4.00$5.0011.09%
$4.50Sep 4$0.35$0.33$0.68$3.82$5.1815.08%
$4.50Sep 11$0.42$0.37$0.79$3.71$5.2917.52%
$4.50Sep 25$0.58$0.53$1.11$3.39$5.6124.61%
$4.50Oct 2$0.63$0.59$1.22$3.28$5.7227.05%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 10 found (cheapest 3.10% of stock, avg 12.06%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$5.00$4.00Aug 28$0.09$0.05$0.14$3.86$5.14
$5.00$4.00Sep 4$0.18$0.13$0.31$3.69$5.31
$5.00$4.50Aug 28$0.09$0.23$0.32$4.18$5.32
$5.00$4.00Sep 11$0.26$0.17$0.43$3.57$5.43
$5.00$4.50Sep 4$0.18$0.33$0.51$3.99$5.51
$5.00$4.00Sep 18$0.31$0.21$0.52$3.48$5.52
$5.00$4.50Sep 11$0.26$0.37$0.63$3.87$5.63
$5.00$4.00Sep 25$0.36$0.29$0.65$3.35$5.65
$5.00$4.50Sep 25$0.36$0.53$0.89$3.61$5.89
$5.00$4.50Oct 2$0.45$0.59$1.04$3.46$6.04

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. 7 found (best R:R 3.17, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (3)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 28$0.12$0.3860%3.17
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 11$0.08$0.4236%5.25
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 4$0.11$0.3943%3.55
PUTS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 28$0.18$0.3260%1.78
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 4$0.13$0.3743%2.85
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 25$0.11$0.3929%3.55
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 11$0.18$0.3236%1.78

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 $-0.07, 10 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 4-$0.07$0.43
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 11-$0.18$0.32
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 18-$0.11$0.39
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 11-$0.10$0.40
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 25-$0.14$0.36
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$5.00$4.501:2Sep 25-$0.18$0.32
$5.00$4.501:2Aug 28$0.13$0.37
$4.50$4.001:2Sep 4$0.07$0.43
$5.00$4.001:2Sep 18$0.41$0.59
$4.50$4.001:2Aug 28$0.13$0.37

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 6 found (best yield 7.54%, avg 5.14%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$5.00Oct 2$0.340.4510.9%7.54%18.40%--45
$5.00Sep 25$0.320.4310.9%7.10%17.96%102138
$5.00Sep 18$0.300.4110.9%6.65%17.52%2572.0K
$5.00Sep 11$0.210.3910.9%4.66%15.52%36619
$5.00Sep 4$0.140.3410.9%3.10%13.97%31676
$5.00Aug 28$0.080.2510.9%1.77%12.64%2521.6K

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

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 5,201
Total Puts 577
Put/Call Ratio 0.11
Net Difference 4,624

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,671
Total Puts 1,900
Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Net Difference 9,771

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 170,275
Total Puts 26,259
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.35
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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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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