Tour v526
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TMC THE METALS CO IN
$4.50 -6.05%
(8/24 09:55) ◀
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Monday, August 24, 2026 (10:00am)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:00am) 6,846
Calls: 6,113 (89%)
Puts: 733 (11%)
Prior --
Calls: 11,671 (86%)
Puts: 1,900 (14%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -47.62% (Calls)
Puts: -61.42% (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 -75.62%
Calls: -74.87%
Puts: -80.46%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:00am) $275.1K
Calls: $255.9K (93%)
Puts: $19.2K (7%)
Prior --
Calls: $561.3K (67%)
Puts: $271.0K (33%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -54.42%
Puts: -92.90%
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 -86.67%
Calls: -86.42%
Puts: -89.25%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:00am) 0.12
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior -88.01%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.35
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -65.74%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:00am) 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 10.00% | 15.11%21.33% | 30.67%
Prior 11.06% | 16.70%2.71% | 22.76%
Current vs Prior -9.62% | -9.52%+686.05% | +34.76%
Prior 7-Day Avg 9.51% | 15.00%11.11% | 24.76%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.13% | +0.72%+92.08% | +23.87%
Prior 7-Day Eod 11.06% | 16.70%2.71% | 22.76%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -9.62% | -9.52%+686.05% | +34.76%
Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 15.52% | 17.88%
Calls: 17.39% | 13.89%
Puts: 13.64% | 21.88%
Prior 16.67% | 44.83%
Calls: 16.67% | 38.71%
Puts: -- | --
Current vs Prior -6.90% | -60.12%
Prior 7-Day Avg 25.23% | 25.44%
Calls: 18.10% | 19.61%
Puts: 34.96% | 31.26%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -38.48% | -29.71%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 93% of dollar volume in calls ($255.9K) vs puts ($19.2K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.12 - heavy call buying (6,113 calls vs 733 puts). P/C ratio dropping 88% - 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
10:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:55BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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 1 of results (avg 9.6%, best 9.6%)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Sep 250.490.54$0.529.6%--0.4413

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 9 found (avg $0.42, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Aug 280.080.09$0.0911.1%2560.251.6K
$4.50Aug 280.210.25$0.2317.4%2810.532.8K
$4.00Aug 280.510.60$0.5516.4%640.85580
$4.50Sep 40.330.38$0.3613.9%170.54697
$5.00Sep 180.300.36$0.3318.2%3010.422.0K
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.210.24$0.2213.6%3110.471.6K
$5.00Sep 40.610.70$0.6613.6%560.6698
$4.50Sep 250.490.54$0.529.6%--0.4413
$5.00Sep 180.750.90$0.8318.1%20.59156

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 17 found (avg delta 0.65, highest 0.85)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Aug 280.510.60$0.5516.4%640.85580
$4.00Sep 40.530.72$0.6330.2%110.77375
$4.00Sep 110.610.78$0.7024.3%--0.75562
$4.00Sep 180.610.81$0.7128.2%--0.74484
$4.00Sep 250.700.90$0.8025.0%--0.72305
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Aug 280.510.67$0.5927.1%220.7636
$5.00Sep 40.610.70$0.6613.6%560.6698
$5.00Sep 110.600.89$0.7538.7%--0.6214
$5.00Sep 180.750.90$0.8318.1%20.59156
$5.00Sep 250.741.00$0.8729.9%--0.5752

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 23 active (total vol 1.7K, top 311)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Sep 180.300.36$0.3318.2%3010.422.0K
$4.50Aug 280.210.25$0.2317.4%2810.532.8K
$5.00Aug 280.080.09$0.0911.1%2560.251.6K
$5.00Sep 250.340.45$0.4027.5%1020.45138
$4.00Aug 280.510.60$0.5516.4%640.85580
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.210.24$0.2213.6%3110.471.6K
$4.00Aug 280.040.05$0.0520.0%1310.15611
$4.50Sep 40.290.36$0.3221.9%780.47251
$5.00Sep 40.610.70$0.6613.6%560.6698
$5.00Aug 280.510.67$0.5927.1%220.7636

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 5 strikes (avg 16.4%, max 20.8%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$5.00Aug 28Oct 2128.1%107.2%19.5%2561.6K
$4.50Aug 28Oct 2116.7%101.2%15.3%2812.8K
PUTS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$5.00Aug 28Sep 25128.1%106.1%20.8%2288
$4.50Aug 28Oct 2116.7%101.2%15.3%3131.6K
$4.00Aug 28Sep 25112.5%101.2%11.2%132672

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 17 found (best R:R 1.50, avg 1.49)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.00$4.50Sep 18$0.20$0.30$0.2074%1.50$4.20
$4.00$4.50Oct 2$0.21$0.29$0.2171%1.38$4.21
$4.00$4.50Sep 25$0.23$0.27$0.2372%1.17$4.23
$4.50$5.00Oct 2$0.17$0.33$0.1757%1.94$4.67
$4.50$5.00Sep 25$0.17$0.33$0.1758%1.94$4.67
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.20$0.30$0.2046%1.50$4.30
$4.50$4.00Aug 28$0.17$0.33$0.1748%1.94$4.33
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.21$0.29$0.2145%1.38$4.29
$4.50$4.00Sep 25$0.23$0.27$0.2344%1.17$4.27
$5.00$4.00Sep 18$0.62$0.38$0.6259%0.61$4.38

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

No setups found for this strategy

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.12, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.50Aug 28Sep 4$0.13116.7%103.1%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$4.50Aug 28Sep 4$0.10116.7%103.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 5 found (cheapest 10.00% of stock, avg 18.76%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$4.50Aug 28$0.23$0.22$0.45$4.05$4.9510.00%
$4.50Sep 4$0.36$0.32$0.68$3.82$5.1815.11%
$4.50Sep 11$0.41$0.38$0.79$3.71$5.2917.56%
$4.50Sep 25$0.57$0.52$1.09$3.41$5.5924.22%
$4.50Oct 2$0.62$0.59$1.21$3.29$5.7126.89%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 10 found (cheapest 3.11% of stock, avg 12.29%)

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$0.19$0.12$0.31$3.69$5.31
$5.00$4.50Aug 28$0.09$0.22$0.31$4.19$5.31
$5.00$4.00Sep 11$0.26$0.17$0.43$3.57$5.43
$5.00$4.50Sep 4$0.19$0.32$0.51$3.99$5.51
$5.00$4.00Sep 18$0.33$0.21$0.54$3.46$5.54
$5.00$4.50Sep 11$0.26$0.38$0.64$3.86$5.64
$5.00$4.00Sep 25$0.40$0.29$0.69$3.31$5.69
$5.00$4.50Sep 25$0.40$0.52$0.92$3.58$5.92
$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. 8 found (best R:R 4.00, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 4$0.10$0.4043%4.00
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 28$0.18$0.3260%1.78
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 25$0.06$0.4428%7.33
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 11$0.14$0.3637%2.57
PUTS (4)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 28$0.20$0.3061%1.50
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 4$0.14$0.3643%2.57
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 25$0.12$0.3828%3.17
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 11$0.16$0.3437%2.12

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 17 found (best net $-0.09, 11 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 4-$0.09$0.41
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 11-$0.12$0.38
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 11-$0.11$0.39
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 18-$0.15$0.35
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 18-$0.31$0.19
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$4.50$4.001:2Sep 25-$0.06$0.44
$5.00$4.501:2Sep 25-$0.17$0.33
$5.00$4.501:2Aug 28$0.15$0.35
$4.50$4.001:2Sep 4$0.08$0.42
$4.50$4.001:2Aug 28$0.12$0.38

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 12 found (best yield 7.56%, avg 6.70%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$5.00Sep 25$0.340.4511.1%7.56%18.67%102138
$5.00Oct 2$0.340.4511.1%7.56%18.67%--45
$5.00Sep 18$0.300.4211.1%6.67%17.78%3012.0K
$4.50Oct 2$0.500.570.0%11.11%11.11%--52
$4.50Sep 25$0.470.580.0%10.44%10.44%2146
$5.00Sep 11$0.210.3911.1%4.67%15.78%36619
$4.50Sep 18$0.400.570.0%8.89%8.89%5--
$4.50Sep 4$0.330.540.0%7.33%7.33%17697
$5.00Sep 4$0.150.3411.1%3.33%14.44%31676
$4.50Sep 11$0.290.560.0%6.44%6.44%4476

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 6,113
Total Puts 733
Put/Call Ratio 0.12
Net Difference 5,380

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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Earnings This Week

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