Tour v526
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TMC THE METALS CO IN
$4.65 -2.92%
(8/24 10:30) ◀
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Monday, August 24, 2026 (10:35am)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:35am) 11,547
Calls: 7,072 (61%)
Puts: 4,475 (39%)
Prior --
Calls: 11,671 (86%)
Puts: 1,900 (14%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -39.41% (Calls)
Puts: +135.53% (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 -58.87%
Calls: -70.93%
Puts: +19.29%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:35am) $666.7K
Calls: $314.3K (47%)
Puts: $352.4K (53%)
Prior --
Calls: $561.3K (67%)
Puts: $271.0K (33%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -44.01%
Puts: +30.03%
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 -67.69%
Calls: -83.33%
Puts: +96.91%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:35am) 0.63
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior -36.72%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.35
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +80.82%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/24 10:35am) 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 10.32% | 14.62%21.29% | 32.26%
Prior 11.06% | 16.70%2.71% | 22.76%
Current vs Prior -6.71% | -12.44%+684.46% | +41.76%
Prior 7-Day Avg 9.51% | 15.00%11.11% | 24.76%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +8.52% | -2.53%+91.70% | +30.30%
Prior 7-Day Eod 11.06% | 16.70%2.71% | 22.76%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -6.71% | -12.44%+684.46% | +41.76%
Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 10.72% | 31.84%
Calls: 9.68% | 41.46%
Puts: 11.76% | 22.22%
Prior 16.67% | 44.83%
Calls: 16.67% | 38.71%
Puts: -- | --
Current vs Prior -35.69% | -28.98%
Prior 7-Day Avg 25.23% | 25.44%
Calls: 18.10% | 19.61%
Puts: 34.96% | 31.26%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -57.51% | +25.17%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bullish P/C ratio of 0.63. P/C ratio dropping 37% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (345,560 calls vs 38,443 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
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
10:35BEARISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:30BEARISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:25BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:20BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:15BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:10BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:05BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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 2 of results (avg 9.0%, best 8.3%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Aug 280.110.12$0.128.3%5470.311.6K
$4.50Aug 280.290.32$0.319.7%6050.622.8K
PUTS (0)
No puts meet the criteria

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 15 found (avg $0.45, cheapest $0.12)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.00Aug 280.110.12$0.128.3%5470.311.6K
$5.50Sep 40.090.10$0.1010.0%800.21546
$4.50Aug 280.290.32$0.319.7%6050.622.8K
$5.00Sep 40.190.22$0.2114.3%400.38676
$5.50Sep 110.140.17$0.1618.8%30.271.1K
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.160.18$0.1711.8%3410.381.6K
$4.00Sep 40.100.12$0.1118.2%200.20177
$5.00Sep 180.640.75$0.7015.7%20.56156

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 18 found (avg delta 0.68, highest 0.89)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.00Aug 280.620.71$0.6713.4%980.89580
$4.00Sep 40.660.78$0.7216.7%130.80375
$4.00Sep 110.760.87$0.8213.4%--0.79562
$4.00Sep 180.760.88$0.8214.6%30.75484
$4.00Sep 250.701.05$0.8839.8%--0.74305
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$5.50Aug 280.861.12$0.9926.3%20.8717
$5.00Aug 280.420.65$0.5442.6%220.6936
$5.00Sep 40.540.67$0.6121.3%560.6298
$5.00Sep 110.600.79$0.7027.1%--0.5714
$5.00Sep 180.640.75$0.7015.7%20.56156

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 33 active (total vol 3.3K, top 605)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.290.32$0.319.7%6050.622.8K
$5.00Aug 280.110.12$0.128.3%5470.311.6K
$5.50Sep 250.240.32$0.2828.6%5030.35218
$5.00Sep 180.320.38$0.3517.1%3150.442.0K
$5.50Aug 280.030.04$0.0425.0%1070.121.3K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$4.50Aug 280.160.18$0.1711.8%3410.381.6K
$4.00Aug 280.030.04$0.0425.0%2320.11611
$4.50Sep 40.240.30$0.2722.2%780.40251
$5.00Sep 40.540.67$0.6121.3%560.6298
$5.00Aug 280.420.65$0.5442.6%220.6936

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 16.2%, max 24.6%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$5.00Aug 28Oct 2120.3%106.0%13.5%5471.6K
$4.50Aug 28Oct 2114.3%100.8%13.4%6052.8K
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$5.00Aug 28Sep 25120.3%96.5%24.6%2288
$4.50Aug 28Oct 2114.3%100.8%13.4%3431.6K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 20 found (best R:R 0.92, avg 1.70)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.00$4.50Sep 25$0.26$0.24$0.2674%0.92$4.26
$4.00$4.50Sep 18$0.26$0.24$0.2675%0.92$4.26
$4.50$5.00Oct 2$0.17$0.33$0.1757%1.94$4.67
$4.00$4.50Sep 11$0.29$0.21$0.2979%0.72$4.29
$5.00$5.50Oct 2$0.12$0.38$0.1245%3.17$5.12
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.50$4.00Sep 25$0.18$0.32$0.1840%1.78$4.32
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.16$0.34$0.1640%2.12$4.34
$4.50$4.00Aug 28$0.13$0.37$0.1338%2.85$4.37
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.21$0.29$0.2140%1.38$4.29
$5.00$4.00Sep 18$0.50$0.50$0.5056%1.00$4.50

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 8 found (best R:R 0.72, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (4)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$5.00$5.50Sep 11$0.15$0.15$0.3557%0.43$5.15
$5.00$5.50Sep 4$0.11$0.11$0.3962%0.28$5.11
$5.00$5.50Sep 25$0.12$0.12$0.3854%0.32$5.12
$5.00$5.50Oct 2$0.12$0.12$0.3855%0.32$5.12
BULL PUT (4)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$4.50$4.00Sep 11$0.21$0.21$0.2960%0.72$4.29
$4.50$4.00Aug 28$0.13$0.13$0.3762%0.35$4.37
$4.50$4.00Sep 4$0.16$0.16$0.3460%0.47$4.34
$4.50$4.00Sep 25$0.18$0.18$0.3260%0.56$4.32

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.09, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$5.00Aug 28Sep 4$0.09120.3%107.1%
$4.50Aug 28Sep 4$0.10114.3%103.8%
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$5.00Aug 28Sep 4$0.07120.3%107.1%
$4.50Aug 28Sep 4$0.10114.3%103.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 10 found (cheapest 10.32% of stock, avg 19.55%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$4.50Aug 28$0.31$0.17$0.48$4.02$4.9810.32%
$5.00Aug 28$0.12$0.54$0.66$4.34$5.6614.19%
$4.50Sep 4$0.41$0.27$0.68$3.82$5.1814.62%
$5.00Sep 4$0.21$0.61$0.82$4.18$5.8217.63%
$4.50Sep 11$0.53$0.35$0.88$3.62$5.3818.92%
$5.00Sep 11$0.31$0.70$1.01$3.99$6.0121.72%
$5.00Sep 18$0.35$0.70$1.05$3.95$6.0522.58%
$4.50Sep 25$0.62$0.45$1.07$3.43$5.5723.01%
$4.50Oct 2$0.62$0.59$1.21$3.29$5.7126.02%
$5.00Sep 25$0.40$0.83$1.23$3.77$6.2326.45%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 19 found (cheapest 1.72% of stock, avg 10.58%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$5.50$4.00Aug 28$0.04$0.04$0.08$3.92$5.58
$5.00$4.00Aug 28$0.12$0.04$0.16$3.84$5.16
$5.50$4.00Sep 4$0.10$0.11$0.21$3.79$5.71
$5.50$4.50Aug 28$0.04$0.17$0.21$4.29$5.71
$5.00$4.50Aug 28$0.12$0.17$0.29$4.21$5.29
$5.50$4.00Sep 11$0.16$0.14$0.30$3.70$5.80
$5.00$4.00Sep 4$0.21$0.11$0.32$3.68$5.32
$5.50$4.50Sep 4$0.10$0.27$0.37$4.13$5.87
$5.00$4.50Sep 4$0.21$0.27$0.48$4.02$5.48
$5.00$4.00Sep 11$0.31$0.14$0.45$3.55$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. 13 found (best R:R 5.25, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.50$5.00$5.50Aug 28$0.11$0.3950%3.55
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 11$0.07$0.4336%6.14
$4.50$5.00$5.50Sep 11$0.07$0.4334%6.14
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 28$0.17$0.3358%1.94
$4.50$5.00$5.50Sep 4$0.09$0.4139%4.56
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$4.50$5.00$5.50Aug 28$0.08$0.4250%5.25
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 11$0.14$0.3636%2.57
$4.00$4.50$5.00Aug 28$0.24$0.2658%1.08
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 4$0.18$0.3242%1.78
$4.00$4.50$5.00Sep 25$0.20$0.3028%1.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 22 found (best net $-0.09, 14 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 4-$0.10$0.40
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 11-$0.09$0.41
$4.00$4.501:2Sep 11-$0.24$0.26
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 18-$0.14$0.36
$4.50$5.001:2Sep 25-$0.18$0.32
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$5.50$5.001:2Aug 28-$0.09$0.41
$5.00$4.501:2Sep 25-$0.07$0.43
$4.50$4.001:2Sep 25-$0.09$0.41
$5.00$4.501:2Sep 4$0.07$0.43
$4.50$4.001:2Sep 4$0.05$0.45

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 10 found (best yield 5.16%, avg 4.78%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$5.50Sep 25$0.240.3518.3%5.16%23.44%503218
$5.50Oct 2$0.230.3518.3%4.95%23.23%1222
$5.00Sep 25$0.340.467.5%7.31%14.84%102138
$5.00Oct 2$0.340.457.5%7.31%14.84%--45
$5.00Sep 18$0.320.447.5%6.88%14.41%3152.0K
$5.00Sep 11$0.220.437.5%4.73%12.26%45619
$5.50Sep 11$0.140.2718.3%3.01%21.29%31.1K
$5.00Sep 4$0.190.387.5%4.09%11.61%40676
$5.50Sep 4$0.090.2118.3%1.94%20.22%80546
$5.00Aug 28$0.110.317.5%2.37%9.89%5471.6K

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 7,072
Total Puts 4,475
Put/Call Ratio 0.63
Net Difference 2,597

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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