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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR ADR

$459.20 +0.66%

$458.71 (-0.11%)🌙

as of 10/01 06:02 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/01) 85,135

Calls: 47,525 (56%)

Puts: 37,610 (44%)

Prior (09/30) 95,235

Calls: 57,603 (60%)

Puts: 37,632 (40%)

Current vs Prior -10.61%

Calls: -17.50% (Calls)

Puts: -0.06% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 795,793

Calls: 416,548 (52%)

Puts: 379,245 (48%)

Prior 7-Day Average 113,684

Calls: 59,506 (52%)

Puts: 54,177 (48%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -25.11%

Calls: -20.14%

Puts: -30.58%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/01) $110.87M

Calls: $84.83M (77%)

Puts: $26.04M (23%)

Prior (09/30) $178.14M

Calls: $133.59M (75%)

Puts: $44.55M (25%)

Current vs Prior -37.76%

Calls: -36.50%

Puts: -41.56%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.05B

Calls: $728.99M (69%)

Puts: $321.15M (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average $150.02M

Calls: $104.14M (69%)

Puts: $45.88M (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -26.10%

Calls: -18.54%

Puts: -43.24%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/01) 0.79

Prior (09/30) 0.65

Current vs Prior +21.13%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.90

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.42%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/01) 1,826,741

Calls: 898,443 (49%)

Puts: 928,298 (51%)

Prior (09/30) 1,253,417

Calls: 664,153 (53%)

Puts: 589,264 (47%)

Current vs Prior +45.74%

Prior 7-Day Total 11,419,236

Calls: 5,567,179 (49%)

Puts: 5,852,057 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,631,319

Calls: 795,311 (49%)

Puts: 836,008 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.98%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/02) | Next (10/09)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 1.67% | 3.79%6.02% | 10.95%

Prior 2.42% | 4.25%6.35% | 11.35%

Current vs Prior -31.29% | -10.86%-5.28% | -3.50%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.75% | 4.46%5.85% | 11.21%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -39.36% | -15.02%+2.92% | -2.36%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.42% | 4.25%6.35% | 11.35%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -31.29% | -10.86%-5.28% | -3.50%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 5.05% | 4.00%

Calls: 3.97% | 1.71%

Puts: 6.13% | 6.30%

Prior 3.71% | 4.12%

Calls: 3.31% | 2.42%

Puts: 4.12% | 5.81%

Current vs Prior +36.12% | -2.91%

Prior 7-Day Avg 10.84% | 3.56%

Calls: 6.09% | 2.56%

Puts: 15.59% | 4.56%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -53.41% | +12.49%

Liquidity Acceptable

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Strong bullish conviction with 77% of dollar volume in calls ($84.83M) vs puts ($26.04M). Rising open interest (up 46%) indicates new positions being established.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 233 of results (avg 6.2%, best 2.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$445.00	Oct 30	25.55	26.20	$25.88	2.5%	15	0.65	166
$450.00	Nov 6	24.50	25.15	$24.83	2.6%	40	0.60	65
$450.00	Oct 16	18.35	18.85	$18.60	2.7%	459	0.63	9.4K
$447.50	Oct 16	19.95	20.50	$20.23	2.7%	72	0.66	161
$445.00	Oct 16	21.55	22.15	$21.85	2.7%	50	0.69	369

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$480.00	Oct 23	26.85	27.50	$27.18	2.4%	--	0.69	19
$475.00	Oct 16	21.80	22.40	$22.10	2.7%	68	0.66	76
$465.00	Oct 16	15.55	16.00	$15.78	2.9%	42	0.55	279
$462.50	Oct 16	14.15	14.60	$14.38	3.1%	35	0.52	124
$450.00	Oct 16	8.40	8.70	$8.55	3.5%	48	0.37	2.1K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 18 found (avg $0.70, cheapest $0.42)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$470.00	Oct 2	0.38	0.46	$0.42	19.0%	957	0.11	2.4K
$467.50	Oct 2	0.68	0.75	$0.72	9.7%	365	0.17	2.2K
$495.00	Oct 9	0.43	0.51	$0.47	17.0%	29	0.05	196
$492.50	Oct 9	0.53	0.63	$0.58	17.2%	42	0.07	36
$487.50	Oct 9	0.80	0.96	$0.88	18.2%	44	0.09	185

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$450.00	Oct 2	0.50	0.58	$0.54	14.8%	2.1K	0.13	971
$452.50	Oct 2	0.85	0.96	$0.91	12.1%	320	0.20	755
$425.00	Oct 9	0.49	0.55	$0.52	11.5%	222	0.05	1.1K
$427.50	Oct 9	0.60	0.66	$0.63	9.5%	235	0.07	169
$430.00	Oct 9	0.72	0.80	$0.76	10.5%	183	0.08	1.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 172 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$375.00	Oct 9	83.10	86.65	$84.88	4.2%	--	1.00	11
$380.00	Oct 9	78.25	81.00	$79.63	3.5%	--	1.00	45
$390.00	Oct 9	68.30	71.75	$70.03	4.9%	--	1.00	25
$395.00	Oct 9	63.20	66.80	$65.00	5.5%	--	1.00	17
$400.00	Oct 9	58.60	61.10	$59.85	4.2%	5	1.00	96

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$477.50	Oct 2	16.40	20.05	$18.23	20.0%	18	1.00	2
$480.00	Oct 2	19.35	22.50	$20.93	15.1%	17	1.00	17
$485.00	Oct 2	23.85	27.50	$25.68	14.2%	15	1.00	10
$475.00	Oct 2	14.05	17.45	$15.75	21.6%	--	0.97	11
$500.00	Oct 9	39.35	42.45	$40.90	7.6%	--	0.96	125

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 398 active (total vol 50.5K, top 2.1K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$462.50	Oct 2	1.83	1.96	$1.90	6.8%	1.9K	0.35	2.5K
$460.00	Oct 2	2.79	3.05	$2.92	8.9%	1.7K	0.47	3.6K
$465.00	Oct 9	5.40	5.80	$5.60	7.1%	1.3K	0.40	452
$475.00	Oct 9	2.65	2.91	$2.78	9.4%	1.2K	0.23	905
$452.50	Oct 2	7.60	7.95	$7.78	4.5%	1.1K	0.80	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$450.00	Oct 2	0.50	0.58	$0.54	14.8%	2.1K	0.13	971
$447.50	Oct 2	0.29	0.36	$0.32	21.9%	1.4K	0.08	580
$445.00	Oct 2	0.18	0.23	$0.21	23.8%	1.2K	0.05	1.3K
$440.00	Oct 2	0.09	0.14	$0.12	41.7%	1.0K	0.03	2.3K
$435.00	Nov 6	8.00	8.50	$8.25	6.1%	668	0.28	51

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 8.5%, max 12.3%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$455.00	Oct 2	Nov 13	34.8%	31.6%	10.3%	767	2.2K
$460.00	Oct 2	Nov 13	34.9%	31.8%	9.9%	1.7K	3.6K
$452.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	35.5%	34.1%	4.0%	1.2K	1.6K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$460.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	34.9%	31.1%	12.3%	203	428
$455.00	Oct 2	Nov 13	34.8%	31.6%	10.3%	622	357
$452.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	35.5%	34.1%	4.0%	365	1.2K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 244 found (best R:R 2.65, avg 8.16)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$460.00	$465.00	Oct 30	$1.37	$3.63	$1.37	51%	2.65	$461.37
$485.00	$490.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$4.60	$0.40	30%	11.50	$485.40
$505.00	$510.00	Nov 6	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	20%	26.78	$505.18
$465.00	$470.00	Oct 23	$1.48	$3.52	$1.48	46%	2.38	$466.48
$445.00	$450.00	Oct 30	$2.53	$2.47	$2.53	65%	0.98	$447.53

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$460.00	$457.50	Oct 16	$0.55	$1.95	$0.55	49%	3.55	$459.45
$470.00	$465.00	Oct 30	$2.20	$2.80	$2.20	58%	1.27	$467.80
$405.00	$400.00	Nov 13	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	12%	34.71	$404.86
$415.00	$410.00	Nov 6	$0.30	$4.70	$0.30	15%	15.67	$414.70
$465.00	$462.50	Oct 9	$1.10	$1.40	$1.10	60%	1.27	$463.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 198 found (best R:R 0.12, avg 0.31)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$540.00	$550.00	Oct 2	$1.06	$1.06	$8.94	94%	0.12	$541.06
$505.00	$510.00	Oct 2	$1.06	$1.06	$3.94	92%	0.27	$506.06
$460.00	$465.00	Oct 23	$2.95	$2.95	$2.05	49%	1.44	$462.95
$525.00	$530.00	Nov 6	$1.04	$1.04	$3.96	86%	0.26	$526.04
$490.00	$495.00	Oct 23	$1.48	$1.48	$3.52	76%	0.42	$491.48

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$445.00	$425.00	Nov 13	$6.40	$6.40	$13.60	63%	0.47	$438.60
$370.00	$367.50	Oct 2	$1.00	$1.00	$1.50	96%	0.67	$369.00
$457.50	$455.00	Oct 16	$2.02	$2.02	$0.48	54%	4.21	$455.48
$377.50	$375.00	Oct 2	$0.94	$0.94	$1.56	96%	0.60	$376.56
$445.00	$440.00	Oct 30	$2.23	$2.23	$2.77	65%	0.81	$442.77

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $4.79, cheapest $4.65)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$457.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$4.92	34.1%	28.6%
$460.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	$4.83	34.9%	30.5%
$462.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$4.75	34.8%	30.5%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$457.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$4.65	34.1%	28.6%
$460.00	Oct 2	Oct 9	$4.82	34.9%	30.5%
$462.50	Oct 2	Oct 9	$4.80	34.8%	30.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 130 found (cheapest 1.40% of stock, avg 6.70%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$457.50	Oct 2	$4.15	$2.30	$6.45	$451.05	$463.95	1.40%
$460.00	Oct 2	$2.92	$3.50	$6.42	$453.58	$466.42	1.40%
$462.50	Oct 2	$1.90	$5.00	$6.90	$455.60	$469.40	1.50%
$455.00	Oct 2	$5.80	$1.48	$7.28	$447.72	$462.28	1.59%
$465.00	Oct 2	$1.19	$6.82	$8.01	$456.99	$473.01	1.74%
$452.50	Oct 2	$7.78	$0.91	$8.69	$443.81	$461.19	1.89%
$467.50	Oct 2	$0.72	$8.90	$9.62	$457.88	$477.12	2.09%
$450.00	Oct 2	$10.18	$0.54	$10.72	$439.28	$460.72	2.33%
$470.00	Oct 2	$0.42	$11.10	$11.52	$458.48	$481.52	2.51%
$447.50	Oct 2	$12.48	$0.32	$12.80	$434.70	$460.30	2.79%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.16% of stock, avg 4.01%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$470.00	$447.50	Oct 2	$0.42	$0.32	$0.74	$446.76	$470.74
$470.00	$450.00	Oct 2	$0.42	$0.54	$0.96	$449.04	$470.96
$467.50	$447.50	Oct 2	$0.72	$0.32	$1.04	$446.46	$468.54
$467.50	$450.00	Oct 2	$0.72	$0.54	$1.26	$448.74	$468.76
$470.00	$452.50	Oct 2	$0.42	$0.91	$1.33	$451.17	$471.33
$467.50	$452.50	Oct 2	$0.72	$0.91	$1.63	$450.87	$469.13
$465.00	$447.50	Oct 2	$1.19	$0.32	$1.51	$445.99	$466.51
$465.00	$450.00	Oct 2	$1.19	$0.54	$1.73	$448.27	$466.73
$465.00	$452.50	Oct 2	$1.19	$0.91	$2.10	$450.40	$467.10
$470.00	$455.00	Oct 2	$0.42	$1.48	$1.90	$453.10	$471.90

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 376 found (best R:R 0.70, avg credit $1.23)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
368/370	505/510	Oct 2	$2.06	$2.94	88%	0.70	$367.94	$507.06
375/378	505/510	Oct 2	$2.00	$3.00	88%	0.67	$375.50	$507.00
368/370	540/550	Oct 2	$2.06	$7.94	90%	0.26	$367.94	$542.06
375/378	540/550	Oct 2	$2.00	$8.00	90%	0.25	$375.50	$542.00
368/370	492/495	Oct 2	$1.11	$1.39	94%	0.80	$368.89	$493.61
375/378	492/495	Oct 2	$1.05	$1.45	93%	0.72	$376.45	$493.55
368/370	472/475	Oct 2	$1.11	$1.39	89%	0.80	$368.89	$473.61
368/370	470/472	Oct 2	$1.18	$1.32	85%	0.89	$368.82	$471.18
368/370	468/470	Oct 2	$1.30	$1.20	79%	1.08	$368.70	$468.80
375/378	472/475	Oct 2	$1.05	$1.45	89%	0.72	$376.45	$473.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 210 found (best R:R 54.56, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$457.50	$460.00	$462.50	Oct 2	$0.21	$2.29	24%	10.90
$475.00	$480.00	$485.00	Oct 16	$0.17	$4.83	10%	28.41
$470.00	$475.00	$480.00	Nov 13	$0.10	$4.90	7%	49.00
$475.00	$480.00	$485.00	Nov 13	$0.10	$4.90	7%	49.00
$485.00	$490.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$0.13	$4.87	8%	37.46

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$445.00	$450.00	$455.00	Oct 23	$0.09	$4.91	11%	54.56
$445.00	$455.00	$465.00	Nov 13	$0.66	$9.34	15%	14.15
$475.00	$485.00	$495.00	Nov 6	$0.65	$9.35	15%	14.38
$450.00	$455.00	$460.00	Oct 23	$0.18	$4.82	11%	26.78
$465.00	$470.00	$475.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$4.85	10%	32.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 213 found (best net $-16.59, 201 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$510.00	$520.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.35	$9.65
$462.50	$465.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.48	$2.02
$540.00	$550.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.04	$9.96
$465.00	$467.50	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.25	$2.25
$540.00	$550.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.27	$9.73

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$520.00	$495.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$16.59	$8.41
$445.00	$425.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.63	$19.37
$455.00	$452.50	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.34	$2.16
$452.50	$450.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.17	$2.33
$457.50	$455.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.66	$1.84

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 93 found (best yield 3.52%, avg 1.31%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$470.00	Nov 13	$16.15	0.45	2.4%	3.52%	5.87%	13	--
$465.00	Nov 13	$17.90	0.48	1.3%	3.90%	5.16%	4	--
$475.00	Nov 13	$13.90	0.41	3.4%	3.03%	6.47%	5	--
$460.00	Nov 13	$19.90	0.51	0.2%	4.33%	4.51%	7	--
$480.00	Nov 13	$12.05	0.38	4.5%	2.62%	7.15%	3	--
$460.00	Nov 6	$19.20	0.52	0.2%	4.18%	4.36%	337	11.9K
$465.00	Nov 6	$16.70	0.48	1.3%	3.64%	4.90%	64	55
$470.00	Nov 6	$14.75	0.44	2.4%	3.21%	5.56%	7	461
$475.00	Nov 6	$12.85	0.40	3.4%	2.80%	6.24%	29	113
$485.00	Nov 13	$10.20	0.34	5.6%	2.22%	7.84%	8	--

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 47,525

Total Puts 37,610

Put/Call Ratio 0.79

Net Difference 9,915

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 57,603

Total Puts 37,632

Put/Call Ratio 0.65

Net Difference 19,971

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 416,548

Total Puts 379,245

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.90

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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