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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR ADR

$470.11 -0.44%

(10/7 18:03) ◀

Thursday, October 8, 2026 (9:35am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/08 9:35am) 4,105

Calls: 3,139 (76%)

Puts: 966 (24%)

Prior (10/07) 6,411

Calls: 2,136 (33%)

Puts: 4,275 (67%)

Current vs Prior -35.97%

Calls: +46.96% (Calls)

Puts: -77.40% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 712,058

Calls: 399,025 (56%)

Puts: 313,033 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 101,722

Calls: 57,003 (56%)

Puts: 44,719 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -95.96%

Calls: -94.49%

Puts: -97.84%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08 9:35am) $3.13M

Calls: $2.55M (82%)

Puts: $570.6K (18%)

Prior (10/07) $6.36M

Calls: $3.81M (60%)

Puts: $2.55M (40%)

Current vs Prior -50.83%

Calls: -32.92%

Puts: -77.60%

Prior 7-Day Total $957.42M

Calls: $717.06M (75%)

Puts: $240.37M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $136.77M

Calls: $102.44M (75%)

Puts: $34.34M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -97.71%

Calls: -97.51%

Puts: -98.34%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/08 9:35am) 0.31

Prior (10/07) 2.00

Current vs Prior -84.62%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.82

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -62.57%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/08 9:35am) 1,860,325

Calls: 897,407 (48%)

Puts: 962,918 (52%)

Prior (10/07) 1,844,698

Calls: 887,855 (48%)

Puts: 956,843 (52%)

Current vs Prior +0.85%

Prior 7-Day Total 12,515,673

Calls: 6,125,815 (49%)

Puts: 6,389,858 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,787,953

Calls: 875,116 (49%)

Puts: 912,836 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +4.05%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 1.85% | 4.91%4.91% | 10.18%

Prior 2.95% | 5.40%5.40% | 10.48%

Current vs Prior -37.20% | -9.19%-9.19% | -2.79%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.41% | 4.54%6.20% | 11.15%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.09% | +8.16%-20.83% | -8.62%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.95% | 5.40%5.01% | 10.21%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.20% | -9.19%-2.10% | -0.22%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 10.52% | 4.75%

Calls: 11.90% | 4.04%

Puts: 9.13% | 5.45%

Prior 2.50% | 1.35%

Calls: 2.05% | 1.50%

Puts: 2.94% | 1.20%

Current vs Prior +320.80% | +251.85%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.66% | 3.44%

Calls: 4.70% | 2.67%

Puts: 6.62% | 4.22%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +85.96% | +38.08%

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Strong bullish conviction with 82% of dollar volume in calls ($2.55M) vs puts ($570.6K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 51% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.31 - heavy call buying (3,139 calls vs 966 puts). P/C ratio dropping 85% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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 BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:30	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 263 of results (avg 5.9%, best 1.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$450.00	Nov 20	33.70	34.20	$33.95	1.5%	--	0.68	3.6K
$470.00	Nov 20	22.20	22.70	$22.45	2.2%	12	0.52	3.5K
$400.00	Oct 16	70.50	72.15	$71.33	2.3%	1	0.98	2.0K
$455.00	Nov 6	26.30	27.00	$26.65	2.6%	--	0.66	38
$425.00	Oct 9	44.65	45.85	$45.25	2.7%	1	0.98	194

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Nov 20	38.15	38.90	$38.53	1.9%	--	0.68	517
$490.00	Nov 20	31.30	32.00	$31.65	2.2%	--	0.61	670
$495.00	Nov 6	31.60	32.35	$31.98	2.3%	--	0.69	63
$480.00	Nov 20	25.10	25.75	$25.43	2.6%	4	0.55	924
$470.00	Nov 20	19.70	20.25	$19.98	2.8%	--	0.48	1.1K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 13 found (avg $0.63, cheapest $0.38)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$485.00	Oct 9	0.30	0.35	$0.32	15.6%	41	0.07	1.3K
$480.00	Oct 9	0.72	0.81	$0.77	11.7%	118	0.15	4.5K
$517.50	Oct 16	0.73	0.88	$0.81	18.5%	--	0.07	29
$540.00	Oct 30	0.89	1.08	$0.99	19.2%	--	0.06	96

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$457.50	Oct 9	0.34	0.41	$0.38	18.4%	3	0.09	431
$460.00	Oct 9	0.54	0.63	$0.59	15.3%	43	0.13	1.4K
$462.50	Oct 9	0.87	1.02	$0.95	15.8%	81	0.20	836
$422.50	Oct 16	0.55	0.67	$0.61	19.7%	3	0.05	403
$400.00	Oct 16	0.20	0.22	$0.21	9.5%	2	0.02	4.8K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 186 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$380.00	Oct 23	89.25	92.10	$90.68	3.1%	--	1.00	20
$390.00	Oct 23	79.30	82.50	$80.90	4.0%	--	1.00	33
$395.00	Oct 23	74.40	77.50	$75.95	4.1%	--	1.00	25
$400.00	Oct 23	69.45	72.60	$71.03	4.4%	--	1.00	68
$380.00	Oct 16	88.80	91.65	$90.23	3.2%	--	0.99	706

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$492.50	Oct 9	21.30	24.15	$22.73	12.5%	--	1.00	172
$497.50	Oct 9	26.30	29.30	$27.80	10.8%	--	1.00	185
$500.00	Oct 9	29.00	31.80	$30.40	9.2%	--	1.00	57
$540.00	Oct 23	68.80	72.05	$70.43	4.6%	--	0.96	15
$490.00	Oct 9	19.15	21.20	$20.17	10.2%	--	0.95	117

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 192 active (total vol 3.7K, top 1.5K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$510.00	Oct 23	2.37	2.46	$2.42	3.7%	1.5K	0.14	2.4K
$550.00	Nov 20	2.49	2.65	$2.57	6.2%	121	0.10	1.2K
$472.50	Oct 9	2.55	2.80	$2.68	9.3%	118	0.40	248
$480.00	Oct 9	0.72	0.81	$0.77	11.7%	118	0.15	4.5K
$470.00	Oct 9	3.55	4.00	$3.78	11.9%	83	0.50	765

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$465.00	Oct 9	1.39	1.62	$1.51	15.2%	88	0.28	1.4K
$462.50	Oct 9	0.87	1.02	$0.95	15.8%	81	0.20	836
$460.00	Oct 9	0.54	0.63	$0.59	15.3%	43	0.13	1.4K
$470.00	Oct 16	10.35	10.90	$10.63	5.2%	39	0.49	799
$460.00	Nov 20	15.10	15.60	$15.35	3.3%	37	0.40	2.0K

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 2.0%, max 3.3%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$470.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	32.2%	31.1%	3.3%	95	4.2K
$465.00	Oct 9	Nov 13	31.8%	31.2%	2.0%	16	2.1K
$480.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	34.5%	34.3%	0.6%	127	10.6K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$470.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	32.2%	31.1%	3.3%	30	2.5K
$465.00	Oct 9	Nov 13	31.8%	31.2%	2.0%	88	1.5K
$480.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	34.5%	34.3%	0.6%	7	2.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 264 found (best R:R 0.58, avg 7.00)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$440.00	$450.00	Nov 20	$6.33	$3.67	$6.33	74%	0.58	$446.33
$450.00	$455.00	Oct 30	$2.65	$2.35	$2.65	72%	0.89	$452.65
$455.00	$457.50	Oct 16	$1.13	$1.37	$1.13	72%	1.21	$456.13
$530.00	$540.00	Nov 13	$0.42	$9.58	$0.42	12%	22.81	$530.42
$452.50	$455.00	Oct 23	$1.23	$1.27	$1.23	72%	1.03	$453.73

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$400.00	$390.00	Nov 13	$0.20	$9.80	$0.20	6%	49.00	$399.80
$390.00	$380.00	Nov 20	$0.26	$9.74	$0.26	6%	37.46	$389.74
$462.50	$460.00	Oct 23	$0.85	$1.65	$0.85	39%	1.94	$461.65
$400.00	$395.00	Oct 30	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	4%	40.67	$399.88
$430.00	$427.50	Oct 16	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	7%	19.83	$429.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 203 found (best R:R 0.14, avg 0.29)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$525.00	$530.00	Oct 9	$0.62	$0.62	$4.38	95%	0.14	$525.62
$495.00	$497.50	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.97	$1.53	80%	0.63	$495.97
$525.00	$530.00	Nov 13	$1.11	$1.11	$3.89	84%	0.29	$526.11
$550.00	$560.00	Oct 9	$0.69	$0.69	$9.31	94%	0.07	$550.69
$530.00	$540.00	Nov 6	$1.15	$1.15	$8.85	89%	0.13	$531.15

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$440.00	$430.00	Nov 20	$2.42	$2.42	$7.58	74%	0.32	$437.58
$450.00	$440.00	Nov 20	$3.08	$3.08	$6.92	68%	0.45	$446.92
$405.00	$400.00	Nov 13	$0.59	$0.59	$4.41	92%	0.13	$404.41
$460.00	$450.00	Nov 20	$3.82	$3.82	$6.18	60%	0.62	$456.18
$470.00	$460.00	Nov 20	$4.63	$4.63	$5.37	52%	0.86	$465.37

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $7.20, cheapest $7.00)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$472.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.32	33.5%	39.0%
$470.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.35	32.2%	37.7%
$467.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.35	32.2%	37.8%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$472.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.00	33.5%	39.0%
$470.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.18	32.2%	37.7%
$467.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.01	32.2%	37.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 140 found (cheapest 1.54% of stock, avg 6.88%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$470.00	Oct 9	$3.78	$3.45	$7.23	$462.77	$477.23	1.54%
$467.50	Oct 9	$5.20	$2.34	$7.54	$459.96	$475.04	1.60%
$472.50	Oct 9	$2.68	$4.93	$7.61	$464.89	$480.11	1.62%
$465.00	Oct 9	$6.83	$1.51	$8.34	$456.66	$473.34	1.77%
$475.00	Oct 9	$1.78	$6.57	$8.35	$466.65	$483.35	1.78%
$477.50	Oct 9	$1.19	$8.50	$9.69	$467.81	$487.19	2.06%
$462.50	Oct 9	$9.07	$0.95	$10.02	$452.48	$472.52	2.13%
$460.00	Oct 9	$10.75	$0.59	$11.34	$448.66	$471.34	2.41%
$480.00	Oct 9	$0.77	$10.55	$11.32	$468.68	$491.32	2.41%
$457.50	Oct 9	$12.93	$0.38	$13.31	$444.19	$470.81	2.83%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.24% of stock, avg 4.13%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$482.50	$460.00	Oct 9	$0.52	$0.59	$1.11	$458.89	$483.61
$480.00	$460.00	Oct 9	$0.77	$0.59	$1.36	$458.64	$481.36
$482.50	$462.50	Oct 9	$0.52	$0.95	$1.47	$461.03	$483.97
$480.00	$462.50	Oct 9	$0.77	$0.95	$1.72	$460.78	$481.72
$477.50	$460.00	Oct 9	$1.19	$0.59	$1.78	$458.22	$479.28
$477.50	$462.50	Oct 9	$1.19	$0.95	$2.14	$460.36	$479.64
$482.50	$465.00	Oct 9	$0.52	$1.51	$2.03	$462.97	$484.53
$480.00	$465.00	Oct 9	$0.77	$1.51	$2.28	$462.72	$482.28
$475.00	$460.00	Oct 9	$1.78	$0.59	$2.37	$457.63	$477.37
$477.50	$465.00	Oct 9	$1.19	$1.51	$2.70	$462.30	$480.20

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 442 found (best R:R 0.95, avg credit $1.37)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
410/412	495/498	Oct 16	$1.22	$1.28	76%	0.95	$411.28	$496.22
415/418	495/498	Oct 16	$1.23	$1.27	75%	0.97	$416.27	$496.23
405/408	495/498	Oct 16	$1.12	$1.38	77%	0.81	$406.38	$496.12
400/402	525/530	Oct 9	$0.80	$4.20	93%	0.19	$401.70	$525.80
420/422	525/530	Oct 9	$0.84	$4.16	92%	0.20	$421.66	$525.84
428/430	525/530	Oct 9	$0.86	$4.14	92%	0.21	$429.14	$525.86
430/432	495/498	Oct 16	$1.15	$1.35	71%	0.85	$431.35	$496.15
432/435	495/498	Oct 16	$1.18	$1.32	70%	0.89	$433.82	$496.18
425/428	495/498	Oct 16	$1.09	$1.41	73%	0.77	$426.41	$496.09
435/438	495/498	Oct 16	$1.21	$1.29	68%	0.94	$436.29	$496.21

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 270 found (best R:R 26.78, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$440.00	$450.00	$460.00	Nov 20	$0.36	$9.64	14%	26.78
$450.00	$460.00	$470.00	Nov 20	$0.44	$9.56	15%	21.73
$510.00	$520.00	$530.00	Nov 20	$0.37	$9.63	10%	26.03
$495.00	$500.00	$505.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$4.93	7%	70.43
$480.00	$490.00	$500.00	Nov 20	$0.60	$9.40	13%	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$500.00	$510.00	$520.00	Nov 20	$0.43	$9.57	11%	22.26
$470.00	$472.50	$475.00	Oct 9	$0.16	$2.34	20%	14.62
$460.00	$465.00	$470.00	Oct 30	$0.17	$4.83	11%	28.41
$460.00	$465.00	$470.00	Nov 13	$0.12	$4.88	9%	40.67
$455.00	$460.00	$465.00	Oct 30	$0.17	$4.83	10%	28.41

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 200 found (best net $-2.55, 184 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$420.00	$455.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$2.55	$32.45
$530.00	$540.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.08	$9.92
$540.00	$550.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.21	$9.79
$530.00	$535.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.16	$4.84
$540.00	$550.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.29	$9.71

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$465.00	$462.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.39	$2.11
$462.50	$460.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.23	$2.27
$420.00	$415.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.10	$4.90
$467.50	$465.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.68	$1.82
$460.00	$457.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.17	$2.33

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 92 found (best yield 3.73%, avg 1.16%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$480.00	Nov 20	$17.55	0.45	2.1%	3.73%	5.84%	9	6.1K
$490.00	Nov 20	$13.75	0.39	4.2%	2.92%	7.16%	48	2.4K
$500.00	Nov 20	$10.60	0.32	6.4%	2.25%	8.61%	1	6.7K
$475.00	Nov 13	$17.45	0.48	1.0%	3.71%	4.75%	--	81
$480.00	Nov 13	$15.25	0.44	2.1%	3.24%	5.35%	--	84
$485.00	Nov 13	$13.30	0.41	3.2%	2.83%	6.00%	--	76
$490.00	Nov 13	$11.55	0.37	4.2%	2.46%	6.69%	--	43
$510.00	Nov 20	$8.05	0.26	8.5%	1.71%	10.20%	3	2.4K
$495.00	Nov 13	$9.95	0.33	5.3%	2.12%	7.41%	--	112
$475.00	Nov 6	$15.35	0.48	1.0%	3.27%	4.31%	2	207

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

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,139

Total Puts 966

Put/Call Ratio 0.31

Net Difference 2,173

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,136

Total Puts 4,275

Put/Call Ratio 2.00

Net Difference -2,139

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 399,025

Total Puts 313,033

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.82

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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