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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR ADR

$412.16 -4.15%

(10/15 09:35) ◀

Thursday, October 15, 2026 (9:40am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/15 9:40am) 31,810

Calls: 16,522 (52%)

Puts: 15,288 (48%)

Prior (10/08) 9,554

Calls: 4,943 (52%)

Puts: 4,611 (48%)

Current vs Prior +232.95%

Calls: +234.25% (Calls)

Puts: +231.55% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 632,553

Calls: 360,726 (57%)

Puts: 271,827 (43%)

Prior 7-Day Average 90,364

Calls: 51,532 (57%)

Puts: 38,832 (43%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -64.80%

Calls: -67.94%

Puts: -60.63%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:40am) $25.93M

Calls: $9.28M (36%)

Puts: $16.65M (64%)

Prior (10/08) $4.84M

Calls: $3.92M (81%)

Puts: $913.0K (19%)

Current vs Prior +436.07%

Calls: +136.48%

Puts: +1723.56%

Prior 7-Day Total $788.72M

Calls: $544.62M (69%)

Puts: $244.10M (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average $112.67M

Calls: $77.80M (69%)

Puts: $34.87M (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -76.99%

Calls: -88.07%

Puts: -52.25%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:40am) 0.93

Prior (10/08) 0.93

Current vs Prior -0.81%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.79

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +17.02%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:40am) 1,932,229

Calls: 923,415 (48%)

Puts: 1,008,814 (52%)

Prior (10/08) 1,860,325

Calls: 897,407 (48%)

Puts: 962,918 (52%)

Current vs Prior +3.87%

Prior 7-Day Total 12,845,269

Calls: 6,253,311 (49%)

Puts: 6,591,958 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,835,038

Calls: 893,330 (49%)

Puts: 941,708 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.30%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 2.57% | 4.42%2.57% | 9.52%

Prior 4.12% | 5.37%4.12% | 9.78%

Current vs Prior -37.74% | -17.70%-37.74% | -2.71%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.60% | 4.90%5.34% | 10.46%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -1.23% | -9.82%-51.97% | -8.99%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.12% | 5.37%3.73% | 8.48%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.74% | -17.70%-31.14% | +12.19%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 7.03% | 3.89%

Calls: 7.46% | 3.49%

Puts: 6.59% | 4.28%

Prior 3.06% | 3.52%

Calls: 3.66% | 2.80%

Puts: 2.45% | 4.25%

Current vs Prior +129.74% | +10.51%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.28% | 3.06%

Calls: 5.51% | 2.51%

Puts: 5.06% | 3.62%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +33.04% | +27.01%

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Moderately bearish flow with 64% put dollar volume ($16.65M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 436% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 233% vs prior - elevated interest.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall MIXED

Dollar Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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
09:40	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
09:35	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 256 of results (avg 5.8%, best 1.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$420.00	Oct 16	1.96	2.00	$1.98	2.0%	409	0.28	2.7K
$400.00	Nov 20	24.75	25.30	$25.03	2.2%	29	0.65	4.4K
$410.00	Nov 20	19.00	19.50	$19.25	2.6%	7	0.55	1.4K
$330.00	Oct 16	82.10	84.40	$83.25	2.8%	--	1.00	448
$400.00	Oct 30	18.95	19.50	$19.23	2.9%	7	0.69	39

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$445.00	Oct 16	32.55	32.95	$32.75	1.2%	704	1.00	1.6K
$430.00	Nov 20	26.00	26.45	$26.23	1.7%	65	0.63	6.7K
$420.00	Nov 20	19.80	20.15	$19.98	1.8%	34	0.54	5.0K
$430.00	Nov 13	24.40	25.05	$24.73	2.6%	9	0.65	245
$450.00	Oct 16	37.25	38.25	$37.75	2.6%	117	1.00	4.4K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 15 found (avg $0.52, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$442.50	Oct 16	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	61	0.02	758
$430.00	Oct 16	0.45	0.53	$0.49	16.3%	365	0.09	8.1K
$447.50	Oct 16	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	163	0.01	616
$427.50	Oct 16	0.66	0.76	$0.71	14.1%	58	0.12	128
$470.00	Oct 23	0.13	0.15	$0.14	14.3%	458	0.02	1.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$390.00	Oct 16	0.21	0.23	$0.22	9.1%	345	0.04	5.3K
$395.00	Oct 16	0.35	0.41	$0.38	15.8%	134	0.07	1.7K
$400.00	Oct 16	0.76	0.83	$0.80	8.7%	1.5K	0.13	7.5K
$375.00	Oct 23	0.46	0.56	$0.51	19.6%	9	0.05	3.5K
$380.00	Oct 23	0.66	0.77	$0.72	15.3%	28	0.07	416

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 197 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$330.00	Oct 16	82.10	84.40	$83.25	2.8%	--	1.00	448
$340.00	Oct 16	72.05	74.40	$73.22	3.2%	--	1.00	847
$350.00	Oct 16	62.10	64.20	$63.15	3.3%	--	0.99	459
$360.00	Oct 16	52.25	54.35	$53.30	3.9%	--	0.99	440
$370.00	Oct 16	41.35	44.00	$42.68	6.2%	--	0.99	558

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$440.00	Oct 16	26.35	28.40	$27.38	7.5%	39	1.00	5.6K
$442.50	Oct 16	28.60	31.30	$29.95	9.0%	30	1.00	514
$445.00	Oct 16	32.55	32.95	$32.75	1.2%	704	1.00	1.6K
$447.50	Oct 16	34.10	36.35	$35.23	6.4%	3	1.00	610
$450.00	Oct 16	37.25	38.25	$37.75	2.6%	117	1.00	4.4K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 330 active (total vol 24.8K, top 1.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$470.00	Oct 16	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	1.6K	0.00	6.0K
$460.00	Oct 16	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	1.3K	0.00	6.1K
$465.00	Oct 16	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	536	0.00	2.4K
$470.00	Oct 23	0.13	0.15	$0.14	14.3%	458	0.02	1.4K
$480.00	Oct 23	0.05	0.09	$0.07	57.1%	424	0.01	2.7K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Oct 16	0.76	0.83	$0.80	8.7%	1.5K	0.13	7.5K
$350.00	Nov 20	1.39	1.54	$1.47	10.2%	1.1K	0.07	7.3K
$410.00	Oct 16	3.15	3.50	$3.33	10.5%	791	0.40	3.8K
$407.50	Oct 16	2.34	2.52	$2.43	7.4%	723	0.32	852
$445.00	Oct 16	32.55	32.95	$32.75	1.2%	704	1.00	1.6K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 20 strikes (avg 45.2%, max 55.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$410.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	46.2%	30.2%	53.3%	259	1.9K
$425.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	49.7%	33.0%	50.8%	167	75
$420.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	49.0%	33.2%	47.9%	409	2.7K
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	47.2%	32.7%	44.7%	128	10
$405.00	Oct 16	Oct 30	46.9%	32.7%	43.4%	49	38

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$405.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	46.9%	30.2%	55.2%	659	2.1K
$410.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	46.2%	30.2%	53.3%	793	3.9K
$425.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	49.7%	33.0%	50.8%	47	1.7K
$420.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	49.0%	33.2%	47.9%	184	9.1K
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	47.2%	32.4%	45.6%	104	549

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 214 found (best R:R 14.15, avg 7.11)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$445.00	$450.00	Nov 27	$0.33	$4.67	$0.33	26%	14.15	$445.33
$435.00	$440.00	Nov 27	$0.78	$4.22	$0.78	34%	5.41	$435.78
$400.00	$410.00	Nov 13	$5.70	$4.30	$5.70	66%	0.75	$405.70
$400.00	$410.00	Nov 6	$5.92	$4.08	$5.92	67%	0.69	$405.92
$400.00	$410.00	Nov 20	$5.78	$4.22	$5.78	65%	0.73	$405.78

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$435.00	$432.50	Oct 23	$1.48	$1.02	$1.48	83%	0.69	$433.52
$365.00	$360.00	Nov 27	$0.26	$4.74	$0.26	13%	18.23	$364.74
$425.00	$422.50	Oct 23	$1.50	$1.00	$1.50	70%	0.67	$423.50
$350.00	$340.00	Nov 20	$0.32	$9.68	$0.32	7%	30.25	$349.68
$390.00	$385.00	Nov 27	$1.10	$3.90	$1.10	28%	3.55	$388.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 171 found (best R:R 0.68, avg 0.28)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$440.00	$445.00	Nov 27	$2.02	$2.02	$2.98	69%	0.68	$442.02
$450.00	$455.00	Nov 27	$1.42	$1.42	$3.58	76%	0.40	$451.42
$482.50	$485.00	Oct 23	$0.25	$0.25	$2.25	97%	0.11	$482.75
$460.00	$470.00	Nov 27	$1.55	$1.55	$8.45	82%	0.18	$461.55
$472.50	$475.00	Oct 30	$0.23	$0.23	$2.27	95%	0.10	$472.73

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$365.00	$360.00	Nov 13	$0.80	$0.80	$4.20	90%	0.19	$364.20
$380.00	$370.00	Nov 20	$1.78	$1.78	$8.22	80%	0.22	$378.22
$385.00	$380.00	Nov 27	$1.40	$1.40	$3.60	75%	0.39	$383.60
$400.00	$390.00	Nov 20	$3.25	$3.25	$6.75	64%	0.48	$396.75
$410.00	$400.00	Nov 20	$4.22	$4.22	$5.78	55%	0.73	$405.78

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 10 found (avg debit $3.69, cheapest $3.96)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.96	47.2%	33.2%
$407.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.83	46.9%	33.4%
$417.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.76	47.9%	34.4%
$415.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.87	47.9%	34.7%
$410.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.99	46.2%	33.0%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$417.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.32	48.4%	34.4%
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.63	47.2%	33.7%
$415.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.48	47.9%	34.7%
$410.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.57	46.2%	33.0%
$407.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.45	46.9%	34.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 113 found (cheapest 2.25% of stock, avg 6.97%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$412.50	Oct 16	$4.72	$4.55	$9.27	$403.23	$421.77	2.25%
$410.00	Oct 16	$6.03	$3.33	$9.36	$400.64	$419.36	2.27%
$415.00	Oct 16	$3.63	$6.00	$9.63	$405.37	$424.63	2.34%
$407.50	Oct 16	$7.55	$2.43	$9.98	$397.52	$417.48	2.42%
$417.50	Oct 16	$2.62	$7.58	$10.20	$407.30	$427.70	2.47%
$405.00	Oct 16	$9.27	$1.72	$10.99	$394.01	$415.99	2.67%
$420.00	Oct 16	$1.98	$9.38	$11.36	$408.64	$431.36	2.76%
$402.50	Oct 16	$11.18	$1.18	$12.36	$390.14	$414.86	3.00%
$422.50	Oct 16	$1.40	$11.33	$12.73	$409.77	$435.23	3.09%
$425.00	Oct 16	$1.00	$13.38	$14.38	$410.62	$439.38	3.49%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.53% of stock, avg 3.72%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$425.00	$402.50	Oct 16	$1.00	$1.18	$2.18	$400.32	$427.18
$422.50	$402.50	Oct 16	$1.40	$1.18	$2.58	$399.92	$425.08
$425.00	$405.00	Oct 16	$1.00	$1.72	$2.72	$402.28	$427.72
$422.50	$405.00	Oct 16	$1.40	$1.72	$3.12	$401.88	$425.62
$420.00	$402.50	Oct 16	$1.98	$1.18	$3.16	$399.34	$423.16
$420.00	$405.00	Oct 16	$1.98	$1.72	$3.70	$401.30	$423.70
$425.00	$407.50	Oct 16	$1.00	$2.43	$3.43	$404.07	$428.43
$422.50	$407.50	Oct 16	$1.40	$2.43	$3.83	$403.67	$426.33
$417.50	$402.50	Oct 16	$2.62	$1.18	$3.80	$398.70	$421.30
$420.00	$407.50	Oct 16	$1.98	$2.43	$4.41	$403.09	$424.41

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 360 found (best R:R 2.16, avg credit $1.48)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
380/385	440/445	Nov 27	$3.42	$1.58	44%	2.16	$381.58	$443.42
365/370	440/445	Nov 27	$2.85	$2.15	54%	1.33	$367.15	$442.85
375/380	440/445	Nov 27	$3.12	$1.88	48%	1.66	$376.88	$443.12
350/355	440/445	Nov 27	$2.44	$2.56	60%	0.95	$352.56	$442.44
380/385	450/455	Nov 27	$2.82	$2.18	51%	1.29	$382.18	$452.82
355/360	440/445	Nov 27	$2.44	$2.56	58%	0.95	$357.56	$442.44
390/395	440/445	Nov 27	$3.47	$1.53	37%	2.27	$391.53	$443.47
370/375	440/445	Nov 27	$2.70	$2.30	51%	1.17	$372.30	$442.70
365/370	450/455	Nov 27	$2.25	$2.75	60%	0.82	$367.75	$452.25
375/380	450/455	Nov 27	$2.52	$2.48	54%	1.02	$377.48	$452.52

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 248 found (best R:R 16.24, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$380.00	$390.00	$400.00	Nov 20	$0.58	$9.42	16%	16.24
$410.00	$415.00	$420.00	Nov 13	$0.08	$4.92	10%	61.50
$430.00	$440.00	$450.00	Nov 20	$0.65	$9.35	15%	14.38
$412.50	$415.00	$417.50	Oct 16	$0.08	$2.42	17%	30.25
$417.50	$420.00	$422.50	Oct 16	$0.06	$2.44	13%	40.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$450.00	$460.00	$470.00	Nov 20	$0.28	$9.72	10%	34.71
$370.00	$380.00	$390.00	Nov 20	$0.47	$9.53	13%	20.28
$470.00	$480.00	$490.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$9.88	5%	82.33
$420.00	$430.00	$440.00	Nov 20	$0.77	$9.23	17%	11.99
$420.00	$425.00	$430.00	Nov 6	$0.17	$4.83	11%	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. 202 found (best net $-0.18, 197 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$460.00	$470.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$1.25	$8.75
$480.00	$490.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.51	$9.49
$470.00	$480.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.86	$9.14
$485.00	$487.50	1:2	Oct 23	$0.00	$2.50
$472.50	$475.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.00	$2.50

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$350.00	$330.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.18	$19.82
$350.00	$330.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.08	$19.92
$395.00	$390.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.06	$4.94
$390.00	$385.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.06	$4.94
$340.00	$330.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.29	$9.71

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 98 found (best yield 3.46%, avg 1.05%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$420.00	Nov 20	$14.25	0.46	1.9%	3.46%	5.36%	10	2.2K
$420.00	Nov 27	$14.05	0.46	1.9%	3.41%	5.31%	--	12
$425.00	Nov 27	$12.00	0.42	3.1%	2.91%	6.03%	2	7
$440.00	Nov 27	$8.50	0.31	6.8%	2.06%	8.82%	39	12
$430.00	Nov 20	$10.35	0.37	4.3%	2.51%	6.84%	98	6.9K
$430.00	Nov 27	$10.10	0.38	4.3%	2.45%	6.78%	1	19
$435.00	Nov 27	$8.40	0.34	5.5%	2.04%	7.58%	--	16
$415.00	Nov 13	$14.50	0.50	0.7%	3.52%	4.21%	2	27
$440.00	Nov 20	$7.45	0.29	6.8%	1.81%	8.56%	104	3.2K
$420.00	Nov 13	$11.85	0.45	1.9%	2.88%	4.78%	--	36

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 16,522

Total Puts 15,288

Put/Call Ratio 0.93

Net Difference 1,234

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,943

Total Puts 4,611

Put/Call Ratio 0.93

Net Difference 332

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 360,726

Total Puts 271,827

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.79

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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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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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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