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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR ADR

$414.41 -3.63%

(10/15 09:40) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:45am) 43,770

Calls: 24,722 (56%)

Puts: 19,048 (44%)

Prior (10/08) 13,534

Calls: 6,493 (48%)

Puts: 7,041 (52%)

Current vs Prior +223.41%

Calls: +280.75% (Calls)

Puts: +170.53% (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 -51.56%

Calls: -52.03%

Puts: -50.95%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:45am) $38.66M

Calls: $16.50M (43%)

Puts: $22.16M (57%)

Prior (10/08) $5.89M

Calls: $4.59M (78%)

Puts: $1.30M (22%)

Current vs Prior +556.50%

Calls: +259.87%

Puts: +1599.51%

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 -65.69%

Calls: -78.79%

Puts: -36.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:45am) 0.77

Prior (10/08) 1.08

Current vs Prior -28.95%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.79

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.56%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:45am) 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% | 4.31%2.57% | 9.33%

Prior 4.12% | 5.37%4.12% | 9.78%

Current vs Prior -37.78% | -19.67%-37.78% | -4.67%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -1.31% | -11.98%-52.01% | -10.82%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.78% | -19.67%-31.19% | +9.93%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 6.12% | 2.82%

Calls: 6.00% | 2.60%

Puts: 6.25% | 3.04%

Prior 3.06% | 3.52%

Calls: 3.66% | 2.80%

Puts: 2.45% | 4.25%

Current vs Prior +100.00% | -19.89%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.28% | 3.06%

Calls: 5.51% | 2.51%

Puts: 5.06% | 3.62%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +15.82% | -7.93%

Liquidity Good

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 556% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 223% vs prior - elevated interest. P/C ratio dropping 29% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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 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
09:45	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
09:35	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 274 of results (avg 5.9%, best 1.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Nov 20	26.10	26.50	$26.30	1.5%	54	0.66	4.4K
$420.00	Nov 20	15.05	15.30	$15.18	1.6%	30	0.48	2.2K
$420.00	Nov 6	11.20	11.40	$11.30	1.8%	24	0.46	31
$400.00	Nov 13	24.15	24.75	$24.45	2.5%	50	0.68	53
$412.50	Oct 23	9.50	9.75	$9.63	2.6%	55	0.55	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Nov 20	9.60	9.80	$9.70	2.1%	265	0.34	5.8K
$425.00	Oct 23	14.15	14.45	$14.30	2.1%	35	0.68	614
$435.00	Nov 13	26.35	26.95	$26.65	2.3%	--	0.68	110
$422.50	Oct 23	12.45	12.75	$12.60	2.4%	515	0.63	33
$460.00	Nov 20	46.80	47.95	$47.38	2.4%	13	0.82	2.2K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 21 found (avg $0.65, cheapest $0.29)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$435.00	Oct 16	0.27	0.31	$0.29	13.8%	172	0.06	719
$432.50	Oct 16	0.41	0.45	$0.43	9.3%	71	0.08	445
$430.00	Oct 16	0.60	0.67	$0.64	10.9%	647	0.11	8.1K
$427.50	Oct 16	0.87	0.96	$0.92	9.8%	87	0.15	128
$460.00	Oct 23	0.25	0.30	$0.28	17.9%	72	0.03	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$395.00	Oct 16	0.27	0.31	$0.29	13.8%	248	0.05	1.7K
$400.00	Oct 16	0.59	0.64	$0.62	8.1%	1.6K	0.10	7.5K
$402.50	Oct 16	0.83	0.91	$0.87	9.2%	194	0.14	349
$380.00	Oct 23	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	28	0.06	416
$385.00	Oct 23	0.80	0.89	$0.85	10.6%	5	0.08	475

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 202 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$340.00	Oct 16	72.60	76.25	$74.43	4.9%	--	1.00	847
$350.00	Oct 16	62.75	66.05	$64.40	5.1%	--	1.00	459
$360.00	Oct 16	52.75	55.90	$54.33	5.8%	--	0.99	440
$370.00	Oct 16	42.70	45.75	$44.23	6.9%	--	0.99	558
$335.00	Oct 23	78.15	81.30	$79.72	4.0%	--	0.99	22

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$440.00	Oct 16	25.05	25.70	$25.38	2.6%	314	1.00	5.6K
$442.50	Oct 16	26.90	30.15	$28.53	11.4%	31	1.00	514
$445.00	Oct 16	29.50	31.90	$30.70	7.8%	776	1.00	1.6K
$447.50	Oct 16	31.95	35.10	$33.53	9.4%	5	1.00	610
$450.00	Oct 16	34.45	37.35	$35.90	8.1%	130	1.00	4.4K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 358 active (total vol 32.2K, 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	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	1.4K	0.00	6.1K
$470.00	Oct 23	0.11	0.15	$0.13	30.8%	1.0K	0.02	1.4K
$480.00	Oct 23	0.07	0.09	$0.08	25.0%	979	0.01	2.7K
$450.00	Oct 16	0.04	0.05	$0.05	20.0%	761	0.01	11.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Oct 16	0.59	0.64	$0.62	8.1%	1.6K	0.10	7.5K
$350.00	Nov 20	1.28	1.42	$1.35	10.4%	1.1K	0.06	7.3K
$410.00	Oct 16	2.60	2.78	$2.69	6.7%	1.1K	0.34	3.8K
$407.50	Oct 16	1.80	1.92	$1.86	6.5%	936	0.26	852
$445.00	Oct 16	29.50	31.90	$30.70	7.8%	776	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. 19 strikes (avg 49.6%, max 60.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$410.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	47.2%	30.1%	57.2%	388	1.9K
$405.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	47.6%	30.3%	56.9%	45	38
$415.00	Oct 16	Nov 13	48.1%	30.7%	56.3%	544	60
$425.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	48.8%	32.7%	49.4%	230	75
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	47.3%	32.0%	47.5%	190	10

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$415.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	48.1%	29.9%	60.7%	318	1.6K
$410.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	47.2%	30.1%	57.2%	1.1K	3.9K
$405.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	47.6%	30.3%	56.9%	710	2.1K
$425.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	48.8%	32.7%	49.4%	55	1.7K
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	47.3%	32.0%	47.5%	122	549

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 226 found (best R:R 0.60, avg 7.37)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$390.00	$400.00	Nov 20	$6.25	$3.75	$6.25	75%	0.60	$396.25
$445.00	$450.00	Nov 27	$0.59	$4.41	$0.59	27%	7.47	$445.59
$400.00	$405.00	Oct 30	$3.00	$2.00	$3.00	72%	0.67	$403.00
$402.50	$405.00	Oct 23	$1.45	$1.05	$1.45	73%	0.72	$403.95
$410.00	$420.00	Nov 20	$4.92	$5.08	$4.92	57%	1.03	$414.92

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$440.00	$437.50	Oct 30	$1.23	$1.27	$1.23	79%	1.03	$438.77
$350.00	$340.00	Nov 20	$0.23	$9.77	$0.23	6%	42.48	$349.77
$397.50	$395.00	Oct 23	$0.20	$2.30	$0.20	19%	11.50	$397.30
$400.00	$395.00	Oct 30	$1.00	$4.00	$1.00	28%	4.00	$399.00
$427.50	$425.00	Oct 23	$1.55	$0.95	$1.55	72%	0.61	$425.95

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 176 found (best R:R 0.18, avg 0.27)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$440.00	$445.00	Nov 27	$1.75	$1.75	$3.25	69%	0.54	$441.75
$450.00	$455.00	Nov 27	$1.35	$1.35	$3.65	75%	0.37	$451.35
$482.50	$485.00	Oct 23	$0.24	$0.24	$2.26	97%	0.11	$482.74
$472.50	$475.00	Oct 30	$0.18	$0.18	$2.32	95%	0.08	$472.68
$492.50	$495.00	Oct 23	$0.12	$0.12	$2.38	98%	0.05	$492.62

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$355.00	$350.00	Nov 27	$0.76	$0.76	$4.24	91%	0.18	$354.24
$410.00	$400.00	Nov 20	$4.10	$4.10	$5.90	57%	0.69	$405.90
$385.00	$380.00	Nov 27	$1.33	$1.33	$3.67	76%	0.36	$383.67
$390.00	$385.00	Oct 30	$0.95	$0.95	$4.05	82%	0.23	$389.05
$355.00	$350.00	Oct 23	$0.29	$0.29	$4.71	97%	0.06	$354.71

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 10 found (avg debit $3.53, cheapest $3.43)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$415.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.79	48.1%	32.4%
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.80	47.3%	32.6%
$410.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.75	47.2%	32.6%
$417.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.75	48.4%	34.0%
$420.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.58	48.4%	34.0%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$415.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.43	48.1%	32.4%
$412.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.47	47.3%	32.6%
$410.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.24	47.2%	32.6%
$417.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.37	48.4%	34.0%
$420.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$3.15	48.4%	34.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 122 found (cheapest 2.25% of stock, avg 7.07%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$415.00	Oct 16	$4.53	$4.80	$9.33	$405.67	$424.33	2.25%
$412.50	Oct 16	$5.83	$3.58	$9.41	$403.09	$421.91	2.27%
$417.50	Oct 16	$3.43	$6.20	$9.63	$407.87	$427.13	2.32%
$410.00	Oct 16	$7.30	$2.69	$9.99	$400.01	$419.99	2.41%
$420.00	Oct 16	$2.55	$7.85	$10.40	$409.60	$430.40	2.51%
$407.50	Oct 16	$9.07	$1.86	$10.93	$396.57	$418.43	2.64%
$422.50	Oct 16	$1.83	$9.68	$11.51	$410.99	$434.01	2.78%
$405.00	Oct 16	$10.93	$1.29	$12.22	$392.78	$417.22	2.95%
$425.00	Oct 16	$1.31	$11.70	$13.01	$411.99	$438.01	3.14%
$402.50	Oct 16	$13.03	$0.87	$13.90	$388.60	$416.40	3.35%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.53% of stock, avg 3.82%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$425.00	$402.50	Oct 16	$1.31	$0.87	$2.18	$400.32	$427.18
$425.00	$405.00	Oct 16	$1.31	$1.29	$2.60	$402.40	$427.60
$422.50	$402.50	Oct 16	$1.83	$0.87	$2.70	$399.80	$425.20
$422.50	$405.00	Oct 16	$1.83	$1.29	$3.12	$401.88	$425.62
$425.00	$407.50	Oct 16	$1.31	$1.86	$3.17	$404.33	$428.17
$422.50	$407.50	Oct 16	$1.83	$1.86	$3.69	$403.81	$426.19
$420.00	$402.50	Oct 16	$2.55	$0.87	$3.42	$399.08	$423.42
$420.00	$405.00	Oct 16	$2.55	$1.29	$3.84	$401.16	$423.84
$425.00	$410.00	Oct 16	$1.31	$2.69	$4.00	$406.00	$429.00
$420.00	$407.50	Oct 16	$2.55	$1.86	$4.41	$403.09	$424.41

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 370 found (best R:R 1.01, avg credit $1.43)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
350/355	440/445	Nov 27	$2.51	$2.49	59%	1.01	$352.49	$442.51
350/355	450/455	Nov 27	$2.11	$2.89	66%	0.73	$352.89	$452.11
380/385	440/445	Nov 27	$3.08	$1.92	45%	1.60	$381.92	$443.08
380/385	450/455	Nov 27	$2.68	$2.32	52%	1.16	$382.32	$452.68
365/370	440/445	Nov 27	$2.45	$2.55	54%	0.96	$367.55	$442.45
350/355	470/475	Nov 27	$1.26	$3.74	77%	0.34	$353.74	$471.26
375/380	440/445	Nov 27	$2.67	$2.33	49%	1.15	$377.33	$442.67
365/370	450/455	Nov 27	$2.05	$2.95	61%	0.69	$367.95	$452.05
392/395	430/432	Oct 23	$1.13	$1.37	58%	0.82	$393.87	$431.13
392/395	435/438	Oct 23	$0.96	$1.54	64%	0.62	$394.04	$435.96

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 253 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$420.00	$425.00	$430.00	Nov 6	$0.14	$4.86	11%	34.71
$420.00	$425.00	$430.00	Nov 13	$0.11	$4.89	10%	44.45
$430.00	$440.00	$450.00	Nov 20	$0.68	$9.32	15%	13.71
$450.00	$460.00	$470.00	Nov 20	$0.44	$9.56	10%	21.73
$460.00	$470.00	$480.00	Nov 20	$0.34	$9.66	8%	28.41

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$440.00	$450.00	$460.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$9.93	13%	141.86
$430.00	$440.00	$450.00	Nov 20	$0.26	$9.74	15%	37.46
$400.00	$410.00	$420.00	Nov 20	$0.65	$9.35	19%	14.38
$385.00	$390.00	$395.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$4.94	9%	82.33
$407.50	$410.00	$412.50	Oct 16	$0.06	$2.44	16%	40.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 201 found (best net $-0.17, 197 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$480.00	$490.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.57	$9.43
$470.00	$480.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.91	$9.09
$467.50	$470.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.02	$2.48
$480.00	$485.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.10	$4.90
$450.00	$452.50	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.01	$2.49

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$350.00	$335.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.17	$14.83
$395.00	$390.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.07	$4.93
$390.00	$385.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.08	$4.92
$360.00	$350.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.01	$9.99
$385.00	$380.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.05	$4.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 98 found (best yield 3.63%, avg 1.07%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$420.00	Nov 20	$15.05	0.48	1.4%	3.63%	4.98%	30	2.2K
$420.00	Nov 27	$14.80	0.47	1.4%	3.57%	4.92%	--	12
$425.00	Nov 27	$12.65	0.43	2.6%	3.05%	5.61%	2	7
$430.00	Nov 20	$10.90	0.39	3.8%	2.63%	6.39%	117	6.9K
$430.00	Nov 27	$10.70	0.39	3.8%	2.58%	6.34%	1	19
$435.00	Nov 27	$9.40	0.35	5.0%	2.27%	7.24%	1	16
$440.00	Nov 27	$8.10	0.31	6.2%	1.95%	8.13%	41	12
$440.00	Nov 20	$7.90	0.31	6.2%	1.91%	8.08%	132	3.2K
$415.00	Nov 13	$15.40	0.52	0.1%	3.72%	3.86%	2	27
$420.00	Nov 13	$13.00	0.47	1.4%	3.14%	4.49%	--	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 24,722

Total Puts 19,048

Put/Call Ratio 0.77

Net Difference 5,674

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,493

Total Puts 7,041

Put/Call Ratio 1.08

Net Difference -548

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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