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TEXAS INSTRS INC
$272.24 -3.77%
$272.50 (+0.10%)🌙
as of 08/18 07:10 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 17,705
Calls: 8,107 (46%)
Puts: 9,598 (54%)
Prior (08/17) 16,527
Calls: 5,982 (36%)
Puts: 10,545 (64%)
Current vs Prior +7.13%
Calls: +35.52% (Calls)
Puts: -8.98% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 105,897
Calls: 54,833 (52%)
Puts: 51,064 (48%)
Prior 7-Day Average 15,128
Calls: 7,833 (52%)
Puts: 7,294 (48%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +17.03%
Calls: +3.49%
Puts: +31.57%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) $9.88M
Calls: $5.45M (55%)
Puts: $4.44M (45%)
Prior (08/17) $11.00M
Calls: $6.43M (58%)
Puts: $4.57M (42%)
Current vs Prior -10.15%
Calls: -15.36%
Puts: -2.80%
Prior 7-Day Total $79.47M
Calls: $46.31M (58%)
Puts: $33.16M (42%)
Prior 7-Day Average $11.35M
Calls: $6.62M (58%)
Puts: $4.74M (42%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.94%
Calls: -17.69%
Puts: -6.30%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 1.18
Prior (08/17) 1.76
Current vs Prior -32.84%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.06
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.23%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/18) 151,898
Calls: 81,930 (54%)
Puts: 69,968 (46%)
Prior (08/17) 153,728
Calls: 82,667 (54%)
Puts: 71,061 (46%)
Current vs Prior -1.19%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,049,696
Calls: 536,842 (51%)
Puts: 512,854 (49%)
Prior 7-Day Average 149,956
Calls: 76,691 (51%)
Puts: 73,264 (49%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.29%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.97% | 6.05%3.97% | 10.11%
Prior 4.35% | 6.18%4.35% | 10.38%
Current vs Prior -8.74% | -2.03%-8.74% | -2.62%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.94% | 6.20%5.69% | 11.45%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.74% | -2.35%-30.15% | -11.67%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.35% | 6.18%4.35% | 10.38%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -8.74% | -2.03%-8.74% | -2.62%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 6.70% | 5.41%
Calls: 7.38% | 4.39%
Puts: 6.02% | 6.43%
Prior 6.70% | 5.41%
Calls: 7.38% | 4.39%
Puts: 6.02% | 6.43%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 6.70% | 5.41%
Calls: 7.38% | 4.39%
Puts: 6.02% | 6.43%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | -0.00%
Liquidity Pricy
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Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.18. P/C ratio dropping 33% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 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 10 of results (avg 8.1%, best 6.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Aug 2150.7053.95$52.336.2%10.99--
$230.00Sep 1842.7545.60$44.186.5%10.92720
$220.00Sep 451.0554.50$52.786.5%10.97--
$260.00Sep 1819.1020.55$19.837.3%10.68498
$240.00Aug 2130.7533.45$32.108.4%30.9881
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$270.00Sep 1810.4011.40$10.909.2%490.45938
$300.00Sep 1829.5532.40$30.989.2%10.78446
$285.00Sep 1818.5020.30$19.409.3%40.63326
$290.00Sep 1821.8524.15$23.0010.0%10.69430

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 44 found (avg delta 0.69, highest 0.99)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Aug 2150.7053.95$52.336.2%10.99--
$240.00Aug 2130.7533.45$32.108.4%30.9881
$220.00Sep 451.0554.50$52.786.5%10.97--
$230.00Sep 1842.7545.60$44.186.5%10.92720
$260.00Aug 2111.4514.05$12.7520.4%90.86--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$295.00Aug 2121.7024.05$22.8810.3%20.93516
$287.50Aug 2114.3517.85$16.1021.7%20.88--
$295.00Aug 2822.4525.40$23.9212.3%60.8610
$285.00Aug 2112.4015.55$13.9822.5%40.84--
$282.50Aug 2110.3012.65$11.4820.5%30.79303

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 193 active (total vol 9.4K, top 1.1K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$277.50Aug 212.302.90$2.6023.1%1.1K0.34174
$295.00Aug 210.210.53$0.3786.5%6050.061.5K
$310.00Sep 182.012.94$2.4737.7%4730.151.1K
$300.00Sep 183.354.50$3.9329.3%3440.232.9K
$285.00Sep 44.205.25$4.7222.2%2000.32--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$255.00Aug 210.200.60$0.40100.0%1.0K0.07198
$220.00Aug 210.010.13$0.07171.4%7780.014.6K
$272.50Aug 214.205.35$4.7824.1%5780.50542
$265.00Sep 187.959.05$8.5012.9%3060.38177
$260.00Aug 210.571.22$0.9072.2%2870.142.3K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 16 strikes (avg 20.4%, max 25.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$270.00Aug 21Sep 2548.5%38.9%24.6%2320
$280.00Aug 21Sep 1849.1%39.7%23.7%120773
$272.50Aug 21Sep 449.3%40.0%23.2%101299
$275.00Aug 21Sep 1849.2%40.4%21.7%68525
$285.00Aug 21Oct 249.6%41.6%19.3%1203.0K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$285.00Aug 21Sep 1849.6%39.5%25.4%8326
$270.00Aug 21Oct 248.5%39.1%24.0%196783
$265.00Aug 21Oct 249.0%39.7%23.6%98674
$272.50Aug 21Sep 449.3%40.0%23.2%580542
$280.00Aug 21Sep 2549.1%40.6%21.1%38546

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 149 found (best R:R 1.17, avg 6.30)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$265.00$285.00Oct 2$9.22$10.78$9.2260%1.17$274.22
$260.00$270.00Sep 18$5.58$4.42$5.5868%0.79$265.58
$260.00$270.00Aug 28$6.28$3.72$6.2876%0.59$266.28
$305.00$320.00Oct 2$2.00$13.00$2.0024%6.50$307.00
$260.00$262.50Aug 21$1.60$0.90$1.6086%0.56$261.60
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$245.00$240.00Sep 18$0.51$4.49$0.5116%8.80$244.49
$240.00$235.00Sep 4$0.17$4.83$0.178%28.41$239.83
$267.50$265.00Aug 28$0.76$1.74$0.7638%2.29$266.74
$225.00$220.00Oct 2$0.31$4.69$0.319%15.13$224.69
$265.00$262.50Sep 4$0.75$1.75$0.7536%2.33$264.25

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 121 found (best R:R 0.92, avg 0.30)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$315.00$320.00Sep 25$0.85$0.85$4.1584%0.20$315.85
$292.50$295.00Aug 28$0.48$0.48$2.0283%0.24$292.98
$285.00$300.00Sep 11$3.46$3.46$11.5465%0.30$288.46
$280.00$285.00Sep 4$1.83$1.83$3.1760%0.58$281.83
$300.00$302.50Aug 21$0.13$0.13$2.3796%0.05$300.13
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$270.00$265.00Sep 18$2.40$2.40$2.6056%0.92$267.60
$245.00$235.00Oct 2$1.92$1.92$8.0879%0.24$243.08
$250.00$245.00Sep 18$1.22$1.22$3.7878%0.32$248.78
$235.00$230.00Oct 2$0.90$0.90$4.1086%0.22$234.10
$262.50$260.00Sep 4$1.05$1.05$1.4568%0.72$261.45

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 9 found (avg debit $2.76, cheapest $2.75)

CALLS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$272.50Aug 21Aug 28$2.9149.3%41.5%
$270.00Aug 21Aug 28$2.9248.5%41.8%
$275.00Aug 21Aug 28$2.8549.2%42.9%
$277.50Aug 21Aug 28$2.8348.2%42.8%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$272.50Aug 21Aug 28$2.7549.3%41.5%
$267.50Aug 21Aug 28$2.5648.9%41.6%
$270.00Aug 21Aug 28$2.7548.5%41.8%
$275.00Aug 21Aug 28$2.7049.2%42.9%
$277.50Aug 21Aug 28$2.5848.2%42.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 35 found (cheapest 3.49% of stock, avg 7.08%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$272.50Aug 21$4.72$4.78$9.50$263.00$282.003.49%
$270.00Aug 21$6.03$3.60$9.63$260.37$279.633.54%
$275.00Aug 21$3.60$6.15$9.75$265.25$284.753.58%
$277.50Aug 21$2.60$7.75$10.35$267.15$287.853.80%
$265.00Aug 21$9.30$1.91$11.21$253.79$276.214.12%
$280.00Aug 21$1.95$9.55$11.50$268.50$291.504.22%
$262.50Aug 21$11.15$1.34$12.49$250.01$274.994.59%
$282.50Aug 21$1.40$11.48$12.88$269.62$295.384.73%
$260.00Aug 21$12.75$0.90$13.65$246.35$273.655.01%
$285.00Aug 21$0.99$13.98$14.97$270.03$299.975.50%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.86% of stock, avg 4.45%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$285.00$262.50Aug 21$0.99$1.34$2.33$260.17$287.33
$282.50$262.50Aug 21$1.40$1.34$2.74$259.76$285.24
$285.00$265.00Aug 21$0.99$1.91$2.90$262.10$287.90
$282.50$265.00Aug 21$1.40$1.91$3.31$261.69$285.81
$280.00$262.50Aug 21$1.95$1.34$3.29$259.21$283.29
$280.00$265.00Aug 21$1.95$1.91$3.86$261.14$283.86
$285.00$267.50Aug 21$0.99$2.67$3.66$263.84$288.66
$277.50$262.50Aug 21$2.60$1.34$3.94$258.56$281.44
$282.50$267.50Aug 21$1.40$2.67$4.07$263.43$286.57
$310.00$250.00Sep 11$1.52$3.00$4.52$245.48$314.52

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 281 found (best R:R 1.36, avg credit $1.45)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
262/265292/295Aug 28$1.44$1.0649%1.36$263.56$293.94
235/240315/320Sep 25$1.69$3.3168%0.51$238.31$316.69
250/255315/320Sep 25$2.27$2.7356%0.83$252.73$317.27
245/250320/325Sep 18$1.61$3.3969%0.47$248.39$321.61
260/262292/295Aug 28$1.18$1.3254%0.89$261.32$293.68
255/260315/320Sep 25$2.50$2.5051%1.00$257.50$317.50
252/255292/295Aug 28$0.87$1.6366%0.53$254.13$293.37
262/265285/288Aug 28$1.54$0.9639%1.60$263.46$286.54
255/258292/295Aug 28$0.95$1.5562%0.61$256.55$293.45
258/260292/295Aug 28$1.05$1.4558%0.72$258.95$293.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 95 found (best R:R 21.73, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$220.00$240.00$260.00Aug 21$0.88$19.1213%21.73
$275.00$280.00$285.00Sep 4$0.19$4.8116%25.32
$285.00$290.00$295.00Sep 4$0.12$4.8812%40.67
$295.00$300.00$305.00Sep 18$0.11$4.899%44.45
$272.50$275.00$277.50Aug 21$0.12$2.3816%19.83
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$260.00$265.00$270.00Sep 25$0.07$4.9311%70.43
$260.00$265.00$270.00Oct 2$0.12$4.8810%40.67
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 11$0.08$4.926%61.50
$250.00$255.00$260.00Sep 18$0.19$4.8110%25.32
$267.50$270.00$272.50Aug 28$0.06$2.4411%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. 127 found (best net $-11.87, 119 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$220.00$240.001:2Aug 21-$11.87$8.13
$265.00$285.001:2Oct 2-$1.36$18.64
$250.00$265.001:2Sep 4-$3.46$11.54
$230.00$250.001:2Sep 18-$10.42$9.58
$270.00$285.001:2Sep 25-$2.63$12.37
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$295.00$280.001:2Sep 11-$4.07$10.93
$260.00$252.501:2Sep 4-$0.94$6.56
$235.00$225.001:2Sep 25-$0.33$9.67
$235.00$225.001:2Sep 11-$0.01$9.99
$245.00$235.001:2Oct 2-$1.34$8.66

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 64 found (best yield 3.32%, avg 1.16%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$285.00Oct 2$9.050.404.7%3.32%8.01%121
$295.00Oct 2$6.200.328.4%2.28%10.64%18--
$285.00Sep 25$7.900.394.7%2.90%7.59%28
$300.00Oct 2$4.650.2810.2%1.71%11.90%18--
$290.00Sep 25$6.300.346.5%2.31%8.84%34
$275.00Sep 18$10.950.491.0%4.02%5.04%12416
$280.00Sep 18$8.800.432.9%3.23%6.08%70549
$285.00Sep 18$7.000.374.7%2.57%7.26%28643
$305.00Oct 2$3.600.2412.0%1.32%13.36%1--
$290.00Sep 18$5.550.326.5%2.04%8.56%91.0K

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,107
Total Puts 9,598
Put/Call Ratio 1.18
Net Difference -1,491

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 5,982
Total Puts 10,545
Put/Call Ratio 1.76
Net Difference -4,563

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 54,833
Total Puts 51,064
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.06
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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