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USO

United States Oil

$120.42 -0.79%

(7/16 10:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 11:00am) 21,603

Calls: 11,048 (51%)

Puts: 10,555 (49%)

Prior (07/15) 38,326

Calls: 22,298 (58%)

Puts: 16,028 (42%)

Current vs Prior -43.63%

Calls: -50.45% (Calls)

Puts: -34.15% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,145,176

Calls: 735,214 (64%)

Puts: 409,962 (36%)

Prior 7-Day Average 163,596

Calls: 105,030 (64%)

Puts: 58,566 (36%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -86.79%

Calls: -89.48%

Puts: -81.98%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/16 11:00am) $6.07M

Calls: $3.73M (61%)

Puts: $2.34M (39%)

Prior (07/15) $12.37M

Calls: $9.87M (80%)

Puts: $2.49M (20%)

Current vs Prior -50.95%

Calls: -62.27%

Puts: -6.11%

Prior 7-Day Total $365.01M

Calls: $280.90M (77%)

Puts: $84.11M (23%)

Prior 7-Day Average $52.14M

Calls: $40.13M (77%)

Puts: $12.02M (23%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -88.36%

Calls: -90.72%

Puts: -80.51%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 11:00am) 0.96

Prior (07/15) 0.72

Current vs Prior +32.91%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +52.67%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 11:00am) 806,773

Calls: 423,327 (52%)

Puts: 383,446 (48%)

Prior (07/15) 833,189

Calls: 433,931 (52%)

Puts: 399,258 (48%)

Current vs Prior -3.17%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,335,718

Calls: 2,652,778 (50%)

Puts: 2,682,940 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 762,245

Calls: 378,968 (50%)

Puts: 383,277 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.84%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/22)Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 3.22% | 6.39%3.22% | 7.32%3.22% | 13.84%

Prior 4.32% | 7.04%4.32% | 8.47%1.04% | 14.69%

Current vs Prior -25.36% | -9.22%-25.36% | -13.62%+210.38% | -5.76%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.72% | 5.39%4.10% | 7.25%4.35% | 13.20%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -13.46% | +18.74%-21.35% | +0.97%-25.97% | +4.87%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.32% | 7.04%4.32% | 8.47%1.04% | 14.69%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -25.36% | -9.22%-25.36% | -13.62%+210.38% | -5.76%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 23.41% | 35.12%

Calls: 22.78% | 37.33%

Puts: 24.04% | 32.91%

Prior 12.03% | 30.82%

Calls: 12.74% | 14.46%

Puts: 11.32% | 47.17%

Current vs Prior +94.60% | +13.95%

Prior 7-Day Avg 38.55% | 26.51%

Calls: 28.12% | 14.12%

Puts: 48.97% | 38.89%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -39.27% | +32.49%

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Moderately bullish flow with 61% call dollar volume ($3.73M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 51% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 44% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 33% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

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
11:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 76 of results (avg 7.7%, best 3.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$101.00	Jul 17	18.80	19.65	$19.23	4.4%	--	0.91	174
$130.00	Aug 21	5.15	5.40	$5.28	4.7%	410	0.37	4.1K
$103.00	Jul 31	17.40	18.25	$17.83	4.8%	--	0.94	186
$106.00	Aug 21	16.20	17.00	$16.60	4.8%	--	0.82	122
$105.00	Aug 21	16.90	17.75	$17.33	4.9%	37	0.83	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Aug 21	22.30	23.10	$22.70	3.5%	--	0.74	13
$130.00	Aug 21	14.30	14.95	$14.63	4.4%	500	0.63	271
$142.00	Jul 17	21.15	22.15	$21.65	4.6%	--	0.99	20
$120.00	Aug 21	7.60	8.00	$7.80	5.1%	6	0.46	432
$140.00	Aug 7	20.80	22.25	$21.53	6.7%	--	0.78	395

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.61, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$123.00	Jul 17	0.68	0.80	$0.74	16.2%	181	0.28	2.3K

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$100.00	Jul 24	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	101	0.02	3.5K
$100.00	Aug 7	0.40	0.49	$0.45	20.0%	32	0.06	240
$104.00	Aug 7	0.75	0.88	$0.82	15.9%	--	0.11	606
$100.00	Aug 21	0.86	1.00	$0.93	15.1%	49	0.10	4.8K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 273 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$97.00	Jul 17	22.80	25.20	$24.00	10.0%	--	1.00	253
$99.00	Jul 17	20.85	23.10	$21.98	10.2%	2	1.00	26
$100.00	Jul 17	20.00	21.45	$20.73	7.0%	102	1.00	5.1K
$102.00	Jul 17	17.25	19.55	$18.40	12.5%	1	1.00	39
$103.00	Jul 17	16.95	19.25	$18.10	12.7%	--	1.00	656

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$142.00	Jul 17	21.15	22.15	$21.65	4.6%	--	0.99	20
$139.00	Jul 17	16.70	19.55	$18.13	15.7%	--	0.98	70
$140.00	Jul 17	17.70	20.10	$18.90	12.7%	--	0.98	99
$137.00	Jul 17	15.85	17.35	$16.60	9.0%	--	0.97	18
$134.00	Jul 17	13.10	14.65	$13.88	11.2%	1	0.97	629

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 338 active (total vol 17.2K, top 1.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$125.00	Jul 17	0.35	0.50	$0.43	34.9%	565	0.17	5.9K
$121.00	Jul 17	1.14	1.63	$1.38	35.5%	444	0.45	2.0K
$130.00	Aug 21	5.15	5.40	$5.28	4.7%	410	0.37	4.1K
$130.00	Jul 17	0.10	0.15	$0.13	38.5%	394	0.05	10.0K
$118.00	Jul 17	2.76	3.35	$3.06	19.3%	363	0.72	1.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$110.00	Jul 17	0.02	0.05	$0.04	75.0%	1.6K	0.02	5.7K
$120.00	Jul 17	1.27	1.63	$1.45	24.8%	583	0.46	4.5K
$115.00	Jul 17	0.17	0.23	$0.20	30.0%	530	0.10	4.7K
$130.00	Aug 21	14.30	14.95	$14.63	4.4%	500	0.63	271
$105.00	Jul 22	0.09	0.12	$0.11	27.3%	489	0.03	265

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 101 strikes (avg 68.8%, max 386.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$101.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	226.7%	46.6%	386.9%	--	243
$98.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	228.0%	69.2%	229.6%	--	91
$102.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	151.5%	47.8%	217.0%	1	66
$97.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	175.3%	56.9%	208.2%	--	744
$99.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	141.7%	52.3%	171.1%	2	213

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$101.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	226.7%	47.9%	373.7%	5	1.6K
$98.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	228.0%	69.2%	229.6%	2	1.1K
$102.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	151.5%	47.8%	217.0%	106	1.5K
$97.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	175.3%	56.9%	208.2%	125	933
$99.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	141.7%	52.6%	169.3%	--	1.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 305 found (best R:R 20.43, avg 2.49)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$135.00	$138.00	Aug 14	$0.14	$2.86	$0.14	20.43	$135.14
$135.00	$140.00	Jul 29	$0.43	$4.57	$0.43	10.63	$135.43
$138.00	$139.00	Jul 17	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$138.10
$122.00	$123.00	Jul 29	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$122.10
$124.00	$125.00	Jul 17	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$124.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$109.00	$100.00	Jul 29	$0.80	$8.20	$0.80	10.25	$108.20
$116.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$115.89
$109.00	$108.00	Jul 24	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$108.89
$101.00	$100.00	Jul 31	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$100.89
$104.00	$103.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$103.89

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 387 found (best R:R 11.50, avg 1.43)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$106.00	$108.00	Aug 28	$1.83	$1.83	$0.17	10.76	$107.83
$97.00	$99.00	Jul 31	$1.82	$1.82	$0.18	10.11	$98.82
$112.00	$113.00	Jul 17	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$112.90
$105.00	$108.00	Jul 29	$2.70	$2.70	$0.30	9.00	$107.70
$102.00	$103.00	Aug 7	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$102.90

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$135.00	$132.50	Jul 31	$2.30	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$132.70
$130.00	$128.00	Aug 21	$1.75	$1.75	$0.25	7.00	$128.25
$140.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$4.37	$4.37	$0.63	6.94	$135.63
$130.00	$129.00	Jul 24	$0.87	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$129.13
$113.00	$112.00	Aug 7	$0.87	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$112.13

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 98 found (avg debit $0.94, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$99.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.07	141.7%	93.8%
$98.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.10	228.0%	97.7%
$106.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	104.8%	54.9%
$140.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.32	121.5%	75.4%
$105.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.33	96.7%	57.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$105.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.09	96.7%	57.7%
$106.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.10	104.8%	57.7%
$103.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.11	115.9%	67.6%
$104.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.13	106.2%	65.0%
$108.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.18	98.2%	56.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 263 found (cheapest 2.70% of stock, avg 12.50%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$120.00	Jul 17	$1.80	$1.45	$3.25	$116.75	$123.25	2.70%
$121.00	Jul 17	$1.38	$2.08	$3.46	$117.54	$124.46	2.87%
$119.00	Jul 17	$2.42	$1.11	$3.53	$115.47	$122.53	2.93%
$122.00	Jul 17	$0.99	$2.72	$3.71	$118.29	$125.71	3.08%
$118.00	Jul 17	$3.06	$0.78	$3.84	$114.16	$121.84	3.19%
$123.00	Jul 17	$0.74	$3.43	$4.17	$118.83	$127.17	3.46%
$117.00	Jul 17	$3.80	$0.50	$4.30	$112.70	$121.30	3.57%
$124.00	Jul 17	$0.55	$4.05	$4.60	$119.40	$128.60	3.82%
$116.00	Jul 17	$4.60	$0.31	$4.91	$111.09	$120.91	4.08%
$125.00	Jul 17	$0.43	$5.13	$5.56	$119.44	$130.56	4.62%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 225 found (cheapest 0.61% of stock, avg 7.61%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$125.00	$116.00	Jul 17	$0.43	$0.31	$0.74	$115.26	$125.74
$124.00	$116.00	Jul 17	$0.55	$0.31	$0.86	$115.14	$124.86
$125.00	$117.00	Jul 17	$0.43	$0.50	$0.93	$116.07	$125.93
$123.00	$116.00	Jul 17	$0.74	$0.31	$1.05	$114.95	$124.05
$124.00	$117.00	Jul 17	$0.55	$0.50	$1.05	$115.95	$125.05
$125.00	$118.00	Jul 17	$0.43	$0.78	$1.21	$116.79	$126.21
$123.00	$117.00	Jul 17	$0.74	$0.50	$1.24	$115.76	$124.24
$122.00	$116.00	Jul 17	$0.99	$0.31	$1.30	$114.70	$123.30
$124.00	$118.00	Jul 17	$0.55	$0.78	$1.33	$116.67	$125.33
$122.00	$117.00	Jul 17	$0.99	$0.50	$1.49	$115.51	$123.49

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 124 found (best R:R 12.33, avg credit $1.00)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
100/101	105/107	Jul 22	$1.85	$0.15	12.33	$99.15	$106.85
100/101	102/103	Jul 17	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$100.10	$102.90
104/105	107/108	Aug 21	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$104.10	$107.90
116/117	120/122	Jul 29	$1.79	$0.21	8.52	$115.21	$121.79
104/104	106/108	Aug 14	$1.34	$0.16	8.38	$102.66	$107.84
100/101	103/104	Jul 24	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$100.11	$103.89
102/103	106/107	Aug 21	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$102.11	$106.89
100/100	103/105	Aug 14	$1.76	$0.24	7.33	$98.24	$104.76
100/100	108/109	Aug 14	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$99.12	$108.88
104/105	108/109	Aug 14	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$104.12	$108.88

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 210 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$125.00	$126.00	$127.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$121.00	$122.00	$123.00	Aug 14	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$116.00	$117.00	$118.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$122.00	$123.00	$124.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$128.00	$129.00	$130.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$0.94	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$117.00	$118.00	$119.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$130.00	$131.00	$132.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$108.00	$109.00	$110.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$107.00	$108.00	$109.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$102.00	$103.00	$104.00	Jul 17	$0.07	$0.93	13.29

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 123 found (best net $-0.23, 112 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$127.00	$133.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$0.47	$5.53
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Jul 22	-$0.31	$4.69
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$0.74	$4.26
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$1.47	$3.53
$130.00	$135.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$2.42	$2.58

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$139.00	$125.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.23	$13.77
$125.00	$120.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$3.15	$1.85
$103.00	$101.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.97	$1.03
$107.00	$106.00	1:2	Jul 17	$0.00	$1.00
$110.00	$109.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.06	$0.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 142 found (best yield 6.85%, avg 2.22%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$121.00	Aug 28	$8.25	0.53	0.5%	6.85%	7.33%	--	68
$121.00	Aug 21	$7.75	0.52	0.5%	6.44%	6.92%	5	290
$122.00	Aug 21	$7.40	0.50	1.3%	6.15%	7.46%	6	1.3K
$123.00	Aug 21	$7.10	0.48	2.1%	5.90%	8.04%	6	95
$121.00	Aug 14	$6.95	0.53	0.5%	5.77%	6.25%	2	151
$123.00	Aug 28	$6.95	0.49	2.1%	5.77%	7.91%	--	33
$125.00	Aug 28	$6.90	0.47	3.8%	5.73%	9.53%	--	189
$122.00	Aug 14	$6.75	0.51	1.3%	5.61%	6.92%	5	87
$124.00	Aug 21	$6.60	0.46	3.0%	5.48%	8.45%	--	50
$126.00	Aug 28	$6.50	0.45	4.6%	5.40%	10.03%	--	15

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 11,048

Total Puts 10,555

Put/Call Ratio 0.96

Net Difference 493

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 22,298

Total Puts 16,028

Put/Call Ratio 0.72

Net Difference 6,270

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 735,214

Total Puts 409,962

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

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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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