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USO

United States Oil

$119.19 -1.80%

(7/16 12:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 1:00pm) 49,231

Calls: 33,028 (67%)

Puts: 16,203 (33%)

Prior (07/15) 72,926

Calls: 40,006 (55%)

Puts: 32,920 (45%)

Current vs Prior -32.49%

Calls: -17.44% (Calls)

Puts: -50.78% (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 -69.91%

Calls: -68.55%

Puts: -72.33%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 1:00pm) $14.65M

Calls: $11.43M (78%)

Puts: $3.21M (22%)

Prior (07/15) $22.12M

Calls: $18.31M (83%)

Puts: $3.81M (17%)

Current vs Prior -33.78%

Calls: -37.56%

Puts: -15.57%

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 -71.91%

Calls: -71.51%

Puts: -73.25%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 1:00pm) 0.49

Prior (07/15) 0.82

Current vs Prior -40.38%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -21.61%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/16 1:00pm) 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 3.08% | 6.14%3.08% | 7.11%3.08% | 13.56%

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

Current vs Prior -28.67% | -12.81%-28.68% | -15.99%+196.61% | -7.70%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.30% | +14.04%-24.84% | -1.81%-29.26% | +2.71%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -28.67% | -12.81%-28.68% | -15.99%+196.61% | -7.70%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 21.57% | 44.28%

Calls: 14.04% | 42.86%

Puts: 29.10% | 45.71%

Prior 12.03% | 30.82%

Calls: 12.74% | 14.46%

Puts: 11.32% | 47.17%

Current vs Prior +79.30% | +43.67%

Prior 7-Day Avg 38.55% | 26.51%

Calls: 28.12% | 14.12%

Puts: 48.97% | 38.89%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -44.04% | +67.05%

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Strong bullish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in calls ($11.43M) vs puts ($3.21M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.49 - heavy call buying (33,028 calls vs 16,203 puts). P/C ratio dropping 40% - 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 NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

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
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 69 of results (avg 8.3%, best 3.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$100.00	Aug 21	20.05	21.25	$20.65	5.8%	6	0.89	661
$100.00	Aug 7	19.55	20.75	$20.15	6.0%	2	0.93	107
$103.00	Aug 21	17.50	18.60	$18.05	6.1%	--	0.86	48
$107.00	Jul 17	11.95	12.75	$12.35	6.5%	4	0.99	623
$117.00	Aug 21	8.60	9.20	$8.90	6.7%	4	0.58	366

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Jul 17	20.40	21.20	$20.80	3.8%	--	1.00	99
$120.00	Aug 21	7.90	8.35	$8.13	5.5%	40	0.48	432
$139.00	Jul 17	18.85	20.00	$19.43	5.9%	1	1.00	70
$114.00	Jul 17	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	228	0.07	1.2K
$130.00	Aug 21	14.35	15.35	$14.85	6.7%	501	0.65	271

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.18, cheapest $0.12)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$105.00	Jul 22	0.11	0.12	$0.12	8.3%	536	0.03	265
$114.00	Jul 17	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	228	0.07	1.2K
$105.00	Jul 24	0.20	0.24	$0.22	18.2%	119	0.05	1.6K
$100.00	Jul 31	0.23	0.25	$0.24	8.3%	167	0.04	7.7K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 279 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$100.00	Jul 17	19.15	21.10	$20.13	9.7%	170	1.00	5.1K
$104.00	Jul 17	14.90	17.20	$16.05	14.3%	17	0.99	330
$105.00	Jul 17	14.00	15.15	$14.58	7.9%	8	0.99	16.1K
$99.00	Jul 17	20.00	22.15	$21.08	10.2%	2	0.99	26
$103.00	Jul 17	15.80	18.35	$17.08	14.9%	1	0.99	656

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$131.00	Jul 17	10.75	12.25	$11.50	13.0%	4	1.00	91
$132.00	Jul 17	11.00	13.05	$12.03	17.0%	8	1.00	212
$133.00	Jul 17	11.75	14.10	$12.93	18.2%	--	1.00	743
$134.00	Jul 17	12.75	15.05	$13.90	16.5%	1	1.00	629
$135.00	Jul 17	14.75	16.20	$15.48	9.4%	2	1.00	789

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 468 active (total vol 40.1K, top 6.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Jul 24	0.26	0.57	$0.42	73.8%	6.3K	0.08	1.1K
$130.00	Jul 24	1.02	1.40	$1.21	31.4%	3.2K	0.20	758
$125.00	Jul 17	0.23	0.33	$0.28	35.7%	2.2K	0.12	5.9K
$122.00	Jul 17	0.63	0.82	$0.73	26.0%	938	0.28	2.9K
$120.00	Jul 17	1.22	1.39	$1.31	13.0%	834	0.45	14.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$110.00	Jul 17	0.02	0.08	$0.05	120.0%	1.7K	0.03	5.7K
$115.00	Jul 17	0.19	0.27	$0.23	34.8%	827	0.12	4.7K
$120.00	Jul 17	1.61	2.16	$1.89	29.1%	782	0.56	4.5K
$105.00	Jul 22	0.11	0.12	$0.12	8.3%	536	0.03	265
$130.00	Aug 21	14.35	15.35	$14.85	6.7%	501	0.65	271

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 105 strikes (avg 68.2%, max 266.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$101.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	168.8%	47.6%	254.3%	--	243
$98.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	172.1%	51.8%	232.1%	--	91
$96.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	179.4%	56.1%	219.7%	27	191
$97.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	178.0%	55.7%	219.5%	1	744
$99.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	141.5%	51.1%	177.2%	2	213

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$101.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	168.8%	46.0%	266.7%	44	1.6K
$96.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	179.4%	50.2%	257.6%	2	3.5K
$98.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	172.1%	51.8%	232.1%	3	1.1K
$97.00	Jul 17	Aug 7	178.0%	55.7%	219.5%	148	933
$99.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	141.5%	48.6%	191.1%	--	1.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 308 found (best R:R 14.15, avg 2.57)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$135.00	$140.00	Jul 22	$0.33	$4.67	$0.33	14.15	$135.33
$137.00	$140.00	Aug 7	$0.29	$2.71	$0.29	9.34	$137.29
$135.00	$138.00	Aug 14	$0.29	$2.71	$0.29	9.34	$135.29
$120.00	$121.00	Aug 14	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$120.10
$130.00	$134.00	Aug 14	$0.47	$3.53	$0.47	7.51	$130.47

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$103.00	$100.00	Jul 29	$0.21	$2.79	$0.21	13.29	$102.79
$107.00	$103.00	Jul 29	$0.39	$3.61	$0.39	9.26	$106.61
$110.00	$109.00	Jul 22	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$109.90
$109.00	$108.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$108.90
$109.00	$108.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$108.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 395 found (best R:R 19.00, avg 1.47)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$105.00	$108.00	Jul 29	$2.85	$2.85	$0.15	19.00	$107.85
$114.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$114.90
$102.00	$103.00	Jul 24	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$102.90
$101.00	$102.00	Aug 7	$0.87	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$101.87
$96.00	$97.00	Jul 17	$0.85	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$96.85

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$143.00	$141.00	Jul 24	$1.88	$1.88	$0.12	15.67	$141.12
$135.00	$132.50	Jul 31	$2.32	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$132.68
$140.00	$137.50	Jul 31	$2.32	$2.32	$0.18	12.89	$137.68
$135.00	$134.00	Jul 24	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$134.10
$131.00	$130.00	Jul 22	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$130.12

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 103 found (avg debit $0.82, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$100.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.07	127.2%	68.2%
$103.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.07	111.5%	61.8%
$97.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.10	178.0%	67.8%
$102.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.10	124.3%	66.2%
$99.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.12	141.5%	85.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$100.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.05	127.2%	68.2%
$98.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.06	172.1%	84.3%
$102.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.07	124.3%	66.2%
$103.00	Jul 17	Jul 22	$0.07	111.5%	61.8%
$139.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.07	122.6%	71.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 271 found (cheapest 2.63% of stock, avg 12.27%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$118.00	Jul 17	$2.25	$0.89	$3.14	$114.86	$121.14	2.63%
$119.00	Jul 17	$1.78	$1.40	$3.18	$115.82	$122.18	2.67%
$120.00	Jul 17	$1.31	$1.89	$3.20	$116.80	$123.20	2.68%
$121.00	Jul 17	$0.97	$2.56	$3.53	$117.47	$124.53	2.96%
$117.00	Jul 17	$2.95	$0.66	$3.61	$113.39	$120.61	3.03%
$116.00	Jul 17	$3.70	$0.40	$4.10	$111.90	$120.10	3.44%
$122.00	Jul 17	$0.73	$3.38	$4.11	$117.89	$126.11	3.45%
$123.00	Jul 17	$0.51	$3.90	$4.41	$118.59	$127.41	3.70%
$115.00	Jul 17	$4.65	$0.23	$4.88	$110.12	$119.88	4.09%
$124.00	Jul 17	$0.38	$4.70	$5.08	$118.92	$129.08	4.26%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 225 found (cheapest 0.51% of stock, avg 7.26%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$124.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.38	$0.23	$0.61	$114.39	$124.61
$123.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.51	$0.23	$0.74	$114.26	$123.74
$124.00	$116.00	Jul 17	$0.38	$0.40	$0.78	$115.22	$124.78
$123.00	$116.00	Jul 17	$0.51	$0.40	$0.91	$115.09	$123.91
$122.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.73	$0.23	$0.96	$114.04	$122.96
$124.00	$117.00	Jul 17	$0.38	$0.66	$1.04	$115.96	$125.04
$122.00	$116.00	Jul 17	$0.73	$0.40	$1.13	$114.87	$123.13
$123.00	$117.00	Jul 17	$0.51	$0.66	$1.17	$115.83	$124.17
$121.00	$115.00	Jul 17	$0.97	$0.23	$1.20	$113.80	$122.20
$124.00	$118.00	Jul 17	$0.38	$0.89	$1.27	$116.73	$125.27

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 135 found (best R:R 25.67, avg credit $1.07)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
110/114	116/120	Jul 29	$3.85	$0.15	25.67	$110.15	$119.85
96/98	100/102	Aug 14	$2.29	$0.21	10.90	$96.21	$102.29
103/104	106/108	Aug 14	$1.36	$0.14	9.71	$102.14	$107.86
101/102	110/111	Aug 14	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$100.60	$110.90
108/108	110/111	Aug 14	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$107.60	$110.90
107/108	109/110	Aug 21	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$107.11	$109.89
101/102	106/108	Aug 14	$1.33	$0.17	7.82	$100.17	$107.83
106/107	109/110	Aug 21	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$106.12	$109.88
101/102	109/110	Aug 21	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$101.13	$109.87
106/107	108/109	Aug 21	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$106.13	$108.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 206 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$119.00	$120.00	$121.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$141.00	$142.00	$143.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$133.00	$134.00	$135.00	Jul 22	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$116.00	$117.00	$118.00	Jul 22	$0.07	$0.93	13.29
$101.00	$102.00	$103.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$0.93	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$110.00	$111.00	$112.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$102.00	$103.00	$104.00	Jul 24	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$113.00	$114.00	$115.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$115.00	$116.00	$117.00	Aug 28	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$128.00	$129.00	$130.00	Jul 17	$0.06	$0.94	15.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 136 found (best net $-0.40, 131 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$0.24	$4.76
$116.00	$120.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$1.78	$2.22
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$2.93	$2.07
$110.00	$116.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$3.96	$2.04
$127.00	$130.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$1.33	$1.67

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$139.00	$125.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.40	$13.60
$134.00	$125.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$2.38	$6.62
$114.00	$110.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$0.21	$3.79
$125.00	$120.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$3.31	$1.69
$109.00	$107.00	1:2	Jul 29	-$0.47	$1.53

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 158 found (best yield 6.50%, avg 2.19%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$120.00	Aug 28	$7.75	0.53	0.7%	6.50%	7.18%	6	137
$121.00	Aug 28	$7.65	0.52	1.5%	6.42%	7.94%	3	68
$120.00	Aug 21	$7.30	0.52	0.7%	6.12%	6.80%	270	6.8K
$121.00	Aug 21	$7.05	0.50	1.5%	5.91%	7.43%	10	290
$123.00	Aug 28	$6.75	0.48	3.2%	5.66%	8.86%	--	33
$120.00	Aug 14	$6.65	0.52	0.7%	5.58%	6.26%	17	193
$122.00	Aug 21	$6.65	0.48	2.4%	5.58%	7.94%	6	1.3K
$124.00	Aug 28	$6.60	0.47	4.0%	5.54%	9.57%	1	1
$121.00	Aug 14	$6.35	0.50	1.5%	5.33%	6.85%	2	151
$123.00	Aug 21	$6.35	0.46	3.2%	5.33%	8.52%	36	95

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 33,028

Total Puts 16,203

Put/Call Ratio 0.49

Net Difference 16,825

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 40,006

Total Puts 32,920

Put/Call Ratio 0.82

Net Difference 7,086

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 735,214

Total Puts 409,962

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Ratio Trend Falling

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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Price — Past 7 Days

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