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USO

United States Oil

$127.54 -0.05%

(8/12 14:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/12 3:00pm) 76,603

Calls: 49,290 (64%)

Puts: 27,313 (36%)

Prior (08/11) 68,762

Calls: 49,075 (71%)

Puts: 19,687 (29%)

Current vs Prior +11.40%

Calls: +0.44% (Calls)

Puts: +38.74% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 995,619

Calls: 576,860 (58%)

Puts: 418,759 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 142,231

Calls: 82,408 (58%)

Puts: 59,822 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -46.14%

Calls: -40.19%

Puts: -54.34%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/12 3:00pm) $62.84M

Calls: $52.99M (84%)

Puts: $9.85M (16%)

Prior (08/11) $44.12M

Calls: $40.97M (93%)

Puts: $3.16M (7%)

Current vs Prior +42.41%

Calls: +29.34%

Puts: +212.05%

Prior 7-Day Total $402.81M

Calls: $284.21M (71%)

Puts: $118.60M (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average $57.54M

Calls: $40.60M (71%)

Puts: $16.94M (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.20%

Calls: +30.52%

Puts: -41.89%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/12 3:00pm) 0.55

Prior (08/11) 0.40

Current vs Prior +38.13%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.73

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.19%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/12 3:00pm) 602,476

Calls: 353,228 (59%)

Puts: 249,248 (41%)

Prior (08/11) 583,060

Calls: 336,175 (58%)

Puts: 246,885 (42%)

Current vs Prior +3.33%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,836,265

Calls: 2,255,670 (59%)

Puts: 1,580,595 (41%)

Prior 7-Day Average 548,037

Calls: 322,238 (59%)

Puts: 225,799 (41%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.93%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (08/12) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/14) | Next (08/21)Expiry (08/19) | Next (09/18)

Current 0.92% | 3.72%3.72% | 7.07%6.14% | 12.73%

Prior 2.66% | 4.77%4.77% | 7.76%6.99% | 13.53%

Current vs Prior -65.47% | -22.12%-22.13% | -8.84%-12.17% | -5.92%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.85% | 5.63%4.14% | 7.57%8.45% | 14.04%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -76.20% | -33.98%-10.23% | -6.54%-27.36% | -9.36%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.66% | 4.77%4.77% | 7.76%6.99% | 13.53%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -65.47% | -22.12%-22.13% | -8.84%-12.17% | -5.92%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 43.91% | 21.30%

Calls: 39.68% | 21.54%

Puts: 48.15% | 21.05%

Prior 24.50% | 26.91%

Calls: 15.47% | 14.61%

Puts: 33.54% | 39.20%

Current vs Prior +79.22% | -20.85%

Prior 7-Day Avg 24.60% | 21.97%

Calls: 26.92% | 21.96%

Puts: 22.29% | 21.98%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +78.50% | -3.04%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 84% of dollar volume in calls ($52.99M) vs puts ($9.85M). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.55. P/C ratio rising 38% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
14:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 294 of results (avg 6.8%, best 1.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$105.00	Aug 21	22.55	22.90	$22.73	1.5%	3	1.00	1.0K
$110.00	Aug 21	17.60	18.00	$17.80	2.2%	321	0.95	1.2K
$130.00	Sep 11	6.25	6.40	$6.33	2.4%	6	0.48	114
$105.00	Aug 14	22.20	22.75	$22.48	2.4%	1	0.99	663
$108.00	Aug 14	19.30	19.85	$19.58	2.8%	1	0.99	27

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$136.00	Sep 18	13.05	13.35	$13.20	2.3%	--	0.62	103
$143.00	Sep 18	18.30	18.75	$18.52	2.4%	2	0.72	70
$139.00	Sep 18	15.20	15.60	$15.40	2.6%	--	0.67	75
$150.00	Sep 25	24.55	25.20	$24.88	2.6%	--	0.78	20
$148.00	Sep 18	22.45	23.05	$22.75	2.6%	--	0.78	464

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 22 found (avg $0.67, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$142.00	Aug 19	0.39	0.43	$0.41	9.8%	994	0.09	22
$139.00	Aug 19	0.62	0.75	$0.69	18.8%	1	0.14	22
$138.00	Aug 19	0.73	0.88	$0.81	18.5%	3	0.16	155
$149.00	Aug 21	0.32	0.38	$0.35	17.1%	48	0.07	171
$145.00	Aug 21	0.51	0.61	$0.56	17.9%	2.6K	0.10	7.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$119.00	Aug 14	0.13	0.14	$0.14	7.1%	199	0.06	171
$122.00	Aug 14	0.35	0.40	$0.38	13.2%	313	0.14	296
$125.00	Aug 14	0.91	1.03	$0.97	12.4%	624	0.30	747
$113.00	Aug 21	0.34	0.37	$0.36	8.3%	1.5K	0.07	195
$114.00	Aug 21	0.40	0.46	$0.43	14.0%	1.5K	0.09	416

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 368 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$103.00	Aug 12	24.00	25.00	$24.50	4.1%	163	1.00	8
$104.00	Aug 12	23.10	24.10	$23.60	4.2%	276	1.00	12
$105.00	Aug 12	22.20	23.20	$22.70	4.4%	788	1.00	19
$106.00	Aug 12	21.30	22.00	$21.65	3.2%	828	1.00	19
$107.00	Aug 12	20.25	21.00	$20.63	3.6%	70	1.00	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Aug 14	12.25	13.90	$13.08	12.6%	--	1.00	106
$141.00	Aug 14	12.80	15.35	$14.08	18.1%	--	1.00	33
$145.00	Aug 14	17.00	19.30	$18.15	12.7%	1	1.00	33
$150.00	Aug 14	22.15	22.75	$22.45	2.7%	--	1.00	26
$142.00	Aug 12	14.00	15.90	$14.95	12.7%	41	1.00	3

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 585 active (total vol 59.0K, top 2.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Aug 21	0.51	0.61	$0.56	17.9%	2.6K	0.10	7.1K
$140.00	Aug 21	0.92	1.00	$0.96	8.3%	2.5K	0.16	4.2K
$127.00	Aug 12	0.50	0.75	$0.63	39.7%	2.1K	0.81	445
$126.00	Aug 12	1.44	1.73	$1.59	18.2%	2.1K	1.00	399
$145.00	Aug 14	0.01	0.05	$0.03	133.3%	2.1K	0.01	5.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$120.00	Aug 14	0.17	0.22	$0.20	25.0%	1.7K	0.08	653
$113.00	Aug 21	0.34	0.37	$0.36	8.3%	1.5K	0.07	195
$114.00	Aug 21	0.40	0.46	$0.43	14.0%	1.5K	0.09	416
$112.00	Aug 19	0.15	0.19	$0.17	23.5%	995	0.04	19
$126.00	Aug 12	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	847	0.02	108

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 7 strikes (avg 8.2%, max 12.2%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	56.6%	50.5%	12.2%	5	90
$129.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	52.7%	49.3%	6.7%	--	273
$130.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	52.7%	49.8%	5.9%	1	186
$132.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	53.0%	50.7%	4.5%	--	156

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$129.00	Aug 14	Sep 18	55.5%	50.5%	9.8%	6	203
$132.00	Aug 14	Sep 18	56.3%	51.3%	9.7%	5	1.8K
$133.00	Aug 14	Sep 18	56.0%	51.6%	8.6%	11	283

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 366 found (best R:R 2.70, avg 2.52)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$109.00	$110.00	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.73	$0.27	90%	2.70	$109.27
$114.00	$115.00	Aug 19	$0.32	$0.68	$0.32	94%	2.12	$114.32
$106.00	$107.00	Sep 4	$0.38	$0.62	$0.38	92%	1.63	$106.38
$127.00	$129.00	Aug 26	$0.45	$1.55	$0.45	53%	3.44	$127.45
$118.00	$119.00	Sep 25	$0.24	$0.76	$0.24	71%	3.17	$118.24

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$145.00	$144.00	Aug 28	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	84%	1.86	$144.65
$145.00	$144.00	Sep 18	$0.34	$0.66	$0.34	74%	1.94	$144.66
$122.00	$120.00	Aug 26	$0.19	$1.81	$0.19	31%	9.53	$121.81
$135.00	$134.00	Sep 4	$0.28	$0.72	$0.28	64%	2.57	$134.72
$133.00	$132.00	Aug 14	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	83%	1.00	$132.50

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 243 found (best R:R 7.33, avg 0.57)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$148.00	$149.00	Aug 21	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	85%	7.33	$148.88
$149.00	$150.00	Aug 19	$0.73	$0.73	$0.27	88%	2.70	$149.73
$143.00	$144.00	Aug 28	$0.61	$0.61	$0.39	77%	1.56	$143.61
$139.00	$140.00	Sep 4	$0.66	$0.66	$0.34	70%	1.94	$139.66
$129.00	$130.00	Aug 26	$0.80	$0.80	$0.20	52%	4.00	$129.80

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$112.50	$110.00	Sep 25	$1.02	$1.02	$1.48	79%	0.69	$111.48
$125.00	$122.00	Sep 11	$1.55	$1.55	$1.45	58%	1.07	$123.45
$111.00	$110.50	Aug 28	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	88%	2.57	$110.64
$120.00	$119.00	Aug 26	$0.52	$0.52	$0.48	73%	1.08	$119.48
$108.00	$106.00	Sep 25	$0.47	$0.47	$1.53	86%	0.31	$107.53

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $0.78, cheapest $0.25)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.25	56.6%	50.5%
$129.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.60	52.7%	49.3%
$130.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.65	52.7%	49.8%
$132.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.73	53.0%	50.7%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$129.00	Aug 14	Aug 19	$1.66	55.5%	53.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 204 found (cheapest 0.48% of stock, avg 9.52%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$128.00	Aug 12	$0.07	$0.54	$0.61	$127.39	$128.61	0.48%
$127.00	Aug 12	$0.63	$0.07	$0.70	$126.30	$127.70	0.55%
$126.00	Aug 12	$1.59	$0.01	$1.60	$124.40	$127.60	1.25%
$130.00	Aug 12	$0.01	$2.46	$2.47	$127.53	$132.47	1.94%
$125.00	Aug 12	$2.57	$0.02	$2.59	$122.41	$127.59	2.03%
$124.00	Aug 12	$3.55	$0.02	$3.57	$120.43	$127.57	2.80%
$131.00	Aug 12	$0.01	$3.61	$3.62	$127.38	$134.62	2.84%
$128.00	Aug 14	$1.84	$2.28	$4.12	$123.88	$132.12	3.23%
$127.00	Aug 14	$2.46	$1.73	$4.19	$122.81	$131.19	3.29%
$126.00	Aug 14	$2.88	$1.34	$4.22	$121.78	$130.22	3.31%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 230 found (cheapest 0.11% of stock, avg 6.74%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$128.00	$127.00	Aug 12	$0.07	$0.07	$0.14	$126.86	$128.14
$149.00	$127.00	Aug 12	$0.77	$0.07	$0.84	$126.16	$149.84
$147.00	$127.00	Aug 12	$0.99	$0.07	$1.06	$125.94	$148.06
$150.00	$127.00	Aug 12	$1.06	$0.07	$1.13	$125.87	$151.13
$152.00	$127.00	Aug 12	$1.07	$0.07	$1.14	$125.86	$153.14
$132.00	$123.00	Aug 14	$0.65	$0.55	$1.20	$121.80	$133.20
$132.00	$124.00	Aug 14	$0.65	$0.71	$1.36	$122.64	$133.36
$131.00	$123.00	Aug 14	$0.92	$0.55	$1.47	$121.53	$132.47
$131.00	$124.00	Aug 14	$0.92	$0.71	$1.63	$122.37	$132.63
$132.00	$125.00	Aug 14	$0.65	$0.97	$1.62	$123.38	$133.62

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 195 found (best R:R 5.67, avg credit $0.54)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
105/106	137/138	Aug 28	$0.85	$0.15	62%	5.67	$104.65	$137.85
105/106	136/137	Aug 28	$0.84	$0.16	60%	5.25	$104.66	$136.84
105/106	134/135	Aug 28	$0.86	$0.14	56%	6.14	$104.64	$134.86
105/106	135/136	Aug 28	$0.82	$0.18	58%	4.56	$104.68	$135.82
103/104	144/145	Aug 12	$0.38	$0.62	91%	0.61	$103.62	$144.38
106/106	137/138	Aug 28	$0.66	$0.34	63%	1.94	$105.84	$137.66
106/106	136/137	Aug 28	$0.65	$0.35	61%	1.86	$105.85	$136.65
122/123	148/149	Aug 14	$0.50	$0.50	74%	1.00	$122.50	$148.50
106/106	134/135	Aug 28	$0.67	$0.33	57%	2.03	$105.83	$134.67
106/106	135/136	Aug 28	$0.63	$0.37	59%	1.70	$105.87	$135.63

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 254 found (best R:R 6.58, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$126.00	$127.00	$128.00	Aug 12	$0.40	$0.60	79%	1.50
$127.00	$128.00	$129.00	Aug 12	$0.51	$0.49	77%	0.96
$135.00	$140.00	$145.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$4.70	13%	15.67
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Sep 25	$0.25	$4.75	11%	19.00
$136.00	$138.00	$140.00	Aug 26	$0.05	$1.95	8%	39.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$130.00	$140.00	$150.00	Sep 25	$1.32	$8.68	26%	6.58
$126.00	$127.00	$128.00	Aug 12	$0.41	$0.59	77%	1.44
$125.00	$126.00	$127.00	Aug 12	$0.07	$0.93	16%	13.29
$129.00	$130.00	$131.00	Aug 14	$0.06	$0.94	12%	15.67
$121.00	$122.00	$123.00	Aug 14	$0.07	$0.93	8%	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. 187 found (best net $-2.77, 171 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$125.00	$126.00	1:2	Aug 12	-$0.61	$0.39
$146.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.61	$3.39
$141.00	$142.00	1:2	Aug 14	$0.00	$1.00
$129.00	$130.00	1:2	Aug 12	$0.00	$1.00
$136.00	$137.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.07	$0.93

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$140.00	$130.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$2.77	$7.23
$134.00	$131.00	1:2	Aug 12	-$0.62	$2.38
$134.00	$128.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$3.16	$2.84
$109.00	$105.00	1:2	Aug 26	-$0.03	$3.97
$115.00	$114.00	1:2	Aug 14	$0.00	$1.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 151 found (best yield 5.84%, avg 2.30%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$130.00	Sep 25	$7.45	0.49	1.9%	5.84%	7.77%	18	117
$135.00	Sep 25	$5.65	0.40	5.8%	4.43%	10.28%	95	328
$129.00	Sep 25	$7.85	0.50	1.1%	6.15%	7.30%	534	129
$128.00	Sep 25	$8.30	0.52	0.4%	6.51%	6.87%	558	78
$140.00	Sep 25	$4.40	0.33	9.8%	3.45%	13.22%	413	101
$133.00	Sep 18	$5.90	0.43	4.3%	4.63%	8.91%	1	255
$132.00	Sep 18	$6.20	0.45	3.5%	4.86%	8.36%	25	762
$134.00	Sep 18	$5.55	0.41	5.1%	4.35%	9.42%	81	386
$135.00	Sep 18	$5.25	0.39	5.8%	4.12%	9.97%	145	8.5K
$131.00	Sep 18	$6.55	0.46	2.7%	5.14%	7.85%	11	115

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 49,290

Total Puts 27,313

Put/Call Ratio 0.55

Net Difference 21,977

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 49,075

Total Puts 19,687

Put/Call Ratio 0.40

Net Difference 29,388

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 576,860

Total Puts 418,759

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.73

Ratio Trend Rising

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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Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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