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USO

United States Oil

$132.18 +1.16%

(8/19 10:01) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 11:00am) 21,476

Calls: 14,750 (69%)

Puts: 6,726 (31%)

Prior (08/18) 28,088

Calls: 20,524 (73%)

Puts: 7,564 (27%)

Current vs Prior -23.54%

Calls: -28.13% (Calls)

Puts: -11.08% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 802,852

Calls: 550,499 (69%)

Puts: 252,353 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 114,693

Calls: 78,642 (69%)

Puts: 36,050 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -81.28%

Calls: -81.24%

Puts: -81.34%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/19 11:00am) $9.30M

Calls: $7.46M (80%)

Puts: $1.84M (20%)

Prior (08/18) $7.84M

Calls: $7.14M (91%)

Puts: $695.3K (9%)

Current vs Prior +18.66%

Calls: +4.45%

Puts: +164.64%

Prior 7-Day Total $450.44M

Calls: $411.22M (91%)

Puts: $39.21M (9%)

Prior 7-Day Average $64.35M

Calls: $58.75M (91%)

Puts: $5.60M (9%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -85.55%

Calls: -87.30%

Puts: -67.16%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 11:00am) 0.46

Prior (08/18) 0.37

Current vs Prior +23.73%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.47

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -3.37%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/19 11:00am) 574,737

Calls: 337,205 (59%)

Puts: 237,532 (41%)

Prior (08/18) 554,781

Calls: 326,801 (59%)

Puts: 227,980 (41%)

Current vs Prior +3.60%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,926,384

Calls: 2,282,476 (58%)

Puts: 1,643,908 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 560,912

Calls: 326,068 (58%)

Puts: 234,844 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.46%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (08/19) | Next (08/21)Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/19) | Next (09/18)

Current 1.35% | 3.25%3.25% | 6.04%1.35% | 10.52%

Prior 2.10% | 3.48%3.48% | 6.15%2.10% | 10.38%

Current vs Prior -36.02% | -6.58%-6.58% | -1.77%-36.02% | +1.40%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.29% | 5.01%3.59% | 6.88%5.14% | 12.26%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -59.02% | -35.09%-9.37% | -12.23%-73.79% | -14.18%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.10% | 3.48%3.48% | 6.15%2.10% | 10.38%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -36.02% | -6.58%-6.58% | -1.77%-36.02% | +1.40%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 17.20% | 12.79%

Calls: 18.46% | 12.77%

Puts: 15.93% | 12.81%

Prior 33.42% | 15.46%

Calls: 9.52% | 10.00%

Puts: 57.33% | 20.93%

Current vs Prior -48.53% | -17.27%

Prior 7-Day Avg 22.33% | 19.15%

Calls: 13.14% | 11.20%

Puts: 31.52% | 27.11%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -22.98% | -33.22%

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Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($7.46M) vs puts ($1.84M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.46 - heavy call buying (14,750 calls vs 6,726 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
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 112 of results (avg 7.4%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$107.00	Aug 19	24.65	25.45	$25.05	3.2%	73	0.93	116
$110.00	Aug 21	21.55	22.35	$21.95	3.6%	22	1.00	1.1K
$115.00	Sep 18	17.70	18.40	$18.05	3.9%	35	0.89	2.7K
$106.00	Aug 19	25.55	26.70	$26.13	4.4%	333	1.00	71
$120.00	Aug 28	12.20	12.75	$12.48	4.4%	15	0.92	492

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Sep 18	15.35	15.85	$15.60	3.2%	--	0.73	739
$140.00	Sep 18	11.50	11.90	$11.70	3.4%	25	0.64	1.7K
$155.00	Sep 18	23.60	24.60	$24.10	4.1%	--	0.84	372
$145.00	Aug 28	13.25	13.95	$13.60	5.1%	--	0.86	65
$140.00	Sep 25	12.15	12.80	$12.48	5.2%	1	0.63	24

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 11 found (avg $0.58, cheapest $0.65)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$132.00	Aug 19	0.59	0.71	$0.65	18.5%	995	0.54	532
$136.00	Aug 21	0.59	0.71	$0.65	18.5%	46	0.23	261
$135.00	Aug 21	0.80	0.94	$0.87	16.1%	199	0.28	5.5K
$150.00	Aug 26	0.19	0.23	$0.21	19.0%	443	0.05	5.2K
$145.00	Aug 28	0.68	0.75	$0.72	9.7%	3	0.14	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$125.00	Aug 21	0.12	0.13	$0.13	7.7%	128	0.06	2.2K
$130.00	Aug 21	0.86	1.04	$0.95	18.9%	212	0.32	756
$110.00	Sep 18	0.37	0.43	$0.40	15.0%	616	0.06	7.2K
$109.00	Sep 18	0.35	0.38	$0.37	8.1%	31	0.05	2.3K
$113.00	Sep 18	0.57	0.67	$0.62	16.1%	13	0.08	1.5K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 313 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$106.00	Aug 19	25.55	26.70	$26.13	4.4%	333	1.00	71
$108.00	Aug 19	23.40	24.70	$24.05	5.4%	49	1.00	33
$109.00	Aug 19	22.45	23.70	$23.08	5.4%	269	1.00	52
$110.00	Aug 19	21.55	22.75	$22.15	5.4%	232	1.00	141
$111.00	Aug 19	20.25	21.85	$21.05	7.6%	12	1.00	124

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$148.00	Aug 19	15.35	17.60	$16.48	13.7%	180	1.00	--
$151.00	Aug 19	18.00	20.85	$19.43	14.7%	12	1.00	1
$155.00	Aug 19	21.80	24.85	$23.33	13.1%	26	1.00	--
$152.00	Aug 19	18.90	21.85	$20.38	14.5%	4	0.99	--
$153.00	Aug 19	19.90	22.85	$21.38	13.8%	35	0.99	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 386 active (total vol 14.9K, top 995)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$132.00	Aug 19	0.59	0.71	$0.65	18.5%	995	0.54	532
$135.00	Aug 26	1.90	2.14	$2.02	11.9%	723	0.36	1.2K
$150.00	Aug 26	0.19	0.23	$0.21	19.0%	443	0.05	5.2K
$134.00	Aug 19	0.08	0.12	$0.10	40.0%	403	0.13	806
$106.00	Aug 19	25.55	26.70	$26.13	4.4%	333	1.00	71

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$110.00	Sep 18	0.37	0.43	$0.40	15.0%	616	0.06	7.2K
$130.00	Aug 19	0.04	0.05	$0.05	20.0%	212	0.07	433
$130.00	Aug 21	0.86	1.04	$0.95	18.9%	212	0.32	756
$148.00	Aug 19	15.35	17.60	$16.48	13.7%	180	1.00	--
$128.00	Aug 19	0.01	0.04	$0.03	100.0%	179	0.03	449

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 12 strikes (avg 5.0%, max 13.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$132.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	49.8%	44.4%	12.2%	1	177
$131.00	Aug 19	Oct 2	44.0%	42.5%	3.6%	153	495
$133.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	47.4%	46.2%	2.5%	--	125
$133.00	Aug 19	Sep 25	46.1%	45.6%	1.1%	189	514
$130.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	40.6%	40.5%	0.3%	1	210

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$136.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	49.4%	43.6%	13.2%	14	138
$132.00	Aug 19	Sep 18	44.6%	41.7%	6.9%	53	1.8K
$137.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	49.9%	47.1%	5.8%	--	175
$126.50	Sep 11	Oct 2	43.0%	41.2%	4.5%	4	35
$141.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	48.8%	47.0%	3.7%	--	193

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 286 found (best R:R 10.11, avg 2.97)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$140.00	$145.00	Oct 2	$0.45	$4.55	$0.45	38%	10.11	$140.45
$135.00	$138.00	Sep 25	$0.33	$2.67	$0.33	45%	8.09	$135.33
$121.00	$122.00	Aug 21	$0.17	$0.83	$0.17	100%	4.88	$121.17
$108.00	$110.00	Aug 26	$1.22	$0.78	$1.22	100%	0.64	$109.22
$115.00	$116.00	Sep 11	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	94%	3.00	$115.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$145.00	$144.00	Sep 18	$0.27	$0.73	$0.27	73%	2.70	$144.73
$143.00	$142.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	69%	3.00	$142.75
$141.00	$140.00	Aug 28	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	79%	1.50	$140.60
$155.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$1.32	$0.68	$1.32	84%	0.52	$153.68
$144.00	$143.00	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	86%	0.82	$143.45

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 206 found (best R:R 1.38, avg 0.81)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$149.00	$150.00	Aug 19	$0.69	$0.69	$0.31	88%	2.23	$149.69
$141.00	$142.00	Sep 11	$0.84	$0.84	$0.16	68%	5.25	$141.84
$154.00	$155.00	Aug 21	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	91%	1.22	$154.55
$138.00	$140.00	Sep 25	$1.22	$1.22	$0.78	59%	1.56	$139.22
$154.00	$155.00	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	81%	1.00	$154.50

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$123.00	$120.00	Oct 2	$1.74	$1.74	$1.26	69%	1.38	$121.26
$109.00	$108.00	Aug 21	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	91%	9.00	$108.10
$121.00	$120.00	Sep 11	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	77%	7.33	$120.12
$131.00	$129.00	Oct 2	$1.57	$1.57	$0.43	53%	3.65	$129.43
$111.00	$110.00	Aug 21	$0.70	$0.70	$0.30	92%	2.33	$110.30

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $1.06, cheapest $0.43)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$132.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.43	49.8%	44.4%
$133.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.93	47.4%	46.2%
$130.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.40	40.6%	40.5%
$132.00	Aug 19	Aug 21	$1.23	44.6%	44.9%
$129.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.20	43.8%	45.7%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$126.50	Sep 11	Oct 2	$1.85	43.0%	41.2%
$132.00	Aug 19	Aug 21	$1.33	44.6%	44.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 165 found (cheapest 0.88% of stock, avg 8.21%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$132.00	Aug 19	$0.65	$0.51	$1.16	$130.84	$133.16	0.88%
$133.00	Aug 19	$0.26	$1.13	$1.39	$131.61	$134.39	1.05%
$131.00	Aug 19	$1.28	$0.17	$1.45	$129.55	$132.45	1.10%
$134.00	Aug 19	$0.10	$1.88	$1.98	$132.02	$135.98	1.50%
$130.00	Aug 19	$2.13	$0.05	$2.18	$127.82	$132.18	1.65%
$135.00	Aug 19	$0.04	$2.94	$2.98	$132.02	$137.98	2.25%
$129.00	Aug 19	$3.05	$0.03	$3.08	$125.92	$132.08	2.33%
$132.00	Aug 21	$1.88	$1.84	$3.72	$128.28	$135.72	2.81%
$131.00	Aug 21	$2.42	$1.37	$3.79	$127.21	$134.79	2.87%
$133.00	Aug 21	$1.50	$2.42	$3.92	$129.08	$136.92	2.97%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 245 found (cheapest 0.11% of stock, avg 5.32%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$134.00	$130.00	Aug 19	$0.10	$0.05	$0.15	$129.85	$134.15
$143.00	$130.00	Aug 19	$0.15	$0.05	$0.20	$129.80	$143.20
$134.00	$131.00	Aug 19	$0.10	$0.17	$0.27	$130.73	$134.27
$143.00	$131.00	Aug 19	$0.15	$0.17	$0.32	$130.68	$143.32
$133.00	$130.00	Aug 19	$0.26	$0.05	$0.31	$129.69	$133.31
$134.00	$117.00	Aug 19	$0.10	$0.27	$0.37	$116.63	$134.37
$134.00	$114.00	Aug 19	$0.10	$0.27	$0.37	$113.63	$134.37
$143.00	$117.00	Aug 19	$0.15	$0.27	$0.42	$116.58	$143.42
$143.00	$114.00	Aug 19	$0.15	$0.27	$0.42	$113.58	$143.42
$133.00	$131.00	Aug 19	$0.26	$0.17	$0.43	$130.57	$133.43

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 303 found (best R:R 8.09, avg credit $0.58)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
106/107	154/155	Aug 21	$0.89	$0.11	84%	8.09	$106.11	$154.89
110/111	146/147	Aug 21	$0.85	$0.15	85%	5.67	$110.15	$146.85
118/119	154/155	Aug 21	$0.78	$0.22	85%	3.55	$118.22	$154.78
115/116	154/155	Aug 21	$0.75	$0.25	86%	3.00	$115.25	$154.75
110/111	137/138	Aug 21	$0.84	$0.16	74%	5.25	$110.16	$137.84
110/111	136/137	Aug 21	$0.87	$0.13	69%	6.69	$110.13	$136.87
112/112	143/144	Aug 28	$0.81	$0.19	74%	4.26	$111.69	$143.81
116/117	154/155	Aug 26	$0.77	$0.23	78%	3.35	$116.23	$154.77
108/109	138/139	Aug 26	$0.84	$0.16	68%	5.25	$108.16	$138.84
106/107	149/150	Aug 21	$0.64	$0.36	86%	1.78	$106.36	$149.64

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 224 found (best R:R 6.69, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$131.00	$132.00	$133.00	Aug 19	$0.24	$0.76	51%	3.17
$133.00	$134.00	$135.00	Aug 19	$0.10	$0.90	23%	9.00
$132.00	$133.00	$134.00	Aug 19	$0.23	$0.77	41%	3.35
$130.00	$131.00	$132.00	Aug 19	$0.22	$0.78	39%	3.55
$129.00	$130.00	$131.00	Aug 19	$0.07	$0.93	16%	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$132.00	$133.00	$134.00	Aug 19	$0.13	$0.87	41%	6.69
$131.00	$132.00	$133.00	Aug 19	$0.28	$0.72	51%	2.57
$130.00	$131.00	$132.00	Aug 19	$0.22	$0.78	39%	3.55
$128.00	$129.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.93	14%	13.29
$126.00	$127.00	$128.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.95	9%	19.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 196 found (best net $-1.96, 164 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$114.00	$123.00	1:2	Sep 2	-$1.96	$7.04
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Sep 2	-$0.78	$4.22
$130.00	$131.00	1:2	Aug 19	-$0.43	$0.57
$150.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.56	$4.44
$145.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.64	$4.36

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$140.00	$131.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.18	$7.82
$150.00	$140.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$4.56	$5.44
$145.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.56	$2.44
$142.00	$137.00	1:2	Aug 26	-$2.26	$2.74
$155.00	$146.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$6.70	$2.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 113 found (best yield 2.84%, avg 1.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$145.00	Oct 2	$3.75	0.33	9.7%	2.84%	12.54%	1	8
$140.00	Oct 2	$4.50	0.38	5.9%	3.40%	9.32%	--	2.5K
$138.00	Oct 2	$4.90	0.41	4.4%	3.71%	8.11%	--	34
$140.00	Sep 25	$4.45	0.36	5.9%	3.37%	9.28%	13	384
$138.00	Sep 25	$4.80	0.41	4.4%	3.63%	8.03%	--	98
$141.00	Sep 25	$4.10	0.35	6.7%	3.10%	9.77%	6	--
$134.00	Sep 25	$6.00	0.47	1.4%	4.54%	5.92%	--	109
$135.00	Sep 25	$5.45	0.45	2.1%	4.12%	6.26%	--	374
$140.00	Sep 18	$3.85	0.36	5.9%	2.91%	8.83%	209	6.1K
$135.00	Sep 18	$5.35	0.46	2.1%	4.05%	6.18%	15	7.7K

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 14,750

Total Puts 6,726

Put/Call Ratio 0.46

Net Difference 8,024

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 20,524

Total Puts 7,564

Put/Call Ratio 0.37

Net Difference 12,960

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 550,499

Total Puts 252,353

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.47

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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