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USO

United States Oil

$133.50 +1.98%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 1:00pm) 76,739

Calls: 41,851 (55%)

Puts: 34,888 (45%)

Prior (08/19) 51,928

Calls: 35,901 (69%)

Puts: 16,027 (31%)

Current vs Prior +47.78%

Calls: +16.57% (Calls)

Puts: +117.68% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 709,585

Calls: 491,460 (69%)

Puts: 218,125 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 101,369

Calls: 70,208 (69%)

Puts: 31,160 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.30%

Calls: -40.39%

Puts: +11.96%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/20 1:00pm) $26.89M

Calls: $21.36M (79%)

Puts: $5.53M (21%)

Prior (08/19) $30.77M

Calls: $27.06M (88%)

Puts: $3.72M (12%)

Current vs Prior -12.63%

Calls: -21.07%

Puts: +48.80%

Prior 7-Day Total $430.26M

Calls: $390.60M (91%)

Puts: $39.66M (9%)

Prior 7-Day Average $61.47M

Calls: $55.80M (91%)

Puts: $5.67M (9%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.26%

Calls: -61.73%

Puts: -2.41%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 1:00pm) 0.83

Prior (08/19) 0.45

Current vs Prior +86.73%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.47

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +78.28%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20 1:00pm) 544,365

Calls: 320,143 (59%)

Puts: 224,222 (41%)

Prior (08/19) 574,737

Calls: 337,205 (59%)

Puts: 237,532 (41%)

Current vs Prior -5.28%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,987,864

Calls: 2,329,067 (58%)

Puts: 1,658,797 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 569,694

Calls: 332,723 (58%)

Puts: 236,971 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/26)Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 2.43% | 4.91%2.43% | 5.78%2.43% | 10.53%

Prior 3.10% | 4.97%3.10% | 5.90%0.84% | 10.24%

Current vs Prior -21.75% | -1.03%-21.75% | -2.19%+188.83% | +2.89%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.15% | 4.97%3.28% | 6.56%4.20% | 11.72%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.07% | -1.08%-25.99% | -11.98%-42.15% | -10.11%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.10% | 4.97%3.10% | 5.90%0.84% | 10.24%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -21.75% | -1.03%-21.75% | -2.19%+188.83% | +2.89%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 21.59% | 24.22%

Calls: 22.42% | 25.53%

Puts: 20.75% | 22.91%

Prior 33.50% | 15.79%

Calls: 40.91% | 11.59%

Puts: 26.09% | 20.00%

Current vs Prior -35.55% | +53.39%

Prior 7-Day Avg 25.53% | 19.79%

Calls: 17.89% | 11.86%

Puts: 33.16% | 27.72%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -15.42% | +22.39%

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Strong bullish conviction with 79% of dollar volume in calls ($21.36M) vs puts ($5.53M). P/C ratio rising 87% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Option Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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	NEUTRAL	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 133 of results (avg 7.4%, best 3.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$130.00	Sep 18	8.35	8.60	$8.48	2.9%	716	0.62	4.0K
$120.00	Aug 21	13.35	13.75	$13.55	3.0%	228	0.99	3.7K
$115.00	Sep 18	19.35	19.95	$19.65	3.1%	77	0.91	2.7K
$121.00	Aug 21	12.35	12.75	$12.55	3.2%	15	0.99	574
$110.00	Aug 21	23.35	24.30	$23.83	4.0%	690	1.00	1.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 18	18.15	18.80	$18.48	3.5%	7	0.77	635
$158.00	Sep 18	24.95	25.95	$25.45	3.9%	--	0.85	23
$145.00	Sep 18	14.05	14.65	$14.35	4.2%	20	0.70	739
$140.00	Sep 18	10.45	10.90	$10.68	4.2%	34	0.61	1.7K
$155.00	Sep 18	22.15	23.20	$22.67	4.6%	--	0.82	372

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 10 found (avg $0.60, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$136.00	Aug 21	0.51	0.62	$0.56	19.6%	679	0.26	470
$135.00	Aug 21	0.66	0.79	$0.73	17.8%	1.7K	0.34	5.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$127.00	Aug 21	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	189	0.04	5.5K
$125.00	Aug 28	0.61	0.74	$0.68	19.1%	750	0.14	699
$127.00	Aug 28	0.87	1.05	$0.96	18.8%	124	0.20	199
$108.00	Sep 18	0.28	0.33	$0.31	16.1%	5	0.04	767
$110.00	Sep 18	0.37	0.44	$0.41	17.1%	1.8K	0.05	7.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 304 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$110.00	Aug 21	23.35	24.30	$23.83	4.0%	690	1.00	1.1K
$115.00	Aug 21	18.25	19.80	$19.02	8.1%	80	1.00	1.9K
$107.00	Aug 21	26.20	28.00	$27.10	6.6%	44	0.99	94
$108.00	Aug 28	25.25	27.20	$26.23	7.4%	--	0.99	18
$108.00	Aug 21	25.25	27.00	$26.13	6.7%	12	0.99	207

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Aug 21	10.35	11.70	$11.02	12.3%	--	1.00	32
$146.00	Aug 21	10.95	12.80	$11.88	15.6%	4	1.00	4
$141.00	Aug 21	6.40	7.85	$7.13	20.3%	3	0.96	7
$155.00	Aug 28	20.20	22.15	$21.17	9.2%	--	0.96	25
$140.00	Aug 21	5.95	6.85	$6.40	14.1%	13	0.94	347

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 548 active (total vol 68.7K, top 3.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Sep 18	3.15	3.35	$3.25	6.2%	3.7K	0.30	4.9K
$150.00	Aug 26	0.16	0.21	$0.19	26.3%	2.4K	0.05	6.2K
$150.00	Sep 18	2.30	2.61	$2.46	12.6%	1.8K	0.23	10.5K
$130.00	Aug 21	3.65	4.00	$3.83	9.1%	1.7K	0.86	9.8K
$135.00	Aug 21	0.66	0.79	$0.73	17.8%	1.7K	0.34	5.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$120.00	Sep 18	1.37	1.58	$1.48	14.2%	3.6K	0.17	5.3K
$125.00	Sep 18	2.66	2.92	$2.79	9.3%	2.7K	0.27	1.7K
$130.00	Sep 18	4.65	4.90	$4.78	5.2%	2.6K	0.39	1.8K
$110.00	Sep 18	0.37	0.44	$0.41	17.1%	1.8K	0.05	7.2K
$115.00	Sep 18	0.73	0.83	$0.78	12.8%	1.1K	0.10	8.4K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 21 strikes (avg 4.1%, max 14.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$138.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	55.2%	48.3%	14.4%	569	2.9K
$129.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	44.0%	40.2%	9.5%	3	296
$136.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	49.3%	47.2%	4.5%	680	503
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	44.9%	43.1%	4.2%	3	182
$134.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	46.0%	44.3%	3.7%	462	2.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$136.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	49.3%	45.8%	7.8%	21	145
$144.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	52.0%	48.6%	7.1%	1	133
$150.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	53.9%	50.6%	6.5%	--	64
$134.00	Aug 21	Sep 25	46.0%	43.9%	4.6%	325	46
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	44.9%	43.1%	4.2%	466	32

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 344 found (best R:R 2.57, avg 2.86)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$120.00	$121.00	Aug 26	$0.28	$0.72	$0.28	96%	2.57	$120.28
$122.00	$123.00	Sep 11	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	83%	4.00	$122.20
$113.00	$114.00	Aug 21	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	99%	1.13	$113.47
$121.00	$122.00	Aug 21	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	99%	1.13	$121.47
$145.00	$150.00	Oct 2	$1.02	$3.98	$1.02	35%	3.90	$146.02

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$146.00	$145.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	86%	1.33	$145.57
$144.00	$143.00	Sep 4	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	75%	1.50	$143.60
$152.00	$151.00	Sep 18	$0.52	$0.48	$0.52	79%	0.92	$151.48
$146.00	$145.00	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	71%	1.00	$145.50
$144.00	$143.00	Aug 28	$0.62	$0.38	$0.62	83%	0.61	$143.38

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 242 found (best R:R 0.59, avg 0.48)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$159.00	$160.00	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.37	$0.63	93%	0.59	$159.37
$138.00	$139.00	Sep 2	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	61%	1.27	$138.56
$135.00	$136.00	Sep 2	$0.63	$0.63	$0.37	52%	1.70	$135.63
$144.00	$145.00	Aug 26	$0.26	$0.26	$0.74	86%	0.35	$144.26
$135.00	$136.00	Aug 26	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	56%	1.27	$135.56

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$108.50	$108.00	Aug 28	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	95%	2.33	$108.15
$111.50	$111.00	Aug 28	$0.31	$0.31	$0.19	95%	1.63	$111.19
$107.50	$107.00	Aug 28	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	95%	1.50	$107.20
$124.00	$123.00	Oct 2	$0.53	$0.53	$0.47	72%	1.13	$123.47
$127.00	$126.00	Sep 2	$0.43	$0.43	$0.57	76%	0.75	$126.57

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 15 found (avg debit $1.55, cheapest $1.37)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$129.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.37	44.0%	40.2%
$132.00	Aug 21	Aug 26	$1.69	44.6%	41.4%
$134.00	Aug 21	Aug 26	$1.72	46.0%	44.1%
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.90	44.9%	43.1%
$133.00	Aug 21	Aug 26	$1.68	43.9%	42.4%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$132.00	Aug 21	Aug 26	$1.44	44.6%	41.4%
$134.00	Aug 21	Aug 26	$1.64	46.0%	44.1%
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.74	44.9%	43.1%
$133.00	Aug 21	Aug 26	$1.61	43.9%	42.4%
$129.50	Sep 4	Oct 2	$2.99	44.0%	43.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 174 found (cheapest 2.00% of stock, avg 8.56%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$133.00	Aug 21	$1.65	$1.02	$2.67	$130.33	$135.67	2.00%
$134.00	Aug 21	$1.14	$1.59	$2.73	$131.27	$136.73	2.04%
$132.00	Aug 21	$2.16	$0.67	$2.83	$129.17	$134.83	2.12%
$135.00	Aug 21	$0.73	$2.16	$2.89	$132.11	$137.89	2.16%
$136.00	Aug 21	$0.56	$2.74	$3.30	$132.70	$139.30	2.47%
$131.00	Aug 21	$3.08	$0.39	$3.47	$127.53	$134.47	2.60%
$137.00	Aug 21	$0.38	$3.44	$3.82	$133.18	$140.82	2.86%
$130.00	Aug 21	$3.83	$0.26	$4.09	$125.91	$134.09	3.06%
$138.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$4.20	$4.52	$133.48	$142.52	3.39%
$129.00	Aug 21	$4.65	$0.16	$4.81	$124.19	$133.81	3.60%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 225 found (cheapest 0.36% of stock, avg 5.94%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$138.00	$129.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.16	$0.48	$128.52	$138.48
$138.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.26	$0.58	$129.42	$138.58
$137.00	$129.00	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.16	$0.54	$128.46	$137.54
$137.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.26	$0.64	$129.36	$137.64
$138.00	$131.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.39	$0.71	$130.29	$138.71
$137.00	$131.00	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.39	$0.77	$130.23	$137.77
$136.00	$129.00	Aug 21	$0.56	$0.16	$0.72	$128.28	$136.72
$136.00	$130.00	Aug 21	$0.56	$0.26	$0.82	$129.18	$136.82
$136.00	$131.00	Aug 21	$0.56	$0.39	$0.95	$130.05	$136.95
$138.00	$132.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.67	$0.99	$131.01	$138.99

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 302 found (best R:R 1.33, avg credit $0.56)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
108/108	143/144	Aug 28	$0.57	$0.43	74%	1.33	$107.93	$143.57
131/132	159/160	Aug 21	$0.65	$0.35	62%	1.86	$131.35	$159.65
111/112	143/144	Aug 28	$0.53	$0.47	74%	1.13	$110.97	$143.53
107/108	143/144	Aug 28	$0.52	$0.48	74%	1.08	$106.98	$143.52
129/130	159/160	Aug 21	$0.47	$0.53	79%	0.89	$129.53	$159.47
108/108	138/139	Aug 28	$0.64	$0.36	61%	1.78	$107.86	$138.64
130/131	159/160	Aug 21	$0.50	$0.50	73%	1.00	$130.50	$159.50
128/129	144/145	Aug 26	$0.61	$0.39	60%	1.56	$128.39	$144.61
108/108	141/142	Aug 28	$0.51	$0.49	70%	1.04	$107.99	$141.51
121/122	144/145	Sep 11	$0.68	$0.32	52%	2.12	$121.32	$144.68

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 229 found (best R:R 44.45, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$150.00	$155.00	$160.00	Sep 25	$0.11	$4.89	10%	44.45
$150.00	$155.00	$160.00	Sep 11	$0.18	$4.82	9%	26.78
$133.00	$134.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.90	24%	9.00
$129.00	$130.00	$131.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.93	11%	13.29
$127.00	$128.00	$129.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.94	8%	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$131.00	$132.00	$133.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.93	22%	13.29
$121.00	$123.00	$125.00	Sep 2	$0.07	$1.93	10%	27.57
$136.00	$137.00	$138.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.94	12%	15.67
$129.00	$130.00	$131.00	Aug 26	$0.05	$0.95	9%	19.00
$130.00	$131.00	$132.00	Aug 26	$0.06	$0.94	10%	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. 183 found (best net $-4.09, 177 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$150.00	$160.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.85	$9.15
$146.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 2	-$0.52	$3.48
$134.00	$135.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.32	$0.68
$138.00	$139.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$0.94
$150.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.79	$4.21

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$155.00	$146.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$4.09	$4.91
$150.00	$140.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$3.37	$6.63
$140.00	$134.00	1:2	Sep 2	-$0.60	$5.40
$145.00	$141.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.24	$0.76
$132.00	$131.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.11	$0.89

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 146 found (best yield 4.42%, avg 1.85%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$140.00	Oct 2	$5.90	0.43	4.9%	4.42%	9.29%	581	2.5K
$145.00	Oct 2	$4.60	0.35	8.6%	3.45%	12.06%	1	10
$139.00	Oct 2	$6.20	0.44	4.1%	4.64%	8.76%	2	--
$137.00	Oct 2	$6.85	0.48	2.6%	5.13%	7.75%	--	10
$138.00	Oct 2	$6.45	0.46	3.4%	4.83%	8.20%	3	34
$143.00	Oct 2	$4.90	0.38	7.1%	3.67%	10.79%	3	--
$136.00	Oct 2	$7.25	0.49	1.9%	5.43%	7.30%	1	33
$135.00	Oct 2	$7.65	0.51	1.1%	5.73%	6.85%	13	23
$150.00	Oct 2	$3.60	0.29	12.4%	2.70%	15.06%	1	8
$134.00	Oct 2	$7.95	0.53	0.4%	5.96%	6.33%	1	2

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 41,851

Total Puts 34,888

Put/Call Ratio 0.83

Net Difference 6,963

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 35,901

Total Puts 16,027

Put/Call Ratio 0.45

Net Difference 19,874

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 491,460

Total Puts 218,125

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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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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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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