Tour v526
USO
United States Oil
$134.25 -0.22%
(8/20 19:14) ◀
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Friday, August 21, 2026 (10:00am)
January 2026
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 10:00am) 25,507
Calls: 21,470 (84%)
Puts: 4,037 (16%)
Prior (08/20) 21,501
Calls: 14,242 (66%)
Puts: 7,259 (34%)
Current vs Prior +18.63%
Calls: +50.75% (Calls)
Puts: -44.39% (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 -74.84%
Calls: -69.42%
Puts: -87.04%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 10:00am) $3.82M
Calls: $3.43M (90%)
Puts: $384.5K (10%)
Prior (08/20) $5.21M
Calls: $4.09M (78%)
Puts: $1.12M (22%)
Current vs Prior -26.78%
Calls: -16.10%
Puts: -65.71%
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 -93.79%
Calls: -93.85%
Puts: -93.21%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 10:00am) 0.19
Prior (08/20) 0.51
Current vs Prior -63.11%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.47
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -59.79%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/21 10:00am) 574,951
Calls: 331,242 (58%)
Puts: 243,709 (42%)
Prior (08/20) 544,365
Calls: 320,143 (59%)
Puts: 224,222 (41%)
Current vs Prior +5.62%
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 +0.92%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/26)Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 1.44% | 4.65%1.44% | 5.65%1.44% | 10.64%
Prior 3.10% | 4.97%3.10% | 5.90%0.84% | 10.24%
Current vs Prior -53.65% | -6.39%-53.65% | -4.38%+71.08% | +3.92%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.15% | 4.97%3.28% | 6.56%4.20% | 11.72%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -54.43% | -6.44%-56.16% | -13.95%-65.73% | -9.21%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.10% | 4.97%2.30% | 5.78%2.30% | 10.48%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -53.65% | -6.39%-37.41% | -2.36%-37.41% | +1.50%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 15.00% | 18.27%
Calls: 14.81% | 20.77%
Puts: 15.18% | 15.76%
Prior 33.50% | 15.79%
Calls: 40.91% | 11.59%
Puts: 26.09% | 20.00%
Current vs Prior -55.22% | +15.71%
Prior 7-Day Avg 25.53% | 19.79%
Calls: 17.89% | 11.86%
Puts: 33.16% | 27.72%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -41.24% | -7.67%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 90% of dollar volume in calls ($3.43M) vs puts ($384.5K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.19 - heavy call buying (21,470 calls vs 4,037 puts). P/C ratio dropping 63% - 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 BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
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)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
16:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
15:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
14:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
13:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
12:00BULLISHNEUTRALBULLISH
11:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 146 of results (avg 6.7%, best 1.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$125.00Sep 1812.0012.20$12.101.7%150.752.4K
$120.00Aug 2114.1514.45$14.302.1%321.002.6K
$108.00Sep 1826.6027.35$26.982.8%--0.96401
$110.00Aug 2124.1524.90$24.533.1%71.001.1K
$124.00Sep 1812.6513.05$12.853.1%10.77194
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$155.00Sep 1821.9022.45$22.172.5%--0.83372
$135.00Sep 186.907.10$7.002.9%120.48828
$145.00Sep 1813.6014.00$13.802.9%--0.69729
$150.00Sep 1817.5518.10$17.833.1%--0.77642
$140.00Sep 189.9510.30$10.133.5%10.601.8K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 9 found (avg $0.55, cheapest $0.38)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$135.00Aug 210.350.41$0.3815.8%1.8K0.345.6K
$134.00Aug 210.750.87$0.8114.8%1150.562.1K
$150.00Aug 260.180.20$0.1910.5%8670.058.4K
$160.00Aug 260.050.06$0.0616.7%5000.0129
$145.00Aug 280.800.90$0.8511.8%430.171.3K
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$134.00Aug 210.500.59$0.5416.7%4090.44285
$110.00Sep 180.420.44$0.434.7%1440.066.4K
$115.00Sep 180.740.88$0.8117.3%450.109.1K
$116.00Sep 180.820.96$0.8915.7%20.10295

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 278 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$108.00Aug 2126.0526.95$26.503.4%131.00197
$109.00Aug 2125.1026.65$25.886.0%21.00136
$110.00Aug 2124.1524.90$24.533.1%71.001.1K
$111.00Aug 2123.0524.00$23.534.0%--1.009.5K
$112.00Aug 2122.0523.10$22.584.7%31.00234
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$140.00Aug 215.355.95$5.6510.6%31.00346
$143.00Aug 217.508.90$8.2017.1%351.0035
$155.00Aug 2819.1521.40$20.2711.1%--0.9825
$139.00Aug 214.404.90$4.6510.8%--0.9615
$138.00Aug 213.453.90$3.6812.2%--0.9544

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 277 active (total vol 17.6K, top 1.8K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$135.00Aug 210.350.41$0.3815.8%1.8K0.345.6K
$135.00Sep 186.406.70$6.554.6%1.1K0.524.8K
$150.00Sep 182.382.58$2.488.1%1.0K0.2410.0K
$145.00Aug 210.010.02$0.0250.0%1.0K0.018.6K
$137.00Aug 282.322.82$2.5719.5%8950.412.2K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$134.00Aug 210.500.59$0.5416.7%4090.44285
$120.00Sep 110.791.17$0.9838.8%3000.13530
$132.00Aug 210.080.10$0.0922.2%2930.10972
$130.00Aug 210.010.03$0.02100.0%2410.021.1K
$128.00Aug 281.101.23$1.1711.1%1910.22358

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 19 strikes (avg 6.1%, max 11.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$131.50Sep 4Sep 1146.2%42.5%8.8%--176
$136.00Aug 21Oct 251.1%47.2%8.2%402971
$132.50Sep 4Sep 1145.0%42.2%6.7%--180
$133.00Aug 21Oct 248.1%45.2%6.5%213.3K
$134.00Aug 21Sep 2546.8%44.0%6.3%1182.2K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$133.00Aug 21Sep 1848.1%43.2%11.2%1841.1K
$136.00Aug 21Sep 1851.1%46.1%10.7%4153
$131.50Sep 4Sep 1146.2%42.5%8.8%1153
$141.00Aug 28Sep 1850.5%46.6%8.4%--196
$142.00Aug 28Sep 1851.2%47.6%7.7%--204

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 321 found (best R:R 1.63, avg 2.79)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$121.00$122.00Aug 21$0.38$0.62$0.3899%1.63$121.38
$120.00$121.00Aug 26$0.37$0.63$0.3796%1.70$120.37
$145.00$150.00Oct 2$0.98$4.02$0.9836%4.10$145.98
$117.00$118.00Oct 2$0.28$0.72$0.2885%2.57$117.28
$117.00$118.00Aug 21$0.45$0.55$0.45100%1.22$117.45
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$151.00$150.00Sep 18$0.27$0.73$0.2778%2.70$150.73
$143.00$142.00Aug 28$0.33$0.67$0.3378%2.03$142.67
$149.00$148.00Sep 18$0.35$0.65$0.3575%1.86$148.65
$146.00$145.00Sep 18$0.33$0.67$0.3370%2.03$145.67
$146.00$145.00Aug 28$0.52$0.48$0.5286%0.92$145.48

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 222 found (best R:R 1.78, avg 0.50)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$143.00$144.00Aug 26$0.64$0.64$0.3681%1.78$143.64
$149.00$150.00Aug 21$0.36$0.36$0.6492%0.56$149.36
$137.00$138.00Sep 18$0.71$0.71$0.2952%2.45$137.71
$151.00$153.00Aug 21$0.26$0.26$1.7494%0.15$151.26
$139.00$140.00Aug 26$0.48$0.48$0.5270%0.92$139.48
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$134.00$132.00Sep 11$1.20$1.20$0.8054%1.50$132.80
$110.00$109.00Aug 26$0.28$0.28$0.7295%0.39$109.72
$116.00$115.00Aug 26$0.28$0.28$0.7294%0.39$115.72
$128.50$127.50Oct 2$0.58$0.58$0.4265%1.38$127.92
$125.00$124.00Sep 25$0.50$0.50$0.5072%1.00$124.50

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 11 found (avg debit $1.46, cheapest $0.65)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$131.50Sep 4Sep 11$0.7246.2%42.5%
$132.50Sep 4Sep 11$0.8845.0%42.2%
$135.00Aug 21Aug 26$2.2648.0%45.6%
$133.50Sep 4Sep 11$0.9544.7%42.4%
$134.00Aug 21Aug 26$2.3246.8%44.5%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$131.50Sep 4Sep 11$0.6546.2%42.5%
$135.00Aug 21Aug 26$1.9948.0%45.6%
$134.00Aug 21Aug 26$2.1446.8%44.5%
$130.50Sep 4Sep 11$0.8845.7%44.1%
$128.50Sep 11Oct 2$2.3842.2%44.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 162 found (cheapest 1.01% of stock, avg 8.49%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$134.00Aug 21$0.81$0.54$1.35$132.65$135.351.01%
$135.00Aug 21$0.38$1.12$1.50$133.50$136.501.12%
$133.00Aug 21$1.54$0.23$1.77$131.23$134.771.32%
$136.00Aug 21$0.17$1.81$1.98$134.02$137.981.47%
$132.00Aug 21$2.42$0.09$2.51$129.49$134.511.87%
$137.00Aug 21$0.07$2.49$2.56$134.44$139.561.91%
$138.00Aug 21$0.03$3.68$3.71$134.29$141.712.76%
$131.00Aug 21$3.72$0.05$3.77$127.23$134.772.81%
$130.00Aug 21$4.30$0.02$4.32$125.68$134.323.22%
$139.00Aug 21$0.03$4.65$4.68$134.32$143.683.49%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 220 found (cheapest 0.09% of stock, avg 5.69%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$137.00$131.00Aug 21$0.07$0.05$0.12$130.88$137.12
$137.00$132.00Aug 21$0.07$0.09$0.16$131.84$137.16
$136.00$131.00Aug 21$0.17$0.05$0.22$130.78$136.22
$136.00$132.00Aug 21$0.17$0.09$0.26$131.74$136.26
$147.00$131.00Aug 21$0.28$0.05$0.33$130.67$147.33
$137.00$133.00Aug 21$0.07$0.23$0.30$132.70$137.30
$147.00$132.00Aug 21$0.28$0.09$0.37$131.63$147.37
$136.00$133.00Aug 21$0.17$0.23$0.40$132.60$136.40
$149.00$131.00Aug 21$0.37$0.05$0.42$130.58$149.42
$149.00$132.00Aug 21$0.37$0.09$0.46$131.54$149.46

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 277 found (best R:R 8.09, avg credit $0.66)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
121/122143/144Aug 26$0.89$0.1172%8.09$121.11$143.89
126/127143/144Aug 26$0.89$0.1166%8.09$126.11$143.89
129/130143/144Aug 26$0.86$0.1455%6.14$129.14$143.86
109/110139/140Aug 26$0.76$0.2465%3.17$109.24$139.76
115/116139/140Aug 26$0.76$0.2463%3.17$115.24$139.76
110/110143/144Aug 28$0.63$0.3773%1.70$109.37$143.63
121/122139/140Aug 26$0.73$0.2761%2.70$121.27$139.73
116/117143/144Aug 28$0.63$0.3771%1.70$116.37$143.63
113/114143/144Aug 28$0.60$0.4072%1.50$112.90$143.60
128/129139/140Aug 26$0.84$0.1648%5.25$128.16$139.84

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 217 found (best R:R 8.09, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$145.00$150.00$155.00Sep 25$0.23$4.7712%20.74
$145.00$150.00$155.00Oct 2$0.21$4.7911%22.81
$150.00$155.00$160.00Sep 11$0.20$4.8010%24.00
$132.00$133.00$134.00Aug 21$0.15$0.8533%5.67
$135.00$136.00$137.00Aug 21$0.11$0.8926%8.09
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$134.00$135.00$136.00Aug 21$0.11$0.8939%8.09
$132.00$133.00$134.00Aug 21$0.17$0.8333%4.88
$132.00$133.00$134.00Aug 26$0.05$0.9511%19.00
$133.00$134.00$135.00Aug 21$0.27$0.7344%2.70
$131.00$132.00$133.00Aug 21$0.10$0.9018%9.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 170 found (best net $-3.03, 156 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$133.00$134.001:2Aug 21-$0.08$0.92
$145.00$150.001:2Sep 2-$0.29$4.71
$145.00$150.001:2Sep 11-$0.80$4.20
$150.00$155.001:2Sep 2-$0.31$4.69
$132.00$133.001:2Aug 21-$0.66$0.34
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$155.00$146.001:2Aug 28-$3.03$5.97
$150.00$140.001:2Sep 25-$2.68$7.32
$160.00$150.001:2Sep 4-$6.68$3.32
$138.00$134.001:2Sep 2-$1.77$2.23
$136.00$135.001:2Aug 21-$0.43$0.57

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 115 found (best yield 4.06%, avg 1.94%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$143.00Oct 2$5.450.406.5%4.06%10.58%63
$140.00Oct 2$6.200.444.3%4.62%8.90%--2.6K
$145.00Oct 2$4.850.368.0%3.61%11.62%4310
$136.00Oct 2$7.700.511.3%5.74%7.04%--34
$135.00Oct 2$8.000.530.6%5.96%6.52%2525
$138.00Oct 2$6.600.472.8%4.92%7.71%--39
$137.00Oct 2$7.000.492.0%5.21%7.26%--11
$155.00Oct 2$3.000.2515.5%2.23%17.69%11
$150.00Oct 2$3.450.3011.7%2.57%14.30%--10
$140.00Sep 25$5.450.424.3%4.06%8.34%1365

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 21,470
Total Puts 4,037
Put/Call Ratio 0.19
Net Difference 17,433

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,242
Total Puts 7,259
Put/Call Ratio 0.51
Net Difference 6,983

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 491,460
Total Puts 218,125
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.47
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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