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USO

United States Oil

$128.26 -2.99%

(8/25 10:01) ◀

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (11:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/25 11:00am) 32,331

Calls: 16,013 (50%)

Puts: 16,318 (50%)

Prior (08/24) 32,867

Calls: 21,845 (66%)

Puts: 11,022 (34%)

Current vs Prior -1.63%

Calls: -26.70% (Calls)

Puts: +48.05% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 782,673

Calls: 537,142 (69%)

Puts: 245,531 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 111,810

Calls: 76,734 (69%)

Puts: 35,075 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -71.08%

Calls: -79.13%

Puts: -53.48%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/25 11:00am) $7.20M

Calls: $3.63M (50%)

Puts: $3.57M (50%)

Prior (08/24) $4.86M

Calls: $2.38M (49%)

Puts: $2.48M (51%)

Current vs Prior +48.15%

Calls: +52.40%

Puts: +44.05%

Prior 7-Day Total $311.66M

Calls: $276.77M (89%)

Puts: $34.89M (11%)

Prior 7-Day Average $44.52M

Calls: $39.54M (89%)

Puts: $4.98M (11%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -83.82%

Calls: -90.81%

Puts: -28.38%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/25 11:00am) 1.02

Prior (08/24) 0.50

Current vs Prior +101.97%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.51

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +98.70%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/25 11:00am) 467,899

Calls: 270,468 (58%)

Puts: 197,431 (42%)

Prior (08/24) 1,148,453

Calls: 250,483 (22%)

Puts: 897,970 (78%)

Current vs Prior -59.26%

Prior 7-Day Total 4,502,931

Calls: 2,211,757 (49%)

Puts: 2,291,174 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 643,275

Calls: 315,965 (49%)

Puts: 327,310 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -27.26%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (08/26) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 2.64% | 4.01%4.01% | 5.95%8.85% | 12.94%

Prior 3.17% | 4.47%4.47% | 6.48%9.27% | 13.83%

Current vs Prior -16.67% | -10.37%-10.37% | -8.20%-4.58% | -6.41%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.33% | 4.82%2.80% | 6.13%3.34% | 11.26%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -20.53% | -16.85%+42.92% | -2.94%+164.54% | +14.89%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.17% | 4.47%0.78% | 5.74%0.78% | 10.40%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -16.67% | -10.37%+413.81% | +3.61%+1034.57% | +24.46%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 47.12% | 14.95%

Calls: 20.78% | 11.72%

Puts: 73.46% | 18.18%

Prior 26.03% | 14.36%

Calls: 21.78% | 16.95%

Puts: 30.28% | 11.78%

Current vs Prior +81.02% | +4.11%

Prior 7-Day Avg 28.54% | 15.18%

Calls: 24.09% | 15.77%

Puts: 32.99% | 14.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +65.10% | -1.50%

Liquidity Expensive

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Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.02. P/C ratio rising 102% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Declining open interest (down 59%) indicates positions being closed.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall MIXED

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
11:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
10:00	BEARISH	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 79 of results (avg 6.9%, best 2.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$120.00	Sep 18	10.35	10.65	$10.50	2.9%	280	0.76	2.8K
$108.00	Sep 18	20.40	21.10	$20.75	3.4%	--	0.94	402
$125.00	Sep 18	7.10	7.35	$7.23	3.5%	29	0.62	2.3K
$112.00	Sep 18	16.85	17.50	$17.18	3.8%	2	0.90	78
$105.00	Sep 18	23.00	23.95	$23.48	4.0%	--	0.96	271

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 18	22.30	22.80	$22.55	2.2%	100	0.87	642
$145.00	Aug 28	16.60	17.05	$16.83	2.7%	--	0.97	71
$130.00	Sep 18	6.20	6.40	$6.30	3.2%	499	0.53	5.4K
$140.00	Sep 18	13.45	13.90	$13.68	3.3%	--	0.75	1.8K
$146.00	Sep 18	18.35	19.10	$18.73	4.0%	--	0.84	200

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 11 found (avg $0.72, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$134.00	Aug 26	0.14	0.17	$0.16	18.8%	60	0.09	152
$135.00	Aug 28	0.46	0.50	$0.48	8.3%	1.8K	0.15	3.7K
$132.00	Aug 28	0.84	1.00	$0.92	17.4%	72	0.27	262
$140.00	Sep 4	0.71	0.84	$0.77	16.9%	509	0.15	332
$150.00	Sep 18	0.86	0.95	$0.91	9.9%	200	0.12	10.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$120.00	Sep 2	0.67	0.81	$0.74	18.9%	533	0.16	5.6K
$120.00	Sep 4	0.85	1.01	$0.93	17.2%	428	0.18	612
$115.00	Sep 11	0.63	0.74	$0.69	15.9%	13	0.11	264
$110.00	Sep 18	0.50	0.57	$0.53	13.2%	67	0.08	6.5K
$113.00	Sep 18	0.76	0.86	$0.81	12.3%	4	0.11	1.4K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 299 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$109.00	Aug 26	18.30	21.15	$19.73	14.4%	15	1.00	1
$110.00	Aug 26	17.35	20.15	$18.75	14.9%	12	1.00	85
$113.00	Aug 26	13.85	16.30	$15.08	16.2%	15	1.00	7
$115.00	Aug 26	11.65	15.10	$13.38	25.8%	4	1.00	90
$119.00	Aug 26	8.70	9.70	$9.20	10.9%	2	1.00	56

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Aug 26	11.50	12.15	$11.83	5.5%	1	0.98	11
$141.00	Aug 26	12.40	13.50	$12.95	8.5%	1	0.98	2
$146.00	Aug 28	15.90	19.30	$17.60	19.3%	--	0.98	56
$145.00	Aug 28	16.60	17.05	$16.83	2.7%	--	0.97	71
$138.00	Aug 26	9.35	10.65	$10.00	13.0%	--	0.97	13

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 450 active (total vol 28.9K, top 2.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$135.00	Aug 28	0.46	0.50	$0.48	8.3%	1.8K	0.15	3.7K
$135.00	Aug 26	0.10	0.16	$0.13	46.2%	683	0.07	1.8K
$138.00	Aug 28	0.22	0.29	$0.26	26.9%	617	0.08	1.0K
$140.00	Sep 4	0.71	0.84	$0.77	16.9%	509	0.15	332
$130.00	Sep 18	4.65	4.85	$4.75	4.2%	499	0.47	4.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$125.00	Aug 28	0.98	1.11	$1.05	12.4%	2.2K	0.28	1.9K
$124.00	Aug 26	0.21	0.33	$0.27	44.4%	980	0.14	1.7K
$120.00	Sep 18	1.96	2.14	$2.05	8.8%	756	0.24	4.3K
$121.00	Aug 26	0.05	0.14	$0.10	90.0%	710	0.05	1.1K
$107.00	Sep 18	0.26	0.38	$0.32	37.5%	617	0.05	1.1K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 27 strikes (avg 39.0%, max 316.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$116.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	176.0%	42.2%	316.8%	4	24
$125.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	52.7%	40.2%	31.1%	21	92
$126.00	Aug 26	Sep 25	50.1%	39.1%	28.3%	15	213
$133.50	Sep 4	Sep 18	52.5%	42.4%	23.8%	1	130
$130.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	49.9%	40.5%	23.0%	290	477

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$116.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	176.0%	42.2%	316.8%	--	84
$125.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	52.7%	40.2%	31.1%	256	1.5K
$132.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	53.0%	42.4%	25.0%	102	353
$130.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	49.9%	40.5%	23.0%	208	961
$127.00	Aug 26	Oct 2	49.2%	40.4%	21.8%	151	469

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 234 found (best R:R 5.15, avg 2.64)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$131.00	$135.00	Sep 9	$0.65	$3.35	$0.65	42%	5.15	$131.65
$145.00	$150.00	Oct 2	$0.29	$4.71	$0.29	23%	16.24	$145.29
$110.00	$111.00	Sep 11	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	94%	3.00	$110.25
$107.00	$108.00	Aug 28	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	100%	1.70	$107.37
$119.00	$120.00	Sep 11	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	82%	4.00	$119.20

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$142.00	$141.00	Aug 28	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	95%	1.13	$141.53
$142.00	$141.00	Sep 18	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	80%	2.33	$141.70
$144.00	$143.00	Sep 4	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	92%	1.22	$143.55
$136.00	$135.00	Sep 2	$0.33	$0.67	$0.33	74%	2.03	$135.67
$130.00	$129.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	51%	9.00	$129.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 171 found (best R:R 5.25, avg 0.75)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$149.00	$150.00	Sep 2	$0.71	$0.71	$0.29	88%	2.45	$149.71
$142.00	$143.00	Sep 11	$0.63	$0.63	$0.37	79%	1.70	$142.63
$133.00	$134.00	Sep 2	$0.63	$0.63	$0.37	66%	1.70	$133.63
$131.00	$132.00	Sep 18	$0.75	$0.75	$0.25	55%	3.00	$131.75
$138.00	$140.00	Sep 25	$0.90	$0.90	$1.10	67%	0.82	$138.90

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$114.00	$113.00	Aug 26	$0.84	$0.84	$0.16	87%	5.25	$113.16
$111.00	$110.00	Sep 25	$0.84	$0.84	$0.16	86%	5.25	$110.16
$121.00	$120.00	Sep 2	$0.86	$0.86	$0.14	76%	6.14	$120.14
$107.00	$106.00	Sep 25	$0.71	$0.71	$0.29	88%	2.45	$106.29
$111.00	$110.00	Sep 11	$0.68	$0.68	$0.32	88%	2.12	$110.32

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 22 found (avg debit $1.30, cheapest $0.61)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$133.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.61	52.5%	45.3%
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.67	45.9%	40.5%
$127.00	Aug 26	Aug 28	$0.78	49.2%	45.3%
$132.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.06	46.3%	44.7%
$128.00	Aug 26	Aug 28	$0.85	48.4%	47.2%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$130.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.83	45.5%	39.0%
$131.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.20	45.9%	40.5%
$127.00	Aug 26	Aug 28	$0.70	49.2%	45.3%
$133.50	Sep 11	Sep 18	$1.20	45.3%	42.4%
$126.50	Sep 11	Oct 2	$1.81	41.4%	39.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 185 found (cheapest 2.25% of stock, avg 8.05%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$128.00	Aug 26	$1.54	$1.34	$2.88	$125.12	$130.88	2.25%
$129.00	Aug 26	$1.05	$1.85	$2.90	$126.10	$131.90	2.26%
$127.00	Aug 26	$2.13	$0.93	$3.06	$123.94	$130.06	2.39%
$130.00	Aug 26	$0.75	$2.52	$3.27	$126.73	$133.27	2.55%
$126.00	Aug 26	$3.03	$0.63	$3.66	$122.34	$129.66	2.85%
$125.00	Aug 26	$3.33	$0.44	$3.77	$121.23	$128.77	2.94%
$131.00	Aug 26	$0.52	$3.43	$3.95	$127.05	$134.95	3.08%
$124.00	Aug 26	$4.08	$0.27	$4.35	$119.65	$128.35	3.39%
$132.00	Aug 26	$0.36	$4.18	$4.54	$127.46	$136.54	3.54%
$127.00	Aug 28	$2.91	$1.63	$4.54	$122.46	$131.54	3.54%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 200 found (cheapest 0.62% of stock, avg 5.27%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$132.00	$125.00	Aug 26	$0.36	$0.44	$0.80	$124.20	$132.80
$131.00	$125.00	Aug 26	$0.52	$0.44	$0.96	$124.04	$131.96
$132.00	$126.00	Aug 26	$0.36	$0.63	$0.99	$125.01	$132.99
$131.00	$126.00	Aug 26	$0.52	$0.63	$1.15	$124.85	$132.15
$130.00	$125.00	Aug 26	$0.75	$0.44	$1.19	$123.81	$131.19
$130.00	$126.00	Aug 26	$0.75	$0.63	$1.38	$124.62	$131.38
$132.00	$116.00	Aug 26	$0.36	$1.07	$1.43	$114.57	$133.43
$133.00	$124.00	Aug 28	$0.78	$0.80	$1.58	$122.42	$134.58
$132.00	$127.00	Aug 26	$0.36	$0.93	$1.29	$125.71	$133.29
$149.00	$125.00	Aug 26	$1.07	$0.44	$1.51	$123.49	$150.51

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 237 found (best R:R 6.69, avg credit $0.64)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
110/111	138/140	Sep 25	$1.74	$0.26	53%	6.69	$109.26	$139.74
105/106	144/145	Aug 28	$0.89	$0.11	85%	8.09	$104.61	$144.89
106/107	138/140	Sep 25	$1.61	$0.39	55%	4.13	$105.39	$139.61
105/106	149/150	Aug 28	$0.81	$0.19	88%	4.26	$104.69	$149.81
106/106	144/145	Aug 28	$0.75	$0.25	84%	3.00	$105.75	$144.75
105/106	133/134	Aug 28	$0.85	$0.15	70%	5.67	$104.65	$133.85
106/106	149/150	Aug 28	$0.67	$0.33	87%	2.03	$105.83	$149.67
105/106	134/135	Aug 28	$0.79	$0.21	74%	3.76	$104.71	$134.79
105/106	136/137	Sep 11	$0.87	$0.13	63%	6.69	$105.13	$136.87
113/114	138/140	Sep 25	$1.48	$0.52	51%	2.85	$112.02	$139.48

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 204 found (best R:R 13.29, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$129.00	$130.00	$131.00	Aug 26	$0.07	$0.93	18%	13.29
$127.00	$128.00	$129.00	Aug 26	$0.10	$0.90	22%	9.00
$130.00	$131.00	$132.00	Aug 26	$0.07	$0.93	14%	13.29
$133.00	$134.00	$135.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.94	8%	15.67
$139.00	$140.00	$141.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.95	4%	19.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$127.00	$128.00	$129.00	Aug 26	$0.10	$0.90	22%	9.00
$126.00	$127.00	$128.00	Aug 26	$0.11	$0.89	20%	8.09
$123.00	$124.00	$125.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.94	10%	15.67
$123.00	$124.00	$125.00	Aug 26	$0.07	$0.93	11%	13.29
$125.00	$126.00	$127.00	Aug 26	$0.11	$0.89	17%	8.09

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 171 found (best net $-3.22, 156 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$135.00	$140.00	1:2	Sep 9	-$0.58	$4.42
$145.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.26	$4.74
$118.00	$125.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$4.75	$2.25
$146.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.54	$3.46
$151.00	$152.00	1:2	Aug 28	$0.00	$1.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$151.00	$141.00	1:2	Aug 26	-$3.22	$6.78
$150.00	$141.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$6.55	$2.45
$110.00	$105.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.19	$4.81
$125.00	$124.00	1:2	Sep 2	-$0.15	$0.85
$109.00	$108.00	1:2	Sep 11	$0.00	$1.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 134 found (best yield 2.49%, avg 1.33%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$140.00	Oct 2	$3.20	0.31	9.2%	2.49%	11.65%	4	1.4K
$135.00	Oct 2	$4.10	0.39	5.2%	3.20%	8.45%	250	341
$128.50	Oct 2	$6.50	0.53	0.2%	5.07%	5.25%	4	4
$131.00	Oct 2	$5.15	0.47	2.1%	4.02%	6.15%	--	31
$130.00	Sep 25	$5.45	0.50	1.4%	4.25%	5.61%	3	155
$130.00	Oct 2	$5.45	0.49	1.4%	4.25%	5.61%	1	62
$132.00	Sep 25	$4.55	0.46	2.9%	3.55%	6.46%	3	35
$133.00	Sep 25	$4.25	0.42	3.7%	3.31%	7.01%	42	41
$138.00	Oct 2	$2.62	0.35	7.6%	2.04%	9.64%	--	40
$135.00	Sep 25	$3.20	0.39	5.2%	2.49%	7.75%	156	522

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

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

Total Calls 16,013

Total Puts 16,318

Put/Call Ratio 1.02

Net Difference -305

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 21,845

Total Puts 11,022

Put/Call Ratio 0.50

Net Difference 10,823

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 537,142

Total Puts 245,531

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.51

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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