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as of 10/14 06:55 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/14) 57,929

Calls: 47,763 (82%)

Puts: 10,166 (18%)

Prior (10/13) 45,250

Calls: 38,405 (85%)

Puts: 6,845 (15%)

Current vs Prior +28.02%

Calls: +24.37% (Calls)

Puts: +48.52% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 353,464

Calls: 244,134 (69%)

Puts: 109,330 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 50,494

Calls: 34,876 (69%)

Puts: 15,618 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +14.72%

Calls: +36.95%

Puts: -34.91%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/14) $2.98M

Calls: $1.99M (67%)

Puts: $996.6K (33%)

Prior (10/13) $2.01M

Calls: $524.6K (26%)

Puts: $1.49M (74%)

Current vs Prior +48.23%

Calls: +279.00%

Puts: -33.07%

Prior 7-Day Total $12.88M

Calls: $5.61M (44%)

Puts: $7.27M (56%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.84M

Calls: $801.4K (44%)

Puts: $1.04M (56%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +62.28%

Calls: +148.10%

Puts: -3.98%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/14) 0.21

Prior (10/13) 0.18

Current vs Prior +19.42%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.47

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -54.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/14) 332,449

Calls: 241,442 (73%)

Puts: 91,007 (27%)

Prior (10/13) 299,737

Calls: 214,380 (72%)

Puts: 85,357 (28%)

Current vs Prior +10.91%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,924,768

Calls: 1,374,217 (71%)

Puts: 550,551 (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average 274,966

Calls: 196,316 (71%)

Puts: 78,650 (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +20.91%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

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WKMO Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 4.88% | 6.69%4.88% | 14.59%

Prior 4.56% | 6.41%4.56% | 14.21%

Current vs Prior +7.18% | +4.23%+7.18% | +2.71%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.27% | 6.57%6.00% | 15.82%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +14.49% | +1.71%-18.61% | -7.78%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.56% | 6.41%4.56% | 14.21%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +7.18% | +4.23%+7.18% | +2.71%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 78.77% | 16.09%

Calls: 121.43% | 15.25%

Puts: 36.11% | 16.92%

Prior 78.77% | 16.09%

Calls: 121.43% | 15.25%

Puts: 36.11% | 16.92%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 78.77% | 16.09%

Calls: 121.43% | 15.25%

Puts: 36.11% | 16.92%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

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Moderately bullish flow with 67% call dollar volume ($1.99M). Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (62% higher). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.21 - heavy call buying (47,763 calls vs 10,166 puts). Call-heavy open interest (241,442 calls vs 91,007 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 9 of results (avg 7.6%, best 4.5%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$14.00	Nov 20	3.25	3.40	$3.33	4.5%	15	0.94	21
$18.00	Nov 20	1.06	1.13	$1.10	6.4%	238	0.46	2.7K
$17.00	Nov 20	1.36	1.46	$1.41	7.1%	527	0.57	895
$19.00	Nov 27	0.91	1.00	$0.96	9.4%	5	0.39	7

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Nov 20	3.25	3.45	$3.35	6.0%	2	0.70	--
$19.00	Nov 20	2.40	2.61	$2.51	8.4%	14	0.65	444
$20.00	Oct 16	2.65	2.89	$2.77	8.7%	454	0.96	2.3K
$17.00	Nov 27	1.17	1.28	$1.23	8.9%	978	0.43	509
$19.00	Oct 16	1.72	1.89	$1.81	9.4%	19	0.95	296

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 9 found (avg $0.79, cheapest $0.64)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$17.50	Oct 30	0.59	0.68	$0.64	14.1%	43	0.45	557
$19.00	Nov 6	0.47	0.55	$0.51	15.7%	1.7K	0.30	159
$17.50	Nov 6	0.81	0.95	$0.88	15.9%	9	0.48	94
$20.00	Nov 20	0.60	0.73	$0.67	19.4%	655	0.30	9.1K
$20.00	Nov 27	0.74	0.85	$0.80	13.7%	6	0.32	--

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Oct 23	0.90	1.07	$0.99	17.2%	276	0.68	804
$17.00	Nov 6	0.71	0.82	$0.76	14.5%	50	0.44	199
$17.00	Nov 13	0.85	1.03	$0.94	19.1%	167	0.43	522

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 51 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$15.50	Oct 23	1.66	1.84	$1.75	10.3%	109	1.00	103
$15.00	Oct 16	1.99	2.37	$2.18	17.4%	50	0.99	90
$15.50	Oct 16	1.56	1.98	$1.77	23.7%	6	0.99	6
$16.00	Oct 16	1.16	1.34	$1.25	14.4%	380	0.98	1.4K
$14.00	Nov 20	3.25	3.40	$3.33	4.5%	15	0.94	21

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Oct 16	2.65	2.89	$2.77	8.7%	454	0.96	2.3K
$19.00	Oct 16	1.72	1.89	$1.81	9.4%	19	0.95	296
$20.50	Oct 23	3.10	3.45	$3.28	10.7%	2	0.91	--
$18.50	Oct 16	1.17	1.38	$1.27	16.5%	5	0.90	29
$20.50	Oct 30	3.20	3.80	$3.50	17.1%	2	0.86	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 127 active (total vol 50.1K, top 6.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$17.50	Oct 16	0.15	0.25	$0.20	50.0%	6.2K	0.38	9.1K
$17.00	Oct 16	0.35	0.45	$0.40	25.0%	5.2K	0.65	29.5K
$18.50	Oct 23	0.19	0.28	$0.24	37.5%	4.3K	0.24	2.1K
$18.00	Oct 16	0.07	0.11	$0.09	44.4%	3.1K	0.20	15.0K
$17.00	Oct 23	0.40	0.66	$0.53	49.1%	2.1K	0.58	2.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$17.00	Nov 20	1.02	1.18	$1.10	14.5%	2.2K	0.43	1.2K
$17.00	Oct 16	0.11	0.20	$0.16	56.2%	1.4K	0.35	27.4K
$16.50	Oct 16	0.01	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	1.1K	0.08	1.9K
$17.00	Nov 27	1.17	1.28	$1.23	8.9%	978	0.43	509
$20.00	Oct 16	2.65	2.89	$2.77	8.7%	454	0.96	2.3K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 6.9%, max 11.3%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$17.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	62.2%	55.9%	11.3%	6.2K	9.1K
$18.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	67.6%	65.9%	2.5%	3.1K	15.0K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$17.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	62.2%	55.9%	11.3%	329	679
$18.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	67.6%	65.9%	2.5%	430	1.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 50 found (best R:R 1.08, avg 2.08)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$15.00	$16.00	Nov 27	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	82%	1.08	$15.48
$17.00	$18.00	Nov 20	$0.31	$0.69	$0.31	57%	2.23	$17.31
$16.00	$17.00	Nov 13	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	74%	1.08	$16.48
$16.00	$17.00	Nov 20	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	71%	1.08	$16.48
$17.00	$18.00	Nov 13	$0.34	$0.66	$0.34	57%	1.94	$17.34

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$17.50	Oct 30	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	63%	0.61	$17.69
$17.00	$16.50	Nov 13	$0.21	$0.29	$0.21	44%	1.38	$16.79
$17.50	$17.00	Nov 6	$0.26	$0.24	$0.26	52%	0.92	$17.24
$17.50	$17.00	Oct 23	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	58%	0.79	$17.22
$17.50	$17.00	Oct 16	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	63%	0.79	$17.22

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 31 found (best R:R 1.94, avg 0.61)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$18.50	Nov 27	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	52%	1.50	$18.30
$19.00	$19.50	Nov 27	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	61%	0.56	$19.18
$18.50	$19.00	Nov 13	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	61%	0.52	$18.67
$17.50	$18.00	Oct 16	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	62%	0.28	$17.61
$17.50	$18.00	Nov 6	$0.19	$0.19	$0.31	52%	0.61	$17.69

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$16.50	$16.00	Nov 13	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	64%	1.94	$16.17
$17.00	$16.00	Nov 20	$0.52	$0.52	$0.48	56%	1.08	$16.48
$15.00	$14.00	Nov 27	$0.24	$0.24	$0.76	81%	0.32	$14.76
$14.50	$14.00	Nov 6	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	89%	0.35	$14.37
$15.00	$14.00	Nov 20	$0.20	$0.20	$0.80	83%	0.25	$14.80

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.17, cheapest $0.13)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$17.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.13	52.0%	39.3%
$17.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.21	62.2%	51.0%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$17.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.18	52.0%	39.3%
$17.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.18	62.2%	51.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 36 found (cheapest 3.26% of stock, avg 10.49%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$17.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$0.16	$0.56	$16.44	$17.56	3.26%
$17.50	Oct 16	$0.20	$0.44	$0.64	$16.86	$18.14	3.72%
$16.50	Oct 16	$0.74	$0.02	$0.76	$15.74	$17.26	4.42%
$17.00	Oct 23	$0.53	$0.34	$0.87	$16.13	$17.87	5.06%
$18.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.90	$0.99	$17.01	$18.99	5.76%
$16.50	Oct 23	$0.88	$0.13	$1.01	$15.49	$17.51	5.87%
$17.50	Oct 23	$0.41	$0.62	$1.03	$16.47	$18.53	5.99%
$16.00	Oct 16	$1.25	$0.01	$1.26	$14.74	$17.26	7.33%
$18.00	Oct 23	$0.31	$0.99	$1.30	$16.70	$19.30	7.56%
$17.00	Oct 30	$0.75	$0.56	$1.31	$15.69	$18.31	7.62%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 137 found (cheapest 0.35% of stock, avg 6.03%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$19.00	$16.50	Oct 16	$0.04	$0.02	$0.06	$16.44	$19.06
$19.50	$16.50	Oct 16	$0.04	$0.02	$0.06	$16.44	$19.56
$18.50	$16.50	Oct 16	$0.06	$0.02	$0.08	$16.42	$18.58
$18.00	$16.50	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.02	$0.11	$16.39	$18.11
$19.50	$16.00	Oct 23	$0.14	$0.04	$0.18	$15.82	$19.68
$19.00	$16.00	Oct 23	$0.19	$0.04	$0.23	$15.77	$19.23
$19.00	$17.00	Oct 16	$0.04	$0.16	$0.20	$16.80	$19.20
$19.50	$17.00	Oct 16	$0.04	$0.16	$0.20	$16.80	$19.70
$18.50	$17.00	Oct 16	$0.06	$0.16	$0.22	$16.78	$18.72
$18.00	$17.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.16	$0.25	$16.75	$18.25

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 4 found (best R:R 0.35, avg credit $0.31)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
14/14	19/20	Nov 6	$0.26	$0.74	59%	0.35	$14.24	$19.26
15/16	19/20	Nov 6	$0.36	$0.64	44%	0.56	$15.64	$19.36
16/16	19/20	Oct 30	$0.32	$0.68	43%	0.47	$16.18	$19.32
16/16	19/20	Nov 6	$0.30	$0.70	35%	0.43	$16.20	$19.30

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 42 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$14.00	$15.00	$16.00	Nov 20	$0.06	$0.94	23%	15.67
$17.00	$17.50	$18.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.41	46%	4.56
$16.50	$17.00	$17.50	Oct 16	$0.14	$0.36	54%	2.57
$16.00	$17.00	$18.00	Nov 13	$0.14	$0.86	30%	6.14
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Oct 16	$0.08	$0.42	26%	5.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$16.50	$17.00	$17.50	Oct 16	$0.14	$0.36	55%	2.57
$16.50	$17.00	$17.50	Oct 23	$0.07	$0.43	35%	6.14
$14.00	$15.00	$16.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$0.90	23%	9.00
$15.50	$16.00	$16.50	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.44	18%	7.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 64 found (best net $-0.50, 52 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$16.50	$17.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.06	$0.44
$16.00	$16.50	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.23	$0.27
$16.50	$17.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.18	$0.32
$19.00	$20.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.12	$0.88
$16.00	$16.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.41	$0.09

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.50	$19.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.50	$1.00
$17.00	$16.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.06	$0.94
$17.50	$17.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.06	$0.44
$18.50	$17.50	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.45	$0.55
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.85	$0.15

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 36 found (best yield 4.30%, avg 2.71%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$20.00	Nov 27	$0.74	0.32	16.3%	4.30%	20.58%	6	--
$19.00	Nov 27	$0.91	0.39	10.5%	5.29%	15.76%	5	7
$18.00	Nov 27	$1.17	0.47	4.7%	6.80%	11.45%	2	7
$19.50	Nov 27	$0.66	0.34	13.4%	3.84%	17.21%	3	26
$20.00	Nov 20	$0.60	0.30	16.3%	3.49%	19.77%	655	9.1K
$18.00	Nov 20	$1.06	0.46	4.7%	6.16%	10.81%	238	2.7K
$18.50	Nov 27	$0.74	0.41	7.6%	4.30%	11.86%	8	--
$19.00	Nov 20	$0.63	0.35	10.5%	3.66%	14.13%	187	634
$18.50	Nov 13	$0.68	0.39	7.6%	3.95%	11.51%	4	--
$20.00	Nov 13	$0.42	0.26	16.3%	2.44%	18.72%	1.6K	1.3K

Current 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 47,763

Total Puts 10,166

Put/Call Ratio 0.21

Net Difference 37,597

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 38,405

Total Puts 6,845

Put/Call Ratio 0.18

Net Difference 31,560

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 244,134

Total Puts 109,330

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.47

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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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)

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