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$18.38 +7.61%

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as of 10/17 03:36 AM

(10/14 18:55) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/17) 244,559

Calls: 196,325 (80%)

Puts: 48,234 (20%)

Prior (10/14) 57,929

Calls: 47,763 (82%)

Puts: 10,166 (18%)

Current vs Prior +322.17%

Calls: +311.04% (Calls)

Puts: +374.46% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 326,687

Calls: 238,329 (73%)

Puts: 88,358 (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average 46,669

Calls: 34,047 (73%)

Puts: 12,622 (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +424.02%

Calls: +476.63%

Puts: +282.12%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/17) $19.82M

Calls: $16.74M (84%)

Puts: $3.09M (16%)

Prior (10/14) $2.98M

Calls: $1.99M (67%)

Puts: $996.6K (33%)

Current vs Prior +564.12%

Calls: +741.72%

Puts: +209.83%

Prior 7-Day Total $13.71M

Calls: $6.55M (48%)

Puts: $7.16M (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.96M

Calls: $935.9K (48%)

Puts: $1.02M (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +911.84%

Calls: +1688.27%

Puts: +201.76%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/17) 0.25

Prior (10/14) 0.21

Current vs Prior +15.43%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.41

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.72%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/17) 416,197

Calls: 313,023 (75%)

Puts: 103,174 (25%)

Prior (10/14) 332,449

Calls: 241,442 (73%)

Puts: 91,007 (27%)

Current vs Prior +25.19%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,969,724

Calls: 1,389,680 (71%)

Puts: 580,044 (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average 281,389

Calls: 198,525 (71%)

Puts: 82,863 (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +47.91%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/23) | Next (10/30)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 11.81% | 16.59%21.22% | 27.86%

Prior 4.88% | 6.69%4.88% | 14.59%

Current vs Prior +141.75% | +148.19%+334.48% | +90.89%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.28% | 6.40%5.57% | 15.45%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +175.72% | +159.12%+280.75% | +80.35%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.88% | 6.69%4.88% | 14.59%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +141.75% | +148.19%+334.48% | +90.89%

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%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 84% of dollar volume in calls ($16.74M) vs puts ($3.09M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 564% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (912% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 322% vs prior - elevated interest.

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 BEARISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 5 of results (avg 7.7%, best 5.2%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Oct 30	1.49	1.57	$1.53	5.2%	4.7K	0.58	1.3K
$17.00	Nov 20	2.55	2.75	$2.65	7.5%	227	0.67	767
$20.00	Nov 20	1.48	1.61	$1.55	8.4%	902	0.45	9.5K
$17.00	Oct 30	1.89	2.06	$1.98	8.6%	255	0.73	214

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.00	Nov 27	2.39	2.61	$2.50	8.8%	11	0.46	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 7 found (avg $0.61, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Oct 23	0.40	0.46	$0.43	14.0%	3.6K	0.25	805
$19.50	Oct 23	0.65	0.72	$0.69	10.1%	2.6K	0.38	3.6K
$20.00	Oct 23	0.55	0.64	$0.60	15.0%	6.8K	0.33	3.2K
$18.50	Oct 23	0.90	1.01	$0.96	11.5%	5.6K	0.51	6.3K
$21.00	Oct 30	0.73	0.87	$0.80	17.5%	393	0.32	693

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$16.50	Oct 23	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	1.6K	0.11	869
$18.00	Oct 23	0.65	0.72	$0.69	10.1%	1.6K	0.40	1.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 81 found (avg delta 358.12, highest 999.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$15.00	Oct 16	2.76	3.95	$3.36	35.4%	18	999.00	67
$16.00	Oct 16	2.33	2.90	$2.62	21.8%	224	999.00	1.1K
$16.50	Oct 16	1.83	2.25	$2.04	20.6%	815	999.00	2.0K
$17.00	Oct 16	1.26	1.43	$1.35	12.6%	18.4K	999.00	29.7K
$17.50	Oct 16	0.81	1.06	$0.94	26.6%	5.2K	999.00	9.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$15.00	Oct 16	0.02	$0.01	200.0%	2	999.00	299
$15.50	Oct 16	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	29	999.00	486
$16.00	Oct 16	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	66	999.00	1.9K
$16.50	Oct 16	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	383	999.00	2.3K
$17.00	Oct 16	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	20.3K	999.00	27.2K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 157 active (total vol 224.5K, top 38.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Oct 30	0.90	1.30	$1.10	36.4%	38.8K	0.40	1.3K
$18.50	Oct 16	0.00	0.08	$0.04	200.0%	26.5K	999.00	23.2K
$17.00	Oct 16	1.26	1.43	$1.35	12.6%	18.4K	999.00	29.7K
$18.00	Oct 16	0.35	0.56	$0.46	45.7%	9.9K	999.00	15.6K
$20.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	9.9K	999.00	22.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$17.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	20.3K	999.00	27.2K
$17.00	Oct 23	0.18	0.27	$0.23	39.1%	3.9K	0.20	965
$18.00	Oct 16	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	3.2K	999.00	1.0K
$18.50	Oct 16	0.03	0.16	$0.10	130.0%	2.1K	999.00	25
$16.50	Oct 23	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	1.6K	0.11	869

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 61 found (best R:R 0.55, avg 1.78)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$15.00	$17.00	Nov 13	$1.29	$0.71	$1.29	92%	0.55	$16.29
$20.00	$21.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	44%	9.00	$20.10
$18.00	$19.00	Nov 20	$0.27	$0.73	$0.27	59%	2.70	$18.27
$21.00	$22.00	Nov 20	$0.14	$0.86	$0.14	40%	6.14	$21.14
$17.00	$17.50	Nov 27	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	69%	3.17	$17.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$21.50	$21.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	100%	1.27	$21.28
$21.00	$20.50	Oct 16	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	100%	0.85	$20.73
$19.00	$18.50	Oct 30	$0.19	$0.31	$0.19	52%	1.63	$18.81
$19.00	$18.50	Nov 13	$0.19	$0.31	$0.19	49%	1.63	$18.81
$17.50	$17.00	Nov 27	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	35%	2.85	$17.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 36 found (best R:R 1.50, avg 0.83)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$19.50	$20.00	Nov 13	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	52%	2.57	$19.86
$20.50	$21.00	Oct 30	$0.26	$0.26	$0.24	63%	1.08	$20.76
$21.50	$22.00	Nov 13	$0.24	$0.24	$0.26	63%	0.92	$21.74
$21.00	$22.00	Nov 6	$0.37	$0.37	$0.63	64%	0.59	$21.37
$19.50	$20.00	Nov 6	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	55%	0.85	$19.73

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$17.00	Nov 20	$0.60	$0.60	$0.40	59%	1.50	$17.40
$16.50	$16.00	Nov 13	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	73%	2.13	$16.16
$17.00	$16.00	Nov 27	$0.47	$0.47	$0.53	68%	0.89	$16.53
$16.00	$15.50	Nov 6	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	78%	1.38	$15.71
$17.50	$17.00	Nov 13	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	63%	2.85	$17.13

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 39 found (cheapest 0.76% of stock, avg 15.53%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$18.50	Oct 16	$0.04	$0.10	$0.14	$18.36	$18.64	0.76%
$18.00	Oct 16	$0.46	$0.01	$0.47	$17.53	$18.47	2.56%
$19.00	Oct 16	$0.01	$0.54	$0.55	$18.45	$19.55	2.99%
$17.50	Oct 16	$0.94	$0.01	$0.95	$16.55	$18.45	5.17%
$17.00	Oct 16	$1.35	$0.01	$1.36	$15.64	$18.36	7.40%
$19.50	Oct 16	$0.03	$1.40	$1.43	$18.07	$20.93	7.78%
$20.00	Oct 16	$0.01	$1.48	$1.49	$18.51	$21.49	8.11%
$18.00	Oct 23	$1.12	$0.69	$1.81	$16.19	$19.81	9.85%
$17.50	Oct 23	$1.37	$0.48	$1.85	$15.65	$19.35	10.07%
$17.00	Oct 23	$1.67	$0.23	$1.90	$15.10	$18.90	10.34%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 135 found (cheapest 2.88% of stock, avg 13.16%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$21.00	$16.50	Oct 23	$0.43	$0.10	$0.53	$15.97	$21.53
$21.00	$17.00	Oct 23	$0.43	$0.23	$0.66	$16.34	$21.66
$20.50	$16.50	Oct 23	$0.51	$0.10	$0.61	$15.89	$21.11
$20.50	$17.00	Oct 23	$0.51	$0.23	$0.74	$16.26	$21.24
$20.00	$16.50	Oct 23	$0.60	$0.10	$0.70	$15.80	$20.70
$20.00	$17.00	Oct 23	$0.60	$0.23	$0.83	$16.17	$20.83
$21.00	$17.50	Oct 23	$0.43	$0.48	$0.91	$16.59	$21.91
$20.50	$17.50	Oct 23	$0.51	$0.48	$0.99	$16.51	$21.49
$19.50	$16.50	Oct 23	$0.69	$0.10	$0.79	$15.71	$20.29
$20.00	$17.50	Oct 23	$0.60	$0.48	$1.08	$16.42	$21.08

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

No iron condor setups found

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 47 found (best R:R 13.29, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$16.00	$17.00	$18.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$0.88	18%	7.33
$16.50	$17.00	$17.50	Oct 23	$0.11	$0.39	27%	3.55
$15.00	$15.50	$16.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$0.43	14%	6.14
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Oct 23	$0.09	$0.41	19%	4.56
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.45	0%	9.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$0.93	16%	13.29
$16.00	$16.50	$17.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.44	16%	7.33
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$0.90	14%	9.00
$16.00	$17.00	$18.00	Nov 20	$0.14	$0.86	18%	6.14
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.42	13%	5.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 29 found (best net $-0.25, 24 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$15.00	$17.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$1.17	$0.83
$20.00	$20.50	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.07	$0.43
$21.00	$22.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.44	$0.56
$21.00	$21.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.25	$0.25
$21.50	$22.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.30	$0.20

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$22.00	$20.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.25	$1.75
$21.50	$19.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.62	$1.88
$22.00	$20.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.85	$1.15
$17.00	$16.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.21	$0.79
$17.00	$16.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.09	$0.41

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 40 found (best yield 6.86%, avg 5.63%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$22.00	Nov 27	$1.26	0.38	19.7%	6.86%	26.55%	11	2
$21.00	Nov 27	$1.45	0.43	14.2%	7.89%	22.14%	13	--
$22.00	Nov 20	$1.18	0.36	19.7%	6.42%	26.12%	288	957
$20.00	Nov 27	$1.65	0.48	8.8%	8.98%	17.79%	94	22
$21.00	Nov 20	$1.30	0.40	14.2%	7.07%	21.33%	93	635
$20.00	Nov 20	$1.48	0.45	8.8%	8.05%	16.87%	902	9.5K
$19.00	Nov 27	$1.85	0.55	3.4%	10.07%	13.44%	2	14
$20.50	Nov 27	$1.23	0.45	11.5%	6.69%	18.23%	3	1
$21.00	Nov 13	$1.11	0.38	14.2%	6.04%	20.29%	59	76
$19.00	Nov 20	$1.76	0.51	3.4%	9.58%	12.95%	1.5K	719

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 196,325

Total Puts 48,234

Put/Call Ratio 0.25

Net Difference 148,091

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 47,763

Total Puts 10,166

Put/Call Ratio 0.21

Net Difference 37,597

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 238,329

Total Puts 88,358

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.41

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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