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$42.47 -0.49%

$42.48 (+0.04%)🌙

as of 07/14 07:37 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/14) 32,368

Calls: 20,267 (63%)

Puts: 12,101 (37%)

Prior (07/13) 51,642

Calls: 30,255 (59%)

Puts: 21,387 (41%)

Current vs Prior -37.32%

Calls: -33.01% (Calls)

Puts: -43.42% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 514,992

Calls: 325,236 (63%)

Puts: 189,756 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 73,570

Calls: 46,462 (63%)

Puts: 27,108 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.00%

Calls: -56.38%

Puts: -55.36%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/14) $3.29M

Calls: $1.88M (57%)

Puts: $1.41M (43%)

Prior (07/13) $4.96M

Calls: $2.94M (59%)

Puts: $2.02M (41%)

Current vs Prior -33.56%

Calls: -36.07%

Puts: -29.91%

Prior 7-Day Total $63.18M

Calls: $39.61M (63%)

Puts: $23.58M (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average $9.03M

Calls: $5.66M (63%)

Puts: $3.37M (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -63.50%

Calls: -66.77%

Puts: -58.02%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/14) 0.60

Prior (07/13) 0.71

Current vs Prior -15.53%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.89%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/14) 943,163

Calls: 498,945 (53%)

Puts: 444,218 (47%)

Prior (07/13) 965,504

Calls: 532,926 (55%)

Puts: 432,578 (45%)

Current vs Prior -2.31%

Prior 7-Day Total 6,895,026

Calls: 3,777,600 (55%)

Puts: 3,117,426 (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average 985,003

Calls: 539,657 (55%)

Puts: 445,346 (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.25%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)

Current 2.80% | 5.79%2.80% | 8.69%

Prior 3.09% | 5.93%3.09% | 9.25%

Current vs Prior -9.40% | -2.29%-9.40% | -6.12%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.75% | 5.16%4.14% | 9.49%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -25.37% | +12.19%-32.32% | -8.41%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.09% | 5.93%3.09% | 9.25%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -9.40% | -2.29%-9.40% | -6.12%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 18.39% | 8.00%

Calls: 22.73% | 8.22%

Puts: 14.06% | 7.78%

Prior 18.39% | 8.00%

Calls: 22.73% | 8.22%

Puts: 14.06% | 7.78%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 18.39% | 8.00%

Calls: 22.73% | 8.22%

Puts: 14.06% | 7.78%

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

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 21 of results (avg 7.4%, best 4.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$43.00	Aug 21	1.40	1.47	$1.44	4.9%	1.4K	0.47	2.0K
$42.00	Aug 21	1.90	2.00	$1.95	5.1%	49	0.57	2.3K
$36.00	Jul 17	6.30	6.65	$6.48	5.4%	6	1.00	3
$37.00	Jul 17	5.35	5.65	$5.50	5.5%	5	0.94	--
$42.00	Aug 7	1.68	1.79	$1.74	6.3%	4	0.57	240

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Aug 21	1.28	1.35	$1.32	5.3%	151	0.43	2.4K
$43.00	Aug 7	1.61	1.72	$1.67	6.6%	8	0.54	205
$38.00	Aug 21	0.24	0.26	$0.25	8.0%	56	0.12	4.6K
$40.00	Aug 21	0.59	0.64	$0.62	8.1%	90	0.25	3.3K
$42.00	Aug 7	1.11	1.22	$1.17	9.4%	31	0.43	255

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 25 found (avg $0.58, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$43.50	Jul 17	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	640	0.18	2.9K
$45.00	Jul 24	0.24	0.29	$0.27	18.5%	277	0.19	3.6K
$45.00	Jul 31	0.37	0.42	$0.40	12.5%	195	0.22	1.6K
$42.50	Jul 17	0.38	0.46	$0.42	19.0%	721	0.49	2.7K
$46.00	Aug 21	0.45	0.52	$0.49	14.3%	5.0K	0.22	3.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$38.00	Aug 21	0.24	0.26	$0.25	8.0%	56	0.12	4.6K
$39.00	Aug 21	0.37	0.41	$0.39	10.3%	235	0.17	3.7K
$41.00	Jul 24	0.45	0.51	$0.48	12.5%	61	0.28	774
$40.00	Aug 7	0.45	0.52	$0.49	14.3%	7	0.23	275
$40.50	Jul 31	0.46	0.55	$0.51	17.6%	3	0.26	--

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 73 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$35.00	Jul 17	7.20	7.85	$7.53	8.6%	2	1.00	11
$36.00	Jul 17	6.30	6.65	$6.48	5.4%	6	1.00	3
$38.00	Jul 17	4.15	4.80	$4.47	14.5%	3	1.00	5
$35.00	Jul 24	7.30	7.85	$7.57	7.3%	110	0.97	--
$35.00	Aug 21	6.25	8.15	$7.20	26.4%	1	0.96	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$49.00	Jul 17	6.05	7.85	$6.95	25.9%	2	0.99	208
$46.00	Jul 17	2.82	4.05	$3.43	35.9%	28	0.98	1.4K
$46.50	Jul 17	3.55	4.55	$4.05	24.7%	1	0.97	2
$50.00	Jul 31	6.60	9.65	$8.13	37.5%	4	0.97	--
$45.00	Jul 17	2.24	3.15	$2.70	33.7%	61	0.96	14.2K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 194 active (total vol 25.6K, top 5.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Aug 21	0.45	0.52	$0.49	14.3%	5.0K	0.22	3.0K
$43.00	Aug 21	1.40	1.47	$1.44	4.9%	1.4K	0.47	2.0K
$44.00	Jul 31	0.63	0.70	$0.67	10.4%	1.0K	0.32	810
$45.00	Aug 21	0.67	0.73	$0.70	8.6%	932	0.29	7.0K
$42.50	Jul 17	0.38	0.46	$0.42	19.0%	721	0.49	2.7K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.50	Jul 17	0.33	0.55	$0.44	50.0%	4.8K	0.51	6.7K
$41.00	Jul 17	0.03	0.08	$0.06	83.3%	553	0.10	5.7K
$42.00	Jul 17	0.20	0.27	$0.24	29.2%	475	0.33	16.9K
$41.00	Aug 21	0.84	0.93	$0.89	10.1%	449	0.33	1.0K
$40.00	Jul 17	0.02	0.05	$0.04	75.0%	278	0.05	11.3K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 35 strikes (avg 64.9%, max 209.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$50.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	77.7%	28.1%	177.0%	63	16.9K
$47.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	77.8%	31.1%	150.1%	129	18.4K
$37.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	91.1%	37.0%	146.2%	17	--
$35.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	84.8%	35.3%	140.0%	3	11
$48.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	55.6%	26.6%	108.5%	73	7.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$37.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	91.1%	29.4%	209.5%	15	1.9K
$47.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	77.8%	31.1%	150.1%	23	9.3K
$35.00	Jul 17	Aug 21	84.8%	35.3%	140.0%	107	7.3K
$49.00	Jul 17	Aug 14	63.7%	29.0%	119.7%	6	208
$38.00	Jul 17	Aug 28	56.4%	26.2%	115.5%	12	2.9K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 84 found (best R:R 19.00, avg 2.90)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$48.00	$50.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$1.90	$0.10	19.00	$48.10
$47.00	$48.00	Aug 14	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$47.11
$46.00	$47.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$46.12
$49.00	$50.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$49.13
$46.00	$48.00	Aug 28	$0.28	$1.72	$0.28	6.14	$46.28

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$38.00	$35.00	Aug 21	$0.17	$2.83	$0.17	16.65	$37.83
$39.00	$37.00	Aug 7	$0.17	$1.83	$0.17	10.76	$38.83
$39.00	$37.00	Aug 14	$0.25	$1.75	$0.25	7.00	$38.75
$38.00	$37.00	Jul 24	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$37.87
$39.00	$38.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$38.86

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 103 found (best R:R 5.25, avg 1.20)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$38.00	$39.00	Aug 7	$0.80	$0.80	$0.20	4.00	$38.80
$35.00	$41.00	Aug 21	$4.57	$4.57	$1.43	3.20	$39.57
$40.00	$40.50	Jul 24	$0.38	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$40.38
$41.00	$42.00	Jul 31	$0.76	$0.76	$0.24	3.17	$41.76
$39.00	$40.00	Jul 17	$0.72	$0.72	$0.28	2.57	$39.72

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$45.00	$44.00	Jul 24	$0.84	$0.84	$0.16	5.25	$44.16
$45.00	$44.00	Aug 7	$0.84	$0.84	$0.16	5.25	$44.16
$46.00	$45.00	Aug 21	$0.83	$0.83	$0.17	4.88	$45.17
$45.00	$44.00	Aug 21	$0.82	$0.82	$0.18	4.56	$44.18
$44.00	$43.00	Aug 21	$0.79	$0.79	$0.21	3.76	$43.21

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 33 found (avg debit $0.40, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$46.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.09	52.0%	39.7%
$46.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.13	41.9%	38.5%
$45.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.14	43.2%	36.8%
$40.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.18	41.7%	39.6%
$44.50	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.24	34.0%	33.9%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$48.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.10	42.3%	37.0%
$36.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.11	93.9%	69.1%
$39.00	Jul 17	Jul 24	$0.12	52.0%	41.8%
$40.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.17	38.2%	33.5%
$41.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.17	38.8%	32.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 69 found (cheapest 2.02% of stock, avg 8.90%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$42.50	Jul 17	$0.42	$0.44	$0.86	$41.64	$43.36	2.02%
$43.50	Jul 17	$0.11	$0.86	$0.97	$42.53	$44.47	2.28%
$42.00	Jul 17	$0.75	$0.24	$0.99	$41.01	$42.99	2.33%
$43.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$0.81	$1.01	$41.99	$44.01	2.38%
$41.00	Jul 17	$1.40	$0.06	$1.46	$39.54	$42.46	3.44%
$44.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$1.54	$1.59	$42.41	$45.59	3.74%
$44.50	Jul 17	$0.04	$2.01	$2.05	$42.45	$46.55	4.83%
$42.50	Jul 24	$1.09	$1.08	$2.17	$40.33	$44.67	5.11%
$43.00	Jul 24	$0.85	$1.34	$2.19	$40.81	$45.19	5.16%
$42.00	Jul 24	$1.38	$0.84	$2.22	$39.78	$44.22	5.23%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.21% of stock, avg 3.03%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$44.00	$40.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.04	$0.09	$39.91	$44.09
$44.00	$41.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.06	$0.11	$40.89	$44.11
$43.50	$40.00	Jul 17	$0.11	$0.04	$0.15	$39.85	$43.65
$43.50	$41.00	Jul 17	$0.11	$0.06	$0.17	$40.83	$43.67
$48.50	$40.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.04	$0.19	$39.81	$48.69
$48.50	$41.00	Jul 17	$0.15	$0.06	$0.21	$40.79	$48.71
$43.00	$40.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$0.04	$0.24	$39.76	$43.24
$43.00	$41.00	Jul 17	$0.20	$0.06	$0.26	$40.74	$43.26
$44.00	$42.00	Jul 17	$0.05	$0.24	$0.29	$41.71	$44.29
$50.00	$38.00	Aug 28	$0.09	$0.21	$0.30	$37.70	$50.30

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 137 found (best R:R 6.69, avg credit $0.56)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
40/40	41/42	Jul 31	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$39.63	$41.87
41/42	43/44	Aug 21	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$41.15	$43.85
41/42	44/45	Aug 14	$0.82	$0.18	4.56	$41.18	$44.82
38/39	41/42	Aug 21	$0.82	$0.18	4.56	$38.18	$41.82
40/41	42/43	Aug 7	$0.81	$0.19	4.26	$40.19	$42.81
42/43	44/45	Aug 7	$0.80	$0.20	4.00	$42.20	$44.80
43/45	46/48	Aug 28	$1.58	$0.42	3.76	$43.42	$47.58
42/42	43/44	Jul 31	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$41.61	$43.39
43/44	46/46	Jul 31	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$43.11	$45.89
41/42	43/44	Aug 7	$0.78	$0.22	3.55	$41.22	$43.78

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 61 found (best R:R 21.22, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$41.00	$43.00	$45.00	Aug 28	$0.09	$1.91	21.22
$35.00	$36.00	$37.00	Jul 17	$0.07	$0.93	13.29
$43.00	$44.00	$45.00	Aug 7	$0.09	$0.91	10.11
$46.00	$47.00	$48.00	Aug 7	$0.09	$0.91	10.11
$42.00	$43.00	$44.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.91	10.11

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$42.00	$43.00	$44.00	Aug 7	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$39.00	$40.00	$41.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$37.00	$38.00	$39.00	Jul 17	$0.07	$0.93	13.29
$39.00	$40.00	$41.00	Aug 7	$0.07	$0.93	13.29
$38.00	$39.00	$40.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.91	10.11

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 95 found (best net $-0.05, 80 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$36.00	$39.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.05	$2.95
$40.00	$42.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.54	$1.46
$41.00	$43.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.57	$1.43
$48.00	$49.00	1:2	Aug 14	$0.00	$1.00
$40.00	$41.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.07	$0.93

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$45.00	$43.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.57	$1.43
$37.00	$36.00	1:2	Jul 17	$0.00	$1.00
$40.00	$39.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.05	$0.95
$38.00	$37.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.06	$0.94
$38.00	$37.00	1:2	Jul 17	-$0.11	$0.89

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 40 found (best yield 3.30%, avg 1.13%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$43.00	Aug 21	$1.40	0.47	1.2%	3.30%	4.54%	1.4K	2.0K
$43.00	Aug 14	$1.25	0.48	1.2%	2.94%	4.19%	18	425
$43.00	Aug 7	$1.17	0.46	1.2%	2.75%	4.00%	7	1.1K
$43.00	Aug 28	$1.06	0.47	1.2%	2.50%	3.74%	16	10
$42.50	Jul 24	$1.03	0.51	0.1%	2.43%	2.50%	269	767
$43.00	Jul 31	$1.00	0.43	1.2%	2.35%	3.60%	51	1.1K
$44.00	Aug 21	$0.99	0.38	3.6%	2.33%	5.93%	79	2.8K
$43.00	Jul 24	$0.82	0.44	1.2%	1.93%	3.18%	134	1.5K
$43.50	Jul 31	$0.80	0.38	2.4%	1.88%	4.31%	2	--
$44.00	Aug 7	$0.79	0.35	3.6%	1.86%	5.46%	11	651

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 20,267

Total Puts 12,101

Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Net Difference 8,166

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 30,255

Total Puts 21,387

Put/Call Ratio 0.71

Net Difference 8,868

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 325,236

Total Puts 189,756

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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