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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/16) 64,328
Calls: 44,160 (69%)
Puts: 20,168 (31%)
Prior (07/15) 35,910
Calls: 24,029 (67%)
Puts: 11,881 (33%)
Current vs Prior +79.14%
Calls: +83.78% (Calls)
Puts: +69.75% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 411,791
Calls: 274,465 (67%)
Puts: 137,326 (33%)
Prior 7-Day Average 58,827
Calls: 39,209 (67%)
Puts: 19,618 (33%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.35%
Calls: +12.63%
Puts: +2.80%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/16) $7.03M
Calls: $4.18M (59%)
Puts: $2.85M (41%)
Prior (07/15) $3.47M
Calls: $1.94M (56%)
Puts: $1.53M (44%)
Current vs Prior +102.59%
Calls: +115.20%
Puts: +86.56%
Prior 7-Day Total $52.15M
Calls: $33.92M (65%)
Puts: $18.23M (35%)
Prior 7-Day Average $7.45M
Calls: $4.85M (65%)
Puts: $2.60M (35%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.62%
Calls: -13.71%
Puts: +9.43%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/16) 0.46
Prior (07/15) 0.49
Current vs Prior -7.63%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.54
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -15.73%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/16) 1,054,585
Calls: 609,924 (58%)
Puts: 444,661 (42%)
Prior (07/15) 974,762
Calls: 547,268 (56%)
Puts: 427,494 (44%)
Current vs Prior +8.19%
Prior 7-Day Total 6,844,556
Calls: 3,733,236 (55%)
Puts: 3,111,320 (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average 977,793
Calls: 533,319 (55%)
Puts: 444,474 (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.85%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)
Current 2.35% | 5.58%2.35% | 8.68%
Prior 2.54% | 5.49%2.54% | 8.57%
Current vs Prior -7.77% | +1.76%-7.76% | +1.33%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.16% | 5.22%3.58% | 9.18%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -25.75% | +6.86%-34.41% | -5.42%
Prior 7-Day Eod 2.54% | 5.49%2.54% | 8.57%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -7.77% | +1.76%-7.76% | +1.33%
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%
Liquidity Expensive
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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 103% vs prior. Above-average activity with volume up 79% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.46 - heavy call buying (44,160 calls vs 20,168 puts).

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

📈 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 24 of results (avg 7.9%, best 3.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$43.00Aug 212.162.24$2.203.6%1570.613.2K
$43.00Aug 71.901.98$1.944.1%430.631.1K
$42.00Aug 212.762.93$2.856.0%1130.712.3K
$45.00Aug 211.161.24$1.206.7%7280.418.0K
$44.00Aug 71.341.44$1.397.2%260.51672
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$44.00Aug 211.571.65$1.615.0%7170.50998
$45.00Aug 71.922.05$1.996.5%110.6045
$45.00Aug 141.992.16$2.088.2%110.5952
$45.00Aug 282.142.33$2.248.5%130.576
$43.00Aug 141.041.14$1.099.2%90.3955

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 25 found (avg $0.64, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$50.00Aug 210.150.18$0.1618.8%1.2K0.095.3K
$48.00Aug 140.290.35$0.3218.8%1590.1614
$47.00Aug 70.360.42$0.3915.4%220.21205
$48.00Aug 210.360.42$0.3915.4%1650.182.1K
$45.50Jul 240.430.52$0.4818.8%3100.29269
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$41.00Aug 140.450.54$0.5018.0%610.21143
$42.50Jul 240.480.57$0.5217.3%880.29268
$42.00Jul 310.470.57$0.5219.2%1350.26575
$41.00Aug 210.520.59$0.5512.7%1750.221.3K
$42.00Aug 70.590.68$0.6414.1%350.28284

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 84 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$36.00Jul 176.6510.00$8.3240.3%61.0012
$37.00Jul 175.658.20$6.9336.8%41.005
$38.00Jul 175.756.45$6.1011.5%31.009
$39.00Jul 173.306.60$4.9566.7%431.00132
$40.00Jul 172.765.55$4.1567.2%201.00141
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$52.00Jul 177.5010.05$8.7829.0%30.99--
$52.50Jul 177.0010.55$8.7840.4%580.99--
$50.00Jul 174.707.40$6.0544.6%5660.99--
$49.00Jul 173.556.95$5.2564.8%6300.99--
$47.50Jul 173.204.50$3.8533.8%10.99--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 213 active (total vol 52.1K, top 6.9K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$46.00Aug 210.810.89$0.859.4%6.9K0.338.0K
$43.50Jul 170.440.67$0.5641.1%3.8K0.653.0K
$44.50Jul 170.050.13$0.0988.9%3.2K0.20559
$43.00Jul 170.850.99$0.9215.2%2.6K0.955.9K
$43.50Jul 241.251.37$1.319.2%2.4K0.58467
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$44.00Jul 170.350.59$0.4751.1%3.5K0.6017.7K
$43.50Jul 170.120.35$0.2495.8%3.0K0.38669
$43.00Jul 170.030.09$0.06100.0%8010.158.4K
$44.00Aug 211.571.65$1.615.0%7170.50998
$38.00Aug 140.090.39$0.24125.0%7060.1038

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 41 strikes (avg 111.9%, max 355.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$52.50Jul 17Aug 21139.6%30.7%355.0%2211.5K
$50.00Jul 17Aug 28106.1%28.9%267.2%9416.8K
$48.00Jul 17Aug 2897.0%28.8%237.1%2207.7K
$49.00Jul 17Aug 2891.8%30.1%204.7%10712.5K
$36.00Jul 17Jul 31152.0%52.9%187.2%1612
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$36.00Jul 17Aug 14152.0%37.7%302.8%154.6K
$50.00Jul 17Aug 28106.1%28.9%267.2%567--
$37.00Jul 17Aug 28132.7%38.5%244.6%231.9K
$38.00Jul 17Aug 28113.7%33.7%237.0%213
$39.00Jul 17Aug 28104.2%31.3%233.3%314.9K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 102 found (best R:R 24.00, avg 2.93)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$50.00$52.50Aug 21$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$50.10
$47.00$48.00Jul 31$0.10$0.90$0.109.00$47.10
$49.00$50.00Jul 31$0.10$0.90$0.109.00$49.10
$48.00$49.00Aug 28$0.10$0.90$0.109.00$48.10
$49.00$50.00Aug 21$0.11$0.89$0.118.09$49.11
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$40.00$38.00Aug 14$0.11$1.89$0.1117.18$39.89
$38.00$36.00Aug 14$0.19$1.81$0.199.53$37.81
$41.00$40.00Jul 31$0.10$0.90$0.109.00$40.90
$40.00$39.00Aug 21$0.11$0.89$0.118.09$39.89
$39.00$38.00Aug 7$0.12$0.88$0.127.33$38.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 120 found (best R:R 10.11, avg 1.23)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$41.00$42.00Aug 7$0.89$0.89$0.118.09$41.89
$37.00$38.00Jul 17$0.83$0.83$0.174.88$37.83
$39.00$40.00Jul 17$0.80$0.80$0.204.00$39.80
$40.00$41.00Aug 7$0.78$0.78$0.223.55$40.78
$40.00$41.00Aug 14$0.78$0.78$0.223.55$40.78
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$47.00$45.00Aug 14$1.82$1.82$0.1810.11$45.18
$50.00$47.00Aug 28$2.60$2.60$0.406.50$47.40
$45.50$45.00Jul 17$0.38$0.38$0.123.17$45.12
$47.00$45.00Aug 7$1.52$1.52$0.483.17$45.48
$45.00$44.00Aug 21$0.75$0.75$0.253.00$44.25

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 28 found (avg debit $0.41, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$48.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.0897.0%43.5%
$42.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.1546.3%43.5%
$47.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.1761.4%41.1%
$46.50Jul 17Jul 24$0.2453.4%40.7%
$40.00Jul 17Jul 31$0.3076.3%38.2%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$39.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.07104.2%51.0%
$48.00Jul 17Jul 31$0.0997.0%35.3%
$46.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.1045.0%41.5%
$50.00Jul 17Aug 28$0.10106.1%28.9%
$40.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.1176.3%46.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 82 found (cheapest 1.64% of stock, avg 8.35%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$44.00Jul 17$0.25$0.47$0.72$43.28$44.721.64%
$43.50Jul 17$0.56$0.24$0.80$42.70$44.301.82%
$44.50Jul 17$0.09$0.83$0.92$43.58$45.422.10%
$43.00Jul 17$0.92$0.06$0.98$42.02$43.982.23%
$45.00Jul 17$0.03$1.16$1.19$43.81$46.192.71%
$45.50Jul 17$0.02$1.54$1.56$43.94$47.063.56%
$42.50Jul 17$1.53$0.05$1.58$40.92$44.083.60%
$43.50Jul 24$1.31$0.84$2.15$41.35$45.654.90%
$42.00Jul 17$2.14$0.02$2.16$39.84$44.164.92%
$46.00Jul 17$0.01$2.18$2.19$43.81$48.194.99%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 159 found (cheapest 0.18% of stock, avg 3.13%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$45.00$42.50Jul 17$0.03$0.05$0.08$42.42$45.08
$45.00$43.00Jul 17$0.03$0.06$0.09$42.91$45.09
$44.50$42.50Jul 17$0.09$0.05$0.14$42.36$44.64
$44.50$43.00Jul 17$0.09$0.06$0.15$42.85$44.65
$45.00$43.50Jul 17$0.03$0.24$0.27$43.23$45.27
$44.00$42.50Jul 17$0.25$0.05$0.30$42.20$44.30
$44.00$43.00Jul 17$0.25$0.06$0.31$42.69$44.31
$44.50$43.50Jul 17$0.09$0.24$0.33$43.17$44.83
$44.00$43.50Jul 17$0.25$0.24$0.49$43.01$44.49
$48.00$40.00Aug 7$0.24$0.26$0.50$39.50$48.50

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 180 found (best R:R 9.00, avg credit $0.57)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
38/3940/41Aug 7$0.90$0.109.00$38.10$40.90
44/4546/47Aug 7$0.90$0.109.00$44.10$46.90
44/4549/50Aug 7$0.90$0.109.00$44.10$49.90
45/4749/50Aug 7$1.75$0.257.00$45.25$50.75
44/4548/49Aug 21$0.87$0.136.69$44.13$48.87
44/4549/50Aug 21$0.86$0.146.14$44.14$49.86
42/4344/45Aug 21$0.85$0.155.67$42.15$44.85
40/4142/43Aug 28$0.85$0.155.67$40.15$42.85
44/4546/47Aug 28$0.85$0.155.67$44.15$46.85
40/4142/43Aug 21$0.84$0.165.25$40.16$42.84

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 89 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$49.00$50.00$51.00Jul 24$0.05$0.9519.00
$48.00$49.00$50.00Jul 24$0.06$0.9415.67
$46.00$47.00$48.00Aug 14$0.06$0.9415.67
$47.00$48.00$49.00Aug 14$0.06$0.9415.67
$45.00$46.00$47.00Aug 28$0.06$0.9415.67
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$36.00$37.00$38.00Jul 31$0.05$0.9519.00
$42.00$43.00$44.00Aug 21$0.05$0.9519.00
$42.00$43.00$44.00Aug 14$0.06$0.9415.67
$37.00$38.00$39.00Aug 28$0.06$0.9415.67
$40.00$41.00$42.00Aug 14$0.07$0.9313.29

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 98 found (best net $-0.01, 91 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$50.00$52.501:2Jul 17-$0.01$2.49
$48.00$49.001:2Aug 14-$0.06$0.94
$49.00$50.001:2Aug 28-$0.06$0.94
$36.00$39.001:2Jul 31-$2.08$0.92
$47.00$48.001:2Jul 31-$0.08$0.92
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$50.00$47.001:2Aug 28-$0.95$2.05
$40.00$38.001:2Aug 14-$0.13$1.87
$47.00$45.001:2Aug 14-$0.26$1.74
$47.00$45.001:2Aug 7-$0.47$1.53
$47.00$45.001:2Aug 28-$0.93$1.07

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 3.78%, avg 1.31%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$44.00Aug 28$1.660.520.3%3.78%4.06%5214
$44.00Aug 21$1.570.500.3%3.58%3.85%2873.1K
$44.00Aug 14$1.500.510.3%3.42%3.69%258548
$44.00Aug 7$1.340.510.3%3.05%3.33%26672
$45.00Aug 28$1.210.432.5%2.76%5.31%1.0K163
$45.00Aug 21$1.160.412.5%2.64%5.20%7288.0K
$44.00Jul 31$1.140.510.3%2.60%2.87%7761.8K
$45.00Aug 14$1.050.412.5%2.39%4.95%41497
$44.00Jul 24$0.980.500.3%2.23%2.51%5652.2K
$44.50Jul 31$0.930.451.4%2.12%3.53%2814

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 44,160
Total Puts 20,168
Put/Call Ratio 0.46
Net Difference 23,992

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 24,029
Total Puts 11,881
Put/Call Ratio 0.49
Net Difference 12,148

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 274,465
Total Puts 137,326
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.54
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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