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$43.59 -0.66%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/17) 85,109
Calls: 31,631 (37%)
Puts: 53,478 (63%)
Prior (07/16) 64,328
Calls: 44,160 (69%)
Puts: 20,168 (31%)
Current vs Prior +32.30%
Calls: -28.37% (Calls)
Puts: +165.16% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 406,782
Calls: 274,126 (67%)
Puts: 132,656 (33%)
Prior 7-Day Average 58,111
Calls: 39,160 (67%)
Puts: 18,950 (33%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +46.46%
Calls: -19.23%
Puts: +182.19%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/17) $7.88M
Calls: $2.59M (33%)
Puts: $5.29M (67%)
Prior (07/16) $7.03M
Calls: $4.18M (59%)
Puts: $2.85M (41%)
Current vs Prior +12.13%
Calls: -37.95%
Puts: +85.63%
Prior 7-Day Total $51.87M
Calls: $34.41M (66%)
Puts: $17.46M (34%)
Prior 7-Day Average $7.41M
Calls: $4.92M (66%)
Puts: $2.49M (34%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +6.39%
Calls: -47.22%
Puts: +112.03%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/17) 1.69
Prior (07/16) 0.46
Current vs Prior +270.19%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.53
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +220.53%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/17) 1,002,269
Calls: 590,114 (59%)
Puts: 412,155 (41%)
Prior (07/16) 1,054,585
Calls: 609,924 (58%)
Puts: 444,661 (42%)
Current vs Prior -4.96%
Prior 7-Day Total 6,900,881
Calls: 3,816,490 (55%)
Puts: 3,084,391 (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average 985,840
Calls: 545,212 (55%)
Puts: 440,627 (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.67%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (07/17) | Next (07/24)Expiry (07/17) | Next (08/21)
Current 1.35% | 5.25%1.35% | 8.30%
Prior 2.35% | 5.58%2.35% | 8.68%
Current vs Prior +123.81% | +6.01%-42.34% | -4.35%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.92% | 5.33%3.22% | 9.01%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +79.93% | +11.08%-57.97% | -7.85%
Prior 7-Day Eod 2.35% | 5.58%2.35% | 8.68%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +123.81% | +6.01%-42.34% | -4.35%
Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

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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Moderately bearish flow with 67% put dollar volume ($5.29M). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.69 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 270% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
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 29 of results (avg 7.3%, best 4.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$43.00Aug 211.901.99$1.944.6%1380.583.2K
$44.00Aug 211.381.46$1.425.6%980.483.2K
$45.00Aug 210.981.04$1.015.9%6440.388.3K
$43.00Aug 141.761.87$1.826.0%20.58423
$44.00Aug 141.251.35$1.307.7%520.47465
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$45.00Aug 212.222.32$2.274.4%620.62861
$45.00Aug 142.132.23$2.184.6%10.6363
$44.00Aug 211.641.72$1.684.8%2070.521.3K
$44.00Aug 141.541.63$1.595.7%10.53--
$46.00Jul 312.662.82$2.745.8%110.77233

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 24 found (avg $0.63, cheapest $0.37)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$46.00Jul 310.340.41$0.3818.4%3120.239.4K
$47.00Aug 140.360.41$0.3912.8%840.20270
$47.00Aug 210.440.49$0.4710.6%3660.222.1K
$45.00Jul 240.440.51$0.4814.6%6860.304.5K
$45.50Jul 310.450.53$0.4916.3%220.28119
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$40.00Aug 210.340.39$0.3713.5%1.2K0.163.3K
$41.00Aug 140.440.51$0.4814.6%340.22185
$42.00Jul 310.480.55$0.5213.5%1060.28526
$42.50Jul 240.500.59$0.5416.7%1240.32322
$41.00Aug 210.520.59$0.5512.7%2270.231.4K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 84 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$35.00Jul 178.059.15$8.6012.8%251.0014
$36.00Jul 177.108.20$7.6514.4%141.0015
$37.00Jul 175.357.70$6.5336.0%41.006
$38.00Jul 174.356.90$5.6345.3%61.00--
$39.00Jul 172.885.90$4.3968.8%731.00134
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$51.00Jul 246.407.85$7.1320.3%41.00--
$49.00Jul 174.106.65$5.3847.4%80.99--
$50.00Jul 175.356.80$6.0723.9%20.99--
$52.00Jul 177.458.80$8.1316.6%40.99--
$46.50Jul 172.443.05$2.7522.2%500.99--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 212 active (total vol 64.6K, top 10.3K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$44.50Jul 170.000.01$0.01100.0%2.9K0.031.6K
$45.00Jul 170.000.01$0.01100.0%2.5K0.027.3K
$43.00Jul 170.300.68$0.4977.6%1.7K0.954.5K
$44.00Jul 240.760.88$0.8214.6%1.4K0.452.2K
$44.00Jul 170.010.03$0.02100.0%1.4K0.124.4K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$43.00Aug 211.161.25$1.217.4%10.3K0.425.0K
$45.00Jul 170.921.69$1.3158.8%8.4K0.9810.8K
$44.00Jul 311.291.40$1.358.1%5.9K0.54311
$44.00Jul 170.340.52$0.4341.9%3.7K0.8817.2K
$44.50Jul 170.011.70$0.86196.5%2.4K0.97110

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 45 strikes (avg 1138.7%, max 2800.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$47.50Jul 17Jul 311042.8%36.0%2800.6%261.5K
$48.50Jul 17Jul 311050.1%36.4%2783.3%20545
$50.00Jul 17Aug 28724.4%32.7%2118.3%5816.7K
$49.00Jul 17Aug 21630.0%30.0%2001.8%99613.7K
$39.00Jul 17Aug 21666.2%31.9%1986.3%77207
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$35.00Jul 17Aug 211122.0%40.2%2692.1%1.9K7.4K
$36.00Jul 17Aug 7991.3%43.1%2202.4%3--
$38.00Jul 17Aug 28736.2%33.8%2075.2%333.0K
$39.00Jul 17Aug 28666.2%31.2%2032.3%316
$48.00Jul 17Aug 28583.0%29.8%1855.2%6518

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 89 found (best R:R 11.50, avg 2.48)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$48.00$50.00Aug 28$0.16$1.84$0.1611.50$48.16
$47.00$48.00Aug 7$0.12$0.88$0.127.33$47.12
$49.00$50.00Aug 7$0.13$0.87$0.136.69$49.13
$47.00$48.00Aug 21$0.13$0.87$0.136.69$47.13
$48.00$49.00Aug 21$0.13$0.87$0.136.69$48.13
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$39.00$38.00Aug 21$0.10$0.90$0.109.00$38.90
$38.00$37.00Aug 7$0.12$0.88$0.127.33$37.88
$42.00$41.00Aug 28$0.13$0.87$0.136.69$41.87
$41.00$40.00Aug 7$0.14$0.86$0.146.14$40.86
$41.00$40.00Aug 14$0.15$0.85$0.155.67$40.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 109 found (best R:R 10.43, avg 1.24)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$40.00$41.00Jul 17$0.82$0.82$0.184.56$40.82
$42.00$43.00Aug 21$0.74$0.74$0.262.85$42.74
$40.00$41.00Jul 24$0.73$0.73$0.272.70$40.73
$42.50$43.00Jul 31$0.36$0.36$0.142.57$42.86
$40.00$41.00Jul 31$0.71$0.71$0.292.45$40.71
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$51.00$47.00Jul 24$3.65$3.65$0.3510.43$47.35
$48.00$46.00Jul 31$1.73$1.73$0.276.41$46.27
$47.00$46.00Aug 7$0.85$0.85$0.155.67$46.15
$44.00$43.50Jul 17$0.39$0.39$0.113.55$43.61
$49.00$48.00Jul 31$0.78$0.78$0.223.55$48.22

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 32 found (avg debit $0.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$51.00Jul 24Aug 7$0.0555.0%38.1%
$48.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.08583.0%46.4%
$47.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.11547.0%43.4%
$46.50Jul 17Jul 24$0.18375.8%42.8%
$46.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.24320.9%41.8%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$35.00Jul 17Aug 21$0.071122.0%40.2%
$40.00Jul 17Jul 24$0.09486.4%45.5%
$50.00Jul 17Jul 31$0.11724.4%38.9%
$41.50Jul 24Jul 31$0.1144.0%35.1%
$40.50Jul 24Jul 31$0.1445.2%39.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 80 found (cheapest 0.46% of stock, avg 8.14%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$43.50Jul 17$0.16$0.04$0.20$43.30$43.700.46%
$44.00Jul 17$0.02$0.43$0.45$43.55$44.451.03%
$43.00Jul 17$0.49$0.01$0.50$42.50$43.501.15%
$44.50Jul 17$0.01$0.86$0.87$43.63$45.372.00%
$42.50Jul 17$1.09$0.01$1.10$41.40$43.602.52%
$45.00Jul 17$0.01$1.31$1.32$43.68$46.323.03%
$42.00Jul 17$1.69$0.01$1.70$40.30$43.703.90%
$45.50Jul 17$0.01$1.77$1.78$43.72$47.284.08%
$43.50Jul 24$1.08$0.94$2.02$41.48$45.524.63%
$44.00Jul 24$0.82$1.21$2.03$41.97$46.034.66%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 153 found (cheapest 0.14% of stock, avg 3.01%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$44.00$43.50Jul 17$0.02$0.04$0.06$43.44$44.06
$48.50$43.50Jul 17$0.15$0.04$0.19$43.31$48.69
$47.50$43.50Jul 17$0.25$0.04$0.29$43.21$47.79
$48.00$39.00Aug 7$0.22$0.25$0.47$38.53$48.47
$48.00$40.00Aug 7$0.22$0.27$0.49$39.51$48.49
$46.00$41.50Jul 24$0.25$0.30$0.55$40.95$46.55
$48.00$39.00Aug 14$0.25$0.32$0.57$38.43$48.57
$48.00$40.00Aug 14$0.25$0.33$0.58$39.42$48.58
$47.00$39.00Aug 7$0.34$0.25$0.59$38.41$47.59
$47.00$40.00Aug 7$0.34$0.27$0.61$39.39$47.61

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 153 found (best R:R 9.00, avg credit $0.53)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
45/4647/48Aug 14$0.90$0.109.00$45.10$47.90
45/4649/50Aug 7$0.87$0.136.69$45.13$49.87
45/4647/48Aug 7$0.86$0.146.14$45.14$47.86
39/4040/41Jul 24$0.85$0.155.67$38.65$40.85
43/4445/46Aug 28$0.85$0.155.67$43.15$45.85
38/3942/43Aug 21$0.84$0.165.25$38.16$42.84
42/4345/46Aug 28$0.84$0.165.25$42.16$45.84
44/4546/47Aug 7$0.83$0.174.88$44.17$46.83
40/4142/43Aug 14$0.83$0.174.88$40.17$42.83
44/4546/47Aug 28$0.82$0.184.56$44.18$46.82

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 70 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$45.00$46.00$47.00Aug 7$0.06$0.9415.67
$46.00$47.00$48.00Aug 14$0.06$0.9415.67
$46.00$47.00$48.00Aug 28$0.06$0.9415.67
$48.00$49.00$50.00Aug 21$0.07$0.9313.29
$49.00$50.00$51.00Aug 14$0.08$0.9211.50
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$43.00$44.00$45.00Aug 28$0.06$0.9415.67
$40.00$41.00$42.00Aug 7$0.08$0.9211.50
$39.00$40.00$41.00Aug 21$0.08$0.9211.50
$42.00$43.00$44.00Aug 21$0.08$0.9211.50
$41.00$42.00$43.00Aug 14$0.09$0.9110.11

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 107 found (best net $-0.05, 97 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$35.00$39.001:2Jul 24-$0.05$3.95
$50.00$52.001:2Jul 31-$0.07$1.93
$48.00$50.001:2Aug 28-$0.11$1.89
$48.00$49.001:2Aug 21-$0.08$0.92
$50.00$51.001:2Aug 7-$0.09$0.91
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$48.00$45.001:2Aug 28-$0.39$2.61
$49.00$46.001:2Aug 14-$0.63$2.37
$48.00$46.001:2Jul 31-$1.01$0.99
$38.00$37.001:2Jul 24-$0.05$0.95
$39.00$38.001:2Aug 21-$0.07$0.93

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 41 found (best yield 3.42%, avg 1.16%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$44.00Aug 28$1.490.490.9%3.42%4.36%2945
$44.00Aug 21$1.380.480.9%3.17%4.11%983.2K
$44.00Aug 14$1.250.470.9%2.87%3.81%52465
$44.00Aug 7$1.100.470.9%2.52%3.46%103673
$45.00Aug 28$1.060.403.2%2.43%5.67%441.1K
$45.00Aug 21$0.980.383.2%2.25%5.48%6448.3K
$44.00Jul 31$0.950.460.9%2.18%3.12%1832.4K
$45.00Aug 14$0.850.373.2%1.95%5.18%215496
$44.00Jul 24$0.760.450.9%1.74%2.68%1.4K2.2K
$44.50Jul 31$0.750.392.1%1.72%3.81%5232

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 31,631
Total Puts 53,478
Put/Call Ratio 1.69
Net Difference -21,847

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 274,126
Total Puts 132,656
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.53
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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