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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$188.24 -0.20%

(8/28 11:30) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:35am) 7,609

Calls: 2,715 (36%)

Puts: 4,894 (64%)

Prior (08/27) 19,640

Calls: 11,212 (57%)

Puts: 8,428 (43%)

Current vs Prior -61.26%

Calls: -75.78% (Calls)

Puts: -41.93% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 176,381

Calls: 65,123 (37%)

Puts: 111,258 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 25,197

Calls: 9,303 (37%)

Puts: 15,894 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -69.80%

Calls: -70.82%

Puts: -69.21%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/28 11:35am) $5.00M

Calls: $4.37M (87%)

Puts: $633.5K (13%)

Prior (08/27) $4.46M

Calls: $3.34M (75%)

Puts: $1.12M (25%)

Current vs Prior +12.24%

Calls: +30.74%

Puts: -43.20%

Prior 7-Day Total $98.77M

Calls: $61.78M (63%)

Puts: $36.99M (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average $14.11M

Calls: $8.83M (63%)

Puts: $5.28M (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -64.55%

Calls: -50.50%

Puts: -88.01%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:35am) 1.80

Prior (08/27) 0.75

Current vs Prior +139.80%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.78

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.05%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/28 11:35am) 750,236

Calls: 279,434 (37%)

Puts: 470,802 (63%)

Prior (08/27) 721,316

Calls: 268,723 (37%)

Puts: 452,593 (63%)

Current vs Prior +4.01%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,314,467

Calls: 1,982,130 (37%)

Puts: 3,332,337 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 759,209

Calls: 283,161 (37%)

Puts: 476,048 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -1.18%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 1.13% | 2.83%4.96% | 7.62%

Prior 1.70% | 3.28%5.13% | 7.69%

Current vs Prior -33.51% | -13.89%-3.43% | -0.91%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.27% | 3.89%3.75% | 7.55%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -50.25% | -27.43%+32.16% | +0.93%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.70% | 3.28%5.13% | 7.69%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -33.51% | -13.89%-3.43% | -0.91%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 98.36% | 19.43%

Calls: 121.43% | 21.71%

Puts: 75.28% | 17.15%

Prior 69.97% | 29.52%

Calls: 48.23% | 25.49%

Puts: 91.72% | 33.55%

Current vs Prior +40.57% | -34.18%

Prior 7-Day Avg 56.82% | 38.14%

Calls: 56.34% | 38.61%

Puts: 57.30% | 37.65%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +73.11% | -49.05%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 87% of dollar volume in calls ($4.37M) vs puts ($633.5K). Below-average activity with volume down 61% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.80 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 140% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
11:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:30	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:25	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:20	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:15	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:10	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:05	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:55	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:50	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:30	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:25	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:20	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:15	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:10	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:05	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:50	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 58 of results (avg 6.8%, best 3.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$184.00	Sep 18	6.95	7.20	$7.08	3.5%	1	0.67	54
$175.00	Sep 18	14.15	14.70	$14.43	3.8%	--	0.88	1.7K
$165.00	Sep 18	23.30	24.30	$23.80	4.2%	6	0.95	1.8K
$160.00	Sep 18	27.95	29.15	$28.55	4.2%	--	0.97	683
$151.00	Sep 18	36.65	38.25	$37.45	4.3%	--	0.97	299

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 18	11.70	12.25	$11.98	4.6%	--	0.86	136
$188.00	Sep 18	3.75	3.95	$3.85	5.2%	10	0.48	6
$185.00	Sep 18	2.62	2.76	$2.69	5.2%	20	0.36	2.0K
$183.00	Sep 18	2.04	2.16	$2.10	5.7%	1	0.30	20
$210.00	Sep 25	21.30	22.80	$22.05	6.8%	10	0.95	10

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.71, cheapest $0.74)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$183.00	Sep 4	0.68	0.80	$0.74	16.2%	16	0.20	33
$170.00	Sep 18	0.44	0.50	$0.47	12.8%	49	0.07	4.3K
$175.00	Sep 18	0.73	0.84	$0.78	14.1%	1.7K	0.12	7.2K
$172.50	Sep 18	0.53	0.64	$0.59	18.6%	1	0.09	1.2K
$177.00	Sep 18	0.90	1.02	$0.96	12.5%	--	0.15	66

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 146 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$162.50	Sep 11	24.30	26.60	$25.45	9.0%	--	1.00	10
$165.00	Sep 11	21.80	24.10	$22.95	10.0%	--	1.00	14
$156.00	Aug 28	30.85	32.85	$31.85	6.3%	3	1.00	403
$157.00	Aug 28	29.95	31.90	$30.92	6.3%	2	1.00	210
$157.50	Aug 28	29.50	31.45	$30.48	6.4%	423	1.00	207

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$191.00	Aug 28	2.34	3.50	$2.92	39.7%	6	1.00	7
$200.00	Sep 4	11.45	12.55	$12.00	9.2%	5	0.96	--
$210.00	Sep 25	21.30	22.80	$22.05	6.8%	10	0.95	10
$197.50	Sep 4	9.05	10.05	$9.55	10.5%	3	0.94	--
$198.00	Sep 4	9.50	10.60	$10.05	10.9%	4	0.94	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 215 active (total vol 6.1K, top 1.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$158.00	Aug 28	29.05	31.00	$30.03	6.5%	437	1.00	101
$157.50	Aug 28	29.50	31.45	$30.48	6.4%	423	1.00	207
$189.00	Aug 28	0.22	0.35	$0.28	46.4%	131	0.32	482
$185.00	Aug 28	3.05	3.55	$3.30	15.2%	62	0.93	255
$167.00	Aug 28	19.95	21.80	$20.88	8.9%	55	1.00	57

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$175.00	Sep 18	0.73	0.84	$0.78	14.1%	1.7K	0.12	7.2K
$170.00	Sep 25	0.55	0.82	$0.69	39.1%	758	0.10	97
$185.00	Sep 4	1.04	1.28	$1.16	20.7%	306	0.29	71
$178.00	Sep 18	1.06	1.17	$1.12	9.8%	288	0.17	8.5K
$190.00	Sep 18	4.65	5.05	$4.85	8.2%	197	0.55	4.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 9 strikes (avg 192.5%, max 1206.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$202.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	303.9%	23.3%	1206.1%	--	97
$187.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	46.8%	23.3%	100.7%	19	994
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	38.1%	22.0%	73.0%	25	487
$187.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	35.1%	23.0%	53.0%	7	861
$189.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	32.4%	26.3%	23.3%	132	495

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Aug 28	Sep 11	46.8%	21.0%	122.5%	41	274
$187.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	35.1%	22.1%	58.6%	21	725
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	38.1%	24.9%	52.8%	18	235
$189.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	32.4%	22.8%	42.2%	2	215

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 149 found (best R:R 0.90, avg 4.37)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$183.00	$184.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	70%	1.86	$183.35
$182.50	$183.00	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	89%	2.33	$182.65
$184.00	$185.00	Sep 11	$0.38	$0.62	$0.38	69%	1.63	$184.38
$177.50	$178.00	Sep 4	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	94%	1.50	$177.70
$182.00	$182.50	Sep 4	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	83%	2.33	$182.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$200.00	$180.00	Oct 2	$10.53	$9.47	$10.53	80%	0.90	$189.47
$191.00	$190.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	100%	1.33	$190.57
$187.50	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$1.28	$0.22	46%	5.82	$187.28
$185.00	$183.00	Sep 11	$0.29	$1.71	$0.29	35%	5.90	$184.71
$190.00	$189.00	Sep 11	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	58%	2.33	$189.70

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 113 found (best R:R 0.74, avg 0.47)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$202.50	$205.00	Aug 28	$1.06	$1.06	$1.44	84%	0.74	$203.56
$196.00	$197.00	Sep 11	$0.43	$0.43	$0.57	82%	0.75	$196.43
$195.00	$197.50	Sep 18	$0.72	$0.72	$1.78	73%	0.40	$195.72
$189.00	$190.00	Sep 4	$0.62	$0.62	$0.38	53%	1.63	$189.62
$190.00	$191.00	Sep 11	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	58%	1.27	$190.56

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$186.00	$185.00	Sep 18	$0.72	$0.72	$0.28	59%	2.57	$185.28
$186.00	$185.00	Sep 11	$0.65	$0.65	$0.35	60%	1.86	$185.35
$182.50	$182.00	Sep 11	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	73%	2.57	$182.14
$181.00	$180.00	Sep 18	$0.45	$0.45	$0.55	74%	0.82	$180.55
$181.00	$180.00	Sep 11	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	78%	0.67	$180.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.69, cheapest $1.59)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.74	38.1%	21.5%
$189.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.96	32.4%	24.2%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.59	38.1%	21.5%
$189.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.45	32.4%	24.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 105 found (cheapest 0.72% of stock, avg 5.12%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$187.50	Aug 28	$1.07	$0.28	$1.35	$186.15	$188.85	0.72%
$188.00	Aug 28	$0.84	$0.52	$1.36	$186.64	$189.36	0.72%
$189.00	Aug 28	$0.28	$1.29	$1.57	$187.43	$190.57	0.83%
$187.00	Aug 28	$1.64	$0.32	$1.96	$185.04	$188.96	1.04%
$186.00	Aug 28	$2.41	$0.11	$2.52	$183.48	$188.52	1.34%
$190.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$2.49	$2.56	$187.44	$192.56	1.36%
$191.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$2.92	$2.95	$188.05	$193.95	1.57%
$185.00	Aug 28	$3.30	$0.08	$3.38	$181.62	$188.38	1.80%
$184.00	Aug 28	$4.30	$0.03	$4.33	$179.67	$188.33	2.30%
$188.00	Sep 4	$2.58	$2.11	$4.69	$183.31	$192.69	2.49%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 145 found (cheapest 0.10% of stock, avg 2.65%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$190.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.11	$0.18	$185.82	$190.18
$190.00	$182.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.28	$0.35	$182.15	$190.35
$190.00	$187.50	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.28	$0.35	$187.15	$190.35
$190.00	$187.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.32	$0.39	$186.61	$190.39
$189.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.11	$0.39	$185.61	$189.39
$189.00	$187.50	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.28	$0.56	$186.94	$189.56
$189.00	$187.00	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.32	$0.60	$186.40	$189.60
$189.00	$182.50	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.28	$0.56	$181.94	$189.56
$190.00	$188.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.52	$0.59	$187.41	$190.59
$189.00	$188.00	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.52	$0.80	$187.20	$189.80

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 212 found (best R:R 1.07, avg credit $0.53)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
182/182	202/205	Aug 28	$1.29	$1.21	73%	1.07	$181.21	$203.79
180/181	196/197	Sep 11	$0.83	$0.17	60%	4.88	$180.17	$196.83
182/182	196/197	Sep 11	$0.79	$0.21	55%	3.76	$181.71	$196.79
176/177	194/195	Oct 2	$0.87	$0.13	43%	6.69	$176.13	$194.87
175/176	196/197	Sep 11	$0.57	$0.43	71%	1.33	$175.43	$196.57
177/178	196/197	Sep 11	$0.60	$0.40	67%	1.50	$177.40	$196.60
180/181	194/195	Sep 18	$0.80	$0.20	44%	4.00	$180.20	$194.80
176/177	196/197	Sep 11	$0.54	$0.46	69%	1.17	$176.46	$196.54
186/187	202/205	Aug 28	$1.27	$1.23	58%	1.03	$185.73	$203.77
176/177	197/198	Oct 2	$0.72	$0.28	50%	2.57	$176.28	$197.72

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 80 found (best R:R 40.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$197.50	$200.00	$202.50	Sep 18	$0.06	$2.44	8%	40.67
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Sep 25	$0.30	$4.70	12%	15.67
$184.00	$185.00	$186.00	Sep 4	$0.05	$0.95	9%	19.00
$189.00	$190.00	$191.00	Aug 28	$0.17	$0.83	27%	4.88
$195.00	$196.00	$197.00	Sep 4	$0.05	$0.95	6%	19.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 2	$0.14	$4.86	7%	34.71
$155.00	$160.00	$165.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$4.90	3%	49.00
$190.00	$191.00	$192.00	Sep 4	$0.09	$0.91	13%	10.11
$180.00	$181.00	$182.00	Aug 28	$0.05	$0.95	2%	19.00
$176.00	$177.00	$178.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.94	4%	15.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 143 found (best net $-5.88, 128 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$171.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$5.88	$5.12
$172.50	$179.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$3.76	$2.74
$195.00	$197.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.20	$2.30
$202.50	$205.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.04	$2.46
$215.00	$225.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.08	$9.92

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$197.00	$192.50	1:2	Sep 4	-$1.43	$3.07
$190.00	$189.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.09	$0.91
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.41	$4.59
$165.00	$160.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.20	$4.80
$186.00	$185.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.05	$0.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 61 found (best yield 1.73%, avg 0.82%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$195.00	Oct 9	$3.25	0.34	3.6%	1.73%	5.32%	2	1
$189.00	Oct 2	$5.10	0.48	0.4%	2.71%	3.11%	1	13
$191.00	Oct 2	$4.10	0.42	1.5%	2.18%	3.64%	2	42
$190.00	Oct 2	$4.25	0.45	0.9%	2.26%	3.19%	1	18
$194.00	Oct 2	$2.97	0.34	3.1%	1.58%	4.64%	5	4
$190.00	Sep 25	$3.65	0.44	0.9%	1.94%	2.87%	2	100
$189.00	Sep 25	$4.00	0.47	0.4%	2.12%	2.53%	1	37
$195.00	Oct 2	$2.14	0.31	3.6%	1.14%	4.73%	--	12
$190.00	Sep 18	$3.35	0.45	0.9%	1.78%	2.71%	14	4.1K
$192.50	Sep 25	$2.60	0.36	2.3%	1.38%	3.64%	--	20

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 2,715

Total Puts 4,894

Put/Call Ratio 1.80

Net Difference -2,179

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,212

Total Puts 8,428

Put/Call Ratio 0.75

Net Difference 2,784

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 65,123

Total Puts 111,258

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.78

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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