XLK - Options Database

XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$187.07 -0.82%

(8/28 11:50) ◀

Friday, August 28, 2026 (11:55am)

▶ (8/28 12:00)

◀ 8/28 11:55 ▶

Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:55am) 18,682

Calls: 2,853 (15%)

Puts: 15,829 (85%)

Prior (08/27) 21,534

Calls: 11,515 (53%)

Puts: 10,019 (47%)

Current vs Prior -13.24%

Calls: -75.22% (Calls)

Puts: +57.99% (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 -25.86%

Calls: -69.33%

Puts: -0.41%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:55am) $6.14M

Calls: $4.43M (72%)

Puts: $1.71M (28%)

Prior (08/27) $4.95M

Calls: $3.64M (73%)

Puts: $1.31M (27%)

Current vs Prior +23.88%

Calls: +21.70%

Puts: +29.90%

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 -56.51%

Calls: -49.79%

Puts: -67.73%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:55am) 5.55

Prior (08/27) 0.87

Current vs Prior +537.66%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.78

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +211.03%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/28 11:55am) 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 1.09% | 2.74%4.84% | 7.62%

Prior 1.70% | 3.28%5.13% | 7.69%

Current vs Prior -35.93% | -16.44%-5.74% | -0.98%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -52.05% | -29.58%+29.00% | +0.85%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -35.93% | -16.44%-5.74% | -0.98%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 85.07% | 33.70%

Calls: 106.25% | 39.13%

Puts: 63.89% | 28.27%

Prior 69.97% | 29.52%

Calls: 48.23% | 25.49%

Puts: 91.72% | 33.55%

Current vs Prior +21.58% | +14.16%

Prior 7-Day Avg 56.82% | 38.14%

Calls: 56.34% | 38.61%

Puts: 57.30% | 37.65%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +49.72% | -11.63%

Liquidity Expensive

Add Card

🤖 AI Insights

Moderately bullish flow with 72% call dollar volume ($4.43M). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 5.55 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 538% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Put-heavy open interest (470,802 puts vs 279,434 calls) suggests hedging or 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 NEUTRAL

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
11:55	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:50	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
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

📈 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

🎯

Tightest Spreads

💰

Best Value <$1

📊

High Delta

⚖️

Ratio Spreads

🛡️

Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 42 of results (avg 7.0%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 18	37.15	38.60	$37.88	3.8%	1	0.98	3.9K
$150.00	Sep 4	36.90	38.35	$37.63	3.9%	1	0.99	16
$151.00	Sep 18	36.15	37.65	$36.90	4.1%	--	0.97	299
$170.00	Sep 25	17.95	18.70	$18.33	4.1%	--	0.91	15
$152.50	Sep 18	34.70	36.15	$35.42	4.1%	2	0.98	600

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$210.00	Sep 25	21.80	23.40	$22.60	7.1%	10	0.98	10
$187.50	Sep 18	4.05	4.45	$4.25	9.4%	20	0.49	675
$200.00	Sep 4	12.05	13.30	$12.68	9.9%	7	1.00	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.54, cheapest $0.54)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Sep 18	0.50	0.59	$0.54	16.7%	60	0.08	4.3K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 153 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$156.00	Aug 28	30.65	32.85	$31.75	6.9%	3	1.00	403
$157.00	Aug 28	29.60	31.80	$30.70	7.2%	16	1.00	210
$157.50	Aug 28	29.10	31.35	$30.23	7.4%	437	1.00	207
$158.00	Aug 28	28.60	30.65	$29.63	6.9%	437	1.00	101
$159.00	Aug 28	27.70	29.65	$28.67	6.8%	13	1.00	42

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$189.00	Aug 28	0.62	2.35	$1.49	116.1%	1	1.00	215
$190.00	Aug 28	1.66	3.45	$2.56	69.9%	4	1.00	26
$191.00	Aug 28	2.34	4.25	$3.30	57.9%	6	1.00	7
$200.00	Sep 4	12.05	13.30	$12.68	9.9%	7	1.00	--
$197.50	Sep 4	9.15	10.80	$9.98	16.5%	3	0.98	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 234 active (total vol 6.5K, top 1.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$157.50	Aug 28	29.10	31.35	$30.23	7.4%	437	1.00	207
$158.00	Aug 28	28.60	30.65	$29.63	6.9%	437	1.00	101
$189.00	Aug 28	0.04	0.35	$0.19	163.2%	134	0.20	482
$185.00	Aug 28	1.88	2.77	$2.33	38.2%	66	0.90	255
$167.00	Aug 28	19.70	21.65	$20.67	9.4%	55	1.00	57

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$175.00	Sep 18	0.81	1.01	$0.91	22.0%	1.7K	0.14	7.2K
$170.00	Sep 25	0.55	0.82	$0.69	39.1%	758	0.10	97
$178.00	Sep 18	1.25	1.44	$1.35	14.1%	314	0.20	8.5K
$185.00	Sep 4	1.15	1.65	$1.40	35.7%	306	0.34	71
$190.00	Sep 18	4.85	5.75	$5.30	17.0%	197	0.59	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 101.3%, max 128.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.50	Aug 28	Oct 2	52.0%	22.7%	128.6%	10	861
$187.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	50.2%	23.1%	117.2%	28	994
$186.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	48.4%	22.8%	111.9%	11	140
$189.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	41.5%	24.4%	70.3%	135	495
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	37.7%	22.4%	68.5%	25	487

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Aug 28	Sep 11	50.2%	22.2%	126.4%	83	274
$187.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	52.0%	23.9%	117.3%	24	725
$186.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	48.4%	23.5%	106.0%	100	96
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	37.7%	22.8%	65.6%	25	235

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 166 found (best R:R 0.61, avg 4.49)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$190.00	$191.00	Sep 18	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	42%	7.33	$190.12
$186.00	$187.00	Aug 28	$0.42	$0.58	$0.42	78%	1.38	$186.42
$185.00	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	61%	1.86	$185.35
$184.00	$185.00	Sep 4	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	71%	1.22	$184.45
$189.00	$190.00	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	47%	3.35	$189.23

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$200.00	$186.00	Oct 2	$8.70	$5.30	$8.70	81%	0.61	$191.30
$189.00	$188.00	Aug 28	$0.28	$0.72	$0.28	100%	2.57	$188.72
$189.00	$188.00	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	60%	3.35	$188.77
$185.00	$183.00	Sep 11	$0.39	$1.61	$0.39	37%	4.13	$184.61
$180.00	$175.00	Oct 9	$1.00	$4.00	$1.00	30%	4.00	$179.00

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 131 found (best R:R 0.49, avg 0.42)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$202.50	$205.00	Aug 28	$0.82	$0.82	$1.68	86%	0.49	$203.32
$187.50	$189.00	Oct 2	$1.05	$1.05	$0.45	49%	2.33	$188.55
$189.00	$190.00	Sep 4	$0.63	$0.63	$0.37	59%	1.70	$189.63
$196.00	$197.00	Sep 11	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	84%	0.49	$196.33
$190.00	$191.00	Oct 2	$0.62	$0.62	$0.38	56%	1.63	$190.62

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$155.00	$150.00	Aug 28	$0.69	$0.69	$4.31	92%	0.16	$154.31
$182.50	$182.00	Aug 28	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	88%	0.85	$182.27
$180.00	$179.00	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.39	$0.61	76%	0.64	$179.61
$186.00	$185.00	Sep 11	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	58%	1.22	$185.45
$186.00	$185.00	Sep 4	$0.52	$0.52	$0.48	59%	1.08	$185.48

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $1.71, cheapest $1.49)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.94	52.0%	22.0%
$187.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.60	50.2%	23.0%
$188.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.90	37.7%	24.9%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.49	52.0%	22.0%
$187.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$1.61	50.2%	23.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 107 found (cheapest 0.80% of stock, avg 5.12%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$187.50	Aug 28	$0.61	$0.88	$1.49	$186.01	$188.99	0.80%
$188.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$1.21	$1.64	$186.36	$189.64	0.88%
$189.00	Aug 28	$0.19	$1.49	$1.68	$187.32	$190.68	0.90%
$187.00	Aug 28	$1.16	$0.61	$1.77	$185.23	$188.77	0.95%
$186.00	Aug 28	$1.58	$0.26	$1.84	$184.16	$187.84	0.98%
$185.00	Aug 28	$2.33	$0.10	$2.43	$182.57	$187.43	1.30%
$190.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$2.56	$2.59	$187.41	$192.59	1.38%
$191.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$3.30	$3.33	$187.67	$194.33	1.78%
$184.00	Aug 28	$3.81	$0.04	$3.85	$180.15	$187.85	2.06%
$183.00	Aug 28	$4.63	$0.11	$4.74	$178.26	$187.74	2.53%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.07% of stock, avg 2.65%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$190.00	$185.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$0.10	$0.13	$184.87	$190.13
$189.00	$185.00	Aug 28	$0.19	$0.10	$0.29	$184.71	$189.29
$190.00	$182.50	Aug 28	$0.03	$0.28	$0.31	$182.19	$190.31
$190.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.03	$0.26	$0.29	$185.71	$190.29
$189.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.19	$0.26	$0.45	$185.55	$189.45
$189.00	$182.50	Aug 28	$0.19	$0.28	$0.47	$182.03	$189.47
$188.00	$185.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.10	$0.53	$184.47	$188.53
$188.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.26	$0.69	$185.31	$188.69
$188.00	$182.50	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.28	$0.71	$181.79	$188.71
$202.50	$185.00	Aug 28	$0.83	$0.10	$0.93	$184.07	$203.43

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 219 found (best R:R 0.43, avg credit $0.49)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
150/155	202/205	Aug 28	$1.51	$3.49	78%	0.43	$153.49	$204.01
182/182	202/205	Aug 28	$1.05	$1.45	74%	0.72	$181.45	$203.55
179/180	194/195	Sep 18	$0.76	$0.24	47%	3.17	$179.24	$194.76
177/178	196/197	Sep 11	$0.50	$0.50	68%	1.00	$177.50	$196.50
179/180	196/197	Sep 11	$0.54	$0.46	64%	1.17	$179.46	$196.54
150/151	194/195	Sep 18	$0.49	$0.51	68%	0.96	$150.51	$194.49
176/177	196/197	Sep 11	$0.44	$0.56	70%	0.79	$176.56	$196.44
180/181	196/197	Sep 11	$0.51	$0.49	61%	1.04	$180.49	$196.51
175/176	197/198	Oct 2	$0.59	$0.41	52%	1.44	$175.41	$197.59
173/174	194/195	Sep 25	$0.58	$0.42	53%	1.38	$173.42	$194.58

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 89 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$188.00	$189.00	$190.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.92	33%	11.50
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Sep 25	$0.21	$4.79	11%	22.81
$195.00	$197.50	$200.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$2.37	13%	18.23
$170.00	$172.50	$175.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$2.44	6%	40.67
$172.50	$175.00	$177.50	Sep 18	$0.09	$2.41	7%	26.78

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$187.00	$187.50	$188.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	33%	7.33
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 2	$0.14	$4.86	7%	34.71
$192.50	$195.00	$197.50	Sep 18	$0.22	$2.28	17%	10.36
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Aug 28	$0.19	$0.81	32%	4.26
$184.00	$185.00	$186.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.90	18%	9.00

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, 130 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	-$4.01	$2.49
$200.00	$205.00	1:2	Sep 25	$0.00	$5.00
$187.00	$187.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.06	$0.44
$197.50	$200.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.18	$2.32

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$197.00	$192.50	1:2	Sep 4	-$2.11	$2.39
$186.00	$180.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.70	$5.30
$190.00	$189.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.42	$0.58
$189.00	$188.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.93	$0.07
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.41	$4.59

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 70 found (best yield 2.46%, avg 0.86%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$189.00	Oct 2	$4.60	0.47	1.0%	2.46%	3.49%	1	13
$195.00	Oct 9	$2.85	0.33	4.2%	1.52%	5.76%	2	1
$190.00	Oct 2	$4.15	0.44	1.6%	2.22%	3.78%	2	18
$187.50	Oct 2	$5.15	0.51	0.2%	2.75%	2.98%	--	15
$191.00	Oct 2	$3.70	0.41	2.1%	1.98%	4.08%	2	42
$194.00	Oct 2	$2.61	0.34	3.7%	1.40%	5.10%	5	4
$187.50	Sep 25	$4.55	0.52	0.2%	2.43%	2.66%	--	17
$190.00	Sep 25	$3.45	0.44	1.6%	1.84%	3.41%	2	100
$189.00	Sep 25	$3.80	0.47	1.0%	2.03%	3.06%	1	37
$191.00	Sep 25	$3.00	0.41	2.1%	1.60%	3.70%	--	55

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
Loading data...

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
Loading data...

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,853

Total Puts 15,829

Put/Call Ratio 5.55

Net Difference -12,976

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,515

Total Puts 10,019

Put/Call Ratio 0.87

Net Difference 1,496

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
Loading data...

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Loading earnings data...

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Loading earnings data...

Earnings This Week

Loading earnings data...

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Loading earnings data...

Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
Loading data...

Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

🤖 AI Insights

📈 Options Analysis

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

Chart Title

Price — Past 7 Days

Add Card