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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$185.58 -0.06%

(8/31 10:45) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/31 10:50am) 5,422

Calls: 1,611 (30%)

Puts: 3,811 (70%)

Prior (08/28) 4,333

Calls: 1,334 (31%)

Puts: 2,999 (69%)

Current vs Prior +25.13%

Calls: +20.76% (Calls)

Puts: +27.08% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 185,703

Calls: 60,881 (33%)

Puts: 124,822 (67%)

Prior 7-Day Average 26,529

Calls: 8,697 (33%)

Puts: 17,831 (67%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -79.56%

Calls: -81.48%

Puts: -78.63%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/31 10:50am) $2.51M

Calls: $1.57M (63%)

Puts: $937.9K (37%)

Prior (08/28) $1.69M

Calls: $1.32M (78%)

Puts: $365.0K (22%)

Current vs Prior +48.79%

Calls: +18.89%

Puts: +156.97%

Prior 7-Day Total $104.19M

Calls: $62.38M (60%)

Puts: $41.81M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $14.88M

Calls: $8.91M (60%)

Puts: $5.97M (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -83.15%

Calls: -82.39%

Puts: -84.30%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/31 10:50am) 2.37

Prior (08/28) 2.25

Current vs Prior +5.23%

Prior 7-Day Average 2.32

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.06%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/31 10:50am) 743,376

Calls: 267,719 (36%)

Puts: 475,657 (64%)

Prior (08/28) 750,236

Calls: 279,434 (37%)

Puts: 470,802 (63%)

Current vs Prior -0.91%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,246,716

Calls: 1,957,706 (37%)

Puts: 3,289,010 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 749,530

Calls: 279,672 (37%)

Puts: 469,858 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.82%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/04) | Next (09/11)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 2.53% | 3.68%4.50% | 7.45%

Prior 2.92% | 4.37%4.41% | 7.93%

Current vs Prior -13.23% | -15.84%+2.01% | -6.05%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.40% | 3.95%4.09% | 7.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.44% | -6.93%+9.98% | -2.95%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.92% | 4.37%4.41% | 7.93%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.23% | -15.84%+2.01% | -6.05%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 19.95% | 28.16%

Calls: 15.02% | 31.58%

Puts: 24.88% | 24.75%

Prior 39.08% | 58.16%

Calls: 51.27% | 68.72%

Puts: 26.89% | 47.61%

Current vs Prior -48.95% | -51.58%

Prior 7-Day Avg 55.88% | 39.81%

Calls: 57.13% | 38.88%

Puts: 54.63% | 40.74%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -64.30% | -29.26%

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Moderately bullish flow with 63% call dollar volume ($1.57M). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.37 - heavy put buying. Put-heavy open interest (475,657 puts vs 267,719 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

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
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	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:50	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:45	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:40	BEARISH	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 46 of results (avg 6.0%, best 3.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 4	35.50	36.60	$36.05	3.1%	--	0.99	15
$150.00	Sep 18	35.80	36.95	$36.38	3.2%	7	0.98	3.9K
$149.00	Sep 18	36.75	38.15	$37.45	3.7%	--	0.98	168
$162.00	Sep 4	23.50	24.40	$23.95	3.8%	41	0.98	--
$157.50	Sep 4	28.00	29.10	$28.55	3.9%	26	0.99	6

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$210.00	Sep 18	23.40	24.65	$24.03	5.2%	7	1.00	7
$200.00	Oct 2	14.15	15.05	$14.60	6.2%	--	0.85	44
$197.00	Sep 4	10.85	11.65	$11.25	7.1%	1	0.96	2
$185.00	Sep 18	3.35	3.60	$3.48	7.2%	1	0.45	2.3K
$190.00	Sep 18	5.80	6.25	$6.03	7.5%	5	0.66	4.9K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.45, cheapest $0.78)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$189.00	Sep 4	0.71	0.86	$0.78	19.2%	46	0.26	95

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Sep 4	0.44	0.53	$0.49	18.4%	10	0.16	640
$171.00	Sep 4	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	2	0.02	75

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 112 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$156.00	Sep 4	29.40	30.80	$30.10	4.7%	51	1.00	10
$157.00	Sep 4	28.50	29.65	$29.08	4.0%	25	1.00	5
$160.00	Sep 4	25.55	26.85	$26.20	5.0%	69	0.99	22
$157.50	Sep 4	28.00	29.10	$28.55	3.9%	26	0.99	6
$158.00	Sep 4	27.40	28.65	$28.03	4.5%	1	0.99	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$210.00	Sep 18	23.40	24.65	$24.03	5.2%	7	1.00	7
$197.00	Sep 11	10.55	11.70	$11.13	10.3%	3	0.96	--
$197.00	Sep 4	10.85	11.65	$11.25	7.1%	1	0.96	2
$200.00	Sep 18	13.60	14.75	$14.18	8.1%	2	0.95	134
$196.00	Sep 11	9.60	10.70	$10.15	10.8%	4	0.94	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 159 active (total vol 2.0K, top 168)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$190.00	Sep 4	0.46	0.64	$0.55	32.7%	168	0.20	187
$191.00	Sep 4	0.32	0.41	$0.37	24.3%	124	0.15	2.1K
$186.00	Sep 25	4.50	4.90	$4.70	8.5%	71	0.50	88
$196.00	Sep 25	1.00	1.41	$1.21	33.9%	71	0.20	8
$160.00	Sep 4	25.55	26.85	$26.20	5.0%	69	0.99	22

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 18	0.09	0.16	$0.13	53.8%	133	0.02	2.9K
$150.00	Sep 25	0.12	0.27	$0.20	75.0%	130	0.02	9
$184.00	Sep 4	1.17	1.56	$1.37	28.5%	68	0.37	84
$186.00	Sep 4	1.90	2.44	$2.17	24.9%	65	0.52	141
$157.00	Sep 4	0.01	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	32	0.01	132

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 26 strikes (avg 11.6%, max 18.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$180.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	29.2%	24.7%	18.1%	2	89
$182.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	28.1%	23.9%	17.6%	--	182
$183.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	27.9%	23.8%	17.1%	1	1.4K
$181.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	28.8%	24.8%	16.0%	--	232
$186.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	26.3%	22.8%	15.3%	76	186

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$182.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	28.1%	23.9%	17.6%	4	288
$187.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	26.8%	23.2%	15.8%	1	322
$181.00	Sep 4	Oct 2	28.8%	24.9%	15.6%	12	124
$180.00	Sep 4	Oct 9	29.2%	25.3%	15.3%	10	650
$186.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	26.3%	22.8%	15.3%	65	185

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 144 found (best R:R 0.69, avg 4.14)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$180.00	$181.00	Sep 18	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	73%	1.70	$180.37
$175.00	$176.00	Sep 4	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	96%	0.54	$175.65
$180.00	$183.00	Sep 11	$1.98	$1.02	$1.98	78%	0.52	$181.98
$185.00	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.61	$0.39	55%	1.56	$185.39
$190.00	$191.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	35%	3.55	$190.22

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$200.00	$181.00	Oct 2	$11.25	$7.75	$11.25	85%	0.69	$188.75
$190.00	$186.00	Sep 25	$1.85	$2.15	$1.85	63%	1.16	$188.15
$186.00	$185.00	Sep 18	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	49%	2.33	$185.70
$182.00	$181.00	Sep 25	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	37%	4.00	$181.80
$169.00	$165.00	Sep 25	$0.18	$3.82	$0.18	11%	21.22	$168.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 117 found (best R:R 0.82, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$191.00	$192.00	Sep 11	$0.45	$0.45	$0.55	73%	0.82	$191.45
$186.00	$187.00	Sep 11	$0.68	$0.68	$0.32	49%	2.13	$186.68
$189.00	$190.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	60%	1.22	$189.55
$192.50	$193.00	Sep 18	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	74%	1.38	$192.79
$187.50	$189.00	Sep 25	$0.77	$0.77	$0.73	55%	1.05	$188.27

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$178.00	$177.50	Sep 25	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	74%	0.85	$177.77
$183.00	$182.50	Sep 4	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	69%	0.79	$182.78
$177.50	$177.00	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	78%	0.52	$177.33
$177.00	$176.00	Sep 4	$0.13	$0.13	$0.87	91%	0.15	$176.87
$185.00	$184.00	Sep 11	$0.47	$0.47	$0.53	56%	0.89	$184.53

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 14 found (avg debit $1.03, cheapest $0.79)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.98	26.8%	23.2%
$183.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.22	27.9%	24.6%
$186.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.27	26.3%	23.1%
$184.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.08	26.5%	23.5%
$188.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.01	25.6%	23.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.79	26.8%	23.2%
$187.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.75	27.0%	23.6%
$183.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.78	27.9%	24.6%
$186.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.86	26.3%	23.1%
$184.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.78	26.5%	23.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 81 found (cheapest 2.22% of stock, avg 5.11%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$186.00	Sep 4	$1.95	$2.17	$4.12	$181.88	$190.12	2.22%
$185.00	Sep 4	$2.53	$1.72	$4.25	$180.75	$189.25	2.29%
$187.00	Sep 4	$1.56	$2.69	$4.25	$182.75	$191.25	2.29%
$187.50	Sep 4	$1.38	$2.88	$4.26	$183.24	$191.76	2.30%
$188.00	Sep 4	$1.11	$3.23	$4.34	$183.66	$192.34	2.34%
$189.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$3.90	$4.68	$184.32	$193.68	2.52%
$184.00	Sep 4	$3.35	$1.37	$4.72	$179.28	$188.72	2.54%
$190.00	Sep 4	$0.55	$4.63	$5.18	$184.82	$195.18	2.79%
$183.00	Sep 4	$4.08	$1.12	$5.20	$177.80	$188.20	2.80%
$182.50	Sep 4	$4.50	$0.90	$5.40	$177.10	$187.90	2.91%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 130 found (cheapest 0.87% of stock, avg 2.91%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$189.00	$182.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$0.84	$1.62	$180.38	$190.62
$189.00	$182.50	Sep 4	$0.78	$0.90	$1.68	$180.82	$190.68
$189.00	$183.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$1.12	$1.90	$181.10	$190.90
$188.00	$182.00	Sep 4	$1.11	$0.84	$1.95	$180.05	$189.95
$188.00	$182.50	Sep 4	$1.11	$0.90	$2.01	$180.49	$190.01
$188.00	$183.00	Sep 4	$1.11	$1.12	$2.23	$180.77	$190.23
$189.00	$184.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$1.37	$2.15	$181.85	$191.15
$187.50	$182.50	Sep 4	$1.38	$0.90	$2.28	$180.22	$189.78
$187.50	$182.00	Sep 4	$1.38	$0.84	$2.22	$179.78	$189.72
$188.00	$184.00	Sep 4	$1.11	$1.37	$2.48	$181.52	$190.48

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 196 found (best R:R 1.44, avg credit $0.50)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
174/175	191/192	Sep 11	$0.59	$0.41	61%	1.44	$174.41	$191.59
180/181	191/192	Sep 11	$0.70	$0.30	46%	2.33	$180.30	$191.70
178/179	191/192	Sep 11	$0.61	$0.39	53%	1.56	$178.39	$191.61
176/177	191/192	Sep 11	$0.56	$0.44	58%	1.27	$176.44	$191.56
182/183	191/192	Sep 11	$0.75	$0.25	38%	3.00	$182.25	$191.75
179/180	191/192	Sep 11	$0.61	$0.39	50%	1.56	$179.39	$191.61
181/182	191/192	Sep 11	$0.68	$0.32	43%	2.12	$181.32	$191.68
174/175	194/195	Sep 11	$0.35	$0.65	74%	0.54	$174.65	$194.35
176/177	194/195	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.77	84%	0.30	$176.77	$194.23
176/177	194/195	Sep 25	$0.55	$0.45	52%	1.22	$176.45	$194.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 74 found (best R:R 49.00, 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	7%	40.67
$184.00	$185.00	$186.00	Sep 11	$0.05	$0.95	10%	19.00
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Sep 25	$0.09	$4.91	3%	54.56
$190.00	$191.00	$192.00	Sep 4	$0.06	$0.94	9%	15.67
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 2	$0.10	$2.40	7%	24.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$192.50	$195.00	$197.50	Sep 18	$0.05	$2.45	16%	49.00
$188.00	$189.00	$190.00	Sep 4	$0.06	$0.94	14%	15.67
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Sep 4	$0.07	$0.93	15%	13.29
$155.00	$160.00	$165.00	Sep 25	$0.11	$4.89	4%	44.45
$184.00	$185.00	$186.00	Sep 4	$0.10	$0.90	15%	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. 118 found (best net $-4.33, 113 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$162.50	$171.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$7.22	$1.28
$195.00	$197.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.08	$2.42
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.03	$4.97
$197.50	$200.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.15	$2.35
$200.00	$202.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.08	$2.42

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$4.33	$5.67
$180.00	$175.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$1.00	$4.00
$165.00	$160.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.19	$4.81
$155.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.10	$4.90
$165.00	$160.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.32	$4.68

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 65 found (best yield 2.37%, avg 0.85%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$187.50	Oct 2	$4.40	0.47	1.0%	2.37%	3.41%	--	15
$187.00	Oct 2	$4.50	0.48	0.8%	2.42%	3.19%	--	21
$189.00	Oct 2	$3.65	0.42	1.8%	1.97%	3.81%	--	14
$190.00	Oct 2	$3.30	0.40	2.4%	1.78%	4.16%	--	19
$191.00	Oct 2	$2.93	0.36	2.9%	1.58%	4.50%	--	42
$186.00	Sep 25	$4.50	0.50	0.2%	2.42%	2.65%	71	88
$187.00	Sep 25	$3.95	0.47	0.8%	2.13%	2.89%	5	72
$193.00	Oct 2	$2.28	0.31	4.0%	1.23%	5.23%	1	3
$187.50	Sep 25	$3.65	0.45	1.0%	1.97%	3.00%	--	17
$189.00	Sep 25	$3.00	0.40	1.8%	1.62%	3.46%	--	37

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 1,611

Total Puts 3,811

Put/Call Ratio 2.37

Net Difference -2,200

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,334

Total Puts 2,999

Put/Call Ratio 2.25

Net Difference -1,665

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 60,881

Total Puts 124,822

Average Put/Call Ratio 2.32

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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