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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$183.56 -1.58%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/01 3:50pm) 29,192

Calls: 12,364 (42%)

Puts: 16,828 (58%)

Prior (08/31) 20,417

Calls: 8,594 (42%)

Puts: 11,823 (58%)

Current vs Prior +42.98%

Calls: +43.87% (Calls)

Puts: +42.33% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 175,337

Calls: 60,862 (35%)

Puts: 114,475 (65%)

Prior 7-Day Average 25,048

Calls: 8,694 (35%)

Puts: 16,353 (65%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +16.54%

Calls: +42.20%

Puts: +2.90%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/01 3:50pm) $27.89M

Calls: $22.47M (81%)

Puts: $5.42M (19%)

Prior (08/31) $28.21M

Calls: $19.28M (68%)

Puts: $8.93M (32%)

Current vs Prior -1.12%

Calls: +16.55%

Puts: -39.28%

Prior 7-Day Total $112.12M

Calls: $74.12M (66%)

Puts: $38.00M (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average $16.02M

Calls: $10.59M (66%)

Puts: $5.43M (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +74.15%

Calls: +112.21%

Puts: -0.10%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/01 3:50pm) 1.36

Prior (08/31) 1.38

Current vs Prior -1.07%

Prior 7-Day Average 2.15

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -36.65%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/01 3:50pm) 755,513

Calls: 271,309 (36%)

Puts: 484,204 (64%)

Prior (08/31) 743,376

Calls: 267,719 (36%)

Puts: 475,657 (64%)

Current vs Prior +1.63%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,167,778

Calls: 1,920,221 (37%)

Puts: 3,247,557 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 738,254

Calls: 274,317 (37%)

Puts: 463,936 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.34%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.30% | 3.33%4.46% | 7.85%

Prior 2.32% | 3.60%4.07% | 7.75%

Current vs Prior -0.74% | -7.48%+9.63% | +1.32%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.52% | 3.91%4.46% | 7.78%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -8.55% | -14.78%+0.07% | +0.96%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.32% | 3.60%4.07% | 7.75%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -0.74% | -7.48%+9.63% | +1.32%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 38.75% | 41.65%

Calls: 40.47% | 37.34%

Puts: 37.02% | 45.96%

Prior 60.88% | 46.20%

Calls: 66.50% | 49.32%

Puts: 55.26% | 43.09%

Current vs Prior -36.35% | -9.85%

Prior 7-Day Avg 47.85% | 38.86%

Calls: 46.78% | 36.37%

Puts: 48.92% | 41.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -19.01% | +7.18%

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Strong bullish conviction with 81% of dollar volume in calls ($22.47M) vs puts ($5.42M). Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (74% higher). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.36 indicates protective positioning. Put-heavy open interest (484,204 puts vs 271,309 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

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Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:50	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:30	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:25	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:20	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 22 of results (avg 7.9%, best 4.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Oct 16	33.70	35.70	$34.70	5.8%	1	0.93	69
$156.00	Sep 4	26.65	28.30	$27.48	6.0%	67	1.00	218
$155.00	Sep 18	28.45	30.50	$29.48	7.0%	5	0.96	2.8K
$157.50	Sep 4	25.10	26.95	$26.03	7.1%	142	1.00	71
$165.00	Oct 16	19.85	21.35	$20.60	7.3%	1	0.85	6

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Oct 16	4.70	4.90	$4.80	4.2%	72	0.39	136
$176.00	Sep 18	1.42	1.50	$1.46	5.5%	1.0K	0.23	261

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.73, cheapest $0.73)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Sep 18	0.67	0.79	$0.73	16.4%	25	0.12	4.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 163 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 4	31.70	35.65	$33.67	11.7%	826	1.00	66
$155.00	Sep 4	27.65	30.80	$29.23	10.8%	871	1.00	223
$156.00	Sep 4	26.65	28.30	$27.48	6.0%	67	1.00	218
$157.00	Sep 4	25.55	28.15	$26.85	9.7%	107	1.00	72
$157.50	Sep 4	25.10	26.95	$26.03	7.1%	142	1.00	71

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$195.00	Sep 4	9.90	13.25	$11.58	28.9%	2	1.00	--
$200.00	Sep 4	15.25	17.45	$16.35	13.5%	1	1.00	6
$196.00	Sep 11	11.25	13.90	$12.58	21.1%	2	0.97	4
$195.00	Sep 11	10.30	12.95	$11.63	22.8%	2	0.95	2
$200.00	Sep 18	15.55	17.55	$16.55	12.1%	8	0.95	137

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 337 active (total vol 14.7K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$189.00	Sep 4	0.10	0.76	$0.43	153.5%	1.3K	0.16	166
$155.00	Sep 4	27.65	30.80	$29.23	10.8%	871	1.00	223
$150.00	Sep 4	31.70	35.65	$33.67	11.7%	826	1.00	66
$186.00	Sep 4	0.73	1.11	$0.92	41.3%	564	0.31	117
$167.50	Sep 4	14.35	18.05	$16.20	22.8%	237	0.96	8

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Sep 4	0.56	1.23	$0.90	74.4%	2.4K	0.26	649
$176.00	Sep 18	1.42	1.50	$1.46	5.5%	1.0K	0.23	261
$174.00	Sep 4	0.00	0.63	$0.32	196.9%	692	0.09	251
$165.00	Oct 2	0.85	1.04	$0.95	20.0%	271	0.11	56
$184.00	Sep 18	2.72	5.10	$3.91	60.9%	256	0.50	13

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 28 strikes (avg 20.4%, max 50.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$177.50	Sep 4	Sep 18	37.7%	26.0%	44.7%	3	1.0K
$180.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	34.4%	25.3%	35.7%	4	379
$179.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	31.7%	24.2%	31.1%	1	31
$181.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	31.7%	26.0%	21.9%	--	77
$189.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	31.2%	25.8%	21.2%	1.3K	178

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$177.50	Sep 4	Oct 2	37.7%	25.1%	50.0%	36	32
$180.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	34.4%	25.3%	35.7%	2.4K	785
$179.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	31.7%	24.2%	31.1%	73	113
$181.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	31.7%	26.0%	21.9%	52	163
$189.00	Sep 4	Oct 16	31.2%	25.8%	21.2%	3	102

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 210 found (best R:R 0.95, avg 4.39)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$170.00	$173.00	Oct 16	$1.54	$1.46	$1.54	80%	0.95	$171.54
$163.00	$164.00	Sep 4	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	97%	1.13	$163.47
$175.00	$176.00	Sep 11	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	85%	1.86	$175.35
$159.00	$160.00	Sep 18	$0.57	$0.43	$0.57	96%	0.75	$159.57
$149.00	$150.00	Sep 18	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	100%	0.67	$149.60

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$182.50	$180.00	Oct 9	$0.57	$1.93	$0.57	46%	3.39	$181.93
$186.00	$185.00	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	56%	5.67	$185.85
$185.00	$184.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	54%	7.33	$184.88
$190.00	$189.00	Sep 4	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	92%	0.89	$189.47
$184.00	$183.00	Sep 11	$0.14	$0.86	$0.14	51%	6.14	$183.86

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 165 found (best R:R 0.24, avg 0.50)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$205.00	$210.00	Sep 4	$0.98	$0.98	$4.02	87%	0.24	$205.98
$188.00	$189.00	Sep 25	$0.86	$0.86	$0.14	64%	6.14	$188.86
$185.00	$186.00	Sep 25	$0.79	$0.79	$0.21	54%	3.76	$185.79
$185.00	$192.00	Oct 9	$2.80	$2.80	$4.20	52%	0.67	$187.80
$194.00	$195.00	Oct 16	$0.49	$0.49	$0.51	72%	0.96	$194.49

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$180.00	$179.00	Oct 16	$0.70	$0.70	$0.30	61%	2.33	$179.30
$174.00	$173.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.48	$0.52	72%	0.92	$173.52
$181.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.60	$0.60	$0.40	58%	1.50	$180.40
$182.50	$182.00	Oct 2	$0.40	$0.40	$0.10	54%	4.00	$182.10
$180.00	$176.00	Oct 9	$1.50	$1.50	$2.50	60%	0.60	$178.50

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 14 found (avg debit $1.24, cheapest $1.88)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$181.00	Sep 4	Sep 18	$1.88	31.7%	25.6%
$184.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.05	29.6%	25.0%
$182.50	Sep 4	Sep 18	$2.67	28.1%	23.8%
$185.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.01	28.8%	24.5%
$183.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.93	28.8%	26.3%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$181.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.08	31.7%	27.0%
$184.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.95	29.6%	25.0%
$185.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$0.33	28.8%	24.5%
$182.50	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.01	28.1%	23.8%
$183.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$1.28	28.8%	26.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 127 found (cheapest 2.05% of stock, avg 5.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$183.00	Sep 4	$2.15	$1.61	$3.76	$179.24	$186.76	2.05%
$184.00	Sep 4	$1.80	$2.08	$3.88	$180.12	$187.88	2.11%
$185.00	Sep 4	$1.33	$2.67	$4.00	$181.00	$189.00	2.18%
$182.50	Sep 4	$2.71	$1.35	$4.06	$178.44	$186.56	2.21%
$182.00	Sep 4	$3.00	$1.09	$4.09	$177.91	$186.09	2.23%
$186.00	Sep 4	$0.92	$3.41	$4.33	$181.67	$190.33	2.36%
$181.00	Sep 4	$3.60	$1.03	$4.63	$176.37	$185.63	2.52%
$187.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$3.92	$4.70	$182.30	$191.70	2.56%
$187.50	Sep 4	$0.60	$4.58	$5.18	$182.32	$192.68	2.82%
$185.00	Sep 11	$2.34	$3.00	$5.34	$179.66	$190.34	2.91%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.82% of stock, avg 3.72%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$187.50	$180.00	Sep 4	$0.60	$0.90	$1.50	$178.50	$189.00
$187.00	$180.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$0.90	$1.68	$178.32	$188.68
$187.50	$181.00	Sep 4	$0.60	$1.03	$1.63	$179.37	$189.13
$187.00	$181.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$1.03	$1.81	$179.19	$188.81
$186.00	$180.00	Sep 4	$0.92	$0.90	$1.82	$178.18	$187.82
$187.50	$182.00	Sep 4	$0.60	$1.09	$1.69	$180.31	$189.19
$186.00	$181.00	Sep 4	$0.92	$1.03	$1.95	$179.05	$187.95
$187.00	$182.00	Sep 4	$0.78	$1.09	$1.87	$180.13	$188.87
$186.00	$182.00	Sep 4	$0.92	$1.09	$2.01	$179.99	$188.01
$187.50	$182.50	Sep 4	$0.60	$1.35	$1.95	$180.55	$189.45

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 330 found (best R:R 0.30, avg credit $0.52)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
160/162	205/210	Sep 4	$1.15	$3.85	83%	0.30	$160.85	$206.15
173/174	191/192	Sep 18	$0.70	$0.30	59%	2.33	$173.30	$191.70
150/151	191/192	Sep 18	$0.54	$0.46	75%	1.17	$150.46	$191.54
165/166	205/210	Sep 4	$1.10	$3.90	84%	0.28	$164.90	$206.10
173/174	193/194	Oct 16	$0.85	$0.15	42%	5.67	$173.15	$193.85
179/180	197/198	Sep 4	$0.55	$0.45	71%	1.22	$179.45	$197.55
167/168	197/198	Sep 4	$0.29	$0.21	92%	1.38	$167.21	$197.29
179/180	194/195	Sep 4	$0.55	$0.45	69%	1.22	$179.45	$194.55
178/179	197/198	Sep 4	$0.46	$0.54	78%	0.85	$178.54	$197.46
173/174	192/193	Sep 18	$0.60	$0.40	64%	1.50	$173.40	$193.10

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 114 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$184.00	$185.00	$186.00	Sep 4	$0.06	$0.94	16%	15.67
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$4.75	10%	19.00
$215.00	$217.50	$220.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$2.43	2%	34.71
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Sep 11	$0.07	$2.43	2%	34.71
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$2.43	2%	34.71

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$155.00	$160.00	$165.00	Oct 16	$0.21	$4.79	8%	22.81
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 9	$0.26	$4.74	10%	18.23
$178.00	$179.00	$180.00	Sep 4	$0.09	$0.91	14%	10.11
$183.00	$184.00	$185.00	Sep 4	$0.12	$0.88	16%	7.33
$183.00	$184.00	$185.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	8%	11.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 158 found (best net $-0.51, 146 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$180.00	$183.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.51	$2.49
$200.00	$205.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.07	$4.93
$205.00	$220.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.06	$14.94
$195.00	$197.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.01	$2.49
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.07	$4.93

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$179.00	$178.00	1:2	Sep 4	$0.00	$1.00
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.58	$4.42
$165.00	$160.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.45	$4.55
$160.00	$155.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.28	$4.72
$162.50	$160.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.05	$2.45

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 94 found (best yield 3.57%, avg 0.89%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$184.00	Oct 16	$6.55	0.51	0.2%	3.57%	3.81%	7	38
$185.00	Oct 16	$6.00	0.49	0.8%	3.27%	4.05%	115	116
$190.00	Oct 16	$3.75	0.37	3.5%	2.04%	5.55%	116	329
$188.00	Oct 16	$4.20	0.42	2.4%	2.29%	4.71%	77	152
$186.00	Oct 16	$4.90	0.46	1.3%	2.67%	4.00%	109	17
$187.00	Oct 16	$4.45	0.44	1.9%	2.42%	4.30%	86	73
$189.00	Oct 16	$3.65	0.39	3.0%	1.99%	4.95%	1	12
$184.00	Oct 9	$5.50	0.50	0.2%	3.00%	3.24%	2	--
$192.00	Oct 16	$2.70	0.32	4.6%	1.47%	6.07%	2	92
$191.00	Oct 16	$2.65	0.35	4.0%	1.44%	5.50%	--	71

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 12,364

Total Puts 16,828

Put/Call Ratio 1.36

Net Difference -4,464

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,594

Total Puts 11,823

Put/Call Ratio 1.38

Net Difference -3,229

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 60,862

Total Puts 114,475

Average Put/Call Ratio 2.15

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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