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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$197.29 -0.75%

(10/12 09:45) ◀

Monday, October 12, 2026 (9:50am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/12 9:50am) 1,251

Calls: 551 (44%)

Puts: 700 (56%)

Prior (10/09) 729

Calls: 402 (55%)

Puts: 327 (45%)

Current vs Prior +71.60%

Calls: +37.06% (Calls)

Puts: +114.07% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 330,239

Calls: 94,436 (29%)

Puts: 235,803 (71%)

Prior 7-Day Average 47,177

Calls: 13,490 (29%)

Puts: 33,686 (71%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -97.35%

Calls: -95.92%

Puts: -97.92%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/12 9:50am) $392.4K

Calls: $242.3K (62%)

Puts: $150.2K (38%)

Prior (10/09) $439.3K

Calls: $371.9K (85%)

Puts: $67.5K (15%)

Current vs Prior -10.67%

Calls: -34.86%

Puts: +122.66%

Prior 7-Day Total $230.53M

Calls: $181.02M (79%)

Puts: $49.51M (21%)

Prior 7-Day Average $32.93M

Calls: $25.86M (79%)

Puts: $7.07M (21%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -98.81%

Calls: -99.06%

Puts: -97.88%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/12 9:50am) 1.27

Prior (10/09) 0.81

Current vs Prior +56.18%

Prior 7-Day Average 2.04

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -37.85%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/12 9:50am) 797,555

Calls: 267,992 (34%)

Puts: 529,563 (66%)

Prior (10/09) 899,947

Calls: 280,611 (31%)

Puts: 619,336 (69%)

Current vs Prior -11.38%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,950,884

Calls: 1,927,455 (32%)

Puts: 4,023,429 (68%)

Prior 7-Day Average 850,126

Calls: 275,350 (32%)

Puts: 574,775 (68%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.18%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/16) | Next (10/23)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 2.22% | 3.35%2.22% | 6.86%

Prior 2.48% | 3.62%2.48% | 6.98%

Current vs Prior -10.49% | -7.50%-10.48% | -1.79%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.10% | 3.48%3.48% | 7.88%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.49% | -3.80%-36.27% | -12.94%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.48% | 3.62%2.20% | 7.04%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -10.49% | -7.50%+1.10% | -2.52%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 39.70% | 24.00%

Calls: 39.92% | 25.82%

Puts: 39.47% | 22.18%

Prior 18.07% | 12.47%

Calls: 17.84% | 12.82%

Puts: 18.30% | 12.12%

Current vs Prior +119.70% | +92.46%

Prior 7-Day Avg 42.92% | 26.32%

Calls: 49.41% | 20.90%

Puts: 36.42% | 31.75%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -7.50% | -8.82%

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Moderately bullish flow with 62% call dollar volume ($242.3K). Above-average activity with volume up 72% vs prior. Bearish P/C ratio of 1.27 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 56% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
09:50	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:35	BEARISH	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 35 of results (avg 6.2%, best 2.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Nov 20	19.40	19.80	$19.60	2.0%	--	0.85	258
$160.00	Oct 16	37.00	38.30	$37.65	3.5%	--	1.00	20
$180.00	Oct 30	17.75	18.40	$18.08	3.6%	--	0.93	18
$165.00	Oct 16	32.00	33.35	$32.67	4.1%	--	0.99	11
$175.00	Oct 16	22.05	23.05	$22.55	4.4%	2	0.99	120

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$210.00	Nov 20	13.50	14.05	$13.78	4.0%	--	0.78	266
$181.00	Nov 20	1.60	1.68	$1.64	4.9%	24	0.16	293
$190.00	Nov 20	3.30	3.50	$3.40	5.9%	4	0.30	3.7K
$220.00	Nov 20	21.75	23.50	$22.63	7.7%	--	0.95	10
$215.00	Nov 20	17.05	18.45	$17.75	7.9%	--	0.89	401

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.76, cheapest $0.61)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$215.00	Nov 20	0.82	1.00	$0.91	19.8%	1	0.13	441

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$193.00	Oct 16	0.56	0.66	$0.61	16.4%	231	0.20	1.8K
$194.00	Oct 16	0.71	0.82	$0.76	14.5%	104	0.24	1.9K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 111 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Oct 16	37.00	38.30	$37.65	3.5%	--	1.00	20
$170.00	Oct 16	27.05	28.45	$27.75	5.0%	1	1.00	55
$180.00	Oct 16	17.05	18.35	$17.70	7.3%	--	0.99	191
$175.00	Oct 16	22.05	23.05	$22.55	4.4%	2	0.99	120
$165.00	Oct 16	32.00	33.35	$32.67	4.1%	--	0.99	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$205.00	Oct 16	6.90	8.40	$7.65	19.6%	--	1.00	33
$210.00	Oct 16	11.70	13.35	$12.52	13.2%	--	1.00	68
$220.00	Nov 20	21.75	23.50	$22.63	7.7%	--	0.95	10
$215.00	Nov 20	17.05	18.45	$17.75	7.9%	--	0.89	401
$202.50	Oct 16	4.75	5.90	$5.33	21.6%	--	0.88	60

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 76 active (total vol 938, top 231)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Oct 16	0.83	1.10	$0.97	27.8%	52	0.32	6.2K
$198.00	Oct 16	1.52	2.24	$1.88	38.3%	40	0.48	462
$177.00	Oct 16	19.90	21.30	$20.60	6.8%	29	0.98	1.1K
$205.00	Oct 16	0.09	0.22	$0.16	81.2%	26	0.07	2.7K
$177.50	Oct 16	19.45	20.85	$20.15	6.9%	25	0.97	27

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$193.00	Oct 16	0.56	0.66	$0.61	16.4%	231	0.20	1.8K
$194.00	Oct 16	0.71	0.82	$0.76	14.5%	104	0.24	1.9K
$197.50	Oct 30	3.60	4.40	$4.00	20.0%	101	0.49	73
$199.00	Oct 30	4.30	5.05	$4.68	16.0%	100	0.54	141
$181.00	Nov 20	1.60	1.68	$1.64	4.9%	24	0.16	293

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 16 strikes (avg 5.4%, max 10.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$192.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	27.3%	24.8%	10.0%	--	20
$192.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	27.0%	24.9%	8.6%	--	1.8K
$193.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.3%	24.5%	7.1%	--	927
$194.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	25.4%	24.3%	4.5%	--	494
$195.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	25.0%	24.0%	4.4%	1	7.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$192.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	27.3%	24.8%	10.0%	--	500
$192.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	27.0%	24.9%	8.6%	14	4.8K
$193.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.3%	24.5%	7.1%	231	1.9K
$197.50	Oct 16	Nov 6	23.5%	22.3%	5.0%	2	149
$194.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	25.4%	24.3%	4.5%	104	2.0K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 147 found (best R:R 0.64, avg 4.26)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$180.00	$182.00	Nov 20	$1.22	$0.78	$1.22	85%	0.64	$181.22
$185.00	$187.00	Nov 20	$1.20	$0.80	$1.20	79%	0.67	$186.20
$183.00	$184.00	Oct 30	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	89%	0.54	$183.65
$192.00	$192.50	Oct 16	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	85%	1.00	$192.25
$200.00	$202.50	Oct 23	$0.61	$1.89	$0.61	38%	3.10	$200.61

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$205.00	$200.00	Nov 20	$2.75	$2.25	$2.75	66%	0.82	$202.25
$191.00	$190.00	Nov 20	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	32%	5.67	$190.85
$199.00	$198.00	Oct 23	$0.38	$0.62	$0.38	56%	1.63	$198.62
$197.00	$195.00	Nov 13	$0.71	$1.29	$0.71	47%	1.82	$196.29
$189.00	$188.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	28%	6.69	$188.87

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 109 found (best R:R 0.31, avg 0.41)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$1.17	$1.17	$3.83	76%	0.31	$211.17
$198.00	$200.00	Nov 20	$1.35	$1.35	$0.65	49%	2.08	$199.35
$199.00	$200.00	Oct 23	$0.71	$0.71	$0.29	56%	2.45	$199.71
$202.50	$205.00	Nov 6	$0.96	$0.96	$1.54	64%	0.62	$203.46
$199.00	$200.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.53	$0.47	59%	1.13	$199.53

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$181.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.10	$0.10	$0.90	97%	0.11	$180.90
$181.00	$180.00	Oct 30	$0.15	$0.15	$0.85	91%	0.18	$180.85
$188.00	$187.00	Nov 20	$0.31	$0.31	$0.69	73%	0.45	$187.69
$190.00	$189.00	Nov 20	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	70%	0.52	$189.66
$173.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$0.13	$2.87	96%	0.05	$172.87

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 12 found (avg debit $1.17, cheapest $0.97)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$196.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.13	24.7%	22.2%
$200.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.92	22.0%	20.9%
$199.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.10	24.3%	23.2%
$197.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.20	23.4%	22.3%
$197.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.42	23.5%	22.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$196.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.97	24.7%	22.2%
$195.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.00	25.0%	23.1%
$197.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.03	23.5%	21.6%
$199.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.87	24.3%	23.2%
$197.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.12	23.4%	22.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 93 found (cheapest 2.07% of stock, avg 5.68%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$197.50	Oct 16	$2.18	$1.90	$4.08	$193.42	$201.58	2.07%
$198.00	Oct 16	$1.88	$2.23	$4.11	$193.89	$202.11	2.08%
$197.00	Oct 16	$2.48	$1.66	$4.14	$192.86	$201.14	2.10%
$199.00	Oct 16	$1.50	$2.78	$4.28	$194.72	$203.28	2.17%
$200.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$3.45	$4.42	$195.58	$204.42	2.24%
$196.00	Oct 16	$3.15	$1.35	$4.50	$191.50	$200.50	2.28%
$195.00	Oct 16	$3.73	$1.03	$4.76	$190.24	$199.76	2.41%
$194.00	Oct 16	$4.50	$0.76	$5.26	$188.74	$199.26	2.67%
$202.50	Oct 16	$0.45	$5.33	$5.78	$196.72	$208.28	2.93%
$193.00	Oct 16	$5.32	$0.61	$5.93	$187.07	$198.93	3.01%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.47% of stock, avg 2.95%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$205.00	$194.00	Oct 16	$0.16	$0.76	$0.92	$193.08	$205.92
$202.50	$194.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$0.76	$1.21	$192.79	$203.71
$205.00	$195.00	Oct 16	$0.16	$1.03	$1.19	$193.81	$206.19
$202.50	$195.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$1.03	$1.48	$193.52	$203.98
$200.00	$194.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.76	$1.73	$192.27	$201.73
$200.00	$195.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$1.03	$2.00	$193.00	$202.00
$205.00	$196.00	Oct 16	$0.16	$1.35	$1.51	$194.49	$206.51
$202.50	$196.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$1.35	$1.80	$194.20	$204.30
$200.00	$196.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$1.35	$2.32	$193.68	$202.32
$199.00	$194.00	Oct 16	$1.50	$0.76	$2.26	$191.74	$201.26

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 198 found (best R:R 0.10, avg credit $0.70)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
180/181	205/208	Oct 16	$0.22	$2.28	89%	0.10	$180.78	$205.22
178/180	205/208	Nov 6	$0.92	$1.58	60%	0.58	$179.08	$205.92
175/178	205/208	Nov 6	$0.85	$1.65	62%	0.52	$176.65	$205.85
170/173	210/212	Oct 30	$0.43	$2.57	82%	0.17	$172.57	$210.43
170/173	212/215	Oct 30	$0.28	$2.72	87%	0.10	$172.72	$212.78
180/181	210/212	Oct 30	$0.45	$2.05	77%	0.22	$180.55	$210.45
180/181	202/205	Oct 16	$0.39	$2.11	79%	0.18	$180.61	$202.89
178/180	215/218	Nov 6	$0.36	$2.14	80%	0.17	$179.64	$215.36
178/180	218/220	Nov 6	$0.29	$2.21	83%	0.13	$179.71	$217.79
180/181	212/215	Oct 30	$0.30	$2.20	82%	0.14	$180.70	$212.80

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 79 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.33	$4.67	22%	14.15
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$0.37	$4.63	23%	12.51
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 16	$0.23	$2.27	25%	9.87
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Nov 6	$0.10	$2.40	15%	24.00
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 30	$0.16	$2.34	17%	14.62

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$4.93	23%	70.43
$194.00	$195.00	$196.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.95	13%	19.00
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 16	$0.44	$2.06	29%	4.68
$198.00	$199.00	$200.00	Oct 16	$0.12	$0.88	18%	7.33
$175.00	$177.50	$180.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$2.43	4%	34.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 135 found (best net $-2.78, 127 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.58	$4.42
$215.00	$220.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.05	$4.95
$202.50	$205.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.12	$2.38
$205.00	$207.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.02	$2.48
$200.00	$205.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.71	$3.29

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$205.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.78	$2.22
$207.50	$202.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$2.91	$2.09
$202.50	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.57	$0.93
$185.00	$180.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.39	$4.61
$173.00	$170.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.04	$2.96

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 3.14%, avg 0.94%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$198.00	Nov 20	$6.20	0.51	0.4%	3.14%	3.50%	--	76
$200.00	Nov 20	$5.20	0.47	1.4%	2.64%	4.01%	2	1.1K
$205.00	Nov 20	$3.05	0.35	3.9%	1.55%	5.45%	2	1.1K
$200.00	Nov 13	$4.30	0.46	1.4%	2.18%	3.55%	2	17
$202.50	Nov 13	$3.30	0.39	2.6%	1.67%	4.31%	--	20
$198.00	Nov 6	$4.60	0.50	0.4%	2.33%	2.69%	--	22
$199.00	Nov 6	$4.10	0.47	0.9%	2.08%	2.94%	--	112
$200.00	Nov 6	$3.60	0.44	1.4%	1.82%	3.20%	--	60
$205.00	Nov 13	$2.33	0.32	3.9%	1.18%	5.09%	--	31
$210.00	Nov 20	$1.62	0.24	6.4%	0.82%	7.26%	--	1.8K

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 551

Total Puts 700

Put/Call Ratio 1.27

Net Difference -149

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 402

Total Puts 327

Put/Call Ratio 0.81

Net Difference 75

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 94,436

Total Puts 235,803

Average Put/Call Ratio 2.04

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Expected Move

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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

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