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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$196.37 -1.21%

(10/12 10:50) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/12 10:55am) 4,374

Calls: 1,782 (41%)

Puts: 2,592 (59%)

Prior (10/09) 2,718

Calls: 1,208 (44%)

Puts: 1,510 (56%)

Current vs Prior +60.93%

Calls: +47.52% (Calls)

Puts: +71.66% (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 -90.73%

Calls: -86.79%

Puts: -92.31%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/12 10:55am) $1.88M

Calls: $1.36M (72%)

Puts: $518.8K (28%)

Prior (10/09) $1.31M

Calls: $944.2K (72%)

Puts: $363.0K (28%)

Current vs Prior +43.55%

Calls: +43.78%

Puts: +42.93%

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 -94.30%

Calls: -94.75%

Puts: -92.66%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/12 10:55am) 1.45

Prior (10/09) 1.25

Current vs Prior +16.36%

Prior 7-Day Average 2.04

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.85%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/12 10:55am) 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 2.56% | 3.43%2.56% | 6.44%

Prior 2.48% | 3.62%2.48% | 6.98%

Current vs Prior +3.28% | -5.38%+3.28% | -7.74%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +21.72% | -1.59%-26.47% | -18.22%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +3.28% | -5.38%+16.64% | -8.43%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 23.12% | 21.33%

Calls: 36.47% | 25.35%

Puts: 9.78% | 17.30%

Prior 18.07% | 12.47%

Calls: 17.84% | 12.82%

Puts: 18.30% | 12.12%

Current vs Prior +27.95% | +71.05%

Prior 7-Day Avg 42.92% | 26.32%

Calls: 49.41% | 20.90%

Puts: 36.42% | 31.75%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -46.13% | -18.97%

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Moderately bullish flow with 72% call dollar volume ($1.36M). Above-average activity with volume up 61% vs prior. Bearish P/C ratio of 1.45 indicates protective positioning. Put-heavy open interest (529,563 puts vs 267,992 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

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Expected Move

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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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
10:55	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	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
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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 72 of results (avg 7.0%, best 2.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$188.00	Nov 20	12.20	12.55	$12.38	2.8%	1	0.71	6
$196.00	Nov 20	6.75	6.95	$6.85	2.9%	--	0.53	15
$198.00	Nov 20	5.65	5.85	$5.75	3.5%	30	0.48	76
$183.00	Oct 30	14.15	14.70	$14.43	3.8%	9	0.88	152
$180.00	Oct 16	16.20	16.85	$16.52	3.9%	30	0.99	191

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$196.00	Nov 20	5.50	5.65	$5.58	2.7%	--	0.47	59
$220.00	Nov 20	23.15	23.95	$23.55	3.4%	--	0.92	10
$190.00	Nov 20	3.45	3.60	$3.53	4.2%	74	0.33	3.7K
$181.00	Nov 20	1.76	1.84	$1.80	4.4%	122	0.18	293
$200.00	Oct 30	5.65	5.95	$5.80	5.2%	--	0.62	202

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.61, cheapest $0.63)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Oct 16	0.58	0.68	$0.63	15.9%	65	0.25	6.2K
$205.00	Oct 23	0.40	0.46	$0.43	14.0%	3	0.12	109

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$193.00	Oct 16	0.72	0.80	$0.76	10.5%	542	0.23	1.8K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 121 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Oct 16	36.00	38.30	$37.15	6.2%	--	1.00	20
$165.00	Oct 16	30.80	33.35	$32.08	7.9%	--	1.00	11
$170.00	Oct 16	26.05	28.35	$27.20	8.5%	1	1.00	55
$171.00	Oct 16	25.00	27.20	$26.10	8.4%	8	1.00	2
$175.00	Oct 16	21.05	22.65	$21.85	7.3%	3	1.00	120

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$202.50	Oct 16	6.05	6.60	$6.32	8.7%	1	1.00	60
$205.00	Oct 16	7.45	8.90	$8.18	17.7%	--	1.00	33
$210.00	Oct 16	12.85	14.05	$13.45	8.9%	--	1.00	68
$217.50	Oct 16	19.30	21.75	$20.53	11.9%	2	1.00	2
$220.00	Nov 20	23.15	23.95	$23.55	3.4%	--	0.92	10

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 154 active (total vol 3.9K, top 818)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$205.00	Oct 16	0.05	0.09	$0.07	57.1%	271	0.04	2.7K
$177.50	Oct 16	18.70	19.80	$19.25	5.7%	117	0.99	27
$177.00	Oct 16	19.25	20.60	$19.93	6.8%	114	0.98	1.1K
$200.00	Oct 16	0.58	0.68	$0.63	15.9%	65	0.25	6.2K
$202.50	Oct 16	0.21	0.29	$0.25	32.0%	58	0.12	1.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Nov 20	1.60	1.71	$1.66	6.6%	818	0.16	1.4K
$193.00	Oct 16	0.72	0.80	$0.76	10.5%	542	0.23	1.8K
$197.00	Oct 16	2.14	2.36	$2.25	9.8%	145	0.51	245
$194.00	Oct 16	0.97	1.17	$1.07	18.7%	123	0.30	1.9K
$181.00	Nov 20	1.76	1.84	$1.80	4.4%	122	0.18	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 15.5%, max 21.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$194.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.6%	21.9%	21.9%	--	494
$197.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.0%	21.4%	21.5%	40	1.2K
$195.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.1%	22.6%	15.3%	14	7.0K
$193.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.1%	22.8%	14.6%	7	927
$192.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	27.3%	23.9%	14.3%	--	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$194.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.6%	21.9%	21.9%	123	2.0K
$197.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.0%	21.4%	21.5%	146	339
$195.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.1%	22.6%	15.3%	76	1.8K
$193.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	26.1%	22.8%	14.6%	542	1.9K
$192.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	27.3%	23.9%	14.3%	--	500

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 142 found (best R:R 1.22, avg 4.98)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$180.00	$182.00	Nov 20	$0.90	$1.10	$0.90	84%	1.22	$180.90
$190.00	$191.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	89%	3.55	$190.22
$190.00	$191.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	68%	6.69	$190.13
$181.00	$182.00	Oct 16	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	97%	0.82	$181.55
$193.00	$194.00	Nov 20	$0.17	$0.83	$0.17	61%	4.88	$193.17

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$207.50	$202.50	Oct 30	$3.33	$1.67	$3.33	84%	0.50	$204.17
$202.50	$200.00	Oct 23	$1.33	$1.17	$1.33	79%	0.88	$201.17
$197.00	$195.00	Nov 6	$0.63	$1.37	$0.63	49%	2.17	$196.37
$197.00	$196.00	Nov 20	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	50%	3.55	$196.78
$192.00	$191.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	36%	7.33	$191.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 107 found (best R:R 0.37, avg 0.36)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$1.34	$1.34	$3.66	69%	0.37	$206.34
$200.00	$202.50	Oct 30	$0.94	$0.94	$1.56	61%	0.60	$200.94
$200.00	$205.00	Nov 20	$1.88	$1.88	$3.12	57%	0.60	$201.88
$202.50	$205.00	Oct 23	$0.47	$0.47	$2.03	78%	0.23	$202.97
$198.00	$200.00	Nov 20	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	52%	1.00	$199.00

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$195.00	$194.00	Nov 20	$0.65	$0.65	$0.35	55%	1.86	$194.35
$187.00	$186.00	Nov 20	$0.46	$0.46	$0.54	73%	0.85	$186.54
$184.00	$183.00	Nov 20	$0.39	$0.39	$0.61	78%	0.64	$183.61
$186.00	$185.00	Nov 13	$0.36	$0.36	$0.64	78%	0.56	$185.64
$192.50	$192.00	Oct 23	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	70%	1.27	$192.22

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 11 found (avg debit $1.08, cheapest $0.78)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$195.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.21	26.1%	21.0%
$196.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.77	25.7%	21.8%
$197.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.19	26.0%	22.1%
$197.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.17	25.2%	25.0%
$199.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.05	20.7%	21.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$195.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.78	26.1%	21.0%
$196.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.96	25.7%	21.8%
$197.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.93	26.0%	22.1%
$197.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.85	25.2%	22.8%
$198.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$0.84	20.4%	21.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 99 found (cheapest 1.99% of stock, avg 5.62%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$197.00	Oct 16	$1.66	$2.25	$3.91	$193.09	$200.91	1.99%
$198.00	Oct 16	$1.25	$2.86	$4.11	$193.89	$202.11	2.09%
$195.00	Oct 16	$2.77	$1.37	$4.14	$190.86	$199.14	2.11%
$197.50	Oct 16	$1.86	$2.46	$4.32	$193.18	$201.82	2.20%
$199.00	Oct 16	$0.92	$3.53	$4.45	$194.55	$203.45	2.27%
$196.00	Oct 16	$2.78	$1.75	$4.53	$191.47	$200.53	2.31%
$194.00	Oct 16	$3.68	$1.07	$4.75	$189.25	$198.75	2.42%
$200.00	Oct 16	$0.63	$4.25	$4.88	$195.12	$204.88	2.49%
$193.00	Oct 16	$4.20	$0.76	$4.96	$188.04	$197.96	2.53%
$192.50	Oct 16	$4.97	$0.72	$5.69	$186.81	$198.19	2.90%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.49% of stock, avg 2.92%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$202.50	$192.50	Oct 16	$0.25	$0.72	$0.97	$191.53	$203.47
$202.50	$193.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$0.76	$1.01	$191.99	$203.51
$200.00	$192.50	Oct 16	$0.63	$0.72	$1.35	$191.15	$201.35
$200.00	$193.00	Oct 16	$0.63	$0.76	$1.39	$191.61	$201.39
$202.50	$194.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$1.07	$1.32	$192.68	$203.82
$200.00	$194.00	Oct 16	$0.63	$1.07	$1.70	$192.30	$201.70
$199.00	$192.50	Oct 16	$0.92	$0.72	$1.64	$190.86	$200.64
$199.00	$193.00	Oct 16	$0.92	$0.76	$1.68	$191.32	$200.68
$199.00	$194.00	Oct 16	$0.92	$1.07	$1.99	$192.01	$200.99
$202.50	$195.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$1.37	$1.62	$193.38	$204.12

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 207 found (best R:R 0.64, avg credit $0.63)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
180/181	199/200	Oct 16	$0.39	$0.61	64%	0.64	$180.61	$199.39
189/190	199/200	Oct 16	$0.45	$0.55	56%	0.82	$189.55	$199.45
193/194	199/200	Oct 16	$0.60	$0.40	38%	1.50	$193.40	$199.60
192/192	199/200	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.52	46%	0.92	$192.02	$199.48
190/191	199/200	Oct 16	$0.41	$0.59	53%	0.69	$190.59	$199.41
180/181	202/205	Oct 16	$0.28	$2.22	85%	0.13	$180.72	$202.78
170/173	212/215	Oct 30	$0.27	$2.73	87%	0.10	$172.73	$212.77
180/182	212/215	Nov 13	$0.63	$1.87	69%	0.34	$181.37	$213.13
178/180	215/218	Nov 6	$0.35	$2.15	80%	0.16	$179.65	$215.35
175/178	215/218	Nov 6	$0.29	$2.21	82%	0.13	$177.21	$215.29

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 91 found (best R:R 12.89, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$0.54	$4.46	23%	8.26
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 16	$0.20	$2.30	21%	11.50
$210.00	$215.00	$220.00	Nov 20	$0.26	$4.74	13%	18.23
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 23	$0.21	$2.29	21%	10.90
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Nov 6	$0.14	$2.36	16%	16.86

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$0.36	$4.64	23%	12.89
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.37	$4.63	18%	12.51
$194.00	$195.00	$196.00	Oct 16	$0.08	$0.92	14%	11.50
$175.00	$177.50	$180.00	Nov 6	$0.06	$2.44	4%	40.67
$195.00	$196.00	$197.00	Oct 16	$0.12	$0.88	15%	7.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 139 found (best net $-2.91, 131 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$194.00	$200.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.87	$5.13
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.19	$4.81
$200.00	$205.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.99	$4.01
$210.00	$215.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.17	$4.83
$200.00	$202.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.22	$2.28

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$205.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.91	$2.09
$217.50	$210.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$6.37	$1.13
$202.50	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.18	$0.32
$185.00	$180.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.41	$4.59
$190.00	$189.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.00	$1.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 49 found (best yield 3.13%, avg 0.93%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$197.00	Nov 20	$6.15	0.50	0.3%	3.13%	3.45%	34	785
$198.00	Nov 20	$5.65	0.48	0.8%	2.88%	3.71%	30	76
$200.00	Nov 20	$4.65	0.43	1.9%	2.37%	4.22%	9	1.1K
$200.00	Nov 13	$3.85	0.43	1.9%	1.96%	3.81%	5	17
$205.00	Nov 20	$2.69	0.31	4.4%	1.37%	5.76%	18	1.1K
$202.50	Nov 13	$2.85	0.36	3.1%	1.45%	4.57%	3	20
$197.50	Nov 6	$4.40	0.50	0.6%	2.24%	2.82%	52	1
$198.00	Nov 6	$4.10	0.49	0.8%	2.09%	2.92%	--	22
$199.00	Nov 6	$3.65	0.45	1.3%	1.86%	3.20%	--	112
$200.00	Nov 6	$3.20	0.42	1.9%	1.63%	3.48%	6	60

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 1,782

Total Puts 2,592

Put/Call Ratio 1.45

Net Difference -810

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,208

Total Puts 1,510

Put/Call Ratio 1.25

Net Difference -302

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)

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

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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