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State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$186.21 -2.22%

(10/15 09:45) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/15 9:50am) 2,375

Calls: 1,246 (52%)

Puts: 1,129 (48%)

Prior (10/14) 596

Calls: 407 (68%)

Puts: 189 (32%)

Current vs Prior +298.49%

Calls: +206.14% (Calls)

Puts: +497.35% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 188,065

Calls: 72,122 (38%)

Puts: 115,943 (62%)

Prior 7-Day Average 26,866

Calls: 10,303 (38%)

Puts: 16,563 (62%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -91.16%

Calls: -87.91%

Puts: -93.18%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:50am) $952.3K

Calls: $525.0K (55%)

Puts: $427.3K (45%)

Prior (10/14) $262.6K

Calls: $215.6K (82%)

Puts: $47.1K (18%)

Current vs Prior +262.62%

Calls: +143.58%

Puts: +807.86%

Prior 7-Day Total $167.94M

Calls: $118.88M (71%)

Puts: $49.06M (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average $23.99M

Calls: $16.98M (71%)

Puts: $7.01M (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -96.03%

Calls: -96.91%

Puts: -93.90%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:50am) 0.91

Prior (10/14) 0.46

Current vs Prior +95.12%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.69

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -46.32%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 9:50am) 825,329

Calls: 275,998 (33%)

Puts: 549,331 (67%)

Prior (10/14) 812,476

Calls: 272,944 (34%)

Puts: 539,532 (66%)

Current vs Prior +1.58%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,933,040

Calls: 1,919,259 (32%)

Puts: 4,013,781 (68%)

Prior 7-Day Average 847,577

Calls: 274,179 (32%)

Puts: 573,397 (68%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.62%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.00% | 3.65%2.00% | 7.32%

Prior 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs Prior -13.15% | -5.39%-13.15% | +12.77%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.10% | 3.41%2.70% | 7.13%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.97% | +7.10%-26.07% | +2.68%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.15% | -5.39%-13.15% | +12.77%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 48.59% | 33.91%

Calls: 49.77% | 32.12%

Puts: 47.40% | 35.71%

Prior 33.34% | 26.01%

Calls: 32.88% | 14.95%

Puts: 33.79% | 37.06%

Current vs Prior +45.74% | +30.37%

Prior 7-Day Avg 44.85% | 25.66%

Calls: 51.71% | 23.99%

Puts: 37.98% | 27.32%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +8.35% | +32.15%

Liquidity Expensive

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 263% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 298% vs prior - elevated interest. P/C ratio rising 95% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Put-heavy open interest (549,331 puts vs 275,998 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

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
09:50	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:40	BULLISH	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 31 of results (avg 7.7%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Nov 20	36.90	38.85	$37.88	5.1%	--	0.96	20
$150.00	Oct 16	35.75	37.65	$36.70	5.2%	--	0.98	73
$150.00	Oct 23	35.75	37.80	$36.78	5.6%	--	0.98	13
$155.00	Oct 23	30.95	32.90	$31.92	6.1%	--	0.98	25
$155.00	Nov 20	31.85	33.95	$32.90	6.4%	--	0.94	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$199.00	Nov 6	13.00	13.50	$13.25	3.8%	56	0.87	346
$200.00	Nov 13	14.15	14.80	$14.48	4.5%	55	0.85	58
$200.00	Oct 16	12.95	14.00	$13.48	7.8%	2	1.00	325
$215.00	Nov 20	27.35	29.70	$28.53	8.2%	--	1.00	300
$210.00	Nov 20	22.45	24.40	$23.42	8.3%	--	0.95	264

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.71, cheapest $0.46)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$202.50	Nov 6	0.43	0.49	$0.46	13.0%	26	0.09	214
$199.00	Nov 6	0.81	0.92	$0.87	12.6%	1	0.15	142
$205.00	Nov 20	0.75	0.83	$0.79	10.1%	24	0.12	1.1K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 141 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Oct 16	16.10	17.30	$16.70	7.2%	--	1.00	60
$174.00	Oct 16	11.70	13.90	$12.80	17.2%	--	0.99	20
$171.00	Oct 16	14.50	16.65	$15.58	13.8%	--	0.99	27
$160.00	Oct 16	25.50	27.65	$26.58	8.1%	6	0.98	21
$175.00	Oct 16	11.10	12.35	$11.73	10.7%	--	0.98	122

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$191.00	Oct 16	3.75	5.60	$4.68	39.5%	--	1.00	1.0K
$192.00	Oct 16	5.20	6.25	$5.73	18.3%	--	1.00	4.7K
$192.50	Oct 16	5.80	7.00	$6.40	18.8%	14	1.00	520
$193.00	Oct 16	6.30	7.00	$6.65	10.5%	3	1.00	1.6K
$194.00	Oct 16	6.50	8.05	$7.28	21.3%	14	1.00	1.9K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 152 active (total vol 1.9K, top 272)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$193.00	Oct 16	0.02	0.14	$0.08	150.0%	272	0.05	932
$190.00	Oct 16	0.30	0.65	$0.48	72.9%	130	0.21	1.7K
$200.00	Nov 20	1.44	1.59	$1.52	9.9%	79	0.20	1.6K
$205.00	Nov 6	0.19	0.38	$0.29	65.5%	36	0.06	124
$200.00	Nov 6	0.65	0.82	$0.74	23.0%	35	0.13	169

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Oct 16	0.13	0.22	$0.18	50.0%	186	0.08	1.2K
$175.00	Nov 6	1.48	1.82	$1.65	20.6%	91	0.20	73
$184.00	Oct 16	0.39	1.02	$0.71	88.7%	81	0.27	1.6K
$177.50	Nov 6	1.87	2.33	$2.10	21.9%	70	0.24	79
$199.00	Nov 6	13.00	13.50	$13.25	3.8%	56	0.87	346

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 19 strikes (avg 39.1%, max 47.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$182.50	Oct 16	Oct 23	42.2%	28.8%	46.3%	1	234
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	37.5%	25.6%	46.3%	3	168
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	39.8%	27.4%	45.4%	--	908
$185.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.3%	26.4%	45.0%	3	4.2K
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 30	38.8%	27.2%	42.7%	--	577

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.8%	26.4%	47.2%	2	1.5K
$183.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	40.8%	27.8%	46.9%	--	1.6K
$185.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	38.3%	26.1%	46.6%	41	4.4K
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	37.5%	25.6%	46.3%	4	59
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	39.8%	27.4%	45.4%	81	1.8K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 177 found (best R:R 0.59, avg 3.83)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$185.00	$187.00	Nov 20	$0.83	$1.17	$0.83	56%	1.41	$185.83
$185.00	$186.00	Oct 23	$0.42	$0.58	$0.42	59%	1.38	$185.42
$185.00	$186.00	Oct 16	$0.49	$0.51	$0.49	67%	1.04	$185.49
$190.00	$191.00	Nov 20	$0.32	$0.68	$0.32	44%	2.12	$190.32
$193.00	$194.00	Nov 13	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	33%	3.35	$193.23

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$194.00	$193.00	Oct 16	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	100%	0.59	$193.37
$185.00	$180.00	Nov 27	$1.50	$3.50	$1.50	45%	2.33	$183.50
$193.00	$187.50	Nov 27	$2.80	$2.70	$2.80	64%	0.96	$190.20
$195.00	$194.00	Nov 20	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	70%	1.33	$194.57
$200.00	$199.00	Nov 6	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	89%	0.59	$199.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 125 found (best R:R 0.78, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$187.50	$197.50	Nov 27	$4.37	$4.37	$5.63	50%	0.78	$191.87
$191.00	$192.00	Nov 20	$0.80	$0.80	$0.20	59%	4.00	$191.80
$187.00	$189.00	Nov 20	$1.30	$1.30	$0.70	49%	1.86	$188.30
$190.00	$193.00	Nov 6	$1.37	$1.37	$1.63	58%	0.84	$191.37
$188.00	$189.00	Oct 16	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	62%	1.17	$188.54

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$175.00	$165.00	Nov 6	$1.02	$1.02	$8.98	80%	0.11	$173.98
$176.00	$175.00	Nov 20	$0.31	$0.31	$0.69	74%	0.45	$175.69
$182.50	$182.00	Oct 30	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	66%	0.85	$182.27
$182.50	$182.00	Oct 16	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	82%	0.32	$182.38
$170.00	$165.00	Oct 30	$0.33	$0.33	$4.67	90%	0.07	$169.67

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 10 found (avg debit $1.98, cheapest $5.51)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	$5.51	37.5%	25.6%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.45	38.8%	27.8%
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.38	38.3%	27.6%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.37	37.6%	27.9%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.65	37.1%	29.7%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.46	38.8%	27.8%
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.44	38.3%	27.6%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.34	37.6%	27.9%
$187.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.53	37.5%	28.4%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.63	37.1%	29.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 112 found (cheapest 1.64% of stock, avg 5.65%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$187.00	Oct 16	$1.47	$1.59	$3.06	$183.94	$190.06	1.64%
$187.50	Oct 16	$1.29	$2.05	$3.34	$184.16	$190.84	1.79%
$186.00	Oct 16	$2.13	$1.38	$3.51	$182.49	$189.51	1.88%
$188.00	Oct 16	$1.10	$2.41	$3.51	$184.49	$191.51	1.88%
$185.00	Oct 16	$2.62	$0.99	$3.61	$181.39	$188.61	1.94%
$189.00	Oct 16	$0.56	$3.13	$3.69	$185.31	$192.69	1.98%
$184.00	Oct 16	$3.34	$0.71	$4.05	$179.95	$188.05	2.17%
$190.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$3.76	$4.24	$185.76	$194.24	2.28%
$183.00	Oct 16	$4.13	$0.50	$4.63	$178.37	$187.63	2.49%
$191.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$4.68	$4.90	$186.10	$195.90	2.63%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.50% of stock, avg 3.09%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$190.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.45	$0.93	$181.57	$190.93
$190.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.50	$0.98	$182.02	$190.98
$189.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.56	$0.45	$1.01	$181.49	$190.01
$189.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.56	$0.50	$1.06	$181.94	$190.06
$190.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.71	$1.19	$182.81	$191.19
$189.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.56	$0.71	$1.27	$182.73	$190.27
$189.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.56	$0.99	$1.55	$183.45	$190.55
$190.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.99	$1.47	$183.53	$191.47
$188.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$1.10	$0.45	$1.55	$180.95	$189.55
$188.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$1.10	$0.50	$1.60	$181.40	$189.60

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 182 found (best R:R 3.00, avg credit $0.65)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
181/182	190/191	Oct 23	$0.75	$0.25	38%	3.00	$181.25	$190.75
176/177	190/191	Oct 23	$0.60	$0.40	52%	1.50	$176.40	$190.60
175/176	195/196	Oct 30	$0.50	$0.50	60%	1.00	$175.50	$195.50
174/175	195/196	Oct 30	$0.46	$0.54	62%	0.85	$174.54	$195.46
177/178	195/196	Oct 30	$0.52	$0.48	56%	1.08	$177.48	$195.52
175/176	197/198	Nov 20	$0.59	$0.41	48%	1.44	$175.41	$197.59
176/177	195/196	Oct 30	$0.49	$0.51	58%	0.96	$176.51	$195.49
175/176	196/197	Nov 20	$0.60	$0.40	46%	1.50	$175.40	$196.60
175/176	195/196	Nov 20	$0.62	$0.38	44%	1.63	$175.38	$195.62
180/181	190/191	Oct 23	$0.63	$0.37	42%	1.70	$180.37	$190.63

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 84 found (best R:R 44.45, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$4.87	8%	37.46
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 27	$0.16	$4.84	8%	30.25
$183.00	$184.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$0.93	14%	13.29
$210.00	$215.00	$220.00	Nov 20	$0.14	$4.86	5%	34.71
$188.00	$189.00	$190.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.94	10%	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Nov 27	$0.11	$4.89	20%	44.45
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$4.88	13%	40.67
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Nov 13	$0.36	$4.64	17%	12.89
$175.00	$177.50	$180.00	Nov 6	$0.12	$2.38	10%	19.83
$183.00	$184.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$0.93	14%	13.29

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 131 found (best net $-3.48, 122 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$170.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$6.82	$3.18
$200.00	$205.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.06	$4.94
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.05	$4.95
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.26	$4.74
$210.00	$215.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.17	$4.83

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.48	$6.52
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.04	$4.96
$180.00	$175.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$1.04	$3.96
$175.00	$170.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.64	$4.36
$160.00	$150.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.08	$9.92

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 76 found (best yield 3.38%, avg 0.83%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Nov 20	$6.30	0.51	0.4%	3.38%	3.81%	--	26
$187.50	Nov 27	$6.05	0.50	0.7%	3.25%	3.94%	--	16
$190.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.44	2.0%	2.52%	4.56%	4	519
$189.00	Nov 20	$4.95	0.46	1.5%	2.66%	4.16%	--	46
$191.00	Nov 20	$4.15	0.41	2.6%	2.23%	4.80%	--	12
$192.00	Nov 20	$3.60	0.38	3.1%	1.93%	5.04%	--	59
$193.00	Nov 20	$3.25	0.35	3.6%	1.75%	5.39%	6	446
$194.00	Nov 20	$2.97	0.33	4.2%	1.59%	5.78%	10	230
$195.00	Nov 20	$2.72	0.31	4.7%	1.46%	6.18%	3	1.3K
$196.00	Nov 20	$2.42	0.28	5.3%	1.30%	6.56%	5	612

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,246

Total Puts 1,129

Put/Call Ratio 0.91

Net Difference 117

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 407

Total Puts 189

Put/Call Ratio 0.46

Net Difference 218

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 72,122

Total Puts 115,943

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.69

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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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