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$185.53 -2.57%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:00am) 3,794

Calls: 1,650 (43%)

Puts: 2,144 (57%)

Prior (10/14) 814

Calls: 480 (59%)

Puts: 334 (41%)

Current vs Prior +366.09%

Calls: +243.75% (Calls)

Puts: +541.92% (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 -85.88%

Calls: -83.99%

Puts: -87.06%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:00am) $1.70M

Calls: $816.6K (48%)

Puts: $885.6K (52%)

Prior (10/14) $382.7K

Calls: $292.5K (76%)

Puts: $90.1K (24%)

Current vs Prior +344.82%

Calls: +179.14%

Puts: +882.54%

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 -92.91%

Calls: -95.19%

Puts: -87.37%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:00am) 1.30

Prior (10/14) 0.70

Current vs Prior +86.74%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.69

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -23.01%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:00am) 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 2.05% | 3.91%2.05% | 7.45%

Prior 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs Prior -10.95% | +1.38%-10.95% | +14.85%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -2.57% | +14.77%-24.19% | +4.57%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -10.95% | +1.38%-10.95% | +14.85%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 36.45% | 27.26%

Calls: 39.56% | 32.64%

Puts: 33.33% | 21.87%

Prior 33.34% | 26.01%

Calls: 32.88% | 14.95%

Puts: 33.79% | 37.06%

Current vs Prior +9.33% | +4.81%

Prior 7-Day Avg 44.85% | 25.66%

Calls: 51.71% | 23.99%

Puts: 37.98% | 27.32%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -18.72% | +6.24%

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 345% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 366% vs prior - elevated interest. Bearish P/C ratio of 1.30 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 87% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

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Prior BULLISH

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Prior BEARISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:50	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 19 of results (avg 7.8%, best 5.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Oct 30	35.30	37.35	$36.33	5.6%	1	0.98	1
$150.00	Oct 16	34.85	37.00	$35.92	6.0%	1	1.00	73
$150.00	Oct 23	34.95	37.20	$36.08	6.2%	--	0.98	13
$150.00	Nov 20	35.95	38.30	$37.13	6.3%	--	0.95	20
$155.00	Nov 20	31.35	33.45	$32.40	6.5%	--	0.94	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Nov 20	14.90	16.00	$15.45	7.1%	14	0.82	1.1K
$185.00	Nov 20	5.80	6.25	$6.03	7.5%	14	0.47	1.9K
$210.00	Oct 16	23.05	24.85	$23.95	7.5%	4	0.98	6
$200.00	Nov 13	14.55	15.75	$15.15	7.9%	55	0.87	58
$189.00	Oct 16	3.60	3.90	$3.75	8.0%	11	0.80	618

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.46, cheapest $0.36)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$210.00	Nov 20	0.33	0.38	$0.36	13.9%	38	0.06	1.8K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Nov 20	0.53	0.60	$0.56	12.5%	9	0.05	115

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 142 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Oct 16	34.85	37.00	$35.92	6.0%	1	1.00	73
$160.00	Oct 16	24.70	27.10	$25.90	9.3%	6	1.00	21
$170.00	Oct 16	14.85	17.10	$15.98	14.1%	--	1.00	60
$171.00	Oct 16	13.85	16.10	$14.98	15.0%	--	1.00	27
$174.00	Oct 16	10.85	13.10	$11.98	18.8%	--	1.00	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$202.50	Oct 23	15.50	17.85	$16.68	14.1%	--	1.00	32
$215.00	Nov 20	28.00	30.45	$29.23	8.4%	--	1.00	300
$200.00	Oct 16	13.10	15.35	$14.23	15.8%	5	0.99	325
$202.50	Oct 30	15.50	17.85	$16.68	14.1%	--	0.99	133
$198.00	Oct 16	11.10	13.45	$12.27	19.2%	5	0.99	92

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 182 active (total vol 2.7K, top 273)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$193.00	Oct 16	0.02	0.14	$0.08	150.0%	273	0.04	932
$190.00	Oct 16	0.18	0.44	$0.31	83.9%	131	0.14	1.7K
$200.00	Nov 20	1.33	1.48	$1.41	10.6%	95	0.18	1.6K
$210.00	Nov 20	0.33	0.38	$0.36	13.9%	38	0.06	1.8K
$205.00	Nov 6	0.19	0.38	$0.29	65.5%	36	0.06	124

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$183.00	Oct 16	0.56	0.91	$0.74	47.3%	253	0.28	1.0K
$180.00	Oct 16	0.18	0.35	$0.27	63.0%	224	0.12	1.2K
$190.00	Oct 30	6.20	7.30	$6.75	16.3%	104	0.65	660
$175.00	Nov 6	1.49	2.10	$1.80	33.9%	91	0.21	73
$186.00	Nov 20	6.15	6.80	$6.48	10.0%	89	0.49	506

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 20 strikes (avg 40.6%, max 83.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 30	49.6%	27.0%	83.5%	2	577
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	46.3%	28.4%	62.8%	7	168
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 30	46.2%	30.2%	53.1%	--	603
$182.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.5%	27.3%	41.0%	2	237
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	37.1%	27.3%	36.1%	--	908

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	49.6%	27.1%	82.7%	102	1.5K
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	46.3%	28.4%	62.8%	4	59
$188.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	46.2%	30.3%	52.3%	6	2.7K
$183.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	39.2%	27.7%	41.6%	253	1.6K
$182.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.5%	27.3%	41.0%	17	1.6K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 161 found (best R:R 1.86, avg 4.62)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$180.00	$181.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	89%	1.50	$180.40
$186.00	$187.00	Oct 23	$0.14	$0.86	$0.14	49%	6.14	$186.14
$180.00	$182.00	Nov 20	$0.95	$1.05	$0.95	65%	1.11	$180.95
$190.00	$191.00	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	36%	8.09	$190.11
$183.00	$184.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	61%	1.50	$183.40

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$191.00	$190.00	Oct 16	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	90%	1.86	$190.65
$194.00	$193.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	95%	1.08	$193.52
$193.00	$192.00	Nov 6	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	73%	3.00	$192.75
$189.00	$188.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	65%	3.55	$188.78
$189.00	$188.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	60%	4.00	$188.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 118 found (best R:R 0.83, avg 0.50)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$187.50	$197.50	Nov 27	$4.55	$4.55	$5.45	50%	0.83	$192.05
$189.00	$190.00	Nov 20	$0.85	$0.85	$0.15	56%	5.67	$189.85
$189.00	$190.00	Oct 30	$0.64	$0.64	$0.36	59%	1.78	$189.64
$188.00	$189.00	Oct 16	$0.49	$0.49	$0.51	69%	0.96	$188.49
$197.50	$205.00	Nov 27	$1.31	$1.31	$6.19	75%	0.21	$198.81

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$185.00	$184.00	Oct 30	$0.75	$0.75	$0.25	54%	3.00	$184.25
$185.00	$184.00	Oct 23	$0.74	$0.74	$0.26	54%	2.85	$184.26
$182.00	$181.00	Oct 23	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	67%	1.22	$181.45
$170.00	$155.00	Nov 13	$1.03	$1.03	$13.97	84%	0.07	$168.97
$184.00	$182.00	Nov 13	$1.02	$1.02	$0.98	56%	1.04	$182.98

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 12 found (avg debit $2.03, cheapest $1.18)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.18	49.6%	28.3%
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	$5.57	46.3%	28.4%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.50	46.2%	31.4%
$184.00	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.87	37.1%	28.2%
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$2.01	35.5%	29.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.45	49.6%	28.3%
$187.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.51	46.3%	30.2%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.11	46.2%	31.4%
$184.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.24	37.1%	27.2%
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.65	35.5%	29.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 113 found (cheapest 1.71% of stock, avg 5.81%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$185.00	Oct 16	$1.82	$1.35	$3.17	$181.83	$188.17	1.71%
$187.00	Oct 16	$0.90	$2.56	$3.46	$183.54	$190.46	1.86%
$187.50	Oct 16	$1.13	$2.37	$3.50	$184.00	$191.00	1.89%
$186.00	Oct 16	$1.86	$1.98	$3.84	$182.16	$189.84	2.07%
$184.00	Oct 16	$3.08	$1.02	$4.10	$179.90	$188.10	2.21%
$189.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$3.75	$4.23	$184.77	$193.23	2.28%
$188.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$3.27	$4.24	$183.76	$192.24	2.29%
$183.00	Oct 16	$3.81	$0.74	$4.55	$178.45	$187.55	2.45%
$182.50	Oct 16	$4.18	$0.45	$4.63	$177.87	$187.13	2.50%
$182.00	Oct 16	$4.55	$0.49	$5.04	$176.96	$187.04	2.72%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.50% of stock, avg 3.22%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$189.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.45	$0.93	$181.57	$189.93
$189.00	$182.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.49	$0.97	$181.03	$189.97
$189.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.74	$1.22	$181.78	$190.22
$187.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.90	$0.45	$1.35	$181.15	$188.35
$188.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.45	$1.42	$181.08	$189.42
$187.00	$182.00	Oct 16	$0.90	$0.49	$1.39	$180.61	$188.39
$188.00	$182.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.49	$1.46	$180.54	$189.46
$187.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.90	$0.74	$1.64	$181.36	$188.64
$188.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.74	$1.71	$181.29	$189.71
$189.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$1.02	$1.50	$182.50	$190.50

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 211 found (best R:R 4.00, avg credit $0.70)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
176/177	192/193	Oct 30	$0.80	$0.20	48%	4.00	$176.20	$192.80
181/182	194/195	Oct 23	$0.71	$0.29	52%	2.45	$181.29	$194.71
180/181	195/196	Oct 30	$0.76	$0.24	46%	3.17	$180.24	$195.76
174/175	192/193	Oct 30	$0.67	$0.33	52%	2.03	$174.33	$192.67
180/181	191/192	Oct 30	$0.86	$0.14	33%	6.14	$180.14	$191.86
182/183	188/189	Oct 16	$0.78	$0.22	41%	3.55	$182.22	$188.78
181/182	188/189	Oct 16	$0.70	$0.30	49%	2.33	$181.30	$188.70
173/174	192/193	Oct 30	$0.64	$0.36	54%	1.78	$173.36	$192.64
181/182	192/192	Oct 23	$0.73	$0.27	45%	2.70	$181.27	$192.73
180/181	196/197	Oct 30	$0.68	$0.32	49%	2.13	$180.32	$196.68

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 86 found (best R:R 30.25, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$4.88	8%	40.67
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$4.87	7%	37.46
$210.00	$215.00	$220.00	Nov 20	$0.08	$4.92	4%	61.50
$194.00	$195.00	$196.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.94	5%	15.67
$192.00	$192.50	$193.00	Oct 23	$0.05	$0.45	5%	9.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Nov 27	$0.16	$4.84	20%	30.25
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$4.87	10%	37.46
$155.00	$165.00	$175.00	Nov 6	$0.80	$9.20	17%	11.50
$155.00	$160.00	$165.00	Nov 20	$0.09	$4.91	7%	54.56
$181.00	$183.00	$185.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$1.93	12%	27.57

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 138 found (best net $-4.51, 124 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$170.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$6.06	$3.94
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.05	$4.95
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.18	$4.82
$210.00	$215.00	1:2	Nov 20	$0.00	$5.00
$200.00	$202.50	1:2	Oct 30	$0.00	$2.50

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$4.51	$5.49
$175.00	$170.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.43	$4.57
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.04	$4.96
$160.00	$150.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.09	$9.91
$165.00	$160.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.09	$4.91

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 79 found (best yield 3.15%, avg 0.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$187.50	Nov 27	$5.85	0.49	1.1%	3.15%	4.21%	--	16
$187.00	Nov 20	$5.70	0.49	0.8%	3.07%	3.86%	--	26
$189.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.44	1.9%	2.53%	4.40%	--	46
$190.00	Nov 20	$4.20	0.41	2.4%	2.26%	4.67%	4	519
$191.00	Nov 20	$3.80	0.39	3.0%	2.05%	5.00%	--	12
$192.00	Nov 20	$3.40	0.36	3.5%	1.83%	5.32%	--	59
$193.00	Nov 20	$2.96	0.33	4.0%	1.60%	5.62%	6	446
$194.00	Nov 20	$2.63	0.31	4.6%	1.42%	5.98%	10	230
$195.00	Nov 20	$2.33	0.28	5.1%	1.26%	6.36%	4	1.3K
$197.50	Nov 27	$1.95	0.25	6.5%	1.05%	7.50%	--	65

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,650

Total Puts 2,144

Put/Call Ratio 1.30

Net Difference -494

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 480

Total Puts 334

Put/Call Ratio 0.70

Net Difference 146

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 72,122

Total Puts 115,943

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.69

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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