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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$186.47 -2.08%

(10/15 10:20) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:25am) 7,614

Calls: 4,122 (54%)

Puts: 3,492 (46%)

Prior (10/14) 2,089

Calls: 1,062 (51%)

Puts: 1,027 (49%)

Current vs Prior +264.48%

Calls: +288.14% (Calls)

Puts: +240.02% (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 -71.66%

Calls: -59.99%

Puts: -78.92%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:25am) $3.37M

Calls: $1.89M (56%)

Puts: $1.47M (44%)

Prior (10/14) $916.7K

Calls: $628.8K (69%)

Puts: $287.9K (31%)

Current vs Prior +267.36%

Calls: +201.00%

Puts: +412.33%

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 -85.96%

Calls: -88.85%

Puts: -78.96%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:25am) 0.85

Prior (10/14) 0.97

Current vs Prior -12.40%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.69

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -49.81%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:25am) 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 1.98% | 3.71%1.98% | 7.23%

Prior 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs Prior -13.73% | -3.85%-13.73% | +11.38%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -5.61% | +8.85%-26.56% | +1.41%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.73% | -3.85%-13.73% | +11.38%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 69.88% | 31.45%

Calls: 100.63% | 35.99%

Puts: 39.13% | 26.91%

Prior 33.34% | 26.01%

Calls: 32.88% | 14.95%

Puts: 33.79% | 37.06%

Current vs Prior +109.60% | +20.92%

Prior 7-Day Avg 44.85% | 25.66%

Calls: 51.71% | 23.99%

Puts: 37.98% | 27.32%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +55.82% | +22.56%

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 267% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 264% vs prior - elevated interest. Put-heavy open interest (549,331 puts vs 275,998 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
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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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 43 of results (avg 7.8%, best 5.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Oct 30	35.30	37.40	$36.35	5.8%	1	1.00	1
$155.00	Nov 20	31.45	33.35	$32.40	5.9%	--	0.92	20
$198.00	Nov 20	2.01	2.14	$2.08	6.3%	16	0.24	474
$150.00	Oct 16	34.85	37.10	$35.98	6.3%	1	0.98	73
$150.00	Nov 20	35.95	38.30	$37.13	6.3%	--	0.93	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Nov 13	13.95	14.70	$14.33	5.2%	55	0.84	58
$199.00	Nov 6	12.85	13.55	$13.20	5.3%	56	0.85	346
$200.00	Nov 20	14.25	15.05	$14.65	5.5%	14	0.80	1.1K
$197.50	Oct 23	11.00	11.65	$11.33	5.7%	3	0.93	8
$197.50	Oct 16	10.90	11.55	$11.23	5.8%	7	1.00	124

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.72, cheapest $0.78)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$205.00	Nov 20	0.71	0.85	$0.78	17.9%	487	0.12	1.1K
$207.50	Nov 27	0.61	0.73	$0.67	17.9%	6	0.10	--

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Nov 20	0.85	1.01	$0.93	17.2%	313	0.09	453
$150.00	Nov 20	0.47	0.55	$0.51	15.7%	11	0.05	115

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 147 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Oct 23	34.95	37.40	$36.17	6.8%	--	1.00	13
$155.00	Oct 23	30.00	32.25	$31.13	7.2%	--	1.00	25
$150.00	Oct 30	35.30	37.40	$36.35	5.8%	1	1.00	1
$170.00	Oct 16	14.85	17.10	$15.98	14.1%	--	0.99	60
$174.00	Oct 16	10.85	13.15	$12.00	19.2%	--	0.99	20

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$195.00	Oct 16	8.20	9.15	$8.68	10.9%	20	1.00	978
$197.50	Oct 16	10.90	11.55	$11.23	5.8%	7	1.00	124
$198.00	Oct 16	11.10	12.10	$11.60	8.6%	7	1.00	92
$199.00	Oct 16	12.20	13.15	$12.68	7.5%	2	1.00	596
$200.00	Oct 16	13.20	15.25	$14.23	14.4%	55	1.00	325

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 226 active (total vol 5.8K, top 652)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$194.00	Nov 20	3.05	3.45	$3.25	12.3%	652	0.33	230
$205.00	Nov 20	0.71	0.85	$0.78	17.9%	487	0.12	1.1K
$189.00	Nov 13	4.55	4.95	$4.75	8.4%	367	0.45	--
$193.00	Oct 16	0.04	0.12	$0.08	100.0%	294	0.05	932
$200.00	Nov 20	1.56	1.69	$1.63	8.0%	141	0.20	1.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Nov 20	0.85	1.01	$0.93	17.2%	313	0.09	453
$183.00	Oct 16	0.38	0.85	$0.62	75.8%	253	0.23	1.0K
$180.00	Oct 16	0.15	0.23	$0.19	42.1%	231	0.09	1.2K
$186.00	Oct 30	3.80	4.35	$4.07	13.5%	150	0.48	67
$193.00	Oct 30	7.70	8.40	$8.05	8.7%	150	0.72	207

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 22 strikes (avg 35.7%, max 57.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$182.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.7%	27.8%	57.3%	2	237
$187.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.8%	25.9%	42.1%	31	1.3K
$183.00	Oct 16	Oct 30	43.1%	30.6%	41.1%	2	278
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.0%	27.1%	40.1%	--	908
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.7%	26.2%	39.7%	3	556

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$182.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.7%	27.8%	57.3%	22	1.6K
$183.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.1%	27.6%	56.4%	258	1.6K
$187.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.8%	25.9%	42.1%	95	1.6K
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.0%	27.1%	40.1%	112	1.8K
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.7%	26.2%	39.7%	108	1.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 197 found (best R:R 0.79, avg 4.13)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$179.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	92%	1.22	$179.45
$186.00	$187.00	Oct 23	$0.29	$0.71	$0.29	52%	2.45	$186.29
$184.00	$185.00	Nov 20	$0.42	$0.58	$0.42	58%	1.38	$184.42
$195.00	$196.00	Nov 20	$0.17	$0.83	$0.17	30%	4.88	$195.17
$184.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.58	$0.42	$0.58	73%	0.72	$184.58

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$200.00	$197.50	Nov 27	$1.40	$1.10	$1.40	78%	0.79	$198.60
$199.00	$198.00	Oct 23	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	95%	1.08	$198.52
$195.00	$191.00	Nov 13	$2.30	$1.70	$2.30	73%	0.74	$192.70
$199.00	$198.00	Oct 30	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	90%	1.13	$198.53
$190.00	$189.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	62%	4.00	$189.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 138 found (best R:R 1.00, avg 0.42)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$190.00	$193.00	Nov 6	$1.50	$1.50	$1.50	60%	1.00	$191.50
$187.50	$195.00	Nov 27	$3.37	$3.37	$4.13	51%	0.82	$190.87
$195.00	$196.00	Nov 27	$0.68	$0.68	$0.32	68%	2.13	$195.68
$189.00	$192.00	Nov 13	$1.57	$1.57	$1.43	56%	1.10	$190.57
$190.00	$191.00	Nov 20	$0.65	$0.65	$0.35	57%	1.86	$190.65

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$182.00	$181.00	Oct 23	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	70%	1.17	$181.46
$170.00	$150.00	Nov 27	$1.50	$1.50	$18.50	82%	0.08	$168.50
$170.00	$155.00	Nov 13	$1.03	$1.03	$13.97	85%	0.07	$168.97
$171.00	$170.00	Nov 20	$0.30	$0.30	$0.70	81%	0.43	$170.70
$184.00	$182.00	Nov 13	$0.90	$0.90	$1.10	58%	0.82	$183.10

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 10 found (avg debit $2.06, cheapest $1.43)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.43	36.6%	27.7%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.53	36.7%	27.7%
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	$5.57	36.7%	28.4%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.56	37.3%	29.7%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.75	36.8%	30.9%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.50	36.6%	27.7%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.60	36.7%	27.7%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.42	37.3%	29.7%
$187.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.59	36.7%	29.2%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.69	36.8%	30.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 119 found (cheapest 1.71% of stock, avg 5.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$187.00	Oct 16	$1.35	$1.84	$3.19	$183.81	$190.19	1.71%
$186.00	Oct 16	$1.86	$1.37	$3.23	$182.77	$189.23	1.73%
$187.50	Oct 16	$1.13	$2.19	$3.32	$184.18	$190.82	1.78%
$188.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$2.43	$3.40	$184.60	$191.40	1.82%
$185.00	Oct 16	$2.50	$1.00	$3.50	$181.50	$188.50	1.88%
$184.00	Oct 16	$3.08	$0.70	$3.78	$180.22	$187.78	2.03%
$189.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$3.31	$3.84	$185.16	$192.84	2.06%
$190.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$3.88	$4.19	$185.81	$194.19	2.25%
$183.00	Oct 16	$3.81	$0.62	$4.43	$178.57	$187.43	2.38%
$182.50	Oct 16	$4.18	$0.45	$4.63	$177.87	$187.13	2.48%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.41% of stock, avg 3.27%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$190.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.31	$0.45	$0.76	$181.74	$190.76
$190.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$0.62	$0.93	$182.07	$190.93
$189.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.45	$0.98	$181.52	$189.98
$190.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$0.70	$1.01	$182.99	$191.01
$189.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.62	$1.15	$181.85	$190.15
$189.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.70	$1.23	$182.77	$190.23
$190.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$1.00	$1.31	$183.69	$191.31
$189.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$1.00	$1.53	$183.47	$190.53
$188.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.45	$1.42	$181.08	$189.42
$188.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.62	$1.59	$181.41	$189.59

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 238 found (best R:R 7.33, avg credit $0.70)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
181/182	191/192	Oct 23	$0.88	$0.12	42%	7.33	$181.12	$191.88
170/171	194/195	Nov 20	$0.76	$0.24	48%	3.17	$170.24	$194.76
181/182	194/195	Oct 23	$0.70	$0.30	54%	2.33	$181.30	$194.70
181/182	193/194	Oct 23	$0.71	$0.29	50%	2.45	$181.29	$193.71
173/174	194/195	Nov 20	$0.75	$0.25	44%	3.00	$173.25	$194.75
176/177	194/195	Oct 30	$0.60	$0.40	54%	1.50	$176.40	$194.60
181/182	192/193	Oct 23	$0.65	$0.35	48%	1.86	$181.35	$193.15
176/177	194/195	Nov 20	$0.74	$0.26	39%	2.85	$176.26	$194.74
170/171	196/197	Nov 20	$0.60	$0.40	53%	1.50	$170.40	$196.60
181/182	192/192	Oct 23	$0.66	$0.34	46%	1.94	$181.34	$192.66

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 112 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$180.00	$185.00	$190.00	Nov 6	$0.77	$4.23	29%	5.49
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Nov 20	$0.15	$4.85	8%	32.33
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.17	$4.83	8%	28.41
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$2.45	6%	49.00
$205.00	$207.50	$210.00	Nov 27	$0.06	$2.44	5%	40.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Nov 27	$0.25	$4.75	20%	19.00
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$0.09	$4.91	14%	54.56
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Nov 6	$0.22	$4.78	12%	21.73
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$4.87	8%	37.46
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.16	$4.84	8%	30.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 148 found (best net $-4.58, 132 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$170.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$5.98	$4.02
$185.00	$190.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.02	$3.98
$179.00	$185.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$3.05	$2.95
$190.00	$193.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.65	$2.35
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.02	$4.98

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$4.58	$5.42
$175.00	$170.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.43	$4.57
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.05	$4.95
$180.00	$175.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.99	$4.01
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.25	$4.75

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 85 found (best yield 3.32%, avg 0.84%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Nov 20	$6.20	0.50	0.3%	3.32%	3.61%	25	26
$187.50	Nov 27	$5.85	0.49	0.6%	3.14%	3.69%	--	16
$190.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.43	1.9%	2.52%	4.41%	6	519
$189.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.45	1.4%	2.52%	3.88%	--	46
$195.00	Nov 27	$3.10	0.32	4.6%	1.66%	6.24%	1	5
$187.00	Nov 13	$5.55	0.50	0.3%	2.98%	3.26%	82	2
$189.00	Nov 13	$4.55	0.45	1.4%	2.44%	3.80%	367	--
$191.00	Nov 20	$3.80	0.40	2.4%	2.04%	4.47%	--	12
$193.00	Nov 20	$3.30	0.35	3.5%	1.77%	5.27%	6	446
$194.00	Nov 20	$3.05	0.33	4.0%	1.64%	5.67%	652	230

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 4,122

Total Puts 3,492

Put/Call Ratio 0.85

Net Difference 630

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,062

Total Puts 1,027

Put/Call Ratio 0.97

Net Difference 35

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 72,122

Total Puts 115,943

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.69

Ratio Trend Falling

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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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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