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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$186.28 -2.18%

(10/15 10:25) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:30am) 9,916

Calls: 4,907 (49%)

Puts: 5,009 (51%)

Prior (10/14) 2,269

Calls: 1,219 (54%)

Puts: 1,050 (46%)

Current vs Prior +337.02%

Calls: +302.54% (Calls)

Puts: +377.05% (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 -63.09%

Calls: -52.37%

Puts: -69.76%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:30am) $4.56M

Calls: $2.16M (47%)

Puts: $2.40M (53%)

Prior (10/14) $942.6K

Calls: $648.0K (69%)

Puts: $294.5K (31%)

Current vs Prior +383.89%

Calls: +232.70%

Puts: +716.55%

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 -80.99%

Calls: -87.30%

Puts: -65.69%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:30am) 1.02

Prior (10/14) 0.86

Current vs Prior +18.51%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.69

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.52%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:30am) 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 1.99% | 3.80%1.99% | 7.25%

Prior 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs Prior -13.64% | -1.53%-13.64% | +11.74%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -5.51% | +11.48%-26.49% | +1.74%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.64% | -1.53%-13.64% | +11.74%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 69.88% | 23.31%

Calls: 100.63% | 19.72%

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% | -10.38%

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% | -9.16%

Liquidity Expensive

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 384% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 337% vs prior - elevated interest. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.02. Put-heavy open interest (549,331 puts vs 275,998 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BEARISH

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
10:30	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
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 52 of results (avg 7.6%, best 4.9%)

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
$185.00	Nov 20	7.45	7.90	$7.68	5.9%	17	0.55	270
$155.00	Nov 20	31.45	33.35	$32.40	5.9%	--	0.92	20
$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	14.00	14.70	$14.35	4.9%	55	0.84	58
$197.50	Oct 16	10.80	11.35	$11.08	5.0%	8	1.00	124
$200.00	Nov 20	14.30	15.05	$14.68	5.1%	14	0.80	1.1K
$199.00	Nov 6	12.80	13.55	$13.18	5.7%	56	0.85	346
$184.00	Nov 20	5.05	5.35	$5.20	5.8%	24	0.42	184

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.85, cheapest $0.78)

CALLS (1)

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

PUTS (1)

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

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	10.80	11.35	$11.08	5.0%	8	1.00	124
$198.00	Oct 16	11.10	11.90	$11.50	7.0%	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. 228 active (total vol 7.3K, top 769)

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	1.52	1.69	$1.61	10.6%	142	0.20	1.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$185.00	Nov 20	5.25	5.75	$5.50	9.1%	769	0.45	1.9K
$188.00	Nov 20	6.50	7.00	$6.75	7.4%	753	0.52	1.3K
$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

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 36.0%, max 57.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$182.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.8%	27.8%	57.6%	2	237
$187.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.9%	26.0%	41.7%	31	1.3K
$183.00	Oct 16	Oct 30	43.2%	30.6%	41.3%	2	278
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.1%	27.1%	40.3%	--	908
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.7%	26.2%	40.0%	3	556

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$182.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.8%	27.8%	57.6%	22	1.6K
$183.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.2%	27.6%	56.6%	258	1.6K
$187.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.9%	26.0%	41.7%	95	1.6K
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	38.1%	27.1%	40.3%	112	1.8K
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.7%	26.2%	40.0%	108	1.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 191 found (best R:R 0.79, avg 4.17)

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
$184.00	$185.00	Nov 20	$0.39	$0.61	$0.39	58%	1.56	$184.39
$185.00	$186.00	Oct 23	$0.38	$0.62	$0.38	58%	1.63	$185.38
$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
$194.00	$193.00	Nov 20	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	67%	5.67	$193.85
$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

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	$155.00	Nov 13	$1.03	$1.03	$13.97	85%	0.07	$168.97
$170.00	$150.00	Nov 27	$1.48	$1.48	$18.52	82%	0.08	$168.52
$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 $2.08, cheapest $1.43)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.43	36.8%	28.3%
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	$5.57	36.7%	28.4%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.69	36.7%	28.4%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.56	37.4%	29.1%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.75	36.9%	30.3%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.53	36.8%	28.3%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.60	36.7%	28.4%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.42	37.4%	29.1%
$187.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.59	36.7%	29.2%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.69	36.9%	30.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 118 found (cheapest 1.71% of stock, avg 5.74%)

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	1.83%
$185.00	Oct 16	$2.50	$0.97	$3.47	$181.53	$188.47	1.86%
$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	2.49%

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	$0.97	$1.28	$183.72	$191.28
$189.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.97	$1.50	$183.50	$190.50
$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	41%	7.33	$181.12	$191.88
181/182	194/195	Oct 23	$0.70	$0.30	54%	2.33	$181.30	$194.70
170/171	194/195	Nov 20	$0.76	$0.24	48%	3.17	$170.24	$194.76
181/182	193/194	Oct 23	$0.71	$0.29	50%	2.45	$181.29	$193.71
173/174	194/195	Nov 20	$0.76	$0.24	44%	3.17	$173.24	$194.76
181/182	192/193	Oct 23	$0.65	$0.35	49%	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
170/171	197/198	Nov 20	$0.56	$0.44	55%	1.27	$170.44	$197.56

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 110 found (best R:R 20.74, 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
$210.00	$215.00	$220.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$4.88	5%	40.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Nov 27	$0.23	$4.77	20%	20.74
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$4.88	14%	40.67
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$4.94	7%	82.33
$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

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 146 found (best net $-4.58, 130 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
$180.00	$175.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.89	$4.11
$175.00	$170.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.43	$4.57
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.25	$4.75
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.17	$4.83

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 85 found (best yield 3.33%, avg 0.84%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Nov 20	$6.20	0.50	0.4%	3.33%	3.71%	25	26
$187.50	Nov 27	$5.85	0.49	0.7%	3.14%	3.80%	--	16
$190.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.43	2.0%	2.52%	4.52%	6	519
$189.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.45	1.5%	2.52%	3.98%	--	46
$187.00	Nov 13	$5.55	0.50	0.4%	2.98%	3.37%	82	2
$195.00	Nov 27	$3.10	0.32	4.7%	1.66%	6.35%	1	5
$189.00	Nov 13	$4.55	0.45	1.5%	2.44%	3.90%	367	--
$191.00	Nov 20	$3.80	0.40	2.5%	2.04%	4.57%	--	12
$193.00	Nov 20	$3.30	0.35	3.6%	1.77%	5.38%	6	446
$194.00	Nov 20	$3.05	0.33	4.1%	1.64%	5.78%	652	230

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

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,907

Total Puts 5,009

Put/Call Ratio 1.02

Net Difference -102

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,219

Total Puts 1,050

Put/Call Ratio 0.86

Net Difference 169

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)

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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Put/Call Ratio

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Expected Move

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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

Options Activity Around Earnings

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