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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$186.62 -2.00%

(10/15 10:35) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/15 10:40am) 10,250

Calls: 5,054 (49%)

Puts: 5,196 (51%)

Prior (10/14) 2,703

Calls: 1,364 (50%)

Puts: 1,339 (50%)

Current vs Prior +279.21%

Calls: +270.53% (Calls)

Puts: +288.05% (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 -61.85%

Calls: -50.95%

Puts: -68.63%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:40am) $4.76M

Calls: $2.23M (47%)

Puts: $2.53M (53%)

Prior (10/14) $1.04M

Calls: $718.2K (69%)

Puts: $320.2K (31%)

Current vs Prior +358.08%

Calls: +210.07%

Puts: +690.11%

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 -80.17%

Calls: -86.89%

Puts: -63.91%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:40am) 1.03

Prior (10/14) 0.98

Current vs Prior +4.73%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.69

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.09%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/15 10:40am) 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% | 3.73%2.00% | 7.22%

Prior 2.30% | 3.86%2.30% | 6.49%

Current vs Prior -12.87% | -3.37%-12.87% | +11.29%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.67% | +9.39%-25.83% | +1.33%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -12.87% | -3.37%-12.87% | +11.29%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 54.96% | 22.93%

Calls: 71.88% | 18.95%

Puts: 38.04% | 26.91%

Prior 33.34% | 26.01%

Calls: 32.88% | 14.95%

Puts: 33.79% | 37.06%

Current vs Prior +64.85% | -11.84%

Prior 7-Day Avg 44.85% | 25.66%

Calls: 51.71% | 23.99%

Puts: 37.98% | 27.32%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +22.55% | -10.64%

Liquidity Expensive

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Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 358% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 279% vs prior - elevated interest. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.03. 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
10:40	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
10:35	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	BEARISH
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 38 of results (avg 7.8%, best 4.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$187.00	Nov 20	6.50	6.80	$6.65	4.5%	28	0.50	26
$170.00	Nov 20	18.40	19.30	$18.85	4.8%	--	0.83	47
$171.00	Nov 20	17.50	18.45	$17.98	5.3%	--	0.82	45
$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

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Nov 20	3.70	3.95	$3.83	6.5%	45	0.33	2.1K
$182.00	Nov 20	4.30	4.60	$4.45	6.7%	19	0.37	292
$199.00	Nov 6	12.65	13.55	$13.10	6.9%	56	0.85	346
$200.00	Nov 20	14.05	15.05	$14.55	6.9%	14	0.80	1.1K
$200.00	Nov 13	13.75	14.75	$14.25	7.0%	55	0.84	58

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.90, 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%	510	0.12	1.1K
$205.00	Nov 27	0.89	1.07	$0.98	18.4%	8	0.13	9

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. 148 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Oct 16	34.85	37.10	$35.98	6.3%	1	1.00	73
$160.00	Oct 16	25.15	26.85	$26.00	6.5%	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	16.15	$15.00	15.3%	--	1.00	27
$172.00	Oct 16	12.90	15.15	$14.03	16.0%	--	1.00	21

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$198.00	Oct 16	11.10	12.25	$11.68	9.8%	7	0.99	92
$199.00	Oct 16	12.20	13.30	$12.75	8.6%	2	0.99	596
$200.00	Oct 16	13.20	15.25	$14.23	14.4%	55	0.99	325
$197.50	Oct 16	10.70	11.75	$11.23	9.3%	8	0.99	124
$202.50	Oct 23	15.45	17.80	$16.63	14.1%	2	0.98	32

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 237 active (total vol 7.5K, 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%	510	0.12	1.1K
$189.00	Nov 13	4.35	4.95	$4.65	12.9%	367	0.45	--
$193.00	Oct 16	0.04	0.12	$0.08	100.0%	294	0.05	932
$200.00	Nov 20	1.48	1.69	$1.59	13.2%	147	0.20	1.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$185.00	Nov 20	5.25	5.85	$5.55	10.8%	769	0.44	1.9K
$188.00	Nov 20	6.50	7.20	$6.85	10.2%	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	0.65	$0.52	51.9%	254	0.21	1.0K
$180.00	Oct 16	0.06	0.17	$0.12	91.7%	234	0.06	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. 21 strikes (avg 32.7%, max 55.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	37.3%	27.3%	36.6%	--	908
$186.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.2%	26.7%	35.5%	3	556
$185.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	36.3%	26.9%	34.8%	33	4.2K
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	37.7%	28.2%	33.8%	7	168
$187.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	35.1%	26.2%	33.7%	35	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$182.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	43.3%	27.9%	55.0%	23	1.6K
$183.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	39.5%	27.8%	41.9%	259	1.6K
$184.00	Oct 16	Nov 20	37.3%	27.3%	36.6%	115	1.8K
$182.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	40.7%	29.8%	36.5%	--	83
$185.00	Oct 16	Nov 27	36.3%	26.6%	36.4%	63	4.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 198 found (best R:R 0.89, avg 4.48)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$179.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	95%	0.89	$179.53
$184.00	$185.00	Nov 20	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	58%	1.70	$184.37
$185.00	$186.00	Oct 16	$0.42	$0.58	$0.42	65%	1.38	$185.42
$183.00	$184.00	Oct 30	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	62%	1.00	$183.50
$187.00	$187.50	Oct 16	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	44%	4.00	$187.10

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$195.00	$191.00	Nov 13	$2.30	$1.70	$2.30	73%	0.74	$192.70
$199.00	$198.00	Nov 6	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	85%	1.13	$198.53
$200.00	$197.50	Nov 27	$1.55	$0.95	$1.55	78%	0.61	$198.45
$197.50	$197.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	99%	2.33	$197.35
$197.50	$197.00	Oct 23	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	93%	2.85	$197.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 141 found (best R:R 0.84, avg 0.40)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$187.50	$195.00	Nov 27	$3.42	$3.42	$4.08	50%	0.84	$190.92
$190.00	$193.00	Nov 6	$1.35	$1.35	$1.65	60%	0.82	$191.35
$195.00	$196.00	Nov 27	$0.63	$0.63	$0.37	68%	1.70	$195.63
$187.00	$189.00	Nov 20	$1.27	$1.27	$0.73	50%	1.74	$188.27
$189.00	$192.00	Nov 13	$1.47	$1.47	$1.53	55%	0.96	$190.47

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$182.00	$181.00	Oct 23	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	70%	1.22	$181.45
$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
$184.00	$182.00	Nov 13	$0.90	$0.90	$1.10	58%	0.82	$183.10
$181.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.16	$0.16	$0.84	88%	0.19	$180.84

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 10 found (avg debit $2.09, cheapest $5.57)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.50	Oct 16	Nov 27	$5.57	37.7%	28.2%
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.50	38.3%	28.9%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.53	36.2%	28.0%
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.61	36.3%	28.5%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.77	35.1%	29.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.47	38.3%	28.9%
$186.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.58	36.2%	28.0%
$187.50	Oct 16	Oct 30	$2.59	37.7%	29.5%
$185.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.58	36.3%	28.5%
$187.00	Oct 16	Oct 23	$1.69	35.1%	29.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 119 found (cheapest 1.65% of stock, avg 5.77%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$187.00	Oct 16	$1.23	$1.84	$3.07	$183.93	$190.07	1.65%
$186.00	Oct 16	$1.90	$1.39	$3.29	$182.71	$189.29	1.76%
$185.00	Oct 16	$2.32	$0.98	$3.30	$181.70	$188.30	1.77%
$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%
$189.00	Oct 16	$0.47	$3.26	$3.73	$185.27	$192.73	2.00%
$184.00	Oct 16	$3.08	$0.69	$3.77	$180.23	$187.77	2.02%
$190.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$3.98	$4.29	$185.71	$194.29	2.30%
$183.00	Oct 16	$3.81	$0.52	$4.33	$178.67	$187.33	2.32%
$182.50	Oct 16	$4.22	$0.45	$4.67	$177.83	$187.17	2.50%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.41% of stock, avg 3.28%)

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	$0.52	$0.83	$182.17	$190.83
$189.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.47	$0.45	$0.92	$181.58	$189.92
$189.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.47	$0.52	$0.99	$182.01	$189.99
$190.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$0.69	$1.00	$183.00	$191.00
$189.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.47	$0.69	$1.16	$182.84	$190.16
$190.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$0.98	$1.29	$183.71	$191.29
$189.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.47	$0.98	$1.45	$183.55	$190.45
$188.00	$182.50	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.45	$1.42	$181.08	$189.42
$188.00	$183.00	Oct 16	$0.97	$0.52	$1.49	$181.51	$189.49

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 241 found (best R:R 8.09, 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	$0.89	$0.11	42%	8.09	$181.11	$191.89
181/182	194/195	Oct 23	$0.71	$0.29	54%	2.45	$181.29	$194.71
181/182	190/191	Oct 23	$0.86	$0.14	37%	6.14	$181.14	$190.86
181/182	193/194	Oct 23	$0.72	$0.28	50%	2.57	$181.28	$193.72
171/172	194/195	Nov 20	$0.72	$0.28	47%	2.57	$171.28	$194.72
176/177	196/197	Oct 30	$0.56	$0.44	60%	1.27	$176.44	$196.56
180/181	196/197	Oct 30	$0.66	$0.34	50%	1.94	$180.34	$196.66
173/174	194/195	Nov 20	$0.71	$0.29	44%	2.45	$173.29	$194.71
181/182	192/193	Oct 23	$0.66	$0.34	48%	1.94	$181.34	$193.16
175/176	194/195	Nov 20	$0.73	$0.27	41%	2.70	$175.27	$194.73

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 108 found (best R:R 8.80, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$180.00	$185.00	$190.00	Nov 6	$0.51	$4.49	30%	8.80
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.17	$4.83	8%	28.41
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Nov 20	$0.17	$4.83	8%	28.41
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 30	$0.07	$2.43	6%	34.71
$189.00	$190.00	$191.00	Oct 16	$0.06	$0.94	12%	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Nov 27	$0.28	$4.72	20%	16.86
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Nov 20	$0.11	$4.89	13%	44.45
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$4.94	7%	82.33
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$4.90	8%	49.00
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Nov 6	$0.22	$4.78	12%	21.73

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 143 found (best net $-4.58, 127 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$170.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$5.96	$4.04
$185.00	$190.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.72	$4.28
$179.00	$185.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$2.95	$3.05
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.02	$4.98
$180.00	$185.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$2.99	$2.01

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 3.48%, avg 0.83%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$187.00	Nov 20	$6.50	0.50	0.2%	3.48%	3.69%	28	26
$187.50	Nov 27	$5.85	0.49	0.5%	3.13%	3.61%	--	16
$190.00	Nov 20	$4.65	0.43	1.8%	2.49%	4.30%	17	519
$189.00	Nov 20	$4.70	0.46	1.3%	2.52%	3.79%	--	46
$195.00	Nov 27	$3.00	0.32	4.5%	1.61%	6.10%	1	5
$191.00	Nov 20	$3.80	0.41	2.4%	2.04%	4.38%	--	12
$193.00	Nov 20	$3.30	0.36	3.4%	1.77%	5.19%	6	446
$187.00	Nov 13	$5.35	0.50	0.2%	2.87%	3.07%	82	2
$194.00	Nov 20	$3.05	0.33	4.0%	1.63%	5.59%	652	230
$189.00	Nov 13	$4.35	0.45	1.3%	2.33%	3.61%	367	--

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 5,054

Total Puts 5,196

Put/Call Ratio 1.03

Net Difference -142

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,364

Total Puts 1,339

Put/Call Ratio 0.98

Net Difference 25

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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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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