Tour v490
ALB
ALBEMARLE CORP
$120.93 +1.87%
(8/3 18:05) ◀
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (2:05pm)
January 2026
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:05pm) 2,673
Calls: 1,718 (64%)
Puts: 955 (36%)
Prior (05/06) 12,138
Calls: 4,502 (37%)
Puts: 7,636 (63%)
Current vs Prior -77.98%
Calls: -61.84% (Calls)
Puts: -87.49% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 71,544
Calls: 35,964 (50%)
Puts: 35,580 (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average 10,220
Calls: 5,137 (50%)
Puts: 5,082 (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -73.85%
Calls: -66.56%
Puts: -81.21%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:05pm) $1.76M
Calls: $998.6K (57%)
Puts: $766.3K (43%)
Prior (05/06) $10.60M
Calls: $3.73M (35%)
Puts: $6.87M (65%)
Current vs Prior -83.36%
Calls: -73.26%
Puts: -88.85%
Prior 7-Day Total $93.83M
Calls: $37.96M (40%)
Puts: $55.87M (60%)
Prior 7-Day Average $13.40M
Calls: $5.42M (40%)
Puts: $7.98M (60%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -86.83%
Calls: -81.58%
Puts: -90.40%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:05pm) 0.56
Prior (05/06) 1.70
Current vs Prior -67.23%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.32
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -57.78%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:05pm) 191,647
Calls: 91,942 (48%)
Puts: 99,705 (52%)
Prior (05/06) 214,403
Calls: 94,492 (44%)
Puts: 119,911 (56%)
Current vs Prior -10.61%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,487,104
Calls: 675,089 (45%)
Puts: 812,015 (55%)
Prior 7-Day Average 212,443
Calls: 96,441 (45%)
Puts: 116,002 (55%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.79%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 7.22% | 9.66%11.62% | 18.53%
Prior 8.35% | 11.70%-- | --
Current vs Prior -13.55% | -17.42%-- | --
Prior 7-Day Avg 5.24% | 11.04%-- | --
Current vs 7-Day Avg +37.67% | -12.53%-- | --
Prior 7-Day Eod 8.35% | 11.70%-- | --
Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.55% | -17.42%-- | --
Sentiment BULLISH--

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 45.30% | 19.77%
Calls: 36.03% | 14.77%
Puts: 54.57% | 24.76%
Prior 26.29% | 14.45%
Calls: 28.57% | 15.31%
Puts: 24.00% | 13.58%
Current vs Prior +72.31% | +36.82%
Prior 7-Day Avg 48.22% | 12.54%
Calls: 53.49% | 14.11%
Puts: 42.96% | 10.98%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -6.06% | +57.60%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Light premium activity with dollar volume down 83% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 78% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.56. P/C ratio dropping 67% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 8 of results (avg 7.7%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$125.00Sep 187.958.30$8.134.3%360.48269
$130.00Sep 186.206.70$6.457.8%440.41696
$140.00Sep 183.603.95$3.789.3%420.271.3K
$100.00Sep 1822.2524.50$23.389.6%--0.85171
$114.00Aug 149.5510.55$10.0510.0%10.711
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$125.00Sep 1811.5512.00$11.783.8%60.52691
$115.00Sep 186.607.05$6.826.6%220.361.1K
$145.00Sep 1825.3528.00$26.689.9%10.78226

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 89 found (avg delta 0.69, highest 0.96)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$100.00Aug 719.6022.65$21.1314.4%10.966
$101.00Aug 718.7021.70$20.2014.9%10.91--
$99.00Aug 720.7523.75$22.2513.5%10.909
$102.00Aug 718.2020.45$19.3311.6%30.894
$106.00Aug 713.9016.50$15.2017.1%--0.8610
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$140.00Aug 717.9020.75$19.3314.7%--0.9519
$145.00Aug 722.8025.65$24.2311.8%--0.9061
$135.00Aug 713.1015.40$14.2516.1%--0.9026
$139.00Aug 1417.5020.25$18.8814.6%10.892
$145.00Aug 2123.6526.25$24.9510.4%20.89249

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 169 active (total vol 1.6K, top 178)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$130.00Aug 71.161.59$1.3831.2%1780.23424
$120.00Aug 217.058.15$7.6014.5%920.55578
$135.00Aug 70.380.75$0.5666.1%570.1222
$130.00Sep 186.206.70$6.457.8%440.41696
$140.00Sep 183.603.95$3.789.3%420.271.3K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$100.00Aug 210.480.75$0.6243.5%1220.08521
$120.00Aug 73.254.85$4.0539.5%370.4468
$120.00Sep 188.559.50$9.0310.5%350.44608
$115.00Aug 142.353.45$2.9037.9%250.3025
$120.00Aug 215.456.30$5.8814.5%250.45450

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 59 strikes (avg 70.7%, max 180.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$145.00Aug 7Sep 18144.5%58.6%146.7%11520
$100.00Aug 7Sep 18122.0%58.9%107.2%1177
$120.00Aug 7Sep 18105.3%56.6%86.1%32332
$110.00Aug 7Sep 18102.8%57.7%78.1%--184
$119.00Aug 7Sep 4106.3%60.2%76.5%1719
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$102.00Aug 7Sep 4167.5%59.8%180.0%--128
$145.00Aug 7Sep 18144.5%58.6%146.7%1287
$106.00Aug 7Aug 28143.6%60.2%138.7%334
$100.00Aug 7Sep 18122.0%58.9%107.2%6866
$107.00Aug 7Aug 28124.8%63.8%95.5%3242

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 142 found (best R:R 18.35, avg 2.71)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$140.00$145.00Aug 21$0.51$4.49$0.518.80$140.51
$120.00$121.00Aug 7$0.11$0.89$0.118.09$120.11
$139.00$140.00Aug 7$0.11$0.89$0.118.09$139.11
$133.00$135.00Aug 21$0.23$1.77$0.237.70$133.23
$134.00$135.00Aug 7$0.12$0.88$0.127.33$134.12
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$106.00$100.00Aug 14$0.31$5.69$0.3118.35$105.69
$112.00$110.00Aug 28$0.16$1.84$0.1611.50$111.84
$105.00$102.00Sep 4$0.24$2.76$0.2411.50$104.76
$110.00$106.00Aug 14$0.36$3.64$0.3610.11$109.64
$121.00$120.00Aug 7$0.10$0.90$0.109.00$120.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 182 found (best R:R 8.62, avg 1.42)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$111.00$113.00Aug 7$1.77$1.77$0.237.70$112.77
$101.00$102.00Aug 7$0.87$0.87$0.136.69$101.87
$122.00$123.00Aug 7$0.87$0.87$0.136.69$122.87
$112.00$113.00Aug 14$0.87$0.87$0.136.69$112.87
$110.00$113.00Aug 21$2.60$2.60$0.406.50$112.60
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$140.00$135.00Aug 21$4.48$4.48$0.528.62$135.52
$145.00$140.00Aug 21$4.47$4.47$0.538.43$140.53
$128.00$127.00Aug 7$0.85$0.85$0.155.67$127.15
$129.00$128.00Aug 7$0.85$0.85$0.155.67$128.15
$135.00$133.00Aug 7$1.67$1.67$0.335.06$133.33

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 59 found (avg debit $1.25, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$143.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.16154.8%88.8%
$145.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.16144.5%65.6%
$140.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2799.6%63.8%
$133.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.32101.2%61.7%
$139.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.35102.5%66.5%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$106.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.26143.6%85.2%
$102.00Aug 7Sep 4$0.55167.5%59.8%
$145.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.72144.5%65.6%
$107.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.75124.8%64.3%
$111.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.8295.1%68.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 76 found (cheapest 7.13% of stock, avg 12.56%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$121.00Aug 7$4.47$4.15$8.62$112.38$129.627.13%
$120.00Aug 7$4.58$4.05$8.63$111.37$128.637.14%
$122.00Aug 7$4.00$5.10$9.10$112.90$131.107.53%
$119.00Aug 7$5.63$3.64$9.27$109.73$128.277.67%
$118.00Aug 7$6.18$3.13$9.31$108.69$127.317.70%
$117.00Aug 7$6.83$2.61$9.44$107.56$126.447.81%
$125.00Aug 7$2.68$6.85$9.53$115.47$134.537.88%
$124.00Aug 7$3.20$6.38$9.58$114.42$133.587.92%
$115.00Aug 7$7.75$1.90$9.65$105.35$124.657.98%
$116.00Aug 7$7.55$2.12$9.67$106.33$125.678.00%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 4.11% of stock, avg 8.23%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$126.00$117.00Aug 7$2.36$2.61$4.97$112.03$130.97
$145.00$100.00Sep 18$2.85$2.18$5.03$94.97$150.03
$125.00$117.00Aug 7$2.68$2.61$5.29$111.71$130.29
$126.00$118.00Aug 7$2.36$3.13$5.49$112.51$131.49
$123.00$117.00Aug 7$3.13$2.61$5.74$111.26$128.74
$124.00$117.00Aug 7$3.20$2.61$5.81$111.19$129.81
$125.00$118.00Aug 7$2.68$3.13$5.81$112.19$130.81
$140.00$100.00Sep 18$3.78$2.18$5.96$94.04$145.96
$126.00$119.00Aug 7$2.36$3.64$6.00$113.00$132.00
$145.00$105.00Sep 18$2.85$3.38$6.23$98.77$151.23

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 206 found (best R:R 29.00, avg credit $1.88)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
107/110117/120Aug 28$2.90$0.1029.00$107.10$119.90
108/109110/113Aug 21$2.89$0.1126.27$106.11$112.89
115/117120/121Aug 14$1.89$0.1117.18$115.11$121.89
100/102106/110Aug 7$3.77$0.2316.39$98.23$109.77
125/130135/140Sep 18$4.71$0.2916.24$125.29$139.71
107/108110/113Aug 21$2.82$0.1815.67$105.18$112.82
106/107110/113Aug 21$2.80$0.2014.00$104.20$112.80
106/107117/120Aug 28$2.73$0.2710.11$104.27$119.73
106/107115/116Aug 21$0.90$0.109.00$106.10$115.90
107/108113/114Aug 21$0.90$0.109.00$107.10$113.90

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 68 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$105.00$110.00$115.00Sep 18$0.09$4.9154.56
$110.00$115.00$120.00Sep 18$0.16$4.8430.25
$115.00$120.00$125.00Sep 18$0.22$4.7821.73
$125.00$130.00$135.00Sep 18$0.23$4.7720.74
$130.00$135.00$140.00Sep 18$0.23$4.7720.74
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$125.00$130.00$135.00Sep 18$0.07$4.9370.43
$116.00$118.00$120.00Sep 4$0.08$1.9224.00
$110.00$115.00$120.00Sep 18$0.21$4.7922.81
$100.00$105.00$110.00Sep 18$0.24$4.7619.83
$130.00$135.00$140.00Sep 18$0.24$4.7619.83

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 53 found (best net $-0.75, 47 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$132.00$140.001:2Sep 4-$1.21$6.79
$140.00$145.001:2Aug 21-$0.38$4.62
$135.00$140.001:2Aug 21-$0.50$4.50
$140.00$145.001:2Aug 28-$0.79$4.21
$135.00$139.001:2Aug 14-$0.03$3.97
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$138.00$125.001:2Aug 28-$0.75$12.25
$106.00$100.001:2Aug 14-$0.84$5.16
$132.00$123.001:2Sep 4-$3.85$5.15
$139.00$130.001:2Aug 14-$3.92$5.08
$105.00$100.001:2Sep 18-$0.98$4.02

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 84 found (best yield 6.62%, avg 2.57%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$123.00Sep 11$8.000.501.7%6.62%8.33%1--
$125.00Sep 18$7.950.483.4%6.57%9.94%36269
$121.00Sep 4$7.150.540.1%5.91%5.97%5--
$124.00Sep 4$7.000.482.5%5.79%8.33%55
$123.00Aug 28$6.600.491.7%5.46%7.17%--18
$121.00Aug 28$6.450.530.1%5.33%5.39%13
$125.00Sep 11$6.400.473.4%5.29%8.66%1--
$130.00Sep 18$6.200.417.5%5.13%12.63%44696
$122.00Aug 21$6.050.500.9%5.00%5.89%1615
$123.00Aug 21$5.700.481.7%4.71%6.43%1813

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 1,718
Total Puts 955
Put/Call Ratio 0.56
Net Difference 763

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,502
Total Puts 7,636
Put/Call Ratio 1.70
Net Difference -3,134

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 35,964
Total Puts 35,580
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.32
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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