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ARES CAP CORP EQUITY Equity

$19.17 +2.19%

$19.11 (-0.31%)🌙

as of 08/03 06:12 PM

(7/31 18:12) ◀

Monday, August 3, 2026 (6:12pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/03) 3,874

Calls: 2,856 (74%)

Puts: 1,018 (26%)

Prior (07/31) 2,562

Calls: 1,650 (64%)

Puts: 912 (36%)

Current vs Prior +51.21%

Calls: +73.09% (Calls)

Puts: +11.62% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 24,589

Calls: 11,187 (45%)

Puts: 13,402 (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,512

Calls: 1,598 (45%)

Puts: 1,914 (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +10.29%

Calls: +78.71%

Puts: -46.83%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/03) $191.3K

Calls: $136.5K (71%)

Puts: $54.8K (29%)

Prior (07/31) $108.8K

Calls: $58.2K (53%)

Puts: $50.7K (47%)

Current vs Prior +75.78%

Calls: +134.63%

Puts: +8.19%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.71M

Calls: $519.4K (30%)

Puts: $1.19M (70%)

Prior 7-Day Average $244.5K

Calls: $74.2K (30%)

Puts: $170.3K (70%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -21.76%

Calls: +83.95%

Puts: -67.82%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/03) 0.36

Prior (07/31) 0.55

Current vs Prior -35.51%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.16

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -69.40%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/03) 101,284

Calls: 45,617 (45%)

Puts: 55,667 (55%)

Prior (07/31) 80,518

Calls: 28,433 (35%)

Puts: 52,085 (65%)

Current vs Prior +25.79%

Prior 7-Day Total 741,718

Calls: 344,484 (46%)

Puts: 397,234 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 105,959

Calls: 49,212 (46%)

Puts: 56,747 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.41%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

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MO Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 3.29% | 5.74%

Prior 3.25% | 5.22%

Current vs Prior +1.07% | +9.84%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.98% | 6.86%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.45% | -16.35%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.25% | 5.22%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +1.07% | +9.84%

Sentiment BEARISH

Relative Spread

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Expiry | Next

Current 29.16% | 26.48%

Calls: 33.33% | 34.88%

Puts: 25.00% | 18.07%

Prior 29.16% | 26.48%

Calls: 33.33% | 34.88%

Puts: 25.00% | 18.07%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 23.33% | 21.95%

Calls: 22.86% | 25.34%

Puts: 23.81% | 18.55%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +24.98% | +20.65%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 71% call dollar volume ($136.5K). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 76% vs prior. Above-average activity with volume up 51% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.36 - heavy call buying (2,856 calls vs 1,018 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Covered Calls

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

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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. 2 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 0.87)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Aug 21	1.10	1.35	$1.23	20.3%	69	0.87	184
$19.00	Aug 21	0.35	0.45	$0.40	25.0%	707	0.59	5.8K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 6 active (total vol 1.1K, top 707)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.00	Aug 21	0.35	0.45	$0.40	25.0%	707	0.59	5.8K
$18.00	Aug 21	1.10	1.35	$1.23	20.3%	69	0.87	184
$20.00	Aug 21	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	18	0.09	1.8K
$22.00	Aug 21	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	2	0.04	--

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Aug 21	0.05	0.10	$0.08	62.5%	225	0.13	3.6K
$19.00	Aug 21	0.20	0.25	$0.23	21.7%	39	0.41	2.4K

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 2 found (best R:R 5.67, avg 3.69)

BULL CALL (1)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$19.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	1.70	$19.37

BEAR PUT (1)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$19.00	$18.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$18.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 3 found (best R:R 4.88, avg 1.88)

BEAR CALL (2)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$18.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.83	$0.83	$0.17	4.88	$18.83
$19.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.37	$0.37	$0.63	0.59	$19.37

BULL PUT (1)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$19.00	$18.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.15	$0.85	0.18	$18.85

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 2 found (cheapest 3.29% of stock, avg 5.06%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$19.00	Aug 21	$0.40	$0.23	$0.63	$18.37	$19.63	3.29%
$18.00	Aug 21	$1.23	$0.08	$1.31	$16.69	$19.31	6.83%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 2 found (cheapest 0.57% of stock, avg 0.97%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$20.00	$18.00	Aug 21	$0.03	$0.08	$0.11	$17.89	$20.11
$20.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.03	$0.23	$0.26	$18.74	$20.26

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

No iron condor setups found

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 1 found (best R:R 1.17, cheapest $0.46)

CALLS (1)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.46	$0.54	1.17

PUTS (0)

No puts found

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 4 found (best net $-0.03, 1 credits)

CALLS (3)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.00	$22.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.03	$1.97
$19.00	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.34	$0.66
$18.00	$19.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.43	$0.57

PUTS (1)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.93

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

No covered call setups found

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

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,856

Total Puts 1,018

Put/Call Ratio 0.36

Net Difference 1,838

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,650

Total Puts 912

Put/Call Ratio 0.55

Net Difference 738

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 11,187

Total Puts 13,402

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.16

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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

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