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ARES CAP CORP EQUITY Equity
$19.62 +1.55%
$19.63 (+0.05%)🌙
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 2,824
Calls: 1,914 (68%)
Puts: 910 (32%)
Prior (08/05) 3,644
Calls: 2,290 (63%)
Puts: 1,354 (37%)
Current vs Prior -22.50%
Calls: -16.42% (Calls)
Puts: -32.79% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 30,971
Calls: 16,196 (52%)
Puts: 14,775 (48%)
Prior 7-Day Average 4,424
Calls: 2,313 (52%)
Puts: 2,110 (48%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -36.17%
Calls: -17.28%
Puts: -56.89%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) $211.4K
Calls: $80.3K (38%)
Puts: $131.1K (62%)
Prior (08/05) $234.5K
Calls: $107.7K (46%)
Puts: $126.8K (54%)
Current vs Prior -9.85%
Calls: -25.47%
Puts: +3.41%
Prior 7-Day Total $2.09M
Calls: $815.9K (39%)
Puts: $1.27M (61%)
Prior 7-Day Average $297.9K
Calls: $116.6K (39%)
Puts: $181.4K (61%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -29.06%
Calls: -31.14%
Puts: -27.72%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 0.48
Prior (08/05) 0.59
Current vs Prior -19.59%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.09
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.28%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 86,894
Calls: 53,447 (62%)
Puts: 33,447 (38%)
Prior (08/05) 117,498
Calls: 50,460 (43%)
Puts: 67,038 (57%)
Current vs Prior -26.05%
Prior 7-Day Total 838,747
Calls: 369,152 (44%)
Puts: 469,595 (56%)
Prior 7-Day Average 119,821
Calls: 52,736 (44%)
Puts: 67,085 (56%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -27.48%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 1.83% | 6.17%
Prior 3.16% | 5.69%
Current vs Prior -41.89% | +8.32%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.30% | 6.23%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -44.48% | -1.03%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.16% | 5.69%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -41.89% | +8.32%
Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
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 27.72% | 24.89%
Calls: 30.45% | 32.49%
Puts: 25.00% | 17.27%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.19% | +6.39%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Moderately bearish flow with 62% put dollar volume ($131.1K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.48 - heavy call buying (1,914 calls vs 910 puts). Call-heavy open interest (53,447 calls vs 33,447 puts) suggests bullish positioning. Declining open interest (down 26%) indicates positions being closed.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
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 -- 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. 8 found (avg delta 0.87, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$17.00Sep 182.103.50$2.8050.0%11.00--
$18.00Sep 181.602.05$1.8324.6%301.00679
$17.00Aug 212.203.20$2.7037.0%20.94--
$19.00Aug 210.650.80$0.7320.5%1210.816.4K
$19.00Sep 180.650.95$0.8037.5%190.806.1K
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$21.00Sep 181.153.10$2.1391.5%400.9231
$20.00Aug 210.000.55$0.28196.4%50.76--
$20.00Sep 180.801.15$0.9835.7%230.71--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 17 active (total vol 715, top 121)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$19.00Aug 210.650.80$0.7320.5%1210.816.4K
$20.00Sep 180.200.25$0.2321.7%1050.307.1K
$20.00Aug 210.050.10$0.0862.5%900.241.8K
$18.00Sep 181.602.05$1.8324.6%301.00679
$19.00Sep 180.650.95$0.8037.5%190.806.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$19.00Sep 180.300.40$0.3528.6%1190.422.9K
$18.00Aug 210.000.05$0.03166.7%550.06--
$18.00Sep 180.100.25$0.1883.3%400.205.6K
$21.00Sep 181.153.10$2.1391.5%400.9231
$17.00Sep 180.000.10$0.05200.0%290.0713.7K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 33.9%, max 94.2%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$17.00Aug 21Sep 1847.1%24.2%94.2%3--
$19.00Aug 21Sep 1818.2%16.4%11.4%14012.5K
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$18.00Aug 21Sep 1827.1%22.9%18.6%955.6K
$19.00Aug 21Sep 1818.2%16.4%11.4%1435.2K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 7 found (best R:R 6.69, avg 3.06)

BULL CALL (3)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$20.00$21.00Sep 18$0.20$0.80$0.204.00$20.20
$19.00$20.00Sep 18$0.57$0.43$0.570.75$19.57
$19.00$20.00Aug 21$0.65$0.35$0.650.54$19.65
BEAR PUT (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$18.00$17.00Sep 18$0.13$0.87$0.136.69$17.87
$19.00$18.00Sep 18$0.17$0.83$0.174.88$18.83
$20.00$19.00Aug 21$0.20$0.80$0.204.00$19.80
$20.00$19.00Sep 18$0.63$0.37$0.630.59$19.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 7 found (best R:R 1.86, avg 0.82)

BEAR CALL (3)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$19.00$20.00Aug 21$0.65$0.65$0.351.86$19.65
$19.00$20.00Sep 18$0.57$0.57$0.431.33$19.57
$20.00$21.00Sep 18$0.20$0.20$0.800.25$20.20
BULL PUT (4)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$20.00$19.00Sep 18$0.63$0.63$0.371.70$19.37
$20.00$19.00Aug 21$0.20$0.20$0.800.25$19.80
$19.00$18.00Sep 18$0.17$0.17$0.830.20$18.83
$18.00$17.00Sep 18$0.13$0.13$0.870.15$17.87

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $0.24, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$19.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.0718.2%16.4%
$17.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.1047.1%24.2%
$20.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.1513.4%19.5%
PUTS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$18.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.1527.1%22.9%
$19.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.2718.2%16.4%
$20.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.7013.4%19.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 7 found (cheapest 1.83% of stock, avg 7.68%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$20.00Aug 21$0.08$0.28$0.36$19.64$20.361.83%
$19.00Aug 21$0.73$0.08$0.81$18.19$19.814.13%
$19.00Sep 18$0.80$0.35$1.15$17.85$20.155.86%
$20.00Sep 18$0.23$0.98$1.21$18.79$21.216.17%
$18.00Sep 18$1.83$0.18$2.01$15.99$20.0110.24%
$21.00Sep 18$0.03$2.13$2.16$18.84$23.1611.01%
$17.00Sep 18$2.80$0.05$2.85$14.15$19.8514.53%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 8 found (cheapest 0.41% of stock, avg 1.41%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$21.00$17.00Sep 18$0.03$0.05$0.08$16.92$21.08
$20.00$18.00Aug 21$0.08$0.03$0.11$17.89$20.11
$20.00$19.00Aug 21$0.08$0.08$0.16$18.84$20.16
$21.00$18.00Sep 18$0.03$0.18$0.21$17.79$21.21
$20.00$17.00Sep 18$0.23$0.05$0.28$16.72$20.28
$21.00$19.00Sep 18$0.03$0.35$0.38$18.62$21.38
$20.00$18.00Sep 18$0.23$0.18$0.41$17.59$20.41
$20.00$19.00Sep 18$0.23$0.35$0.58$18.42$20.58

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 3 found (best R:R 2.33, avg credit $0.47)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
17/1819/20Sep 18$0.70$0.302.33$17.30$19.70
18/1920/21Sep 18$0.37$0.630.59$18.63$20.37
17/1820/21Sep 18$0.33$0.670.49$17.67$20.33

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 6 found (best R:R 5.67, cheapest $0.15)

CALLS (3)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$20.00$21.00$22.00Sep 18$0.20$0.804.00
$19.00$20.00$21.00Sep 18$0.37$0.631.70
$18.00$19.00$20.00Sep 18$0.46$0.541.17
PUTS (3)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$18.00$19.00$20.00Aug 21$0.15$0.855.67
$18.00$19.00$20.00Sep 18$0.46$0.541.17
$19.00$20.00$21.00Sep 18$0.52$0.480.92

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 10 found (best net $-0.86, 1 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$17.00$18.001:2Sep 18-$0.86$0.14
$20.00$21.001:2Sep 18$0.17$0.83
$18.00$19.001:2Sep 18$0.23$0.77
$17.00$19.001:2Aug 21$1.24$0.76
$19.00$20.001:2Sep 18$0.34$0.66
PUTS (4)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$18.00$17.001:2Sep 18$0.08$0.92
$20.00$19.001:2Aug 21$0.12$0.88
$21.00$20.001:2Sep 18$0.17$0.83
$20.00$19.001:2Sep 18$0.28$0.72

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 1 found (best yield 1.02%, avg 1.02%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$20.00Sep 18$0.200.301.9%1.02%2.96%1057.1K

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 1,914
Total Puts 910
Put/Call Ratio 0.48
Net Difference 1,004

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,290
Total Puts 1,354
Put/Call Ratio 0.59
Net Difference 936

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 16,196
Total Puts 14,775
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.09
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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