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AXP

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

$314.42 +0.64%

(9/17 12:00) ◀

Thursday, September 17, 2026 (1:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 1:00pm) 6,216

Calls: 3,251 (52%)

Puts: 2,965 (48%)

Prior --

Calls: 22,290 (47%)

Puts: 25,334 (53%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: -85.41% (Calls)

Puts: -88.30% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 56,162

Calls: 26,235 (47%)

Puts: 29,927 (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average 14,040

Calls: 3,747 (47%)

Puts: 4,275 (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -55.73%

Calls: -13.26%

Puts: -30.65%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/17 1:00pm) $6.91M

Calls: $5.38M (78%)

Puts: $1.54M (22%)

Prior --

Calls: $9.43M (48%)

Puts: $10.17M (52%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: -43.03%

Puts: -84.89%

Prior 7-Day Total $27.07M

Calls: $14.95M (55%)

Puts: $12.13M (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average $6.77M

Calls: $2.14M (55%)

Puts: $1.73M (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.12%

Calls: +151.75%

Puts: -11.31%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 1:00pm) 0.91

Prior 1.00

Current vs Prior -8.80%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.40

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -35.05%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 1:00pm) 266,827

Calls: 165,413 (62%)

Puts: 101,414 (38%)

Prior --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,055,517

Calls: 643,208 (61%)

Puts: 412,309 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 263,879

Calls: 160,802 (61%)

Puts: 103,077 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.12%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 1.71% | 3.31%1.71% | 7.13%

Prior 1.00% | 3.35%6.57% | 9.66%

Current vs Prior +70.93% | -1.33%-74.00% | -26.17%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.00% | 3.35%6.57% | 9.66%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +70.93% | -1.33%-74.00% | -26.17%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.00% | 3.35%2.41% | 7.50%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +70.93% | -1.33%-29.14% | -4.87%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 30.55% | 10.38%

Calls: 28.70% | 11.97%

Puts: 32.39% | 8.79%

Prior 60.48% | 11.13%

Calls: 76.76% | 16.32%

Puts: 44.19% | 5.94%

Current vs Prior -49.49% | -6.74%

Prior 7-Day Avg 60.48% | 11.13%

Calls: 76.76% | 16.32%

Puts: 44.19% | 5.94%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -49.49% | -6.74%

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Strong bullish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in calls ($5.38M) vs puts ($1.54M). Call-heavy open interest (165,413 calls vs 101,414 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall BULLISH

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
13:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	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 7.2%, best 2.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Oct 16	44.35	45.95	$45.15	3.5%	--	1.00	36
$260.00	Oct 16	54.05	56.05	$55.05	3.6%	--	1.00	25
$280.00	Oct 16	34.65	36.50	$35.58	5.2%	6	0.95	55
$310.00	Oct 16	10.65	11.25	$10.95	5.5%	103	0.58	165
$270.00	Sep 18	43.35	45.80	$44.58	5.5%	4	1.00	23

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$350.00	Oct 16	35.25	36.25	$35.75	2.8%	--	0.93	879
$370.00	Oct 16	54.70	56.75	$55.73	3.7%	--	0.98	28
$360.00	Oct 16	44.80	46.70	$45.75	4.2%	--	0.97	186
$320.00	Oct 16	11.20	11.75	$11.48	4.8%	14	0.60	983
$330.00	Oct 16	18.00	19.00	$18.50	5.4%	6	0.76	771

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.64, cheapest $0.64)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$350.00	Oct 16	0.58	0.70	$0.64	18.8%	32	0.07	1.4K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 71 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 16	54.05	56.05	$55.05	3.6%	--	1.00	25
$270.00	Oct 16	44.35	45.95	$45.15	3.5%	--	1.00	36
$260.00	Sep 18	52.95	56.05	$54.50	5.7%	--	1.00	45
$270.00	Sep 18	43.35	45.80	$44.58	5.5%	4	1.00	23
$280.00	Sep 18	33.00	36.30	$34.65	9.5%	--	0.99	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$327.50	Sep 18	12.10	13.75	$12.93	12.8%	23	1.00	433
$330.00	Sep 18	15.10	16.15	$15.63	6.7%	34	1.00	665
$332.50	Sep 18	17.10	18.70	$17.90	8.9%	--	1.00	37
$335.00	Sep 18	19.60	21.40	$20.50	8.8%	1	1.00	4
$340.00	Sep 18	24.60	26.20	$25.40	6.3%	--	1.00	280

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 186 active (total vol 3.2K, top 429)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$320.00	Sep 18	0.22	0.48	$0.35	74.3%	144	0.14	549
$310.00	Oct 16	10.65	11.25	$10.95	5.5%	103	0.58	165
$322.50	Sep 18	0.08	0.28	$0.18	111.1%	58	0.07	331
$330.00	Oct 16	2.77	3.15	$2.96	12.8%	56	0.24	745
$340.00	Oct 16	1.31	1.45	$1.38	10.1%	55	0.13	830

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Oct 2	0.03	0.09	$0.06	100.0%	429	0.01	54
$310.00	Sep 18	0.36	0.68	$0.52	61.5%	197	0.18	1.9K
$290.00	Oct 16	1.43	1.78	$1.61	21.7%	126	0.13	1.1K
$305.00	Sep 25	1.16	1.35	$1.25	15.2%	88	0.20	254
$312.50	Sep 18	0.81	1.41	$1.11	54.1%	70	0.33	179

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 15.2%, max 28.2%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$310.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	29.5%	23.0%	28.2%	112	868
$312.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	28.5%	23.1%	23.3%	32	50
$317.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	25.8%	24.8%	4.0%	55	85

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$312.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	28.5%	23.1%	23.3%	82	189
$310.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	29.5%	27.1%	8.6%	197	1.9K
$317.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	25.8%	24.8%	4.0%	43	260

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 110 found (best R:R 6.69, avg 8.38)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$340.00	$350.00	Oct 30	$1.30	$8.70	$1.30	22%	6.69	$341.30
$330.00	$335.00	Oct 23	$1.00	$4.00	$1.00	30%	4.00	$331.00
$330.00	$340.00	Oct 30	$2.20	$7.80	$2.20	32%	3.55	$332.20
$315.00	$320.00	Oct 30	$2.08	$2.92	$2.08	50%	1.40	$317.08
$355.00	$360.00	Oct 30	$0.30	$4.70	$0.30	12%	15.67	$355.30

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$300.00	$295.00	Oct 30	$1.17	$3.83	$1.17	30%	3.27	$298.83
$317.50	$315.00	Sep 18	$1.52	$0.98	$1.52	74%	0.64	$315.98
$290.00	$285.00	Oct 23	$0.69	$4.31	$0.69	19%	6.25	$289.31
$305.00	$302.50	Sep 25	$0.32	$2.18	$0.32	20%	6.81	$304.68
$320.00	$310.00	Oct 30	$4.88	$5.12	$4.88	56%	1.05	$315.12

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 90 found (best R:R 0.68, avg 0.27)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$325.00	$330.00	Oct 30	$1.98	$1.98	$3.02	62%	0.66	$326.98
$320.00	$330.00	Oct 23	$3.70	$3.70	$6.30	57%	0.59	$323.70
$350.00	$355.00	Oct 30	$0.85	$0.85	$4.15	84%	0.20	$350.85
$320.00	$325.00	Oct 2	$1.64	$1.64	$3.36	63%	0.49	$321.64
$315.00	$317.50	Sep 18	$1.04	$1.04	$1.46	53%	0.71	$316.04

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$305.00	$300.00	Oct 30	$2.03	$2.03	$2.97	63%	0.68	$302.97
$285.00	$280.00	Oct 30	$0.80	$0.80	$4.20	84%	0.19	$284.20
$310.00	$300.00	Oct 16	$3.15	$3.15	$6.85	58%	0.46	$306.85
$290.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$0.87	$0.87	$9.13	87%	0.10	$289.13
$300.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$1.67	$1.67	$8.33	75%	0.20	$298.33

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $2.47, cheapest $2.27)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$312.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.61	28.5%	23.0%
$315.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.59	27.9%	24.2%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$312.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.27	28.5%	23.0%
$315.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.42	27.9%	24.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 56 found (cheapest 1.24% of stock, avg 5.45%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$315.00	Sep 18	$1.76	$2.13	$3.89	$311.11	$318.89	1.24%
$312.50	Sep 18	$3.24	$1.11	$4.35	$308.15	$316.85	1.38%
$317.50	Sep 18	$0.72	$3.65	$4.37	$313.13	$321.87	1.39%
$310.00	Sep 18	$5.15	$0.52	$5.67	$304.33	$315.67	1.80%
$320.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$6.03	$6.38	$313.62	$326.38	2.03%
$322.50	Sep 18	$0.18	$8.00	$8.18	$314.32	$330.68	2.60%
$315.00	Sep 25	$4.35	$4.55	$8.90	$306.10	$323.90	2.83%
$317.50	Sep 25	$3.15	$6.03	$9.18	$308.32	$326.68	2.92%
$312.50	Sep 25	$5.85	$3.38	$9.23	$303.27	$321.73	2.94%
$310.00	Sep 25	$7.35	$2.47	$9.82	$300.18	$319.82	3.12%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 153 found (cheapest 0.14% of stock, avg 2.43%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$322.50	$307.50	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.25	$0.43	$307.07	$322.93
$320.00	$307.50	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.25	$0.60	$306.90	$320.60
$322.50	$310.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.52	$0.70	$309.30	$323.20
$320.00	$310.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.52	$0.87	$309.13	$320.87
$317.50	$307.50	Sep 18	$0.72	$0.25	$0.97	$306.53	$318.47
$317.50	$310.00	Sep 18	$0.72	$0.52	$1.24	$308.76	$318.74
$350.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$0.64	$0.74	$1.38	$278.62	$351.38
$322.50	$312.50	Sep 18	$0.18	$1.11	$1.29	$311.21	$323.79
$320.00	$312.50	Sep 18	$0.35	$1.11	$1.46	$311.04	$321.46
$317.50	$312.50	Sep 18	$0.72	$1.11	$1.83	$310.67	$319.33

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 165 found (best R:R 0.49, avg credit $1.20)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
280/285	350/355	Oct 30	$1.65	$3.35	68%	0.49	$283.35	$351.65
280/285	365/370	Oct 30	$1.20	$3.80	77%	0.32	$283.80	$366.20
298/300	322/325	Sep 25	$0.89	$1.61	64%	0.55	$299.11	$323.39
285/290	350/355	Oct 30	$1.79	$3.21	64%	0.56	$288.21	$351.79
280/285	360/365	Oct 30	$1.28	$3.72	74%	0.34	$283.72	$361.28
285/290	365/370	Oct 30	$1.34	$3.66	72%	0.37	$288.66	$366.34
300/302	345/348	Oct 2	$0.60	$1.90	74%	0.32	$301.90	$345.60
292/295	322/325	Sep 25	$0.67	$1.83	70%	0.37	$294.33	$323.17
302/305	345/348	Oct 2	$0.70	$1.80	69%	0.39	$304.30	$345.70
298/300	328/330	Sep 25	$0.54	$1.96	75%	0.28	$299.46	$328.04

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 114 found (best R:R 8.62, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$290.00	$300.00	$310.00	Oct 16	$1.04	$8.96	29%	8.62
$270.00	$280.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$0.34	$9.66	12%	28.41
$312.50	$315.00	$317.50	Sep 18	$0.44	$2.06	40%	4.68
$315.00	$320.00	$325.00	Oct 30	$0.16	$4.84	12%	30.25
$320.00	$330.00	$340.00	Oct 16	$1.39	$8.61	27%	6.19

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$330.00	$340.00	$350.00	Oct 16	$0.59	$9.41	17%	15.95
$310.00	$315.00	$320.00	Oct 23	$0.12	$4.88	14%	40.67
$320.00	$330.00	$340.00	Oct 16	$1.31	$8.69	27%	6.63
$300.00	$310.00	$320.00	Oct 16	$1.90	$8.10	35%	4.26
$280.00	$290.00	$300.00	Oct 16	$0.80	$9.20	18%	11.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 170 found (best net $-1.77, 147 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$300.00	$315.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.77	$13.23
$290.00	$300.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$4.70	$5.30
$305.00	$310.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.55	$4.45
$310.00	$320.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.91	$9.09
$300.00	$310.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.77	$6.23

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$370.00	$350.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$15.84	$4.16
$320.00	$310.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.38	$8.62
$310.00	$300.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.13	$9.87
$330.00	$320.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$4.46	$5.54
$317.50	$315.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.61	$1.89

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 48 found (best yield 3.61%, avg 0.89%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$315.00	Oct 30	$11.35	0.50	0.2%	3.61%	3.79%	8	9
$320.00	Oct 30	$8.90	0.44	1.8%	2.83%	4.61%	1	3
$325.00	Oct 30	$7.05	0.38	3.4%	2.24%	5.61%	10	24
$315.00	Oct 23	$10.45	0.50	0.2%	3.32%	3.51%	1	7
$330.00	Oct 30	$5.50	0.32	5.0%	1.75%	6.70%	1	16
$320.00	Oct 23	$8.00	0.43	1.8%	2.54%	4.32%	--	69
$330.00	Oct 23	$4.55	0.30	5.0%	1.45%	6.40%	1	7
$340.00	Oct 30	$3.10	0.23	8.1%	0.99%	9.12%	2	2
$335.00	Oct 23	$3.45	0.25	6.5%	1.10%	7.64%	4	4
$320.00	Oct 16	$5.70	0.40	1.8%	1.81%	3.59%	13	233

Current 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 3,251

Total Puts 2,965

Put/Call Ratio 0.91

Net Difference 286

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 22,290

Total Puts 25,334

Put/Call Ratio 1.00

Net Difference -3,044

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 26,235

Total Puts 29,927

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.40

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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