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AXP

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

$312.95 +0.17%

(9/17 14:00) ◀

Thursday, September 17, 2026 (3:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 3:00pm) 10,116

Calls: 4,004 (40%)

Puts: 6,112 (60%)

Prior --

Calls: 22,290 (47%)

Puts: 25,334 (53%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: -82.04% (Calls)

Puts: -75.87% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 69,585

Calls: 33,110 (48%)

Puts: 36,475 (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average 11,597

Calls: 4,730 (48%)

Puts: 5,210 (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.77%

Calls: -15.35%

Puts: +17.30%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 3:00pm) $12.04M

Calls: $5.82M (48%)

Puts: $6.22M (52%)

Prior --

Calls: $9.43M (48%)

Puts: $10.17M (52%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: -38.31%

Puts: -38.87%

Prior 7-Day Total $41.43M

Calls: $25.94M (63%)

Puts: $15.49M (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average $6.91M

Calls: $3.71M (63%)

Puts: $2.21M (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +74.31%

Calls: +57.07%

Puts: +180.86%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 3:00pm) 1.53

Prior 1.00

Current vs Prior +52.65%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.25

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +21.83%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 3:00pm) 266,827

Calls: 165,413 (62%)

Puts: 101,414 (38%)

Prior --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,589,171

Calls: 974,034 (61%)

Puts: 615,137 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 264,861

Calls: 162,339 (61%)

Puts: 102,522 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +0.74%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.63% | 3.16%1.63% | 7.14%

Prior 1.00% | 3.35%6.57% | 9.66%

Current vs Prior +62.78% | -5.82%-75.24% | -26.12%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +62.78% | -5.82%-75.24% | -26.12%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +62.78% | -5.82%-32.51% | -4.81%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 22.81% | 7.64%

Calls: 26.85% | 8.60%

Puts: 18.77% | 6.69%

Prior 60.48% | 11.13%

Calls: 76.76% | 16.32%

Puts: 44.19% | 5.94%

Current vs Prior -62.29% | -31.36%

Prior 7-Day Avg 60.48% | 11.13%

Calls: 76.76% | 16.32%

Puts: 44.19% | 5.94%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -62.29% | -31.36%

Liquidity Expensive

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Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (74% higher). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.53 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 53% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (165,413 calls vs 101,414 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

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
15:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
14:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
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 71 of results (avg 6.7%, best 2.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$310.00	Oct 16	9.95	10.20	$10.07	2.5%	118	0.56	165
$260.00	Oct 16	52.60	54.45	$53.53	3.5%	--	1.00	25
$270.00	Oct 16	43.05	44.60	$43.83	3.5%	--	1.00	36
$280.00	Oct 16	33.30	34.90	$34.10	4.7%	6	0.94	55
$300.00	Oct 16	16.15	16.95	$16.55	4.8%	1	0.74	105

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$320.00	Oct 16	12.10	12.45	$12.27	2.9%	14	0.62	983
$360.00	Oct 16	46.35	47.70	$47.03	2.9%	--	0.96	186
$370.00	Oct 16	56.30	58.20	$57.25	3.3%	--	0.98	28
$350.00	Oct 16	36.55	37.80	$37.17	3.4%	14	0.94	879
$310.00	Oct 16	6.75	7.05	$6.90	4.3%	62	0.44	3.0K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.43, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$347.50	Sep 25	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	15	0.01	4
$350.00	Oct 16	0.50	0.55	$0.53	9.4%	36	0.06	1.4K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Oct 16	0.65	0.76	$0.71	15.5%	38	0.07	457

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 74 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 16	52.60	54.45	$53.53	3.5%	--	1.00	25
$270.00	Oct 16	43.05	44.60	$43.83	3.5%	--	1.00	36
$260.00	Sep 18	52.20	55.10	$53.65	5.4%	--	1.00	45
$270.00	Sep 18	42.20	44.85	$43.53	6.1%	4	1.00	23
$280.00	Sep 18	32.40	35.15	$33.78	8.1%	--	0.99	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$325.00	Sep 18	11.25	12.70	$11.98	12.1%	2	1.00	390
$327.50	Sep 18	14.20	15.40	$14.80	8.1%	676	1.00	433
$330.00	Sep 18	16.25	17.95	$17.10	9.9%	1.0K	1.00	665
$332.50	Sep 18	18.75	20.20	$19.48	7.4%	56	1.00	37
$335.00	Sep 18	21.25	23.10	$22.18	8.3%	1	1.00	4

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 204 active (total vol 6.3K, top 1.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$320.00	Sep 18	0.11	0.20	$0.16	56.2%	167	0.07	549
$310.00	Oct 16	9.95	10.20	$10.07	2.5%	118	0.56	165
$340.00	Oct 16	1.08	1.24	$1.16	13.8%	106	0.11	830
$360.00	Oct 16	0.15	0.46	$0.31	100.0%	103	0.03	906
$330.00	Oct 16	2.55	2.69	$2.62	5.3%	73	0.22	745

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$330.00	Sep 18	16.25	17.95	$17.10	9.9%	1.0K	1.00	665
$327.50	Sep 18	14.20	15.40	$14.80	8.1%	676	1.00	433
$255.00	Oct 2	0.01	0.09	$0.05	160.0%	496	0.01	54
$340.00	Sep 18	26.25	27.45	$26.85	4.5%	404	1.00	280
$310.00	Sep 18	0.53	0.91	$0.72	52.8%	205	0.25	1.9K

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 18.0%, max 25.0%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$310.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	28.4%	22.7%	25.0%	127	868
$317.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	28.5%	23.6%	20.9%	69	85
$312.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	26.5%	22.6%	16.9%	33	50

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$317.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	28.5%	23.6%	20.9%	57	260
$312.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	26.5%	22.6%	16.9%	94	189
$310.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	28.4%	26.5%	7.3%	205	1.9K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 113 found (best R:R 2.27, avg 8.63)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$315.00	$320.00	Oct 30	$1.53	$3.47	$1.53	49%	2.27	$316.53
$300.00	$310.00	Oct 16	$6.48	$3.52	$6.48	74%	0.54	$306.48
$355.00	$360.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	11%	24.00	$355.20
$300.00	$315.00	Oct 23	$8.98	$6.02	$8.98	70%	0.67	$308.98
$315.00	$320.00	Oct 23	$2.04	$2.96	$2.04	49%	1.45	$317.04

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$322.50	$320.00	Oct 2	$1.62	$0.88	$1.62	73%	0.54	$320.88
$312.50	$310.00	Oct 2	$0.97	$1.53	$0.97	48%	1.58	$311.53
$320.00	$317.50	Oct 2	$1.53	$0.97	$1.53	68%	0.63	$318.47
$310.00	$305.00	Oct 23	$1.90	$3.10	$1.90	44%	1.63	$308.10
$315.00	$310.00	Oct 23	$2.28	$2.72	$2.28	51%	1.19	$312.72

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 91 found (best R:R 1.00, avg 0.26)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$320.00	$325.00	Oct 30	$2.50	$2.50	$2.50	57%	1.00	$322.50
$330.00	$340.00	Oct 16	$1.46	$1.46	$8.54	78%	0.17	$331.46
$340.00	$350.00	Oct 23	$1.37	$1.37	$8.63	81%	0.16	$341.37
$320.00	$325.00	Oct 2	$1.33	$1.33	$3.67	68%	0.36	$321.33
$320.00	$330.00	Oct 16	$2.73	$2.73	$7.27	63%	0.38	$322.73

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$280.00	$260.00	Oct 23	$1.28	$1.28	$18.72	89%	0.07	$278.72
$290.00	$285.00	Oct 30	$1.19	$1.19	$3.81	79%	0.31	$288.81
$305.00	$300.00	Oct 23	$1.92	$1.92	$3.08	63%	0.62	$303.08
$300.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$1.85	$1.85	$8.15	74%	0.23	$298.15
$310.00	$300.00	Oct 16	$3.45	$3.45	$6.55	56%	0.53	$306.55

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $2.46, cheapest $2.48)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$312.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.49	26.5%	22.5%
$315.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.57	24.3%	23.7%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$312.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.48	26.5%	22.5%
$315.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.30	24.3%	23.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 56 found (cheapest 1.16% of stock, avg 5.48%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$312.50	Sep 18	$2.16	$1.47	$3.63	$308.87	$316.13	1.16%
$315.00	Sep 18	$0.88	$2.93	$3.81	$311.19	$318.81	1.22%
$310.00	Sep 18	$3.88	$0.72	$4.60	$305.40	$314.60	1.47%
$317.50	Sep 18	$0.49	$4.88	$5.37	$312.13	$322.87	1.72%
$320.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$7.05	$7.21	$312.79	$327.21	2.30%
$305.00	Sep 18	$8.27	$0.12	$8.39	$296.61	$313.39	2.68%
$312.50	Sep 25	$4.65	$3.95	$8.60	$303.90	$321.10	2.75%
$315.00	Sep 25	$3.45	$5.23	$8.68	$306.32	$323.68	2.77%
$310.00	Sep 25	$6.28	$2.89	$9.17	$300.83	$319.17	2.93%
$317.50	Sep 25	$2.48	$6.78	$9.26	$308.24	$326.76	2.96%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 157 found (cheapest 0.08% of stock, avg 2.40%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$322.50	$305.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.12	$0.25	$304.75	$322.75
$320.00	$305.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.12	$0.28	$304.72	$320.28
$322.50	$307.50	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.28	$0.41	$307.09	$322.91
$320.00	$307.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.28	$0.44	$307.06	$320.44
$317.50	$305.00	Sep 18	$0.49	$0.12	$0.61	$304.39	$318.11
$317.50	$307.50	Sep 18	$0.49	$0.28	$0.77	$306.73	$318.27
$322.50	$310.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.72	$0.85	$309.15	$323.35
$320.00	$310.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.72	$0.88	$309.12	$320.88
$350.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$0.53	$0.71	$1.24	$278.76	$351.24
$317.50	$310.00	Sep 18	$0.49	$0.72	$1.21	$308.79	$318.71

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 189 found (best R:R 0.49, avg credit $1.26)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
285/290	360/365	Oct 30	$1.65	$3.35	69%	0.49	$288.35	$361.65
285/290	365/370	Oct 30	$1.52	$3.48	72%	0.44	$288.48	$366.52
255/260	360/365	Oct 23	$0.56	$4.44	89%	0.13	$259.44	$360.56
255/260	365/370	Oct 23	$0.44	$4.56	91%	0.10	$259.56	$365.44
255/260	355/360	Oct 23	$0.58	$4.42	87%	0.13	$259.42	$355.58
270/275	340/345	Oct 9	$0.54	$4.46	88%	0.12	$274.46	$340.54
280/285	360/365	Oct 30	$1.18	$3.82	74%	0.31	$283.82	$361.18
280/285	365/370	Oct 30	$1.05	$3.95	77%	0.27	$283.95	$366.05
255/260	335/340	Oct 23	$1.26	$3.74	73%	0.34	$258.74	$336.26
298/300	328/330	Sep 25	$0.46	$2.04	77%	0.23	$299.54	$327.96

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 115 found (best R:R 21.22, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$280.00	$290.00	$300.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$9.55	20%	21.22
$300.00	$310.00	$320.00	Oct 16	$1.76	$8.24	37%	4.68
$315.00	$317.50	$320.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$2.44	25%	40.67
$320.00	$330.00	$340.00	Oct 16	$1.27	$8.73	26%	6.87
$310.00	$312.50	$315.00	Sep 18	$0.44	$2.06	42%	4.68

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$310.00	$320.00	$330.00	Oct 16	$1.51	$8.49	34%	5.62
$330.00	$340.00	$350.00	Oct 16	$0.52	$9.48	16%	18.23
$300.00	$310.00	$320.00	Oct 16	$1.92	$8.08	36%	4.21
$290.00	$300.00	$310.00	Oct 16	$1.60	$8.40	30%	5.25
$315.00	$317.50	$320.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$2.28	28%	10.36

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 173 found (best net $-3.30, 148 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$290.00	$300.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$3.30	$6.70
$300.00	$315.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.54	$13.46
$310.00	$320.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.63	$9.37
$300.00	$310.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.59	$6.41
$300.00	$305.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$3.24	$1.76

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$340.00	$325.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$6.38	$8.62
$320.00	$310.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.53	$8.47
$310.00	$300.00	1:2	Oct 16	$0.00	$10.00
$330.00	$320.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$5.39	$4.61
$315.00	$312.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.01	$2.49

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 47 found (best yield 3.48%, avg 0.83%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$315.00	Oct 30	$10.90	0.49	0.7%	3.48%	4.14%	10	9
$320.00	Oct 30	$8.70	0.43	2.2%	2.78%	5.03%	1	3
$325.00	Oct 30	$7.00	0.36	3.9%	2.24%	6.09%	13	24
$315.00	Oct 23	$9.95	0.49	0.7%	3.18%	3.83%	5	7
$320.00	Oct 23	$7.80	0.42	2.2%	2.49%	4.75%	--	69
$330.00	Oct 30	$5.35	0.31	5.5%	1.71%	7.16%	3	16
$330.00	Oct 23	$4.60	0.29	5.5%	1.47%	6.92%	2	7
$340.00	Oct 30	$3.10	0.21	8.6%	0.99%	9.63%	2	2
$335.00	Oct 23	$3.45	0.24	7.0%	1.10%	8.15%	4	4
$320.00	Oct 16	$5.20	0.37	2.2%	1.66%	3.91%	25	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 4,004

Total Puts 6,112

Put/Call Ratio 1.53

Net Difference -2,108

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 33,110

Total Puts 36,475

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.25

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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