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as of 07/27 06:03 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/27) 31,693

Calls: 13,671 (43%)

Puts: 18,022 (57%)

Prior (07/24) 24,826

Calls: 8,877 (36%)

Puts: 15,949 (64%)

Current vs Prior +27.66%

Calls: +54.00% (Calls)

Puts: +13.00% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 201,704

Calls: 73,779 (37%)

Puts: 127,925 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 28,814

Calls: 10,539 (37%)

Puts: 18,275 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.99%

Calls: +29.71%

Puts: -1.38%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/27) $76.34M

Calls: $33.18M (43%)

Puts: $43.16M (57%)

Prior (07/24) $52.10M

Calls: $21.20M (41%)

Puts: $30.90M (59%)

Current vs Prior +46.52%

Calls: +56.50%

Puts: +39.68%

Prior 7-Day Total $460.11M

Calls: $229.96M (50%)

Puts: $230.15M (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average $65.73M

Calls: $32.85M (50%)

Puts: $32.88M (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +16.14%

Calls: +0.99%

Puts: +31.28%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/27) 1.32

Prior (07/24) 1.80

Current vs Prior -26.63%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.98

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -33.32%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/27) 244,332

Calls: 118,945 (49%)

Puts: 125,387 (51%)

Prior (07/24) 124,935

Calls: 49,083 (39%)

Puts: 75,852 (61%)

Current vs Prior +95.57%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,575,125

Calls: 732,098 (46%)

Puts: 843,027 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 225,017

Calls: 104,585 (46%)

Puts: 120,432 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +8.58%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/31) | Next (08/07)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 5.77% | 10.14%11.86% | 15.79%

Prior 5.76% | 9.69%12.24% | 16.11%

Current vs Prior +0.12% | +4.60%-3.10% | -1.96%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.43% | 7.73%9.53% | 15.74%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +30.39% | +31.13%+24.44% | +0.35%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.76% | 9.69%12.24% | 16.11%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +0.12% | +4.60%-3.10% | -1.96%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 12.16% | 8.12%

Calls: 8.61% | 8.77%

Puts: 15.71% | 7.48%

Prior 36.87% | 12.47%

Calls: 37.06% | 17.83%

Puts: 36.67% | 7.11%

Current vs Prior -67.02% | -34.88%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.14% | 12.72%

Calls: 30.50% | 15.14%

Puts: 31.77% | 10.30%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -60.95% | -36.16%

Liquidity Expensive

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Bearish P/C ratio of 1.32 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio dropping 27% - sentiment shifting bullish. Rising open interest (up 96%) indicates new positions being established.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 121 of results (avg 8.2%, best 4.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$710.00	Aug 21	166.05	173.80	$169.93	4.6%	--	0.91	78
$700.00	Aug 21	173.00	183.45	$178.23	5.9%	--	0.91	48
$720.00	Aug 21	154.95	164.75	$159.85	6.1%	1	0.90	60
$730.00	Aug 21	146.30	156.00	$151.15	6.4%	--	0.88	287
$855.00	Aug 7	50.45	53.90	$52.18	6.6%	47	0.59	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1025.00	Jul 31	148.30	157.35	$152.82	5.9%	--	0.99	23
$960.00	Sep 4	109.55	116.30	$112.93	6.0%	2	0.68	--
$1020.00	Jul 31	144.00	153.05	$148.53	6.1%	2	0.99	16
$1020.00	Aug 21	150.75	160.35	$155.55	6.2%	--	0.85	57
$1010.00	Aug 28	145.90	155.40	$150.65	6.3%	--	0.80	12

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. 215 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$730.00	Jul 31	137.00	147.40	$142.20	7.3%	--	1.00	13
$760.00	Jul 31	107.00	118.45	$112.73	10.2%	--	0.94	13
$775.00	Jul 31	96.00	104.20	$100.10	8.2%	1	0.93	6
$780.00	Jul 31	91.00	98.15	$94.58	7.6%	--	0.93	12
$730.00	Aug 7	141.00	151.20	$146.10	7.0%	--	0.92	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1035.00	Jul 31	158.00	169.00	$163.50	6.7%	--	0.99	21
$1040.00	Jul 31	163.05	174.00	$168.53	6.5%	--	0.99	37
$1025.00	Jul 31	148.30	157.35	$152.82	5.9%	--	0.99	23
$1015.00	Jul 31	138.55	148.75	$143.65	7.1%	2	0.99	19
$1020.00	Jul 31	144.00	153.05	$148.53	6.1%	2	0.99	16

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 504 active (total vol 14.6K, top 1.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$900.00	Jul 31	11.35	12.85	$12.10	12.4%	965	0.33	122
$930.00	Jul 31	3.80	5.05	$4.43	28.2%	495	0.16	494
$880.00	Jul 31	18.80	22.15	$20.48	16.4%	485	0.47	41
$1000.00	Jul 31	0.18	0.35	$0.27	63.0%	356	0.01	1.6K
$950.00	Jul 31	1.05	3.25	$2.15	102.3%	146	0.09	684

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$830.00	Jul 31	7.45	9.40	$8.43	23.1%	1.3K	0.23	1.9K
$840.00	Jul 31	9.85	11.95	$10.90	19.3%	1.3K	0.28	1.6K
$835.00	Jul 31	8.30	10.75	$9.53	25.7%	508	0.25	837
$790.00	Jul 31	2.20	3.30	$2.75	40.0%	473	0.09	281
$800.00	Jul 31	2.62	3.80	$3.21	36.8%	165	0.10	288

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 125 strikes (avg 22.8%, max 63.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$1045.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	73.4%	52.0%	41.2%	3	63
$1030.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	70.8%	51.6%	37.2%	3	73
$730.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	80.3%	59.3%	35.4%	--	300
$850.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	67.8%	50.6%	34.0%	39	27
$845.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	68.4%	51.1%	33.8%	17	25

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$700.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	96.2%	58.7%	63.7%	49	87
$710.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	92.4%	56.6%	63.3%	8	15
$720.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	86.0%	55.9%	53.7%	23	13
$740.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	84.2%	55.7%	51.1%	21	60
$725.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	84.7%	57.6%	47.1%	14	59

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 407 found (best R:R 44.45, avg 4.65)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$960.00	$965.00	Jul 31	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	44.45	$960.11
$1005.00	$1010.00	Jul 31	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	44.45	$1005.11
$975.00	$980.00	Jul 31	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$975.12
$1015.00	$1020.00	Aug 28	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$1015.13
$1010.00	$1015.00	Jul 31	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$1010.14

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$720.00	$715.00	Jul 31	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$719.88
$780.00	$775.00	Jul 31	$0.12	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$779.88
$745.00	$740.00	Aug 14	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$744.87
$705.00	$700.00	Aug 14	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$704.85
$755.00	$750.00	Jul 31	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$754.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 520 found (best R:R 55.60, avg 2.06)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$730.00	$760.00	Jul 31	$29.47	$29.47	$0.53	55.60	$759.47
$800.00	$805.00	Jul 31	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$804.90
$905.00	$907.50	Aug 14	$2.39	$2.39	$0.11	21.73	$907.39
$810.00	$815.00	Jul 31	$4.60	$4.60	$0.40	11.50	$814.60
$730.00	$745.00	Aug 7	$13.47	$13.47	$1.53	8.80	$743.47

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$970.00	$965.00	Jul 31	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$965.10
$1025.00	$1015.00	Aug 7	$9.80	$9.80	$0.20	49.00	$1015.20
$1020.00	$1015.00	Jul 31	$4.88	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$1015.12
$990.00	$985.00	Aug 7	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$985.15
$945.00	$940.00	Jul 31	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$940.20

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 128 found (avg debit $11.89, cheapest $1.38)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$1045.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.92	73.4%	63.3%
$1040.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.18	66.8%	62.9%
$1035.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.56	65.2%	63.6%
$1030.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.86	70.8%	64.5%
$1025.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$3.01	63.8%	63.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$700.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.38	96.2%	74.0%
$715.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.92	84.3%	71.2%
$705.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.00	94.1%	76.7%
$710.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.20	92.4%	76.1%
$1015.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.53	61.0%	63.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 203 found (cheapest 5.49% of stock, avg 12.33%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$875.00	Jul 31	$23.10	$24.85	$47.95	$827.05	$922.95	5.49%
$870.00	Jul 31	$25.55	$22.67	$48.22	$821.78	$918.22	5.52%
$880.00	Jul 31	$20.48	$27.83	$48.31	$831.69	$928.31	5.53%
$885.00	Jul 31	$17.98	$30.55	$48.53	$836.47	$933.53	5.56%
$865.00	Jul 31	$28.78	$20.10	$48.88	$816.12	$913.88	5.60%
$860.00	Jul 31	$30.70	$18.25	$48.95	$811.05	$908.95	5.61%
$887.50	Jul 31	$17.02	$32.00	$49.02	$838.48	$936.52	5.61%
$892.50	Jul 31	$14.85	$34.70	$49.55	$842.95	$942.05	5.67%
$890.00	Jul 31	$15.83	$33.78	$49.61	$840.39	$939.61	5.68%
$855.00	Jul 31	$33.80	$16.23	$50.03	$804.97	$905.03	5.73%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 3.35% of stock, avg 8.98%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$892.50	$850.00	Jul 31	$14.85	$14.40	$29.25	$820.75	$921.75
$890.00	$850.00	Jul 31	$15.83	$14.40	$30.23	$819.77	$920.23
$892.50	$855.00	Jul 31	$14.85	$16.23	$31.08	$823.92	$923.58
$887.50	$850.00	Jul 31	$17.02	$14.40	$31.42	$818.58	$918.92
$890.00	$855.00	Jul 31	$15.83	$16.23	$32.06	$822.94	$922.06
$885.00	$850.00	Jul 31	$17.98	$14.40	$32.38	$817.62	$917.38
$892.50	$860.00	Jul 31	$14.85	$18.25	$33.10	$826.90	$925.60
$887.50	$855.00	Jul 31	$17.02	$16.23	$33.25	$821.75	$920.75
$890.00	$860.00	Jul 31	$15.83	$18.25	$34.08	$825.92	$924.08
$885.00	$855.00	Jul 31	$17.98	$16.23	$34.21	$820.79	$919.21

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 458 found (best R:R 89.91, avg credit $7.70)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
725/728	730/760	Jul 31	$29.67	$0.33	89.91	$697.83	$759.67
715/720	730/760	Jul 31	$29.59	$0.41	72.17	$690.41	$759.59
780/790	820/830	Aug 21	$9.76	$0.24	40.67	$780.24	$829.76
715/720	730/745	Aug 7	$14.59	$0.41	35.59	$705.41	$744.59
785/790	870/875	Sep 4	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$785.15	$874.85
735/740	810/815	Jul 31	$4.84	$0.16	30.25	$735.16	$814.84
785/790	860/865	Sep 4	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$785.18	$864.82
710/720	730/740	Aug 21	$9.61	$0.39	24.64	$710.39	$739.61
725/728	810/815	Jul 31	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$722.70	$814.80
745/748	810/815	Jul 31	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$742.70	$814.80

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 226 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$760.00	$780.00	$800.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$19.90	199.00
$720.00	$730.00	$740.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$9.93	141.86
$1030.00	$1035.00	$1040.00	Aug 7	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$975.00	$980.00	$985.00	Aug 14	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$1035.00	$1040.00	$1045.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$1000.00	$1020.00	$1040.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$19.87	152.85
$720.00	$725.00	$730.00	Aug 14	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$775.00	$780.00	$785.00	Aug 14	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$860.00	$865.00	$870.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$950.00	$955.00	$960.00	Jul 31	$0.09	$4.91	54.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 99 found (best net $-14.85, 97 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$890.00	$940.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$14.85	$35.15
$785.00	$845.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$37.40	$22.60
$1000.00	$1030.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$8.49	$21.51
$1020.00	$1040.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.50	$16.50
$1000.00	$1020.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$6.72	$13.28

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$740.00	$720.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$7.31	$12.69
$710.00	$700.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.90	$6.10
$720.00	$710.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$4.42	$5.58
$730.00	$720.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$5.13	$4.87
$720.00	$715.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.15	$4.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 173 found (best yield 6.41%, avg 2.09%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$875.00	Sep 4	$56.00	0.53	0.2%	6.41%	6.61%	1	--
$890.00	Sep 4	$49.00	0.49	1.9%	5.61%	7.53%	2	1
$885.00	Aug 28	$47.00	0.49	1.3%	5.38%	6.72%	2	5
$880.00	Aug 21	$44.00	0.51	0.8%	5.04%	5.81%	2	341
$875.00	Aug 14	$42.60	0.52	0.2%	4.88%	5.08%	10	5
$887.50	Aug 21	$42.45	0.48	1.6%	4.86%	6.49%	2	--
$885.00	Aug 21	$42.00	0.49	1.3%	4.81%	6.15%	2	85
$895.00	Aug 28	$42.00	0.47	2.5%	4.81%	7.30%	1	2
$880.00	Aug 14	$41.85	0.50	0.8%	4.79%	5.56%	5	6
$900.00	Aug 28	$41.20	0.46	3.1%	4.72%	7.78%	5	10

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 13,671

Total Puts 18,022

Put/Call Ratio 1.32

Net Difference -4,351

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,877

Total Puts 15,949

Put/Call Ratio 1.80

Net Difference -7,072

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 73,779

Total Puts 127,925

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.98

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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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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