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$704.05 -4.89%

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as of 10/22 06:05 PM

(10/21 18:05) ◀

Thursday, October 22, 2026 (6:05pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/22) 19,597

Calls: 9,749 (50%)

Puts: 9,848 (50%)

Prior (10/21) 12,894

Calls: 6,797 (53%)

Puts: 6,097 (47%)

Current vs Prior +51.99%

Calls: +43.43% (Calls)

Puts: +61.52% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 145,457

Calls: 67,848 (47%)

Puts: 77,609 (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average 20,779

Calls: 9,692 (47%)

Puts: 11,087 (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.69%

Calls: +0.58%

Puts: -11.18%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/22) $53.26M

Calls: $27.48M (52%)

Puts: $25.78M (48%)

Prior (10/21) $35.52M

Calls: $23.19M (65%)

Puts: $12.33M (35%)

Current vs Prior +49.94%

Calls: +18.51%

Puts: +109.03%

Prior 7-Day Total $378.39M

Calls: $156.10M (41%)

Puts: $222.30M (59%)

Prior 7-Day Average $54.06M

Calls: $22.30M (41%)

Puts: $31.76M (59%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -1.47%

Calls: +23.24%

Puts: -18.83%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/22) 1.01

Prior (10/21) 0.90

Current vs Prior +12.61%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.14

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.49%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/22) 240,069

Calls: 116,465 (49%)

Puts: 123,604 (51%)

Prior (10/21) 236,977

Calls: 115,131 (49%)

Puts: 121,846 (51%)

Current vs Prior +1.30%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,566,143

Calls: 755,910 (48%)

Puts: 810,233 (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average 223,734

Calls: 107,987 (48%)

Puts: 115,747 (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.30%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/23) | Next (10/30)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 2.52% | 7.83%11.05% | 14.34%

Prior 3.55% | 7.92%10.57% | 13.77%

Current vs Prior -28.91% | -1.14%+4.52% | +4.10%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.76% | 7.00%6.22% | 12.81%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -32.84% | +11.85%+77.46% | +11.95%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.55% | 7.92%10.57% | 13.77%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -28.91% | -1.14%+4.52% | +4.10%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 60.91% | 13.82%

Calls: 80.45% | 14.19%

Puts: 41.36% | 13.45%

Prior 60.91% | 13.82%

Calls: 80.45% | 14.19%

Puts: 41.36% | 13.45%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 60.91% | 13.82%

Calls: 80.45% | 14.19%

Puts: 41.36% | 13.45%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -0.00% | -0.00%

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Above-average activity with volume up 52% vs prior. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.01.

Smart Money BULLISH

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

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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 70 of results (avg 8.3%, best 5.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$700.00	Nov 20	38.90	41.05	$39.97	5.4%	36	0.54	107
$570.00	Nov 20	134.55	143.30	$138.93	6.3%	--	0.93	26
$650.00	Nov 20	69.30	74.40	$71.85	7.1%	2	0.75	41
$600.00	Oct 30	101.85	109.70	$105.78	7.4%	--	0.95	25
$630.00	Nov 13	80.40	86.80	$83.60	7.7%	3	0.81	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$785.00	Oct 30	83.30	87.70	$85.50	5.1%	--	0.88	38
$840.00	Nov 20	135.35	143.10	$139.23	5.6%	--	0.90	126
$820.00	Oct 30	114.15	121.40	$117.78	6.2%	5	0.95	77
$815.00	Oct 30	109.30	116.65	$112.98	6.5%	12	0.94	45
$830.00	Nov 20	125.30	133.85	$129.57	6.6%	2	0.88	269

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. 230 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$650.00	Oct 23	47.90	57.90	$52.90	18.9%	--	0.99	13
$662.50	Oct 23	36.10	46.05	$41.08	24.2%	--	0.96	21
$600.00	Oct 30	101.85	109.70	$105.78	7.4%	--	0.95	25
$600.00	Oct 23	97.85	107.80	$102.82	9.7%	--	0.94	12
$570.00	Nov 20	134.55	143.30	$138.93	6.3%	--	0.93	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$725.00	Oct 23	19.15	24.25	$21.70	23.5%	35	1.00	125
$727.50	Oct 23	21.50	26.45	$23.98	20.6%	8	1.00	44
$730.00	Oct 23	23.55	29.30	$26.43	21.8%	28	1.00	172
$732.50	Oct 23	25.35	31.35	$28.35	21.2%	14	1.00	29
$735.00	Oct 23	27.65	34.00	$30.83	20.6%	10	1.00	357

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 458 active (total vol 11.2K, top 462)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$750.00	Oct 23	0.00	0.43	$0.22	195.5%	331	0.03	349
$745.00	Oct 23	0.13	0.74	$0.44	138.6%	272	0.05	180
$700.00	Oct 30	26.05	32.30	$29.17	21.4%	222	0.54	4
$710.00	Oct 23	4.75	7.80	$6.28	48.6%	209	0.42	40
$755.00	Oct 23	0.10	0.27	$0.19	89.5%	175	0.02	400

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$690.00	Oct 23	1.34	4.65	$3.00	110.3%	462	0.24	217
$680.00	Oct 23	0.58	1.92	$1.25	107.2%	288	0.12	733
$695.00	Oct 23	4.00	5.40	$4.70	29.8%	258	0.33	244
$705.00	Oct 23	6.30	10.10	$8.20	46.3%	252	0.52	54
$760.00	Nov 20	68.90	75.70	$72.30	9.4%	204	0.70	690

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 23 strikes (avg 28.4%, max 45.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$685.00	Oct 23	Nov 27	64.7%	44.6%	44.8%	2	136
$695.00	Oct 23	Nov 27	62.8%	43.5%	44.3%	30	34
$640.00	Oct 30	Nov 20	66.4%	47.4%	40.0%	38	25
$700.00	Oct 23	Nov 27	60.9%	44.5%	36.9%	33	41
$665.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	63.1%	46.2%	36.6%	1	28

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$700.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	60.9%	41.8%	45.4%	147	711
$685.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	64.7%	44.9%	44.0%	136	167
$695.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	62.8%	43.7%	43.7%	273	244
$690.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	60.6%	43.2%	40.3%	463	217
$715.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	60.4%	45.1%	33.9%	123	79

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 352 found (best R:R 1.50, avg 5.16)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$640.00	$650.00	Nov 20	$5.75	$4.25	$5.75	78%	0.74	$645.75
$680.00	$690.00	Oct 30	$4.53	$5.47	$4.53	65%	1.21	$684.53
$705.00	$750.00	Dec 4	$17.25	$27.75	$17.25	52%	1.61	$722.25
$665.00	$675.00	Nov 6	$5.38	$4.62	$5.38	70%	0.86	$670.38
$700.00	$702.50	Oct 23	$0.25	$2.25	$0.25	60%	9.00	$700.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$795.00	$790.00	Nov 13	$2.00	$3.00	$2.00	84%	1.50	$793.00
$760.00	$750.00	Nov 27	$5.17	$4.83	$5.17	69%	0.93	$754.83
$805.00	$800.00	Nov 13	$2.77	$2.23	$2.77	86%	0.81	$802.23
$735.00	$715.00	Dec 4	$9.58	$10.42	$9.58	59%	1.09	$725.42
$760.00	$755.00	Oct 30	$2.42	$2.58	$2.42	79%	1.07	$757.58

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 274 found (best R:R 19.00, avg 0.56)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$820.00	$822.50	Oct 23	$2.12	$2.12	$0.38	93%	5.58	$822.12
$755.00	$760.00	Nov 6	$2.77	$2.77	$2.23	71%	1.24	$757.77
$760.00	$770.00	Nov 20	$4.17	$4.17	$5.83	69%	0.72	$764.17
$705.00	$710.00	Nov 27	$3.88	$3.88	$1.12	48%	3.46	$708.88
$755.00	$760.00	Oct 30	$2.28	$2.28	$2.72	75%	0.84	$757.28

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$685.00	$680.00	Dec 4	$4.75	$4.75	$0.25	59%	19.00	$680.25
$700.00	$695.00	Nov 13	$3.87	$3.87	$1.13	53%	3.42	$696.13
$660.00	$655.00	Nov 13	$2.87	$2.87	$2.13	71%	1.35	$657.13
$660.00	$650.00	Nov 20	$4.10	$4.10	$5.90	70%	0.69	$655.90
$655.00	$650.00	Nov 6	$2.40	$2.40	$2.60	74%	0.92	$652.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 16 found (avg debit $18.90, cheapest $21.77)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$695.00	Oct 23	Nov 6	$21.77	62.8%	55.8%
$700.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$19.35	60.9%	65.2%
$715.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$16.90	60.4%	64.7%
$710.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$17.45	59.6%	65.0%
$707.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$17.97	60.5%	66.5%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$695.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$18.28	62.8%	65.4%
$700.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$18.95	60.9%	65.2%
$710.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$19.33	59.6%	65.0%
$707.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$19.60	60.5%	66.5%
$697.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$19.08	58.6%	65.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 141 found (cheapest 2.30% of stock, avg 8.99%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$700.00	Oct 23	$9.82	$6.35	$16.17	$683.83	$716.17	2.30%
$705.00	Oct 23	$8.07	$8.20	$16.27	$688.73	$721.27	2.31%
$702.50	Oct 23	$9.57	$6.80	$16.37	$686.13	$718.87	2.33%
$697.50	Oct 23	$11.70	$5.05	$16.75	$680.75	$714.25	2.38%
$710.00	Oct 23	$6.28	$10.50	$16.78	$693.22	$726.78	2.38%
$707.50	Oct 23	$7.48	$9.35	$16.83	$690.67	$724.33	2.39%
$712.50	Oct 23	$4.33	$12.90	$17.23	$695.27	$729.73	2.45%
$715.00	Oct 23	$4.58	$14.05	$18.63	$696.37	$733.63	2.65%
$717.50	Oct 23	$3.11	$15.55	$18.66	$698.84	$736.16	2.65%
$695.00	Oct 23	$14.90	$4.70	$19.60	$675.40	$714.60	2.78%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 160 found (cheapest 1.02% of stock, avg 7.25%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$717.50	$692.50	Oct 23	$3.11	$4.09	$7.20	$685.30	$724.70
$717.50	$695.00	Oct 23	$3.11	$4.70	$7.81	$687.19	$725.31
$717.50	$697.50	Oct 23	$3.11	$5.05	$8.16	$689.34	$725.66
$712.50	$692.50	Oct 23	$4.33	$4.09	$8.42	$684.08	$720.92
$715.00	$692.50	Oct 23	$4.58	$4.09	$8.67	$683.83	$723.67
$712.50	$695.00	Oct 23	$4.33	$4.70	$9.03	$685.97	$721.53
$715.00	$695.00	Oct 23	$4.58	$4.70	$9.28	$685.72	$724.28
$712.50	$697.50	Oct 23	$4.33	$5.05	$9.38	$688.12	$721.88
$715.00	$697.50	Oct 23	$4.58	$5.05	$9.63	$687.87	$724.63
$717.50	$700.00	Oct 23	$3.11	$6.35	$9.46	$690.54	$726.96

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 140 found (best R:R 5.76, avg credit $1.63)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
682/685	715/718	Oct 23	$2.13	$0.37	48%	5.76	$682.87	$717.13
660/662	715/718	Oct 23	$1.74	$0.76	62%	2.29	$660.76	$716.74
640/645	755/760	Nov 13	$3.51	$1.49	46%	2.36	$641.49	$758.51
668/670	715/718	Oct 23	$1.76	$0.74	59%	2.38	$668.24	$716.76
640/645	750/755	Nov 13	$3.55	$1.45	44%	2.45	$641.45	$753.55
662/665	715/718	Oct 23	$1.70	$0.80	61%	2.13	$663.30	$716.70
680/682	715/718	Oct 23	$1.87	$0.63	52%	2.97	$680.63	$716.87
625/630	755/760	Nov 13	$3.09	$1.91	52%	1.62	$626.91	$758.09
625/630	750/755	Nov 13	$3.13	$1.87	50%	1.67	$626.87	$753.13
685/688	715/718	Oct 23	$1.97	$0.53	45%	3.72	$685.53	$716.97

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 206 found (best R:R 112.64, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$600.00	$625.00	$650.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$24.78	5%	112.64
$800.00	$810.00	$820.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$9.90	6%	99.00
$730.00	$735.00	$740.00	Nov 27	$0.09	$4.91	4%	54.56
$725.00	$727.50	$730.00	Oct 23	$0.09	$2.41	4%	26.78
$800.00	$805.00	$810.00	Nov 27	$0.07	$4.93	1%	70.43

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$800.00	$810.00	$820.00	Nov 20	$0.24	$9.76	6%	40.67
$770.00	$780.00	$790.00	Nov 20	$0.18	$9.82	5%	54.56
$665.00	$670.00	$675.00	Nov 27	$0.07	$4.93	4%	70.43
$730.00	$735.00	$740.00	Nov 13	$0.10	$4.90	4%	49.00
$675.00	$680.00	$685.00	Nov 27	$0.10	$4.90	4%	49.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 151 found (best net $-6.80, 144 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$705.00	$750.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$6.80	$38.20
$662.50	$680.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$11.18	$6.32
$645.00	$680.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$24.53	$10.47
$830.00	$835.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.01	$4.99
$737.50	$740.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.12	$2.38

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$600.00	$570.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.26	$29.74
$660.00	$655.00	1:2	Oct 23	$0.00	$5.00
$582.50	$580.00	1:2	Oct 30	$0.00	$2.50
$650.00	$645.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.03	$4.97
$655.00	$650.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.08	$4.92

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 161 found (best yield 4.55%, avg 1.69%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$715.00	Nov 20	$32.00	0.48	1.6%	4.55%	6.10%	13	1
$730.00	Nov 27	$26.30	0.42	3.7%	3.74%	7.42%	1	24
$705.00	Nov 27	$36.65	0.52	0.1%	5.21%	5.34%	2	1
$735.00	Nov 27	$24.30	0.41	4.4%	3.45%	7.85%	4	20
$750.00	Dec 4	$20.35	0.36	6.5%	2.89%	9.42%	1	--
$705.00	Dec 4	$36.30	0.52	0.1%	5.16%	5.29%	5	--
$740.00	Nov 27	$22.40	0.39	5.1%	3.18%	8.29%	4	3
$722.50	Nov 20	$27.90	0.45	2.6%	3.96%	6.58%	33	1
$710.00	Nov 20	$33.05	0.50	0.8%	4.69%	5.54%	7	52
$725.00	Nov 20	$26.85	0.44	3.0%	3.81%	6.79%	11	50

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 9,749

Total Puts 9,848

Put/Call Ratio 1.01

Net Difference -99

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,797

Total Puts 6,097

Put/Call Ratio 0.90

Net Difference 700

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 67,848

Total Puts 77,609

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.14

Ratio Trend Rising

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 Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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