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as of 10/28 06:01 PM

(10/28 14:05) ◀

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (6:01pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28) 27,490

Calls: 19,374 (70%)

Puts: 8,116 (30%)

Prior (10/27) 15,585

Calls: 9,256 (59%)

Puts: 6,329 (41%)

Current vs Prior +76.39%

Calls: +109.31% (Calls)

Puts: +28.24% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 121,247

Calls: 64,104 (53%)

Puts: 57,143 (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average 17,321

Calls: 9,157 (53%)

Puts: 8,163 (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +58.71%

Calls: +111.56%

Puts: -0.58%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28) $41.54M

Calls: $24.82M (60%)

Puts: $16.71M (40%)

Prior (10/27) $42.02M

Calls: $21.68M (52%)

Puts: $20.35M (48%)

Current vs Prior -1.16%

Calls: +14.49%

Puts: -17.85%

Prior 7-Day Total $320.34M

Calls: $159.02M (50%)

Puts: $161.32M (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average $45.76M

Calls: $22.72M (50%)

Puts: $23.05M (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.24%

Calls: +9.26%

Puts: -27.47%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28) 0.42

Prior (10/27) 0.68

Current vs Prior -38.74%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.89

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -52.74%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/28) 241,348

Calls: 120,866 (50%)

Puts: 120,482 (50%)

Prior (10/27) 236,633

Calls: 117,740 (50%)

Puts: 118,893 (50%)

Current vs Prior +1.99%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,653,071

Calls: 807,650 (49%)

Puts: 845,421 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 236,153

Calls: 115,378 (49%)

Puts: 120,774 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.20%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/30) | Next (11/06)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 6.66% | 7.60%9.57% | 12.74%

Prior 6.99% | 8.29%10.13% | 13.44%

Current vs Prior -4.74% | -8.26%-5.57% | -5.22%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.03% | 8.27%10.77% | 13.85%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +32.48% | -8.05%-11.15% | -8.05%

Prior 7-Day Eod 6.99% | 8.29%10.13% | 13.44%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -4.74% | -8.26%-5.57% | -5.22%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 28.11% | 27.09%

Calls: 26.14% | 27.06%

Puts: 30.07% | 27.12%

Prior 60.91% | 13.82%

Calls: 80.45% | 14.19%

Puts: 41.36% | 13.45%

Current vs Prior -53.85% | +96.02%

Prior 7-Day Avg 60.91% | 13.82%

Calls: 80.45% | 14.19%

Puts: 41.36% | 13.45%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -53.85% | +96.02%

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Above-average activity with volume up 76% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.42 - heavy call buying (19,374 calls vs 8,116 puts). P/C ratio dropping 39% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 3 of results (avg 9.5%, best 9.4%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$800.00	Nov 20	7.00	7.70	$7.35	9.5%	77	0.18	858

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$840.00	Nov 20	118.95	130.65	$124.80	9.4%	--	0.93	125
$850.00	Nov 20	128.45	141.30	$134.88	9.5%	--	0.94	153

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. 223 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$600.00	Oct 30	110.45	125.25	$117.85	12.6%	1	0.99	34
$605.00	Oct 30	105.75	120.00	$112.88	12.6%	--	0.99	10
$595.00	Oct 30	115.65	130.00	$122.83	11.7%	--	0.98	73
$625.00	Oct 30	84.90	100.00	$92.45	16.3%	--	0.97	40
$635.00	Oct 30	74.95	90.00	$82.48	18.2%	--	0.96	12

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$812.50	Oct 30	90.40	104.50	$97.45	14.5%	1	1.00	8
$815.00	Oct 30	93.65	107.00	$100.33	13.3%	--	1.00	37
$820.00	Oct 30	97.75	110.85	$104.30	12.6%	3	1.00	70
$825.00	Oct 30	102.30	117.80	$110.05	14.1%	--	1.00	96
$850.00	Oct 30	127.15	143.25	$135.20	11.9%	4	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 426 active (total vol 19.9K, top 3.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$760.00	Oct 30	5.45	7.10	$6.28	26.3%	3.6K	0.22	339
$790.00	Oct 30	1.60	3.95	$2.78	84.5%	2.8K	0.11	213
$720.00	Oct 30	18.00	20.25	$19.13	11.8%	778	0.48	374
$750.00	Oct 30	7.35	11.00	$9.18	39.8%	724	0.28	463
$770.00	Oct 30	3.60	5.25	$4.43	37.2%	548	0.17	144

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$650.00	Oct 30	1.69	3.00	$2.34	56.0%	319	0.09	200
$620.00	Oct 30	0.18	0.65	$0.42	111.9%	315	0.02	174
$660.00	Oct 30	2.70	5.05	$3.88	60.6%	285	0.14	365
$717.50	Oct 30	20.20	25.55	$22.88	23.4%	205	0.50	23
$680.00	Oct 30	5.45	10.30	$7.88	61.5%	160	0.24	136

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 67 strikes (avg 135.3%, max 419.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$855.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	233.1%	44.8%	419.9%	1	58
$715.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	107.4%	41.2%	160.6%	184	415
$695.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	104.0%	40.7%	155.8%	25	70
$705.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	99.1%	38.9%	154.9%	12	42
$680.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	104.4%	41.3%	152.9%	2	84

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$855.00	Oct 30	Nov 13	233.1%	55.2%	322.4%	1	20
$685.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	115.2%	41.6%	177.2%	130	101
$695.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	104.0%	39.6%	162.4%	104	264
$715.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	107.4%	41.2%	160.6%	66	95
$680.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	104.4%	40.6%	157.1%	162	274

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 258 found (best R:R 32.33, avg 4.75)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$740.00	$750.00	Nov 27	$1.85	$8.15	$1.85	42%	4.41	$741.85
$675.00	$680.00	Nov 6	$1.87	$3.13	$1.87	76%	1.67	$676.87
$695.00	$710.00	Nov 27	$6.87	$8.13	$6.87	62%	1.18	$701.87
$700.00	$705.00	Dec 4	$1.20	$3.80	$1.20	59%	3.17	$701.20
$740.00	$745.00	Nov 13	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	40%	19.00	$740.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$725.00	$720.00	Nov 6	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	53%	32.33	$724.85
$750.00	$745.00	Oct 30	$1.48	$3.52	$1.48	72%	2.38	$748.52
$705.00	$700.00	Nov 27	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	43%	19.00	$704.75
$765.00	$760.00	Oct 30	$2.25	$2.75	$2.25	82%	1.22	$762.75
$765.00	$760.00	Nov 13	$1.83	$3.17	$1.83	73%	1.73	$763.17

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 211 found (best R:R 15.67, avg 1.09)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$845.00	$850.00	Oct 30	$2.21	$2.21	$2.79	93%	0.79	$847.21
$835.00	$840.00	Oct 30	$2.14	$2.14	$2.86	92%	0.75	$837.14
$770.00	$775.00	Nov 6	$2.62	$2.62	$2.38	75%	1.10	$772.62
$750.00	$752.50	Nov 13	$2.32	$2.32	$0.18	64%	12.89	$752.32
$747.50	$750.00	Oct 30	$2.17	$2.17	$0.33	69%	6.58	$749.67

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$625.00	$620.00	Nov 27	$4.70	$4.70	$0.30	84%	15.67	$620.30
$615.00	$610.00	Nov 27	$3.78	$3.78	$1.22	84%	3.10	$611.22
$635.00	$630.00	Dec 4	$3.40	$3.40	$1.60	82%	2.12	$631.60
$650.00	$645.00	Nov 27	$3.23	$3.23	$1.77	80%	1.82	$646.77
$630.00	$625.00	Nov 6	$2.80	$2.80	$2.20	88%	1.27	$627.20

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 37 found (avg debit $4.99, cheapest $8.20)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$737.50	Oct 30	Nov 13	$8.20	107.5%	51.2%
$727.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.03	115.8%	60.6%
$747.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.00	113.0%	60.5%
$732.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.25	109.7%	58.6%
$745.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$3.67	106.9%	56.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$727.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.25	115.8%	60.6%
$732.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$6.07	109.7%	58.6%
$745.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$2.53	106.9%	56.8%
$737.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$3.47	107.5%	57.6%
$715.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$3.45	107.4%	59.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 143 found (cheapest 5.98% of stock, avg 8.89%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$707.50	Oct 30	$26.15	$16.52	$42.67	$664.83	$750.17	5.98%
$717.50	Oct 30	$20.02	$22.88	$42.90	$674.60	$760.40	6.01%
$725.00	Oct 30	$16.52	$26.75	$43.27	$681.73	$768.27	6.07%
$710.00	Oct 30	$25.48	$17.93	$43.41	$666.59	$753.41	6.09%
$705.00	Oct 30	$28.15	$15.48	$43.63	$661.37	$748.63	6.12%
$700.00	Oct 30	$30.58	$13.20	$43.78	$656.22	$743.78	6.14%
$722.50	Oct 30	$19.00	$25.10	$44.10	$678.40	$766.60	6.18%
$720.00	Oct 30	$19.13	$25.10	$44.23	$675.77	$764.23	6.20%
$715.00	Oct 30	$22.80	$21.90	$44.70	$670.30	$759.70	6.27%
$735.00	Oct 30	$12.88	$31.85	$44.73	$690.27	$779.73	6.27%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 4.34% of stock, avg 6.99%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$730.00	$705.00	Oct 30	$15.48	$15.48	$30.96	$674.04	$760.96
$730.00	$707.50	Oct 30	$15.48	$16.52	$32.00	$675.50	$762.00
$725.00	$705.00	Oct 30	$16.52	$15.48	$32.00	$673.00	$757.00
$725.00	$707.50	Oct 30	$16.52	$16.52	$33.04	$674.46	$758.04
$730.00	$710.00	Oct 30	$15.48	$17.93	$33.41	$676.59	$763.41
$725.00	$710.00	Oct 30	$16.52	$17.93	$34.45	$675.55	$759.45
$727.50	$705.00	Oct 30	$18.77	$15.48	$34.25	$670.75	$761.75
$727.50	$707.50	Oct 30	$18.77	$16.52	$35.29	$672.21	$762.79
$727.50	$710.00	Oct 30	$18.77	$17.93	$36.70	$673.30	$764.20
$722.50	$705.00	Oct 30	$19.00	$15.48	$34.48	$670.52	$756.98

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 51 found (best R:R 49.00, avg credit $2.84)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
610/615	770/775	Nov 27	$4.90	$0.10	54%	49.00	$610.10	$774.90
645/650	765/770	Nov 27	$4.73	$0.27	48%	17.52	$645.27	$769.73
645/650	760/765	Nov 27	$4.76	$0.24	46%	19.83	$645.24	$764.76
645/650	770/775	Nov 27	$4.35	$0.65	50%	6.69	$645.65	$774.35
630/635	790/800	Dec 4	$5.92	$4.08	56%	1.45	$629.08	$795.92
592/595	748/750	Oct 30	$2.33	$0.17	67%	13.71	$592.67	$749.83
632/635	748/750	Oct 30	$2.39	$0.11	64%	21.73	$632.61	$749.89
580/582	748/750	Oct 30	$2.30	$0.20	68%	11.50	$580.20	$749.80
600/602	748/750	Oct 30	$2.27	$0.23	67%	9.87	$600.23	$749.77
638/640	748/750	Oct 30	$2.34	$0.16	63%	14.62	$637.66	$749.84

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 190 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$755.00	$760.00	$765.00	Nov 13	$0.07	$4.93	5%	70.43
$690.00	$695.00	$700.00	Nov 6	$0.15	$4.85	5%	32.33
$785.00	$790.00	$795.00	Nov 27	$0.08	$4.92	2%	61.50
$835.00	$840.00	$845.00	Nov 27	$0.09	$4.91	2%	54.56
$695.00	$700.00	$705.00	Nov 13	$0.20	$4.80	5%	24.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$630.00	$640.00	$650.00	Nov 20	$0.22	$9.78	5%	44.45
$805.00	$810.00	$815.00	Nov 13	$0.05	$4.95	4%	99.00
$765.00	$770.00	$775.00	Nov 13	$0.08	$4.92	4%	61.50
$690.00	$695.00	$700.00	Nov 27	$0.16	$4.84	5%	30.25
$602.50	$605.00	$607.50	Oct 30	$0.07	$2.43	0%	34.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 129 found (best net $-17.45, 117 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$655.00	$700.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$17.45	$27.55
$760.00	$790.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$7.37	$22.63
$830.00	$835.00	1:2	Nov 27	$0.00	$5.00
$795.00	$800.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.24	$4.76
$820.00	$825.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.56	$4.44

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$665.00	$640.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$3.55	$21.45
$600.00	$590.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.05	$9.95
$605.00	$600.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.10	$4.90
$590.00	$580.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.26	$9.74
$625.00	$620.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.09	$4.91

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 142 found (best yield 4.63%, avg 1.59%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$720.00	Nov 27	$33.00	0.51	0.9%	4.63%	5.55%	28	24
$725.00	Dec 4	$30.30	0.49	1.6%	4.25%	5.88%	--	11
$715.00	Dec 4	$34.95	0.53	0.2%	4.90%	5.13%	2	1
$740.00	Dec 4	$23.90	0.43	3.7%	3.35%	7.08%	1	2
$725.00	Nov 27	$28.05	0.48	1.6%	3.93%	5.56%	2	26
$760.00	Dec 4	$17.10	0.35	6.5%	2.40%	8.93%	--	12
$750.00	Nov 27	$18.60	0.38	5.1%	2.61%	7.74%	1	11
$715.00	Nov 20	$31.35	0.53	0.2%	4.39%	4.62%	45	16
$715.00	Nov 27	$31.10	0.53	0.2%	4.36%	4.59%	4	7
$720.00	Nov 20	$28.25	0.51	0.9%	3.96%	4.89%	11	135

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 19,374

Total Puts 8,116

Put/Call Ratio 0.42

Net Difference 11,258

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,256

Total Puts 6,329

Put/Call Ratio 0.68

Net Difference 2,927

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 64,104

Total Puts 57,143

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.89

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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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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