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$553.64 -6.37%

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as of 11/05 06:08 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (11/05) 48,719

Calls: 20,870 (43%)

Puts: 27,849 (57%)

Prior (11/04) 42,491

Calls: 23,807 (56%)

Puts: 18,684 (44%)

Current vs Prior +14.66%

Calls: -12.34% (Calls)

Puts: +49.05% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 246,059

Calls: 121,122 (49%)

Puts: 124,937 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 35,151

Calls: 17,303 (49%)

Puts: 17,848 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +38.60%

Calls: +20.61%

Puts: +56.03%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (11/05) $254.94M

Calls: $32.89M (13%)

Puts: $222.05M (87%)

Prior (11/04) $121.54M

Calls: $43.02M (35%)

Puts: $78.52M (65%)

Current vs Prior +109.76%

Calls: -23.54%

Puts: +182.80%

Prior 7-Day Total $962.93M

Calls: $196.58M (20%)

Puts: $766.36M (80%)

Prior 7-Day Average $137.56M

Calls: $28.08M (20%)

Puts: $109.48M (80%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +85.33%

Calls: +17.14%

Puts: +102.82%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (11/05) 1.33

Prior (11/04) 0.78

Current vs Prior +70.03%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.00

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +33.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (11/05) 265,401

Calls: 140,883 (53%)

Puts: 124,518 (47%)

Prior (11/04) 161,845

Calls: 76,445 (47%)

Puts: 85,400 (53%)

Current vs Prior +63.98%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,648,912

Calls: 837,320 (51%)

Puts: 811,592 (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average 235,558

Calls: 119,617 (51%)

Puts: 115,941 (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +12.67%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (11/06) | Next (11/13)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 3.67% | 7.13%9.61% | 13.73%

Prior 3.77% | 6.08%8.15% | 11.89%

Current vs Prior -2.82% | +17.27%+18.00% | +15.44%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.13% | 6.98%9.04% | 12.52%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -28.51% | +2.12%+6.31% | +9.69%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.77% | 6.08%8.15% | 11.89%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -2.82% | +17.27%+18.00% | +15.44%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 37.62% | 23.61%

Calls: 34.46% | 24.87%

Puts: 40.78% | 22.35%

Prior 37.62% | 23.61%

Calls: 34.46% | 24.87%

Puts: 40.78% | 22.35%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 39.59% | 22.71%

Calls: 39.84% | 23.66%

Puts: 39.33% | 21.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.97% | +3.97%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bearish conviction with 87% of dollar volume in puts ($222.05M) vs calls ($32.89M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 110% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (85% higher). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.33 indicates protective positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 71 of results (avg 7.1%, best 1.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$530.00	Nov 20	38.50	39.80	$39.15	3.3%	11	0.67	45
$590.00	Nov 20	9.70	10.05	$9.88	3.5%	142	0.29	426
$540.00	Nov 20	32.00	33.20	$32.60	3.7%	24	0.61	15
$560.00	Nov 20	21.10	21.90	$21.50	3.7%	199	0.48	14
$510.00	Nov 20	52.60	54.60	$53.60	3.7%	20	0.78	19

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$590.00	Nov 20	45.05	45.65	$45.35	1.3%	178	0.74	807
$540.00	Nov 20	17.85	18.15	$18.00	1.7%	1.0K	0.40	322
$600.00	Nov 20	52.25	53.45	$52.85	2.3%	273	0.80	1.5K
$560.00	Nov 20	26.50	27.15	$26.83	2.4%	216	0.53	386
$570.00	Nov 20	31.95	32.75	$32.35	2.5%	163	0.60	252

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. 197 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$520.00	Nov 6	31.00	38.30	$34.65	21.1%	1	0.92	1
$470.00	Nov 20	84.55	93.90	$89.23	10.5%	--	0.92	11
$450.00	Dec 18	105.85	117.25	$111.55	10.2%	1	0.91	34
$480.00	Nov 20	75.40	83.70	$79.55	10.4%	--	0.89	11
$460.00	Dec 18	99.50	108.75	$104.13	8.9%	--	0.87	14

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$575.00	Nov 6	22.50	25.30	$23.90	11.7%	104	1.00	183
$577.50	Nov 6	24.20	27.05	$25.63	11.1%	20	1.00	65
$580.00	Nov 6	26.60	29.15	$27.88	9.1%	139	1.00	284
$582.50	Nov 6	25.90	34.55	$30.23	28.6%	21	1.00	57
$585.00	Nov 6	27.20	36.10	$31.65	28.1%	55	1.00	206

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 401 active (total vol 24.7K, top 1.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$600.00	Nov 6	0.07	0.69	$0.38	163.2%	981	0.04	133
$600.00	Nov 20	7.15	7.50	$7.33	4.8%	851	0.23	220
$650.00	Nov 20	1.23	1.35	$1.29	9.3%	723	0.06	627
$580.00	Nov 6	1.52	1.67	$1.60	9.4%	595	0.14	4
$630.00	Dec 18	8.05	10.80	$9.43	29.2%	384	0.22	159

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Nov 20	6.95	7.25	$7.10	4.2%	1.6K	0.19	218
$540.00	Nov 20	17.85	18.15	$18.00	1.7%	1.0K	0.40	322
$640.00	Nov 20	84.60	91.65	$88.13	8.0%	837	1.00	975
$500.00	Dec 18	12.30	15.45	$13.88	22.7%	513	0.24	820
$550.00	Nov 6	7.40	8.25	$7.83	10.9%	452	0.46	303

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 18 strikes (avg 60.3%, max 97.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$540.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	87.3%	46.2%	88.9%	7	30
$550.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	84.0%	44.8%	87.3%	49	54
$560.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	85.1%	47.3%	79.8%	88	31
$570.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	83.5%	46.7%	78.8%	135	163
$562.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	85.0%	57.0%	49.1%	85	700

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$530.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	90.8%	46.0%	97.3%	263	247
$540.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	87.3%	46.2%	88.9%	608	784
$550.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	84.0%	44.8%	87.3%	607	798
$560.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	85.1%	47.3%	79.8%	506	688
$562.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	85.0%	57.0%	49.1%	34	44

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 242 found (best R:R 2.03, avg 3.90)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$630.00	$640.00	Dec 11	$0.62	$9.38	$0.62	19%	15.13	$630.62
$545.00	$550.00	Nov 13	$1.77	$3.23	$1.77	60%	1.82	$546.77
$500.00	$510.00	Dec 18	$6.63	$3.37	$6.63	77%	0.51	$506.63
$530.00	$540.00	Dec 18	$5.35	$4.65	$5.35	65%	0.87	$535.35
$610.00	$620.00	Dec 11	$1.71	$8.29	$1.71	28%	4.85	$611.71

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$610.00	$605.00	Dec 11	$1.65	$3.35	$1.65	75%	2.03	$608.35
$610.00	$600.00	Nov 20	$6.62	$3.38	$6.62	86%	0.51	$603.38
$565.00	$560.00	Dec 4	$1.07	$3.93	$1.07	54%	3.67	$563.93
$600.00	$590.00	Dec 11	$5.32	$4.68	$5.32	71%	0.88	$594.68
$600.00	$590.00	Dec 4	$5.72	$4.28	$5.72	73%	0.75	$594.28

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 180 found (best R:R 1.07, avg 0.45)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$625.00	$630.00	Dec 11	$2.58	$2.58	$2.42	77%	1.07	$627.58
$620.00	$625.00	Dec 4	$2.22	$2.22	$2.78	78%	0.80	$622.22
$597.50	$600.00	Nov 13	$1.47	$1.47	$1.03	79%	1.43	$598.97
$585.00	$590.00	Nov 13	$2.14	$2.14	$2.86	72%	0.75	$587.14
$610.00	$615.00	Dec 4	$1.85	$1.85	$3.15	75%	0.59	$611.85

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$460.00	$450.00	Dec 18	$2.58	$2.58	$7.42	86%	0.35	$457.42
$500.00	$490.00	Dec 11	$3.45	$3.45	$6.55	76%	0.53	$496.55
$520.00	$515.00	Nov 27	$2.63	$2.63	$2.37	71%	1.11	$517.37
$530.00	$525.00	Nov 13	$2.58	$2.58	$2.42	70%	1.07	$527.42
$542.50	$540.00	Nov 13	$2.12	$2.12	$0.38	60%	5.58	$540.38

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 16 found (avg debit $9.52, cheapest $8.83)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$560.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$8.83	85.1%	55.2%
$565.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.12	85.2%	57.2%
$562.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.27	85.0%	57.0%
$555.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.77	86.4%	58.9%
$557.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.65	83.1%	56.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$560.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.20	85.1%	55.2%
$555.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.50	86.4%	58.9%
$557.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.70	83.1%	56.8%
$542.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.02	86.0%	60.1%
$550.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$9.32	84.0%	59.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 103 found (cheapest 3.42% of stock, avg 9.21%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$557.50	Nov 6	$7.45	$11.50	$18.95	$538.55	$576.45	3.42%
$555.00	Nov 6	$8.93	$10.15	$19.08	$535.92	$574.08	3.45%
$550.00	Nov 6	$11.53	$7.83	$19.36	$530.64	$569.36	3.50%
$560.00	Nov 6	$6.65	$12.98	$19.63	$540.37	$579.63	3.55%
$562.50	Nov 6	$5.73	$14.58	$20.31	$542.19	$582.81	3.67%
$565.00	Nov 6	$4.93	$16.30	$21.23	$543.77	$586.23	3.83%
$542.50	Nov 6	$16.25	$5.00	$21.25	$521.25	$563.75	3.84%
$567.50	Nov 6	$4.13	$17.88	$22.01	$545.49	$589.51	3.98%
$540.00	Nov 6	$18.10	$4.32	$22.42	$517.58	$562.42	4.05%
$570.00	Nov 6	$3.40	$19.60	$23.00	$547.00	$593.00	4.15%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 1.67% of stock, avg 6.40%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$565.00	$540.00	Nov 6	$4.93	$4.32	$9.25	$530.75	$574.25
$565.00	$542.50	Nov 6	$4.93	$5.00	$9.93	$532.57	$574.93
$562.50	$540.00	Nov 6	$5.73	$4.32	$10.05	$529.95	$572.55
$565.00	$545.00	Nov 6	$4.93	$5.73	$10.66	$534.34	$575.66
$562.50	$542.50	Nov 6	$5.73	$5.00	$10.73	$531.77	$573.23
$562.50	$545.00	Nov 6	$5.73	$5.73	$11.46	$533.54	$573.96
$560.00	$540.00	Nov 6	$6.65	$4.32	$10.97	$529.03	$570.97
$560.00	$542.50	Nov 6	$6.65	$5.00	$11.65	$530.85	$571.65
$565.00	$547.50	Nov 6	$4.93	$6.70	$11.63	$535.87	$576.63
$560.00	$545.00	Nov 6	$6.65	$5.73	$12.38	$532.62	$572.38

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 214 found (best R:R 9.64, avg credit $3.15)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
515/520	600/605	Nov 27	$4.53	$0.47	44%	9.64	$515.47	$604.53
490/500	625/630	Dec 11	$6.03	$3.97	54%	1.52	$493.97	$631.03
515/520	620/625	Nov 27	$3.61	$1.39	52%	2.60	$516.39	$623.61
515/520	615/620	Nov 27	$3.63	$1.37	50%	2.65	$516.37	$618.63
450/460	640/650	Dec 18	$4.38	$5.62	67%	0.78	$455.62	$644.38
450/460	650/660	Dec 18	$4.06	$5.94	70%	0.68	$455.94	$654.06
450/460	620/630	Dec 18	$4.95	$5.05	61%	0.98	$455.05	$624.95
515/520	625/630	Nov 27	$3.23	$1.77	55%	1.82	$516.77	$628.23
510/520	625/630	Dec 11	$6.31	$3.69	46%	1.71	$513.69	$631.31
515/520	610/615	Nov 27	$3.43	$1.57	48%	2.18	$516.57	$613.43

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 203 found (best R:R 42.48, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$550.00	$560.00	$570.00	Nov 20	$0.23	$9.77	13%	42.48
$550.00	$560.00	$570.00	Dec 4	$0.22	$9.78	11%	44.45
$530.00	$540.00	$550.00	Nov 20	$0.35	$9.65	13%	27.57
$510.00	$520.00	$530.00	Nov 20	$0.31	$9.69	10%	31.26
$540.00	$550.00	$560.00	Dec 18	$0.33	$9.67	9%	29.30

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$570.00	$580.00	$590.00	Nov 20	$0.44	$9.56	14%	21.73
$540.00	$550.00	$560.00	Nov 20	$0.43	$9.57	13%	22.26
$480.00	$490.00	$500.00	Nov 20	$0.22	$9.78	7%	44.45
$490.00	$500.00	$510.00	Dec 4	$0.28	$9.72	8%	34.71
$550.00	$555.00	$560.00	Dec 4	$0.05	$4.95	5%	99.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 124 found (best net $-1.55, 115 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$520.00	$540.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$1.55	$18.45
$632.50	$635.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.09	$2.41
$660.00	$662.50	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.04	$2.46
$645.00	$647.50	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.10	$2.40
$650.00	$660.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.51	$9.49

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$537.50	$530.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.82	$6.68
$460.00	$450.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.02	$8.98
$470.00	$460.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.32	$8.68
$480.00	$470.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$2.00	$8.00
$490.00	$480.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$2.68	$7.32

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 118 found (best yield 5.58%, avg 1.33%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$560.00	Dec 18	$30.90	0.51	1.1%	5.58%	6.73%	21	30
$570.00	Dec 18	$25.95	0.47	3.0%	4.69%	7.64%	28	85
$560.00	Dec 11	$28.40	0.51	1.1%	5.13%	6.28%	10	--
$580.00	Dec 18	$20.50	0.42	4.8%	3.70%	8.46%	237	44
$590.00	Dec 18	$17.90	0.37	6.6%	3.23%	9.80%	42	65
$580.00	Dec 11	$20.10	0.42	4.8%	3.63%	8.39%	94	5
$600.00	Dec 18	$15.35	0.33	8.4%	2.77%	11.15%	133	393
$570.00	Dec 11	$22.55	0.46	3.0%	4.07%	7.03%	58	15
$610.00	Dec 18	$12.50	0.29	10.2%	2.26%	12.44%	18	164
$590.00	Dec 11	$14.75	0.37	6.6%	2.66%	9.23%	58	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 20,870

Total Puts 27,849

Put/Call Ratio 1.33

Net Difference -6,979

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 23,807

Total Puts 18,684

Put/Call Ratio 0.78

Net Difference 5,123

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 121,122

Total Puts 124,937

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.00

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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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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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