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CME

CME GROUP INC A

$239.85 -2.15%

(7/20 18:20) ◀

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 (2:05pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/21 2:05pm) 6,127

Calls: 3,657 (60%)

Puts: 2,470 (40%)

Prior (04/22) 3,298

Calls: 2,081 (63%)

Puts: 1,217 (37%)

Current vs Prior +85.78%

Calls: +75.73% (Calls)

Puts: +102.96% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 4,418

Calls: 2,746 (62%)

Puts: 1,672 (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average 2,209

Calls: 392 (62%)

Puts: 238 (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +177.37%

Calls: +832.23%

Puts: +934.09%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/21 2:05pm) $1.98M

Calls: $939.5K (47%)

Puts: $1.04M (53%)

Prior (04/22) $1.40M

Calls: $617.2K (44%)

Puts: $781.2K (56%)

Current vs Prior +41.72%

Calls: +52.22%

Puts: +33.43%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.92M

Calls: $864.0K (45%)

Puts: $1.06M (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average $961.4K

Calls: $123.4K (45%)

Puts: $151.2K (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +106.15%

Calls: +661.17%

Puts: +589.15%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/21 2:05pm) 0.68

Prior (04/22) 0.58

Current vs Prior +15.49%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +6.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/21 2:05pm) 62,181

Calls: 36,420 (59%)

Puts: 25,761 (41%)

Prior (04/22) 38,747

Calls: 17,576 (45%)

Puts: 21,171 (55%)

Current vs Prior +60.48%

Prior 7-Day Total 75,888

Calls: 34,323 (45%)

Puts: 41,565 (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average 37,944

Calls: 17,161 (45%)

Puts: 20,782 (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +63.88%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/24) | Next (07/31)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 4.75% | 6.05%8.25% | 12.61%

Prior 3.67% | 4.80%-- | --

Current vs Prior +29.45% | +26.05%-- | --

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.92% | 4.18%-- | --

Current vs 7-Day Avg +62.82% | +44.64%-- | --

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.67% | 4.80%-- | --

Current vs 7-Day Eod +29.45% | +26.05%-- | --

Sentiment BEARISH--

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 16.20% | 15.05%

Calls: 23.88% | 16.15%

Puts: 8.51% | 13.95%

Prior 31.27% | 27.70%

Calls: 33.33% | 19.18%

Puts: 29.21% | 36.22%

Current vs Prior -48.19% | -45.67%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.27% | 27.70%

Calls: 33.33% | 19.18%

Puts: 29.21% | 36.22%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -48.19% | -45.67%

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Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (106% higher). Above-average activity with volume up 86% vs prior. Volume explosion - 177% above 7-day average (6,127 vs avg 2,209). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.68.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 14 of results (avg 8.0%, best 5.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$232.50	Jul 24	9.30	10.00	$9.65	7.3%	18	0.74	2
$237.50	Aug 21	10.40	11.20	$10.80	7.4%	22	0.56	--
$242.50	Jul 24	3.40	3.70	$3.55	8.5%	17	0.43	26
$240.00	Aug 21	9.00	9.90	$9.45	9.5%	73	0.51	754
$200.00	Aug 21	39.50	43.60	$41.55	9.9%	--	0.93	23

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Jul 24	7.50	7.90	$7.70	5.2%	118	0.66	52
$247.50	Jul 24	9.30	9.80	$9.55	5.2%	7	0.73	91
$242.50	Jul 24	5.90	6.30	$6.10	6.6%	3	0.57	135
$242.50	Jul 31	7.30	7.90	$7.60	7.9%	5	0.55	--
$247.50	Aug 21	12.80	13.90	$13.35	8.2%	69	0.60	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.65, cheapest $0.65)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$225.00	Jul 24	0.60	0.70	$0.65	15.4%	40	0.10	66

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 42 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 0.96)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$210.00	Jul 31	28.60	32.80	$30.70	13.7%	--	0.96	11
$200.00	Aug 21	39.50	43.60	$41.55	9.9%	--	0.93	23
$200.00	Jul 31	38.40	42.40	$40.40	9.9%	--	0.93	11
$225.00	Jul 24	14.60	17.10	$15.85	15.8%	10	0.90	76
$225.00	Jul 31	15.40	18.50	$16.95	18.3%	--	0.86	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Jul 24	23.00	26.30	$24.65	13.4%	3	0.95	9
$265.00	Jul 31	23.40	26.70	$25.05	13.2%	1	0.91	21
$255.00	Jul 24	13.70	16.60	$15.15	19.1%	4	0.88	13
$270.00	Aug 21	28.90	32.10	$30.50	10.5%	--	0.86	103
$265.00	Aug 7	23.80	26.40	$25.10	10.4%	2	0.85	12

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 110 active (total vol 5.5K, top 1.1K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Jul 31	0.50	1.00	$0.75	66.7%	1.1K	0.09	1.4K
$255.00	Jul 31	1.40	2.35	$1.88	50.5%	1.0K	0.20	1.3K
$247.50	Jul 24	1.80	2.10	$1.95	15.4%	135	0.28	49
$245.00	Aug 21	6.80	7.60	$7.20	11.1%	112	0.43	--
$255.00	Aug 21	3.40	4.10	$3.75	18.7%	108	0.28	3

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Jul 24	1.25	1.40	$1.33	11.3%	275	0.19	40
$235.00	Jul 24	2.50	2.90	$2.70	14.8%	200	0.33	53
$210.00	Jul 31	0.10	0.55	$0.33	136.4%	199	0.04	9
$217.50	Jul 24	0.05	0.35	$0.20	150.0%	159	0.04	6
$237.50	Aug 21	6.90	8.40	$7.65	19.6%	159	0.44	1

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 38 strikes (avg 72.3%, max 246.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$280.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	95.9%	34.3%	179.3%	37	731
$285.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	71.7%	36.1%	98.6%	17	4
$200.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	80.3%	41.4%	94.0%	--	34
$260.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	61.3%	33.2%	84.8%	50	615
$237.50	Jul 24	Aug 21	56.3%	31.4%	79.4%	22	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$200.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	143.6%	41.4%	246.9%	7	671
$210.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	72.6%	35.8%	102.4%	114	1.1K
$215.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	61.5%	32.6%	88.9%	108	31
$237.50	Jul 24	Aug 21	56.3%	31.4%	79.4%	205	5
$220.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	59.7%	33.9%	76.0%	69	872

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 78 found (best R:R 44.45, avg 4.79)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$280.00	$285.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	44.45	$280.11
$265.00	$270.00	Jul 31	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$265.20
$260.00	$262.50	Jul 31	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$260.13
$280.00	$285.00	Jul 24	$0.35	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$280.35
$262.50	$265.00	Jul 24	$0.20	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$262.70

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$210.00	$200.00	Aug 21	$0.38	$9.62	$0.38	25.32	$209.62
$222.50	$220.00	Jul 24	$0.13	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$222.37
$225.00	$222.50	Jul 24	$0.22	$2.28	$0.22	10.36	$224.78
$220.00	$215.00	Aug 14	$0.60	$4.40	$0.60	7.33	$219.40
$215.00	$210.00	Aug 21	$0.60	$4.40	$0.60	7.33	$214.40

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 100 found (best R:R 32.33, avg 1.93)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$200.00	$210.00	Jul 31	$9.70	$9.70	$0.30	32.33	$209.70
$210.00	$225.00	Jul 31	$13.75	$13.75	$1.25	11.00	$223.75
$200.00	$220.00	Aug 21	$18.10	$18.10	$1.90	9.53	$218.10
$225.00	$230.00	Jul 24	$4.15	$4.15	$0.85	4.88	$229.15
$230.00	$232.50	Jul 24	$2.05	$2.05	$0.45	4.56	$232.05

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$265.00	$255.00	Jul 24	$9.50	$9.50	$0.50	19.00	$255.50
$255.00	$252.50	Jul 24	$2.30	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$252.70
$270.00	$260.00	Aug 21	$8.95	$8.95	$1.05	8.52	$261.05
$265.00	$255.00	Jul 31	$8.70	$8.70	$1.30	6.69	$256.30
$265.00	$255.00	Aug 7	$8.25	$8.25	$1.75	4.71	$256.75

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 37 found (avg debit $1.26, cheapest $0.18)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$280.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	$0.30	95.9%	34.3%
$270.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.45	61.6%	46.5%
$265.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.50	62.3%	44.0%
$285.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	$0.54	71.7%	36.1%
$262.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.57	65.1%	44.5%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$205.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.18	90.1%	55.8%
$210.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.20	72.6%	47.4%
$215.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.20	61.5%	40.5%
$265.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.40	62.3%	44.0%
$225.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.43	57.4%	37.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 40 found (cheapest 3.98% of stock, avg 7.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$240.00	Jul 24	$4.85	$4.70	$9.55	$230.45	$249.55	3.98%
$242.50	Jul 24	$3.55	$6.10	$9.65	$232.85	$252.15	4.02%
$245.00	Jul 24	$2.65	$7.70	$10.35	$234.65	$255.35	4.32%
$237.50	Jul 24	$6.70	$3.75	$10.45	$227.05	$247.95	4.36%
$235.00	Jul 24	$8.35	$2.70	$11.05	$223.95	$246.05	4.61%
$247.50	Jul 24	$1.95	$9.55	$11.50	$236.00	$259.00	4.79%
$232.50	Jul 24	$9.65	$1.98	$11.63	$220.87	$244.13	4.85%
$250.00	Jul 24	$1.48	$11.15	$12.63	$237.37	$262.63	5.27%
$230.00	Jul 24	$11.70	$1.33	$13.03	$216.97	$243.03	5.43%
$242.50	Jul 31	$5.55	$7.60	$13.15	$229.35	$255.65	5.48%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 112 found (cheapest 1.00% of stock, avg 3.14%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$252.50	$230.00	Jul 24	$1.08	$1.33	$2.41	$227.59	$254.91
$250.00	$230.00	Jul 24	$1.48	$1.33	$2.81	$227.19	$252.81
$252.50	$225.00	Jul 31	$1.85	$1.08	$2.93	$222.07	$255.43
$252.50	$232.50	Jul 24	$1.08	$1.98	$3.06	$229.44	$255.56
$260.00	$215.00	Aug 14	$1.98	$1.25	$3.23	$211.77	$263.23
$247.50	$230.00	Jul 24	$1.95	$1.33	$3.28	$226.72	$250.78
$250.00	$232.50	Jul 24	$1.48	$1.98	$3.46	$229.04	$253.46
$252.50	$235.00	Jul 24	$1.08	$2.70	$3.78	$231.22	$256.28
$250.00	$225.00	Jul 31	$2.70	$1.08	$3.78	$221.22	$253.78
$260.00	$220.00	Aug 14	$1.98	$1.85	$3.83	$216.17	$263.83

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 166 found (best R:R 24.00, avg credit $2.41)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
238/240	242/245	Aug 21	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$237.60	$244.90
238/240	248/250	Aug 21	$2.40	$0.10	24.00	$237.60	$249.90
225/228	230/232	Jul 24	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$225.12	$232.38
235/238	240/242	Jul 24	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$235.15	$242.35
225/228	240/242	Jul 31	$2.35	$0.15	15.67	$225.15	$242.35
230/232	235/238	Jul 24	$2.30	$0.20	11.50	$230.20	$237.30
222/225	230/232	Jul 24	$2.27	$0.23	9.87	$222.73	$232.27
240/242	245/248	Aug 21	$2.25	$0.25	9.00	$240.25	$247.25
242/248	250/255	Aug 21	$4.50	$0.50	9.00	$243.00	$254.50
228/230	238/240	Jul 24	$2.20	$0.30	7.33	$227.80	$239.70

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 48 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Jul 24	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$255.00	$257.50	$260.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Jul 24	$0.10	$2.40	24.00
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Jul 31	$0.10	$2.40	24.00
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Aug 14	$0.23	$4.77	20.74

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$210.00	$215.00	$220.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$237.50	$240.00	$242.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$212.50	$215.00	$217.50	Jul 24	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$230.00	$232.50	$235.00	Jul 24	$0.07	$2.43	34.71
$220.00	$222.50	$225.00	Jul 24	$0.09	$2.41	26.78

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 80 found (best net $-5.35, 70 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$200.00	$220.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$5.35	$14.65
$210.00	$225.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$3.20	$11.80
$235.00	$245.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.80	$9.20
$260.00	$270.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.86	$9.14
$225.00	$235.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$3.50	$6.50

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.39	$9.61
$210.00	$205.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.27	$4.73
$215.00	$210.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.33	$4.67
$210.00	$205.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.43	$4.57
$215.00	$210.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.55	$4.45

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 39 found (best yield 3.75%, avg 1.15%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$240.00	Aug 21	$9.00	0.51	0.1%	3.75%	3.81%	73	754
$242.50	Aug 21	$7.80	0.47	1.1%	3.25%	4.36%	35	--
$245.00	Aug 21	$6.80	0.43	2.1%	2.84%	4.98%	112	--
$240.00	Jul 31	$6.10	0.52	0.1%	2.54%	2.61%	4	37
$245.00	Aug 14	$6.00	0.43	2.1%	2.50%	4.65%	1	6
$247.50	Aug 21	$5.80	0.39	3.2%	2.42%	5.61%	42	4
$245.00	Aug 7	$5.20	0.41	2.1%	2.17%	4.32%	--	65
$250.00	Aug 21	$5.00	0.35	4.2%	2.08%	6.32%	105	1.3K
$242.50	Jul 31	$4.90	0.46	1.1%	2.04%	3.15%	6	2
$240.00	Jul 24	$4.50	0.51	0.1%	1.88%	1.94%	25	76

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,657

Total Puts 2,470

Put/Call Ratio 0.68

Net Difference 1,187

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,081

Total Puts 1,217

Put/Call Ratio 0.58

Net Difference 864

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 2,746

Total Puts 1,672

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.63

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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