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$1005.16 +0.18%

$1005.76 (+0.06%)🌙

as of 10/26 06:06 PM

(10/23 18:01) ◀

Monday, October 26, 2026 (6:06pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/26) 21,302

Calls: 12,660 (59%)

Puts: 8,642 (41%)

Prior (10/23) 37,894

Calls: 18,688 (49%)

Puts: 19,206 (51%)

Current vs Prior -43.79%

Calls: -32.26% (Calls)

Puts: -55.00% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 285,400

Calls: 159,698 (56%)

Puts: 125,702 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 40,771

Calls: 22,814 (56%)

Puts: 17,957 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -47.75%

Calls: -44.51%

Puts: -51.88%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/26) $44.45M

Calls: $34.13M (77%)

Puts: $10.32M (23%)

Prior (10/23) $79.64M

Calls: $49.71M (62%)

Puts: $29.93M (38%)

Current vs Prior -44.19%

Calls: -31.35%

Puts: -65.52%

Prior 7-Day Total $413.30M

Calls: $316.50M (77%)

Puts: $96.81M (23%)

Prior 7-Day Average $59.04M

Calls: $45.21M (77%)

Puts: $13.83M (23%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.72%

Calls: -24.52%

Puts: -25.37%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/26) 0.68

Prior (10/23) 1.03

Current vs Prior -33.58%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.79

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -13.66%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/26) 280,478

Calls: 137,216 (49%)

Puts: 143,262 (51%)

Prior (10/23) 304,597

Calls: 149,658 (49%)

Puts: 154,939 (51%)

Current vs Prior -7.92%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,943,675

Calls: 966,278 (50%)

Puts: 977,397 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 277,667

Calls: 138,039 (50%)

Puts: 139,628 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.01%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.01% | 3.06%4.49% | 7.00%

Prior 2.24% | 3.36%4.67% | 7.29%

Current vs Prior -10.60% | -8.77%-3.84% | -3.94%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.83% | 2.96%3.69% | 6.62%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +9.35% | +3.68%+21.71% | +5.69%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.24% | 3.36%4.67% | 7.29%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -10.60% | -8.77%-3.84% | -3.94%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 31.66% | 16.46%

Calls: 30.00% | 17.55%

Puts: 33.33% | 15.38%

Prior 31.66% | 16.46%

Calls: 30.00% | 17.55%

Puts: 33.33% | 15.38%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 30.18% | 17.47%

Calls: 28.83% | 16.68%

Puts: 31.54% | 18.27%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +4.90% | -5.78%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 77% of dollar volume in calls ($34.13M) vs puts ($10.32M). Below-average activity with volume down 44% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.68. P/C ratio dropping 34% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

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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 53 of results (avg 7.2%, best 4.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$860.00	Nov 20	143.55	149.75	$146.65	4.2%	--	1.00	67
$820.00	Nov 20	182.70	190.60	$186.65	4.2%	--	1.00	20
$865.00	Nov 20	138.60	144.80	$141.70	4.4%	--	1.00	22
$840.00	Nov 20	163.35	170.90	$167.13	4.5%	--	1.00	70
$890.00	Nov 20	115.00	120.40	$117.70	4.6%	4	1.00	47

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

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. 154 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$870.00	Oct 30	131.90	139.65	$135.78	5.7%	--	1.00	25
$875.00	Oct 30	126.75	134.65	$130.70	6.0%	--	1.00	145
$880.00	Oct 30	121.75	129.65	$125.70	6.3%	--	1.00	12
$885.00	Oct 30	116.75	124.65	$120.70	6.5%	1	1.00	57
$890.00	Oct 30	111.75	118.90	$115.33	6.2%	1	1.00	36

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1060.00	Nov 20	54.00	62.70	$58.35	14.9%	10	0.83	11
$1050.00	Nov 13	44.05	50.95	$47.50	14.5%	2	0.82	--
$1060.00	Nov 27	56.95	62.95	$59.95	10.0%	2	0.80	--
$1020.00	Oct 30	18.80	21.55	$20.18	13.6%	34	0.76	22
$1030.00	Nov 6	26.45	33.90	$30.17	24.7%	23	0.75	6

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 381 active (total vol 12.8K, top 815)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1200.00	Nov 6	0.01	0.07	$0.04	150.0%	815	0.00	191
$1180.00	Nov 6	0.01	0.18	$0.10	170.0%	307	0.01	275
$1050.00	Oct 30	0.22	0.30	$0.26	30.8%	283	0.03	462
$1190.00	Nov 6	0.01	0.10	$0.06	150.0%	277	0.00	188
$1030.00	Oct 30	1.28	2.05	$1.67	46.1%	271	0.14	188

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$955.00	Nov 6	1.07	1.81	$1.44	51.4%	480	0.08	52
$815.00	Oct 30	0.00	4.90	$2.45	200.0%	348	0.04	161
$900.00	Nov 6	0.17	0.36	$0.27	70.4%	212	0.01	430
$860.00	Oct 30	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	210	0.00	303
$975.00	Oct 30	1.00	1.76	$1.38	55.1%	202	0.12	263

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 24 strikes (avg 10.6%, max 27.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$1005.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	23.0%	18.1%	27.1%	165	388
$990.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	22.7%	19.2%	18.6%	52	465
$985.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	22.1%	18.7%	18.1%	20	214
$995.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	21.9%	19.2%	14.3%	67	338
$992.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	22.1%	19.9%	11.5%	1	21

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$980.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	23.3%	18.9%	23.7%	147	122
$1005.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	23.0%	18.8%	22.4%	41	170
$990.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	22.7%	19.2%	18.6%	133	215
$985.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	22.1%	18.7%	18.1%	184	146
$995.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	21.9%	19.2%	14.3%	142	212

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 239 found (best R:R 7.77, avg 10.77)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1010.00	$1015.00	Nov 20	$0.57	$4.43	$0.57	47%	7.77	$1010.57
$965.00	$970.00	Nov 6	$3.21	$1.79	$3.21	89%	0.56	$968.21
$1040.00	$1045.00	Nov 27	$0.42	$4.58	$0.42	29%	10.90	$1040.42
$1000.00	$1002.50	Oct 30	$0.48	$2.02	$0.48	58%	4.21	$1000.48
$960.00	$965.00	Nov 20	$3.20	$1.80	$3.20	82%	0.56	$963.20

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1025.00	$1020.00	Nov 6	$2.25	$2.75	$2.25	71%	1.22	$1022.75
$995.00	$990.00	Nov 13	$0.78	$4.22	$0.78	40%	5.41	$994.22
$1000.00	$995.00	Nov 20	$1.07	$3.93	$1.07	45%	3.67	$998.93
$955.00	$945.00	Dec 4	$0.85	$9.15	$0.85	20%	10.76	$954.15
$1000.00	$995.00	Nov 27	$1.30	$3.70	$1.30	46%	2.85	$998.70

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 205 found (best R:R 0.31, avg 0.39)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$1180.00	$1190.00	Oct 30	$2.39	$2.39	$7.61	94%	0.31	$1182.39
$1015.00	$1020.00	Nov 20	$3.67	$3.67	$1.33	56%	2.76	$1018.67
$1140.00	$1150.00	Oct 30	$1.45	$1.45	$8.55	93%	0.17	$1141.45
$1015.00	$1020.00	Dec 4	$3.23	$3.23	$1.77	55%	1.82	$1018.23
$1110.00	$1120.00	Nov 27	$1.22	$1.22	$8.78	93%	0.14	$1111.22

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$942.50	$940.00	Oct 30	$2.24	$2.24	$0.26	90%	8.62	$940.26
$915.00	$910.00	Nov 13	$1.69	$1.69	$3.31	92%	0.51	$913.31
$925.00	$915.00	Dec 4	$2.24	$2.24	$7.76	88%	0.29	$922.76
$840.00	$835.00	Nov 6	$1.52	$1.52	$3.48	96%	0.44	$838.48
$975.00	$970.00	Nov 13	$2.41	$2.41	$2.59	75%	0.93	$972.59

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 15 found (avg debit $5.11, cheapest $4.52)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$1005.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$5.62	23.0%	20.0%
$995.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$5.12	21.9%	20.1%
$1007.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$5.71	23.6%	22.2%
$1015.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$5.32	22.2%	21.3%
$1010.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$5.78	22.6%	21.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$1005.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.52	23.0%	20.0%
$995.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.48	21.9%	20.1%
$1007.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$5.02	23.6%	22.2%
$997.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.95	21.3%	20.3%
$1015.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$4.97	22.2%	21.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 125 found (cheapest 1.83% of stock, avg 5.24%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$1000.00	Oct 30	$11.53	$6.88	$18.41	$981.59	$1018.41	1.83%
$1010.00	Oct 30	$6.60	$11.93	$18.53	$991.47	$1028.53	1.84%
$1002.50	Oct 30	$11.05	$7.70	$18.75	$983.75	$1021.25	1.87%
$1005.00	Oct 30	$8.93	$9.88	$18.81	$986.19	$1023.81	1.87%
$1007.50	Oct 30	$8.02	$11.23	$19.25	$988.25	$1026.75	1.92%
$1015.00	Oct 30	$4.68	$15.13	$19.81	$995.19	$1034.81	1.97%
$995.00	Oct 30	$15.18	$5.40	$20.58	$974.42	$1015.58	2.05%
$992.50	Oct 30	$16.90	$4.63	$21.53	$970.97	$1014.03	2.14%
$990.00	Oct 30	$18.68	$4.10	$22.78	$967.22	$1012.78	2.27%
$987.50	Oct 30	$20.80	$2.64	$23.44	$964.06	$1010.94	2.33%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.78% of stock, avg 2.66%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$1020.00	$992.50	Oct 30	$3.19	$4.63	$7.82	$984.68	$1027.82
$1015.00	$992.50	Oct 30	$4.68	$4.63	$9.31	$983.19	$1024.31
$1020.00	$995.00	Oct 30	$3.19	$5.40	$8.59	$986.41	$1028.59
$1015.00	$995.00	Oct 30	$4.68	$5.40	$10.08	$984.92	$1025.08
$1020.00	$997.50	Oct 30	$3.19	$6.10	$9.29	$988.21	$1029.29
$1015.00	$997.50	Oct 30	$4.68	$6.10	$10.78	$986.72	$1025.78
$1020.00	$1000.00	Oct 30	$3.19	$6.88	$10.07	$989.93	$1030.07
$1010.00	$992.50	Oct 30	$6.60	$4.63	$11.23	$981.27	$1021.23
$1010.00	$995.00	Oct 30	$6.60	$5.40	$12.00	$983.00	$1022.00
$1010.00	$997.50	Oct 30	$6.60	$6.10	$12.70	$984.80	$1022.70

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 360 found (best R:R 3.50, avg credit $1.63)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
910/915	1025/1030	Nov 13	$3.89	$1.11	58%	3.50	$911.11	$1028.89
910/915	1040/1045	Nov 13	$3.36	$1.64	69%	2.05	$911.64	$1043.36
940/942	1045/1050	Oct 30	$2.42	$2.58	86%	0.94	$940.08	$1047.42
940/942	1050/1055	Oct 30	$2.34	$2.66	87%	0.88	$940.16	$1052.34
940/942	1030/1035	Oct 30	$2.88	$2.12	76%	1.36	$939.62	$1032.88
940/942	1035/1040	Oct 30	$2.64	$2.36	80%	1.12	$939.86	$1037.64
940/942	1015/1020	Oct 30	$3.73	$1.27	58%	2.94	$938.77	$1018.73
835/840	1020/1025	Nov 6	$3.57	$1.43	61%	2.50	$836.43	$1023.57
940/942	1040/1045	Oct 30	$2.43	$2.57	84%	0.95	$940.07	$1042.43
835/840	1035/1040	Nov 6	$2.77	$2.23	74%	1.24	$837.23	$1037.77

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 195 found (best R:R 57.82, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$1060.00	$1080.00	$1100.00	Nov 20	$0.34	$19.66	11%	57.82
$965.00	$970.00	$975.00	Nov 13	$0.08	$4.92	9%	61.50
$990.00	$992.50	$995.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$2.44	8%	40.67
$1065.00	$1070.00	$1075.00	Nov 27	$0.06	$4.94	3%	82.33
$975.00	$980.00	$985.00	Nov 13	$0.17	$4.83	7%	28.41

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$970.00	$975.00	$980.00	Oct 30	$0.14	$4.86	8%	34.71
$1010.00	$1015.00	$1020.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$4.88	7%	40.67
$960.00	$965.00	$970.00	Nov 6	$0.10	$4.90	6%	49.00
$955.00	$960.00	$965.00	Nov 6	$0.09	$4.91	5%	54.56
$945.00	$950.00	$955.00	Nov 13	$0.09	$4.91	5%	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. 261 found (best net $-0.81, 232 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$895.00	$940.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$32.42	$12.58
$970.00	$1000.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$10.08	$19.92
$1040.00	$1060.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.40	$19.60
$1080.00	$1110.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.43	$29.57
$1060.00	$1080.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.85	$19.15

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$1060.00	$1020.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.81	$39.19
$1050.00	$1025.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$11.76	$13.24
$1000.00	$980.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$5.66	$14.34
$915.00	$895.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$0.87	$19.13
$975.00	$970.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.30	$4.70

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 69 found (best yield 2.19%, avg 0.66%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$1010.00	Dec 4	$22.05	0.48	0.5%	2.19%	2.68%	--	13
$1015.00	Dec 4	$19.85	0.45	1.0%	1.97%	2.95%	3	5
$1020.00	Dec 4	$17.30	0.42	1.5%	1.72%	3.20%	1	12
$1030.00	Dec 4	$13.80	0.36	2.5%	1.37%	3.84%	--	24
$1010.00	Nov 27	$20.25	0.48	0.5%	2.01%	2.50%	5	24
$1015.00	Nov 27	$16.90	0.44	1.0%	1.68%	2.66%	6	6
$1020.00	Nov 27	$15.15	0.41	1.5%	1.51%	2.98%	33	24
$1025.00	Nov 27	$13.30	0.38	2.0%	1.32%	3.30%	25	36
$1015.00	Nov 20	$16.15	0.44	1.0%	1.61%	2.59%	9	35
$1030.00	Nov 27	$11.65	0.34	2.5%	1.16%	3.63%	--	15

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 12,660

Total Puts 8,642

Put/Call Ratio 0.68

Net Difference 4,018

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 18,688

Total Puts 19,206

Put/Call Ratio 1.03

Net Difference -518

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 159,698

Total Puts 125,702

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.79

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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