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COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW

$923.36 -0.43%

(7/22 18:13) ◀

Thursday, July 23, 2026 (3:40pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/23 3:40pm) 31,529

Calls: 14,934 (47%)

Puts: 16,595 (53%)

Prior (07/22) 34,460

Calls: 15,578 (45%)

Puts: 18,882 (55%)

Current vs Prior -8.51%

Calls: -4.13% (Calls)

Puts: -12.11% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 296,520

Calls: 135,689 (46%)

Puts: 160,831 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 42,360

Calls: 19,384 (46%)

Puts: 22,975 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -25.57%

Calls: -22.96%

Puts: -27.77%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/23 3:40pm) $62.49M

Calls: $56.36M (90%)

Puts: $6.13M (10%)

Prior (07/22) $17.02M

Calls: $9.19M (54%)

Puts: $7.83M (46%)

Current vs Prior +267.17%

Calls: +513.17%

Puts: -21.64%

Prior 7-Day Total $196.16M

Calls: $128.54M (66%)

Puts: $67.62M (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average $28.02M

Calls: $18.36M (66%)

Puts: $9.66M (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +123.01%

Calls: +206.93%

Puts: -36.50%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/23 3:40pm) 1.11

Prior (07/22) 1.21

Current vs Prior -8.32%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.23

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.53%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/23 3:40pm) 332,232

Calls: 156,384 (47%)

Puts: 175,848 (53%)

Prior (07/22) 318,538

Calls: 150,141 (47%)

Puts: 168,397 (53%)

Current vs Prior +4.30%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,168,278

Calls: 1,074,718 (50%)

Puts: 1,093,560 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 309,754

Calls: 153,531 (50%)

Puts: 156,222 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 1.21% | 2.65%5.04% | 7.19%

Prior 1.90% | 3.11%5.35% | 7.49%

Current vs Prior -36.27% | -14.80%-5.83% | -4.01%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.77% | 3.09%2.74% | 6.44%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -31.51% | -14.03%+83.93% | +11.69%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.90% | 3.11%5.23% | 7.45%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -36.27% | -14.80%-3.63% | -3.45%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 23.48% | 8.96%

Calls: 17.98% | 8.44%

Puts: 28.97% | 9.49%

Prior 7.62% | 9.16%

Calls: 7.45% | 9.39%

Puts: 7.79% | 8.92%

Current vs Prior +208.14% | -2.18%

Prior 7-Day Avg 21.82% | 15.15%

Calls: 22.25% | 17.88%

Puts: 21.40% | 12.42%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +7.59% | -40.85%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 90% of dollar volume in calls ($56.36M) vs puts ($6.13M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 267% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (123% higher). Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.11.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:05	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 116 of results (avg 7.3%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$800.00	Aug 21	122.95	126.95	$124.95	3.2%	1	1.00	132
$740.00	Jul 31	179.70	185.75	$182.73	3.3%	40	1.00	15
$745.00	Jul 24	174.70	180.75	$177.73	3.4%	50	1.00	18
$745.00	Jul 31	174.70	180.85	$177.77	3.5%	50	1.00	18
$750.00	Jul 24	169.70	175.75	$172.73	3.5%	120	1.00	42

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$905.00	Aug 21	13.70	14.25	$13.98	3.9%	22	0.37	313
$1000.00	Aug 21	77.65	81.85	$79.75	5.3%	1	0.88	401
$1060.00	Aug 21	134.55	142.10	$138.32	5.5%	--	0.97	32
$942.50	Aug 21	32.20	34.10	$33.15	5.7%	--	0.62	47
$1040.00	Aug 7	114.55	121.45	$118.00	5.8%	--	0.96	19

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.16, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$950.00	Jul 24	0.15	0.18	$0.16	18.8%	345	0.03	1.2K

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 196 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$745.00	Jul 24	174.70	180.75	$177.73	3.4%	50	1.00	18
$750.00	Jul 24	169.70	175.75	$172.73	3.5%	120	1.00	42
$760.00	Jul 24	159.70	165.55	$162.63	3.6%	290	1.00	105
$780.00	Jul 24	139.70	145.85	$142.77	4.3%	125	1.00	45
$800.00	Jul 24	119.70	126.15	$122.93	5.2%	95	1.00	35

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$970.00	Jul 24	45.30	51.45	$48.38	12.7%	--	0.99	37
$1000.00	Jul 24	75.40	81.40	$78.40	7.7%	--	0.99	14
$975.00	Jul 24	49.70	57.00	$53.35	13.7%	1	0.99	90
$980.00	Jul 24	56.00	59.90	$57.95	6.7%	--	0.99	82
$995.00	Jul 24	71.00	76.40	$73.70	7.3%	--	0.99	20

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 474 active (total vol 18.6K, top 607)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1000.00	Aug 14	1.81	2.33	$2.07	25.1%	607	0.09	110
$950.00	Jul 24	0.15	0.18	$0.16	18.8%	345	0.03	1.2K
$950.00	Jul 31	2.80	3.45	$3.13	20.8%	305	0.19	378
$760.00	Jul 24	159.70	165.55	$162.63	3.6%	290	1.00	105
$1040.00	Jul 31	0.06	0.35	$0.21	138.1%	254	0.01	136

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$890.00	Aug 7	4.45	5.15	$4.80	14.6%	466	0.20	101
$850.00	Jul 31	0.12	0.47	$0.30	116.7%	311	0.02	95
$820.00	Jul 24	0.01	0.11	$0.06	166.7%	285	0.01	388
$745.00	Jul 31	0.01	0.19	$0.10	180.0%	271	0.00	192
$785.00	Jul 31	0.01	0.32	$0.17	182.4%	268	0.01	256

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 127 strikes (avg 133.1%, max 602.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$795.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	184.9%	27.6%	570.9%	50	37
$780.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	132.7%	27.6%	381.7%	125	66
$1100.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	112.6%	26.6%	322.6%	--	1.2K
$1085.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	111.6%	27.3%	308.6%	2	199
$1080.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	108.7%	27.2%	300.1%	2	229

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$795.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	184.9%	26.3%	602.8%	223	462
$770.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	145.5%	30.2%	381.8%	111	882
$780.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	132.7%	30.2%	338.8%	113	549
$790.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	118.8%	27.4%	333.7%	116	649
$750.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	137.1%	32.3%	323.9%	--	758

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 322 found (best R:R 124.00, avg 9.60)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$1045.00	$1060.00	Aug 14	$0.12	$14.88	$0.12	124.00	$1045.12
$1030.00	$1040.00	Aug 14	$0.18	$9.82	$0.18	54.56	$1030.18
$1025.00	$1030.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$1025.10
$1020.00	$1025.00	Aug 7	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	44.45	$1020.11
$1080.00	$1085.00	Aug 28	$0.11	$4.89	$0.11	44.45	$1080.11

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$820.00	$800.00	Aug 28	$0.26	$19.74	$0.26	75.92	$819.74
$760.00	$750.00	Jul 31	$0.17	$9.83	$0.17	57.82	$759.83
$770.00	$760.00	Jul 24	$0.18	$9.82	$0.18	54.56	$769.82
$830.00	$825.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$829.90
$845.00	$840.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$844.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 413 found (best R:R 141.86, avg 3.81)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$760.00	$780.00	Jul 24	$19.86	$19.86	$0.14	141.86	$779.86
$820.00	$850.00	Jul 24	$29.68	$29.68	$0.32	92.75	$849.68
$810.00	$820.00	Jul 31	$9.88	$9.88	$0.12	82.33	$819.88
$820.00	$870.00	Jul 31	$49.12	$49.12	$0.88	55.82	$869.12
$865.00	$875.00	Jul 24	$9.82	$9.82	$0.18	54.56	$874.82

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$1040.00	$1000.00	Aug 7	$39.28	$39.28	$0.72	54.56	$1000.72
$1020.00	$1010.00	Jul 31	$9.75	$9.75	$0.25	39.00	$1010.25
$1030.00	$1015.00	Aug 14	$14.58	$14.58	$0.42	34.71	$1015.42
$1005.00	$1000.00	Jul 31	$4.83	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$1000.17
$990.00	$985.00	Jul 31	$4.82	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$985.18

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 118 found (avg debit $2.68, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$1095.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.08	116.0%	46.0%
$1070.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.09	102.0%	40.7%
$1025.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.10	76.2%	30.5%
$1065.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.10	100.1%	40.1%
$1030.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.12	77.5%	32.0%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$750.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.06	137.1%	53.6%
$745.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.08	129.5%	55.5%
$1010.00	Jul 31	Aug 14	$0.10	27.5%	24.6%
$805.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.11	103.0%	40.4%
$815.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.11	94.6%	37.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 190 found (cheapest 1.05% of stock, avg 6.61%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$920.00	Jul 24	$5.70	$3.95	$9.65	$910.35	$929.65	1.05%
$922.50	Jul 24	$4.45	$5.38	$9.83	$912.67	$932.33	1.06%
$925.00	Jul 24	$3.42	$6.73	$10.15	$914.85	$935.15	1.10%
$927.50	Jul 24	$2.41	$7.95	$10.36	$917.14	$937.86	1.12%
$915.00	Jul 24	$8.90	$2.07	$10.97	$904.03	$925.97	1.19%
$930.00	Jul 24	$1.81	$10.07	$11.88	$918.12	$941.88	1.29%
$932.50	Jul 24	$1.39	$11.58	$12.97	$919.53	$945.47	1.40%
$910.00	Jul 24	$13.45	$1.21	$14.66	$895.34	$924.66	1.59%
$935.00	Jul 24	$0.93	$14.63	$15.56	$919.44	$950.56	1.69%
$905.00	Jul 24	$17.88	$0.55	$18.43	$886.57	$923.43	2.00%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.21% of stock, avg 2.99%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$932.50	$905.00	Jul 24	$1.39	$0.55	$1.94	$903.06	$934.44
$930.00	$905.00	Jul 24	$1.81	$0.55	$2.36	$902.64	$932.36
$932.50	$910.00	Jul 24	$1.39	$1.21	$2.60	$907.40	$935.10
$927.50	$905.00	Jul 24	$2.41	$0.55	$2.96	$902.04	$930.46
$930.00	$910.00	Jul 24	$1.81	$1.21	$3.02	$906.98	$933.02
$932.50	$915.00	Jul 24	$1.39	$2.07	$3.46	$911.54	$935.96
$927.50	$910.00	Jul 24	$2.41	$1.21	$3.62	$906.38	$931.12
$932.50	$795.00	Jul 24	$1.39	$2.40	$3.79	$791.21	$936.29
$930.00	$915.00	Jul 24	$1.81	$2.07	$3.88	$911.12	$933.88
$925.00	$905.00	Jul 24	$3.42	$0.55	$3.97	$901.03	$928.97

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 362 found (best R:R 213.29, avg credit $5.56)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
760/770	820/850	Jul 24	$29.86	$0.14	213.29	$740.14	$849.86
785/790	820/850	Jul 24	$29.79	$0.21	141.86	$760.21	$849.79
760/770	850/860	Jul 24	$9.88	$0.12	82.33	$760.12	$859.88
820/825	840/850	Aug 7	$9.88	$0.12	82.33	$815.12	$849.88
790/795	805/820	Aug 21	$14.80	$0.20	74.00	$780.20	$819.80
750/760	820/870	Jul 31	$49.29	$0.71	69.42	$710.71	$869.29
770/775	805/820	Aug 21	$14.76	$0.24	61.50	$760.24	$819.76
780/785	805/820	Aug 21	$14.76	$0.24	61.50	$770.24	$819.76
785/790	850/860	Jul 24	$9.81	$0.19	51.63	$780.19	$859.81
790/795	820/830	Aug 21	$9.71	$0.29	33.48	$785.29	$829.71

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 230 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$1010.00	$1015.00	$1020.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$935.00	$940.00	$945.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$945.00	$950.00	$955.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$1030.00	$1035.00	$1040.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$1045.00	$1050.00	$1055.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$4.93	70.43

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$855.00	$860.00	$865.00	Aug 28	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$800.00	$805.00	$810.00	Aug 7	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$825.00	$830.00	$835.00	Aug 7	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$785.00	$790.00	$795.00	Aug 14	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$870.00	$875.00	$880.00	Jul 24	$0.07	$4.93	70.43

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 347 found (best net $-4.46, 329 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$820.00	$870.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$4.46	$45.54
$865.00	$895.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$13.62	$16.38
$1085.00	$1100.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.11	$14.89
$1085.00	$1100.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.55	$14.45
$1045.00	$1060.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.63	$14.37

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$820.00	$800.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$1.09	$18.91
$900.00	$880.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$5.03	$14.97
$1010.00	$975.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$24.26	$10.74
$760.00	$750.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.04	$9.96
$760.00	$750.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.09	$9.91

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 123 found (best yield 3.09%, avg 0.74%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$925.00	Sep 4	$28.50	0.50	0.2%	3.09%	3.26%	1	--
$925.00	Aug 28	$24.60	0.50	0.2%	2.66%	2.84%	2	42
$930.00	Sep 4	$23.25	0.48	0.7%	2.52%	3.24%	1	--
$930.00	Aug 28	$21.45	0.47	0.7%	2.32%	3.04%	--	29
$925.00	Aug 21	$21.20	0.49	0.2%	2.30%	2.47%	7	233
$927.50	Aug 21	$20.10	0.47	0.5%	2.18%	2.63%	2	10
$935.00	Aug 28	$19.30	0.44	1.3%	2.09%	3.35%	3	17
$930.00	Aug 21	$19.20	0.46	0.7%	2.08%	2.80%	31	143
$940.00	Aug 28	$17.75	0.41	1.8%	1.92%	3.72%	1	31
$925.00	Aug 14	$17.35	0.48	0.2%	1.88%	2.06%	1	168

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,934

Total Puts 16,595

Put/Call Ratio 1.11

Net Difference -1,661

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 15,578

Total Puts 18,882

Put/Call Ratio 1.21

Net Difference -3,304

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 135,689

Total Puts 160,831

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.23

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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