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HORMEL FOODS CORP
$25.01 -1.42%
7/31 18:41

Option Volume

Detail
Current (07/31) 1,786
Calls: 1,528 (86%)
Puts: 258 (14%)
Prior (07/30) 2,918
Calls: 2,378 (81%)
Puts: 540 (19%)
Current vs Prior -38.79%
Calls: -35.74% (Calls)
Puts: -52.22% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 13,061
Calls: 9,622 (74%)
Puts: 3,439 (26%)
Prior 7-Day Average 1,865
Calls: 1,374 (74%)
Puts: 491 (26%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.28%
Calls: +11.16%
Puts: -47.48%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
Current (07/31) $702.6K
Calls: $682.9K (97%)
Puts: $19.7K (3%)
Prior (07/30) $709.1K
Calls: $691.7K (98%)
Puts: $17.4K (2%)
Current vs Prior -0.91%
Calls: -1.27%
Puts: +13.48%
Prior 7-Day Total $3.49M
Calls: $3.20M (92%)
Puts: $290.1K (8%)
Prior 7-Day Average $498.4K
Calls: $457.0K (92%)
Puts: $41.4K (8%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +40.97%
Calls: +49.45%
Puts: -52.48%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
Current (07/31) 0.17
Prior (07/30) 0.23
Current vs Prior -25.64%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.38
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -55.04%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
Current (07/31) 20,816
Calls: 14,190 (68%)
Puts: 6,626 (32%)
Prior (07/30) 43,465
Calls: 37,437 (86%)
Puts: 6,028 (14%)
Current vs Prior -52.11%
Prior 7-Day Total 210,533
Calls: 185,798 (88%)
Puts: 24,735 (12%)
Prior 7-Day Average 30,076
Calls: 26,542 (88%)
Puts: 3,533 (12%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -30.79%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
Expiry (07/31) | Next (08/07)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 6.60% | 5.44%7.12% | 11.32%
Prior 4.73% | 5.56%6.74% | 11.04%
Current vs Prior +14.96% | +13.67%+5.59% | +2.53%
Prior 7-Day Avg 5.07% | 5.64%7.38% | 11.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +7.24% | +11.93%-3.59% | -2.43%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.73% | 5.56%6.74% | 11.04%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +14.96% | +13.67%+5.59% | +2.53%
Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
Expiry | Next
Current 44.39% | 58.72%
Calls: 69.44% | 64.81%
Puts: 19.35% | 52.63%
Prior 44.39% | 58.72%
Calls: 69.44% | 64.81%
Puts: 19.35% | 52.63%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 44.39% | 58.72%
Calls: 69.44% | 64.81%
Puts: 19.35% | 52.63%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bullish conviction with 97% of dollar volume in calls ($682.9K) vs puts ($19.7K). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.17 - heavy call buying (1,528 calls vs 258 puts). P/C ratio dropping 26% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (14,190 calls vs 6,626 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 1 of results (avg 8.4%, best 8.4%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$21.50Jul 313.403.70$3.558.5%70.969
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 $--)

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 13 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 0.97)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$21.50Aug 72.754.70$3.7352.3%20.97--
$21.50Jul 313.403.70$3.558.5%70.969
$23.50Jul 311.401.70$1.5519.4%120.924
$22.50Jul 311.803.40$2.6061.5%40.917
$24.00Jul 310.901.20$1.0528.6%50.9017
PUTS (0)
No puts meet the criteria

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 46 active (total vol 520, top 101)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$25.00Aug 70.300.45$0.3839.5%1010.5426
$27.00Aug 280.050.35$0.20150.0%680.19--
$26.00Aug 70.050.10$0.0862.5%600.16106
$27.00Aug 70.000.10$0.05200.0%400.08140
$25.00Jul 310.000.30$0.15200.0%150.51145
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$21.00Aug 280.000.10$0.05200.0%270.047
$24.00Aug 70.000.15$0.08187.5%210.148
$25.00Aug 70.250.35$0.3033.3%180.47--
$25.00Jul 310.001.20$0.60200.0%120.49155
$24.50Aug 70.100.15$0.1338.5%120.2526

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 9 strikes (avg 457.9%, max 1867.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$21.50Jul 31Aug 71192.0%60.6%1867.2%99
$26.00Jul 31Sep 11364.5%32.3%1029.3%3--
$25.00Jul 31Sep 11192.4%31.0%521.4%27145
$28.00Aug 7Sep 1178.4%34.2%129.0%21
$27.00Aug 7Sep 438.6%29.4%31.3%41140
PUTS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$25.00Jul 31Sep 11192.4%31.0%521.4%24155
$24.50Aug 7Aug 1424.4%22.1%10.5%1927
$23.50Aug 14Aug 2129.3%27.6%6.3%354
$22.00Aug 28Sep 1135.6%33.9%4.7%27

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 16 found (best R:R 7.33, avg 2.77)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$25.00$26.00Jul 31$0.12$0.88$0.127.33$25.12
$26.00$28.00Sep 11$0.42$1.58$0.423.76$26.42
$26.00$27.00Aug 28$0.25$0.75$0.253.00$26.25
$25.00$26.00Aug 7$0.30$0.70$0.302.33$25.30
$25.00$26.00Aug 14$0.35$0.65$0.351.86$25.35
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$23.00$22.00Aug 28$0.13$0.87$0.136.69$22.87
$23.00$22.00Sep 11$0.22$0.78$0.223.55$22.78
$25.00$23.00Aug 28$0.52$1.48$0.522.85$24.48
$25.00$24.00Sep 11$0.29$0.71$0.292.45$24.71
$24.00$23.00Sep 11$0.33$0.67$0.332.03$23.67

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 18 found (best R:R 22.33, avg 1.84)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$21.50$25.00Aug 7$3.35$3.35$0.1522.33$24.85
$24.00$24.50Jul 31$0.37$0.37$0.132.85$24.37
$25.00$26.00Sep 11$0.48$0.48$0.520.92$25.48
$25.00$26.00Aug 28$0.43$0.43$0.570.75$25.43
$25.00$26.00Aug 21$0.41$0.41$0.590.69$25.41
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$25.00$24.50Aug 14$0.26$0.26$0.241.08$24.74
$25.00$24.00Aug 21$0.37$0.37$0.630.59$24.63
$25.00$24.50Aug 7$0.17$0.17$0.330.52$24.83
$24.00$23.00Sep 11$0.33$0.33$0.670.49$23.67
$25.00$24.00Sep 11$0.29$0.29$0.710.41$24.71

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $0.12, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$26.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.05364.5%26.4%
$27.00Aug 7Aug 28$0.1538.6%29.1%
$21.50Jul 31Aug 7$0.181192.0%60.6%
$25.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.23192.4%23.8%
PUTS (4)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$24.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0529.7%24.1%
$22.00Aug 28Sep 11$0.0835.6%33.9%
$24.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.0924.4%22.1%
$23.00Aug 28Sep 11$0.1734.2%35.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 6 found (cheapest 2.72% of stock, avg 4.96%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$25.00Aug 7$0.38$0.30$0.68$24.32$25.682.72%
$25.00Jul 31$0.15$0.60$0.75$24.25$25.753.00%
$25.00Aug 14$0.50$0.48$0.98$24.02$25.983.92%
$25.00Aug 21$0.63$0.57$1.20$23.80$26.204.80%
$25.00Aug 28$0.88$0.75$1.63$23.37$26.636.52%
$25.00Sep 11$1.18$1.02$2.20$22.80$27.208.80%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 38 found (cheapest 0.52% of stock, avg 2.45%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$27.00$24.00Aug 7$0.05$0.08$0.13$23.87$27.13
$26.00$24.00Aug 7$0.08$0.08$0.16$23.84$26.16
$27.00$24.50Aug 7$0.05$0.13$0.18$24.32$27.18
$26.00$24.50Aug 7$0.08$0.13$0.21$24.29$26.21
$26.00$23.50Aug 14$0.15$0.10$0.25$23.25$26.25
$26.00$24.00Aug 14$0.15$0.13$0.28$23.72$26.28
$27.00$22.00Aug 28$0.20$0.10$0.30$21.70$27.30
$28.00$24.00Aug 7$0.23$0.08$0.31$23.69$28.31
$28.00$23.50Aug 21$0.18$0.15$0.33$23.17$28.33
$27.00$25.00Aug 7$0.05$0.30$0.35$24.65$27.35

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 8 found (best R:R 4.26, avg credit $0.67)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
23/2425/26Sep 11$0.81$0.194.26$23.19$25.81
22/2325/26Sep 11$0.70$0.302.33$22.30$25.70
22/2325/26Aug 28$0.56$0.441.27$22.44$25.56
23/2526/27Aug 28$0.77$1.230.63$24.23$26.77
22/2326/27Aug 28$0.38$0.620.61$22.62$26.38
23/2426/28Sep 11$0.75$1.250.60$23.25$26.75
24/2526/28Sep 11$0.71$1.290.55$24.29$26.71
22/2326/28Sep 11$0.64$1.360.47$22.36$26.64

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 10 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$25.00$26.00$27.00Aug 28$0.18$0.824.56
$26.00$27.00$28.00Aug 7$0.21$0.793.76
$23.50$24.00$24.50Jul 31$0.13$0.372.85
$25.00$26.00$27.00Aug 7$0.27$0.732.70
$26.00$27.00$28.00Aug 28$0.33$0.672.03
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$21.00$22.00$23.00Aug 28$0.08$0.9211.50
$22.00$23.00$24.00Sep 11$0.11$0.898.09
$23.50$24.00$24.50Aug 14$0.06$0.447.33
$24.00$24.50$25.00Aug 7$0.12$0.383.17
$24.00$24.50$25.00Aug 14$0.17$0.331.94

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 20 found (best net $-0.14, 11 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$26.00$28.001:2Aug 21-$0.14$1.86
$25.00$26.001:2Sep 11-$0.22$0.78
$27.00$28.001:2Aug 28-$0.36$0.64
$27.00$28.001:2Aug 7-$0.41$0.59
$22.50$23.501:2Jul 31-$0.50$0.50
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$22.00$21.001:2Aug 28$0.00$1.00
$24.00$23.001:2Sep 11-$0.07$0.93
$25.00$24.001:2Sep 11-$0.44$0.56
$24.00$23.501:2Aug 14-$0.07$0.43
$24.00$23.501:2Aug 21-$0.10$0.40

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 4 found (best yield 1.40%, avg 0.80%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$26.00Sep 11$0.350.394.0%1.40%5.36%1--
$26.00Aug 28$0.250.344.0%1.00%4.96%1--
$26.00Aug 14$0.100.224.0%0.40%4.36%7--
$26.00Aug 21$0.100.264.0%0.40%4.36%7932

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,528
Total Puts 258
Put/Call Ratio 0.17
Net Difference 1,270

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,378
Total Puts 540
Put/Call Ratio 0.23
Net Difference 1,838

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 9,622
Total Puts 3,439
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.38
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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