Tour v526
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bd ETF
$79.71 +0.23%
(8/18 18:37) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 176,601
Calls: 28,717 (16%)
Puts: 147,884 (84%)
Prior (08/18) 194,439
Calls: 84,421 (43%)
Puts: 110,018 (57%)
Current vs Prior -9.17%
Calls: -65.98% (Calls)
Puts: +34.42% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 1,024,672
Calls: 291,790 (28%)
Puts: 732,882 (72%)
Prior 7-Day Average 146,381
Calls: 41,684 (28%)
Puts: 104,697 (72%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +20.64%
Calls: -31.11%
Puts: +41.25%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) $3.23M
Calls: $1.12M (35%)
Puts: $2.11M (65%)
Prior (08/18) $2.05M
Calls: $773.1K (38%)
Puts: $1.27M (62%)
Current vs Prior +57.86%
Calls: +44.62%
Puts: +65.90%
Prior 7-Day Total $17.81M
Calls: $6.42M (36%)
Puts: $11.39M (64%)
Prior 7-Day Average $2.54M
Calls: $917.6K (36%)
Puts: $1.63M (64%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +26.94%
Calls: +21.85%
Puts: +29.82%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 5.15
Prior (08/18) 1.30
Current vs Prior +295.16%
Prior 7-Day Average 2.82
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +82.53%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 3,054,325
Calls: 815,845 (27%)
Puts: 2,238,480 (73%)
Prior (08/18) 2,674,173
Calls: 774,227 (29%)
Puts: 1,899,946 (71%)
Current vs Prior +14.22%
Prior 7-Day Total 19,251,650
Calls: 5,598,415 (29%)
Puts: 13,653,235 (71%)
Prior 7-Day Average 2,750,235
Calls: 799,773 (29%)
Puts: 1,950,462 (71%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.06%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 0.75% | 0.79%0.75% | 1.93%
Prior 0.70% | 0.75%0.70% | 1.77%
Current vs Prior +6.90% | +4.76%+6.90% | +8.97%
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.72% | 0.88%0.76% | 1.92%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +4.07% | -10.13%-1.32% | +0.52%
Prior 7-Day Eod 0.70% | 0.75%0.70% | 1.77%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +6.90% | +4.76%+6.90% | +8.97%
Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 312.33% | 435.35%
Calls: 126.67% | 420.69%
Puts: 498.00% | 450.00%
Prior 312.33% | 435.35%
Calls: 126.67% | 420.69%
Puts: 498.00% | 450.00%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 312.33% | 435.35%
Calls: 126.67% | 420.69%
Puts: 498.00% | 450.00%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bearish flow with 65% put dollar volume ($2.11M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 58% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 5.15 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 295% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
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 2 of results (avg 4.4%, best 4.2%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$68.00Aug 2111.5512.05$11.804.2%20.962
$69.00Aug 2110.5511.05$10.804.6%20.992
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. 15 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$79.00Sep 180.561.06$0.8161.7%11.1K1.0064.0K
$78.50Sep 250.951.71$1.3357.1%11.00--
$69.00Aug 2110.5511.05$10.804.6%20.992
$68.00Aug 2111.5512.05$11.804.2%20.962
$79.00Aug 210.421.07$0.7586.7%2340.8633.5K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$81.00Aug 210.971.65$1.3151.9%11.00--
$80.00Aug 210.210.45$0.3372.7%140.9720.0K
$80.00Sep 180.530.92$0.7353.4%420.87272.1K
$80.00Aug 280.000.61$0.31196.8%10.79--
$79.50Sep 250.210.51$0.3683.3%20.6348

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 35 active (total vol 176.6K, top 48.9K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$80.00Sep 180.040.10$0.0785.7%11.6K0.20282.4K
$79.00Sep 180.561.06$0.8161.7%11.1K1.0064.0K
$79.50Aug 210.050.49$0.27163.0%4.3K0.78125.7K
$80.00Aug 210.000.01$0.01100.0%1.4K0.06175.5K
$79.00Aug 210.421.07$0.7586.7%2340.8633.5K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$79.00Sep 180.170.41$0.2982.8%48.9K0.45343.4K
$78.00Sep 180.080.11$0.1030.0%20.7K0.16244.8K
$77.00Sep 180.010.08$0.05140.0%20.3K0.07234.2K
$72.00Sep 180.020.03$0.0333.3%15.0K0.02188.4K
$76.00Sep 180.010.08$0.05140.0%12.0K0.0590.0K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 30.3%, max 30.3%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$79.50Aug 21Sep 254.9%3.7%30.3%4.3K125.7K
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$79.50Aug 21Sep 254.9%3.7%30.3%2.7K55.0K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 10 found (best R:R 1.27, avg 3.33)

BULL CALL (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$79.50$80.00Aug 28$0.25$0.25$0.2564%1.00$79.75
$79.50$80.00Aug 21$0.26$0.24$0.2678%0.92$79.76
$79.50$80.50Sep 25$0.27$0.73$0.2756%2.70$79.77
$79.50$80.50Sep 4$0.33$0.67$0.3362%2.03$79.83
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$80.00$79.00Sep 18$0.44$0.56$0.4487%1.27$79.56
$80.00$79.50Aug 28$0.11$0.39$0.1179%3.55$79.89
$79.50$78.50Sep 4$0.10$0.90$0.1052%9.00$79.40
$79.00$77.50Sep 25$0.17$1.33$0.1742%7.82$78.83
$80.00$79.50Aug 21$0.29$0.21$0.2998%0.72$79.71

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 3 found (best R:R 0.23, avg 0.16)

BEAR CALL (0)
No bear call found
BULL PUT (3)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$79.00$78.00Sep 18$0.19$0.19$0.8156%0.23$78.81
$79.00$77.50Sep 25$0.17$0.17$1.3358%0.13$78.83
$79.50$78.50Sep 4$0.10$0.10$0.9048%0.11$79.40

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 9 found (cheapest 0.39% of stock, avg 0.77%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$79.50Aug 21$0.27$0.04$0.31$79.19$79.810.39%
$80.00Aug 21$0.01$0.33$0.34$79.66$80.340.43%
$80.00Aug 28$0.07$0.31$0.38$79.62$80.380.48%
$79.50Aug 28$0.32$0.20$0.52$78.98$80.020.65%
$79.50Sep 4$0.36$0.26$0.62$78.88$80.120.78%
$79.50Sep 25$0.32$0.36$0.68$78.82$80.180.85%
$79.00Aug 21$0.75$0.05$0.80$78.20$79.801.00%
$80.00Sep 18$0.07$0.73$0.80$79.20$80.801.00%
$79.00Sep 18$0.81$0.29$1.10$77.90$80.101.38%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 10 found (cheapest 0.06% of stock, avg 0.23%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$80.00$79.50Aug 21$0.01$0.04$0.05$79.45$80.05
$80.00$79.00Aug 21$0.01$0.05$0.06$78.94$80.06
$80.00$77.00Sep 18$0.07$0.05$0.12$76.88$80.12
$80.00$76.00Sep 18$0.07$0.05$0.12$75.88$80.12
$80.50$77.50Sep 25$0.05$0.10$0.15$77.35$80.65
$80.00$78.00Sep 18$0.07$0.10$0.17$77.83$80.17
$80.50$78.50Sep 4$0.03$0.16$0.19$78.31$80.69
$80.00$79.50Aug 28$0.07$0.20$0.27$79.23$80.27
$80.50$79.00Sep 25$0.05$0.27$0.32$78.68$80.82
$80.00$79.00Sep 18$0.07$0.29$0.36$78.64$80.36

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

No iron condor setups found

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 8 found (best R:R 3.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (3)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$79.00$80.00$81.00Sep 18$0.68$0.3298%0.47
$79.00$79.50$80.00Aug 21$0.22$0.2879%1.27
$78.50$79.50$80.50Sep 25$0.74$0.2690%0.35
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$78.00$79.00$80.00Sep 18$0.25$0.7571%3.00
$77.00$78.00$79.00Sep 18$0.14$0.8638%6.14
$79.00$79.50$80.00Aug 21$0.30$0.2083%0.67
$77.00$78.00$79.00Aug 21$0.05$0.9512%19.00
$76.00$77.00$78.00Sep 18$0.05$0.9511%19.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 22 found (best net $-0.06, 8 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$69.00$79.001:2Aug 21$9.30$0.70
$79.00$79.501:2Aug 21$0.21$0.29
$78.50$79.501:2Sep 25$0.69$0.31
$79.00$80.001:2Sep 18$0.67$0.33
$79.50$80.001:2Aug 28$0.18$0.32
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$79.50$78.501:2Sep 4-$0.06$0.94
$80.00$79.501:2Aug 28-$0.09$0.41
$78.00$77.001:2Sep 18$0.00$1.00
$79.50$79.001:2Sep 25-$0.18$0.32
$75.00$72.001:2Sep 18-$0.01$2.99

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

No covered call setups found

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 28,717
Total Puts 147,884
Put/Call Ratio 5.15
Net Difference -119,167

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 84,421
Total Puts 110,018
Put/Call Ratio 1.30
Net Difference -25,597

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 291,790
Total Puts 732,882
Average Put/Call Ratio 2.82
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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