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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/30) 52,814

Calls: 36,654 (69%)

Puts: 16,160 (31%)

Prior (10/29) 38,147

Calls: 27,922 (73%)

Puts: 10,225 (27%)

Current vs Prior +38.45%

Calls: +31.27% (Calls)

Puts: +58.04% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 344,244

Calls: 227,206 (66%)

Puts: 117,038 (34%)

Prior 7-Day Average 49,177

Calls: 32,458 (66%)

Puts: 16,719 (34%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.39%

Calls: +12.93%

Puts: -3.35%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/30) $27.00M

Calls: $19.65M (73%)

Puts: $7.35M (27%)

Prior (10/29) $25.34M

Calls: $20.11M (79%)

Puts: $5.24M (21%)

Current vs Prior +6.56%

Calls: -2.26%

Puts: +40.39%

Prior 7-Day Total $214.86M

Calls: $160.87M (75%)

Puts: $53.99M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $30.69M

Calls: $22.98M (75%)

Puts: $7.71M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.02%

Calls: -14.49%

Puts: -4.68%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/30) 0.44

Prior (10/29) 0.37

Current vs Prior +20.39%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.48

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -8.13%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/30) 376,466

Calls: 215,925 (57%)

Puts: 160,541 (43%)

Prior (10/29) 348,844

Calls: 213,412 (61%)

Puts: 135,432 (39%)

Current vs Prior +7.92%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,752,746

Calls: 1,601,916 (58%)

Puts: 1,150,830 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 393,249

Calls: 228,845 (58%)

Puts: 164,404 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.27%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.21% | 4.43%7.60% | 11.04%

Prior 2.13% | 4.55%7.44% | 10.83%

Current vs Prior +108.21% | +35.40%+2.22% | +1.97%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.00% | 5.71%8.24% | 11.53%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +10.76% | +7.83%-7.71% | -4.22%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.13% | 4.55%7.44% | 10.83%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +108.21% | +35.40%+2.22% | +1.97%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 4.99% | 8.08%

Calls: 3.23% | 8.53%

Puts: 6.74% | 7.64%

Prior 4.99% | 8.08%

Calls: 3.23% | 8.53%

Puts: 6.74% | 7.64%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.11% | 7.77%

Calls: 3.31% | 8.08%

Puts: 6.90% | 7.47%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -2.29% | +3.97%

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Moderately bullish flow with 73% call dollar volume ($19.65M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.44 - heavy call buying (36,654 calls vs 16,160 puts).

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 24 of results (avg 7.6%, best 4.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$212.50	Oct 30	44.25	46.05	$45.15	4.0%	2	0.94	27
$217.50	Oct 30	39.25	41.45	$40.35	5.5%	2	0.93	7
$300.00	Nov 20	0.35	0.37	$0.36	5.6%	271	0.04	3.2K
$207.50	Oct 30	48.50	51.45	$49.98	5.9%	2	0.94	2
$215.00	Oct 30	41.00	43.50	$42.25	5.9%	4	1.00	17

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Nov 20	20.05	22.10	$21.08	9.7%	6	0.79	140

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.35, cheapest $0.21)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Nov 6	0.19	0.22	$0.21	14.3%	519	0.04	109
$285.00	Nov 13	0.56	0.62	$0.59	10.2%	324	0.07	68
$300.00	Nov 20	0.35	0.37	$0.36	5.6%	271	0.04	3.2K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Nov 6	0.23	0.28	$0.26	19.2%	144	0.04	227

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 85 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$210.00	Oct 30	45.95	48.90	$47.43	6.2%	2	1.00	34
$215.00	Oct 30	41.00	43.50	$42.25	5.9%	4	1.00	17
$220.00	Oct 30	35.95	38.95	$37.45	8.0%	12	1.00	104
$225.00	Oct 30	31.05	33.95	$32.50	8.9%	5	1.00	447
$230.00	Oct 30	26.05	28.75	$27.40	9.9%	7	1.00	432

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$257.50	Oct 30	0.02	0.43	$0.23	178.3%	1.0K	1.00	764
$260.00	Oct 30	1.61	3.70	$2.66	78.6%	71	1.00	734
$262.50	Oct 30	3.55	6.15	$4.85	53.6%	6	1.00	22
$280.00	Nov 20	23.80	26.65	$25.23	11.3%	1	0.85	--
$275.00	Nov 20	20.05	22.10	$21.08	9.7%	6	0.79	140

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 253 active (total vol 40.0K, top 3.5K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 30	0.01	0.25	$0.13	184.6%	3.5K	0.13	2.9K
$265.00	Oct 30	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	3.0K	0.01	4.2K
$265.00	Nov 6	2.00	2.30	$2.15	14.0%	1.9K	0.29	1.2K
$262.50	Oct 30	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	1.5K	0.01	816
$270.00	Nov 6	0.99	1.25	$1.12	23.2%	1.3K	0.17	755

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Oct 30	0.00	0.12	$0.06	200.0%	1.3K	0.07	137
$257.50	Oct 30	0.02	0.43	$0.23	178.3%	1.0K	1.00	764
$252.50	Oct 30	0.00	0.08	$0.04	200.0%	543	0.04	311
$250.00	Oct 30	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	534	0.01	423
$242.50	Nov 6	0.63	0.92	$0.78	37.2%	472	0.12	139

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 139 found (best R:R 10.90, avg 7.43)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$270.00	$275.00	Dec 11	$0.42	$4.58	$0.42	33%	10.90	$270.42
$240.00	$250.00	Dec 4	$6.68	$3.32	$6.68	75%	0.50	$246.68
$257.50	$260.00	Oct 30	$0.34	$2.16	$0.34	100%	6.35	$257.84
$252.50	$255.00	Nov 6	$1.32	$1.18	$1.32	67%	0.89	$253.82
$270.00	$275.00	Nov 27	$0.95	$4.05	$0.95	29%	4.26	$270.95

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$250.00	$247.50	Nov 13	$0.55	$1.95	$0.55	35%	3.55	$249.45
$260.00	$255.00	Dec 4	$2.30	$2.70	$2.30	54%	1.17	$257.70
$257.50	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.17	$2.33	$0.17	100%	13.71	$257.33
$245.00	$242.50	Nov 13	$0.38	$2.12	$0.38	25%	5.58	$244.62
$252.50	$250.00	Nov 20	$0.80	$1.70	$0.80	42%	2.13	$251.70

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 110 found (best R:R 0.15, avg 0.28)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$292.50	$295.00	Oct 30	$1.05	$1.05	$1.45	90%	0.72	$293.55
$287.50	$290.00	Oct 30	$1.05	$1.05	$1.45	89%	0.72	$288.55
$265.00	$270.00	Dec 11	$2.55	$2.55	$2.45	59%	1.04	$267.55
$265.00	$270.00	Nov 27	$1.77	$1.77	$3.23	63%	0.55	$266.77
$260.00	$262.50	Nov 6	$1.15	$1.15	$1.35	56%	0.85	$261.15

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$210.00	Dec 11	$2.60	$2.60	$17.40	82%	0.15	$227.40
$235.00	$232.50	Oct 30	$0.96	$0.96	$1.54	89%	0.62	$234.04
$247.50	$245.00	Nov 13	$1.03	$1.03	$1.47	70%	0.70	$246.47
$252.50	$250.00	Nov 13	$1.27	$1.27	$1.23	59%	1.03	$251.23
$247.50	$245.00	Nov 20	$1.05	$1.05	$1.45	67%	0.72	$246.45

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 1 found (avg debit $1.18, cheapest $1.18)

CALLS (0)

No calls found

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$265.00	Nov 20	Nov 27	$1.18	34.8%	33.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 60 found (cheapest 0.27% of stock, avg 6.56%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$257.50	Oct 30	$0.47	$0.23	$0.70	$256.80	$258.20	0.27%
$255.00	Oct 30	$2.62	$0.06	$2.68	$252.32	$257.68	1.04%
$260.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$2.66	$2.79	$257.21	$262.79	1.08%
$252.50	Oct 30	$4.72	$0.04	$4.76	$247.74	$257.26	1.85%
$262.50	Oct 30	$0.01	$4.85	$4.86	$257.64	$267.36	1.89%
$250.00	Oct 30	$8.07	$0.01	$8.08	$241.92	$258.08	3.13%
$247.50	Oct 30	$9.98	$0.01	$9.99	$237.51	$257.49	3.87%
$257.50	Nov 6	$5.18	$4.83	$10.01	$247.49	$267.51	3.88%
$260.00	Nov 6	$4.03	$6.23	$10.26	$249.74	$270.26	3.98%
$255.00	Nov 6	$6.63	$3.73	$10.36	$244.64	$265.36	4.02%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 157 found (cheapest 0.07% of stock, avg 3.33%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$260.00	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$0.06	$0.19	$254.81	$260.19
$292.50	$255.00	Oct 30	$1.06	$0.06	$1.12	$253.88	$293.62
$287.50	$255.00	Oct 30	$1.06	$0.06	$1.12	$253.88	$288.62
$285.00	$255.00	Oct 30	$1.06	$0.06	$1.12	$253.88	$286.12
$260.00	$237.50	Oct 30	$0.13	$1.01	$1.14	$236.36	$261.14
$260.00	$235.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$1.07	$1.20	$233.80	$261.20
$285.00	$237.50	Oct 30	$1.06	$1.01	$2.07	$235.43	$287.07
$287.50	$237.50	Oct 30	$1.06	$1.01	$2.07	$235.43	$289.57
$292.50	$237.50	Oct 30	$1.06	$1.01	$2.07	$235.43	$294.57
$287.50	$235.00	Oct 30	$1.06	$1.07	$2.13	$232.87	$289.63

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 259 found (best R:R 4.10, avg credit $1.06)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
232/235	292/295	Oct 30	$2.01	$0.49	80%	4.10	$232.99	$294.51
232/235	288/290	Oct 30	$2.01	$0.49	79%	4.10	$232.99	$289.51
225/228	292/295	Oct 30	$1.15	$1.35	88%	0.85	$226.35	$293.65
230/232	292/295	Oct 30	$1.15	$1.35	88%	0.85	$231.35	$293.65
225/228	288/290	Oct 30	$1.15	$1.35	88%	0.85	$226.35	$288.65
230/232	288/290	Oct 30	$1.15	$1.35	87%	0.85	$231.35	$288.65
232/235	260/262	Oct 30	$1.08	$1.42	76%	0.76	$233.92	$261.08
245/248	278/280	Nov 13	$1.34	$1.16	56%	1.16	$246.16	$278.84
245/248	270/272	Nov 13	$1.54	$0.96	47%	1.60	$245.96	$271.54
245/248	265/268	Nov 13	$1.75	$0.75	37%	2.33	$245.75	$266.75

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 115 found (best R:R 10.36, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Oct 30	$0.22	$2.28	99%	10.36
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Nov 27	$0.17	$4.83	17%	28.41
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Nov 27	$0.06	$4.94	8%	82.33
$275.00	$280.00	$285.00	Dec 4	$0.12	$4.88	10%	40.67
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Dec 4	$0.22	$4.78	13%	21.73

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$252.50	$255.00	$257.50	Oct 30	$0.15	$2.35	96%	15.67
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Nov 27	$0.22	$4.78	17%	21.73
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Dec 4	$0.05	$4.95	10%	99.00
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Nov 20	$0.23	$4.77	15%	20.74
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Dec 4	$0.21	$4.79	14%	22.81

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 154 found (best net $-8.81, 137 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$220.00	$235.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$8.81	$6.19
$225.00	$240.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$8.61	$6.39
$252.50	$255.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.52	$1.98
$250.00	$252.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$1.37	$1.13
$255.00	$265.00	1:2	Dec 11	-$3.92	$6.08

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$262.50	$260.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.47	$2.03
$220.00	$215.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$0.16	$4.84
$255.00	$252.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.02	$2.48
$235.00	$232.50	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.02	$2.48
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.37	$4.63

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 53 found (best yield 2.83%, avg 0.97%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$265.00	Dec 11	$7.30	0.41	2.8%	2.83%	5.62%	2	--
$275.00	Dec 11	$4.50	0.30	6.7%	1.75%	8.41%	11	--
$265.00	Dec 4	$6.55	0.39	2.8%	2.54%	5.33%	7	27
$260.00	Dec 4	$8.25	0.46	0.8%	3.20%	4.05%	7	40
$270.00	Dec 4	$4.95	0.32	4.7%	1.92%	6.65%	2	21
$280.00	Dec 11	$3.25	0.24	8.6%	1.26%	9.87%	24	1
$270.00	Dec 11	$4.50	0.33	4.7%	1.75%	6.47%	10	10
$275.00	Dec 4	$3.60	0.26	6.7%	1.40%	8.06%	11	54
$265.00	Nov 27	$5.35	0.37	2.8%	2.08%	4.86%	46	181
$260.00	Nov 27	$6.95	0.45	0.8%	2.70%	3.55%	63	89

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 36,654

Total Puts 16,160

Put/Call Ratio 0.44

Net Difference 20,494

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 27,922

Total Puts 10,225

Put/Call Ratio 0.37

Net Difference 17,697

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 227,206

Total Puts 117,038

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.48

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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