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ISRG

INTUITIVE SURGICAL I

$377.79 +0.88%

(8/21 10:25) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/21 10:30am) 4,222

Calls: 1,081 (26%)

Puts: 3,141 (74%)

Prior (07/17) 9,131

Calls: 4,377 (48%)

Puts: 4,754 (52%)

Current vs Prior -53.76%

Calls: -75.30% (Calls)

Puts: -33.93% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 71,752

Calls: 40,138 (56%)

Puts: 31,614 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 10,250

Calls: 5,734 (56%)

Puts: 4,516 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -58.81%

Calls: -81.15%

Puts: -30.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/21 10:30am) $3.51M

Calls: $1.97M (56%)

Puts: $1.53M (44%)

Prior (07/17) $13.25M

Calls: $4.65M (35%)

Puts: $8.60M (65%)

Current vs Prior -73.54%

Calls: -57.63%

Puts: -82.15%

Prior 7-Day Total $91.77M

Calls: $44.96M (49%)

Puts: $46.81M (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average $13.11M

Calls: $6.42M (49%)

Puts: $6.69M (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -73.25%

Calls: -69.31%

Puts: -77.05%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/21 10:30am) 2.91

Prior (07/17) 1.09

Current vs Prior +167.52%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.85

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +241.72%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/21 10:30am) 145,900

Calls: 82,440 (57%)

Puts: 63,460 (43%)

Prior (07/17) 155,472

Calls: 86,966 (56%)

Puts: 68,506 (44%)

Current vs Prior -6.16%

Prior 7-Day Total 943,120

Calls: 528,336 (56%)

Puts: 414,784 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 134,731

Calls: 75,476 (56%)

Puts: 59,254 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +8.29%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 1.46% | 3.88%1.46% | 7.83%

Prior 2.46% | 4.03%2.46% | 8.65%

Current vs Prior -40.74% | -3.83%-40.74% | -9.44%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.29% | 6.67%6.33% | 11.24%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -72.48% | -41.89%-76.99% | -30.29%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.46% | 4.03%2.46% | 8.65%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -40.74% | -3.83%-40.74% | -9.44%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 127.90% | 20.59%

Calls: 185.71% | 13.33%

Puts: 70.08% | 27.85%

Prior 96.12% | 82.77%

Calls: 94.19% | 94.86%

Puts: 98.04% | 70.67%

Current vs Prior +33.06% | -75.12%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.26% | 26.17%

Calls: 37.62% | 27.22%

Puts: 28.90% | 25.11%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +284.58% | -21.31%

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 74% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 54% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.91 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 168% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

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Prior BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:30	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:25	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:20	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:15	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:10	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:05	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:50	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:45	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 19 of results (avg 8.3%, best 5.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$375.00	Sep 18	15.00	16.10	$15.55	7.1%	2	0.55	268
$370.00	Sep 11	15.60	16.80	$16.20	7.4%	1	0.62	4
$375.00	Sep 11	12.80	13.90	$13.35	8.2%	--	0.56	19
$305.00	Aug 21	69.10	75.30	$72.20	8.6%	--	1.00	11
$310.00	Aug 21	64.30	70.10	$67.20	8.6%	--	1.00	21

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$440.00	Sep 18	61.00	64.20	$62.60	5.1%	--	0.94	132
$380.00	Sep 18	13.60	14.50	$14.05	6.4%	27	0.51	460
$450.00	Sep 18	70.50	75.50	$73.00	6.8%	--	0.95	36
$375.00	Sep 18	11.20	12.10	$11.65	7.7%	3	0.45	227
$410.00	Sep 18	33.40	36.30	$34.85	8.3%	1	0.80	322

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.88, cheapest $0.88)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Aug 28	0.80	0.95	$0.88	17.0%	12	0.10	89

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 103 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$305.00	Aug 21	69.10	75.30	$72.20	8.6%	--	1.00	11
$310.00	Aug 21	64.30	70.10	$67.20	8.6%	--	1.00	21
$325.00	Aug 21	49.30	54.70	$52.00	10.4%	--	1.00	28
$340.00	Aug 21	34.30	40.30	$37.30	16.1%	--	1.00	39
$347.50	Aug 21	26.60	32.60	$29.60	20.3%	--	1.00	58

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$435.00	Aug 21	55.30	60.80	$58.05	9.5%	--	0.99	14
$420.00	Aug 21	40.70	46.50	$43.60	13.3%	--	0.98	15
$400.00	Aug 21	20.70	26.00	$23.35	22.7%	4	0.98	469
$390.00	Aug 21	10.70	15.10	$12.90	34.1%	8	0.97	465
$415.00	Aug 21	35.60	39.90	$37.75	11.4%	--	0.97	23

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 113 active (total vol 3.8K, top 2.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$420.00	Sep 18	1.95	2.65	$2.30	30.4%	227	0.14	587
$380.00	Aug 21	0.75	1.25	$1.00	50.0%	165	0.28	570
$362.50	Aug 21	12.30	17.20	$14.75	33.2%	96	1.00	120
$440.00	Sep 18	0.75	1.15	$0.95	42.1%	84	0.06	331
$400.00	Sep 18	5.30	6.10	$5.70	14.0%	20	0.28	914

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$335.00	Oct 2	0.55	7.20	$3.88	171.4%	2.3K	0.15	26
$380.00	Aug 21	2.10	4.70	$3.40	76.5%	144	0.75	395
$385.00	Aug 21	5.80	11.00	$8.40	61.9%	132	0.87	245
$345.00	Sep 18	2.65	3.20	$2.93	18.8%	62	0.15	109
$325.00	Sep 18	0.70	1.35	$1.02	63.7%	59	0.06	314

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 14 strikes (avg 642.0%, max 1422.4%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$345.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	404.4%	33.4%	1109.3%	--	131
$412.50	Aug 21	Sep 4	413.7%	34.3%	1107.0%	--	28
$410.00	Aug 21	Sep 25	380.9%	33.2%	1047.1%	--	334
$380.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	65.6%	35.5%	84.6%	166	570

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$330.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	529.1%	34.8%	1422.4%	4	280
$335.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	487.8%	35.5%	1272.9%	2.3K	357
$345.00	Aug 21	Oct 2	404.4%	33.3%	1114.0%	--	188
$410.00	Aug 21	Sep 18	380.9%	32.7%	1063.6%	1	400
$387.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	141.3%	27.3%	417.5%	14	87

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 122 found (best R:R 124.00, avg 7.13)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$425.00	$450.00	Sep 4	$0.20	$24.80	$0.20	11%	124.00	$425.20
$395.00	$400.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$4.65	$0.35	31%	13.29	$395.35
$385.00	$390.00	Sep 4	$0.55	$4.45	$0.55	36%	8.09	$385.55
$365.00	$370.00	Sep 11	$2.50	$2.50	$2.50	69%	1.00	$367.50
$375.00	$380.00	Aug 21	$2.25	$2.75	$2.25	100%	1.22	$377.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$340.00	$320.00	Sep 25	$0.63	$19.37	$0.63	16%	30.75	$339.37
$387.50	$385.00	Aug 28	$0.75	$1.75	$0.75	76%	2.33	$386.75
$350.00	$335.00	Sep 11	$0.80	$14.20	$0.80	16%	17.75	$349.20
$365.00	$355.00	Sep 11	$1.55	$8.45	$1.55	31%	5.45	$363.45
$380.00	$377.50	Aug 28	$0.60	$1.90	$0.60	56%	3.17	$379.40

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 96 found (best R:R 2.38, avg 0.50)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$380.00	$420.00	Oct 2	$12.40	$12.40	$27.60	51%	0.45	$392.40
$440.00	$445.00	Sep 25	$1.70	$1.70	$3.30	87%	0.52	$441.70
$380.00	$385.00	Sep 4	$3.30	$3.30	$1.70	55%	1.94	$383.30
$430.00	$435.00	Aug 21	$0.99	$0.99	$4.01	93%	0.25	$430.99
$390.00	$395.00	Sep 4	$2.10	$2.10	$2.90	70%	0.72	$392.10

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$315.00	$310.00	Aug 21	$3.52	$3.52	$1.48	87%	2.38	$311.48
$330.00	$320.00	Aug 28	$2.47	$2.47	$7.53	88%	0.33	$327.53
$350.00	$345.00	Sep 25	$2.97	$2.97	$2.03	76%	1.46	$347.03
$340.00	$330.00	Sep 4	$2.13	$2.13	$7.87	86%	0.27	$337.87
$370.00	$345.00	Oct 2	$8.40	$8.40	$16.60	58%	0.51	$361.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $3.61, cheapest $3.32)

CALLS (0)

No calls found

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$377.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$3.32	71.3%	33.6%
$375.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$3.90	36.2%	27.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 66 found (cheapest 1.15% of stock, avg 6.28%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$375.00	Aug 21	$3.25	$1.10	$4.35	$370.65	$379.35	1.15%
$380.00	Aug 21	$1.00	$3.40	$4.40	$375.60	$384.40	1.16%
$382.50	Aug 21	$0.40	$5.60	$6.00	$376.50	$388.50	1.59%
$372.50	Aug 21	$5.80	$0.58	$6.38	$366.12	$378.88	1.69%
$370.00	Aug 21	$7.80	$0.53	$8.33	$361.67	$378.33	2.20%
$385.00	Aug 21	$0.50	$8.40	$8.90	$376.10	$393.90	2.36%
$367.50	Aug 21	$9.70	$0.60	$10.30	$357.20	$377.80	2.73%
$365.00	Aug 21	$12.10	$0.48	$12.58	$352.42	$377.58	3.33%
$390.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$12.90	$12.95	$377.05	$402.95	3.43%
$375.00	Aug 28	$8.20	$5.00	$13.20	$361.80	$388.20	3.49%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 160 found (cheapest 0.42% of stock, avg 3.10%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$380.00	$372.50	Aug 21	$1.00	$0.58	$1.58	$370.92	$381.58
$380.00	$375.00	Aug 21	$1.00	$1.10	$2.10	$372.90	$382.10
$387.50	$362.50	Aug 28	$1.98	$1.60	$3.58	$358.92	$391.08
$392.50	$372.50	Aug 21	$3.35	$0.58	$3.93	$368.57	$396.43
$387.50	$365.00	Aug 28	$1.98	$2.00	$3.98	$361.02	$391.48
$380.00	$357.50	Aug 21	$1.00	$3.15	$4.15	$353.35	$384.15
$410.00	$372.50	Aug 21	$3.85	$0.58	$4.43	$368.07	$414.43
$412.50	$372.50	Aug 21	$4.30	$0.58	$4.88	$367.62	$417.38
$417.50	$372.50	Aug 21	$4.30	$0.58	$4.88	$367.62	$422.38
$392.50	$375.00	Aug 21	$3.35	$1.10	$4.45	$370.55	$396.95

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 211 found (best R:R 21.73, avg credit $1.95)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
305/310	418/420	Aug 21	$4.78	$0.22	77%	21.73	$305.22	$422.28
310/315	430/435	Aug 21	$4.51	$0.49	80%	9.20	$310.49	$434.51
328/330	430/435	Aug 21	$4.54	$0.46	78%	9.87	$325.46	$434.54
305/310	412/415	Aug 21	$4.63	$0.37	76%	12.51	$305.37	$417.13
310/315	440/445	Aug 21	$3.99	$1.01	83%	3.95	$311.01	$443.99
328/330	440/445	Aug 21	$4.02	$0.98	81%	4.10	$325.98	$444.02
310/315	395/398	Aug 21	$3.69	$1.31	83%	2.82	$311.31	$398.69
345/350	440/445	Sep 25	$4.67	$0.33	63%	14.15	$345.33	$444.67
310/315	385/390	Aug 21	$3.97	$1.03	74%	3.85	$311.03	$388.97
355/358	430/435	Aug 21	$4.09	$0.91	71%	4.49	$353.41	$434.09

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 102 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$375.00	$380.00	$385.00	Sep 11	$0.20	$4.80	14%	24.00
$385.00	$390.00	$395.00	Sep 11	$0.20	$4.80	13%	24.00
$400.00	$405.00	$410.00	Sep 4	$0.06	$4.94	7%	82.33
$380.00	$382.50	$385.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$2.42	12%	30.25
$377.50	$380.00	$382.50	Aug 28	$0.10	$2.40	11%	24.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$385.00	$390.00	$395.00	Sep 25	$0.05	$4.95	10%	99.00
$390.00	$395.00	$400.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$4.90	10%	49.00
$350.00	$360.00	$370.00	Sep 25	$0.80	$9.20	17%	11.50
$370.00	$375.00	$380.00	Sep 18	$0.20	$4.80	12%	24.00
$345.00	$350.00	$355.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$4.87	8%	37.46

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 134 found (best net $-1.70, 111 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$360.00	$375.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$1.70	$13.30
$372.50	$375.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.70	$1.80
$410.00	$420.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.52	$9.48
$390.00	$395.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.35	$4.65
$425.00	$450.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$1.35	$23.65

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$390.00	$380.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$3.00	$7.00
$382.50	$380.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$1.20	$1.30
$375.00	$372.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.06	$2.44
$370.00	$365.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.65	$4.35
$350.00	$345.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.36	$4.64

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 40 found (best yield 3.81%, avg 0.96%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$380.00	Oct 2	$14.40	0.49	0.6%	3.81%	4.40%	1	--
$380.00	Sep 18	$11.50	0.49	0.6%	3.04%	3.63%	1	227
$390.00	Sep 18	$7.30	0.38	3.2%	1.93%	5.16%	2	252
$385.00	Sep 18	$8.80	0.43	1.9%	2.33%	4.24%	--	62
$390.00	Sep 25	$7.10	0.38	3.2%	1.88%	5.11%	--	17
$405.00	Sep 25	$4.50	0.26	7.2%	1.19%	8.39%	2	192
$400.00	Sep 18	$5.30	0.28	5.9%	1.40%	7.28%	20	914
$380.00	Sep 11	$10.30	0.49	0.6%	2.73%	3.31%	2	18
$385.00	Sep 11	$8.00	0.42	1.9%	2.12%	4.03%	--	19
$390.00	Sep 11	$6.10	0.35	3.2%	1.61%	4.85%	--	21

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 1,081

Total Puts 3,141

Put/Call Ratio 2.91

Net Difference -2,060

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,377

Total Puts 4,754

Put/Call Ratio 1.09

Net Difference -377

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 40,138

Total Puts 31,614

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.85

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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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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