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JEF

JEFFERIES FINL GROUP

$53.13 +1.30%

$52.78 (-0.66%)🌙

as of 08/26 06:41 PM

(8/25 18:41) ◀

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (6:41pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (08/26) 306

Calls: 105 (34%)

Puts: 201 (66%)

Prior (08/25) 309

Calls: 137 (44%)

Puts: 172 (56%)

Current vs Prior -0.97%

Calls: -23.36% (Calls)

Puts: +16.86% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 7,773

Calls: 3,439 (44%)

Puts: 4,334 (56%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,110

Calls: 491 (44%)

Puts: 619 (56%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -72.44%

Calls: -78.63%

Puts: -67.54%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/26) $115.7K

Calls: $14.2K (12%)

Puts: $101.6K (88%)

Prior (08/25) $139.2K

Calls: $19.4K (14%)

Puts: $119.8K (86%)

Current vs Prior -16.86%

Calls: -26.80%

Puts: -15.25%

Prior 7-Day Total $3.81M

Calls: $2.19M (57%)

Puts: $1.62M (43%)

Prior 7-Day Average $543.6K

Calls: $312.4K (57%)

Puts: $231.2K (43%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -78.71%

Calls: -95.47%

Puts: -56.07%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/26) 1.91

Prior (08/25) 1.26

Current vs Prior +52.48%

Prior 7-Day Average 2.20

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.83%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/26) 13,876

Calls: 2,496 (18%)

Puts: 11,380 (82%)

Prior (08/25) 17,612

Calls: 1,660 (9%)

Puts: 15,952 (91%)

Current vs Prior -21.21%

Prior 7-Day Total 87,199

Calls: 15,903 (18%)

Puts: 71,296 (82%)

Prior 7-Day Average 12,457

Calls: 2,271 (18%)

Puts: 10,185 (82%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.39%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

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MO Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 9.13% | 14.12%

Prior 9.88% | 14.59%

Current vs Prior -7.57% | -3.22%

Prior 7-Day Avg 7.14% | 11.72%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +27.94% | +20.48%

Prior 7-Day Eod 9.88% | 14.59%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -7.57% | -3.22%

Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 8.77% | 28.75%

Calls: 10.26% | 39.32%

Puts: 7.27% | 18.18%

Prior 8.77% | 28.75%

Calls: 10.26% | 39.32%

Puts: 7.27% | 18.18%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 8.77% | 28.75%

Calls: 10.26% | 39.32%

Puts: 7.27% | 18.18%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bearish conviction with 88% of dollar volume in puts ($101.6K) vs calls ($14.2K). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.91 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 52% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Put-heavy open interest (11,380 puts vs 2,496 calls) suggests hedging or 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 BULLISH

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 BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Covered Calls

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

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 3 found (avg delta 0.67, highest 0.79)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$50.00	Sep 18	3.40	4.20	$3.80	21.1%	3	0.79	1.1K
$52.50	Sep 18	1.80	2.30	$2.05	24.4%	9	0.56	94

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$55.00	Sep 18	2.50	3.10	$2.80	21.4%	3	0.66	329

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 7 active (total vol 119, top 42)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$57.50	Sep 18	0.30	0.55	$0.43	58.1%	42	0.18	494
$55.00	Sep 18	0.75	1.15	$0.95	42.1%	22	0.34	131
$52.50	Sep 18	1.80	2.30	$2.05	24.4%	9	0.56	94
$60.00	Sep 18	0.05	0.25	$0.15	133.3%	5	0.08	--
$50.00	Sep 18	3.40	4.20	$3.80	21.1%	3	0.79	1.1K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$50.00	Sep 18	0.45	0.65	$0.55	36.4%	35	0.22	10.6K
$55.00	Sep 18	2.50	3.10	$2.80	21.4%	3	0.66	329

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. 4 found (best R:R 3.81, avg 3.56)

BULL CALL (3)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$55.00	$57.50	Sep 18	$0.52	$1.98	$0.52	34%	3.81	$55.52
$52.50	$55.00	Sep 18	$1.10	$1.40	$1.10	56%	1.27	$53.60
$57.50	$60.00	Sep 18	$0.28	$2.22	$0.28	18%	7.93	$57.78

BEAR PUT (1)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$55.00	$50.00	Sep 18	$2.25	$2.75	$2.25	66%	1.22	$52.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 2 found (best R:R 0.13, avg 0.20)

BEAR CALL (2)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$57.50	$60.00	Sep 18	$0.28	$0.28	$2.22	82%	0.13	$57.78
$55.00	$57.50	Sep 18	$0.52	$0.52	$1.98	66%	0.26	$55.52

BULL PUT (0)

No bull put found

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. 2 found (cheapest 7.06% of stock, avg 7.62%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$55.00	Sep 18	$0.95	$2.80	$3.75	$51.25	$58.75	7.06%
$50.00	Sep 18	$3.80	$0.55	$4.35	$45.65	$54.35	8.19%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 3 found (cheapest 1.32% of stock, avg 1.99%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$60.00	$50.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$0.55	$0.70	$49.30	$60.70
$57.50	$50.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.55	$0.98	$49.02	$58.48
$55.00	$50.00	Sep 18	$0.95	$0.55	$1.50	$48.50	$56.50

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. 3 found (best R:R 9.42, cheapest $0.24)

CALLS (3)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$55.00	$57.50	$60.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$2.26	26%	9.42
$50.00	$52.50	$55.00	Sep 18	$0.65	$1.85	44%	2.85
$52.50	$55.00	$57.50	Sep 18	$0.58	$1.92	38%	3.31

PUTS (0)

No puts found

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 5 found (best net $-0.30, 1 credits)

CALLS (4)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$50.00	$52.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.30	$2.20
$52.50	$55.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.15	$2.35
$55.00	$57.50	1:2	Sep 18	$0.09	$2.41
$57.50	$60.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.13	$2.37

PUTS (1)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$55.00	$50.00	1:2	Sep 18	$1.70	$3.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 2 found (best yield 1.41%, avg 0.98%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$55.00	Sep 18	$0.75	0.34	3.5%	1.41%	4.93%	22	131
$57.50	Sep 18	$0.30	0.18	8.2%	0.56%	8.79%	42	494

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 105

Total Puts 201

Put/Call Ratio 1.91

Net Difference -96

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 137

Total Puts 172

Put/Call Ratio 1.26

Net Difference -35

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 3,439

Total Puts 4,334

Average Put/Call Ratio 2.20

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 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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