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MACYS INC

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (07/20) 5,174

Calls: 3,142 (61%)

Puts: 2,032 (39%)

Prior (07/17) 8,575

Calls: 6,597 (77%)

Puts: 1,978 (23%)

Current vs Prior -39.66%

Calls: -52.37% (Calls)

Puts: +2.73% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 44,818

Calls: 30,856 (69%)

Puts: 13,962 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 6,402

Calls: 4,408 (69%)

Puts: 1,994 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -19.19%

Calls: -28.72%

Puts: +1.88%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/20) $597.7K

Calls: $385.7K (65%)

Puts: $212.0K (35%)

Prior (07/17) $979.3K

Calls: $833.9K (85%)

Puts: $145.5K (15%)

Current vs Prior -38.97%

Calls: -53.75%

Puts: +45.77%

Prior 7-Day Total $4.86M

Calls: $3.78M (78%)

Puts: $1.09M (22%)

Prior 7-Day Average $694.5K

Calls: $539.4K (78%)

Puts: $155.1K (22%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -13.94%

Calls: -28.50%

Puts: +36.74%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/20) 0.65

Prior (07/17) 0.30

Current vs Prior +115.69%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.48

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +33.37%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (07/20) 53,915

Calls: 20,713 (38%)

Puts: 33,202 (62%)

Prior (07/17) 62,601

Calls: 47,424 (76%)

Puts: 15,177 (24%)

Current vs Prior -13.88%

Prior 7-Day Total 404,329

Calls: 219,100 (54%)

Puts: 185,229 (46%)

Prior 7-Day Average 57,761

Calls: 31,300 (54%)

Puts: 26,461 (46%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.66%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/24) | Next (07/31)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 5.49% | 7.38%12.44% | 19.13%

Prior 5.74% | 7.73%1.94% | 14.40%

Current vs Prior -4.39% | -4.52%+540.43% | +32.87%

Prior 7-Day Avg 5.17% | 6.96%4.99% | 14.42%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +6.12% | +6.05%+149.30% | +32.73%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.74% | 7.73%1.94% | 14.40%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -4.39% | -4.52%+540.43% | +32.87%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 41.16% | 16.77%

Calls: 59.52% | 21.21%

Puts: 22.81% | 12.33%

Prior 41.16% | 16.77%

Calls: 59.52% | 21.21%

Puts: 22.81% | 12.33%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 41.16% | 16.77%

Calls: 59.52% | 21.21%

Puts: 22.81% | 12.33%

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

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Moderately bullish flow with 65% call dollar volume ($385.7K). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.65. P/C ratio rising 116% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Put-heavy open interest (33,202 puts vs 20,713 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 7 of results (avg 9.0%, best 6.9%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Jul 31	1.53	1.64	$1.59	6.9%	3	0.77	33
$22.50	Jul 31	1.17	1.28	$1.23	8.9%	382	0.68	892
$24.00	Aug 14	0.80	0.88	$0.84	9.5%	86	0.43	81
$25.00	Aug 21	0.68	0.75	$0.72	9.7%	169	0.35	1.3K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Jul 24	0.87	0.95	$0.91	8.8%	81	0.70	354
$24.00	Aug 7	1.22	1.34	$1.28	9.4%	5	0.59	34
$24.00	Jul 31	1.07	1.18	$1.13	9.7%	3	0.64	87

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 13 found (avg $0.75, cheapest $0.28)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.50	Aug 7	0.42	0.51	$0.47	19.1%	116	0.33	28
$24.00	Aug 7	0.60	0.68	$0.64	12.5%	118	0.41	81
$25.00	Aug 21	0.68	0.75	$0.72	9.7%	169	0.35	1.3K
$24.00	Aug 14	0.80	0.88	$0.84	9.5%	86	0.43	81
$23.50	Aug 7	0.80	0.93	$0.87	14.9%	16	0.49	45

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.50	Aug 7	0.25	0.30	$0.28	17.9%	6	0.20	20
$23.50	Jul 24	0.55	0.62	$0.59	11.9%	19	0.56	394
$23.00	Aug 7	0.69	0.80	$0.75	14.7%	110	0.42	32
$23.50	Jul 31	0.75	0.88	$0.82	15.9%	44	0.53	32
$24.00	Jul 24	0.87	0.95	$0.91	8.8%	81	0.70	354

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 30 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Jul 24	3.00	4.00	$3.50	28.6%	28	1.00	10
$20.50	Jul 24	2.54	3.20	$2.87	23.0%	12	1.00	2
$21.00	Jul 24	1.91	2.79	$2.35	37.4%	1	0.94	6
$21.50	Jul 24	1.42	2.32	$1.87	48.1%	2	0.92	2
$22.00	Jul 24	0.84	2.05	$1.44	84.0%	59	0.86	36

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$25.50	Jul 24	1.71	2.78	$2.25	47.6%	2	0.92	--
$25.00	Jul 24	1.61	2.74	$2.18	51.8%	50	0.89	45
$27.50	Jul 24	3.90	4.60	$4.25	16.5%	4	0.83	--
$24.50	Jul 24	0.65	1.66	$1.16	87.1%	100	0.83	16
$24.00	Jul 24	0.87	0.95	$0.91	8.8%	81	0.70	354

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 98 active (total vol 3.4K, top 382)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.50	Jul 31	1.17	1.28	$1.23	8.9%	382	0.68	892
$25.00	Aug 21	0.68	0.75	$0.72	9.7%	169	0.35	1.3K
$24.50	Aug 21	0.82	1.14	$0.98	32.7%	131	0.42	--
$24.00	Aug 7	0.60	0.68	$0.64	12.5%	118	0.41	81
$24.50	Aug 7	0.42	0.51	$0.47	19.1%	116	0.33	28

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$24.00	Aug 21	1.45	1.99	$1.72	31.4%	280	0.55	572
$23.00	Jul 24	0.30	0.39	$0.35	25.7%	127	0.39	233
$23.00	Aug 7	0.69	0.80	$0.75	14.7%	110	0.42	32
$24.50	Jul 24	0.65	1.66	$1.16	87.1%	100	0.83	16
$22.50	Aug 7	0.49	0.60	$0.54	20.4%	100	0.34	10

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 15 strikes (avg 13.0%, max 34.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$20.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	74.7%	55.4%	34.7%	30	497
$25.50	Jul 24	Aug 21	61.8%	50.8%	21.5%	6	144
$25.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	53.8%	47.2%	13.9%	221	1.6K
$24.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	51.4%	45.9%	12.0%	115	2.2K
$22.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	51.9%	46.7%	11.0%	62	69

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$21.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	63.3%	49.4%	28.2%	15	152
$20.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	70.0%	55.4%	26.2%	22	548
$24.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	51.4%	45.9%	12.0%	361	926
$23.00	Jul 24	Aug 28	49.8%	45.8%	8.7%	147	233
$23.50	Jul 24	Aug 21	49.9%	45.9%	8.6%	28	394

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 48 found (best R:R 15.67, avg 2.35)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$25.00	$26.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$25.10
$24.50	$26.00	Aug 14	$0.32	$1.18	$0.32	3.69	$24.82
$24.00	$24.50	Jul 24	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$24.12
$24.00	$24.50	Jul 31	$0.14	$0.36	$0.14	2.57	$24.14
$24.50	$25.00	Aug 7	$0.14	$0.36	$0.14	2.57	$24.64

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$21.00	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.12	$1.88	$0.12	15.67	$20.88
$21.50	$20.50	Aug 7	$0.14	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$21.36
$20.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.19	$0.81	$0.19	4.26	$19.81
$23.00	$22.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	4.00	$22.90
$20.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$20.39

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 51 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 0.86)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$20.00	$22.50	Aug 21	$1.85	$1.85	$0.65	2.85	$21.85
$22.00	$22.50	Jul 31	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	2.57	$22.36
$19.50	$20.00	Jul 24	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	1.94	$19.83
$22.50	$23.00	Jul 24	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	1.94	$22.83
$22.50	$23.00	Jul 31	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	1.94	$22.83

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$21.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	2.13	$21.16
$24.00	$23.50	Jul 24	$0.32	$0.32	$0.18	1.78	$23.68
$24.00	$23.50	Jul 31	$0.31	$0.31	$0.19	1.63	$23.69
$24.00	$23.50	Aug 7	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	1.50	$23.70
$24.50	$24.00	Jul 24	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	1.00	$24.25

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 19 found (avg debit $0.17, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$26.50	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.07	53.6%	48.4%
$26.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.08	55.5%	49.1%
$25.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.13	53.8%	46.5%
$22.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.15	51.9%	46.7%
$20.00	Jul 24	Aug 21	$0.18	74.7%	55.4%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$21.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.06	63.3%	48.9%
$19.00	Aug 7	Aug 21	$0.07	54.3%	50.8%
$21.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.12	56.1%	48.4%
$22.00	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.17	51.9%	46.7%
$22.50	Jul 24	Jul 31	$0.21	50.1%	45.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 22 found (cheapest 4.20% of stock, avg 8.32%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$23.50	Jul 24	$0.39	$0.59	$0.98	$22.52	$24.48	4.20%
$23.00	Jul 24	$0.69	$0.35	$1.04	$21.96	$24.04	4.46%
$24.00	Jul 24	$0.23	$0.91	$1.14	$22.86	$25.14	4.89%
$22.50	Jul 24	$1.02	$0.18	$1.20	$21.30	$23.70	5.15%
$24.50	Jul 24	$0.11	$1.16	$1.27	$23.23	$25.77	5.45%
$23.50	Jul 31	$0.63	$0.82	$1.45	$22.05	$24.95	6.22%
$23.00	Jul 31	$0.90	$0.57	$1.47	$21.53	$24.47	6.31%
$22.00	Jul 24	$1.44	$0.09	$1.53	$20.47	$23.53	6.56%
$24.00	Jul 31	$0.44	$1.13	$1.57	$22.43	$25.57	6.74%
$22.50	Jul 31	$1.23	$0.39	$1.62	$20.88	$24.12	6.95%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 117 found (cheapest 0.43% of stock, avg 4.02%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$25.50	$21.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$0.04	$0.10	$20.90	$25.60
$25.00	$21.00	Jul 24	$0.07	$0.04	$0.11	$20.89	$25.11
$25.50	$21.50	Jul 24	$0.06	$0.05	$0.11	$21.39	$25.61
$25.00	$21.50	Jul 24	$0.07	$0.05	$0.12	$21.38	$25.12
$24.50	$21.00	Jul 24	$0.11	$0.04	$0.15	$20.85	$24.65
$25.50	$22.00	Jul 24	$0.06	$0.09	$0.15	$21.85	$25.65
$24.50	$21.50	Jul 24	$0.11	$0.05	$0.16	$21.34	$24.66
$25.00	$22.00	Jul 24	$0.07	$0.09	$0.16	$21.84	$25.16
$24.50	$22.00	Jul 24	$0.11	$0.09	$0.20	$21.80	$24.70
$26.00	$21.00	Jul 31	$0.10	$0.10	$0.20	$20.80	$26.20

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 55 found (best R:R 3.55, avg credit $0.45)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
23/24	24/24	Jul 31	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$23.11	$24.39
22/22	23/24	Aug 21	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$22.11	$23.39
23/24	26/26	Aug 21	$0.39	$0.11	3.55	$23.11	$25.89
22/23	24/24	Aug 7	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$22.62	$24.38
20/20	23/24	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$20.12	$23.38
22/22	23/24	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$21.62	$23.38
22/22	24/25	Aug 21	$0.38	$0.12	3.17	$22.12	$24.88
22/23	24/24	Jul 31	$0.37	$0.13	2.85	$22.63	$23.87
22/22	24/24	Aug 7	$0.37	$0.13	2.85	$22.13	$23.87
23/24	24/25	Aug 7	$0.37	$0.13	2.85	$23.13	$24.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 24 found (best R:R 7.33, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$22.50	$23.00	$23.50	Jul 31	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$23.50	$24.00	$24.50	Aug 7	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$24.50	$25.00	$25.50	Aug 7	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$24.00	$24.50	$25.00	Jul 24	$0.08	$0.42	5.25
$23.00	$23.50	$24.00	Jul 31	$0.08	$0.42	5.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$23.00	$23.50	$24.00	Jul 31	$0.06	$0.44	7.33
$22.50	$23.00	$23.50	Jul 24	$0.07	$0.43	6.14
$20.50	$21.00	$21.50	Jul 31	$0.07	$0.43	6.14
$22.50	$23.00	$23.50	Jul 31	$0.07	$0.43	6.14
$22.00	$22.50	$23.00	Aug 7	$0.07	$0.43	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 45 found (best net $-0.25, 39 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$25.00	$26.00	1:2	Jul 31	$0.00	$1.00
$23.00	$24.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.39	$0.61
$23.50	$24.00	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.07	$0.43
$26.00	$26.50	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.08	$0.42
$23.00	$23.50	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.09	$0.41

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$27.50	$25.50	1:2	Jul 24	-$0.25	$1.75
$21.00	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.32	$1.68
$21.50	$20.50	1:2	Aug 7	$0.00	$1.00
$22.00	$21.50	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.08	$0.42
$21.00	$20.50	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.10	$0.40

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 30 found (best yield 5.02%, avg 1.83%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$23.50	Aug 21	$1.17	0.53	0.8%	5.02%	5.83%	11	--
$23.50	Aug 28	$1.15	0.51	0.8%	4.93%	5.75%	2	--
$24.00	Aug 21	$0.97	0.46	3.0%	4.16%	7.12%	43	1.9K
$24.50	Aug 21	$0.82	0.42	5.1%	3.52%	8.62%	131	--
$23.50	Aug 7	$0.80	0.49	0.8%	3.43%	4.25%	16	45
$24.00	Aug 14	$0.80	0.43	3.0%	3.43%	6.39%	86	81
$25.00	Aug 21	$0.68	0.35	7.2%	2.92%	10.17%	169	1.3K
$24.00	Aug 7	$0.60	0.41	3.0%	2.57%	5.53%	118	81
$23.50	Jul 31	$0.54	0.47	0.8%	2.32%	3.13%	36	56
$24.50	Aug 14	$0.51	0.35	5.1%	2.19%	7.29%	89	39

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 3,142

Total Puts 2,032

Put/Call Ratio 0.65

Net Difference 1,110

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,597

Total Puts 1,978

Put/Call Ratio 0.30

Net Difference 4,619

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 30,856

Total Puts 13,962

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.48

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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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)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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