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MACYS INC

$21.94 +1.39%

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as of 09/18 06:43 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18) 5,368

Calls: 2,985 (56%)

Puts: 2,383 (44%)

Prior (09/15) 10,140

Calls: 4,522 (45%)

Puts: 5,618 (55%)

Current vs Prior -47.06%

Calls: -33.99% (Calls)

Puts: -57.58% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 225,736

Calls: 155,136 (69%)

Puts: 70,600 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 32,248

Calls: 22,162 (69%)

Puts: 10,085 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -83.35%

Calls: -86.53%

Puts: -76.37%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18) $357.6K

Calls: $235.3K (66%)

Puts: $122.3K (34%)

Prior (09/15) $733.3K

Calls: $404.8K (55%)

Puts: $328.5K (45%)

Current vs Prior -51.23%

Calls: -41.87%

Puts: -62.77%

Prior 7-Day Total $40.19M

Calls: $34.78M (87%)

Puts: $5.41M (13%)

Prior 7-Day Average $5.74M

Calls: $4.97M (87%)

Puts: $772.4K (13%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -93.77%

Calls: -95.26%

Puts: -84.17%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/18) 0.80

Prior (09/15) 1.24

Current vs Prior -35.74%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.84

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.34%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/18) 67,513

Calls: 41,182 (61%)

Puts: 26,331 (39%)

Prior (09/15) 83,287

Calls: 42,170 (51%)

Puts: 41,117 (49%)

Current vs Prior -18.94%

Prior 7-Day Total 819,956

Calls: 427,040 (52%)

Puts: 392,916 (48%)

Prior 7-Day Average 117,136

Calls: 61,005 (52%)

Puts: 56,130 (48%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.36%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 3.14% | 4.56%3.14% | 10.98%

Prior 5.71% | 7.65%5.71% | 11.59%

Current vs Prior -20.13% | -8.89%-44.89% | -5.26%

Prior 7-Day Avg 6.96% | 8.65%7.87% | 13.09%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -34.51% | -19.41%-60.06% | -16.10%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.71% | 7.65%5.71% | 11.59%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -20.13% | -8.89%-44.89% | -5.26%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 31.25% | 21.34%

Calls: 36.17% | 19.05%

Puts: 26.32% | 23.64%

Prior 31.25% | 21.34%

Calls: 36.17% | 19.05%

Puts: 26.32% | 23.64%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 27.01% | 25.15%

Calls: 30.40% | 28.22%

Puts: 23.61% | 22.09%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +15.69% | -15.16%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 66% call dollar volume ($235.3K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 51% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 47% vs prior. P/C ratio dropping 36% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 1 of results (avg 8.8%, best 8.8%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Sep 18	3.80	4.15	$3.98	8.8%	4	1.00	3

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.26, cheapest $0.26)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.50	Sep 25	0.23	0.28	$0.26	19.2%	104	0.35	162

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 43 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Sep 18	3.80	4.15	$3.98	8.8%	4	1.00	3
$19.00	Sep 18	2.79	3.30	$3.05	16.7%	1	1.00	--
$20.00	Sep 18	1.86	2.49	$2.18	28.9%	91	1.00	87
$20.50	Sep 18	1.39	1.73	$1.56	21.8%	3	1.00	8
$21.50	Sep 18	0.32	0.83	$0.57	89.5%	127	1.00	127

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$25.00	Sep 18	2.75	3.15	$2.95	13.6%	7	0.99	125
$24.50	Sep 18	2.27	2.76	$2.51	19.5%	3	0.98	--
$24.00	Sep 18	1.35	2.11	$1.73	43.9%	1	0.98	--
$24.00	Sep 25	1.77	2.29	$2.03	25.6%	2	0.98	17
$26.00	Oct 16	3.80	4.60	$4.20	19.0%	2	0.98	4

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 112 active (total vol 4.8K, top 684)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	519	0.26	3.7K
$22.00	Sep 25	0.37	0.54	$0.46	37.0%	230	0.52	136
$23.00	Sep 25	0.08	0.15	$0.12	58.3%	188	0.20	419
$22.50	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	137	0.04	1.9K
$21.50	Sep 18	0.32	0.83	$0.57	89.5%	127	1.00	127

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.23	$0.12	183.3%	684	0.75	11.4K
$21.50	Sep 25	0.20	0.40	$0.30	66.7%	368	0.33	167
$22.00	Oct 2	0.52	0.75	$0.64	35.9%	288	0.49	76
$22.00	Oct 16	0.64	1.08	$0.86	51.2%	84	0.47	1.4K
$21.50	Oct 2	0.24	0.55	$0.40	77.5%	83	0.36	125

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 149.8%, max 163.9%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$22.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	86.3%	36.6%	135.7%	551	6.5K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$22.00	Sep 18	Oct 23	86.3%	32.7%	163.9%	685	11.4K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 42 found (best R:R 0.54, avg 2.28)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.00	$22.00	Oct 16	$1.26	$0.74	$1.26	85%	0.59	$21.26
$20.00	$20.50	Oct 2	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	92%	0.85	$20.27
$21.50	$22.00	Sep 25	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	67%	2.85	$21.63
$22.50	$23.50	Oct 30	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	44%	3.00	$22.75
$19.50	$22.50	Oct 30	$1.99	$1.01	$1.99	83%	0.51	$21.49

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$24.00	$23.00	Sep 18	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	98%	0.54	$23.35
$22.50	$22.00	Sep 18	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	96%	0.67	$22.20
$22.50	$22.00	Sep 25	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	67%	1.50	$22.30
$22.00	$21.50	Sep 25	$0.11	$0.39	$0.11	49%	3.55	$21.89
$23.50	$23.00	Oct 9	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	77%	0.52	$23.17

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 23 found (best R:R 1.38, avg 0.49)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$24.00	$25.00	Oct 30	$0.30	$0.30	$0.70	72%	0.43	$24.30
$22.50	$23.00	Oct 9	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	59%	0.85	$22.73
$23.00	$23.50	Oct 2	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	72%	0.43	$23.15
$24.00	$25.00	Oct 23	$0.18	$0.18	$0.82	76%	0.22	$24.18
$22.00	$23.00	Oct 2	$0.41	$0.41	$0.59	48%	0.69	$22.41

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$21.50	$21.00	Oct 9	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	60%	1.38	$21.21
$21.50	$21.00	Sep 25	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	67%	0.79	$21.28
$21.00	$20.00	Oct 16	$0.31	$0.31	$0.69	69%	0.45	$20.69
$21.50	$20.00	Oct 30	$0.51	$0.51	$0.99	58%	0.52	$20.99
$20.50	$20.00	Sep 25	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	84%	0.28	$20.39

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. 29 found (cheapest 0.68% of stock, avg 7.09%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$22.00	Sep 18	$0.03	$0.12	$0.15	$21.85	$22.15	0.68%
$22.50	Sep 18	$0.01	$0.42	$0.43	$22.07	$22.93	1.96%
$21.50	Sep 18	$0.57	$0.01	$0.58	$20.92	$22.08	2.64%
$22.00	Sep 25	$0.46	$0.41	$0.87	$21.13	$22.87	3.97%
$22.50	Sep 25	$0.26	$0.61	$0.87	$21.63	$23.37	3.97%
$21.50	Sep 25	$0.59	$0.30	$0.89	$20.61	$22.39	4.06%
$21.00	Sep 18	$1.05	$0.04	$1.09	$19.91	$22.09	4.97%
$23.00	Sep 18	$0.01	$1.08	$1.09	$21.91	$24.09	4.97%
$23.00	Sep 25	$0.12	$1.09	$1.21	$21.79	$24.21	5.52%
$21.50	Oct 2	$0.89	$0.40	$1.29	$20.21	$22.79	5.88%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 109 found (cheapest 0.32% of stock, avg 2.84%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$22.00	$21.00	Sep 18	$0.03	$0.04	$0.07	$20.93	$22.07
$24.50	$21.00	Sep 25	$0.03	$0.08	$0.11	$20.89	$24.61
$26.00	$18.00	Oct 16	$0.06	$0.07	$0.13	$17.87	$26.13
$24.00	$21.00	Sep 25	$0.05	$0.08	$0.13	$20.87	$24.13
$24.00	$20.00	Oct 2	$0.08	$0.06	$0.14	$19.86	$24.14
$23.50	$21.00	Sep 25	$0.07	$0.08	$0.15	$20.85	$23.65
$24.50	$20.50	Sep 25	$0.03	$0.14	$0.17	$20.33	$24.67
$23.50	$20.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.06	$0.18	$19.82	$23.68
$24.00	$20.50	Oct 2	$0.08	$0.11	$0.19	$20.31	$24.19
$24.00	$20.50	Sep 25	$0.05	$0.14	$0.19	$20.31	$24.19

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 3 found (best R:R 1.27, avg credit $0.33)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
20/21	23/24	Oct 2	$0.28	$0.22	47%	1.27	$20.72	$23.28
20/21	24/25	Oct 16	$0.45	$0.55	47%	0.82	$20.55	$24.45
18/20	24/25	Oct 16	$0.27	$1.73	62%	0.16	$19.73	$24.27

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 29 found (best R:R 1.63, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$22.00	$22.50	$23.00	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.44	33%	7.33
$22.00	$23.00	$24.00	Oct 16	$0.16	$0.84	32%	5.25
$24.00	$25.00	$26.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$0.93	16%	13.29
$23.00	$24.00	$25.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$0.86	25%	6.14
$22.50	$23.00	$23.50	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.41	23%	4.56

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$21.50	$22.00	$22.50	Sep 18	$0.19	$0.31	91%	1.63
$21.00	$21.50	$22.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.36	64%	2.57
$21.50	$22.00	$22.50	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.41	34%	4.56
$22.00	$22.50	$23.00	Oct 2	$0.07	$0.43	24%	6.14
$21.00	$21.50	$22.00	Oct 2	$0.08	$0.42	24%	5.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 49 found (best net $-0.15, 34 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$21.00	$21.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.09	$0.41
$22.00	$23.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.11	$0.89
$22.00	$22.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.06	$0.44
$25.00	$26.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.07	$0.93
$22.50	$23.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.13	$0.37

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$24.00	$23.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.15	$0.85
$24.00	$23.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.43	$0.57
$23.00	$22.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.22	$0.78
$23.00	$22.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.26	$0.74
$23.00	$22.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.13	$0.37

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 17 found (best yield 2.51%, avg 1.72%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$23.50	Oct 30	$0.55	0.33	7.1%	2.51%	9.62%	1	--
$24.00	Oct 30	$0.43	0.28	9.4%	1.96%	11.35%	2	--
$22.50	Oct 30	$0.70	0.44	2.5%	3.19%	5.74%	11	--
$22.00	Oct 16	$0.87	0.54	0.3%	3.97%	4.24%	32	2.8K
$23.00	Oct 16	$0.37	0.37	4.8%	1.69%	6.52%	112	1.1K
$22.00	Oct 9	$0.72	0.51	0.3%	3.28%	3.56%	127	31
$22.50	Oct 9	$0.49	0.41	2.5%	2.23%	4.79%	8	68
$24.00	Oct 23	$0.20	0.24	9.4%	0.91%	10.30%	61	--
$24.00	Oct 16	$0.20	0.22	9.4%	0.91%	10.30%	63	1.2K
$22.00	Oct 2	$0.58	0.52	0.3%	2.64%	2.92%	8	152

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,985

Total Puts 2,383

Put/Call Ratio 0.80

Net Difference 602

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,522

Total Puts 5,618

Put/Call Ratio 1.24

Net Difference -1,096

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 155,136

Total Puts 70,600

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.84

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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