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MCDONALDS CORP
$271.52 -0.55%
(7/28 18:50) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/29) 10,230
Calls: 6,936 (68%)
Puts: 3,294 (32%)
Prior (07/28) 26,162
Calls: 19,136 (73%)
Puts: 7,026 (27%)
Current vs Prior -60.90%
Calls: -63.75% (Calls)
Puts: -53.12% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 174,367
Calls: 119,262 (68%)
Puts: 55,105 (32%)
Prior 7-Day Average 24,909
Calls: 17,037 (68%)
Puts: 7,872 (32%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -58.93%
Calls: -59.29%
Puts: -58.16%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/29) $5.51M
Calls: $3.72M (68%)
Puts: $1.79M (32%)
Prior (07/28) $13.47M
Calls: $10.24M (76%)
Puts: $3.23M (24%)
Current vs Prior -59.09%
Calls: -63.63%
Puts: -44.73%
Prior 7-Day Total $88.21M
Calls: $48.53M (55%)
Puts: $39.68M (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average $12.60M
Calls: $6.93M (55%)
Puts: $5.67M (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.26%
Calls: -46.28%
Puts: -68.48%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/29) 0.47
Prior (07/28) 0.37
Current vs Prior +29.35%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.48
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -1.31%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/29) 157,755
Calls: 99,576 (63%)
Puts: 58,179 (37%)
Prior (07/28) 198,604
Calls: 125,443 (63%)
Puts: 73,161 (37%)
Current vs Prior -20.57%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,297,030
Calls: 826,048 (64%)
Puts: 470,982 (36%)
Prior 7-Day Average 185,290
Calls: 118,006 (64%)
Puts: 67,283 (36%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -14.86%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (07/31) | Next (08/07)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.39% | 4.96%5.93% | 8.43%
Prior 2.60% | 5.11%6.16% | 8.53%
Current vs Prior -8.36% | -2.98%-3.75% | -1.18%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.52% | 4.38%6.60% | 8.93%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -5.16% | +13.32%-10.07% | -5.65%
Prior 7-Day Eod 2.60% | 5.11%6.16% | 8.53%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -8.36% | -2.98%-3.75% | -1.18%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 64.01% | 23.27%
Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%
Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%
Prior 64.01% | 23.27%
Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%
Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 64.01% | 23.27%
Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%
Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 68% call dollar volume ($3.72M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 59% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 61% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.47 - heavy call buying (6,936 calls vs 3,294 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 17 of results (avg 8.6%, best 6.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$285.00Aug 212.943.15$3.056.9%3230.262.7K
$260.00Aug 2114.4015.50$14.957.4%10.75--
$220.00Jul 3149.6553.55$51.607.6%41.001
$275.00Aug 215.956.45$6.208.1%710.441.2K
$225.00Jul 3144.6548.50$46.588.3%41.00--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$285.00Aug 2115.4516.60$16.027.2%50.73549
$275.00Aug 218.709.50$9.108.8%130.56807
$270.00Aug 286.757.40$7.089.2%190.4558
$290.00Aug 2118.9520.85$19.909.5%30.81264
$280.00Aug 710.8011.90$11.359.7%10.7056

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. 34 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Jul 3149.6553.55$51.607.6%41.001
$225.00Jul 3144.6548.50$46.588.3%41.00--
$247.50Aug 723.1525.80$24.4810.8%10.93--
$245.00Aug 2126.5528.95$27.758.6%80.9313
$265.00Jul 315.807.50$6.6525.6%20.90368
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$282.50Jul 3110.3012.50$11.4019.3%10.94--
$280.00Jul 318.3010.00$9.1518.6%50.90621
$277.50Jul 316.007.70$6.8524.8%10.85--
$290.00Aug 2118.9520.85$19.909.5%30.81264
$285.00Aug 1414.8016.50$15.6510.9%10.77--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 157 active (total vol 4.8K, top 367)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$285.00Aug 212.943.15$3.056.9%3230.262.7K
$285.00Aug 283.453.85$3.6511.0%2760.28103
$280.00Aug 143.453.95$3.7013.5%2220.33240
$287.50Jul 310.000.10$0.05200.0%1830.02368
$282.50Jul 310.100.23$0.1776.5%1710.061.4K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$270.00Jul 311.201.87$1.5443.5%3670.41505
$250.00Aug 210.921.38$1.1540.0%2460.121.6K
$265.00Jul 310.340.59$0.4753.2%1710.151.1K
$267.50Jul 310.631.21$0.9263.0%1430.26503
$260.00Jul 310.040.12$0.08100.0%1280.03672

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 31 strikes (avg 42.3%, max 197.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$305.00Jul 31Sep 464.5%28.3%127.7%2514
$300.00Jul 31Sep 451.1%28.4%79.7%74632
$290.00Jul 31Sep 446.6%27.7%68.3%672.1K
$297.50Jul 31Aug 757.9%39.9%45.2%3454
$295.00Aug 7Sep 437.4%27.1%37.9%4578
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$235.00Jul 31Sep 4101.9%34.2%197.8%1326
$242.50Jul 31Aug 1487.1%36.5%138.4%3--
$245.00Jul 31Sep 453.8%26.8%101.0%43372
$240.00Jul 31Aug 2857.0%28.9%97.6%26748
$250.00Jul 31Aug 2839.3%27.1%44.9%55545

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 106 found (best R:R 57.82, avg 6.70)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$315.00$320.00Aug 21$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$315.15
$300.00$310.00Aug 21$0.34$9.66$0.3428.41$300.34
$282.50$285.00Jul 31$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$282.60
$305.00$310.00Aug 7$0.23$4.77$0.2320.74$305.23
$280.00$282.50Jul 31$0.13$2.37$0.1318.23$280.13
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$240.00$230.00Aug 7$0.17$9.83$0.1757.82$239.83
$250.00$245.00Aug 7$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$249.81
$250.00$245.00Aug 14$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$249.81
$257.50$255.00Aug 14$0.11$2.39$0.1121.73$257.39
$245.00$240.00Aug 21$0.24$4.76$0.2419.83$244.76

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 119 found (best R:R 11.50, avg 1.03)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$247.50$257.50Aug 7$9.03$9.03$0.979.31$256.53
$245.00$250.00Aug 21$4.47$4.47$0.538.43$249.47
$250.00$255.00Aug 21$4.40$4.40$0.607.33$254.40
$255.00$260.00Aug 21$3.93$3.93$1.073.67$258.93
$265.00$267.50Jul 31$1.80$1.80$0.702.57$266.80
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$280.00$277.50Jul 31$2.30$2.30$0.2011.50$277.70
$282.50$280.00Jul 31$2.25$2.25$0.259.00$280.25
$277.50$275.00Jul 31$2.05$2.05$0.454.56$275.45
$290.00$285.00Aug 21$3.88$3.88$1.123.46$286.12
$285.00$280.00Aug 21$3.59$3.59$1.412.55$281.41

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 34 found (avg debit $1.78, cheapest $0.19)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$300.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.3251.1%38.4%
$310.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.3241.0%31.6%
$305.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.3364.5%44.0%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4637.4%32.9%
$297.50Jul 31Aug 7$0.4857.9%39.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$240.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.1957.0%41.9%
$245.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.2053.8%36.4%
$242.50Jul 31Aug 14$0.3787.1%36.5%
$285.00Aug 14Aug 21$0.3731.4%29.0%
$250.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.4039.3%34.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 30 found (cheapest 1.78% of stock, avg 5.38%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$270.00Jul 31$3.29$1.54$4.83$265.17$274.831.78%
$272.50Jul 31$1.76$3.19$4.95$267.55$277.451.82%
$275.00Jul 31$0.92$4.80$5.72$269.28$280.722.11%
$267.50Jul 31$4.85$0.92$5.77$261.73$273.272.13%
$265.00Jul 31$6.65$0.47$7.12$257.88$272.122.62%
$277.50Jul 31$0.48$6.85$7.33$270.17$284.832.70%
$280.00Jul 31$0.30$9.15$9.45$270.55$289.453.48%
$282.50Jul 31$0.17$11.40$11.57$270.93$294.074.26%
$272.50Aug 7$5.55$6.57$12.12$260.38$284.624.46%
$270.00Aug 7$6.90$5.25$12.15$257.85$282.154.47%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 145 found (cheapest 0.17% of stock, avg 2.69%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$282.50$262.50Jul 31$0.17$0.28$0.45$262.05$282.95
$280.00$262.50Jul 31$0.30$0.28$0.58$261.92$280.58
$282.50$265.00Jul 31$0.17$0.47$0.64$264.36$283.14
$277.50$262.50Jul 31$0.48$0.28$0.76$261.74$278.26
$280.00$265.00Jul 31$0.30$0.47$0.77$264.23$280.77
$277.50$265.00Jul 31$0.48$0.47$0.95$264.05$278.45
$282.50$267.50Jul 31$0.17$0.92$1.09$266.41$283.59
$275.00$262.50Jul 31$0.92$0.28$1.20$261.30$276.20
$280.00$267.50Jul 31$0.30$0.92$1.22$266.28$281.22
$275.00$265.00Jul 31$0.92$0.47$1.39$263.61$276.39

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 323 found (best R:R 16.86, avg credit $2.09)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
225/230245/250Aug 21$4.72$0.2816.86$225.28$249.72
225/230250/255Aug 21$4.65$0.3513.29$225.35$254.65
240/245250/255Aug 21$4.64$0.3612.89$240.36$254.64
230/240248/258Aug 7$9.20$0.8011.50$230.80$256.70
265/270275/280Sep 4$4.52$0.489.42$265.48$279.52
265/268270/272Aug 7$2.23$0.278.26$265.27$272.23
245/250255/260Aug 21$4.45$0.558.09$245.55$259.45
262/265272/275Aug 14$2.22$0.287.93$262.78$274.72
262/265268/270Aug 7$2.19$0.317.06$262.81$269.69
262/265270/272Aug 7$2.19$0.317.06$262.81$272.19

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 72 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$245.00$250.00$255.00Aug 21$0.07$4.9370.43
$277.50$280.00$282.50Jul 31$0.05$2.4549.00
$285.00$287.50$290.00Jul 31$0.05$2.4549.00
$275.00$277.50$280.00Aug 14$0.05$2.4549.00
$280.00$282.50$285.00Aug 7$0.06$2.4440.67
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$245.00$250.00$255.00Aug 21$0.05$4.9599.00
$265.00$270.00$275.00Sep 4$0.06$4.9482.33
$255.00$257.50$260.00Jul 31$0.06$2.4440.67
$257.50$260.00$262.50Aug 14$0.07$2.4334.71
$245.00$250.00$255.00Aug 28$0.15$4.8532.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 113 found (best net $-0.57, 99 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$305.00$325.001:2Jul 31-$0.57$19.43
$300.00$310.001:2Aug 21-$0.11$9.89
$290.00$300.001:2Aug 28-$0.13$9.87
$257.50$267.501:2Aug 7-$1.05$8.95
$290.00$297.501:2Jul 31-$0.04$7.46
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$240.00$230.001:2Aug 21-$0.71$9.29
$280.00$270.001:2Aug 28-$0.93$9.07
$245.00$235.001:2Sep 4-$1.24$8.76
$240.00$230.001:2Aug 28-$1.67$8.33
$250.00$245.001:2Aug 7-$0.03$4.97

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 48 found (best yield 2.56%, avg 0.91%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$272.50Aug 21$6.950.490.4%2.56%2.92%3493
$275.00Sep 4$6.850.441.3%2.52%3.80%2--
$275.00Aug 28$6.650.451.3%2.45%3.73%3044
$272.50Aug 14$6.300.480.4%2.32%2.68%2--
$275.00Aug 21$5.950.441.3%2.19%3.47%711.2K
$272.50Aug 7$5.250.480.4%1.93%2.29%1457
$275.00Aug 14$5.050.431.3%1.86%3.14%7104
$280.00Sep 4$4.850.353.1%1.79%4.91%3--
$280.00Aug 28$4.650.363.1%1.71%4.84%1250
$275.00Aug 7$4.300.421.3%1.58%2.87%13329

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,936
Total Puts 3,294
Put/Call Ratio 0.47
Net Difference 3,642

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 19,136
Total Puts 7,026
Put/Call Ratio 0.37
Net Difference 12,110

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 119,262
Total Puts 55,105
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.48
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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