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MCDONALDS CORP

$252.78 -1.83%

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as of 09/15 06:50 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/15) 30,224

Calls: 10,613 (35%)

Puts: 19,611 (65%)

Prior (09/14) 43,389

Calls: 21,808 (50%)

Puts: 21,581 (50%)

Current vs Prior -30.34%

Calls: -51.33% (Calls)

Puts: -9.13% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 366,920

Calls: 155,288 (42%)

Puts: 211,632 (58%)

Prior 7-Day Average 52,417

Calls: 22,184 (42%)

Puts: 30,233 (58%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.34%

Calls: -52.16%

Puts: -35.13%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/15) $61.25M

Calls: $6.05M (10%)

Puts: $55.20M (90%)

Prior (09/14) $63.94M

Calls: $15.08M (24%)

Puts: $48.86M (76%)

Current vs Prior -4.21%

Calls: -59.88%

Puts: +12.97%

Prior 7-Day Total $677.53M

Calls: $70.99M (10%)

Puts: $606.55M (90%)

Prior 7-Day Average $96.79M

Calls: $10.14M (10%)

Puts: $86.65M (90%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -36.72%

Calls: -40.35%

Puts: -36.30%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/15) 1.85

Prior (09/14) 0.99

Current vs Prior +86.73%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.41

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +30.93%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/15) 241,892

Calls: 155,689 (64%)

Puts: 86,203 (36%)

Prior (09/14) 257,686

Calls: 168,673 (65%)

Puts: 89,013 (35%)

Current vs Prior -6.13%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,745,966

Calls: 1,106,394 (63%)

Puts: 639,572 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 249,423

Calls: 158,056 (63%)

Puts: 91,367 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -3.02%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.29% | 3.87%2.29% | 6.15%

Prior 2.56% | 3.71%2.56% | 6.10%

Current vs Prior -10.37% | +4.21%-10.37% | +0.83%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.09% | 3.22%3.04% | 6.46%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +9.42% | +19.87%-24.69% | -4.75%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.56% | 3.71%2.56% | 6.10%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -10.37% | +4.21%-10.37% | +0.83%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

Prior 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 73.22% | 14.31%

Calls: 45.45% | 13.79%

Puts: 101.00% | 14.84%

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

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bearish conviction with 90% of dollar volume in puts ($55.20M) vs calls ($6.05M). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.85 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 87% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (155,689 calls vs 86,203 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 42 of results (avg 7.5%, best 3.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Oct 16	19.50	20.40	$19.95	4.5%	1	0.89	8
$245.00	Sep 25	9.10	9.55	$9.32	4.8%	2	0.80	11
$210.00	Oct 2	42.85	45.45	$44.15	5.9%	2	0.97	--
$255.00	Oct 16	5.75	6.10	$5.93	5.9%	106	0.47	352
$260.00	Oct 16	3.80	4.05	$3.93	6.4%	128	0.36	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Sep 18	45.70	47.40	$46.55	3.7%	679	1.00	--
$295.00	Sep 18	40.70	42.50	$41.60	4.3%	1.3K	1.00	--
$290.00	Sep 18	35.70	37.55	$36.63	5.1%	2.1K	1.00	567
$285.00	Sep 18	30.70	32.40	$31.55	5.4%	3.0K	1.00	--
$250.00	Oct 16	4.50	4.75	$4.63	5.4%	82	0.41	2.7K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.83, cheapest $0.72)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$257.50	Sep 18	0.67	0.77	$0.72	13.9%	379	0.22	837

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$235.00	Oct 16	0.87	1.00	$0.94	13.8%	44	0.12	2.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 66 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$205.00	Oct 16	46.85	50.85	$48.85	8.2%	1	0.99	--
$205.00	Oct 9	46.70	50.75	$48.73	8.3%	6	0.98	--
$210.00	Oct 2	42.85	45.45	$44.15	5.9%	2	0.97	--
$225.00	Oct 16	28.80	30.90	$29.85	7.0%	2	0.96	--
$242.50	Sep 18	10.30	12.05	$11.18	15.7%	3	0.95	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$267.50	Sep 18	13.65	15.15	$14.40	10.4%	3	1.00	--
$270.00	Sep 18	15.75	17.60	$16.68	11.1%	31	1.00	2.2K
$275.00	Sep 18	20.75	22.75	$21.75	9.2%	250	1.00	--
$280.00	Sep 18	25.70	27.75	$26.73	7.7%	1.8K	1.00	447
$282.50	Sep 18	27.60	30.00	$28.80	8.3%	2	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 200 active (total vol 18.5K, top 3.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Oct 16	2.44	2.70	$2.57	10.1%	393	0.26	1.5K
$270.00	Sep 18	0.05	0.08	$0.07	42.9%	388	0.02	2.4K
$257.50	Sep 18	0.67	0.77	$0.72	13.9%	379	0.22	837
$260.00	Sep 18	0.30	0.42	$0.36	33.3%	361	0.12	1.7K
$270.00	Oct 16	1.49	1.62	$1.56	8.3%	275	0.18	2.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Sep 18	30.70	32.40	$31.55	5.4%	3.0K	1.00	--
$290.00	Sep 18	35.70	37.55	$36.63	5.1%	2.1K	1.00	567
$280.00	Sep 18	25.70	27.75	$26.73	7.7%	1.8K	1.00	447
$295.00	Sep 18	40.70	42.50	$41.60	4.3%	1.3K	1.00	--
$300.00	Sep 18	45.70	47.40	$46.55	3.7%	679	1.00	--

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 9 strikes (avg 9.8%, max 22.9%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	24.0%	21.6%	11.3%	3	11
$252.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	23.1%	21.1%	9.3%	56	333
$257.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	25.2%	23.7%	6.4%	394	1.2K
$255.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	24.5%	23.8%	2.9%	527	764

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	25.3%	20.6%	22.9%	275	2.9K
$247.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	24.9%	21.3%	16.9%	93	351
$252.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	23.1%	21.1%	9.3%	491	874
$257.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	25.2%	23.7%	6.4%	41	505
$255.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	24.5%	23.8%	2.9%	308	2.1K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 109 found (best R:R 0.63, avg 8.86)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$250.00	Sep 25	$3.07	$1.93	$3.07	80%	0.63	$248.07
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$1.25	$3.75	$1.25	38%	3.00	$261.25
$250.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$2.45	$2.55	$2.45	60%	1.04	$252.45
$245.00	$250.00	Oct 2	$3.30	$1.70	$3.30	76%	0.52	$248.30
$275.00	$280.00	Oct 30	$0.42	$4.58	$0.42	17%	10.90	$275.42

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$260.00	$257.50	Sep 25	$1.55	$0.95	$1.55	74%	0.61	$258.45
$260.00	$257.50	Oct 2	$1.47	$1.03	$1.47	70%	0.70	$258.53
$250.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$1.63	$3.37	$1.63	42%	2.07	$248.37
$252.50	$250.00	Sep 18	$0.77	$1.73	$0.77	46%	2.25	$251.73
$255.00	$252.50	Sep 25	$1.22	$1.28	$1.22	57%	1.05	$253.78

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 85 found (best R:R 0.25, avg 0.25)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$255.00	$260.00	Oct 23	$2.25	$2.25	$2.75	52%	0.82	$257.25
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 30	$1.77	$1.77	$3.23	61%	0.55	$261.77
$270.00	$275.00	Oct 30	$0.98	$0.98	$4.02	77%	0.24	$270.98
$275.00	$277.50	Sep 25	$0.13	$0.13	$2.37	96%	0.05	$275.13
$262.50	$265.00	Oct 2	$0.56	$0.56	$1.94	76%	0.29	$263.06

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$240.00	Oct 2	$1.01	$1.01	$3.99	76%	0.25	$243.99
$245.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$1.48	$1.48	$3.52	68%	0.42	$243.52
$245.00	$240.00	Oct 9	$1.10	$1.10	$3.90	74%	0.28	$243.90
$250.00	$245.00	Oct 23	$1.82	$1.82	$3.18	59%	0.57	$248.18
$252.50	$250.00	Sep 25	$1.19	$1.19	$1.31	53%	0.91	$251.31

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.97, cheapest $1.70)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$255.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.93	24.5%	25.0%
$252.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$2.28	23.1%	24.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$255.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.70	24.5%	25.0%
$252.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.99	23.1%	24.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 54 found (cheapest 1.69% of stock, avg 5.34%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$252.50	Sep 18	$2.44	$1.84	$4.28	$248.22	$256.78	1.69%
$255.00	Sep 18	$1.37	$3.35	$4.72	$250.28	$259.72	1.87%
$250.00	Sep 18	$4.50	$1.07	$5.57	$244.43	$255.57	2.20%
$257.50	Sep 18	$0.72	$5.13	$5.85	$251.65	$263.35	2.31%
$247.50	Sep 18	$6.25	$0.47	$6.72	$240.78	$254.22	2.66%
$260.00	Sep 18	$0.36	$7.07	$7.43	$252.57	$267.43	2.94%
$255.00	Sep 25	$3.30	$5.05	$8.35	$246.65	$263.35	3.30%
$252.50	Sep 25	$4.72	$3.83	$8.55	$243.95	$261.05	3.38%
$250.00	Sep 25	$6.25	$2.64	$8.89	$241.11	$258.89	3.52%
$257.50	Sep 25	$2.45	$6.68	$9.13	$248.37	$266.63	3.61%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.12% of stock, avg 1.88%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$265.00	$242.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.14	$0.30	$242.20	$265.30
$262.50	$242.50	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.14	$0.31	$242.19	$262.81
$262.50	$245.00	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.16	$0.33	$244.67	$262.83
$265.00	$245.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.16	$0.32	$244.68	$265.32
$260.00	$242.50	Sep 18	$0.36	$0.14	$0.50	$242.00	$260.50
$260.00	$245.00	Sep 18	$0.36	$0.16	$0.52	$244.48	$260.52
$262.50	$247.50	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.47	$0.64	$246.86	$263.14
$265.00	$247.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.47	$0.63	$246.87	$265.63
$260.00	$247.50	Sep 18	$0.36	$0.47	$0.83	$246.67	$260.83
$257.50	$242.50	Sep 18	$0.72	$0.14	$0.86	$241.64	$258.36

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 160 found (best R:R 0.11, avg credit $0.98)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
235/238	275/278	Sep 25	$0.25	$2.25	90%	0.11	$237.25	$275.25
242/245	275/278	Sep 25	$0.60	$1.90	76%	0.32	$244.40	$275.60
238/240	275/278	Sep 25	$0.31	$2.19	87%	0.14	$239.69	$275.31
245/248	275/278	Sep 25	$0.80	$1.70	68%	0.47	$246.70	$275.80
240/242	275/278	Sep 25	$0.40	$2.10	82%	0.19	$242.10	$275.40
235/238	278/280	Oct 2	$0.33	$2.17	85%	0.15	$237.17	$277.83
235/238	268/270	Sep 25	$0.33	$2.17	85%	0.15	$237.17	$267.83
235/238	262/265	Oct 2	$0.78	$1.72	66%	0.45	$236.72	$263.28
205/210	290/295	Oct 16	$0.20	$4.80	95%	0.04	$209.80	$290.20
242/245	268/270	Sep 25	$0.68	$1.82	70%	0.37	$244.32	$268.18

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 108 found (best R:R 24.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Oct 23	$0.20	$4.80	22%	24.00
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Oct 23	$0.08	$4.92	16%	61.50
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 30	$0.21	$4.79	18%	22.81
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Oct 30	$0.17	$4.83	14%	28.41
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Sep 25	$0.11	$2.39	19%	21.73

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 30	$0.15	$4.85	19%	32.33
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Sep 18	$0.17	$2.33	30%	13.71
$252.50	$255.00	$257.50	Sep 18	$0.27	$2.23	33%	8.26
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 16	$0.39	$4.61	21%	11.82
$255.00	$257.50	$260.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$2.34	25%	14.62

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 142 found (best net $-10.85, 122 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$205.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$10.85	$9.15
$242.50	$247.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.32	$3.68
$250.00	$252.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.38	$2.12
$252.50	$255.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.30	$2.20
$260.00	$265.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.66	$4.34

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$265.00	$255.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.72	$9.28
$255.00	$252.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.33	$2.17
$250.00	$245.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.65	$4.35
$245.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.09	$4.91
$255.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$1.58	$3.42

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 49 found (best yield 2.83%, avg 0.73%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$255.00	Oct 30	$7.15	0.48	0.9%	2.83%	3.71%	257	12
$260.00	Oct 30	$5.15	0.39	2.9%	2.04%	4.89%	6	--
$255.00	Oct 23	$6.30	0.48	0.9%	2.49%	3.37%	11	48
$260.00	Oct 23	$4.50	0.38	2.9%	1.78%	4.64%	14	41
$265.00	Oct 30	$3.40	0.30	4.8%	1.35%	6.18%	2	9
$255.00	Oct 16	$5.75	0.47	0.9%	2.27%	3.15%	106	352
$265.00	Oct 23	$2.99	0.29	4.8%	1.18%	6.02%	1	31
$260.00	Oct 16	$3.80	0.36	2.9%	1.50%	4.36%	128	1.3K
$270.00	Oct 30	$2.35	0.23	6.8%	0.93%	7.74%	4	77
$255.00	Oct 9	$4.90	0.47	0.9%	1.94%	2.82%	6	234

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 10,613

Total Puts 19,611

Put/Call Ratio 1.85

Net Difference -8,998

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 21,808

Total Puts 21,581

Put/Call Ratio 0.99

Net Difference 227

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 155,288

Total Puts 211,632

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.41

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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