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MCDONALDS CORP

$247.88 -0.15%

$248.31 (+0.17%)🌙

as of 09/21 06:44 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/21) 51,548

Calls: 31,821 (62%)

Puts: 19,727 (38%)

Prior (09/18) 34,866

Calls: 21,701 (62%)

Puts: 13,165 (38%)

Current vs Prior +47.85%

Calls: +46.63% (Calls)

Puts: +49.84% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 293,224

Calls: 138,332 (47%)

Puts: 154,892 (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average 41,889

Calls: 19,761 (47%)

Puts: 22,127 (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +23.06%

Calls: +61.02%

Puts: -10.85%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/21) $46.81M

Calls: $20.25M (43%)

Puts: $26.56M (57%)

Prior (09/18) $30.27M

Calls: $8.71M (29%)

Puts: $21.56M (71%)

Current vs Prior +54.63%

Calls: +132.58%

Puts: +23.16%

Prior 7-Day Total $464.18M

Calls: $60.93M (13%)

Puts: $403.25M (87%)

Prior 7-Day Average $66.31M

Calls: $8.70M (13%)

Puts: $57.61M (87%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -29.41%

Calls: +132.63%

Puts: -53.90%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/21) 0.62

Prior (09/18) 0.61

Current vs Prior +2.19%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.25

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -50.21%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/21) 254,789

Calls: 162,062 (64%)

Puts: 92,727 (36%)

Prior (09/18) 278,715

Calls: 177,941 (64%)

Puts: 100,774 (36%)

Current vs Prior -8.58%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,763,167

Calls: 1,131,141 (64%)

Puts: 632,026 (36%)

Prior 7-Day Average 251,881

Calls: 161,591 (64%)

Puts: 90,289 (36%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.15%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/25) | Next (10/02)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 3.05% | 3.95%5.18% | 8.83%

Prior 3.03% | 3.84%1.12% | 5.72%

Current vs Prior +0.41% | +2.77%+363.83% | +54.45%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.29% | 3.47%2.53% | 6.24%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +32.93% | +13.71%+104.95% | +41.56%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.03% | 3.84%1.12% | 5.72%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +0.41% | +2.77%+363.83% | +54.45%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

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%

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Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 55% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.62. Call-heavy open interest (162,062 calls vs 92,727 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 29 of results (avg 8.3%, best 4.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Oct 16	47.20	50.55	$48.88	6.9%	4	0.98	13
$240.00	Oct 16	10.45	11.20	$10.83	6.9%	19	0.74	59
$200.00	Oct 9	46.85	50.30	$48.58	7.1%	2	0.97	18
$215.00	Oct 30	33.25	35.75	$34.50	7.2%	1	0.95	--
$210.00	Oct 2	37.15	40.15	$38.65	7.8%	5	0.97	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Oct 16	22.00	23.05	$22.53	4.7%	37	0.92	1.5K
$265.00	Oct 16	17.40	18.25	$17.83	4.8%	47	0.86	777
$275.00	Oct 16	26.15	27.75	$26.95	5.9%	1	0.95	93
$290.00	Oct 16	40.15	43.70	$41.93	8.5%	3	1.00	--
$270.00	Oct 2	21.00	22.90	$21.95	8.7%	4	1.00	30

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.59, cheapest $0.55)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$257.50	Sep 25	0.51	0.60	$0.55	16.4%	326	0.13	1.1K
$255.00	Sep 25	0.90	1.01	$0.96	11.5%	1.1K	0.20	941
$280.00	Oct 16	0.20	0.23	$0.22	13.6%	667	0.04	2.8K
$270.00	Oct 16	0.55	0.63	$0.59	13.6%	286	0.09	2.4K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Oct 16	0.59	0.68	$0.64	14.1%	162	0.09	2.5K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 78 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Sep 25	16.75	20.05	$18.40	17.9%	2	1.00	--
$205.00	Oct 16	41.90	45.60	$43.75	8.5%	10	0.99	1
$220.00	Oct 2	27.15	29.70	$28.42	9.0%	2	0.99	5
$215.00	Oct 16	31.85	35.70	$33.78	11.4%	2	0.99	1
$200.00	Oct 16	47.20	50.55	$48.88	6.9%	4	0.98	13

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Oct 2	21.00	22.90	$21.95	8.7%	4	1.00	30
$280.00	Oct 16	30.35	33.85	$32.10	10.9%	21	1.00	22
$290.00	Oct 16	40.15	43.70	$41.93	8.5%	3	1.00	--
$265.00	Sep 25	16.80	18.50	$17.65	9.6%	44	0.96	214
$262.50	Sep 25	13.80	15.60	$14.70	12.2%	19	0.95	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 217 active (total vol 26.7K, top 2.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$247.50	Sep 25	3.00	3.60	$3.30	18.2%	2.0K	0.52	71
$250.00	Sep 25	2.20	2.75	$2.48	22.2%	1.4K	0.41	1.1K
$255.00	Sep 25	0.90	1.01	$0.96	11.5%	1.1K	0.20	941
$260.00	Oct 16	1.82	1.99	$1.91	8.9%	987	0.23	1.9K
$252.50	Sep 25	1.18	1.75	$1.47	38.8%	960	0.29	407

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Sep 25	1.60	2.12	$1.86	28.0%	2.0K	0.35	1.1K
$250.00	Oct 16	6.05	6.75	$6.40	10.9%	1.9K	0.54	3.3K
$247.50	Sep 25	2.50	3.25	$2.88	26.0%	1.3K	0.48	398
$250.00	Sep 25	3.80	4.70	$4.25	21.2%	727	0.59	1.1K
$242.50	Sep 25	0.73	1.25	$0.99	52.5%	647	0.23	366

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 11 strikes (avg 39.6%, max 42.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	30.1%	21.2%	42.1%	257	105
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	29.6%	20.9%	41.5%	2.1K	71
$250.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	33.6%	24.0%	39.8%	1.4K	1.2K
$255.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	32.8%	23.5%	39.5%	1.2K	1.2K
$252.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	31.8%	23.1%	38.0%	975	407

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	30.1%	21.2%	42.1%	2.0K	1.2K
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	29.6%	20.9%	41.5%	1.5K	398
$250.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	33.6%	24.0%	39.8%	745	1.3K
$255.00	Sep 25	Oct 30	32.8%	23.5%	39.5%	147	1.4K
$252.50	Sep 25	Oct 16	31.8%	23.1%	38.0%	91	389

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 110 found (best R:R 0.88, avg 8.30)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$242.50	Oct 16	$1.33	$1.17	$1.33	74%	0.88	$241.33
$240.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$2.92	$2.08	$2.92	70%	0.71	$242.92
$247.50	$250.00	Sep 25	$0.82	$1.68	$0.82	52%	2.05	$248.32
$247.50	$250.00	Oct 9	$0.97	$1.53	$0.97	52%	1.58	$248.47
$250.00	$252.50	Oct 16	$0.85	$1.65	$0.85	46%	1.94	$250.85

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$260.00	$255.00	Oct 23	$3.17	$1.83	$3.17	74%	0.58	$256.83
$252.50	$250.00	Sep 25	$1.48	$1.02	$1.48	71%	0.69	$251.02
$220.00	$210.00	Oct 30	$0.14	$9.86	$0.14	5%	70.43	$219.86
$252.50	$250.00	Oct 9	$1.35	$1.15	$1.35	62%	0.85	$251.15
$252.50	$250.00	Oct 16	$1.33	$1.17	$1.33	60%	0.88	$251.17

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 87 found (best R:R 0.69, avg 0.26)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$250.00	$255.00	Oct 9	$2.04	$2.04	$2.96	55%	0.69	$252.04
$277.50	$280.00	Oct 2	$0.21	$0.21	$2.29	96%	0.09	$277.71
$250.00	$252.50	Sep 25	$1.01	$1.01	$1.49	59%	0.68	$251.01
$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$1.15	$1.15	$3.85	74%	0.30	$261.15
$252.50	$255.00	Oct 16	$1.04	$1.04	$1.46	60%	0.71	$253.54

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$1.88	$1.88	$3.12	59%	0.60	$243.12
$245.00	$240.00	Oct 30	$1.95	$1.95	$3.05	59%	0.64	$243.05
$247.50	$245.00	Oct 2	$1.26	$1.26	$1.24	53%	1.02	$246.24
$245.00	$242.50	Sep 25	$0.87	$0.87	$1.63	65%	0.53	$244.13
$225.00	$220.00	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.23	$4.77	96%	0.05	$224.77

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $1.01, cheapest $0.82)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$250.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.87	33.6%	24.7%
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.28	30.1%	23.1%
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$1.42	29.6%	24.2%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$250.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.82	33.6%	24.7%
$245.00	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.73	30.1%	23.1%
$247.50	Sep 25	Oct 2	$0.97	29.6%	24.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 59 found (cheapest 2.49% of stock, avg 5.58%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$247.50	Sep 25	$3.30	$2.88	$6.18	$241.32	$253.68	2.49%
$250.00	Sep 25	$2.48	$4.25	$6.73	$243.27	$256.73	2.72%
$245.00	Sep 25	$4.97	$1.86	$6.83	$238.17	$251.83	2.76%
$252.50	Sep 25	$1.47	$5.73	$7.20	$245.30	$259.70	2.90%
$242.50	Sep 25	$6.93	$0.99	$7.92	$234.58	$250.42	3.20%
$250.00	Oct 2	$3.35	$5.07	$8.42	$241.58	$258.42	3.40%
$247.50	Oct 2	$4.72	$3.85	$8.57	$238.93	$256.07	3.46%
$255.00	Sep 25	$0.96	$7.90	$8.86	$246.14	$263.86	3.57%
$245.00	Oct 2	$6.25	$2.59	$8.84	$236.16	$253.84	3.57%
$252.50	Oct 2	$2.32	$6.68	$9.00	$243.50	$261.50	3.63%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.25% of stock, avg 1.95%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$260.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.31	$0.32	$0.63	$236.87	$260.63
$257.50	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.55	$0.32	$0.87	$236.63	$258.37
$260.00	$240.00	Sep 25	$0.31	$0.57	$0.88	$239.12	$260.88
$257.50	$240.00	Sep 25	$0.55	$0.57	$1.12	$238.88	$258.62
$255.00	$237.50	Sep 25	$0.96	$0.32	$1.28	$236.22	$256.28
$260.00	$242.50	Sep 25	$0.31	$0.99	$1.30	$241.20	$261.30
$260.00	$237.50	Oct 2	$0.80	$0.73	$1.53	$235.97	$261.53
$270.00	$225.00	Oct 23	$1.03	$0.43	$1.46	$223.54	$271.46
$255.00	$240.00	Sep 25	$0.96	$0.57	$1.53	$238.47	$256.53
$257.50	$242.50	Sep 25	$0.55	$0.99	$1.54	$240.96	$259.04

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 201 found (best R:R 0.59, avg credit $0.80)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
240/242	278/280	Oct 2	$0.93	$1.57	68%	0.59	$241.57	$278.43
228/230	278/280	Oct 2	$0.33	$2.17	91%	0.15	$229.67	$277.83
230/232	268/270	Oct 9	$0.58	$1.92	81%	0.30	$231.92	$268.08
232/235	278/280	Oct 2	$0.39	$2.11	86%	0.18	$234.61	$277.89
220/225	278/280	Oct 2	$0.44	$4.56	92%	0.10	$224.56	$277.94
235/238	278/280	Oct 2	$0.46	$2.04	82%	0.23	$237.04	$277.96
238/240	278/280	Oct 2	$0.60	$1.90	76%	0.32	$239.40	$278.10
230/232	262/265	Oct 9	$0.62	$1.88	75%	0.33	$231.88	$263.12
232/235	268/270	Oct 9	$0.56	$1.94	77%	0.29	$234.44	$268.06
238/240	268/270	Oct 9	$0.82	$1.68	66%	0.49	$239.18	$268.32

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 110 found (best R:R 40.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 30	$0.12	$4.88	22%	40.67
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 23	$0.12	$4.88	18%	40.67
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Oct 23	$0.05	$4.95	10%	99.00
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 30	$0.27	$4.73	17%	17.52
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Sep 25	$0.11	$2.39	21%	21.73

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Oct 30	$0.21	$4.79	18%	22.81
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$4.60	22%	11.50
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Sep 25	$0.11	$2.39	23%	21.73
$242.50	$245.00	$247.50	Sep 25	$0.15	$2.35	25%	15.67
$220.00	$225.00	$230.00	Oct 30	$0.10	$4.90	8%	49.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 140 found (best net $-2.91, 126 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$220.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$2.91	$12.09
$215.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$5.52	$9.48
$250.00	$255.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.30	$4.70
$260.00	$265.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.43	$4.57
$270.00	$275.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.03	$4.97

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$280.00	$265.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$4.31	$10.69
$245.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.82	$4.18
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.38	$4.62
$245.00	$242.50	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.12	$2.38
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.18	$4.82

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 2.62%, avg 0.69%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Oct 30	$6.50	0.48	0.9%	2.62%	3.48%	77	65
$255.00	Oct 30	$4.35	0.38	2.9%	1.75%	4.63%	81	278
$260.00	Oct 30	$2.92	0.29	4.9%	1.18%	6.07%	25	63
$250.00	Oct 23	$5.35	0.47	0.9%	2.16%	3.01%	24	50
$255.00	Oct 23	$3.65	0.36	2.9%	1.47%	4.34%	63	54
$250.00	Oct 16	$4.70	0.46	0.9%	1.90%	2.75%	704	996
$260.00	Oct 23	$2.35	0.27	4.9%	0.95%	5.84%	59	137
$252.50	Oct 16	$3.70	0.40	1.9%	1.49%	3.36%	15	--
$265.00	Oct 30	$1.87	0.20	6.9%	0.75%	7.66%	76	49
$255.00	Oct 16	$2.87	0.33	2.9%	1.16%	4.03%	441	758

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 31,821

Total Puts 19,727

Put/Call Ratio 0.62

Net Difference 12,094

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 21,701

Total Puts 13,165

Put/Call Ratio 0.61

Net Difference 8,536

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 138,332

Total Puts 154,892

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.25

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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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