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MCDONALDS CORP

$246.25 -0.11%

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as of 10/21 06:34 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/21) 24,675

Calls: 16,698 (68%)

Puts: 7,977 (32%)

Prior (10/20) 35,504

Calls: 26,461 (75%)

Puts: 9,043 (25%)

Current vs Prior -30.50%

Calls: -36.90% (Calls)

Puts: -11.79% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 294,432

Calls: 213,749 (73%)

Puts: 80,683 (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average 42,061

Calls: 30,535 (73%)

Puts: 11,526 (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -41.34%

Calls: -45.32%

Puts: -30.79%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/21) $20.09M

Calls: $17.02M (85%)

Puts: $3.07M (15%)

Prior (10/20) $17.86M

Calls: $14.76M (83%)

Puts: $3.10M (17%)

Current vs Prior +12.46%

Calls: +15.34%

Puts: -1.24%

Prior 7-Day Total $204.85M

Calls: $90.22M (44%)

Puts: $114.63M (56%)

Prior 7-Day Average $29.26M

Calls: $12.89M (44%)

Puts: $16.38M (56%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -31.36%

Calls: +32.07%

Puts: -81.28%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/21) 0.48

Prior (10/20) 0.34

Current vs Prior +39.79%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.38

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +25.61%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/21) 322,794

Calls: 220,928 (68%)

Puts: 101,866 (32%)

Prior (10/20) 332,893

Calls: 223,941 (67%)

Puts: 108,952 (33%)

Current vs Prior -3.03%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,369,749

Calls: 1,628,633 (69%)

Puts: 741,116 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 338,535

Calls: 232,661 (69%)

Puts: 105,873 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.65%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/23) | Next (10/30)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 2.14% | 3.43%6.23% | 8.58%

Prior 2.38% | 3.46%6.26% | 8.53%

Current vs Prior -9.97% | -0.83%-0.54% | +0.59%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.36% | 3.51%3.40% | 7.74%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -9.39% | -2.11%+83.10% | +10.93%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.38% | 3.46%6.26% | 8.53%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -9.97% | -0.83%-0.54% | +0.59%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 14.21% | 19.11%

Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%

Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%

Prior 14.21% | 19.11%

Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%

Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 14.21% | 19.11%

Calls: 15.68% | 12.75%

Puts: 12.74% | 25.47%

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

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 85% of dollar volume in calls ($17.02M) vs puts ($3.07M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.48 - heavy call buying (16,698 calls vs 7,977 puts). P/C ratio rising 40% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (220,928 calls vs 101,866 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 34 of results (avg 8.3%, best 4.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$225.00	Nov 6	21.60	22.65	$22.13	4.7%	15	0.94	29
$200.00	Oct 30	44.90	47.55	$46.22	5.7%	1	0.97	50
$220.00	Nov 20	26.15	27.90	$27.03	6.5%	1	0.93	--
$245.00	Nov 6	6.30	6.75	$6.53	6.9%	91	0.55	638
$245.00	Nov 20	7.70	8.25	$7.98	6.9%	121	0.54	1.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$295.00	Nov 20	47.90	50.10	$49.00	4.5%	3	0.98	--
$270.00	Nov 20	23.45	25.35	$24.40	7.8%	1	0.89	--
$265.00	Nov 20	19.05	20.75	$19.90	8.5%	1	0.84	--
$240.00	Nov 20	3.85	4.20	$4.03	8.7%	51	0.34	1.9K
$260.00	Nov 20	15.10	16.50	$15.80	8.9%	5	0.77	932

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.41, cheapest $0.15)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$265.00	Nov 6	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	12	0.11	129

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Oct 30	0.14	0.16	$0.15	13.3%	301	0.04	718
$215.00	Nov 20	0.30	0.35	$0.32	15.6%	256	0.04	1.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 56 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 0.99)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$222.50	Oct 30	22.45	25.00	$23.73	10.7%	11	0.99	--
$235.00	Oct 23	10.05	11.90	$10.98	16.8%	42	0.98	675
$230.00	Oct 23	15.00	16.60	$15.80	10.1%	4	0.98	--
$232.50	Oct 23	12.55	14.25	$13.40	12.7%	3	0.98	--
$200.00	Oct 30	44.90	47.55	$46.22	5.7%	1	0.97	50

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$295.00	Nov 20	47.90	50.10	$49.00	4.5%	3	0.98	--
$252.50	Oct 23	5.60	7.65	$6.63	30.9%	2	0.93	--
$270.00	Nov 20	23.45	25.35	$24.40	7.8%	1	0.89	--
$265.00	Nov 20	19.05	20.75	$19.90	8.5%	1	0.84	--
$250.00	Oct 23	3.90	5.30	$4.60	30.4%	8	0.81	129

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 180 active (total vol 15.5K, top 1.9K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Oct 23	0.35	0.57	$0.46	47.8%	1.9K	0.19	3.3K
$245.00	Oct 23	2.14	2.80	$2.47	26.7%	1.4K	0.61	2.6K
$255.00	Oct 23	0.03	0.10	$0.07	100.0%	752	0.04	3.0K
$247.50	Oct 23	1.00	1.33	$1.17	28.2%	597	0.38	1.4K
$250.00	Oct 30	1.71	2.00	$1.86	15.6%	533	0.34	2.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$245.00	Oct 23	1.06	1.46	$1.26	31.7%	575	0.40	662
$242.50	Oct 23	0.43	0.70	$0.56	48.2%	446	0.21	1.0K
$240.00	Oct 23	0.18	0.26	$0.22	36.4%	443	0.10	1.2K
$230.00	Oct 30	0.14	0.16	$0.15	13.3%	301	0.04	718
$225.00	Oct 30	0.01	0.13	$0.07	171.4%	294	0.02	748

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 8.4%, max 11.4%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Oct 23	Nov 27	25.2%	22.6%	11.4%	1.4K	2.7K
$242.50	Oct 23	Nov 20	26.2%	23.8%	10.2%	141	1.2K

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$245.00	Oct 23	Nov 27	25.2%	22.6%	11.4%	580	662
$242.50	Oct 23	Nov 20	26.2%	23.8%	10.2%	454	1.0K
$255.00	Nov 20	Nov 27	25.6%	24.7%	3.6%	7	1.6K
$260.00	Nov 20	Nov 27	25.4%	24.5%	3.5%	8	932

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 106 found (best R:R 0.92, avg 6.70)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$242.50	Nov 20	$1.30	$1.20	$1.30	65%	0.92	$241.30
$240.00	$242.50	Oct 30	$1.60	$0.90	$1.60	77%	0.56	$241.60
$240.00	$245.00	Nov 13	$2.85	$2.15	$2.85	66%	0.75	$242.85
$240.00	$242.50	Nov 6	$1.52	$0.98	$1.52	68%	0.64	$241.52
$242.50	$245.00	Nov 6	$1.35	$1.15	$1.35	62%	0.85	$243.85

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$225.00	$222.50	Nov 20	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	10%	19.83	$224.88
$245.00	$242.50	Oct 30	$0.82	$1.68	$0.82	43%	2.05	$244.18
$225.00	$215.00	Nov 13	$0.34	$9.66	$0.34	8%	28.41	$224.66
$242.50	$240.00	Nov 6	$0.80	$1.70	$0.80	38%	2.12	$241.70
$227.50	$225.00	Nov 20	$0.22	$2.28	$0.22	13%	10.36	$227.28

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 82 found (best R:R 0.04, avg 0.28)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$262.50	$270.00	Oct 23	$0.30	$0.30	$7.20	93%	0.04	$262.80
$247.50	$250.00	Oct 30	$1.12	$1.12	$1.38	54%	0.81	$248.62
$247.50	$250.00	Nov 20	$1.28	$1.28	$1.22	52%	1.05	$248.78
$255.00	$257.50	Nov 6	$0.73	$0.73	$1.77	72%	0.41	$255.73
$270.00	$275.00	Nov 27	$0.53	$0.53	$4.47	88%	0.12	$270.53

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$230.00	$225.00	Nov 13	$0.61	$0.61	$4.39	85%	0.14	$229.39
$235.00	$230.00	Nov 13	$0.96	$0.96	$4.04	77%	0.24	$234.04
$245.00	$240.00	Nov 27	$2.15	$2.15	$2.85	54%	0.75	$242.85
$240.00	$235.00	Nov 13	$1.44	$1.44	$3.56	66%	0.40	$238.56
$240.00	$235.00	Nov 27	$1.56	$1.56	$3.44	64%	0.45	$238.44

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $1.33, cheapest $1.43)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$245.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.78	25.2%	21.6%
$247.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.81	24.7%	23.0%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$245.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.43	25.2%	21.6%
$247.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.40	24.7%	23.0%
$255.00	Nov 20	Nov 27	$0.25	25.6%	24.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 52 found (cheapest 1.51% of stock, avg 5.64%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$245.00	Oct 23	$2.47	$1.26	$3.73	$241.27	$248.73	1.51%
$247.50	Oct 23	$1.17	$2.80	$3.97	$243.53	$251.47	1.61%
$242.50	Oct 23	$4.15	$0.56	$4.71	$237.79	$247.21	1.91%
$250.00	Oct 23	$0.46	$4.60	$5.06	$244.94	$255.06	2.05%
$240.00	Oct 23	$6.38	$0.22	$6.60	$233.40	$246.60	2.68%
$252.50	Oct 23	$0.16	$6.63	$6.79	$245.71	$259.29	2.76%
$245.00	Oct 30	$4.25	$2.69	$6.94	$238.06	$251.94	2.82%
$247.50	Oct 30	$2.98	$4.20	$7.18	$240.32	$254.68	2.92%
$250.00	Oct 30	$1.86	$5.75	$7.61	$242.39	$257.61	3.09%
$242.50	Oct 30	$5.80	$1.87	$7.67	$234.83	$250.17	3.11%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 137 found (cheapest 0.15% of stock, avg 2.25%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$252.50	$240.00	Oct 23	$0.16	$0.22	$0.38	$239.62	$252.88
$262.50	$240.00	Oct 23	$0.32	$0.22	$0.54	$239.46	$263.04
$250.00	$240.00	Oct 23	$0.46	$0.22	$0.68	$239.32	$250.68
$252.50	$242.50	Oct 23	$0.16	$0.56	$0.72	$241.78	$253.22
$257.50	$235.00	Oct 30	$0.42	$0.41	$0.83	$234.17	$258.33
$250.00	$242.50	Oct 23	$0.46	$0.56	$1.02	$241.48	$251.02
$262.50	$242.50	Oct 23	$0.32	$0.56	$0.88	$241.62	$263.38
$257.50	$237.50	Oct 30	$0.42	$0.69	$1.11	$236.39	$258.61
$270.00	$225.00	Nov 13	$0.61	$0.64	$1.25	$223.75	$271.25
$255.00	$235.00	Oct 30	$0.78	$0.41	$1.19	$233.81	$256.19

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 183 found (best R:R 0.72, avg credit $0.92)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
220/222	255/258	Nov 20	$1.05	$1.45	59%	0.72	$221.45	$256.05
228/230	255/258	Nov 6	$1.03	$1.47	59%	0.70	$228.97	$256.03
235/238	255/258	Nov 6	$1.36	$1.14	46%	1.19	$236.14	$256.36
220/222	262/265	Nov 20	$0.69	$1.81	72%	0.38	$221.81	$263.19
225/228	255/258	Nov 6	$0.90	$1.60	63%	0.56	$226.60	$255.90
232/235	255/258	Nov 6	$1.19	$1.31	51%	0.91	$233.81	$256.19
230/232	268/270	Oct 30	$0.20	$2.30	90%	0.09	$232.30	$267.70
220/222	265/268	Nov 20	$0.58	$1.92	75%	0.30	$221.92	$265.58
228/230	255/258	Nov 20	$1.18	$1.32	51%	0.89	$228.82	$256.18
220/222	260/262	Nov 20	$0.76	$1.74	68%	0.44	$221.74	$260.76

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 110 found (best R:R 14.15, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Nov 13	$0.33	$4.67	24%	14.15
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$2.45	20%	49.00
$242.50	$245.00	$247.50	Oct 23	$0.38	$2.12	40%	5.58
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Nov 27	$0.40	$4.60	21%	11.50
$245.00	$247.50	$250.00	Oct 30	$0.15	$2.35	23%	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$245.00	$247.50	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.26	$2.24	42%	8.62
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Oct 23	$0.23	$2.27	31%	9.87
$240.00	$242.50	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$2.37	20%	18.23
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Nov 27	$0.45	$4.55	21%	10.11
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Nov 13	$0.55	$4.45	24%	8.09

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 122 found (best net $-1.24, 104 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$200.00	$222.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$1.24	$21.26
$225.00	$235.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$4.17	$5.83
$242.50	$245.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.79	$1.71
$260.00	$265.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.34	$4.66
$250.00	$255.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$1.32	$3.68

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$247.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.00	$1.50
$250.00	$245.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$2.08	$2.92
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.29	$4.71
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.77	$4.23
$230.00	$225.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.03	$4.97

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 41 found (best yield 2.31%, avg 0.82%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Nov 27	$5.70	0.43	1.5%	2.31%	3.84%	21	109
$247.50	Nov 20	$6.45	0.48	0.5%	2.62%	3.13%	33	31
$255.00	Nov 27	$3.85	0.34	3.5%	1.56%	5.12%	83	139
$250.00	Nov 20	$5.20	0.43	1.5%	2.11%	3.63%	189	5.2K
$252.50	Nov 20	$4.35	0.38	2.5%	1.77%	4.30%	13	--
$255.00	Nov 20	$3.50	0.33	3.5%	1.42%	4.97%	154	2.0K
$250.00	Nov 13	$4.55	0.42	1.5%	1.85%	3.37%	44	385
$260.00	Nov 27	$2.49	0.25	5.6%	1.01%	6.59%	19	162
$257.50	Nov 20	$2.68	0.28	4.6%	1.09%	5.66%	28	109
$255.00	Nov 13	$2.85	0.31	3.5%	1.16%	4.71%	54	190

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 16,698

Total Puts 7,977

Put/Call Ratio 0.48

Net Difference 8,721

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 26,461

Total Puts 9,043

Put/Call Ratio 0.34

Net Difference 17,418

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 213,749

Total Puts 80,683

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.38

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

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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