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$252.63 +2.59%

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as of 10/22 06:39 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/22) 46,211

Calls: 32,348 (70%)

Puts: 13,863 (30%)

Prior (10/21) 24,675

Calls: 16,698 (68%)

Puts: 7,977 (32%)

Current vs Prior +87.28%

Calls: +93.72% (Calls)

Puts: +73.79% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 233,030

Calls: 171,364 (74%)

Puts: 61,666 (26%)

Prior 7-Day Average 33,290

Calls: 24,480 (74%)

Puts: 8,809 (26%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +38.81%

Calls: +32.14%

Puts: +57.37%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/22) $36.45M

Calls: $27.09M (74%)

Puts: $9.36M (26%)

Prior (10/21) $20.09M

Calls: $17.02M (85%)

Puts: $3.07M (15%)

Current vs Prior +81.46%

Calls: +59.15%

Puts: +205.36%

Prior 7-Day Total $117.21M

Calls: $86.26M (74%)

Puts: $30.95M (26%)

Prior 7-Day Average $16.74M

Calls: $12.32M (74%)

Puts: $4.42M (26%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +117.68%

Calls: +119.82%

Puts: +111.72%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/22) 0.43

Prior (10/21) 0.48

Current vs Prior -10.29%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.38

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.83%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/22) 358,805

Calls: 238,055 (66%)

Puts: 120,750 (34%)

Prior (10/21) 322,794

Calls: 220,928 (68%)

Puts: 101,866 (32%)

Current vs Prior +11.16%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,332,310

Calls: 1,602,156 (69%)

Puts: 730,154 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 333,187

Calls: 228,879 (69%)

Puts: 104,307 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.69%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.76% | 3.23%6.09% | 8.38%

Prior 2.14% | 3.43%6.23% | 8.58%

Current vs Prior -17.88% | -5.99%-2.21% | -2.29%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.43% | 3.56%3.85% | 7.87%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -27.53% | -9.25%+58.19% | +6.52%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.14% | 3.43%6.23% | 8.58%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -17.88% | -5.99%-2.21% | -2.29%

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%

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Moderately bullish flow with 74% call dollar volume ($27.09M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 81% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (118% higher). Above-average activity with volume up 87% vs prior.

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Retail Flow BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 67 of results (avg 7.3%, best 2.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Nov 20	6.15	6.30	$6.23	2.4%	334	0.46	2.0K
$250.00	Nov 20	8.75	9.00	$8.88	2.8%	571	0.57	5.3K
$235.00	Nov 20	19.40	20.00	$19.70	3.0%	48	0.85	2.5K
$205.00	Oct 30	46.20	48.00	$47.10	3.8%	2	0.97	--
$240.00	Nov 20	15.40	16.00	$15.70	3.8%	173	0.78	1.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$295.00	Nov 20	41.90	43.90	$42.90	4.7%	503	1.00	--
$215.00	Nov 20	0.16	0.17	$0.17	5.9%	398	0.02	1.1K
$260.00	Nov 13	10.05	10.95	$10.50	8.6%	4	0.67	2
$255.00	Dec 4	9.25	10.10	$9.68	8.8%	2	0.55	--
$255.00	Nov 20	7.60	8.30	$7.95	8.8%	33	0.54	1.6K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 9 found (avg $0.50, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$257.50	Oct 23	0.13	0.15	$0.14	14.3%	193	0.09	454
$260.00	Oct 30	0.88	0.97	$0.93	9.7%	392	0.20	601
$285.00	Nov 20	0.33	0.40	$0.37	18.9%	16	0.05	783

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Nov 6	0.37	0.43	$0.40	15.0%	164	0.06	617
$235.00	Nov 6	0.67	0.81	$0.74	18.9%	65	0.10	447
$220.00	Nov 20	0.25	0.29	$0.27	14.8%	1.1K	0.03	2.8K
$215.00	Nov 20	0.16	0.17	$0.17	5.9%	398	0.02	1.1K
$230.00	Nov 13	0.58	0.69	$0.64	17.2%	23	0.08	191

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 78 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Oct 23	20.55	23.00	$21.78	11.2%	3	1.00	169
$225.00	Oct 23	25.60	28.40	$27.00	10.4%	3	1.00	44
$215.00	Oct 30	35.75	38.35	$37.05	7.0%	2	0.99	4
$220.00	Oct 30	31.35	33.25	$32.30	5.9%	1	0.99	--
$205.00	Nov 20	46.40	49.00	$47.70	5.5%	15	0.99	38

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 23	7.10	8.50	$7.80	17.9%	3	1.00	--
$270.00	Oct 30	16.90	19.05	$17.98	12.0%	5	1.00	--
$295.00	Nov 20	41.90	43.90	$42.90	4.7%	503	1.00	--
$260.00	Oct 30	7.80	8.85	$8.32	12.6%	6	0.81	3
$270.00	Nov 27	17.75	19.60	$18.68	9.9%	1	0.81	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 228 active (total vol 27.7K, top 1.9K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$255.00	Oct 23	0.45	0.60	$0.53	28.3%	1.9K	0.26	3.0K
$250.00	Oct 30	4.80	5.40	$5.10	11.8%	1.8K	0.63	2.1K
$252.50	Oct 23	1.33	1.60	$1.47	18.4%	1.3K	0.53	591
$250.00	Oct 23	2.86	3.50	$3.18	20.1%	1.1K	0.77	3.1K
$275.00	Nov 20	0.95	1.05	$1.00	10.0%	1.1K	0.12	4.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Nov 20	0.25	0.29	$0.27	14.8%	1.1K	0.03	2.8K
$230.00	Nov 20	0.80	0.89	$0.85	10.6%	534	0.10	2.4K
$295.00	Nov 20	41.90	43.90	$42.90	4.7%	503	1.00	--
$215.00	Nov 20	0.16	0.17	$0.17	5.9%	398	0.02	1.1K
$250.00	Oct 23	0.36	0.66	$0.51	58.8%	350	0.23	126

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 5 strikes (avg 18.9%, max 29.7%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	29.7%	22.9%	29.7%	1.3K	3.1K
$252.50	Oct 23	Nov 20	26.5%	23.4%	13.6%	1.3K	649
$255.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	27.6%	24.9%	10.8%	1.9K	3.0K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	29.7%	22.9%	29.7%	359	126
$255.00	Oct 23	Dec 4	27.6%	24.9%	10.8%	6	35

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 117 found (best R:R 3.17, avg 7.19)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$260.00	$262.50	Nov 20	$0.60	$1.90	$0.60	36%	3.17	$260.60
$245.00	$250.00	Nov 13	$3.05	$1.95	$3.05	70%	0.64	$248.05
$245.00	$250.00	Nov 27	$3.03	$1.97	$3.03	68%	0.65	$248.03
$247.50	$250.00	Oct 30	$1.60	$0.90	$1.60	73%	0.56	$249.10
$250.00	$252.50	Nov 6	$1.25	$1.25	$1.25	59%	1.00	$251.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$250.00	$247.50	Nov 20	$0.83	$1.67	$0.83	43%	2.01	$249.17
$230.00	$225.00	Nov 13	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	8%	26.78	$229.82
$225.00	$220.00	Nov 27	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	7%	28.41	$224.83
$245.00	$242.50	Nov 6	$0.53	$1.97	$0.53	28%	3.72	$244.47
$260.00	$255.00	Nov 20	$2.95	$2.05	$2.95	65%	0.69	$257.05

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 93 found (best R:R 0.37, avg 0.28)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$262.50	$265.00	Nov 20	$0.89	$0.89	$1.61	69%	0.55	$263.39
$260.00	$262.50	Nov 6	$0.81	$0.81	$1.69	68%	0.48	$260.81
$275.00	$280.00	Nov 13	$0.40	$0.40	$4.60	90%	0.09	$275.40
$255.00	$257.50	Oct 23	$0.39	$0.39	$2.11	74%	0.18	$255.39
$265.00	$270.00	Nov 13	$0.96	$0.96	$4.04	76%	0.24	$265.96

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$240.00	Nov 13	$1.35	$1.35	$3.65	70%	0.37	$243.65
$240.00	$237.50	Oct 30	$0.26	$0.26	$2.24	92%	0.12	$239.74
$252.50	$250.00	Nov 20	$1.30	$1.30	$1.20	51%	1.08	$251.20
$227.50	$225.00	Nov 6	$0.22	$0.22	$2.28	94%	0.10	$227.28
$240.00	$235.00	Dec 4	$1.18	$1.18	$3.82	73%	0.31	$238.82

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $2.05, cheapest $2.02)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$252.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$2.08	26.5%	22.3%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$252.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$2.02	26.5%	22.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 62 found (cheapest 1.08% of stock, avg 5.85%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$252.50	Oct 23	$1.47	$1.26	$2.73	$249.77	$255.23	1.08%
$255.00	Oct 23	$0.53	$2.97	$3.50	$251.50	$258.50	1.39%
$250.00	Oct 23	$3.18	$0.51	$3.69	$246.31	$253.69	1.46%
$247.50	Oct 23	$5.23	$0.15	$5.38	$242.12	$252.88	2.13%
$252.50	Oct 30	$3.55	$3.28	$6.83	$245.67	$259.33	2.70%
$255.00	Oct 30	$2.40	$4.60	$7.00	$248.00	$262.00	2.77%
$250.00	Oct 30	$5.10	$2.16	$7.26	$242.74	$257.26	2.87%
$245.00	Oct 23	$7.63	$0.04	$7.67	$237.33	$252.67	3.04%
$260.00	Oct 23	$0.04	$7.80	$7.84	$252.16	$267.84	3.10%
$247.50	Oct 30	$6.70	$1.40	$8.10	$239.40	$255.60	3.21%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 156 found (cheapest 0.11% of stock, avg 2.40%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$257.50	$247.50	Oct 23	$0.14	$0.15	$0.29	$247.21	$257.79
$257.50	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.14	$0.51	$0.65	$249.35	$258.15
$255.00	$247.50	Oct 23	$0.53	$0.15	$0.68	$246.82	$255.68
$265.00	$242.50	Oct 30	$0.27	$0.53	$0.80	$241.70	$265.80
$255.00	$250.00	Oct 23	$0.53	$0.51	$1.04	$248.96	$256.04
$262.50	$242.50	Oct 30	$0.55	$0.53	$1.08	$241.42	$263.58
$265.00	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.27	$0.87	$1.14	$243.86	$266.14
$275.00	$230.00	Nov 13	$0.76	$0.64	$1.40	$228.60	$276.40
$262.50	$245.00	Oct 30	$0.55	$0.87	$1.42	$243.58	$263.92
$260.00	$242.50	Oct 30	$0.93	$0.53	$1.46	$241.04	$261.46

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 192 found (best R:R 0.89, avg credit $0.95)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
228/230	262/265	Nov 20	$1.18	$1.32	59%	0.89	$228.82	$263.68
222/225	262/265	Nov 20	$1.07	$1.43	63%	0.75	$223.93	$263.57
225/228	260/262	Nov 6	$1.03	$1.47	62%	0.70	$226.47	$261.03
230/232	262/265	Nov 20	$1.16	$1.34	57%	0.87	$231.34	$263.66
235/238	262/265	Nov 20	$1.31	$1.19	50%	1.10	$236.19	$263.81
225/228	262/265	Nov 20	$0.99	$1.51	62%	0.66	$226.51	$263.49
232/235	262/265	Nov 20	$1.19	$1.31	54%	0.91	$233.81	$263.69
240/242	260/262	Nov 6	$1.40	$1.10	45%	1.27	$241.10	$261.40
228/230	268/270	Nov 20	$0.81	$1.69	68%	0.48	$229.19	$268.31
238/240	268/270	Oct 30	$0.37	$2.13	86%	0.17	$239.63	$267.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 120 found (best R:R 30.25, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Dec 4	$0.16	$4.84	19%	30.25
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Nov 13	$0.40	$4.60	24%	11.50
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Oct 30	$0.05	$2.45	22%	49.00
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Oct 23	$0.34	$2.16	39%	6.35
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Nov 13	$0.30	$4.70	18%	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$247.50	$250.00	$252.50	Oct 23	$0.39	$2.11	41%	5.41
$240.00	$245.00	$250.00	Nov 13	$0.42	$4.58	22%	10.90
$250.00	$252.50	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$2.30	24%	11.50
$230.00	$235.00	$240.00	Nov 13	$0.21	$4.79	12%	22.81
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Nov 27	$0.32	$4.68	16%	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. 149 found (best net $-0.77, 121 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$230.00	$245.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$0.77	$14.23
$220.00	$235.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$5.87	$9.13
$247.50	$250.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$1.13	$1.37
$265.00	$270.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.35	$4.65
$270.00	$275.00	1:2	Nov 6	$0.00	$5.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$260.00	$255.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.88	$4.12
$245.00	$240.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.50	$4.50
$235.00	$230.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.14	$4.86
$250.00	$245.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$1.43	$3.57
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.43	$4.57

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 42 found (best yield 2.65%, avg 0.90%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$255.00	Dec 4	$6.70	0.45	0.9%	2.65%	3.59%	9	--
$255.00	Nov 27	$6.40	0.47	0.9%	2.53%	3.47%	41	132
$260.00	Dec 4	$4.70	0.36	2.9%	1.86%	4.78%	3	--
$255.00	Nov 20	$6.15	0.46	0.9%	2.43%	3.37%	334	2.0K
$260.00	Nov 27	$4.40	0.37	2.9%	1.74%	4.66%	48	170
$257.50	Nov 20	$4.85	0.41	1.9%	1.92%	3.85%	96	91
$260.00	Nov 20	$4.00	0.35	2.9%	1.58%	4.50%	299	2.9K
$265.00	Dec 4	$3.05	0.28	4.9%	1.21%	6.10%	52	--
$265.00	Nov 27	$2.94	0.28	4.9%	1.16%	6.06%	40	48
$255.00	Nov 13	$5.25	0.46	0.9%	2.08%	3.02%	38	219

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 32,348

Total Puts 13,863

Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Net Difference 18,485

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 16,698

Total Puts 7,977

Put/Call Ratio 0.48

Net Difference 8,721

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 171,364

Total Puts 61,666

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.38

Ratio Trend Falling

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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