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MCDONALDS CORP

$257.38 +2.75%

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as of 10/29 06:40 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/29) 43,106

Calls: 30,767 (71%)

Puts: 12,339 (29%)

Prior (10/28) 23,615

Calls: 16,684 (71%)

Puts: 6,931 (29%)

Current vs Prior +82.54%

Calls: +84.41% (Calls)

Puts: +78.03% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 204,381

Calls: 143,991 (70%)

Puts: 60,390 (30%)

Prior 7-Day Average 29,197

Calls: 20,570 (70%)

Puts: 8,627 (30%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +47.64%

Calls: +49.57%

Puts: +43.03%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/29) $22.87M

Calls: $16.02M (70%)

Puts: $6.85M (30%)

Prior (10/28) $14.93M

Calls: $12.13M (81%)

Puts: $2.79M (19%)

Current vs Prior +53.23%

Calls: +32.04%

Puts: +145.20%

Prior 7-Day Total $141.02M

Calls: $110.71M (79%)

Puts: $30.32M (21%)

Prior 7-Day Average $20.15M

Calls: $15.82M (79%)

Puts: $4.33M (21%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +13.53%

Calls: +1.28%

Puts: +58.24%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/29) 0.40

Prior (10/28) 0.42

Current vs Prior -3.46%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.43

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.67%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/29) 339,232

Calls: 225,200 (66%)

Puts: 114,032 (34%)

Prior (10/28) 301,999

Calls: 202,519 (67%)

Puts: 99,480 (33%)

Current vs Prior +12.33%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,207,514

Calls: 1,493,906 (68%)

Puts: 713,608 (32%)

Prior 7-Day Average 315,359

Calls: 213,415 (68%)

Puts: 101,944 (32%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.57%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/30) | Next (11/06)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 1.62% | 4.47%5.75% | 7.95%

Prior 2.17% | 4.55%5.75% | 8.22%

Current vs Prior -25.57% | -1.91%+0.03% | -3.34%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.34% | 4.10%6.02% | 8.39%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -30.89% | +9.01%-4.42% | -5.31%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.17% | 4.55%5.75% | 8.22%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -25.57% | -1.91%+0.03% | -3.34%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

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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Moderately bullish flow with 70% call dollar volume ($16.02M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 53% vs prior. Above-average activity with volume up 83% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.40 - heavy call buying (30,767 calls vs 12,339 puts).

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 75 of results (avg 7.1%, best 3.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Nov 20	18.80	19.55	$19.18	3.9%	403	0.93	1.6K
$235.00	Nov 20	23.20	24.20	$23.70	4.2%	83	0.98	2.5K
$260.00	Nov 20	5.55	5.80	$5.68	4.4%	339	0.46	3.0K
$250.00	Nov 20	11.05	11.55	$11.30	4.4%	219	0.71	5.0K
$255.00	Nov 20	8.00	8.40	$8.20	4.9%	256	0.59	2.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Nov 13	17.70	18.60	$18.15	5.0%	3	0.86	--
$280.00	Nov 20	22.40	23.65	$23.03	5.4%	1	0.90	20
$250.00	Nov 20	3.30	3.50	$3.40	5.9%	333	0.31	3.8K
$265.00	Nov 20	10.45	11.10	$10.77	6.0%	9	0.66	389
$257.50	Nov 6	4.80	5.10	$4.95	6.1%	17	0.49	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.46, cheapest $0.40)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 30	0.38	0.41	$0.40	7.5%	6.3K	0.25	2.3K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$225.00	Nov 6	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	110	0.01	533
$237.50	Nov 20	0.82	0.94	$0.88	13.6%	127	0.10	85

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 71 found (avg delta 0.84, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Oct 30	36.20	38.15	$37.17	5.2%	1	1.00	--
$230.00	Oct 30	26.15	27.65	$26.90	5.6%	2	1.00	117
$235.00	Oct 30	21.50	23.05	$22.28	7.0%	8	1.00	426
$237.50	Oct 30	18.70	20.50	$19.60	9.2%	6	1.00	95
$240.00	Oct 30	16.70	17.85	$17.27	6.7%	9	1.00	949

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$257.50	Oct 30	1.25	1.41	$1.33	12.0%	250	1.00	--
$295.00	Nov 20	36.70	39.10	$37.90	6.3%	420	0.97	--
$265.00	Oct 30	7.10	8.00	$7.55	11.9%	4	0.97	--
$280.00	Nov 20	22.40	23.65	$23.03	5.4%	1	0.90	20
$275.00	Nov 13	17.70	18.60	$18.15	5.0%	3	0.86	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 214 active (total vol 27.4K, top 6.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Oct 30	0.38	0.41	$0.40	7.5%	6.3K	0.25	2.3K
$257.50	Oct 30	1.13	1.38	$1.25	20.0%	1.6K	1.00	1.7K
$255.00	Oct 30	2.66	3.00	$2.83	12.0%	1.3K	1.00	2.5K
$275.00	Nov 20	1.30	1.39	$1.35	6.7%	917	0.16	3.4K
$250.00	Oct 30	7.05	8.00	$7.53	12.6%	617	1.00	2.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Nov 20	0.10	0.16	$0.13	46.2%	765	0.02	2.7K
$225.00	Nov 20	0.20	0.26	$0.23	26.1%	680	0.03	2.0K
$230.00	Nov 20	0.35	0.45	$0.40	25.0%	625	0.05	2.3K
$235.00	Nov 20	0.65	0.81	$0.73	21.9%	544	0.09	3.8K
$295.00	Nov 20	36.70	39.10	$37.90	6.3%	420	0.97	--

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 3 strikes (avg 9.7%, max 24.0%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$267.50	Nov 6	Nov 20	32.8%	26.4%	24.0%	151	109
$260.00	Oct 30	Dec 11	25.3%	24.6%	2.7%	6.3K	2.3K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$255.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	23.2%	22.6%	2.3%	395	150

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 120 found (best R:R 0.58, avg 7.73)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$255.00	$257.50	Oct 30	$1.58	$0.92	$1.58	100%	0.58	$256.58
$245.00	$250.00	Dec 4	$3.32	$1.68	$3.32	80%	0.51	$248.32
$257.50	$260.00	Oct 30	$0.85	$1.65	$0.85	100%	1.94	$258.35
$247.50	$250.00	Nov 20	$1.60	$0.90	$1.60	78%	0.56	$249.10
$252.50	$255.00	Nov 6	$1.47	$1.03	$1.47	70%	0.70	$253.97

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$257.50	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.88	$1.62	$0.88	100%	1.84	$256.62
$240.00	$235.00	Dec 11	$0.42	$4.58	$0.42	19%	10.90	$239.58
$260.00	$257.50	Nov 20	$1.05	$1.45	$1.05	54%	1.38	$258.95
$230.00	$225.00	Dec 11	$0.19	$4.81	$0.19	10%	25.32	$229.81
$265.00	$262.50	Nov 6	$1.56	$0.94	$1.56	71%	0.60	$263.44

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 95 found (best R:R 0.47, avg 0.28)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$260.00	$265.00	Dec 11	$2.26	$2.26	$2.74	55%	0.82	$262.26
$280.00	$290.00	Dec 4	$0.79	$0.79	$9.21	87%	0.09	$280.79
$262.50	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.94	$0.94	$1.56	64%	0.60	$263.44
$275.00	$280.00	Nov 20	$0.66	$0.66	$4.34	84%	0.15	$275.66
$265.00	$267.50	Nov 13	$0.82	$0.82	$1.68	68%	0.49	$265.82

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$245.00	$240.00	Dec 11	$1.59	$1.59	$3.41	72%	0.47	$243.41
$245.00	$240.00	Dec 4	$1.38	$1.38	$3.62	73%	0.38	$243.62
$232.50	$230.00	Nov 13	$0.40	$0.40	$2.10	92%	0.19	$232.10
$217.50	$215.00	Nov 6	$0.26	$0.26	$2.24	96%	0.12	$217.24
$240.00	$235.00	Nov 27	$0.66	$0.66	$4.34	85%	0.15	$239.34

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 58 found (cheapest 1.00% of stock, avg 5.80%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$257.50	Oct 30	$1.25	$1.33	$2.58	$254.92	$260.08	1.00%
$255.00	Oct 30	$2.83	$0.45	$3.28	$251.72	$258.28	1.27%
$260.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$3.43	$3.83	$256.17	$263.83	1.49%
$252.50	Oct 30	$5.03	$0.12	$5.15	$247.35	$257.65	2.00%
$250.00	Oct 30	$7.53	$0.04	$7.57	$242.43	$257.57	2.94%
$265.00	Oct 30	$0.04	$7.55	$7.59	$257.41	$272.59	2.95%
$247.50	Oct 30	$9.98	$0.07	$10.05	$237.45	$257.55	3.90%
$257.50	Nov 6	$5.13	$4.95	$10.08	$247.42	$267.58	3.92%
$255.00	Nov 6	$6.55	$3.83	$10.38	$244.62	$265.38	4.03%
$260.00	Nov 6	$3.98	$6.38	$10.36	$249.64	$270.36	4.03%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 144 found (cheapest 0.09% of stock, avg 2.52%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$262.50	$252.50	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.12	$0.23	$252.27	$262.73
$260.00	$252.50	Oct 30	$0.40	$0.12	$0.52	$251.98	$260.52
$262.50	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.45	$0.56	$254.44	$263.06
$260.00	$255.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$0.45	$0.85	$254.15	$260.85
$280.00	$235.00	Nov 27	$0.99	$0.83	$1.82	$233.18	$281.82
$280.00	$235.00	Dec 4	$1.23	$1.20	$2.43	$232.57	$282.43
$280.00	$240.00	Nov 27	$0.99	$1.49	$2.48	$237.52	$282.48
$270.00	$247.50	Nov 6	$1.04	$1.59	$2.63	$244.87	$272.63
$275.00	$235.00	Nov 27	$1.68	$0.83	$2.51	$232.49	$277.51
$267.50	$247.50	Nov 6	$1.54	$1.59	$3.13	$244.37	$270.63

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 221 found (best R:R 0.95, avg credit $0.94)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
230/232	265/268	Nov 13	$1.22	$1.28	60%	0.95	$231.28	$266.22
230/232	278/280	Nov 13	$0.63	$1.87	82%	0.34	$231.87	$278.13
215/218	278/280	Nov 6	$0.41	$2.09	90%	0.20	$217.09	$277.91
230/232	275/278	Nov 13	$0.66	$1.84	79%	0.36	$231.84	$275.66
230/232	280/282	Nov 13	$0.51	$1.99	85%	0.26	$231.99	$280.51
215/218	268/270	Nov 6	$0.76	$1.74	74%	0.44	$216.74	$268.26
215/218	272/275	Nov 6	$0.50	$2.00	84%	0.25	$217.00	$273.00
215/218	275/278	Nov 6	$0.39	$2.11	87%	0.18	$217.11	$275.39
215/218	265/268	Nov 6	$0.87	$1.63	68%	0.53	$216.63	$265.87
232/235	268/270	Nov 20	$1.00	$1.50	62%	0.67	$234.00	$268.50

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 109 found (best R:R 3.46, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$257.50	$260.00	$262.50	Oct 30	$0.56	$1.94	93%	3.46
$255.00	$257.50	$260.00	Oct 30	$0.73	$1.77	75%	2.42
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Dec 4	$0.16	$4.84	24%	30.25
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Dec 11	$0.19	$4.81	21%	25.32
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Nov 27	$0.38	$4.62	24%	12.16

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$252.50	$255.00	$257.50	Oct 30	$0.55	$1.95	92%	3.55
$235.00	$240.00	$245.00	Nov 27	$0.14	$4.86	13%	34.71
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Nov 20	$0.44	$4.56	22%	10.36
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Nov 27	$0.50	$4.50	23%	9.00
$245.00	$247.50	$250.00	Nov 13	$0.06	$2.44	10%	40.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 134 found (best net $-8.16, 107 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$252.50	$255.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.63	$1.87
$275.00	$280.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.03	$4.97
$270.00	$275.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.24	$4.76
$270.00	$275.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.49	$4.51
$265.00	$270.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$1.06	$3.94

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$295.00	$280.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$8.16	$6.84
$280.00	$270.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$5.63	$4.37
$245.00	$240.00	1:2	Dec 11	-$0.50	$4.50
$245.00	$240.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$0.53	$4.47
$240.00	$235.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.17	$4.83

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 2.45%, avg 0.95%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$260.00	Dec 4	$6.30	0.45	1.0%	2.45%	3.47%	15	35
$260.00	Dec 11	$6.15	0.45	1.0%	2.39%	3.41%	1	--
$265.00	Dec 4	$4.30	0.35	3.0%	1.67%	4.63%	5	64
$260.00	Nov 20	$5.55	0.46	1.0%	2.16%	3.17%	339	3.0K
$260.00	Nov 27	$5.45	0.46	1.0%	2.12%	3.14%	55	257
$257.50	Nov 20	$6.55	0.52	0.1%	2.54%	2.59%	463	165
$265.00	Nov 27	$3.85	0.35	3.0%	1.50%	4.46%	17	180
$262.50	Nov 20	$4.35	0.40	2.0%	1.69%	3.68%	38	110
$265.00	Dec 11	$3.65	0.34	3.0%	1.42%	4.38%	3	--
$265.00	Nov 20	$3.55	0.34	3.0%	1.38%	4.34%	268	2.5K

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 30,767

Total Puts 12,339

Put/Call Ratio 0.40

Net Difference 18,428

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 16,684

Total Puts 6,931

Put/Call Ratio 0.42

Net Difference 9,753

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 143,991

Total Puts 60,390

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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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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