Tour v490
MCD
MCDONALDS CORP
$267.42 +0.83%
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (9:35am)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) 3,022
Calls: 2,047 (68%)
Puts: 975 (32%)
Prior (06/26) 836
Calls: 397 (47%)
Puts: 439 (53%)
Current vs Prior +261.48%
Calls: +415.62% (Calls)
Puts: +122.10% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 120,755
Calls: 71,190 (59%)
Puts: 49,565 (41%)
Prior 7-Day Average 30,188
Calls: 10,170 (59%)
Puts: 7,080 (41%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -89.99%
Calls: -79.87%
Puts: -86.23%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) $1.13M
Calls: $699.1K (62%)
Puts: $430.0K (38%)
Prior (06/26) $548.5K
Calls: $128.1K (23%)
Puts: $420.4K (77%)
Current vs Prior +105.88%
Calls: +445.83%
Puts: +2.29%
Prior 7-Day Total $48.47M
Calls: $26.66M (55%)
Puts: $21.82M (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average $12.12M
Calls: $3.81M (55%)
Puts: $3.12M (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -90.68%
Calls: -81.64%
Puts: -86.20%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) 0.48
Prior (06/26) 1.11
Current vs Prior -56.93%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.78
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.19%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) 282,855
Calls: 166,859 (59%)
Puts: 115,996 (41%)
Prior (06/26) 222,651
Calls: 128,778 (58%)
Puts: 93,873 (42%)
Current vs Prior +27.04%
Prior 7-Day Total 909,526
Calls: 504,056 (55%)
Puts: 405,470 (45%)
Prior 7-Day Average 227,381
Calls: 126,014 (55%)
Puts: 101,367 (45%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +24.40%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.47% | 4.74%5.30% | 7.92%
Prior 1.29% | 2.75%4.76% | 8.32%
Current vs Prior +168.30% | +72.44%+11.28% | -4.77%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.83%5.30% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +19.88% | +23.85%-0.04% | -4.91%
Prior 7-Day Eod 1.29% | 2.75%5.97% | 8.52%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +168.30% | +72.44%-11.21% | -7.05%
Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 44.11% | 57.66%
Calls: 43.37% | 38.41%
Puts: 44.84% | 76.92%
Prior 64.01% | 23.27%
Calls: 41.35% | 22.86%
Puts: 86.67% | 23.68%
Current vs Prior -31.09% | +147.79%
Prior 7-Day Avg 30.60% | 13.82%
Calls: 23.66% | 14.33%
Puts: 37.55% | 13.31%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +44.15% | +317.22%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 62% call dollar volume ($699.1K). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 106% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 261% vs prior - elevated interest. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.48 - heavy call buying (2,047 calls vs 975 puts).

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
14:10BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:35BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 17 of results (avg 7.8%, best 6.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$215.00Aug 2151.9555.15$53.556.0%--1.0030
$220.00Aug 2147.0050.20$48.606.6%--1.0035
$220.00Sep 1847.0050.50$48.757.2%--1.0011
$225.00Aug 2141.9545.20$43.587.5%--1.0016
$230.00Aug 2137.0040.25$38.638.4%--1.0018
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$315.00Sep 1846.5549.70$48.136.5%--0.9598
$320.00Sep 1851.3054.80$53.056.6%--0.96204
$302.50Aug 733.4535.75$34.606.6%51.009
$310.00Sep 1841.7045.00$43.357.6%--0.93917
$300.00Aug 2130.5533.25$31.908.5%--0.9437

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 84 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$240.00Aug 726.5529.80$28.1811.5%--1.0013
$215.00Aug 2151.9555.15$53.556.0%--1.0030
$220.00Aug 2147.0050.20$48.606.6%--1.0035
$225.00Aug 2141.9545.20$43.587.5%--1.0016
$230.00Aug 2137.0040.25$38.638.4%--1.0018
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$295.00Aug 725.4028.50$26.9511.5%31.003
$300.00Aug 730.4034.00$32.2011.2%11.00--
$302.50Aug 733.4535.75$34.606.6%51.009
$305.00Aug 735.4038.60$37.008.6%51.009
$320.00Sep 1851.3054.80$53.056.6%--0.96204

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 131 active (total vol 2.6K, top 377)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$270.00Aug 72.193.70$2.9551.2%3770.461.3K
$280.00Aug 70.290.62$0.4573.3%3440.143.6K
$275.00Aug 70.861.60$1.2360.2%1390.26937
$290.00Sep 181.942.80$2.3736.3%630.194.9K
$285.00Aug 70.110.25$0.1877.8%620.06957
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$262.50Aug 71.341.93$1.6436.0%1010.241.7K
$267.50Aug 72.634.15$3.3944.8%900.43658
$260.00Aug 70.851.28$1.0740.2%870.171.1K
$250.00Aug 70.100.25$0.1883.3%780.032.0K
$265.00Aug 71.802.92$2.3647.5%640.33827

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 56 strikes (avg 83.6%, max 394.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$230.00Aug 7Sep 18119.3%26.9%344.4%--27
$315.00Aug 7Sep 18115.7%27.4%322.8%--514
$297.50Aug 7Aug 2183.3%28.3%194.0%--117
$320.00Aug 7Sep 1866.1%27.1%144.3%--1.3K
$305.00Aug 7Sep 1852.2%26.9%94.2%33.2K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$220.00Aug 7Sep 18145.1%29.3%394.9%--196
$225.00Aug 7Sep 18132.2%27.6%379.4%--234
$230.00Aug 7Sep 18119.3%26.9%344.4%--1.1K
$305.00Aug 7Sep 1852.2%26.9%94.2%5434
$245.00Aug 7Sep 1846.5%24.2%92.6%111.9K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 130 found (best R:R 37.46, avg 6.84)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$305.00$310.00Sep 18$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$305.16
$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$315.18
$300.00$305.00Aug 21$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$300.19
$280.00$282.50Aug 7$0.11$2.39$0.1121.73$280.11
$310.00$315.00Sep 18$0.23$4.77$0.2320.74$310.23
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$235.00$230.00Aug 21$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$234.87
$240.00$235.00Aug 21$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$239.87
$240.00$235.00Aug 14$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$239.85
$220.00$215.00Sep 18$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$219.84
$235.00$230.00Sep 4$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$234.83

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 177 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 3.45)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$220.00$230.00Sep 18$9.80$9.80$0.2049.00$229.80
$250.00$255.00Aug 7$4.82$4.82$0.1826.78$254.82
$230.00$235.00Sep 18$4.82$4.82$0.1826.78$234.82
$240.00$245.00Aug 7$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$244.80
$245.00$250.00Aug 21$4.73$4.73$0.2717.52$249.73
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$295.00$285.00Aug 7$9.80$9.80$0.2049.00$285.20
$302.50$300.00Aug 7$2.40$2.40$0.1024.00$300.10
$305.00$302.50Aug 7$2.40$2.40$0.1024.00$302.60
$302.50$285.00Aug 14$16.77$16.77$0.7322.97$285.73
$315.00$310.00Sep 18$4.78$4.78$0.2221.73$310.22

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 51 found (avg debit $1.02, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$305.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1552.2%38.7%
$220.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.1538.6%29.3%
$235.00Aug 28Sep 18$0.1532.0%26.3%
$300.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2539.2%36.8%
$292.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.3552.7%37.7%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1448.1%40.1%
$245.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2046.5%31.6%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.2539.9%29.9%
$240.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2941.2%39.1%
$247.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.3543.8%32.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 84 found (cheapest 2.87% of stock, avg 8.37%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$267.50Aug 7$4.28$3.39$7.67$259.83$275.172.87%
$270.00Aug 7$2.95$4.78$7.73$262.27$277.732.89%
$272.50Aug 7$1.56$6.50$8.06$264.44$280.563.01%
$265.00Aug 7$5.88$2.36$8.24$256.76$273.243.08%
$262.50Aug 7$7.65$1.64$9.29$253.21$271.793.47%
$275.00Aug 7$1.23$8.10$9.33$265.67$284.333.49%
$260.00Aug 7$9.15$1.07$10.22$249.78$270.223.82%
$270.00Aug 14$4.55$6.23$10.78$259.22$280.784.03%
$277.50Aug 7$0.82$10.18$11.00$266.50$288.504.11%
$267.50Aug 14$6.23$5.00$11.23$256.27$278.734.20%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 154 found (cheapest 0.39% of stock, avg 2.51%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$280.00$257.50Aug 7$0.45$0.59$1.04$256.46$281.04
$277.50$257.50Aug 7$0.82$0.59$1.41$256.09$278.91
$280.00$260.00Aug 7$0.45$1.07$1.52$258.48$281.52
$275.00$257.50Aug 7$1.23$0.59$1.82$255.68$276.82
$277.50$260.00Aug 7$0.82$1.07$1.89$258.11$279.39
$280.00$262.50Aug 7$0.45$1.64$2.09$260.41$282.09
$272.50$257.50Aug 7$1.56$0.59$2.15$255.35$274.65
$275.00$260.00Aug 7$1.23$1.07$2.30$257.70$277.30
$277.50$262.50Aug 7$0.82$1.64$2.46$260.04$279.96
$290.00$245.00Aug 28$1.58$0.91$2.49$242.51$292.49

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 288 found (best R:R 34.71, avg credit $2.46)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
230/235245/250Aug 21$4.86$0.1434.71$230.14$249.86
235/240245/250Aug 21$4.86$0.1434.71$235.14$249.86
275/280285/290Aug 28$4.85$0.1532.33$275.15$289.85
225/230235/240Sep 18$4.81$0.1925.32$225.19$239.81
215/220235/240Sep 18$4.76$0.2419.83$215.24$239.76
255/258260/262Aug 21$2.37$0.1318.23$255.13$262.37
255/258268/270Aug 14$2.36$0.1416.86$255.14$269.86
250/255265/270Sep 18$4.60$0.4011.50$250.40$269.60
275/280300/305Aug 28$4.58$0.4210.90$275.42$304.58
260/265270/275Sep 4$4.57$0.4310.63$260.43$274.57

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 123 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$310.00$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.05$4.9599.00
$220.00$225.00$230.00Aug 21$0.07$4.9370.43
$295.00$300.00$305.00Sep 18$0.09$4.9154.56
$255.00$260.00$265.00Sep 18$0.11$4.8944.45
$265.00$270.00$275.00Sep 4$0.12$4.8840.67
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$235.00$240.00$245.00Aug 21$0.05$4.9599.00
$240.00$245.00$250.00Sep 18$0.07$4.9370.43
$215.00$220.00$225.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$260.00$265.00$270.00Sep 4$0.08$4.9261.50
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 21$0.11$4.8944.45

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 154 found (best net $-0.88, 137 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$280.00$290.001:2Sep 11-$0.26$9.74
$300.00$305.001:2Sep 4-$0.01$4.99
$315.00$320.001:2Aug 21-$0.02$4.98
$300.00$305.001:2Aug 21-$0.04$4.96
$310.00$315.001:2Aug 21-$0.08$4.92
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$302.50$285.001:2Aug 14-$0.88$16.62
$240.00$235.001:2Aug 14$0.00$5.00
$240.00$235.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$225.00$220.001:2Aug 21-$0.03$4.97
$230.00$225.001:2Aug 21-$0.07$4.93

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 58 found (best yield 2.58%, avg 0.67%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$270.00Sep 18$6.900.471.0%2.58%3.54%2905
$270.00Sep 4$6.000.471.0%2.24%3.21%--30
$267.50Aug 21$5.600.540.0%2.09%2.12%--188
$270.00Aug 28$5.500.481.0%2.06%3.02%374
$275.00Sep 18$5.400.392.8%2.02%4.85%331.2K
$270.00Aug 21$5.000.471.0%1.87%2.83%563.0K
$267.50Aug 14$4.800.540.0%1.79%1.82%--70
$280.00Sep 18$3.800.314.7%1.42%6.13%101.1K
$275.00Sep 4$3.700.372.8%1.38%4.22%--11
$267.50Aug 7$3.550.570.0%1.33%1.36%55233

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,047
Total Puts 975
Put/Call Ratio 0.48
Net Difference 1,072

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 397
Total Puts 439
Put/Call Ratio 1.11
Net Difference -42

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 71,190
Total Puts 49,565
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.78
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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