Tour v490
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MCDONALDS CORP
$269.07 +1.45%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:55am) 12,483
Calls: 8,084 (65%)
Puts: 4,399 (35%)
Prior (06/26) 2,421
Calls: 1,240 (51%)
Puts: 1,181 (49%)
Current vs Prior +415.61%
Calls: +551.94% (Calls)
Puts: +272.48% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 146,865
Calls: 88,141 (60%)
Puts: 58,724 (40%)
Prior 7-Day Average 20,980
Calls: 12,591 (60%)
Puts: 8,389 (40%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.50%
Calls: -35.80%
Puts: -47.56%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:55am) $3.46M
Calls: $2.35M (68%)
Puts: $1.10M (32%)
Prior (06/26) $1.56M
Calls: $353.7K (23%)
Puts: $1.21M (77%)
Current vs Prior +121.55%
Calls: +565.44%
Puts: -8.60%
Prior 7-Day Total $55.45M
Calls: $30.93M (56%)
Puts: $24.52M (44%)
Prior 7-Day Average $7.92M
Calls: $4.42M (56%)
Puts: $3.50M (44%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.36%
Calls: -46.72%
Puts: -68.52%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:55am) 0.54
Prior (06/26) 0.95
Current vs Prior -42.87%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.68
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -19.41%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:55am) 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 1,758,091
Calls: 1,004,633 (57%)
Puts: 753,458 (43%)
Prior 7-Day Average 251,155
Calls: 143,519 (57%)
Puts: 107,636 (43%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +12.62%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.94% | 4.22%5.01% | 7.83%
Prior 4.28% | 5.24%5.84% | 8.34%
Current vs Prior -31.29% | -19.44%-14.27% | -6.07%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.83%5.30% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +1.67% | +10.18%-5.55% | -5.94%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.28% | 5.24%5.97% | 8.52%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -31.29% | -19.44%-16.11% | -8.06%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 20.20% | 41.09%
Calls: 20.83% | 35.51%
Puts: 19.58% | 46.67%
Prior 7.47% | 12.86%
Calls: 9.09% | 17.27%
Puts: 5.85% | 8.45%
Current vs Prior +170.41% | +219.52%
Prior 7-Day Avg 24.82% | 13.58%
Calls: 20.02% | 15.06%
Puts: 29.62% | 12.09%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -18.61% | +202.58%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 68% call dollar volume ($2.35M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 122% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 416% vs prior - elevated interest. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.54.

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
09:55BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:50BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:45BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:40BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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 31 of results (avg 7.5%, best 4.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Aug 2147.5550.25$48.905.5%--1.0035
$225.00Aug 2142.5545.30$43.936.3%--1.0016
$240.00Sep 1829.3531.25$30.306.3%--0.9541
$230.00Aug 737.1539.70$38.426.6%--1.0015
$230.00Sep 1838.0040.65$39.336.7%--1.0012
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$265.00Sep 187.157.50$7.334.8%430.441.0K
$320.00Sep 1851.0553.75$52.405.2%--0.96204
$315.00Sep 1846.5549.10$47.835.3%--0.9598
$310.00Sep 1841.7544.30$43.035.9%--0.93917
$305.00Sep 1836.7039.15$37.926.5%--0.91425

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.71, cheapest $0.61)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$285.00Aug 140.730.87$0.8017.5%320.12218
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$260.00Aug 70.550.66$0.6118.0%3140.141.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 86 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$230.00Aug 737.1539.70$38.426.6%--1.0015
$240.00Aug 727.1529.95$28.559.8%--1.0013
$245.00Aug 722.1524.95$23.5511.9%11.006
$247.50Aug 719.6522.30$20.9812.6%--1.0011
$250.00Aug 717.5019.65$18.5811.6%11.0011
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$305.00Aug 735.6038.05$36.836.7%51.009
$300.00Aug 730.4533.05$31.758.2%11.00--
$295.00Aug 725.5528.05$26.809.3%30.993
$292.50Aug 722.7025.55$24.1311.8%10.99--
$320.00Sep 1851.0553.75$52.405.2%--0.96204

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 173 active (total vol 10.7K, top 2.2K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 70.420.56$0.4928.6%2.2K0.123.6K
$270.00Aug 72.683.05$2.8712.9%6770.461.3K
$275.00Aug 71.111.35$1.2319.5%4930.25937
$272.50Aug 71.662.24$1.9529.7%2430.35332
$310.00Sep 180.470.93$0.7065.7%2340.073.4K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$262.50Aug 70.931.23$1.0827.8%1.8K0.221.7K
$260.00Aug 70.550.66$0.6118.0%3140.141.1K
$250.00Aug 70.050.10$0.0862.5%2760.022.0K
$255.00Aug 70.160.24$0.2040.0%2000.05939
$265.00Aug 71.521.74$1.6313.5%1750.31827

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 57 strikes (avg 57.3%, max 330.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$315.00Aug 7Sep 18116.0%26.9%330.6%1514
$320.00Aug 7Sep 1860.0%26.9%123.2%--1.3K
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1858.9%27.1%117.6%--27
$310.00Aug 7Sep 1849.9%27.1%84.4%2393.6K
$245.00Aug 7Sep 1841.6%24.2%72.1%312
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$225.00Aug 7Sep 1866.5%26.1%154.5%11234
$220.00Aug 7Sep 1874.0%29.5%150.6%--196
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1858.9%27.1%117.6%--1.1K
$235.00Aug 7Sep 1848.2%26.6%81.5%32527
$245.00Aug 7Sep 1841.6%24.2%72.1%621.9K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 132 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 7.69)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$310.00$315.00Aug 21$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$310.10
$300.00$305.00Aug 21$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$300.11
$290.00$295.00Aug 28$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$290.15
$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$315.16
$305.00$310.00Sep 18$0.21$4.79$0.2122.81$305.21
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$235.00$230.00Aug 28$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$234.89
$225.00$220.00Aug 21$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$224.83
$240.00$235.00Sep 18$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$239.82
$247.50$245.00Aug 21$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$247.40
$245.00$240.00Sep 4$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$244.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 174 found (best R:R 75.92, avg 3.18)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$230.00$240.00Aug 7$9.87$9.87$0.1375.92$239.87
$230.00$240.00Aug 21$9.78$9.78$0.2244.45$239.78
$230.00$235.00Sep 18$4.73$4.73$0.2717.52$234.73
$257.50$260.00Aug 7$2.31$2.31$0.1912.16$259.81
$255.00$257.50Aug 7$2.27$2.27$0.239.87$257.27
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$292.50$285.00Aug 7$7.38$7.38$0.1261.50$285.12
$300.00$295.00Sep 18$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$295.13
$302.50$285.00Aug 14$16.82$16.82$0.6824.74$285.68
$315.00$310.00Sep 18$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$310.20
$282.50$280.00Aug 21$2.35$2.35$0.1515.67$280.15

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 54 found (avg debit $0.85, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$305.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0844.7%35.4%
$300.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1042.1%32.5%
$302.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1070.2%42.8%
$235.00Aug 28Sep 18$0.1533.4%26.6%
$297.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.2136.6%34.3%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$300.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.0542.1%29.7%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.0837.6%28.2%
$230.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0958.9%42.6%
$235.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1148.2%38.1%
$245.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1241.6%28.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 86 found (cheapest 2.49% of stock, avg 8.06%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$270.00Aug 7$2.87$3.83$6.70$263.30$276.702.49%
$267.50Aug 7$4.08$2.70$6.78$260.72$274.282.52%
$265.00Aug 7$5.57$1.63$7.20$257.80$272.202.68%
$272.50Aug 7$1.95$5.95$7.90$264.60$280.402.94%
$262.50Aug 7$6.85$1.08$7.93$254.57$270.432.95%
$275.00Aug 7$1.23$7.93$9.16$265.84$284.163.40%
$260.00Aug 7$9.02$0.61$9.63$250.37$269.633.58%
$267.50Aug 14$5.35$4.33$9.68$257.82$277.183.60%
$272.50Aug 14$2.94$7.23$10.17$262.33$282.673.78%
$265.00Aug 14$7.13$3.22$10.35$254.65$275.353.85%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 162 found (cheapest 0.32% of stock, avg 2.33%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$280.00$257.50Aug 7$0.49$0.36$0.85$256.65$280.85
$280.00$260.00Aug 7$0.49$0.61$1.10$258.90$281.10
$277.50$257.50Aug 7$0.78$0.36$1.14$256.36$278.64
$277.50$260.00Aug 7$0.78$0.61$1.39$258.61$278.89
$280.00$262.50Aug 7$0.49$1.08$1.57$260.93$281.57
$275.00$257.50Aug 7$1.23$0.36$1.59$255.91$276.59
$275.00$260.00Aug 7$1.23$0.61$1.84$258.16$276.84
$277.50$262.50Aug 7$0.78$1.08$1.86$260.64$279.36
$290.00$245.00Aug 28$1.20$0.81$2.01$242.99$292.01
$280.00$265.00Aug 7$0.49$1.63$2.12$262.88$282.12

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 274 found (best R:R 28.41, avg credit $2.28)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
280/285295/300Aug 28$4.83$0.1728.41$280.17$299.83
280/285305/310Aug 28$4.75$0.2519.00$280.25$309.75
260/265270/275Sep 4$4.75$0.2519.00$260.25$274.75
250/252260/262Aug 21$2.37$0.1318.23$250.13$262.37
220/225240/245Aug 21$4.69$0.3115.13$220.31$244.69
255/258260/262Aug 7$2.33$0.1713.71$255.17$262.33
262/265270/272Aug 14$2.32$0.1812.89$262.68$272.32
245/248260/262Aug 21$2.32$0.1812.89$245.18$262.32
225/230235/240Sep 18$4.62$0.3812.16$225.38$239.62
240/245250/255Sep 18$4.61$0.3911.82$240.39$254.61

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 120 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$280.00$285.00$290.00Sep 4$0.06$4.9482.33
$300.00$305.00$310.00Sep 18$0.07$4.9370.43
$300.00$305.00$310.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$310.00$315.00$320.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$310.00$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.08$4.9261.50
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$250.00$252.50$255.00Aug 14$0.05$2.4549.00
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 28$0.11$4.8944.45
$265.00$267.50$270.00Aug 7$0.06$2.4440.67
$240.00$245.00$250.00Aug 28$0.12$4.8840.67
$257.50$260.00$262.50Aug 21$0.07$2.4334.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 158 found (best net $-0.31, 144 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$280.00$290.001:2Sep 11-$0.09$9.91
$310.00$315.001:2Aug 21$0.00$5.00
$305.00$310.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$315.00$320.001:2Aug 21-$0.06$4.94
$300.00$305.001:2Aug 21-$0.12$4.88
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$302.50$285.001:2Aug 14-$0.31$17.19
$225.00$220.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$230.00$225.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$235.00$230.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$240.00$235.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 55 found (best yield 2.94%, avg 0.69%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$270.00Sep 18$7.900.470.3%2.94%3.28%91905
$275.00Sep 18$5.850.392.2%2.17%4.38%391.2K
$270.00Sep 4$5.500.460.3%2.04%2.39%130
$270.00Aug 21$5.250.480.3%1.95%2.30%803.0K
$270.00Aug 28$5.250.480.3%1.95%2.30%474
$280.00Sep 18$4.350.324.1%1.62%5.68%411.1K
$275.00Aug 28$4.150.372.2%1.54%3.75%380
$272.50Aug 21$3.900.421.3%1.45%2.72%1215
$275.00Aug 21$3.700.372.2%1.38%3.58%211.1K
$275.00Sep 4$3.250.362.2%1.21%3.41%--11

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 8,084
Total Puts 4,399
Put/Call Ratio 0.54
Net Difference 3,685

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,240
Total Puts 1,181
Put/Call Ratio 0.95
Net Difference 59

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 88,141
Total Puts 58,724
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.68
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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