Tour v490
MCD
MCDONALDS CORP
$269.95 +1.78%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) 18,079
Calls: 12,015 (66%)
Puts: 6,064 (34%)
Prior (06/26) 2,882
Calls: 1,482 (51%)
Puts: 1,400 (49%)
Current vs Prior +527.31%
Calls: +710.73% (Calls)
Puts: +333.14% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 165,990
Calls: 100,042 (60%)
Puts: 65,948 (40%)
Prior 7-Day Average 23,712
Calls: 14,291 (60%)
Puts: 9,421 (40%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -23.76%
Calls: -15.93%
Puts: -35.63%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) $5.01M
Calls: $3.61M (72%)
Puts: $1.40M (28%)
Prior (06/26) $1.89M
Calls: $539.9K (29%)
Puts: $1.35M (71%)
Current vs Prior +165.45%
Calls: +568.74%
Puts: +3.78%
Prior 7-Day Total $61.17M
Calls: $35.27M (58%)
Puts: $25.90M (42%)
Prior 7-Day Average $8.74M
Calls: $5.04M (58%)
Puts: $3.70M (42%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.69%
Calls: -28.34%
Puts: -62.23%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) 0.50
Prior (06/26) 0.94
Current vs Prior -46.57%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.69
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -26.94%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) 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 3.05% | 4.19%4.81% | 7.77%
Prior 4.28% | 5.24%5.84% | 8.34%
Current vs Prior -28.74% | -20.06%-17.72% | -6.82%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.83%5.30% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.44% | +9.33%-9.35% | -6.69%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.28% | 5.24%5.97% | 8.52%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -28.74% | -20.06%-19.49% | -8.79%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 26.10% | 13.69%
Calls: 13.33% | 10.27%
Puts: 38.87% | 17.10%
Prior 7.47% | 12.86%
Calls: 9.09% | 17.27%
Puts: 5.85% | 8.45%
Current vs Prior +249.40% | +6.45%
Prior 7-Day Avg 24.82% | 13.58%
Calls: 20.02% | 15.06%
Puts: 29.62% | 12.09%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.17% | +0.81%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 72% call dollar volume ($3.61M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 165% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 527% vs prior - elevated interest. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.50.

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
10:20BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:15BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:10BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:05BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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 49 of results (avg 7.2%, best 3.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Aug 2149.0550.85$49.953.6%--1.0035
$225.00Aug 2144.0545.75$44.903.8%--1.0016
$230.00Aug 738.6540.35$39.504.3%--1.0015
$230.00Sep 1839.5041.30$40.404.5%--1.0012
$230.00Aug 2139.1040.95$40.034.6%--1.0018
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$265.00Sep 186.757.00$6.883.6%700.421.0K
$270.00Sep 189.159.60$9.384.8%190.512.6K
$320.00Sep 1850.7053.25$51.984.9%--0.96204
$315.00Sep 1845.8048.35$47.085.4%--0.9598
$310.00Sep 1840.9543.55$42.256.2%--0.93917

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.73, cheapest $0.70)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$255.00Aug 140.640.75$0.7015.7%100.11185
$262.50Aug 70.700.85$0.7719.5%1.9K0.191.7K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 91 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$230.00Aug 738.6540.35$39.504.3%--1.0015
$240.00Aug 728.6530.45$29.556.1%21.0013
$245.00Aug 723.7025.35$24.536.7%11.006
$247.50Aug 721.2022.90$22.057.7%--1.0011
$250.00Aug 718.7020.35$19.528.5%11.0011
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$302.50Aug 732.3034.85$33.587.6%71.009
$305.00Aug 734.8037.35$36.087.1%71.009
$300.00Aug 729.6532.30$30.988.6%10.99--
$295.00Aug 724.7527.30$26.039.8%30.993
$292.50Aug 722.3024.60$23.459.8%10.99--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 195 active (total vol 15.4K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 70.450.55$0.5020.0%2.4K0.113.6K
$300.00Aug 210.280.37$0.3327.3%1.3K0.044.3K
$270.00Aug 73.103.40$3.259.2%7520.481.3K
$275.00Aug 71.401.53$1.478.8%6500.27937
$270.00Aug 215.906.45$6.188.9%5140.513.0K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$262.50Aug 70.700.85$0.7719.5%1.9K0.191.7K
$260.00Aug 70.400.51$0.4623.9%5270.121.1K
$250.00Aug 70.030.07$0.0580.0%3550.012.0K
$265.00Aug 71.251.50$1.3818.1%2840.28827
$255.00Aug 70.130.20$0.1741.2%2390.04939

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 58 strikes (avg 53.9%, max 338.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$315.00Aug 7Sep 18115.4%26.3%338.2%1514
$320.00Aug 7Sep 1859.6%26.4%126.2%--1.3K
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.5%26.7%123.0%--27
$310.00Aug 7Sep 1849.5%26.7%85.4%2473.6K
$305.00Aug 7Sep 1844.3%26.5%67.3%553.2K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$220.00Aug 7Sep 1874.7%29.5%153.3%--196
$225.00Aug 7Sep 1867.2%26.5%153.0%13234
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.5%26.7%123.0%21.1K
$235.00Aug 7Sep 1848.8%25.9%88.3%37527
$305.00Aug 7Sep 1844.3%26.5%67.3%10434

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 127 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 6.98)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$300.00$305.00Aug 21$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$300.10
$310.00$315.00Aug 21$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$310.10
$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$315.16
$300.00$305.00Sep 18$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$300.19
$285.00$287.50Aug 7$0.13$2.37$0.1318.23$285.13
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
$245.00$240.00Aug 28$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$244.82
$242.50$240.00Aug 21$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$242.40
$230.00$225.00Sep 18$0.23$4.77$0.2320.74$229.77

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 176 found (best R:R 82.33, avg 4.09)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$230.00$240.00Aug 21$9.88$9.88$0.1282.33$239.88
$250.00$255.00Aug 7$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$254.87
$225.00$230.00Aug 21$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$229.87
$230.00$235.00Sep 18$4.82$4.82$0.1826.78$234.82
$240.00$245.00Aug 21$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$244.80
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$320.00$315.00Sep 18$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$315.10
$292.50$287.50Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$287.65
$302.50$285.00Aug 14$16.93$16.93$0.5729.70$285.57
$315.00$310.00Sep 18$4.83$4.83$0.1728.41$310.17
$282.50$280.00Aug 7$2.40$2.40$0.1024.00$280.10

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 52 found (avg debit $0.89, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$305.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0844.3%33.9%
$300.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1741.7%33.3%
$235.00Aug 28Sep 18$0.2034.3%25.9%
$297.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.2336.2%32.8%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2537.2%31.2%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0748.8%37.3%
$230.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0859.5%43.5%
$242.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1142.9%32.3%
$245.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1339.2%30.5%
$225.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.1867.2%41.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 90 found (cheapest 2.59% of stock, avg 8.00%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$270.00Aug 7$3.25$3.73$6.98$263.02$276.982.59%
$267.50Aug 7$4.50$2.66$7.16$260.34$274.662.65%
$265.00Aug 7$5.80$1.38$7.18$257.82$272.182.66%
$272.50Aug 7$2.08$5.45$7.53$264.97$280.032.79%
$262.50Aug 7$7.80$0.77$8.57$253.93$271.073.17%
$275.00Aug 7$1.47$7.35$8.82$266.18$283.823.27%
$270.00Aug 14$5.07$4.97$10.04$259.96$280.043.72%
$277.50Aug 7$0.88$9.30$10.18$267.32$287.683.77%
$265.00Aug 14$7.48$2.87$10.35$254.65$275.353.83%
$260.00Aug 7$10.00$0.46$10.46$249.54$270.463.87%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 166 found (cheapest 0.28% of stock, avg 2.36%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$280.00$257.50Aug 7$0.50$0.26$0.76$256.74$280.76
$280.00$260.00Aug 7$0.50$0.46$0.96$259.04$280.96
$277.50$257.50Aug 7$0.88$0.26$1.14$256.36$278.64
$280.00$262.50Aug 7$0.50$0.77$1.27$261.23$281.27
$277.50$260.00Aug 7$0.88$0.46$1.34$258.66$278.84
$277.50$262.50Aug 7$0.88$0.77$1.65$260.85$279.15
$275.00$257.50Aug 7$1.47$0.26$1.73$255.77$276.73
$280.00$265.00Aug 7$0.50$1.38$1.88$263.12$281.88
$275.00$260.00Aug 7$1.47$0.46$1.93$258.07$276.93
$295.00$250.00Aug 28$1.16$0.99$2.15$247.85$297.15

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 263 found (best R:R 37.46, avg credit $2.49)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
230/235240/245Sep 18$4.87$0.1337.46$230.13$244.87
240/242245/250Aug 21$4.85$0.1532.33$237.65$249.85
225/230240/245Sep 18$4.85$0.1532.33$225.15$244.85
272/275280/282Aug 14$2.37$0.1318.23$272.63$282.37
245/248252/255Aug 21$2.37$0.1318.23$245.13$254.87
235/240245/250Sep 18$4.72$0.2816.86$235.28$249.72
240/242252/255Aug 21$2.35$0.1515.67$240.15$254.85
252/255258/260Aug 21$2.35$0.1515.67$252.65$259.85
245/248250/252Aug 21$2.34$0.1614.63$245.16$252.34
265/268272/275Aug 14$2.33$0.1713.71$265.17$274.83

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 130 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$300.00$305.00$310.00Aug 21$0.06$4.9482.33
$310.00$315.00$320.00Aug 21$0.09$4.9154.56
$230.00$235.00$240.00Sep 18$0.09$4.9154.56
$257.50$260.00$262.50Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00
$265.00$267.50$270.00Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 18$0.06$4.9482.33
$310.00$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.07$4.9370.43
$230.00$235.00$240.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$240.00$245.00$250.00Aug 28$0.09$4.9154.56
$272.50$275.00$277.50Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 161 found (best net $-0.01, 143 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$305.00$310.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$315.00$320.001:2Aug 21-$0.07$4.93
$285.00$290.001:2Aug 28-$0.12$4.88
$300.00$305.001:2Aug 21-$0.13$4.87
$315.00$320.001:2Sep 18-$0.14$4.86
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$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
$230.00$225.001:2Sep 18-$0.04$4.96

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 56 found (best yield 3.20%, avg 0.83%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$270.00Sep 18$8.650.490.0%3.20%3.22%97905
$270.00Sep 11$7.050.480.0%2.61%2.63%15
$270.00Aug 28$6.950.500.0%2.57%2.59%4274
$270.00Sep 4$6.500.470.0%2.41%2.43%230
$275.00Sep 18$6.450.411.9%2.39%4.26%571.2K
$270.00Aug 21$5.900.510.0%2.19%2.20%5143.0K
$270.00Aug 14$4.800.500.0%1.78%1.80%20832
$275.00Aug 28$4.800.401.9%1.78%3.65%1080
$272.50Aug 21$4.700.440.9%1.74%2.69%6215
$280.00Sep 18$4.700.333.7%1.74%5.46%601.1K

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 12,015
Total Puts 6,064
Put/Call Ratio 0.50
Net Difference 5,951

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,482
Total Puts 1,400
Put/Call Ratio 0.94
Net Difference 82

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 100,042
Total Puts 65,948
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.69
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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