Tour v490
MCD
MCDONALDS CORP
$269.27 +1.52%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) 21,269
Calls: 13,224 (62%)
Puts: 8,045 (38%)
Prior (06/26) 2,882
Calls: 1,482 (51%)
Puts: 1,400 (49%)
Current vs Prior +637.99%
Calls: +792.31% (Calls)
Puts: +474.64% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 173,705
Calls: 105,968 (61%)
Puts: 67,737 (39%)
Prior 7-Day Average 24,815
Calls: 15,138 (61%)
Puts: 9,676 (39%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -14.29%
Calls: -12.65%
Puts: -16.86%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) $5.90M
Calls: $3.96M (67%)
Puts: $1.95M (33%)
Prior (06/26) $1.89M
Calls: $539.9K (29%)
Puts: $1.35M (71%)
Current vs Prior +212.75%
Calls: +632.65%
Puts: +44.42%
Prior 7-Day Total $63.24M
Calls: $37.11M (59%)
Puts: $26.13M (41%)
Prior 7-Day Average $9.03M
Calls: $5.30M (59%)
Puts: $3.73M (41%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -34.69%
Calls: -25.39%
Puts: -47.89%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) 0.61
Prior (06/26) 0.94
Current vs Prior -35.60%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.67
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.63%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) 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 2.89% | 4.16%4.83% | 7.69%
Prior 4.28% | 5.24%5.84% | 8.34%
Current vs Prior -32.47% | -20.50%-17.38% | -7.79%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.83%5.30% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -0.08% | +8.74%-8.98% | -7.66%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.28% | 5.24%5.97% | 8.52%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -32.47% | -20.50%-19.16% | -9.74%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 18.94% | 10.97%
Calls: 14.46% | 7.46%
Puts: 23.42% | 14.48%
Prior 7.47% | 12.86%
Calls: 9.09% | 17.27%
Puts: 5.85% | 8.45%
Current vs Prior +153.55% | -14.70%
Prior 7-Day Avg 24.82% | 13.58%
Calls: 20.02% | 15.06%
Puts: 29.62% | 12.09%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.68% | -19.22%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 67% call dollar volume ($3.96M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 213% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 638% vs prior - elevated interest. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.61.

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
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10:25BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:20BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:15BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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10:05BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:55BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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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 50 of results (avg 7.3%, best 2.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Aug 2148.7050.85$49.784.3%--1.0035
$225.00Aug 2143.7045.75$44.734.6%--1.0016
$270.00Sep 188.358.75$8.554.7%970.48905
$230.00Sep 1839.3041.30$40.305.0%--1.0012
$230.00Aug 738.2540.35$39.305.3%--1.0015
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$290.00Sep 1823.5524.20$23.882.7%40.801.1K
$310.00Sep 1841.6543.55$42.604.5%--0.93917
$270.00Sep 189.409.85$9.634.7%190.522.6K
$305.00Sep 1836.2538.05$37.154.8%30.91425
$320.00Sep 1850.7053.25$51.984.9%--0.96204

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.26, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$287.50Aug 70.070.08$0.0812.5%1630.02394
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$260.00Aug 70.400.47$0.4415.9%5730.121.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 92 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$230.00Aug 738.2540.35$39.305.3%--1.0015
$240.00Aug 728.2030.45$29.337.7%21.0013
$245.00Aug 723.3525.35$24.358.2%11.006
$247.50Aug 720.7522.90$21.839.8%--1.0011
$250.00Aug 718.4520.35$19.409.8%11.0011
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$302.50Aug 1432.2534.80$33.537.6%11.00--
$305.00Aug 734.8037.35$36.087.1%71.009
$300.00Aug 729.6532.30$30.988.6%11.00--
$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. 200 active (total vol 16.9K, top 2.5K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 70.350.47$0.4129.3%2.5K0.103.6K
$300.00Aug 210.200.36$0.2857.1%1.3K0.044.3K
$270.00Aug 215.506.05$5.789.5%1.1K0.493.0K
$270.00Aug 72.503.15$2.8323.0%7780.461.3K
$275.00Aug 71.011.25$1.1321.2%6580.24937
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$262.50Aug 70.700.98$0.8433.3%1.9K0.191.7K
$260.00Aug 70.400.47$0.4415.9%5730.121.1K
$250.00Aug 70.020.07$0.05100.0%3700.012.0K
$265.00Aug 71.281.61$1.4522.8%2880.29827
$255.00Aug 70.110.18$0.1450.0%2590.04939

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 60.6%, max 335.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$315.00Aug 7Sep 18116.0%26.7%335.3%1514
$302.50Aug 7Aug 1492.9%34.4%169.7%--51
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.3%25.8%130.1%--27
$320.00Aug 7Sep 1860.0%26.7%125.2%--1.3K
$310.00Aug 7Sep 1850.0%26.7%87.4%2493.6K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$302.50Aug 7Aug 1492.9%34.4%169.7%89
$220.00Aug 7Sep 1874.4%29.2%154.7%--196
$225.00Aug 7Sep 1866.9%26.3%154.7%13234
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.3%25.8%130.1%121.1K
$235.00Aug 7Sep 1848.5%24.7%96.7%55527

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 130 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 6.90)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$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
$295.00$300.00Sep 4$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$295.19
$305.00$310.00Sep 18$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$305.19
$310.00$315.00Sep 18$0.22$4.78$0.2221.73$310.22
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
$230.00$225.00Sep 18$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$229.83
$245.00$240.00Aug 28$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$244.82
$235.00$230.00Sep 18$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$234.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 177 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 3.46)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$230.00$240.00Aug 21$9.85$9.85$0.1565.67$239.85
$250.00$255.00Aug 7$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$254.90
$240.00$245.00Aug 21$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$244.75
$240.00$255.00Aug 14$14.23$14.23$0.7718.48$254.23
$235.00$240.00Sep 18$4.72$4.72$0.2816.86$239.72
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
$285.00$282.50Aug 7$2.37$2.37$0.1318.23$282.63
$290.00$285.00Aug 21$4.65$4.65$0.3513.29$285.35

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 51 found (avg debit $0.90, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Aug 28Sep 18$0.0734.3%24.7%
$305.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0844.7%34.4%
$297.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1050.6%31.9%
$300.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1642.1%33.6%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2437.6%31.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$235.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0648.5%36.2%
$230.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0859.3%43.1%
$242.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1142.5%31.8%
$245.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1338.8%30.1%
$247.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1537.9%28.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 91 found (cheapest 2.40% of stock, avg 8.00%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$270.00Aug 7$2.83$3.63$6.46$263.54$276.462.40%
$267.50Aug 7$4.15$2.38$6.53$260.97$274.032.43%
$265.00Aug 7$5.60$1.45$7.05$257.95$272.052.62%
$272.50Aug 7$1.93$5.13$7.06$265.44$279.562.62%
$275.00Aug 7$1.13$7.28$8.41$266.59$283.413.12%
$262.50Aug 7$7.78$0.84$8.62$253.88$271.123.20%
$277.50Aug 7$0.71$9.30$10.01$267.49$287.513.72%
$270.00Aug 14$4.83$5.18$10.01$259.99$280.013.72%
$267.50Aug 14$6.03$4.30$10.33$257.17$277.833.84%
$272.50Aug 14$3.55$6.83$10.38$262.12$282.883.85%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.26% of stock, avg 2.29%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$280.00$257.50Aug 7$0.41$0.29$0.70$256.80$280.70
$280.00$260.00Aug 7$0.41$0.44$0.85$259.15$280.85
$277.50$257.50Aug 7$0.71$0.29$1.00$256.50$278.50
$277.50$260.00Aug 7$0.71$0.44$1.15$258.85$278.65
$280.00$262.50Aug 7$0.41$0.84$1.25$261.25$281.25
$275.00$257.50Aug 7$1.13$0.29$1.42$256.08$276.42
$275.00$260.00Aug 7$1.13$0.44$1.57$258.43$276.57
$277.50$262.50Aug 7$0.71$0.84$1.55$260.95$279.05
$280.00$265.00Aug 7$0.41$1.45$1.86$263.14$281.86
$290.00$245.00Aug 28$1.21$0.72$1.93$243.07$291.93

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 262 found (best R:R 44.45, avg credit $2.53)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
225/230235/240Sep 18$4.89$0.1144.45$225.11$239.89
230/235240/245Sep 18$4.83$0.1728.41$230.17$244.83
220/225245/250Aug 21$4.82$0.1826.78$220.18$249.82
240/242245/250Aug 21$4.80$0.2024.00$237.70$249.80
225/230240/245Sep 18$4.80$0.2024.00$225.20$244.80
235/240245/250Sep 18$4.76$0.2419.83$235.24$249.76
255/258260/262Aug 7$2.35$0.1515.67$255.15$262.35
255/258262/265Aug 7$2.33$0.1713.71$255.17$264.83
258/260262/265Aug 7$2.33$0.1713.71$257.67$264.83
250/252258/260Aug 21$2.33$0.1713.71$250.17$259.83

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 127 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$310.00$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.06$4.9482.33
$220.00$225.00$230.00Aug 21$0.07$4.9370.43
$310.00$315.00$320.00Aug 21$0.09$4.9154.56
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 18$0.09$4.9154.56
$295.00$297.50$300.00Aug 14$0.05$2.4549.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 4$0.05$4.9599.00
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 28$0.11$4.8944.45
$252.50$255.00$257.50Aug 21$0.06$2.4440.67
$260.00$262.50$265.00Aug 14$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. 162 found (best net $-1.17, 147 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$240.00$255.001:2Aug 14-$1.17$13.83
$305.00$310.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$315.00$320.001:2Aug 21-$0.07$4.93
$315.00$320.001:2Sep 18-$0.14$4.86
$305.00$310.001:2Aug 21-$0.15$4.85
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$270.00$260.001:2Sep 11-$0.20$9.80
$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. 56 found (best yield 3.10%, avg 0.80%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$270.00Sep 18$8.350.480.3%3.10%3.37%97905
$270.00Sep 11$7.050.480.3%2.62%2.89%15
$270.00Sep 4$6.800.480.3%2.53%2.80%230
$270.00Aug 28$6.750.500.3%2.51%2.78%4574
$275.00Sep 18$6.200.402.1%2.30%4.43%611.2K
$270.00Aug 21$5.500.490.3%2.04%2.31%1.1K3.0K
$275.00Aug 28$4.500.402.1%1.67%3.80%1080
$270.00Aug 14$4.450.490.3%1.65%1.92%21832
$280.00Sep 18$4.450.324.0%1.65%5.64%611.1K
$272.50Aug 21$4.150.421.2%1.54%2.74%6215

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 13,224
Total Puts 8,045
Put/Call Ratio 0.61
Net Difference 5,179

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 105,968
Total Puts 67,737
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.67
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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