Tour v490
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MCDONALDS CORP
$269.60 +1.65%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:35am) 21,740
Calls: 13,597 (63%)
Puts: 8,143 (37%)
Prior (06/26) 2,882
Calls: 1,482 (51%)
Puts: 1,400 (49%)
Current vs Prior +654.34%
Calls: +817.48% (Calls)
Puts: +481.64% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 179,153
Calls: 109,187 (61%)
Puts: 69,966 (39%)
Prior 7-Day Average 25,593
Calls: 15,598 (61%)
Puts: 9,995 (39%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -15.06%
Calls: -12.83%
Puts: -18.53%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:35am) $6.15M
Calls: $4.16M (68%)
Puts: $1.99M (32%)
Prior (06/26) $1.89M
Calls: $539.9K (29%)
Puts: $1.35M (71%)
Current vs Prior +226.12%
Calls: +670.93%
Puts: +47.79%
Prior 7-Day Total $64.69M
Calls: $38.07M (59%)
Puts: $26.62M (41%)
Prior 7-Day Average $9.24M
Calls: $5.44M (59%)
Puts: $3.80M (41%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -33.42%
Calls: -23.46%
Puts: -47.66%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:35am) 0.60
Prior (06/26) 0.94
Current vs Prior -36.60%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.68
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.55%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:35am) 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 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 2.84% | 4.09%4.75% | 7.59%
Prior 4.28% | 5.24%5.84% | 8.34%
Current vs Prior -33.68% | -21.87%-18.69% | -9.06%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.83%5.30% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -1.87% | +6.86%-10.42% | -8.93%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.28% | 5.24%5.97% | 8.52%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -33.68% | -21.87%-20.44% | -10.98%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 23.77% | 7.75%
Calls: 19.75% | 7.34%
Puts: 27.78% | 8.16%
Prior 7.47% | 12.86%
Calls: 9.09% | 17.27%
Puts: 5.85% | 8.45%
Current vs Prior +218.21% | -39.74%
Prior 7-Day Avg 24.82% | 13.58%
Calls: 20.02% | 15.06%
Puts: 29.62% | 12.09%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.22% | -42.93%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 68% call dollar volume ($4.16M). Massive premium surge with dollar volume up 226% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 654% vs prior - elevated interest. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.60.

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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10:20BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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📈 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 57 of results (avg 7.3%, best 4.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Aug 2148.7050.85$49.784.3%--1.0035
$275.00Sep 186.306.60$6.454.7%620.401.2K
$270.00Sep 188.408.80$8.604.7%1000.49905
$225.00Aug 2143.6545.75$44.704.7%--1.0016
$230.00Sep 1839.2541.30$40.285.1%--1.0012
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$270.00Sep 189.209.60$9.404.3%220.512.6K
$265.00Sep 186.807.10$6.954.3%770.421.0K
$305.00Sep 1836.2538.05$37.154.8%30.91425
$320.00Sep 1850.7053.25$51.984.9%--0.96204
$310.00Sep 1841.3543.55$42.455.2%--0.93917

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.29, cheapest $0.15)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$285.00Aug 70.140.15$0.156.7%2890.04957
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$260.00Aug 70.410.47$0.4413.6%5790.111.1K

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 738.1040.40$39.255.9%--1.0015
$240.00Aug 728.2030.45$29.337.7%21.0013
$245.00Aug 723.4025.00$24.206.6%11.006
$247.50Aug 720.6522.95$21.8010.6%--1.0011
$250.00Aug 718.2520.35$19.3010.9%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. 203 active (total vol 17.3K, top 2.5K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 70.370.49$0.4327.9%2.5K0.113.6K
$300.00Aug 210.200.36$0.2857.1%1.3K0.044.3K
$270.00Aug 215.656.20$5.939.3%1.2K0.503.0K
$270.00Aug 72.873.15$3.019.3%7850.471.3K
$275.00Aug 71.031.41$1.2231.1%6730.25937
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$262.50Aug 70.691.06$0.8842.0%1.9K0.191.7K
$260.00Aug 70.410.47$0.4413.6%5790.111.1K
$250.00Aug 70.040.07$0.0650.0%3750.022.0K
$265.00Aug 71.251.61$1.4325.2%2880.29827
$255.00Aug 70.100.19$0.1560.0%2620.04939

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 61.2%, max 337.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$315.00Aug 7Sep 18115.7%26.5%337.0%2514
$302.50Aug 7Aug 1492.9%34.2%171.6%--51
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.6%25.9%129.6%--27
$320.00Aug 7Sep 1859.8%26.5%125.7%--1.3K
$310.00Aug 7Sep 1849.7%26.5%87.8%2493.6K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$302.50Aug 7Aug 1492.9%34.2%171.6%89
$220.00Aug 7Sep 1874.7%29.4%154.5%--196
$225.00Aug 7Sep 1867.2%26.4%154.3%13234
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.6%25.9%129.6%121.1K
$235.00Aug 7Sep 1848.8%24.7%97.8%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 7.08)

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
$282.50$285.00Aug 7$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$282.60
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$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$234.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 179 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 3.60)

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$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$254.85
$245.00$247.50Aug 7$2.40$2.40$0.1024.00$247.40
$240.00$255.00Aug 14$14.30$14.30$0.7020.43$254.30
$240.00$245.00Aug 21$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$244.75
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$320.00$315.00Sep 18$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$315.12
$292.50$287.50Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$287.65
$295.00$290.00Sep 18$4.84$4.84$0.1630.25$290.16
$302.50$285.00Aug 14$16.93$16.93$0.5729.70$285.57
$290.00$285.00Aug 21$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$285.25

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 51 found (avg debit $0.88, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$305.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0844.5%34.1%
$297.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.0950.2%31.3%
$300.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1641.9%33.4%
$235.00Aug 28Sep 18$0.1634.3%24.7%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2437.3%31.3%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$300.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.0541.9%28.2%
$230.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0859.6%43.3%
$242.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1142.8%32.1%
$245.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1239.1%30.0%
$225.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.1867.2%41.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 91 found (cheapest 2.38% of stock, avg 7.98%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$267.50Aug 7$4.05$2.36$6.41$261.09$273.912.38%
$270.00Aug 7$3.01$3.60$6.61$263.39$276.612.45%
$272.50Aug 7$1.86$5.13$6.99$265.51$279.492.59%
$265.00Aug 7$5.73$1.43$7.16$257.84$272.162.66%
$275.00Aug 7$1.22$7.18$8.40$266.60$283.403.12%
$262.50Aug 7$7.75$0.88$8.63$253.87$271.133.20%
$270.00Aug 14$4.80$4.90$9.70$260.30$279.703.60%
$277.50Aug 7$0.72$9.30$10.02$267.48$287.523.72%
$260.00Aug 7$9.95$0.44$10.39$249.61$270.393.85%
$265.00Aug 14$7.50$2.92$10.42$254.58$275.423.86%

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$0.43$0.27$0.70$256.80$280.70
$280.00$260.00Aug 7$0.43$0.44$0.87$259.13$280.87
$277.50$257.50Aug 7$0.72$0.27$0.99$256.51$278.49
$277.50$260.00Aug 7$0.72$0.44$1.16$258.84$278.66
$280.00$262.50Aug 7$0.43$0.88$1.31$261.19$281.31
$275.00$257.50Aug 7$1.22$0.27$1.49$256.01$276.49
$277.50$262.50Aug 7$0.72$0.88$1.60$260.90$279.10
$275.00$260.00Aug 7$1.22$0.44$1.66$258.34$276.66
$280.00$265.00Aug 7$0.43$1.43$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. 261 found (best R:R 37.46, avg credit $2.52)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
225/230235/240Sep 18$4.87$0.1337.46$225.13$239.87
220/225245/250Aug 21$4.84$0.1630.25$220.16$249.84
240/242245/250Aug 21$4.82$0.1826.78$237.68$249.82
235/240245/250Sep 18$4.82$0.1826.78$235.18$249.82
230/235240/245Sep 18$4.81$0.1925.32$230.19$244.81
225/230240/245Sep 18$4.80$0.2024.00$225.20$244.80
270/272280/282Aug 14$2.38$0.1219.83$270.12$282.38
250/252258/260Aug 21$2.35$0.1515.67$250.15$259.85
248/250258/260Aug 21$2.34$0.1614.63$247.66$259.84
255/258260/262Aug 7$2.32$0.1812.89$255.18$262.32

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 134 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
$305.00$310.00$315.00Aug 28$0.07$4.9370.43
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 18$0.07$4.9370.43
$240.00$245.00$250.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$310.00$315.00$320.00Aug 21$0.09$4.9154.56
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
$280.00$285.00$290.00Sep 18$0.08$4.9261.50
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 28$0.11$4.8944.45
$282.50$285.00$287.50Aug 7$0.06$2.4440.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 163 found (best net $-1.00, 150 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$240.00$255.001:2Aug 14-$1.00$14.00
$305.00$310.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$295.00$300.001:2Aug 28-$0.03$4.97
$315.00$320.001:2Aug 21-$0.07$4.93
$315.00$320.001:2Sep 18-$0.14$4.86
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 3.12%, avg 0.82%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$270.00Sep 18$8.400.490.1%3.12%3.26%100905
$270.00Sep 4$7.350.480.1%2.73%2.87%230
$270.00Sep 11$7.050.480.1%2.61%2.76%15
$270.00Aug 28$6.900.500.1%2.56%2.71%4774
$275.00Sep 18$6.300.402.0%2.34%4.34%621.2K
$270.00Aug 21$5.650.500.1%2.10%2.24%1.2K3.0K
$275.00Aug 28$4.650.402.0%1.72%3.73%1080
$280.00Sep 18$4.600.323.9%1.71%5.56%621.1K
$270.00Aug 14$4.550.500.1%1.69%1.84%23832
$272.50Aug 21$4.450.431.1%1.65%2.73%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 13,597
Total Puts 8,143
Put/Call Ratio 0.60
Net Difference 5,454

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 109,187
Total Puts 69,966
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.68
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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