Tour v490
MCD
MCDONALDS CORP
$269.95 +1.78%
(8/4 10:35) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 24,334
Calls: 14,842 (61%)
Puts: 9,492 (39%)
Prior --
Calls: 16,905 (53%)
Puts: 15,184 (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -12.20% (Calls)
Puts: -37.49% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 182,814
Calls: 110,769 (61%)
Puts: 72,045 (39%)
Prior 7-Day Average 26,116
Calls: 15,824 (61%)
Puts: 10,292 (39%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.82%
Calls: -6.21%
Puts: -7.77%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) $6.83M
Calls: $4.67M (68%)
Puts: $2.16M (32%)
Prior --
Calls: $6.69M (48%)
Puts: $7.33M (52%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -30.26%
Puts: -70.48%
Prior 7-Day Total $65.83M
Calls: $38.62M (59%)
Puts: $27.22M (41%)
Prior 7-Day Average $9.40M
Calls: $5.52M (59%)
Puts: $3.89M (41%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -27.37%
Calls: -15.40%
Puts: -44.36%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 0.64
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior -36.05%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.69
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -7.39%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 282,855
Calls: 166,859 (59%)
Puts: 115,996 (41%)
Prior --
Calls: -- (--)
Puts: -- (--)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
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 2.75% | 4.02%4.83% | 7.48%
Prior 4.28% | 5.24%5.84% | 8.34%
Current vs Prior -35.84% | -23.24%-17.28% | -10.37%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.83%5.30% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -5.07% | +4.98%-8.86% | -10.25%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.28% | 5.24%5.97% | 8.52%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -35.84% | -23.24%-19.05% | -12.27%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 18.19% | 11.02%
Calls: 20.69% | 11.29%
Puts: 15.69% | 10.75%
Prior 7.47% | 12.86%
Calls: 9.09% | 17.27%
Puts: 5.85% | 8.45%
Current vs Prior +143.51% | -14.31%
Prior 7-Day Avg 24.82% | 13.58%
Calls: 20.02% | 15.06%
Puts: 29.62% | 12.09%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -26.70% | -18.85%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 68% call dollar volume ($4.67M). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.64. P/C ratio dropping 36% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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 NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
11:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:35BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:30BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:25BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:20BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:15BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:10BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:05BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
10:00BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
09:55BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
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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 58 of results (avg 7.5%, best 2.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Aug 2148.7050.95$49.834.5%--1.0035
$250.00Aug 719.6020.70$20.155.5%10.9911
$270.00Sep 188.559.05$8.805.7%1280.49905
$230.00Sep 1839.0541.35$40.205.7%--1.0012
$225.00Aug 2143.6546.25$44.955.8%--0.9816
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$270.00Sep 189.009.25$9.132.7%250.512.6K
$265.00Sep 186.556.85$6.704.5%800.421.0K
$320.00Sep 1850.6053.10$51.854.8%--0.96204
$315.00Sep 1845.7548.25$47.005.3%--0.9598
$310.00Sep 1840.9043.40$42.155.9%--0.93917

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.37, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 70.420.50$0.4617.4%2.7K0.123.6K
$277.50Aug 70.750.80$0.786.4%4390.18993
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$255.00Aug 70.100.12$0.1118.2%3240.03939
$257.50Aug 70.180.21$0.2015.0%2890.06393
$245.00Aug 210.270.32$0.3016.7%450.041.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 94 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Sep 1848.6551.80$50.226.3%--1.0011
$230.00Sep 1839.0541.35$40.205.7%--1.0012
$240.00Aug 728.2030.60$29.408.2%21.0013
$230.00Aug 738.1040.60$39.356.4%--1.0015
$220.00Aug 2148.7050.95$49.834.5%--1.0035
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$287.50Aug 717.1019.75$18.4314.4%11.009
$290.00Aug 719.5521.85$20.7011.1%21.004
$292.50Aug 721.8524.60$23.2311.8%11.00--
$295.00Aug 724.5527.20$25.8810.2%31.003
$300.00Aug 729.4532.20$30.838.9%11.00--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 213 active (total vol 19.6K, top 2.7K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 70.420.50$0.4617.4%2.7K0.123.6K
$300.00Aug 210.220.28$0.2524.0%1.4K0.044.3K
$270.00Aug 215.856.30$6.077.4%1.2K0.513.0K
$270.00Aug 72.923.20$3.069.2%8420.501.3K
$275.00Aug 71.171.30$1.2310.6%6970.26937
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$262.50Aug 70.550.83$0.6940.6%2.0K0.171.7K
$260.00Aug 70.280.41$0.3537.1%6420.091.1K
$250.00Aug 70.030.05$0.0450.0%4740.012.0K
$255.00Aug 211.021.21$1.1217.0%3250.14985
$255.00Aug 70.100.12$0.1118.2%3240.03939

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 52.9%, max 155.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1860.4%25.9%133.7%--27
$320.00Aug 7Sep 1859.2%26.3%125.3%--1.3K
$315.00Aug 7Sep 1857.9%26.6%117.3%2514
$297.50Aug 7Aug 2155.9%28.1%98.7%19117
$310.00Aug 7Sep 1849.1%26.2%87.2%2503.6K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$220.00Aug 7Sep 1875.7%29.6%155.9%--196
$225.00Aug 7Sep 1868.1%26.6%155.9%13234
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1860.4%25.9%133.7%121.1K
$235.00Aug 7Sep 1849.7%24.7%101.2%58527
$240.00Aug 7Sep 1842.7%24.1%77.1%151899

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 128 found (best R:R 44.45, avg 7.04)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$295.00$300.00Sep 4$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$295.18
$305.00$310.00Sep 18$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$305.19
$310.00$315.00Sep 18$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$310.19
$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$315.19
$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
$230.00$225.00Sep 18$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$229.85
$225.00$220.00Aug 21$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$224.83
$235.00$230.00Sep 18$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$234.82
$240.00$235.00Sep 4$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$239.80

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 3.80)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$220.00$225.00Aug 21$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$224.88
$230.00$235.00Sep 18$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$234.87
$230.00$240.00Aug 21$9.70$9.70$0.3032.33$239.70
$240.00$255.00Aug 14$14.40$14.40$0.6024.00$254.40
$245.00$250.00Aug 21$4.79$4.79$0.2122.81$249.79
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$310.00$305.00Sep 18$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$305.10
$290.00$285.00Aug 21$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$285.15
$315.00$310.00Sep 18$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$310.15
$320.00$315.00Sep 18$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$315.15
$302.50$285.00Aug 14$16.90$16.90$0.6028.17$285.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 52 found (avg debit $0.78, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$305.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0843.8%33.9%
$302.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1341.1%34.1%
$235.00Aug 28Sep 18$0.1334.7%24.7%
$300.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1641.2%33.1%
$315.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1957.9%46.5%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$245.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0740.1%28.2%
$230.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0860.4%43.6%
$242.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1143.8%32.4%
$247.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1338.5%28.1%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.1736.6%27.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 93 found (cheapest 2.27% of stock, avg 7.94%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$270.00Aug 7$3.06$3.06$6.12$263.88$276.122.27%
$267.50Aug 7$4.35$1.96$6.31$261.19$273.812.34%
$272.50Aug 7$2.08$4.45$6.53$265.97$279.032.42%
$265.00Aug 7$6.35$1.19$7.54$257.46$272.542.79%
$275.00Aug 7$1.23$6.45$7.68$267.32$282.682.84%
$262.50Aug 7$7.78$0.69$8.47$254.03$270.973.14%
$270.00Aug 14$4.88$4.65$9.53$260.47$279.533.53%
$267.50Aug 14$6.20$3.45$9.65$257.85$277.153.57%
$272.50Aug 14$3.75$5.98$9.73$262.77$282.233.60%
$277.50Aug 7$0.78$9.00$9.78$267.72$287.283.62%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.22% of stock, avg 2.22%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$282.50$260.00Aug 7$0.25$0.35$0.60$259.40$283.10
$280.00$260.00Aug 7$0.46$0.35$0.81$259.19$280.81
$282.50$262.50Aug 7$0.25$0.69$0.94$261.56$283.44
$277.50$260.00Aug 7$0.78$0.35$1.13$258.87$278.63
$280.00$262.50Aug 7$0.46$0.69$1.15$261.35$281.15
$282.50$265.00Aug 7$0.25$1.19$1.44$263.56$283.94
$277.50$262.50Aug 7$0.78$0.69$1.47$261.03$278.97
$275.00$260.00Aug 7$1.23$0.35$1.58$258.42$276.58
$280.00$265.00Aug 7$0.46$1.19$1.65$263.35$281.65
$295.00$250.00Aug 28$0.73$1.06$1.79$248.21$296.79

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 265 found (best R:R 75.92, avg credit $2.49)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
220/225230/240Aug 21$9.87$0.1375.92$215.13$239.87
235/240245/250Sep 18$4.84$0.1630.25$235.16$249.84
240/242252/255Aug 21$2.40$0.1024.00$240.10$254.90
225/230235/240Sep 18$4.78$0.2221.73$225.22$239.78
272/275278/280Aug 14$2.36$0.1416.86$272.64$279.86
260/262265/268Aug 7$2.34$0.1614.62$260.16$267.34
230/235240/245Sep 18$4.68$0.3214.62$230.32$244.68
230/235245/250Sep 18$4.68$0.3214.62$230.32$249.68
225/230240/245Sep 18$4.65$0.3513.29$225.35$244.65
225/230245/250Sep 18$4.65$0.3513.29$225.35$249.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 130 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$295.00$300.00$305.00Sep 18$0.07$4.9370.43
$240.00$245.00$250.00Aug 21$0.12$4.8840.67
$257.50$260.00$262.50Aug 21$0.06$2.4440.67
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 18$0.13$4.8737.46
$280.00$285.00$290.00Sep 4$0.14$4.8634.71
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 21$0.07$4.9370.43
$275.00$280.00$285.00Aug 28$0.09$4.9154.56
$252.50$255.00$257.50Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 28$0.11$4.8944.45
$255.00$257.50$260.00Aug 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. 170 found (best net $-0.90, 159 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$240.00$255.001:2Aug 14-$0.90$14.10
$270.00$280.001:2Sep 11-$0.10$9.90
$305.00$310.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$310.00$315.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
$315.00$320.001:2Aug 7-$0.01$4.99
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$270.00$260.001:2Sep 11-$0.23$9.77
$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. 57 found (best yield 3.17%, avg 0.83%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$270.00Sep 18$8.550.490.0%3.17%3.19%128905
$270.00Sep 11$7.050.490.0%2.61%2.63%15
$270.00Aug 28$6.800.510.0%2.52%2.54%4974
$270.00Sep 4$6.800.490.0%2.52%2.54%330
$275.00Sep 18$6.350.411.9%2.35%4.22%641.2K
$270.00Aug 21$5.850.510.0%2.17%2.19%1.2K3.0K
$272.50Aug 21$4.700.450.9%1.74%2.69%8215
$280.00Sep 18$4.700.333.7%1.74%5.46%641.1K
$275.00Aug 28$4.650.401.9%1.72%3.59%1280
$270.00Aug 14$4.600.510.0%1.70%1.72%26832

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 14,842
Total Puts 9,492
Put/Call Ratio 0.64
Net Difference 5,350

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 16,905
Total Puts 15,184
Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Net Difference 1,721

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 110,769
Total Puts 72,045
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.69
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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