Tour v490
MCD
MCDONALDS CORP
$268.47 +1.22%
(8/4 11:00) ◀
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (12:00pm)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) 32,714
Calls: 19,858 (61%)
Puts: 12,856 (39%)
Prior --
Calls: 16,905 (53%)
Puts: 15,184 (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +17.47% (Calls)
Puts: -15.33% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 188,098
Calls: 112,853 (60%)
Puts: 75,245 (40%)
Prior 7-Day Average 26,871
Calls: 16,121 (60%)
Puts: 10,749 (40%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +21.74%
Calls: +23.17%
Puts: +19.60%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) $9.36M
Calls: $6.14M (66%)
Puts: $3.22M (34%)
Prior --
Calls: $6.69M (48%)
Puts: $7.33M (52%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -8.22%
Puts: -56.03%
Prior 7-Day Total $67.36M
Calls: $39.44M (59%)
Puts: $27.91M (41%)
Prior 7-Day Average $9.62M
Calls: $5.63M (59%)
Puts: $3.99M (41%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.68%
Calls: +9.01%
Puts: -19.19%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) 0.65
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior -35.26%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.71
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.00%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) 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 2.70% | 4.40%4.86% | 7.67%
Prior 4.28% | 5.24%5.84% | 8.34%
Current vs Prior -36.88% | -15.99%-16.82% | -8.09%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.83%5.30% | 8.33%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -6.61% | +14.90%-8.36% | -7.96%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.28% | 5.24%5.97% | 8.52%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -36.88% | -15.99%-18.61% | -10.04%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 13.82% | 22.02%
Calls: 16.67% | 22.77%
Puts: 10.96% | 21.26%
Prior 7.47% | 12.86%
Calls: 9.09% | 17.27%
Puts: 5.85% | 8.45%
Current vs Prior +85.01% | +71.23%
Prior 7-Day Avg 24.82% | 13.58%
Calls: 20.02% | 15.06%
Puts: 29.62% | 12.09%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -44.31% | +62.15%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 66% call dollar volume ($6.14M). Bullish P/C ratio of 0.65. P/C ratio dropping 35% - 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
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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 49 of results (avg 7.2%, best 2.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$265.00Sep 1810.4510.85$10.653.8%520.56300
$270.00Sep 187.958.30$8.134.3%1580.47905
$275.00Sep 185.906.20$6.055.0%690.391.2K
$215.00Aug 2153.1055.85$54.485.0%--0.9930
$280.00Sep 184.304.55$4.435.6%1230.311.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$270.00Sep 189.8010.05$9.932.5%360.532.6K
$290.00Sep 1824.0025.05$24.534.3%70.811.1K
$270.00Aug 216.256.55$6.404.7%400.531.6K
$265.00Sep 187.157.50$7.334.8%1190.441.0K
$310.00Sep 1841.5543.65$42.604.9%--0.94917

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 97 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$220.00Sep 1848.1551.15$49.656.0%--1.0011
$230.00Sep 1838.5541.30$39.926.9%--1.0012
$230.00Aug 737.7040.45$39.087.0%--1.0015
$240.00Aug 727.6030.50$29.0510.0%21.0013
$220.00Aug 2148.1050.90$49.505.7%--1.0035
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$287.50Aug 717.2520.05$18.6515.0%11.009
$290.00Aug 719.7022.85$21.2814.8%21.004
$292.50Aug 722.1525.00$23.5812.1%11.00--
$295.00Aug 724.7527.50$26.1310.5%31.003
$300.00Aug 729.6532.80$31.2310.1%11.00--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 222 active (total vol 27.4K, top 3.0K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$280.00Aug 70.350.50$0.4334.9%3.0K0.103.6K
$270.00Aug 215.255.75$5.509.1%2.3K0.473.0K
$300.00Aug 210.220.28$0.2524.0%1.4K0.044.3K
$270.00Aug 72.282.69$2.4916.5%1.1K0.441.3K
$277.50Aug 70.590.83$0.7133.8%9240.16993
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$262.50Aug 70.601.00$0.8050.0%2.1K0.191.7K
$260.00Aug 212.192.38$2.298.3%1.6K0.262.5K
$260.00Aug 70.400.50$0.4522.2%7000.121.1K
$250.00Aug 70.030.05$0.0450.0%5040.012.0K
$255.00Aug 211.031.41$1.2231.1%5020.16985

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 60 strikes (avg 52.7%, max 161.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$320.00Aug 7Sep 1861.1%25.4%140.7%31.3K
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.4%26.1%127.2%--27
$315.00Aug 7Sep 1859.7%26.8%122.9%4514
$297.50Aug 7Aug 2158.4%28.3%106.2%19117
$310.00Aug 7Sep 1850.9%25.4%100.0%2533.6K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$220.00Aug 7Sep 1874.7%28.6%161.3%1196
$225.00Aug 7Sep 1867.1%26.1%157.3%13234
$230.00Aug 7Sep 1859.4%26.1%127.2%301.1K
$235.00Aug 7Sep 1848.6%24.2%100.4%92527
$305.00Aug 7Sep 1845.6%26.0%75.3%10434

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 132 found (best R:R 44.45, avg 7.56)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$300.00$305.00Aug 21$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$300.13
$285.00$287.50Aug 14$0.11$2.39$0.1121.73$285.11
$300.00$305.00Aug 28$0.22$4.78$0.2221.73$300.22
$315.00$320.00Sep 18$0.23$4.77$0.2320.74$315.23
$300.00$305.00Sep 18$0.26$4.74$0.2618.23$300.26
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 4$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$229.89
$240.00$235.00Aug 21$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$239.88
$235.00$230.00Sep 18$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$234.87
$245.00$240.00Aug 28$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$244.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 182 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 3.80)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$230.00$240.00Aug 21$9.85$9.85$0.1565.67$239.85
$220.00$230.00Sep 18$9.73$9.73$0.2736.04$229.73
$240.00$250.00Aug 14$9.70$9.70$0.3032.33$249.70
$240.00$245.00Aug 21$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$244.85
$230.00$235.00Sep 18$4.79$4.79$0.2122.81$234.79
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$302.50$285.00Aug 14$17.10$17.10$0.4042.75$285.40
$320.00$315.00Sep 18$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$315.12
$300.00$295.00Aug 21$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$295.13
$305.00$300.00Sep 18$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$300.13
$280.00$277.50Aug 7$2.35$2.35$0.1515.67$277.65

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 53 found (avg debit $0.84, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$305.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0845.6%34.8%
$300.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1143.0%32.5%
$292.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1343.5%28.7%
$302.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.1342.9%35.2%
$220.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.1533.2%28.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$245.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0638.5%26.7%
$235.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.0748.6%36.5%
$295.00Aug 7Aug 21$0.1038.5%27.2%
$215.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.1142.6%29.6%
$280.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1334.6%28.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 96 found (cheapest 2.24% of stock, avg 8.20%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$267.50Aug 7$3.60$2.41$6.01$261.49$273.512.24%
$270.00Aug 7$2.49$3.65$6.14$263.86$276.142.29%
$265.00Aug 7$5.48$1.48$6.96$258.04$271.962.59%
$272.50Aug 7$1.67$5.53$7.20$265.30$279.702.68%
$262.50Aug 7$7.03$0.80$7.83$254.67$270.332.92%
$275.00Aug 7$1.04$7.30$8.34$266.66$283.343.11%
$260.00Aug 7$9.23$0.45$9.68$250.32$269.683.61%
$277.50Aug 7$0.71$9.35$10.06$267.44$287.563.75%
$270.00Aug 14$4.35$5.88$10.23$259.77$280.233.81%
$265.00Aug 14$7.05$3.20$10.25$254.75$275.253.82%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.24% of stock, avg 2.24%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$280.00$257.50Aug 7$0.43$0.22$0.65$256.85$280.65
$280.00$260.00Aug 7$0.43$0.45$0.88$259.12$280.88
$277.50$257.50Aug 7$0.71$0.22$0.93$256.57$278.43
$277.50$260.00Aug 7$0.71$0.45$1.16$258.84$278.66
$280.00$262.50Aug 7$0.43$0.80$1.23$261.27$281.23
$275.00$257.50Aug 7$1.04$0.22$1.26$256.24$276.26
$275.00$260.00Aug 7$1.04$0.45$1.49$258.51$276.49
$277.50$262.50Aug 7$0.71$0.80$1.51$260.99$279.01
$275.00$262.50Aug 7$1.04$0.80$1.84$260.66$276.84
$290.00$245.00Aug 28$1.30$0.56$1.86$243.14$291.86

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 274 found (best R:R 28.41, avg credit $2.59)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
225/230245/250Sep 18$4.83$0.1728.41$225.17$249.83
240/242250/255Aug 14$4.79$0.2122.81$237.71$254.79
245/248250/255Aug 14$4.79$0.2122.81$242.71$254.79
220/225245/250Aug 21$4.79$0.2122.81$220.21$249.79
245/248258/260Aug 21$2.39$0.1121.73$245.11$259.89
245/250255/260Sep 18$4.77$0.2320.74$245.23$259.77
240/242245/250Aug 21$4.76$0.2419.83$237.74$249.76
235/240245/250Aug 21$4.74$0.2618.23$235.26$249.74
230/235245/250Sep 18$4.73$0.2717.52$230.27$249.73
225/230240/245Sep 18$4.70$0.3015.67$225.30$244.70

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 134 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$310.00$315.00$320.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
$220.00$225.00$230.00Aug 21$0.06$4.9482.33
$230.00$235.00$240.00Sep 18$0.06$4.9482.33
$295.00$300.00$305.00Aug 28$0.08$4.9261.50
$300.00$305.00$310.00Aug 21$0.09$4.9154.56
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$235.00$240.00$245.00Sep 18$0.06$4.9482.33
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$252.50$255.00$257.50Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00
$230.00$235.00$240.00Aug 14$0.10$4.9049.00
$225.00$230.00$235.00Aug 28$0.11$4.8944.45

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 169 found (best net $-0.23, 151 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$270.00$280.001:2Sep 11-$0.23$9.77
$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
$305.00$310.001:2Aug 21-$0.04$4.96
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. 54 found (best yield 2.96%, avg 0.80%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$270.00Sep 18$7.950.470.6%2.96%3.53%158905
$270.00Sep 11$6.750.470.6%2.51%3.08%55
$270.00Sep 4$6.550.470.6%2.44%3.01%830
$270.00Aug 28$6.250.490.6%2.33%2.90%5774
$275.00Sep 18$5.900.392.4%2.20%4.63%691.2K
$270.00Aug 21$5.250.470.6%1.96%2.53%2.3K3.0K
$280.00Sep 18$4.300.314.3%1.60%5.90%1231.1K
$272.50Aug 21$4.250.411.5%1.58%3.08%11215
$275.00Sep 4$4.250.372.4%1.58%4.02%1011
$275.00Aug 28$4.200.382.4%1.56%4.00%4080

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 19,858
Total Puts 12,856
Put/Call Ratio 0.65
Net Difference 7,002

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 112,853
Total Puts 75,245
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.71
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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