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MCDONALDS CORP

$273.74 +4.07%

(11/4 09:45) ◀

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (9:50am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 9:50am) 17,373

Calls: 13,402 (77%)

Puts: 3,971 (23%)

Prior (09/24) 17,848

Calls: 13,408 (75%)

Puts: 4,440 (25%)

Current vs Prior -2.66%

Calls: -0.04% (Calls)

Puts: -10.56% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 259,872

Calls: 176,018 (68%)

Puts: 83,854 (32%)

Prior 7-Day Average 37,124

Calls: 25,145 (68%)

Puts: 11,979 (32%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -53.20%

Calls: -46.70%

Puts: -66.85%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (11/04 9:50am) $15.92M

Calls: $15.19M (95%)

Puts: $733.4K (5%)

Prior (09/24) $8.81M

Calls: $6.10M (69%)

Puts: $2.71M (31%)

Current vs Prior +80.66%

Calls: +148.92%

Puts: -72.95%

Prior 7-Day Total $126.61M

Calls: $88.59M (70%)

Puts: $38.02M (30%)

Prior 7-Day Average $18.09M

Calls: $12.66M (70%)

Puts: $5.43M (30%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.98%

Calls: +20.00%

Puts: -86.50%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 9:50am) 0.30

Prior (09/24) 0.33

Current vs Prior -10.52%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.58

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -49.07%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 9:50am) 393,390

Calls: 240,670 (61%)

Puts: 152,720 (39%)

Prior (09/24) 417,339

Calls: 266,932 (64%)

Puts: 150,407 (36%)

Current vs Prior -5.74%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,219,131

Calls: 1,350,204 (61%)

Puts: 868,927 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 317,018

Calls: 192,886 (61%)

Puts: 124,132 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +24.09%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (11/06) | Next (11/13)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 2.82% | 3.74%5.21% | 7.21%

Prior 4.14% | 4.85%5.46% | 7.80%

Current vs Prior -31.82% | -22.92%-4.62% | -7.60%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.72% | 3.76%4.90% | 7.89%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +3.75% | -0.70%+6.26% | -8.68%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.14% | 4.85%5.38% | 7.84%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -31.82% | -22.92%-3.30% | -8.10%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 26.33% | 26.95%

Calls: 20.16% | 30.82%

Puts: 32.50% | 23.08%

Prior 11.90% | 13.04%

Calls: 11.27% | 14.33%

Puts: 12.54% | 11.76%

Current vs Prior +121.26% | +106.67%

Prior 7-Day Avg 28.20% | 15.22%

Calls: 23.31% | 14.77%

Puts: 33.11% | 15.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -6.65% | +77.02%

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Strong bullish conviction with 95% of dollar volume in calls ($15.19M) vs puts ($733.4K). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 81% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.30 - heavy call buying (13,402 calls vs 3,971 puts). Call-heavy open interest (240,670 calls vs 152,720 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
09:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 72 of results (avg 6.8%, best 2.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Nov 6	23.60	24.30	$23.95	2.9%	12	1.00	1.5K
$255.00	Nov 6	18.60	19.25	$18.93	3.4%	16	1.00	849
$252.50	Nov 6	21.10	21.90	$21.50	3.7%	23	1.00	165
$245.00	Nov 6	28.25	29.40	$28.83	4.0%	4	1.00	461
$240.00	Nov 20	33.50	34.95	$34.23	4.2%	144	1.00	1.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Dec 18	15.10	15.85	$15.48	4.8%	6	0.71	409
$325.00	Dec 18	51.25	54.25	$52.75	5.7%	--	0.97	201
$265.00	Nov 20	2.13	2.26	$2.19	5.9%	129	0.26	405
$315.00	Nov 20	40.75	43.35	$42.05	6.2%	--	0.97	82
$315.00	Dec 18	41.65	44.40	$43.03	6.4%	--	0.96	23

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.38, cheapest $0.38)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Nov 20	0.35	0.41	$0.38	15.8%	73	0.06	3.9K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 107 found (avg delta 0.88, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$220.00	Nov 6	51.75	54.60	$53.18	5.4%	--	1.00	54
$225.00	Nov 6	46.75	49.70	$48.23	6.1%	--	1.00	21
$230.00	Nov 6	41.75	44.55	$43.15	6.5%	--	1.00	35
$232.50	Nov 6	39.30	41.85	$40.58	6.3%	1	1.00	12
$235.00	Nov 6	37.55	39.30	$38.42	4.6%	1	1.00	113

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$300.00	Nov 13	25.65	28.40	$27.03	10.2%	3	0.98	--
$320.00	Dec 18	46.30	49.50	$47.90	6.7%	--	0.98	12
$325.00	Dec 18	51.25	54.25	$52.75	5.7%	--	0.97	201
$315.00	Nov 20	40.75	43.35	$42.05	6.2%	--	0.97	82
$315.00	Dec 18	41.65	44.40	$43.03	6.4%	--	0.96	23

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 211 active (total vol 11.0K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Nov 20	1.78	2.01	$1.90	12.1%	2.4K	0.23	805
$275.00	Nov 20	5.05	5.50	$5.28	8.5%	749	0.48	2.8K
$270.00	Nov 6	4.75	5.50	$5.13	14.6%	372	0.68	1.2K
$275.00	Nov 6	2.30	2.72	$2.51	16.7%	307	0.43	1.8K
$282.50	Nov 6	0.35	0.63	$0.49	57.1%	284	0.13	127

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Nov 6	0.03	0.04	$0.04	25.0%	324	0.01	1.4K
$255.00	Nov 13	0.02	0.50	$0.26	184.6%	238	0.05	175
$230.00	Dec 18	0.25	0.34	$0.30	30.0%	150	0.03	3.1K
$255.00	Nov 6	0.01	0.07	$0.04	150.0%	139	0.01	509
$247.50	Nov 6	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	136	0.01	781

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 10 strikes (avg 49.1%, max 76.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$270.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	36.6%	20.8%	76.2%	415	3.1K
$280.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	35.8%	22.6%	58.7%	327	4.0K
$275.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	37.3%	23.8%	56.6%	351	3.2K
$267.50	Nov 6	Nov 20	36.5%	23.9%	52.5%	107	950
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	36.7%	25.0%	46.5%	148	518

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$270.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	36.6%	20.8%	76.2%	73	865
$267.50	Nov 6	Nov 20	36.5%	23.9%	52.5%	51	56
$275.00	Nov 13	Dec 18	28.1%	23.8%	18.2%	23	763
$280.00	Nov 20	Dec 18	25.4%	22.6%	12.7%	1	422

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 116 found (best R:R 0.63, avg 9.81)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$262.50	$265.00	Nov 20	$1.53	$0.97	$1.53	80%	0.63	$264.03
$267.50	$270.00	Nov 20	$1.30	$1.20	$1.30	68%	0.92	$268.80
$272.50	$275.00	Nov 13	$0.93	$1.57	$0.93	54%	1.69	$273.43
$265.00	$270.00	Dec 18	$2.88	$2.12	$2.88	67%	0.74	$267.88
$270.00	$272.50	Nov 6	$1.41	$1.09	$1.41	68%	0.77	$271.41

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$285.00	$280.00	Dec 18	$3.00	$2.00	$3.00	71%	0.67	$282.00
$255.00	$250.00	Nov 27	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	11%	17.52	$254.73
$250.00	$245.00	Nov 27	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	8%	26.78	$249.82
$250.00	$245.00	Dec 4	$0.29	$4.71	$0.29	10%	16.24	$249.71
$257.50	$255.00	Nov 20	$0.19	$2.31	$0.19	12%	12.16	$257.31

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 96 found (best R:R 1.25, avg 0.24)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$275.00	$277.50	Nov 13	$1.39	$1.39	$1.11	54%	1.25	$276.39
$275.00	$280.00	Dec 18	$2.40	$2.40	$2.60	54%	0.92	$277.40
$285.00	$290.00	Nov 20	$1.06	$1.06	$3.94	77%	0.27	$286.06
$275.00	$280.00	Dec 4	$2.25	$2.25	$2.75	54%	0.82	$277.25
$280.00	$285.00	Dec 11	$1.73	$1.73	$3.27	64%	0.53	$281.73

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$222.50	$220.00	Nov 6	$0.25	$0.25	$2.25	98%	0.11	$222.25
$222.50	$220.00	Nov 20	$0.23	$0.23	$2.27	98%	0.10	$222.27
$232.50	$230.00	Nov 13	$0.22	$0.22	$2.28	97%	0.10	$232.28
$227.50	$225.00	Nov 20	$0.21	$0.21	$2.29	98%	0.09	$227.29
$232.50	$230.00	Nov 20	$0.19	$0.19	$2.31	97%	0.08	$232.31

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $1.51, cheapest $1.27)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.31	36.7%	25.0%
$270.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.27	36.6%	25.4%
$277.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.18	36.2%	25.7%
$275.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.59	37.3%	28.1%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.27	36.7%	25.0%
$270.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.24	36.6%	25.4%
$280.00	Nov 20	Dec 18	$3.30	25.4%	22.6%
$275.00	Nov 13	Nov 20	$0.90	28.1%	25.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 60 found (cheapest 2.34% of stock, avg 6.45%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$272.50	Nov 6	$3.72	$2.68	$6.40	$266.10	$278.90	2.34%
$270.00	Nov 6	$5.13	$1.69	$6.82	$263.18	$276.82	2.49%
$267.50	Nov 6	$7.10	$0.99	$8.09	$259.41	$275.59	2.96%
$272.50	Nov 13	$5.03	$3.95	$8.98	$263.52	$281.48	3.28%
$275.00	Nov 13	$4.10	$5.20	$9.30	$265.70	$284.30	3.40%
$270.00	Nov 13	$6.40	$2.93	$9.33	$260.67	$279.33	3.41%
$265.00	Nov 6	$9.32	$0.56	$9.88	$255.12	$274.88	3.61%
$267.50	Nov 13	$8.13	$2.08	$10.21	$257.29	$277.71	3.73%
$265.00	Nov 13	$9.98	$1.39	$11.37	$253.63	$276.37	4.15%
$275.00	Nov 20	$5.28	$6.10	$11.38	$263.62	$286.38	4.16%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.21% of stock, avg 1.80%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$285.00	$262.50	Nov 6	$0.30	$0.27	$0.57	$261.93	$285.57
$282.50	$262.50	Nov 6	$0.49	$0.27	$0.76	$261.74	$283.26
$285.00	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.30	$0.56	$0.86	$264.14	$285.86
$282.50	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.49	$0.56	$1.05	$263.95	$283.55
$300.00	$245.00	Dec 4	$0.51	$0.65	$1.16	$243.84	$301.16
$295.00	$250.00	Nov 27	$0.70	$0.60	$1.30	$248.70	$296.30
$280.00	$262.50	Nov 6	$0.88	$0.27	$1.15	$261.35	$281.15
$285.00	$267.50	Nov 6	$0.30	$0.99	$1.29	$266.21	$286.29
$300.00	$250.00	Dec 4	$0.51	$0.94	$1.45	$248.55	$301.45
$280.00	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.88	$0.56	$1.44	$263.56	$281.44

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 222 found (best R:R 0.10, avg credit $1.01)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
220/222	315/320	Nov 20	$0.46	$4.54	94%	0.10	$222.04	$315.46
225/228	315/320	Nov 20	$0.44	$4.56	94%	0.10	$227.06	$315.44
230/232	280/282	Nov 13	$0.93	$1.57	68%	0.59	$231.57	$280.93
230/232	315/320	Nov 20	$0.42	$4.58	94%	0.09	$232.08	$315.42
220/222	278/280	Nov 6	$0.90	$1.60	67%	0.56	$221.60	$278.40
220/222	280/282	Nov 6	$0.64	$1.86	77%	0.34	$221.86	$280.64
220/222	282/285	Nov 6	$0.44	$2.06	85%	0.21	$222.06	$282.94
240/242	315/320	Nov 20	$0.42	$4.58	93%	0.09	$242.08	$315.42
235/238	280/282	Nov 13	$0.83	$1.67	69%	0.50	$236.67	$280.83
220/222	300/305	Nov 20	$0.33	$4.67	94%	0.07	$222.17	$300.33

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 141 found (best R:R 26.78, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Dec 18	$0.18	$4.82	20%	26.78
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Nov 20	$0.29	$4.71	22%	16.24
$275.00	$280.00	$285.00	Dec 11	$0.22	$4.78	19%	21.73
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Dec 4	$0.14	$4.86	16%	34.71
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Dec 4	$0.37	$4.63	23%	12.51

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Nov 27	$0.21	$4.79	16%	22.81
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Dec 11	$0.28	$4.72	16%	16.86
$245.00	$250.00	$255.00	Nov 27	$0.09	$4.91	6%	54.56
$267.50	$270.00	$272.50	Nov 13	$0.17	$2.33	17%	13.71
$265.00	$267.50	$270.00	Nov 13	$0.16	$2.34	16%	14.62

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 159 found (best net $-2.15, 133 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$260.00	1:2	Dec 11	-$7.83	$2.17
$275.00	$280.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.22	$3.78
$280.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.55	$4.45
$285.00	$290.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.15	$4.85
$280.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.80	$4.20

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$315.00	$295.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$2.15	$17.85
$295.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$3.86	$6.14
$270.00	$265.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.86	$4.14
$275.00	$270.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.60	$3.40
$260.00	$255.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.10	$4.90

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 39 found (best yield 2.63%, avg 0.81%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$275.00	Dec 18	$7.20	0.47	0.5%	2.63%	3.09%	44	1.5K
$280.00	Dec 18	$4.90	0.37	2.3%	1.79%	4.08%	124	1.9K
$285.00	Dec 18	$3.55	0.29	4.1%	1.30%	5.41%	19	1.1K
$275.00	Dec 11	$6.20	0.46	0.5%	2.26%	2.73%	2	18
$280.00	Dec 11	$4.50	0.36	2.3%	1.64%	3.93%	5	9
$275.00	Dec 4	$5.90	0.46	0.5%	2.16%	2.62%	9	63
$275.00	Nov 20	$5.05	0.48	0.5%	1.84%	2.31%	749	2.8K
$285.00	Dec 11	$2.64	0.27	4.1%	0.96%	5.08%	1	2
$275.00	Nov 27	$5.05	0.47	0.5%	1.84%	2.31%	14	128
$280.00	Dec 4	$3.50	0.34	2.3%	1.28%	3.57%	15	116

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,402

Total Puts 3,971

Put/Call Ratio 0.30

Net Difference 9,431

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,408

Total Puts 4,440

Put/Call Ratio 0.33

Net Difference 8,968

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 176,018

Total Puts 83,854

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.58

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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