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MCDONALDS CORP

$275.91 +4.89%

(11/4 09:55) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (11/04 10:00am) 22,567

Calls: 16,720 (74%)

Puts: 5,847 (26%)

Prior (09/24) 20,846

Calls: 15,628 (75%)

Puts: 5,218 (25%)

Current vs Prior +8.26%

Calls: +6.99% (Calls)

Puts: +12.05% (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 -39.21%

Calls: -33.51%

Puts: -51.19%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (11/04 10:00am) $21.07M

Calls: $20.06M (95%)

Puts: $1.00M (5%)

Prior (09/24) $11.38M

Calls: $8.15M (72%)

Puts: $3.23M (28%)

Current vs Prior +85.16%

Calls: +146.18%

Puts: -68.89%

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 +16.48%

Calls: +58.53%

Puts: -81.51%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 10:00am) 0.35

Prior (09/24) 0.33

Current vs Prior +4.74%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.58

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.89%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 10:00am) 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

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

Current 2.82% | 3.80%5.20% | 7.16%

Prior 4.14% | 4.85%5.46% | 7.80%

Current vs Prior -31.83% | -21.66%-4.64% | -8.23%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg +3.74% | +0.92%+6.23% | -9.30%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -31.83% | -21.66%-3.32% | -8.73%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 24.29% | 22.41%

Calls: 13.89% | 16.25%

Puts: 34.69% | 28.57%

Prior 11.90% | 13.04%

Calls: 11.27% | 14.33%

Puts: 12.54% | 11.76%

Current vs Prior +104.12% | +71.86%

Prior 7-Day Avg 28.20% | 15.22%

Calls: 23.31% | 14.77%

Puts: 33.11% | 15.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -13.88% | +47.20%

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Strong bullish conviction with 95% of dollar volume in calls ($20.06M) vs puts ($1.00M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 85% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.35 - heavy call buying (16,720 calls vs 5,847 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

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Prior BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 78 of results (avg 6.8%, best 2.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Nov 20	26.50	27.10	$26.80	2.2%	25	0.95	4.7K
$245.00	Nov 13	31.15	31.95	$31.55	2.5%	6	0.98	112
$247.50	Nov 6	28.10	29.15	$28.63	3.7%	1	1.00	68
$235.00	Nov 6	40.15	41.65	$40.90	3.7%	1	1.00	113
$252.50	Nov 6	23.25	24.20	$23.73	4.0%	24	1.00	165

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$325.00	Dec 18	48.95	51.30	$50.13	4.7%	--	0.97	201
$320.00	Dec 18	44.30	47.05	$45.68	6.0%	--	0.97	12
$330.00	Dec 18	53.65	57.00	$55.33	6.1%	--	0.98	60
$270.00	Dec 18	5.75	6.15	$5.95	6.7%	29	0.41	557
$315.00	Nov 20	38.40	41.10	$39.75	6.8%	--	1.00	82

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.67, cheapest $0.33)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Nov 20	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	161	0.05	3.9K
$260.00	Nov 20	0.86	1.00	$0.93	15.1%	189	0.12	1.0K
$240.00	Dec 18	0.50	0.61	$0.55	20.0%	191	0.05	1.8K
$245.00	Dec 18	0.80	0.91	$0.86	12.8%	111	0.08	1.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 111 found (avg delta 0.87, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$225.00	Nov 6	49.05	51.65	$50.35	5.2%	--	1.00	21
$230.00	Nov 6	44.10	46.65	$45.38	5.6%	1	1.00	35
$232.50	Nov 6	41.75	44.20	$42.98	5.7%	1	1.00	12
$235.00	Nov 6	40.15	41.65	$40.90	3.7%	1	1.00	113
$237.50	Nov 6	36.65	39.15	$37.90	6.6%	--	1.00	19

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$315.00	Nov 20	38.40	41.10	$39.75	6.8%	--	1.00	82
$330.00	Dec 18	53.65	57.00	$55.33	6.1%	--	0.98	60
$325.00	Dec 18	48.95	51.30	$50.13	4.7%	--	0.97	201
$320.00	Dec 18	44.30	47.05	$45.68	6.0%	--	0.97	12
$315.00	Dec 18	39.40	42.20	$40.80	6.9%	--	0.96	23

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 220 active (total vol 14.1K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Nov 20	2.03	2.69	$2.36	28.0%	2.4K	0.28	805
$275.00	Nov 20	6.15	7.00	$6.58	12.9%	781	0.54	2.8K
$275.00	Nov 6	3.35	3.85	$3.60	13.9%	406	0.54	1.8K
$270.00	Nov 6	6.55	7.45	$7.00	12.9%	402	0.77	1.2K
$282.50	Nov 6	0.80	1.01	$0.91	23.1%	316	0.20	127

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Nov 6	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	419	0.01	1.4K
$262.50	Nov 20	1.07	1.46	$1.27	30.7%	248	0.16	153
$255.00	Nov 13	0.10	0.47	$0.28	132.1%	238	0.05	175
$230.00	Dec 18	0.24	0.35	$0.30	36.7%	206	0.03	3.1K
$240.00	Dec 18	0.50	0.61	$0.55	20.0%	191	0.05	1.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 11 strikes (avg 52.4%, max 81.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$270.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	36.7%	20.3%	81.1%	474	3.1K
$275.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	36.7%	20.5%	78.9%	498	3.2K
$267.50	Nov 6	Nov 20	37.4%	24.2%	54.6%	121	950
$280.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	35.9%	23.5%	52.5%	450	4.0K
$277.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	37.2%	25.4%	46.6%	274	543

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$270.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	36.7%	20.3%	81.1%	126	865
$267.50	Nov 6	Nov 20	37.4%	24.2%	54.6%	62	56
$275.00	Nov 13	Dec 18	25.7%	20.5%	25.4%	51	763
$280.00	Nov 13	Dec 18	26.5%	23.5%	12.4%	4	402

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 114 found (best R:R 0.54, avg 9.28)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$242.50	$245.00	Nov 13	$1.62	$0.88	$1.62	97%	0.54	$244.12
$257.50	$260.00	Nov 13	$1.67	$0.83	$1.67	93%	0.50	$259.17
$257.50	$260.00	Nov 20	$1.63	$0.87	$1.63	90%	0.53	$259.13
$272.50	$275.00	Nov 13	$1.05	$1.45	$1.05	62%	1.38	$273.55
$305.00	$325.00	Dec 4	$0.15	$19.85	$0.15	5%	132.33	$305.15

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$285.00	$272.50	Nov 6	$8.12	$4.38	$8.12	88%	0.54	$276.88
$270.00	$265.00	Dec 18	$1.57	$3.43	$1.57	40%	2.18	$268.43
$265.00	$260.00	Dec 11	$1.05	$3.95	$1.05	30%	3.76	$263.95
$255.00	$250.00	Nov 27	$0.24	$4.76	$0.24	10%	19.83	$254.76
$250.00	$245.00	Nov 27	$0.15	$4.85	$0.15	7%	32.33	$249.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 89 found (best R:R 0.52, avg 0.23)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$290.00	$300.00	Dec 4	$1.39	$1.39	$8.61	80%	0.16	$291.39
$285.00	$290.00	Nov 27	$1.35	$1.35	$3.65	70%	0.37	$286.35
$280.00	$285.00	Dec 4	$1.92	$1.92	$3.08	60%	0.62	$281.92
$280.00	$285.00	Dec 18	$2.00	$2.00	$3.00	59%	0.67	$282.00
$280.00	$282.50	Nov 13	$0.98	$0.98	$1.52	63%	0.64	$280.98

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$275.00	$260.00	Dec 4	$5.12	$5.12	$9.88	50%	0.52	$269.88
$265.00	$260.00	Dec 18	$1.51	$1.51	$3.49	68%	0.43	$263.49
$232.50	$230.00	Nov 13	$0.23	$0.23	$2.27	97%	0.10	$232.27
$270.00	$265.00	Dec 11	$1.88	$1.88	$3.12	60%	0.60	$268.12
$275.00	$270.00	Dec 18	$2.48	$2.48	$2.52	49%	0.98	$272.52

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $1.16, cheapest $1.28)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$277.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.28	37.2%	25.4%
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.03	37.1%	25.6%
$275.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.63	36.7%	25.7%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.13	37.1%	25.6%
$275.00	Nov 13	Nov 20	$0.98	25.7%	23.6%
$280.00	Nov 13	Nov 20	$0.88	26.5%	24.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 62 found (cheapest 2.58% of stock, avg 6.63%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$272.50	Nov 6	$5.25	$1.86	$7.11	$265.39	$279.61	2.58%
$270.00	Nov 6	$7.00	$1.09	$8.09	$261.91	$278.09	2.93%
$275.00	Nov 13	$5.23	$3.97	$9.20	$265.80	$284.20	3.33%
$272.50	Nov 13	$6.28	$2.99	$9.27	$263.23	$281.77	3.36%
$267.50	Nov 6	$8.82	$0.64	$9.46	$258.04	$276.96	3.43%
$280.00	Nov 13	$2.88	$6.90	$9.78	$270.22	$289.78	3.54%
$285.00	Nov 6	$0.44	$9.98	$10.42	$274.58	$295.42	3.78%
$270.00	Nov 13	$8.43	$2.19	$10.62	$259.38	$280.62	3.85%
$267.50	Nov 13	$9.95	$1.54	$11.49	$256.01	$278.99	4.16%
$275.00	Nov 20	$6.58	$4.95	$11.53	$263.47	$286.53	4.18%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 165 found (cheapest 0.24% of stock, avg 1.76%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$285.00	$262.50	Nov 6	$0.44	$0.22	$0.66	$261.84	$285.66
$285.00	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.44	$0.34	$0.78	$264.22	$285.78
$305.00	$245.00	Dec 4	$0.37	$0.47	$0.84	$244.16	$305.84
$300.00	$250.00	Nov 27	$0.43	$0.57	$1.00	$249.00	$301.00
$300.00	$245.00	Dec 4	$0.55	$0.47	$1.02	$243.98	$301.02
$285.00	$267.50	Nov 6	$0.44	$0.64	$1.08	$266.42	$286.08
$305.00	$250.00	Dec 4	$0.37	$0.75	$1.12	$248.88	$306.12
$300.00	$255.00	Nov 27	$0.43	$0.81	$1.24	$253.76	$301.24
$300.00	$250.00	Dec 4	$0.55	$0.75	$1.30	$248.70	$301.30
$282.50	$262.50	Nov 6	$0.91	$0.22	$1.13	$261.37	$283.63

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 192 found (best R:R 0.09, avg credit $1.04)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
225/228	315/320	Nov 20	$0.41	$4.59	94%	0.09	$227.09	$315.41
230/232	282/285	Nov 13	$0.87	$1.63	69%	0.53	$231.63	$283.37
225/228	305/310	Nov 20	$0.40	$4.60	94%	0.09	$227.10	$305.40
240/242	282/285	Nov 13	$0.84	$1.66	68%	0.51	$241.66	$283.34
240/242	315/320	Nov 20	$0.38	$4.62	93%	0.08	$242.12	$315.38
240/242	305/310	Nov 20	$0.37	$4.63	92%	0.08	$242.13	$305.37
248/250	282/285	Nov 13	$0.76	$1.74	69%	0.44	$249.24	$283.26
225/228	295/300	Nov 20	$0.58	$4.42	88%	0.13	$226.92	$295.58
230/232	295/300	Nov 13	$0.34	$4.66	92%	0.07	$232.16	$295.34
248/250	315/320	Nov 20	$0.31	$4.69	92%	0.07	$249.69	$315.31

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 138 found (best R:R 13.71, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Nov 20	$0.34	$4.66	28%	13.71
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Dec 11	$0.15	$4.85	21%	32.33
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Nov 27	$0.12	$4.88	19%	40.67
$280.00	$285.00	$290.00	Nov 27	$0.23	$4.77	21%	20.74
$265.00	$270.00	$275.00	Dec 18	$0.21	$4.79	20%	22.81

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Dec 18	$0.06	$4.94	17%	82.33
$255.00	$260.00	$265.00	Dec 11	$0.07	$4.93	14%	70.43
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Dec 18	$0.27	$4.73	18%	17.52
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Dec 18	$0.12	$4.88	11%	40.67
$275.00	$280.00	$285.00	Nov 20	$0.64	$4.36	27%	6.81

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 $-0.41, 137 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$280.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.67	$4.33
$275.00	$280.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.52	$3.48
$285.00	$290.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.30	$4.70
$285.00	$290.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.34	$4.66
$290.00	$295.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.15	$4.85

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$315.00	$295.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.41	$19.59
$295.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$2.42	$7.58
$280.00	$275.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$1.04	$3.96
$275.00	$270.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.95	$4.05
$270.00	$265.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.68	$4.32

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 35 found (best yield 2.21%, avg 0.70%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$280.00	Dec 18	$6.10	0.41	1.5%	2.21%	3.69%	162	1.9K
$285.00	Dec 18	$4.05	0.32	3.3%	1.47%	4.76%	53	1.1K
$280.00	Dec 11	$5.00	0.40	1.5%	1.81%	3.29%	6	9
$280.00	Dec 4	$4.80	0.40	1.5%	1.74%	3.22%	20	116
$285.00	Dec 11	$3.30	0.31	3.3%	1.20%	4.49%	1	2
$290.00	Dec 18	$2.72	0.24	5.1%	0.99%	6.09%	53	2.3K
$280.00	Nov 27	$4.00	0.41	1.5%	1.45%	2.93%	20	117
$285.00	Dec 4	$2.92	0.30	3.3%	1.06%	4.35%	14	29
$280.00	Nov 20	$3.85	0.40	1.5%	1.40%	2.88%	230	1.5K
$285.00	Nov 27	$2.70	0.30	3.3%	0.98%	4.27%	26	47

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 16,720

Total Puts 5,847

Put/Call Ratio 0.35

Net Difference 10,873

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 15,628

Total Puts 5,218

Put/Call Ratio 0.33

Net Difference 10,410

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 176,018

Total Puts 83,854

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.58

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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📈 Options Analysis

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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