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MCDONALDS CORP

$275.44 +4.71%

(11/4 10:20) ◀

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (10:25am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 10:25am) 31,158

Calls: 22,228 (71%)

Puts: 8,930 (29%)

Prior (09/24) 27,416

Calls: 20,318 (74%)

Puts: 7,098 (26%)

Current vs Prior +13.65%

Calls: +9.40% (Calls)

Puts: +25.81% (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 -16.07%

Calls: -11.60%

Puts: -25.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (11/04 10:25am) $27.03M

Calls: $25.23M (93%)

Puts: $1.80M (7%)

Prior (09/24) $15.45M

Calls: $10.62M (69%)

Puts: $4.84M (31%)

Current vs Prior +74.90%

Calls: +137.61%

Puts: -62.78%

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 +49.43%

Calls: +99.34%

Puts: -66.86%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 10:25am) 0.40

Prior (09/24) 0.35

Current vs Prior +15.00%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.58

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -30.95%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 10:25am) 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 2.59% | 3.70%5.10% | 7.14%

Prior 4.14% | 4.85%5.46% | 7.80%

Current vs Prior -37.42% | -23.62%-6.54% | -8.40%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.77% | -1.61%+4.12% | -9.47%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.42% | -23.62%-5.24% | -8.90%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 25.57% | 15.70%

Calls: 21.87% | 15.89%

Puts: 29.26% | 15.51%

Prior 11.90% | 13.04%

Calls: 11.27% | 14.33%

Puts: 12.54% | 11.76%

Current vs Prior +114.87% | +20.40%

Prior 7-Day Avg 28.20% | 15.22%

Calls: 23.31% | 14.77%

Puts: 33.11% | 15.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -9.34% | +3.12%

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Strong bullish conviction with 93% of dollar volume in calls ($25.23M) vs puts ($1.80M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 75% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.40 - heavy call buying (22,228 calls vs 8,930 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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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 92 of results (avg 6.6%, best 2.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$240.00	Dec 18	36.05	37.10	$36.58	2.9%	10	1.00	1.6K
$245.00	Dec 18	31.05	32.10	$31.58	3.3%	13	0.97	1.2K
$242.50	Nov 20	33.00	34.25	$33.63	3.7%	54	1.00	83
$250.00	Dec 18	26.45	27.50	$26.98	3.9%	77	0.93	1.9K
$235.00	Nov 6	39.60	41.25	$40.42	4.1%	5	1.00	113

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Dec 18	8.25	8.60	$8.43	4.2%	46	0.51	693
$275.00	Dec 4	7.05	7.40	$7.23	4.8%	36	0.50	4
$330.00	Dec 18	54.10	57.05	$55.58	5.3%	--	0.98	60
$280.00	Dec 18	10.95	11.55	$11.25	5.3%	35	0.59	402
$270.00	Dec 18	5.95	6.30	$6.13	5.7%	46	0.41	557

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.45, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$237.50	Nov 13	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	6	0.01	38
$230.00	Dec 18	0.25	0.29	$0.27	14.8%	240	0.03	3.1K
$240.00	Dec 18	0.55	0.63	$0.59	13.6%	209	0.06	1.8K
$245.00	Dec 18	0.80	0.95	$0.88	17.0%	144	0.08	1.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 115 found (avg delta 0.87, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$230.00	Nov 13	44.20	46.95	$45.58	6.0%	--	1.00	33
$232.50	Nov 13	41.70	44.55	$43.13	6.6%	1	1.00	17
$235.00	Nov 13	39.20	41.50	$40.35	5.7%	5	1.00	56
$237.50	Nov 13	36.70	39.40	$38.05	7.1%	--	1.00	10
$240.00	Nov 13	34.60	36.65	$35.63	5.8%	39	1.00	103

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$315.00	Nov 20	38.70	41.15	$39.92	6.1%	--	0.98	82
$330.00	Dec 18	54.10	57.05	$55.58	5.3%	--	0.98	60
$320.00	Dec 18	44.30	47.15	$45.72	6.2%	--	0.97	12
$325.00	Dec 18	48.55	52.10	$50.33	7.1%	--	0.97	201
$300.00	Nov 13	23.65	26.20	$24.92	10.2%	3	0.97	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 238 active (total vol 19.6K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$285.00	Nov 20	1.92	2.35	$2.13	20.2%	2.4K	0.26	805
$275.00	Nov 6	2.85	3.55	$3.20	21.9%	1.0K	0.54	1.8K
$275.00	Nov 20	5.60	6.50	$6.05	14.9%	806	0.52	2.8K
$290.00	Nov 6	0.04	0.10	$0.07	85.7%	534	0.03	652
$270.00	Nov 6	6.00	7.00	$6.50	15.4%	430	0.79	1.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$275.00	Nov 6	2.22	2.72	$2.47	20.2%	545	0.46	2
$250.00	Nov 6	0.02	0.04	$0.03	66.7%	438	0.01	1.4K
$262.50	Nov 20	1.15	1.37	$1.26	17.5%	390	0.17	153
$260.00	Nov 20	0.85	1.13	$0.99	28.3%	269	0.13	1.0K
$270.00	Nov 20	2.90	3.25	$3.08	11.4%	257	0.33	67

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 9 strikes (avg 43.5%, max 63.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$270.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	33.9%	20.8%	63.0%	531	3.1K
$275.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	32.4%	20.3%	59.5%	1.1K	3.2K
$280.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	32.8%	23.0%	42.9%	559	4.0K
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	32.6%	24.7%	32.3%	287	518
$282.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	33.1%	25.2%	31.6%	380	148

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$270.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	33.9%	20.8%	63.0%	160	865
$275.00	Nov 6	Dec 18	32.4%	20.3%	59.5%	591	695
$280.00	Nov 13	Dec 18	25.7%	23.0%	11.9%	37	402

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 113 found (best R:R 132.33, avg 8.71)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$305.00	$325.00	Dec 4	$0.15	$19.85	$0.15	5%	132.33	$305.15
$270.00	$272.50	Nov 6	$1.67	$0.83	$1.67	79%	0.50	$271.67
$277.50	$280.00	Nov 13	$0.87	$1.63	$0.87	44%	1.87	$278.37
$310.00	$315.00	Dec 18	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	6%	34.71	$310.14
$270.00	$272.50	Nov 13	$1.62	$0.88	$1.62	70%	0.54	$271.62

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$280.00	$277.50	Nov 13	$1.20	$1.30	$1.20	65%	1.08	$278.80
$285.00	$280.00	Nov 20	$3.23	$1.77	$3.23	74%	0.55	$281.77
$280.00	$275.00	Dec 4	$2.70	$2.30	$2.70	61%	0.85	$277.30
$262.50	$260.00	Nov 20	$0.27	$2.23	$0.27	16%	8.26	$262.23
$285.00	$270.00	Dec 11	$8.38	$6.62	$8.38	69%	0.79	$276.62

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 87 found (best R:R 0.42, avg 0.24)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$280.00	$285.00	Nov 27	$1.79	$1.79	$3.21	60%	0.56	$281.79
$280.00	$285.00	Nov 20	$1.65	$1.65	$3.35	61%	0.49	$281.65
$285.00	$290.00	Nov 20	$1.03	$1.03	$3.97	74%	0.26	$286.03
$290.00	$295.00	Dec 18	$1.05	$1.05	$3.95	76%	0.27	$291.05
$280.00	$285.00	Dec 4	$1.75	$1.75	$3.25	61%	0.54	$281.75

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$270.00	$260.00	Dec 4	$2.95	$2.95	$7.05	61%	0.42	$267.05
$232.50	$230.00	Nov 13	$0.23	$0.23	$2.27	97%	0.10	$232.27
$242.50	$240.00	Nov 13	$0.21	$0.21	$2.29	97%	0.09	$242.29
$255.00	$250.00	Dec 11	$0.70	$0.70	$4.30	85%	0.16	$254.30
$265.00	$260.00	Dec 11	$1.35	$1.35	$3.65	70%	0.37	$263.65

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 7 found (avg debit $1.48, cheapest $1.52)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$275.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.52	32.4%	24.3%
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.40	32.6%	24.7%
$277.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.48	32.3%	25.2%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$275.00	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.60	32.4%	24.3%
$272.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.47	32.6%	24.7%
$277.50	Nov 6	Nov 13	$1.55	32.3%	25.2%
$280.00	Nov 13	Nov 20	$1.32	25.7%	24.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 70 found (cheapest 2.06% of stock, avg 6.28%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$275.00	Nov 6	$3.20	$2.47	$5.67	$269.33	$280.67	2.06%
$277.50	Nov 6	$1.97	$3.93	$5.90	$271.60	$283.40	2.14%
$272.50	Nov 6	$4.83	$1.53	$6.36	$266.14	$278.86	2.31%
$270.00	Nov 6	$6.50	$0.90	$7.40	$262.60	$277.40	2.69%
$275.00	Nov 13	$4.72	$4.07	$8.79	$266.21	$283.79	3.19%
$277.50	Nov 13	$3.45	$5.48	$8.93	$268.57	$286.43	3.24%
$267.50	Nov 6	$8.63	$0.56	$9.19	$258.31	$276.69	3.34%
$272.50	Nov 13	$6.23	$3.00	$9.23	$263.27	$281.73	3.35%
$280.00	Nov 13	$2.58	$6.68	$9.26	$270.74	$289.26	3.36%
$270.00	Nov 13	$7.85	$2.08	$9.93	$260.07	$279.93	3.61%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 0.21% of stock, avg 1.90%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$285.00	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.32	$0.25	$0.57	$264.43	$285.57
$285.00	$267.50	Nov 6	$0.32	$0.56	$0.88	$266.62	$285.88
$282.50	$265.00	Nov 6	$0.67	$0.25	$0.92	$264.08	$283.42
$300.00	$255.00	Nov 27	$0.48	$0.71	$1.19	$253.81	$301.19
$282.50	$267.50	Nov 6	$0.67	$0.56	$1.23	$266.27	$283.73
$285.00	$270.00	Nov 6	$0.32	$0.90	$1.22	$268.78	$286.22
$295.00	$255.00	Nov 27	$0.86	$0.71	$1.57	$253.43	$296.57
$282.50	$270.00	Nov 6	$0.67	$0.90	$1.57	$268.43	$284.07
$290.00	$265.00	Nov 13	$0.57	$1.05	$1.62	$263.38	$291.62
$300.00	$262.50	Nov 20	$0.34	$1.26	$1.60	$260.90	$301.60

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 170 found (best R:R 0.47, avg credit $1.04)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
230/232	282/285	Nov 13	$0.80	$1.70	70%	0.47	$231.70	$283.30
240/242	282/285	Nov 13	$0.78	$1.72	70%	0.45	$241.72	$283.28
248/250	282/285	Nov 13	$0.68	$1.82	70%	0.37	$249.32	$283.18
230/232	295/300	Nov 13	$0.34	$4.66	92%	0.07	$232.16	$295.34
235/240	315/320	Dec 18	$0.38	$4.62	90%	0.08	$239.62	$315.38
230/235	315/320	Dec 18	$0.28	$4.72	92%	0.06	$234.72	$315.28
265/268	282/285	Nov 6	$0.66	$1.84	68%	0.36	$266.84	$283.16
240/242	295/300	Nov 13	$0.32	$4.68	91%	0.07	$242.18	$295.32
240/245	295/300	Dec 11	$0.97	$4.03	78%	0.24	$244.03	$295.97
262/265	282/285	Nov 6	$0.48	$2.02	75%	0.24	$264.52	$282.98

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 152 found (best R:R 40.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Dec 18	$0.12	$4.88	19%	40.67
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Dec 4	$0.21	$4.79	21%	22.81
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Dec 11	$0.30	$4.70	20%	15.67
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Dec 4	$0.41	$4.59	23%	11.20
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Dec 11	$0.40	$4.60	21%	11.50

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$275.00	$280.00	$285.00	Nov 20	$0.43	$4.57	26%	10.63
$250.00	$255.00	$260.00	Dec 11	$0.12	$4.88	12%	40.67
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Dec 4	$0.42	$4.58	22%	10.90
$260.00	$265.00	$270.00	Dec 11	$0.35	$4.65	18%	13.29
$270.00	$275.00	$280.00	Nov 20	$0.68	$4.32	28%	6.35

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 167 found (best net $-0.24, 148 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$280.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.48	$4.52
$285.00	$290.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.07	$4.93
$280.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.80	$4.20
$275.00	$280.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.51	$3.49
$285.00	$290.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.47	$4.53

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$315.00	$295.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.24	$19.76
$295.00	$285.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$2.38	$7.62
$275.00	$270.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.96	$4.04
$265.00	$260.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.36	$4.64
$270.00	$265.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.88	$4.12

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 37 found (best yield 2.12%, avg 0.65%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$280.00	Dec 18	$5.85	0.41	1.7%	2.12%	3.78%	187	1.9K
$285.00	Dec 18	$3.95	0.32	3.5%	1.43%	4.90%	62	1.1K
$280.00	Dec 11	$5.00	0.40	1.7%	1.82%	3.47%	10	9
$290.00	Dec 18	$2.65	0.24	5.3%	0.96%	6.25%	67	2.3K
$280.00	Dec 4	$4.35	0.39	1.7%	1.58%	3.23%	21	116
$285.00	Dec 11	$3.20	0.30	3.5%	1.16%	4.63%	1	2
$280.00	Nov 27	$4.05	0.40	1.7%	1.47%	3.13%	222	117
$285.00	Dec 4	$2.74	0.29	3.5%	0.99%	4.47%	16	29
$280.00	Nov 20	$3.45	0.39	1.7%	1.25%	2.91%	327	1.5K
$290.00	Dec 11	$2.00	0.22	5.3%	0.73%	6.01%	--	13

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 22,228

Total Puts 8,930

Put/Call Ratio 0.40

Net Difference 13,298

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 20,318

Total Puts 7,098

Put/Call Ratio 0.35

Net Difference 13,220

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)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

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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)

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Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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