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MICROSOFT CORP

$495.81 -0.39%

(9/18 15:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18) 351,740

Calls: 238,926 (68%)

Puts: 112,814 (32%)

Prior (09/17) 219,974

Calls: 137,717 (63%)

Puts: 82,257 (37%)

Current vs Prior +59.90%

Calls: +73.49% (Calls)

Puts: +37.15% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 2,628,626

Calls: 1,756,325 (67%)

Puts: 872,301 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 375,518

Calls: 250,903 (67%)

Puts: 124,614 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.33%

Calls: -4.77%

Puts: -9.47%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18) $188.65M

Calls: $146.15M (77%)

Puts: $42.50M (23%)

Prior (09/17) $146.93M

Calls: $108.16M (74%)

Puts: $38.77M (26%)

Current vs Prior +28.39%

Calls: +35.12%

Puts: +9.64%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.39B

Calls: $1.01B (73%)

Puts: $377.87M (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average $198.70M

Calls: $144.72M (73%)

Puts: $53.98M (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.06%

Calls: +0.98%

Puts: -21.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18) 0.47

Prior (09/17) 0.60

Current vs Prior -20.95%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.54

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -13.15%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18) 4,019,761

Calls: 2,600,185 (65%)

Puts: 1,419,576 (35%)

Prior (09/17) 3,979,244

Calls: 2,583,671 (65%)

Puts: 1,395,573 (35%)

Current vs Prior +1.02%

Prior 7-Day Total 22,959,672

Calls: 15,384,344 (67%)

Puts: 7,575,328 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,279,953

Calls: 2,197,763 (67%)

Puts: 1,082,189 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +22.56%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/21)Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 0.78% | 1.48%0.78% | 2.75%0.78% | 5.70%

Prior 1.41% | 1.92%1.41% | 3.01%1.41% | 5.88%

Current vs Prior -44.89% | -22.87%-44.89% | -8.63%-44.89% | -3.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.53% | 2.31%1.83% | 3.39%1.98% | 6.56%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -49.17% | -35.82%-57.57% | -18.93%-60.77% | -13.08%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.41% | 1.92%1.41% | 3.01%1.41% | 5.88%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -44.89% | -22.87%-44.89% | -8.63%-44.89% | -3.00%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 9.24% | 9.53%

Calls: 8.75% | 9.92%

Puts: 9.73% | 9.14%

Prior 7.13% | 6.29%

Calls: 6.98% | 6.12%

Puts: 7.29% | 6.45%

Current vs Prior +29.59% | +51.51%

Prior 7-Day Avg 10.34% | 6.95%

Calls: 9.20% | 6.35%

Puts: 11.47% | 7.55%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -10.60% | +37.09%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 77% of dollar volume in calls ($146.15M) vs puts ($42.50M). Above-average activity with volume up 60% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.47 - heavy call buying (238,926 calls vs 112,814 puts). P/C ratio dropping 21% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 404 of results (avg 6.0%, best 1.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$420.00	Sep 18	75.60	76.40	$76.00	1.1%	194	1.00	8.0K
$450.00	Sep 18	45.60	46.10	$45.85	1.1%	365	1.00	15.5K
$455.00	Sep 18	40.60	41.10	$40.85	1.2%	73	1.00	2.3K
$410.00	Sep 18	85.60	86.70	$86.15	1.3%	47	1.00	5.9K
$430.00	Sep 18	65.65	66.50	$66.08	1.3%	95	1.00	14.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$505.00	Oct 16	16.95	17.20	$17.08	1.5%	363	0.59	1.8K
$540.00	Oct 16	44.50	45.70	$45.10	2.7%	--	0.89	94
$580.00	Sep 18	82.95	85.35	$84.15	2.9%	1	1.00	--
$575.00	Sep 18	77.90	80.35	$79.13	3.1%	1	1.00	--
$535.00	Oct 16	39.05	40.30	$39.67	3.2%	1	0.87	130

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 61 found (avg $0.56, cheapest $0.13)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Sep 18	0.12	0.13	$0.13	7.7%	20.8K	0.09	16.3K
$497.50	Sep 18	0.49	0.53	$0.51	7.8%	19.9K	0.29	2.8K
$510.00	Sep 21	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	648	0.04	489
$505.00	Sep 21	0.38	0.43	$0.41	12.2%	2.6K	0.11	509
$502.50	Sep 21	0.72	0.81	$0.77	11.7%	1.1K	0.19	246

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$490.00	Sep 18	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	17.4K	0.04	5.4K
$492.50	Sep 18	0.20	0.23	$0.22	13.6%	15.6K	0.14	1.9K
$495.00	Sep 18	0.77	0.84	$0.81	8.6%	8.7K	0.39	4.4K
$485.00	Sep 21	0.36	0.41	$0.39	12.8%	859	0.10	456
$487.50	Sep 21	0.59	0.67	$0.63	12.7%	824	0.15	487

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 319 found (avg delta 0.85, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Sep 18	95.65	97.30	$96.48	1.7%	52	1.00	8.8K
$405.00	Sep 18	90.10	92.55	$91.32	2.7%	9	1.00	421
$410.00	Sep 18	85.60	86.70	$86.15	1.3%	47	1.00	5.9K
$415.00	Sep 18	80.55	82.10	$81.32	1.9%	33	1.00	944
$420.00	Sep 18	75.60	76.40	$76.00	1.1%	194	1.00	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$527.50	Sep 25	29.65	32.90	$31.28	10.4%	--	1.00	12
$530.00	Sep 25	32.75	35.35	$34.05	7.6%	--	1.00	78
$535.00	Sep 18	37.70	40.35	$39.03	6.8%	46	1.00	--
$540.00	Sep 18	42.65	45.35	$44.00	6.1%	17	1.00	14
$545.00	Sep 18	47.70	50.35	$49.03	5.4%	14	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 737 active (total vol 311.0K, top 21.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$495.00	Sep 18	1.53	1.67	$1.60	8.7%	21.4K	0.61	4.2K
$500.00	Sep 18	0.12	0.13	$0.13	7.7%	20.8K	0.09	16.3K
$497.50	Sep 18	0.49	0.53	$0.51	7.8%	19.9K	0.29	2.8K
$492.50	Sep 18	3.35	3.70	$3.53	9.9%	9.0K	0.86	2.3K
$550.00	Oct 16	0.83	0.89	$0.86	7.0%	6.4K	0.06	55.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$490.00	Sep 18	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	17.4K	0.04	5.4K
$492.50	Sep 18	0.20	0.23	$0.22	13.6%	15.6K	0.14	1.9K
$495.00	Sep 18	0.77	0.84	$0.81	8.6%	8.7K	0.39	4.4K
$487.50	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	3.2K	0.01	1.8K
$485.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	2.8K	0.01	3.7K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 113.8%, max 140.6%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$497.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	57.3%	23.8%	140.6%	20.0K	2.9K
$495.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	55.4%	29.7%	86.6%	21.4K	4.4K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$497.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	57.3%	23.8%	140.6%	1.2K	789
$495.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	55.7%	29.7%	87.5%	8.7K	4.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 328 found (best R:R 0.50, avg 9.37)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$450.00	$452.50	Sep 18	$1.67	$0.83	$1.67	100%	0.50	$451.67
$475.00	$477.50	Sep 25	$1.60	$0.90	$1.60	90%	0.56	$476.60
$472.50	$475.00	Oct 2	$1.58	$0.92	$1.58	85%	0.58	$474.08
$480.00	$482.50	Sep 25	$1.62	$0.88	$1.62	84%	0.54	$481.62
$485.00	$487.50	Sep 30	$1.33	$1.17	$1.33	72%	0.88	$486.33

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$500.00	$495.00	Oct 30	$2.07	$2.93	$2.07	51%	1.42	$497.93
$520.00	$515.00	Oct 23	$3.22	$1.78	$3.22	72%	0.55	$516.78
$500.00	$497.50	Sep 30	$1.08	$1.42	$1.08	57%	1.31	$498.92
$510.00	$505.00	Oct 9	$2.98	$2.02	$2.98	68%	0.68	$507.02
$510.00	$505.00	Oct 16	$2.90	$2.10	$2.90	65%	0.72	$507.10

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 258 found (best R:R 0.29, avg 0.26)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$545.00	$550.00	Oct 30	$1.13	$1.13	$3.87	79%	0.29	$546.13
$502.50	$505.00	Sep 28	$1.00	$1.00	$1.50	64%	0.67	$503.50
$510.00	$515.00	Oct 30	$2.13	$2.13	$2.87	58%	0.74	$512.13
$537.50	$540.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.11	$2.39	98%	0.05	$537.61
$542.50	$545.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.11	$2.39	98%	0.05	$542.61

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$495.00	$490.00	Oct 30	$2.43	$2.43	$2.57	53%	0.95	$492.57
$492.50	$490.00	Sep 25	$1.02	$1.02	$1.48	60%	0.69	$491.48
$495.00	$492.50	Sep 18	$0.59	$0.59	$1.91	61%	0.31	$494.41
$475.00	$470.00	Oct 30	$1.58	$1.58	$3.42	68%	0.46	$473.42
$495.00	$492.50	Sep 30	$1.20	$1.20	$1.30	53%	0.92	$493.80

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $1.85, cheapest $1.78)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$495.00	Sep 18	Sep 21	$1.93	55.4%	16.5%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$495.00	Sep 18	Sep 21	$1.78	55.7%	16.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 241 found (cheapest 0.49% of stock, avg 5.51%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$495.00	Sep 18	$1.60	$0.81	$2.41	$492.59	$497.41	0.49%
$497.50	Sep 18	$0.51	$2.26	$2.77	$494.73	$500.27	0.56%
$492.50	Sep 18	$3.53	$0.22	$3.75	$488.75	$496.25	0.76%
$500.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$4.30	$4.43	$495.57	$504.43	0.89%
$490.00	Sep 18	$5.80	$0.06	$5.86	$484.14	$495.86	1.18%
$495.00	Sep 21	$3.53	$2.59	$6.12	$488.88	$501.12	1.23%
$497.50	Sep 21	$2.28	$3.83	$6.11	$491.39	$503.61	1.23%
$502.50	Sep 18	$0.02	$6.43	$6.45	$496.05	$508.95	1.30%
$500.00	Sep 21	$1.34	$5.30	$6.64	$493.36	$506.64	1.34%
$492.50	Sep 21	$5.20	$1.67	$6.87	$485.63	$499.37	1.39%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 254 found (cheapest 0.07% of stock, avg 2.50%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$500.00	$492.50	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.22	$0.35	$492.15	$500.35
$507.50	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.22	$0.39	$0.61	$484.39	$508.11
$505.00	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.41	$0.39	$0.80	$484.20	$505.80
$497.50	$492.50	Sep 18	$0.51	$0.22	$0.73	$491.77	$498.23
$507.50	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.22	$0.63	$0.85	$486.65	$508.35
$505.00	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.41	$0.63	$1.04	$486.46	$506.04
$502.50	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.77	$0.39	$1.16	$483.84	$503.66
$500.00	$495.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.81	$0.94	$494.06	$500.94
$502.50	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.77	$0.63	$1.40	$486.10	$503.90
$507.50	$490.00	Sep 21	$0.22	$1.04	$1.26	$488.74	$508.76

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 596 found (best R:R 0.36, avg credit $0.97)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
400/405	545/550	Oct 30	$1.33	$3.67	74%	0.36	$403.67	$546.33
435/440	545/550	Oct 30	$1.73	$3.27	66%	0.53	$438.27	$546.73
445/450	545/550	Oct 30	$1.93	$3.07	62%	0.63	$448.07	$546.93
415/420	545/550	Oct 30	$1.43	$3.57	72%	0.40	$418.57	$546.43
425/430	545/550	Oct 30	$1.55	$3.45	69%	0.45	$428.45	$546.55
405/410	545/550	Oct 30	$1.33	$3.67	74%	0.36	$408.67	$546.33
410/415	545/550	Oct 30	$1.37	$3.63	73%	0.38	$413.63	$546.37
430/435	545/550	Oct 30	$1.60	$3.40	68%	0.47	$433.40	$546.60
440/445	545/550	Oct 30	$1.78	$3.22	64%	0.55	$443.22	$546.78
450/452	512/515	Oct 2	$0.71	$1.79	71%	0.40	$451.79	$513.21

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 349 found (best R:R 26.78, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$490.00	$495.00	$500.00	Oct 9	$0.13	$4.87	14%	37.46
$500.00	$505.00	$510.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$4.94	10%	82.33
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 9	$0.16	$4.84	13%	30.25
$490.00	$492.50	$495.00	Sep 21	$0.13	$2.37	23%	18.23
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$4.86	12%	34.71

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$497.50	$500.00	$502.50	Sep 18	$0.09	$2.41	27%	26.78
$495.00	$497.50	$500.00	Sep 18	$0.59	$1.91	52%	3.24
$492.50	$495.00	$497.50	Sep 23	$0.06	$2.44	16%	40.67
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 23	$0.14	$4.86	10%	34.71
$490.00	$495.00	$500.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$4.85	11%	32.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 415 found (best net $-0.48, 391 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$465.00	$482.50	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.61	$15.89
$465.00	$480.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$4.74	$10.26
$490.00	$492.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.26	$1.24
$497.50	$500.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.40	$2.10
$500.00	$502.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.20	$2.30

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$527.50	$510.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$0.48	$17.02
$500.00	$497.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.22	$2.28
$502.50	$500.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$2.17	$0.33
$492.50	$490.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.41	$2.09
$490.00	$487.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.22	$2.28

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 119 found (best yield 3.97%, avg 0.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$500.00	Oct 30	$19.70	0.49	0.8%	3.97%	4.82%	171	118
$505.00	Oct 30	$17.55	0.46	1.9%	3.54%	5.39%	1	104
$510.00	Oct 30	$15.50	0.42	2.9%	3.13%	5.99%	229	296
$515.00	Oct 30	$13.50	0.39	3.9%	2.72%	6.59%	12	41
$520.00	Oct 30	$11.80	0.35	4.9%	2.38%	7.26%	42	83
$525.00	Oct 30	$10.25	0.32	5.9%	2.07%	7.95%	28	110
$530.00	Oct 30	$8.80	0.29	6.9%	1.77%	8.67%	35	246
$535.00	Oct 30	$7.65	0.26	7.9%	1.54%	9.45%	33	96
$540.00	Oct 30	$6.55	0.23	8.9%	1.32%	10.23%	196	383
$545.00	Oct 30	$5.60	0.21	9.9%	1.13%	11.05%	32	162

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 238,926

Total Puts 112,814

Put/Call Ratio 0.47

Net Difference 126,112

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 137,717

Total Puts 82,257

Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Net Difference 55,460

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 1,756,325

Total Puts 872,301

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.54

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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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

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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)

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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