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MICROSOFT CORP

$496.07 -0.34%

(9/18 14:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 3:00pm) 340,677

Calls: 232,195 (68%)

Puts: 108,482 (32%)

Prior (09/17) 212,319

Calls: 133,374 (63%)

Puts: 78,945 (37%)

Current vs Prior +60.46%

Calls: +74.09% (Calls)

Puts: +37.41% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 2,720,420

Calls: 1,809,290 (67%)

Puts: 911,130 (33%)

Prior 7-Day Average 388,631

Calls: 258,470 (67%)

Puts: 130,161 (33%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.34%

Calls: -10.17%

Puts: -16.66%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 3:00pm) $183.59M

Calls: $143.40M (78%)

Puts: $40.19M (22%)

Prior (09/17) $141.33M

Calls: $101.98M (72%)

Puts: $39.35M (28%)

Current vs Prior +29.90%

Calls: +40.61%

Puts: +2.15%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.45B

Calls: $1.07B (74%)

Puts: $381.56M (26%)

Prior 7-Day Average $206.75M

Calls: $152.24M (74%)

Puts: $54.51M (26%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.20%

Calls: -5.81%

Puts: -26.26%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 3:00pm) 0.47

Prior (09/17) 0.59

Current vs Prior -21.07%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.55

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -14.83%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 3:00pm) 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 27,561,725

Calls: 17,943,528 (65%)

Puts: 9,618,197 (35%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,937,389

Calls: 2,563,361 (65%)

Puts: 1,374,028 (35%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.09%

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 0.72% | 1.46%0.72% | 2.73%0.72% | 5.72%

Prior 1.44% | 1.95%1.44% | 3.03%1.44% | 5.97%

Current vs Prior -49.77% | -24.86%-49.77% | -9.98%-49.77% | -4.27%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.73% | 2.36%1.82% | 3.38%1.97% | 6.56%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -58.16% | -38.13%-60.42% | -19.31%-63.38% | -12.80%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.44% | 1.95%1.41% | 3.01%1.41% | 5.88%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -49.77% | -24.86%-48.91% | -9.21%-48.91% | -2.75%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 10.43% | 9.63%

Calls: 7.10% | 8.45%

Puts: 13.76% | 10.81%

Prior 8.32% | 13.75%

Calls: 6.77% | 11.24%

Puts: 9.88% | 16.25%

Current vs Prior +25.36% | -29.96%

Prior 7-Day Avg 9.41% | 8.06%

Calls: 7.72% | 6.63%

Puts: 11.11% | 9.49%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +10.79% | +19.48%

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Strong bullish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in calls ($143.40M) vs puts ($40.19M). Above-average activity with volume up 60% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.47 - heavy call buying (232,195 calls vs 108,482 puts). P/C ratio dropping 21% - 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 BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
14:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
13:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
12:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	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 358 of results (avg 6.2%, best 1.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$460.00	Sep 18	35.80	36.35	$36.08	1.5%	203	1.00	7.3K
$430.00	Sep 18	65.65	67.15	$66.40	2.3%	93	1.00	14.3K
$400.00	Sep 18	95.25	97.45	$96.35	2.3%	44	1.00	8.8K
$490.00	Oct 16	16.95	17.35	$17.15	2.3%	428	0.59	7.7K
$420.00	Sep 18	75.30	77.10	$76.20	2.4%	186	1.00	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$505.00	Oct 16	16.75	17.10	$16.93	2.1%	357	0.59	1.8K
$500.00	Oct 16	13.95	14.25	$14.10	2.1%	531	0.53	8.6K
$595.00	Sep 18	97.70	100.35	$99.03	2.7%	1	0.99	--
$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	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 54 found (avg $0.60, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Sep 18	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	19.7K	0.07	16.3K
$497.50	Sep 18	0.43	0.48	$0.45	11.1%	18.8K	0.29	2.8K
$505.00	Sep 21	0.38	0.42	$0.40	10.0%	2.4K	0.11	509
$502.50	Sep 21	0.71	0.82	$0.76	14.5%	1.1K	0.19	246
$530.00	Sep 25	0.13	0.14	$0.14	7.1%	507	0.02	11.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$495.00	Sep 18	0.63	0.66	$0.65	4.6%	8.2K	0.35	4.4K
$482.50	Sep 21	0.20	0.24	$0.22	18.2%	694	0.06	285
$487.50	Sep 21	0.52	0.62	$0.57	17.5%	717	0.14	487
$490.00	Sep 21	0.88	1.03	$0.96	15.6%	1.2K	0.22	942
$477.50	Sep 23	0.45	0.54	$0.50	18.0%	136	0.08	521

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	95.25	97.45	$96.35	2.3%	44	1.00	8.8K
$405.00	Sep 18	90.40	92.90	$91.65	2.7%	8	1.00	421
$410.00	Sep 18	85.55	87.65	$86.60	2.4%	47	1.00	5.9K
$415.00	Sep 18	80.50	82.60	$81.55	2.6%	33	1.00	944
$420.00	Sep 18	75.30	77.10	$76.20	2.4%	186	1.00	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$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	--
$550.00	Sep 18	52.65	55.35	$54.00	5.0%	8	1.00	13
$555.00	Sep 18	57.65	60.35	$59.00	4.6%	6	1.00	--
$560.00	Sep 18	62.50	65.35	$63.93	4.5%	5	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 736 active (total vol 300.9K, top 21.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$495.00	Sep 18	1.63	1.75	$1.69	7.1%	21.2K	0.65	4.2K
$500.00	Sep 18	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	19.7K	0.07	16.3K
$497.50	Sep 18	0.43	0.48	$0.45	11.1%	18.8K	0.29	2.8K
$492.50	Sep 18	3.45	3.90	$3.68	12.2%	9.0K	0.89	2.3K
$550.00	Oct 16	0.86	0.90	$0.88	4.5%	6.4K	0.06	55.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$490.00	Sep 18	0.04	0.05	$0.05	20.0%	17.2K	0.03	5.4K
$492.50	Sep 18	0.15	0.19	$0.17	23.5%	15.3K	0.12	1.9K
$495.00	Sep 18	0.63	0.66	$0.65	4.6%	8.2K	0.35	4.4K
$487.50	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	3.1K	0.01	1.8K
$485.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	2.6K	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 69.0%, max 86.1%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$497.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	44.3%	23.8%	86.1%	19.0K	2.9K
$495.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	44.9%	29.6%	52.0%	21.2K	4.4K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$497.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	44.3%	23.8%	86.1%	1.2K	789
$495.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	44.9%	29.6%	52.0%	8.2K	4.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 320 found (best R:R 0.63, avg 9.17)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$475.00	$480.00	Oct 23	$3.07	$1.93	$3.07	74%	0.63	$478.07
$480.00	$485.00	Oct 30	$2.80	$2.20	$2.80	65%	0.79	$482.80
$475.00	$480.00	Oct 30	$3.05	$1.95	$3.05	69%	0.64	$478.05
$485.00	$487.50	Sep 25	$1.62	$0.88	$1.62	77%	0.54	$486.62
$560.00	$565.00	Oct 30	$0.38	$4.62	$0.38	14%	12.16	$560.38

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$500.00	$497.50	Sep 28	$0.90	$1.60	$0.90	58%	1.78	$499.10
$500.00	$497.50	Sep 23	$1.22	$1.28	$1.22	62%	1.05	$498.78
$495.00	$490.00	Oct 23	$1.95	$3.05	$1.95	47%	1.56	$493.05
$430.00	$425.00	Oct 30	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	10%	20.74	$429.77
$495.00	$490.00	Oct 30	$2.02	$2.98	$2.02	47%	1.48	$492.98

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 256 found (best R:R 0.15, avg 0.26)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$497.50	$500.00	Sep 30	$1.31	$1.31	$1.19	52%	1.10	$498.81
$502.50	$505.00	Sep 28	$0.95	$0.95	$1.55	63%	0.61	$503.45
$555.00	$560.00	Oct 30	$0.81	$0.81	$4.19	84%	0.19	$555.81
$497.50	$500.00	Sep 18	$0.36	$0.36	$2.14	71%	0.17	$497.86
$497.50	$500.00	Sep 28	$1.22	$1.22	$1.28	52%	0.95	$498.72

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$435.00	$430.00	Oct 30	$0.66	$0.66	$4.34	89%	0.15	$434.34
$475.00	$472.50	Sep 28	$0.39	$0.39	$2.11	88%	0.18	$474.61
$455.00	$450.00	Oct 30	$1.00	$1.00	$4.00	81%	0.25	$454.00
$465.00	$460.00	Oct 30	$1.28	$1.28	$3.72	75%	0.34	$463.72
$490.00	$485.00	Oct 23	$2.03	$2.03	$2.97	59%	0.68	$487.97

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $1.84, cheapest $1.82)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$495.00	Sep 18	Sep 21	$1.86	44.9%	16.3%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$495.00	Sep 18	Sep 21	$1.82	44.9%	16.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 240 found (cheapest 0.47% of stock, avg 5.52%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$495.00	Sep 18	$1.69	$0.65	$2.34	$492.66	$497.34	0.47%
$497.50	Sep 18	$0.45	$1.89	$2.34	$495.16	$499.84	0.47%
$492.50	Sep 18	$3.68	$0.17	$3.85	$488.65	$496.35	0.78%
$500.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$4.05	$4.14	$495.86	$504.14	0.83%
$495.00	Sep 21	$3.55	$2.47	$6.02	$488.98	$501.02	1.21%
$497.50	Sep 21	$2.31	$3.70	$6.01	$491.49	$503.51	1.21%
$490.00	Sep 18	$6.07	$0.05	$6.12	$483.88	$496.12	1.23%
$502.50	Sep 18	$0.02	$6.07	$6.09	$496.41	$508.59	1.23%
$500.00	Sep 21	$1.39	$5.35	$6.74	$493.26	$506.74	1.36%
$492.50	Sep 21	$5.28	$1.57	$6.85	$485.65	$499.35	1.38%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 254 found (cheapest 0.05% of stock, avg 2.46%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$500.00	$492.50	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.17	$0.26	$492.24	$500.26
$507.50	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.20	$0.35	$0.55	$484.45	$508.05
$497.50	$492.50	Sep 18	$0.45	$0.17	$0.62	$491.88	$498.12
$505.00	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.40	$0.35	$0.75	$484.25	$505.75
$507.50	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.20	$0.57	$0.77	$486.73	$508.27
$505.00	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.40	$0.57	$0.97	$486.53	$505.97
$500.00	$495.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.65	$0.74	$494.26	$500.74
$497.50	$495.00	Sep 18	$0.45	$0.65	$1.10	$493.90	$498.60
$502.50	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.76	$0.35	$1.11	$483.89	$503.61
$507.50	$490.00	Sep 21	$0.20	$0.96	$1.16	$488.84	$508.66

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 598 found (best R:R 0.61, avg credit $0.97)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
472/475	510/512	Sep 28	$0.95	$1.55	66%	0.61	$474.05	$510.95
430/435	545/550	Oct 30	$1.69	$3.31	68%	0.51	$433.31	$546.69
472/475	520/522	Sep 28	$0.59	$1.91	79%	0.31	$474.41	$520.59
472/475	518/520	Sep 28	$0.63	$1.87	76%	0.34	$474.37	$518.13
400/405	545/550	Oct 30	$1.33	$3.67	74%	0.36	$403.67	$546.33
482/485	510/512	Sep 28	$1.19	$1.31	53%	0.91	$483.81	$511.19
472/475	512/515	Sep 28	$0.75	$1.75	70%	0.43	$474.25	$513.25
450/452	512/515	Oct 2	$0.74	$1.76	71%	0.42	$451.76	$513.24
460/462	512/515	Oct 2	$0.82	$1.68	67%	0.49	$461.68	$513.32
440/445	545/550	Oct 30	$1.78	$3.22	64%	0.55	$443.22	$546.78

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 353 found (best R:R 2.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$492.50	$495.00	$497.50	Sep 18	$0.75	$1.75	60%	2.33
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$0.10	$4.90	12%	49.00
$470.00	$475.00	$480.00	Oct 16	$0.08	$4.92	9%	61.50
$490.00	$492.50	$495.00	Sep 23	$0.05	$2.45	16%	49.00
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 9	$0.19	$4.81	13%	25.32

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$492.50	$495.00	$497.50	Sep 18	$0.76	$1.74	60%	2.29
$500.00	$505.00	$510.00	Oct 9	$0.17	$4.83	13%	28.41
$497.50	$500.00	$502.50	Sep 21	$0.13	$2.37	23%	18.23
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Oct 16	$0.13	$4.87	12%	37.46
$490.00	$495.00	$500.00	Oct 9	$0.22	$4.78	14%	21.73

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 $-0.22, 392 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$465.00	$482.50	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.99	$15.51
$465.00	$480.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$4.50	$10.50
$490.00	$492.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.29	$1.21
$500.00	$502.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.13	$2.37
$497.50	$500.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.47	$2.03

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$527.50	$510.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$0.22	$17.28
$502.50	$500.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$2.03	$0.47
$492.50	$490.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.35	$2.15
$495.00	$492.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.67	$1.83
$490.00	$487.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.18	$2.32

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 118 found (best yield 3.97%, avg 0.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$500.00	Oct 30	$19.70	0.50	0.8%	3.97%	4.76%	171	118
$505.00	Oct 30	$17.55	0.46	1.8%	3.54%	5.34%	1	104
$510.00	Oct 30	$15.55	0.43	2.8%	3.13%	5.94%	228	296
$515.00	Oct 30	$13.55	0.39	3.8%	2.73%	6.55%	12	41
$520.00	Oct 30	$11.85	0.36	4.8%	2.39%	7.21%	42	83
$525.00	Oct 30	$10.25	0.32	5.8%	2.07%	7.90%	28	110
$530.00	Oct 30	$8.90	0.29	6.8%	1.79%	8.63%	35	246
$535.00	Oct 30	$7.70	0.26	7.8%	1.55%	9.40%	33	96
$540.00	Oct 30	$6.55	0.23	8.9%	1.32%	10.18%	195	383
$545.00	Oct 30	$5.60	0.21	9.9%	1.13%	10.99%	30	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

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

Total Calls 232,195

Total Puts 108,482

Put/Call Ratio 0.47

Net Difference 123,713

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 133,374

Total Puts 78,945

Put/Call Ratio 0.59

Net Difference 54,429

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 1,809,290

Total Puts 911,130

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.55

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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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

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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)

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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