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MICROSOFT CORP

$493.78 -0.80%

(9/18 15:24) ◀

Friday, September 18, 2026 (4:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 4:00pm) 404,644

Calls: 266,874 (66%)

Puts: 137,770 (34%)

Prior (09/17) 260,196

Calls: 161,999 (62%)

Puts: 98,197 (38%)

Current vs Prior +55.52%

Calls: +64.74% (Calls)

Puts: +40.30% (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 +4.12%

Calls: +3.25%

Puts: +5.85%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 4:00pm) $202.10M

Calls: $146.02M (72%)

Puts: $56.08M (28%)

Prior (09/17) $171.61M

Calls: $130.38M (76%)

Puts: $41.24M (24%)

Current vs Prior +17.76%

Calls: +12.00%

Puts: +35.99%

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 -2.25%

Calls: -4.09%

Puts: +2.88%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 4:00pm) 0.52

Prior (09/17) 0.61

Current vs Prior -14.83%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.55

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.90%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 4:00pm) 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 0.59% | 1.49%0.59% | 2.75%0.59% | 5.73%

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

Current vs Prior +3.60% | +17.44%-59.12% | -9.36%-59.12% | -4.13%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -13.71% | -3.29%-67.79% | -18.75%-70.20% | -12.68%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod +3.60% | +17.44%-58.43% | -8.59%-58.43% | -2.61%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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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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Moderately bullish flow with 72% call dollar volume ($146.02M). Above-average activity with volume up 56% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.52. Call-heavy open interest (2,600,185 calls vs 1,419,576 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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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 BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
16:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 221 of results (avg 6.5%, best 1.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Sep 18	92.75	94.30	$93.53	1.7%	64	1.00	8.8K
$425.00	Sep 18	67.75	69.55	$68.65	2.6%	126	1.00	4.4K
$405.00	Sep 18	87.75	90.20	$88.98	2.8%	9	1.00	421
$400.00	Oct 16	94.05	96.80	$95.43	2.9%	36	0.99	2.8K
$420.00	Sep 18	72.80	74.95	$73.88	2.9%	206	1.00	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$575.00	Sep 18	79.80	82.65	$81.22	3.5%	1	1.00	--
$580.00	Sep 18	84.65	87.95	$86.30	3.8%	1	1.00	--
$570.00	Sep 18	74.75	77.90	$76.33	4.1%	2	1.00	--
$565.00	Sep 18	69.80	72.75	$71.28	4.1%	2	1.00	--
$470.00	Oct 16	4.40	4.60	$4.50	4.4%	1.6K	0.22	5.8K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 7 found (avg $0.68, cheapest $0.74)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Sep 21	0.69	0.79	$0.74	13.5%	3.6K	0.19	991
$520.00	Sep 25	0.35	0.40	$0.38	13.2%	2.3K	0.06	2.6K
$530.00	Oct 2	0.60	0.69	$0.65	13.8%	5.2K	0.07	2.4K
$550.00	Oct 16	0.74	0.86	$0.80	15.0%	6.8K	0.06	55.2K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$430.00	Oct 16	0.71	0.85	$0.78	17.9%	107	0.04	2.5K
$435.00	Oct 16	0.81	0.99	$0.90	20.0%	528	0.05	2.1K
$420.00	Oct 16	0.49	0.56	$0.53	13.2%	63	0.03	7.8K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 328 found (avg delta 0.85, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$400.00	Sep 18	92.75	94.30	$93.53	1.7%	64	1.00	8.8K
$405.00	Sep 18	87.75	90.20	$88.98	2.8%	9	1.00	421
$410.00	Sep 18	82.15	85.25	$83.70	3.7%	77	1.00	5.9K
$415.00	Sep 18	77.25	80.20	$78.72	3.7%	279	1.00	944
$420.00	Sep 18	72.80	74.95	$73.88	2.9%	206	1.00	8.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$530.00	Sep 18	35.55	37.30	$36.42	4.8%	41	1.00	51
$532.50	Sep 18	37.30	40.40	$38.85	8.0%	46	1.00	--
$535.00	Sep 18	39.80	42.90	$41.35	7.5%	46	1.00	--
$537.50	Sep 18	42.15	44.80	$43.47	6.1%	17	1.00	--
$540.00	Sep 18	44.95	47.90	$46.43	6.4%	17	1.00	14

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 768 active (total vol 356.7K, top 25.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	25.6K	0.01	16.3K
$495.00	Sep 18	0.06	0.15	$0.11	81.8%	25.0K	0.14	4.2K
$497.50	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	22.7K	0.01	2.8K
$492.50	Sep 18	0.76	1.43	$1.10	60.9%	9.3K	1.00	2.3K
$550.00	Oct 16	0.74	0.86	$0.80	15.0%	6.8K	0.06	55.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$490.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.02	$0.01	200.0%	20.2K	0.02	5.4K
$492.50	Sep 18	0.15	0.30	$0.22	68.2%	19.9K	0.27	1.9K
$495.00	Sep 18	1.42	2.18	$1.80	42.2%	10.4K	0.87	4.4K
$487.50	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	3.7K	0.02	1.8K
$485.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.04	$0.02	200.0%	3.2K	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. 1 strikes (avg 53.9%, max 53.9%)

CALLS (0)

No calls found

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$492.50	Sep 18	Oct 2	35.9%	23.3%	53.9%	20.0K	2.0K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 332 found (best R:R 0.61, avg 8.82)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$490.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$2.12	$2.88	$2.12	56%	1.36	$492.12
$487.50	$490.00	Sep 21	$1.38	$1.12	$1.38	79%	0.81	$488.88
$570.00	$580.00	Oct 30	$0.27	$9.73	$0.27	9%	36.04	$570.27
$475.00	$480.00	Oct 23	$3.05	$1.95	$3.05	72%	0.64	$478.05
$530.00	$535.00	Oct 30	$0.85	$4.15	$0.85	27%	4.88	$530.85

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$502.50	$500.00	Sep 18	$1.55	$0.95	$1.55	99%	0.61	$500.95
$500.00	$497.50	Sep 28	$0.92	$1.58	$0.92	64%	1.72	$499.08
$460.00	$455.00	Oct 23	$0.19	$4.81	$0.19	16%	25.32	$459.81
$492.50	$490.00	Sep 30	$0.57	$1.93	$0.57	47%	3.39	$491.93
$502.50	$500.00	Oct 2	$1.06	$1.44	$1.06	64%	1.36	$501.44

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 261 found (best R:R 0.25, avg 0.27)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$565.00	$570.00	Oct 30	$0.99	$0.99	$4.01	88%	0.25	$565.99
$515.00	$520.00	Oct 23	$1.80	$1.80	$3.20	69%	0.56	$516.80
$495.00	$500.00	Oct 16	$2.65	$2.65	$2.35	50%	1.13	$497.65
$497.50	$500.00	Sep 28	$1.26	$1.26	$1.24	58%	1.02	$498.76
$495.00	$497.50	Sep 23	$1.31	$1.31	$1.19	55%	1.10	$496.31

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$492.50	$490.00	Sep 25	$1.62	$1.62	$0.88	53%	1.84	$490.88
$405.00	$400.00	Oct 30	$0.66	$0.66	$4.34	94%	0.15	$404.34
$435.00	$430.00	Oct 30	$0.89	$0.89	$4.11	88%	0.22	$434.11
$460.00	$455.00	Oct 30	$1.48	$1.48	$3.52	76%	0.42	$458.52
$490.00	$487.50	Sep 30	$1.40	$1.40	$1.10	58%	1.27	$488.60

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 254 found (cheapest 0.27% of stock, avg 5.66%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$492.50	Sep 18	$1.10	$0.22	$1.32	$491.18	$493.82	0.27%
$495.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$1.80	$1.91	$493.09	$496.91	0.39%
$490.00	Sep 18	$3.25	$0.01	$3.26	$486.74	$493.26	0.66%
$497.50	Sep 18	$0.01	$4.25	$4.26	$493.24	$501.76	0.86%
$495.00	Sep 21	$2.25	$3.72	$5.97	$489.03	$500.97	1.21%
$492.50	Sep 21	$3.63	$2.53	$6.16	$486.34	$498.66	1.25%
$487.50	Sep 18	$6.18	$0.02	$6.20	$481.30	$493.70	1.26%
$497.50	Sep 21	$1.33	$5.33	$6.66	$490.84	$504.16	1.35%
$490.00	Sep 21	$5.20	$1.54	$6.74	$483.26	$496.74	1.36%
$500.00	Sep 18	$0.01	$6.98	$6.99	$493.01	$506.99	1.42%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 251 found (cheapest 0.07% of stock, avg 2.55%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$495.00	$492.50	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.22	$0.33	$492.17	$495.33
$505.00	$482.50	Sep 21	$0.31	$0.36	$0.67	$481.83	$505.67
$502.50	$482.50	Sep 21	$0.41	$0.36	$0.77	$481.73	$503.27
$505.00	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.31	$0.51	$0.82	$484.18	$505.82
$502.50	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.41	$0.51	$0.92	$484.08	$503.42
$500.00	$482.50	Sep 21	$0.74	$0.36	$1.10	$481.40	$501.10
$500.00	$485.00	Sep 21	$0.74	$0.51	$1.25	$483.75	$501.25
$505.00	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.31	$1.01	$1.32	$486.18	$506.32
$502.50	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.41	$1.01	$1.42	$486.08	$503.92
$500.00	$487.50	Sep 21	$0.74	$1.01	$1.75	$485.75	$501.75

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 596 found (best R:R 1.20, avg credit $0.98)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
450/455	515/520	Oct 23	$2.73	$2.27	54%	1.20	$452.27	$517.73
400/405	520/525	Oct 30	$2.31	$2.69	61%	0.86	$402.69	$522.31
400/405	540/545	Oct 30	$1.68	$3.32	72%	0.51	$403.32	$541.68
460/465	515/520	Oct 23	$2.87	$2.13	48%	1.35	$462.13	$517.87
430/435	520/525	Oct 30	$2.54	$2.46	55%	1.03	$432.46	$522.54
455/460	520/525	Oct 30	$3.13	$1.87	43%	1.67	$456.87	$523.13
450/452	542/545	Sep 18	$0.35	$2.15	96%	0.16	$452.15	$542.85
440/445	515/520	Oct 23	$2.31	$2.69	59%	0.86	$442.69	$517.31
455/458	542/545	Sep 18	$0.35	$2.15	95%	0.16	$457.15	$542.85
420/425	515/520	Oct 23	$2.05	$2.95	64%	0.69	$422.95	$517.05

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 371 found (best R:R 1.81, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$492.50	$495.00	$497.50	Sep 18	$0.89	$1.61	99%	1.81
$490.00	$492.50	$495.00	Sep 18	$1.16	$1.34	86%	1.16
$490.00	$492.50	$495.00	Sep 21	$0.19	$2.31	27%	12.16
$510.00	$515.00	$520.00	Oct 16	$0.11	$4.89	10%	44.45
$490.00	$492.50	$495.00	Sep 23	$0.07	$2.43	16%	34.71

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$492.50	$495.00	$497.50	Sep 18	$0.87	$1.63	72%	1.87
$490.00	$492.50	$495.00	Sep 18	$1.37	$1.13	85%	0.82
$475.00	$480.00	$485.00	Oct 9	$0.07	$4.93	12%	70.43
$465.00	$470.00	$475.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$4.95	9%	99.00
$490.00	$492.50	$495.00	Sep 21	$0.20	$2.30	26%	11.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 423 found (best net $-1.33, 389 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$465.00	$480.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$3.20	$11.80
$487.50	$490.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.32	$2.18
$495.00	$497.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.41	$2.09
$497.50	$500.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.15	$2.35
$540.00	$580.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.01	$39.99

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$527.50	$510.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$1.33	$16.17
$500.00	$497.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.52	$0.98
$492.50	$490.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.55	$1.95
$487.50	$485.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.01	$2.49
$490.00	$487.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.48	$2.02

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 120 found (best yield 4.08%, avg 0.77%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$495.00	Oct 30	$20.15	0.52	0.2%	4.08%	4.33%	21	119
$500.00	Oct 30	$17.55	0.48	1.3%	3.55%	4.81%	180	118
$505.00	Oct 30	$15.35	0.45	2.3%	3.11%	5.38%	1	104
$510.00	Oct 30	$13.35	0.41	3.3%	2.70%	5.99%	236	296
$515.00	Oct 30	$12.00	0.37	4.3%	2.43%	6.73%	17	41
$520.00	Oct 30	$10.05	0.34	5.3%	2.04%	7.35%	44	83
$525.00	Oct 30	$8.40	0.30	6.3%	1.70%	8.02%	31	110
$530.00	Oct 30	$7.05	0.27	7.3%	1.43%	8.76%	40	246
$535.00	Oct 30	$6.30	0.25	8.3%	1.28%	9.62%	33	96
$540.00	Oct 30	$5.80	0.22	9.4%	1.17%	10.54%	196	383

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 266,874

Total Puts 137,770

Put/Call Ratio 0.52

Net Difference 129,104

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 161,999

Total Puts 98,197

Put/Call Ratio 0.61

Net Difference 63,802

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)

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