Tour v366
MTH
MERITAGE HOMES CORP
$71.18 -4.03%
$71.17 (-0.01%)🌙
as of 07/20 06:03 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/20) 83
Calls: 11 (13%)
Puts: 72 (87%)
Prior (07/17) 43
Calls: 18 (42%)
Puts: 25 (58%)
Current vs Prior +93.02%
Calls: -38.89% (Calls)
Puts: +188.00% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 2,015
Calls: 1,097 (54%)
Puts: 918 (46%)
Prior 7-Day Average 287
Calls: 156 (54%)
Puts: 131 (46%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -71.17%
Calls: -92.98%
Puts: -45.10%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/20) $21.5K
Calls: $1.7K (8%)
Puts: $19.8K (92%)
Prior (07/17) $21.0K
Calls: $4.4K (21%)
Puts: $16.6K (79%)
Current vs Prior +2.25%
Calls: -62.11%
Puts: +19.46%
Prior 7-Day Total $679.9K
Calls: $343.3K (50%)
Puts: $336.6K (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average $97.1K
Calls: $49.0K (50%)
Puts: $48.1K (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -77.90%
Calls: -96.58%
Puts: -58.84%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/20) 6.55
Prior (07/17) 1.39
Current vs Prior +371.27%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.64
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +298.41%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/20) 4,403
Calls: 2,017 (46%)
Puts: 2,386 (54%)
Prior (07/17) 6,302
Calls: 3,156 (50%)
Puts: 3,146 (50%)
Current vs Prior -30.13%
Prior 7-Day Total 34,641
Calls: 16,908 (49%)
Puts: 17,733 (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average 4,948
Calls: 2,415 (49%)
Puts: 2,533 (51%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.03%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 13.14% | 16.30%
Prior 13.89% | 16.45%
Current vs Prior -5.41% | -0.92%
Prior 7-Day Avg 7.56% | 14.31%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +73.76% | +13.85%
Prior 7-Day Eod 13.89% | 16.45%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -5.41% | -0.92%
Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 31.52% | 30.67%
Calls: 29.70% | 37.04%
Puts: 33.33% | 24.30%
Prior 19.84% | 32.96%
Calls: 19.84% | 40.63%
Puts: -- | --
Current vs Prior +58.87% | -6.95%
Prior 7-Day Avg 53.80% | 20.25%
Calls: 27.43% | 20.68%
Puts: 90.22% | 19.81%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -41.41% | +51.46%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bearish conviction with 92% of dollar volume in puts ($19.8K) vs calls ($1.7K). Above-average activity with volume up 93% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 6.55 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 371% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls
💧 Low Volume

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

No options available for this category

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

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 3 found (avg delta 0.62, highest 0.73)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$77.50Aug 215.709.20$7.4547.0%--0.73257
$75.00Aug 213.906.60$5.2551.4%--0.62135
$72.50Aug 213.505.60$4.5546.2%10.52501

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 6 active (total vol 29, top 10)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$77.50Aug 210.352.50$1.43150.3%100.27252
$75.00Aug 211.353.60$2.4890.7%10.38134
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$67.50Aug 211.652.50$2.0840.9%100.3234
$65.00Aug 210.602.70$1.65127.3%50.253
$70.00Aug 212.454.70$3.5862.8%20.4328
$72.50Aug 213.505.60$4.5546.2%10.52501

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 6 found (best R:R 4.81, avg 2.59)

BULL CALL (2)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$82.50$85.00Aug 21$0.45$2.05$0.454.56$82.95
$75.00$77.50Aug 21$1.05$1.45$1.051.38$76.05
BEAR PUT (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$67.50$65.00Aug 21$0.43$2.07$0.434.81$67.07
$75.00$72.50Aug 21$0.70$1.80$0.702.57$74.30
$72.50$70.00Aug 21$0.97$1.53$0.971.58$71.53
$70.00$67.50Aug 21$1.50$1.00$1.500.67$68.50

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 7 found (best R:R 7.33, avg 1.57)

BEAR CALL (2)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$75.00$77.50Aug 21$1.05$1.05$1.450.72$76.05
$82.50$85.00Aug 21$0.45$0.45$2.050.22$82.95
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$77.50$75.00Aug 21$2.20$2.20$0.307.33$75.30
$70.00$67.50Aug 21$1.50$1.50$1.001.50$68.50
$72.50$70.00Aug 21$0.97$0.97$1.530.63$71.53
$75.00$72.50Aug 21$0.70$0.70$1.800.39$74.30
$67.50$65.00Aug 21$0.43$0.43$2.070.21$67.07

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. 2 found (cheapest 10.86% of stock, avg 11.67%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$75.00Aug 21$2.48$5.25$7.73$67.27$82.7310.86%
$77.50Aug 21$1.43$7.45$8.88$68.62$86.3812.48%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 15 found (cheapest 3.93% of stock, avg 5.63%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$85.00$65.00Aug 21$1.15$1.65$2.80$62.20$87.80
$87.50$65.00Aug 21$1.20$1.65$2.85$62.15$90.35
$77.50$65.00Aug 21$1.43$1.65$3.08$61.92$80.58
$85.00$67.50Aug 21$1.15$2.08$3.23$64.27$88.23
$82.50$65.00Aug 21$1.60$1.65$3.25$61.75$85.75
$87.50$67.50Aug 21$1.20$2.08$3.28$64.22$90.78
$77.50$67.50Aug 21$1.43$2.08$3.51$63.99$81.01
$82.50$67.50Aug 21$1.60$2.08$3.68$63.82$86.18
$75.00$65.00Aug 21$2.48$1.65$4.13$60.87$79.13
$75.00$67.50Aug 21$2.48$2.08$4.56$62.94$79.56

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 6 found (best R:R 4.21, avg credit $1.48)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
70/7275/78Aug 21$2.02$0.484.21$70.48$77.02
68/7082/85Aug 21$1.95$0.553.55$68.05$84.45
65/6875/78Aug 21$1.48$1.021.45$66.02$76.48
70/7282/85Aug 21$1.42$1.081.31$71.08$83.92
72/7582/85Aug 21$1.15$1.350.85$73.85$83.65
65/6882/85Aug 21$0.88$1.620.54$66.62$83.38

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 3 found (best R:R 4.00, cheapest $0.50)

CALLS (1)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$82.50$85.00$87.50Aug 21$0.50$2.004.00
PUTS (2)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$65.00$67.50$70.00Aug 21$1.07$1.431.34
$72.50$75.00$77.50Aug 21$1.50$1.000.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 7 found (best net $-1.77, 7 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$77.50$82.501:2Aug 21-$1.77$3.23
$75.00$77.501:2Aug 21-$0.38$2.12
$82.50$85.001:2Aug 21-$0.70$1.80
$87.50$90.001:2Aug 21-$1.10$1.40
$85.00$87.501:2Aug 21-$1.25$1.25
PUTS (2)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$70.00$67.501:2Aug 21-$0.58$1.92
$67.50$65.001:2Aug 21-$1.22$1.28

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 4 found (best yield 1.90%, avg 0.74%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$75.00Aug 21$1.350.385.4%1.90%7.26%1134
$77.50Aug 21$0.350.278.9%0.49%9.37%10252
$82.50Aug 21$0.300.2315.9%0.42%16.32%--503
$85.00Aug 21$0.100.1819.4%0.14%19.56%--227

Historical option prices for this thinly-traded ticker. Live quotes are wide and stale — use where each contract actually traded plus its 30-day range to place a limit order. 101 contracts (avg 288 vol/day, 85 traded recently)

MTH averages only 288 option contracts/day, so quotes are thin and bid/ask spreads run wide. Use the last actually-traded price below to set a limit order rather than chasing the displayed ask. Most tradeable call: the $45.00 12-18 call last traded $31.58 on 07/08 (now $25.80/$29.20) — try a limit near $27.50. Also watch the $40.00 09-18 call last traded $24.91 on 05/26 (now $29.70/$33.70) — try a limit near $29.70; the $50.00 09-18 call last traded $31.70 on 06/24 (now $20.40/$23.90) — try a limit near $22.15. Most tradeable put: the $100.00 12-18 put last traded $21.20 on 06/24 (now $27.30/$31.30) — try a limit near $27.30.
CALLS (50)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$70.00Aug 21$3.80$5.80$4.80$5.70 07/14$4.80–$16.15$4.808
$70.00Sep 18$4.40$8.00$6.20$16.40 06/30$6.20–$17.10$6.2049
$70.00Dec 18$7.00$11.00$9.00$12.20 07/08$9.00–$18.95$9.009
$72.50Sep 18$3.20$6.10$4.65$6.60 06/15$4.65–$15.05$4.659
$72.50Dec 18$5.80$9.70$7.75--$7.75–$17.15$5.802
$67.50Sep 18$5.90$8.70$7.30$11.45 07/10$7.30–$18.75$7.3019
$67.50Dec 18$8.20$12.50$10.35$13.90 07/10$10.35–$20.85$10.352
$75.00Aug 21$1.35$3.60$2.48$4.00 07/14$2.48–$12.30$2.48134
$75.00Sep 18$2.25$5.10$3.68$5.90 07/08$3.68–$13.35$3.6865
$75.00Dec 18$4.90$8.80$6.85$9.34 06/18$6.85–$15.40$6.8514
$65.00Sep 18$7.70$11.10$9.40$14.70 07/17$9.40–$21.15$9.4036
$65.00Dec 18$9.70$13.80$11.75$18.92 07/06$11.75–$22.95$11.757
$77.50Aug 21$0.35$2.50$1.43$3.70 07/17$1.43–$10.25$1.43252
$77.50Sep 18$2.60$3.50$3.05$4.80 07/17$3.05–$11.60$3.0530
$77.50Dec 18$3.80$7.70$5.75$13.80 06/26$5.75–$14.00$5.7553
$62.50Sep 18$10.50$13.00$11.75--$11.75–$23.40$10.501
$80.00Aug 21$0.30$2.45$1.38$3.24 07/16$1.38–$8.65$1.389
$80.00Sep 18$0.80$3.30$2.05$3.10 07/13$2.05–$9.55$2.057
$80.00Dec 18$3.00$7.00$5.00$11.48 06/25$5.00–$12.55$5.0011
$60.00Sep 18$11.70$14.40$13.05$21.74 07/06$13.05–$25.55$13.055
$82.50Aug 21$0.30$2.90$1.60$1.90 07/16$0.93–$7.35$1.60503
$82.50Sep 18$0.40$2.65$1.53$3.20 07/08$1.53–$8.00$1.5383
$82.50Dec 18$2.25$6.10$4.18$5.28 07/13$4.18–$11.20$4.1814
$57.50Sep 18$13.80$17.20$15.50$15.90 06/09$15.50–$27.85$15.5015
$85.00Aug 21$0.10$2.20$1.15$1.45 07/15$0.73–$6.05$1.15227
$85.00Sep 18$0.20$2.15$1.18$2.35 07/08$1.18–$6.55$1.1816
$85.00Dec 18$1.60$4.90$3.25$4.40 07/13$3.25–$10.00$3.2542
$55.00Sep 18$16.10$19.40$17.75$21.47 06/18$17.75–$30.20$17.752
$55.00Dec 18$17.10$20.70$18.90$22.72 06/18$18.90–$31.25$18.901
$87.50Aug 21$0.00$2.40$1.20$1.70 07/13$0.75–$4.80$1.20203
$87.50Sep 18$0.05$2.05$1.05--$1.05–$5.15$0.051
$90.00Aug 21$0.00$2.30$1.15$1.40 07/13$0.57–$3.80$1.1513
$90.00Sep 18$0.00$2.40$1.20$3.70 06/24$1.08–$4.90$1.2016
$90.00Dec 18$0.80$4.50$2.65$4.31 07/10$2.48–$7.95$2.6531
$50.00Sep 18$20.40$23.90$22.15$31.70 06/24$22.15–$35.00$22.152
$50.00Dec 18$20.90$24.80$22.85$20.64 06/01$22.85–$35.60$20.901
$95.00Aug 21$0.00$1.80$0.90$2.23 06/29$0.50–$2.38$0.901
$95.00Sep 18$0.00$2.00$1.00$1.08 07/10$0.88–$3.35$1.005
$95.00Dec 18$1.65$2.55$2.10$2.60 07/08$1.55–$6.25$2.1058
$45.00Dec 18$25.80$29.20$27.50$31.58 07/08$27.50–$40.30$27.501
$42.50Sep 18$28.00$31.00$29.50--$29.50–$43.05$28.002
$100.00Sep 18$0.00$1.90$0.95$1.50 06/24$0.60–$2.15$0.953
$100.00Dec 18$0.05$2.55$1.30$2.28 07/10$1.30–$4.75$1.302
$40.00Sep 18$29.70$33.70$31.70$24.91 05/26$31.70–$45.50$29.705
$105.00Sep 18$0.00$1.75$0.88$0.45 06/04$0.57–$1.90$0.454
$105.00Dec 18$0.00$3.00$1.50--$1.50–$3.80--1
$110.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08--$0.45–$1.43--20
$110.00Dec 18$0.00$2.60$1.30$2.95 06/26$1.30–$2.95$1.301
$115.00Sep 18$0.00$0.95$0.48$0.65 06/26$0.48–$1.27$0.4821
$115.00Dec 18$0.00$2.35$1.18$2.30 06/26$1.18–$2.48$1.181
PUTS (51)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$70.00Aug 21$2.45$4.70$3.58$2.37 07/14$1.00–$3.58$2.4528
$70.00Sep 18$3.00$5.70$4.35$2.50 07/07$1.50–$4.35$3.007
$70.00Dec 18$5.00$9.00$7.00--$3.68–$7.00$5.005
$72.50Aug 21$3.50$5.60$4.55$2.25 07/17$1.40–$4.55$3.50501
$72.50Sep 18$3.70$7.10$5.40$3.21 06/24$1.98–$5.40$3.705
$72.50Dec 18$6.20$10.40$8.30$7.45 07/13$4.25–$8.30$7.45538
$67.50Aug 21$1.65$2.50$2.08$1.19 07/17$0.78–$2.33$1.6534
$67.50Sep 18$1.95$4.70$3.33$1.90 07/07$1.35–$3.33$1.9511
$75.00Aug 21$3.90$6.60$5.25$4.39 07/17$2.08–$5.25$4.39135
$75.00Sep 18$5.80$8.60$7.20$5.30 07/15$2.88–$7.20$5.808
$75.00Dec 18$7.70$11.80$9.75$7.60 07/10$5.15–$9.75$7.7015
$65.00Aug 21$0.60$2.70$1.65$1.15 07/13$0.70–$1.67$1.153
$65.00Sep 18$1.95$2.85$2.40$1.90 07/17$0.95–$2.40$1.9516
$65.00Dec 18$2.95$6.70$4.83$4.10 06/22$2.55–$4.83$4.102
$77.50Aug 21$5.70$9.20$7.45$5.20 07/17$2.70–$7.45$5.70257
$77.50Sep 18$6.70$10.00$8.35$6.50 07/17$3.60–$8.35$6.7026
$77.50Dec 18$9.20$13.40$11.30$6.02 06/26$6.15–$11.30$9.20274
$62.50Sep 18$1.05$2.80$1.92$1.10 06/24$0.90–$1.95$1.109
$62.50Dec 18$1.80$5.90$3.85$2.20 06/30$1.93–$3.85$2.2024
$80.00Aug 21$7.70$11.20$9.45$4.35 07/02$3.55–$9.45$7.701
$80.00Sep 18$9.20$12.10$10.65$6.50 07/17$4.45–$10.65$9.2015
$80.00Dec 18$10.90$14.80$12.85$7.01 06/30$6.70–$12.85$10.907
$60.00Sep 18$0.65$2.35$1.50$0.78 06/25$0.58–$1.75$0.7846
$60.00Dec 18$2.30$3.30$2.80$4.44 06/01$1.80–$3.08$2.8010
$82.50Aug 21$9.90$13.00$11.45$6.10 07/01$4.45–$11.45$9.902
$82.50Sep 18$11.30$13.90$12.60$5.80 06/29$5.15–$12.60$11.3010
$57.50Sep 18$0.15$1.75$0.95$0.50 06/30$0.35–$1.85$0.5026
$85.00Sep 18$12.70$15.90$14.30--$6.45–$14.30$12.702
$85.00Dec 18$14.40$18.50$16.45$12.00 07/07$9.20–$16.45$14.405
$55.00Aug 21$0.00$2.40$1.20$0.45 07/14$0.35–$1.27$0.454
$55.00Sep 18$0.30$2.70$1.50$0.64 06/25$0.43–$1.58$0.6431
$55.00Dec 18$0.50$3.60$2.05--$1.25–$2.20$0.502
$52.50Sep 18$0.00$2.55$1.27$0.55 06/18$0.25–$1.40$0.553
$90.00Sep 18$17.20$20.70$18.95--$9.60–$18.95$17.203
$90.00Dec 18$18.40$22.60$20.50$12.93 06/29$12.40–$20.50$18.402
$50.00Sep 18$0.00$1.30$0.65--$0.25–$1.30--262
$50.00Dec 18$0.05$2.50$1.27--$0.98–$1.73$0.0520
$47.50Sep 18$0.00$2.35$1.18$0.48 06/15$0.25–$1.18$0.4813
$95.00Sep 18$21.90$25.20$23.55$18.20 07/17$13.25–$23.55$21.902
$95.00Dec 18$22.70$26.90$24.80$22.47 06/16$15.65–$24.80$22.701
$45.00Sep 18$0.00$0.95$0.48$0.63 05/26$0.25–$1.20$0.483
$42.50Sep 18$0.00$2.20$1.10--$0.30–$1.20--1
$42.50Dec 18$0.00$1.75$0.88$1.10 05/27$0.48–$1.40$0.882
$100.00Dec 18$27.30$31.30$29.30$21.20 06/24$19.25–$29.30$27.301
$40.00Sep 18$0.00$1.40$0.70--$0.38–$1.15--1
$40.00Dec 18$0.00$1.65$0.83$1.00 05/27$0.48–$1.23$0.832
$37.50Sep 18$0.00$1.35$0.68--$0.25–$1.08--1
$37.50Dec 18$0.00$1.50$0.75$0.50 06/23$0.38–$1.27$0.503
$35.00Sep 18$0.00$1.35$0.68--$0.28–$1.10--1
$35.00Dec 18$0.00$2.20$1.10$0.45 06/23$0.38–$1.23$0.453
$32.50Dec 18$0.00$1.60$0.80$0.40 06/23$0.38–$1.20$0.403

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11
Total Puts 72
Put/Call Ratio 6.55
Net Difference -61

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 18
Total Puts 25
Put/Call Ratio 1.39
Net Difference -7

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 1,097
Total Puts 918
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.64
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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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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Options Activity Around Earnings

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