Tour v490
MTH
MERITAGE HOMES CORP
$74.53 +3.08%
$75.34 (+1.09%)🌙
as of 08/04 06:16 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04) 42
Calls: 11 (26%)
Puts: 31 (74%)
Prior (08/03) 194
Calls: 37 (19%)
Puts: 157 (81%)
Current vs Prior -78.35%
Calls: -70.27% (Calls)
Puts: -80.25% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 2,481
Calls: 1,142 (46%)
Puts: 1,339 (54%)
Prior 7-Day Average 354
Calls: 163 (46%)
Puts: 191 (54%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -88.15%
Calls: -93.26%
Puts: -83.79%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04) $6.4K
Calls: $3.2K (49%)
Puts: $3.3K (51%)
Prior (08/03) $118.6K
Calls: $73.2K (62%)
Puts: $45.3K (38%)
Current vs Prior -94.56%
Calls: -95.67%
Puts: -92.77%
Prior 7-Day Total $499.6K
Calls: $220.4K (44%)
Puts: $279.2K (56%)
Prior 7-Day Average $71.4K
Calls: $31.5K (44%)
Puts: $39.9K (56%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -90.97%
Calls: -89.94%
Puts: -91.78%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04) 2.82
Prior (08/03) 4.24
Current vs Prior -33.58%
Prior 7-Day Average 2.14
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +31.92%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04) 1,163
Calls: 1,028 (88%)
Puts: 135 (12%)
Prior (08/03) 6,365
Calls: 3,083 (48%)
Puts: 3,282 (52%)
Current vs Prior -81.73%
Prior 7-Day Total 28,190
Calls: 13,538 (48%)
Puts: 14,652 (52%)
Prior 7-Day Average 4,027
Calls: 1,934 (48%)
Puts: 2,093 (52%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -71.12%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 9.16% | 13.28%
Prior 10.58% | 14.11%
Current vs Prior -13.39% | -5.85%
Prior 7-Day Avg 11.24% | 14.56%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -18.43% | -8.76%
Prior 7-Day Eod 10.58% | 14.11%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.39% | -5.85%
Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 39.14% | 30.69%
Calls: 44.44% | 36.89%
Puts: 33.85% | 24.49%
Prior 61.74% | 65.53%
Calls: 46.15% | 40.71%
Puts: 77.33% | 90.34%
Current vs Prior -36.61% | -53.17%
Prior 7-Day Avg 32.56% | 48.86%
Calls: 24.70% | 34.77%
Puts: 40.42% | 62.94%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +20.21% | -37.18%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Light premium activity with dollar volume down 95% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 78% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.82 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio dropping 34% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
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. 1 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 0.76)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$70.00Aug 214.506.50$5.5036.4%20.76--
PUTS (0)
No puts meet the criteria

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 10 active (total vol 39, top 21)

CALLS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$80.00Sep 180.752.50$1.63107.4%50.2923
$70.00Aug 214.506.50$5.5036.4%20.76--
$77.50Aug 211.152.40$1.7870.2%10.38596
$80.00Aug 210.351.65$1.00130.0%10.25409
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$65.00Sep 180.151.20$0.68154.4%210.14--
$65.00Aug 210.001.50$0.75200.0%20.14--
$70.00Aug 210.901.45$1.1846.6%20.24--
$67.50Sep 180.852.20$1.5388.2%20.23--
$70.00Sep 181.403.20$2.3078.3%20.32--

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 3 strikes (avg 39.8%, max 78.9%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$80.00Aug 21Sep 1843.1%36.5%18.1%6432
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$65.00Aug 21Sep 1863.7%35.6%78.9%23--
$70.00Aug 21Sep 1848.3%39.5%22.4%4--

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 6 found (best R:R 10.63, avg 3.32)

BULL CALL (2)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$77.50$80.00Aug 21$0.78$1.72$0.782.21$78.28
$70.00$77.50Aug 21$3.72$3.78$3.721.02$73.72
BEAR PUT (4)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$70.00$65.00Aug 21$0.43$4.57$0.4310.63$69.57
$70.00$67.50Sep 18$0.77$1.73$0.772.25$69.23
$67.50$65.00Sep 18$0.85$1.65$0.851.94$66.65
$75.00$70.00Aug 21$1.75$3.25$1.751.86$73.25

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 6 found (best R:R 0.98, avg 0.51)

BEAR CALL (2)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$70.00$77.50Aug 21$3.72$3.72$3.780.98$73.72
$77.50$80.00Aug 21$0.78$0.78$1.720.45$78.28
BULL PUT (4)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$75.00$70.00Aug 21$1.75$1.75$3.250.54$73.25
$67.50$65.00Sep 18$0.85$0.85$1.650.52$66.65
$70.00$67.50Sep 18$0.77$0.77$1.730.45$69.23
$70.00$65.00Aug 21$0.43$0.43$4.570.09$69.57

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.88, cheapest $0.63)

CALLS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$80.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.6343.1%36.5%
PUTS (1)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$70.00Aug 21Sep 18$1.1248.3%39.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 1 found (cheapest 8.96% of stock, avg 8.96%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$70.00Aug 21$5.50$1.18$6.68$63.32$76.688.96%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 9 found (cheapest 2.35% of stock, avg 4.09%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$80.00$65.00Aug 21$1.00$0.75$1.75$63.25$81.75
$80.00$70.00Aug 21$1.00$1.18$2.18$67.82$82.18
$80.00$65.00Sep 18$1.63$0.68$2.31$62.69$82.31
$77.50$65.00Aug 21$1.78$0.75$2.53$62.47$80.03
$77.50$70.00Aug 21$1.78$1.18$2.96$67.04$80.46
$80.00$67.50Sep 18$1.63$1.53$3.16$64.34$83.16
$80.00$75.00Aug 21$1.00$2.93$3.93$71.07$83.93
$80.00$70.00Sep 18$1.63$2.30$3.93$66.07$83.93
$77.50$75.00Aug 21$1.78$2.93$4.71$70.29$82.21

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 2 found (best R:R 1.02, avg credit $1.87)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
70/7578/80Aug 21$2.53$2.471.02$72.47$80.03
65/7078/80Aug 21$1.21$3.790.32$68.79$78.71

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 1 found (best R:R 2.79, cheapest $1.32)

CALLS (0)
No calls found
PUTS (1)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$65.00$70.00$75.00Aug 21$1.32$3.682.79

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 6 found (best net $-0.32, 3 credits)

CALLS (2)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$77.50$80.001:2Aug 21-$0.22$2.28
$70.00$77.501:2Aug 21$1.94$5.56
PUTS (4)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$70.00$65.001:2Aug 21-$0.32$4.68
$70.00$67.501:2Sep 18-$0.76$1.74
$75.00$70.001:2Aug 21$0.57$4.43
$67.50$65.001:2Sep 18$0.17$2.33

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 3 found (best yield 1.54%, avg 1.01%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$77.50Aug 21$1.150.384.0%1.54%5.53%1596
$80.00Sep 18$0.750.297.3%1.01%8.35%523
$80.00Aug 21$0.350.257.3%0.47%7.81%1409

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. 92 contracts (avg 259 vol/day, 92 traded recently)

MTH averages only 259 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 $77.50 08-21 call last traded $1.10 on 07/31 (now $1.15/$2.40) — try a limit near $1.15. Also watch the $80.00 09-18 call last traded $1.30 on 07/31 (now $0.75/$2.50) — try a limit near $1.30; the $80.00 08-21 call last traded $0.85 on 07/30 (now $0.35/$1.65) — try a limit near $0.85. Most tradeable put: the $75.00 08-21 put last traded $3.10 on 07/30 (now $2.55/$3.30) — try a limit near $2.93.
CALLS (49)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$75.00Aug 21$1.65$4.20$2.93$1.65 07/31$1.58–$6.40$1.65--
$75.00Sep 18$2.30$5.70$4.00$2.50 07/30$2.48–$7.25$2.50--
$75.00Dec 18$6.40$9.20$7.80$9.34 06/18$5.55–$10.50$7.80--
$72.50Aug 21$2.80$5.00$3.90$3.55 07/29$1.63–$7.10$3.55--
$72.50Sep 18$4.30$6.10$5.20$3.80 07/30$3.00–$8.55$4.30--
$77.50Aug 21$1.15$2.40$1.78$1.10 07/31$1.18–$4.55$1.15596
$77.50Sep 18$2.10$3.80$2.95$4.80 07/17$2.03–$6.00$2.95--
$77.50Dec 18$5.30$8.10$6.70$5.00 07/31$4.90–$9.25$5.30--
$70.00Aug 21$4.50$6.50$5.50$4.03 07/31$3.08–$9.15$4.50--
$70.00Sep 18$6.10$7.60$6.85$16.40 06/30$4.55–$10.20$6.85--
$70.00Dec 18$9.20$11.50$10.35$12.20 07/08$7.75–$12.95$10.35--
$80.00Aug 21$0.35$1.65$1.00$0.85 07/30$0.93–$3.35$0.85409
$80.00Sep 18$0.75$2.50$1.63$1.30 07/31$1.18–$4.85$1.3023
$80.00Dec 18$4.50$7.10$5.80$4.20 07/31$4.13–$8.20$4.50--
$67.50Sep 18$7.00$9.60$8.30$11.45 07/10$5.95–$11.90$8.30--
$67.50Dec 18$10.40$12.40$11.40$13.90 07/10$8.95–$14.55$11.40--
$82.50Aug 21$0.00$1.15$0.57$1.12 07/28$0.48–$2.60$0.57--
$82.50Sep 18$0.85$2.25$1.55$1.60 07/21$1.25–$3.93$1.55--
$82.50Dec 18$3.60$6.30$4.95$3.50 07/31$3.25–$7.10$3.60--
$65.00Sep 18$8.90$11.90$10.40$10.09 07/24$7.60–$13.75$10.09--
$65.00Dec 18$12.90$13.80$13.35$18.92 07/06$10.30–$16.45$13.35--
$85.00Aug 21$0.00$0.75$0.38$0.50 07/23$0.38–$1.80$0.38--
$85.00Sep 18$0.55$2.05$1.30$2.35 07/08$0.85–$3.15$1.30--
$85.00Dec 18$2.90$5.00$3.95$4.40 07/13$2.63–$6.45$3.95--
$87.50Aug 21$0.00$0.70$0.35$0.69 07/21$0.35–$1.67$0.35--
$60.00Sep 18$13.40$15.90$14.65$21.74 07/06$12.05–$18.20$14.65--
$90.00Aug 21$0.00$0.60$0.30$1.05 07/30$0.25–$1.63$0.30--
$90.00Sep 18$0.10$1.05$0.58$3.70 06/24$0.55–$2.00$0.58--
$90.00Dec 18$2.00$4.10$3.05$2.20 07/29$1.88–$4.85$2.20--
$90.00Mar 19$2.55$6.20$4.38$4.21 07/29$3.60–$6.00$4.21--
$57.50Sep 18$16.10$18.50$17.30$15.90 06/09$14.25–$20.80$16.10--
$55.00Sep 18$18.20$20.80$19.50$21.47 06/18$16.50–$22.80$19.50--
$55.00Dec 18$19.30$22.10$20.70$22.72 06/18$17.35–$23.85$20.70--
$95.00Aug 21$0.00$0.50$0.25$2.23 06/29$0.25–$1.30$0.25--
$95.00Sep 18$0.00$0.65$0.33$1.10 07/24$0.33–$1.53$0.33--
$95.00Dec 18$0.90$3.00$1.95$1.70 07/21$1.40–$2.95$1.70--
$50.00Sep 18$22.90$26.80$24.85$31.70 06/24$21.35–$27.40$24.85--
$100.00Sep 18$0.00$1.75$0.88$1.50 06/24$0.57–$1.25$0.88--
$100.00Dec 18$0.00$3.10$1.55$2.28 07/10$1.10–$3.03$1.55--
$100.00Mar 19$0.60$4.10$2.35$2.55 07/30$2.07–$3.85$2.35--
$45.00Dec 18$28.30$31.20$29.75$31.58 07/08$26.15–$33.05$29.75--
$105.00Sep 18$0.00$0.65$0.33$0.45 06/04$0.33–$1.15$0.33--
$105.00Mar 19$0.55$3.80$2.17$1.90 07/30$1.55–$3.00$1.90--
$42.50Mar 19$31.00$34.00$32.50$33.10 07/30$29.00–$33.25$32.50--
$110.00Dec 18$0.00$2.25$1.13$2.95 06/26$1.08–$1.60$1.13--
$110.00Mar 19$0.70$3.40$2.05$1.75 07/30$1.27–$2.42$1.75--
$115.00Sep 18$0.00$0.75$0.38$0.65 06/26$0.38–$1.08$0.38--
$115.00Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$2.30 06/26$0.93–$1.48$1.08--
$115.00Mar 19$0.35$2.70$1.53$1.20 07/28$1.15–$1.78$1.20--
PUTS (43)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$75.00Aug 21$2.55$3.30$2.93$3.10 07/30$2.93–$5.80$2.93135
$75.00Sep 18$3.40$6.00$4.70$5.65 07/27$4.40–$7.55$4.70--
$75.00Dec 18$6.50$9.20$7.85$7.60 07/10$7.50–$10.20$7.60--
$72.50Aug 21$0.60$2.60$1.60$3.75 07/29$1.60–$4.60$1.60--
$72.50Sep 18$3.00$4.40$3.70$3.21 06/24$3.70–$5.90$3.21--
$72.50Dec 18$5.10$7.90$6.50$7.45 07/13$6.30–$8.75$6.50--
$77.50Aug 21$3.80$5.80$4.80$5.20 07/17$4.50–$7.50$4.80--
$77.50Sep 18$5.50$7.00$6.25$6.50 07/17$6.00–$8.80$6.25--
$77.50Dec 18$7.70$10.20$8.95$6.02 06/26$8.45–$11.70$7.70--
$77.50Mar 19$9.90$12.70$11.30$9.90 07/30$10.15–$13.25$9.90--
$70.00Aug 21$0.90$1.45$1.18$2.60 07/31$1.18–$3.58$1.18--
$70.00Sep 18$1.40$3.20$2.30$3.90 07/31$2.30–$4.35$2.30--
$80.00Aug 21$5.70$7.70$6.70$8.15 07/29$5.95–$9.95$6.70--
$80.00Sep 18$7.00$8.90$7.95$10.90 07/31$7.45–$10.75$7.95--
$80.00Dec 18$9.90$11.70$10.80$12.53 07/23$10.40–$13.30$10.80--
$67.50Aug 21$0.15$1.40$0.77$2.00 07/29$0.77–$2.20$0.77--
$67.50Sep 18$0.85$2.20$1.53$2.75 07/30$1.53–$3.33$1.53--
$82.50Aug 21$7.80$10.20$9.00$6.10 07/01$7.85–$12.05$7.80--
$82.50Sep 18$8.90$11.30$10.10$5.80 06/29$8.85–$12.85$8.90--
$65.00Aug 21$0.00$1.50$0.75$1.60 07/20$0.68–$1.65$0.75--
$65.00Sep 18$0.15$1.20$0.68$1.90 07/17$0.68–$2.48$0.68--
$65.00Dec 18$2.35$4.30$3.33$4.50 07/30$3.33–$5.20$3.33--
$85.00Dec 18$13.30$15.30$14.30$12.00 07/07$13.15–$16.65$13.30--
$62.50Aug 21$0.00$0.80$0.40$0.75 07/24$0.40–$1.40$0.40--
$62.50Sep 18$0.50$0.80$0.65$1.10 06/24$0.65–$2.08$0.65--
$62.50Dec 18$1.75$3.60$2.68$2.20 06/30$2.68–$4.25$2.20--
$60.00Aug 21$0.00$0.55$0.28$0.53 07/30$0.28–$1.40$0.28--
$60.00Sep 18$0.05$2.70$1.38$1.01 07/30$0.95–$1.60$1.01--
$60.00Dec 18$1.05$3.10$2.08$2.50 07/28$2.08–$3.20$2.08--
$60.00Mar 19$2.50$5.10$3.80$4.00 07/30$3.28–$4.72$3.80--
$90.00Dec 18$16.80$18.90$17.85$12.93 06/29$16.00–$21.10$16.80--
$57.50Sep 18$0.00$0.85$0.43$0.80 07/20$0.43–$1.50$0.43--
$55.00Aug 21$0.00$0.50$0.25$0.11 07/30$0.10–$1.20$0.11--
$55.00Sep 18$0.20$0.55$0.38$0.64 06/25$0.38–$1.50$0.38--
$55.00Dec 18$0.70$3.30$2.00$1.50 07/31$1.45–$2.20$1.50--
$95.00Sep 18$19.80$22.60$21.20$18.20 07/17$18.55–$24.50$19.80--
$95.00Dec 18$20.70$23.40$22.05$22.47 06/16$19.80–$25.20$22.05--
$52.50Sep 18$0.00$0.65$0.33$0.55 06/18$0.33–$1.33$0.33--
$100.00Dec 18$25.40$27.40$26.40$30.00 07/30$24.15–$29.75$26.40--
$47.50Sep 18$0.00$0.55$0.28$0.48 06/15$0.28–$1.25$0.28--
$37.50Dec 18$0.00$1.50$0.75$0.50 06/23$0.57–$1.18$0.50--
$35.00Dec 18$0.00$1.40$0.70$0.45 06/23$0.48–$1.15$0.45--
$32.50Dec 18$0.00$1.35$0.68$0.40 06/23$0.48–$1.13$0.40--

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 11
Total Puts 31
Put/Call Ratio 2.82
Net Difference -20

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 37
Total Puts 157
Put/Call Ratio 4.24
Net Difference -120

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 1,142
Total Puts 1,339
Average Put/Call Ratio 2.14
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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