Tour v492
MTH
MERITAGE HOMES CORP
$72.26 -3.58%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 53
Calls: 11 (21%)
Puts: 42 (79%)
Prior (08/05) 81
Calls: 24 (30%)
Puts: 57 (70%)
Current vs Prior -34.57%
Calls: -54.17% (Calls)
Puts: -26.32% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 2,580
Calls: 1,168 (45%)
Puts: 1,412 (55%)
Prior 7-Day Average 368
Calls: 166 (45%)
Puts: 201 (55%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -85.62%
Calls: -93.41%
Puts: -79.18%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) $18.4K
Calls: $3.5K (19%)
Puts: $14.9K (81%)
Prior (08/05) $18.4K
Calls: $9.6K (52%)
Puts: $8.9K (48%)
Current vs Prior -0.44%
Calls: -63.80%
Puts: +67.96%
Prior 7-Day Total $516.2K
Calls: $230.8K (45%)
Puts: $285.3K (55%)
Prior 7-Day Average $73.7K
Calls: $33.0K (45%)
Puts: $40.8K (55%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -75.11%
Calls: -89.49%
Puts: -63.47%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 3.82
Prior (08/05) 2.38
Current vs Prior +60.77%
Prior 7-Day Average 2.36
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +62.01%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 740
Calls: 628 (85%)
Puts: 112 (15%)
Prior (08/05) 306
Calls: -- (0%)
Puts: 306 (100%)
Current vs Prior +141.83%
Prior 7-Day Total 24,923
Calls: 12,312 (49%)
Puts: 12,611 (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average 3,560
Calls: 2,052 (53%)
Puts: 1,801 (47%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -79.22%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 9.27% | 12.25%
Prior 10.62% | 13.28%
Current vs Prior -12.71% | -7.76%
Prior 7-Day Avg 10.76% | 14.12%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -13.84% | -13.29%
Prior 7-Day Eod 10.62% | 13.28%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -12.71% | -7.76%
Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 51.34% | 23.84%
Calls: 48.00% | 10.00%
Puts: 54.67% | 37.68%
Prior 51.23% | 67.81%
Calls: 77.46% | 73.68%
Puts: 25.00% | 61.95%
Current vs Prior +0.21% | -64.84%
Prior 7-Day Avg 38.92% | 51.77%
Calls: 37.41% | 44.58%
Puts: 40.44% | 58.95%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +31.90% | -53.95%
Liquidity Expensive
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Strong bearish conviction with 81% of dollar volume in puts ($14.9K) vs calls ($3.5K). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 3.82 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 61% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (628 calls vs 112 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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 BEARISH
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. 5 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 0.90)

CALLS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$67.50Sep 186.008.20$7.1031.0%20.74--
$72.50Sep 182.505.30$3.9071.8%40.519
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$80.00Aug 217.408.60$8.0015.0%40.904
$82.50Aug 219.5011.20$10.3516.4%40.862
$75.00Sep 184.506.40$5.4534.9%10.58--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 11 active (total vol 43, top 20)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$72.50Sep 182.505.30$3.9071.8%40.519
$77.50Aug 210.101.25$0.68169.1%30.22596
$67.50Sep 186.008.20$7.1031.0%20.74--
$80.00Sep 181.002.35$1.6880.4%10.2723
$82.50Sep 180.651.60$1.1384.1%10.20--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$62.50Sep 180.650.90$0.7832.1%200.1484
$80.00Aug 217.408.60$8.0015.0%40.904
$82.50Aug 219.5011.20$10.3516.4%40.862
$65.00Sep 180.701.50$1.1072.7%20.19--
$70.00Sep 182.304.20$3.2558.5%10.3922

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 6.81, avg 2.65)

BULL CALL (3)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$80.00$82.50Sep 18$0.55$1.95$0.553.55$80.55
$72.50$80.00Sep 18$2.22$5.28$2.222.38$74.72
$67.50$72.50Sep 18$3.20$1.80$3.200.56$70.70
BEAR PUT (3)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$65.00$62.50Sep 18$0.32$2.18$0.326.81$64.68
$70.00$65.00Sep 18$2.15$2.85$2.151.33$67.85
$75.00$70.00Sep 18$2.20$2.80$2.201.27$72.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 7 found (best R:R 15.67, avg 2.83)

BEAR CALL (3)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$67.50$72.50Sep 18$3.20$3.20$1.801.78$70.70
$72.50$80.00Sep 18$2.22$2.22$5.280.42$74.72
$80.00$82.50Sep 18$0.55$0.55$1.950.28$80.55
BULL PUT (4)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$82.50$80.00Aug 21$2.35$2.35$0.1515.67$80.15
$75.00$70.00Sep 18$2.20$2.20$2.800.79$72.80
$70.00$65.00Sep 18$2.15$2.15$2.850.75$67.85
$65.00$62.50Sep 18$0.32$0.32$2.180.15$64.68

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. -- found (cheapest --% of stock, avg --%)

No straddle setups found

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 6 found (cheapest 2.64% of stock, avg 4.31%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$82.50$62.50Sep 18$1.13$0.78$1.91$60.59$84.41
$82.50$65.00Sep 18$1.13$1.10$2.23$62.77$84.73
$80.00$62.50Sep 18$1.68$0.78$2.46$60.04$82.46
$80.00$65.00Sep 18$1.68$1.10$2.78$62.22$82.78
$82.50$70.00Sep 18$1.13$3.25$4.38$65.62$86.88
$80.00$70.00Sep 18$1.68$3.25$4.93$65.07$84.93

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 6 found (best R:R 2.38, avg credit $2.79)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
62/6568/72Sep 18$3.52$1.482.38$61.48$71.02
65/7072/80Sep 18$4.37$3.131.40$65.63$76.87
70/7580/82Sep 18$2.75$2.251.22$72.25$82.75
65/7080/82Sep 18$2.70$2.301.17$67.30$82.70
62/6580/82Sep 18$0.87$1.630.53$64.13$80.87
62/6572/80Sep 18$2.54$4.960.51$62.46$75.04

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 1 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (0)
No calls found
PUTS (1)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$65.00$70.00$75.00Sep 18$0.05$4.9599.00

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 $-0.70, 4 credits)

CALLS (3)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$67.50$72.501:2Sep 18-$0.70$4.30
$80.00$82.501:2Sep 18-$0.58$1.92
$72.50$80.001:2Sep 18$0.54$6.96
PUTS (3)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$75.00$70.001:2Sep 18-$1.05$3.95
$65.00$62.501:2Sep 18-$0.46$2.04
$70.00$65.001:2Sep 18$1.05$3.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 4 found (best yield 3.46%, avg 1.47%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$72.50Sep 18$2.500.510.3%3.46%3.79%49
$80.00Sep 18$1.000.2710.7%1.38%12.10%123
$82.50Sep 18$0.650.2014.2%0.90%15.07%1--
$77.50Aug 21$0.100.227.2%0.14%7.39%3596

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 $72.50 09-18 call last traded $3.80 on 07/30 (now $2.50/$5.30) — try a limit near $3.80. Also watch the $80.00 09-18 call last traded $1.30 on 07/31 (now $1.00/$2.35) — try a limit near $1.30; the $77.50 08-21 call last traded $1.10 on 07/31 (now $0.10/$1.25) — try a limit near $0.68. Most tradeable put: the $80.00 08-21 put last traded $8.15 on 07/29 (now $7.40/$8.60) — try a limit near $8.00.
CALLS (49)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$72.50Aug 21$1.70$3.90$2.80$3.55 07/29$1.63–$7.10$2.80--
$72.50Sep 18$2.50$5.30$3.90$3.80 07/30$3.00–$8.55$3.809
$70.00Aug 21$3.30$5.10$4.20$4.03 07/31$3.08–$9.15$4.03--
$70.00Sep 18$4.30$5.70$5.00$16.40 06/30$4.55–$10.20$5.00--
$70.00Dec 18$7.20$9.60$8.40$12.20 07/08$7.75–$12.95$8.40--
$75.00Aug 21$0.50$2.50$1.50$1.65 07/31$1.50–$6.40$1.50--
$75.00Sep 18$2.45$3.20$2.83$2.50 07/30$2.48–$7.25$2.50--
$75.00Dec 18$5.20$8.00$6.60$9.34 06/18$5.55–$10.50$6.60--
$67.50Sep 18$6.00$8.20$7.10$11.45 07/10$5.95–$11.90$7.10--
$67.50Dec 18$8.60$11.50$10.05$13.90 07/10$8.95–$14.55$10.05--
$77.50Aug 21$0.10$1.25$0.68$1.10 07/31$0.68–$4.55$0.68596
$77.50Sep 18$0.85$3.00$1.93$4.80 07/17$1.93–$6.00$1.93--
$77.50Dec 18$4.20$7.00$5.60$5.00 07/31$4.90–$9.25$5.00--
$65.00Sep 18$7.40$10.00$8.70$10.09 07/24$7.60–$13.75$8.70--
$65.00Dec 18$10.20$13.50$11.85$18.92 07/06$10.30–$16.45$11.85--
$80.00Aug 21$0.10$0.80$0.45$0.85 07/30$0.45–$3.35$0.45--
$80.00Sep 18$1.00$2.35$1.68$1.30 07/31$1.18–$4.85$1.3023
$80.00Dec 18$3.20$6.10$4.65$4.20 07/31$4.13–$8.20$4.20--
$82.50Aug 21$0.00$1.45$0.73$1.12 07/28$0.48–$2.60$0.73--
$82.50Sep 18$0.65$1.60$1.13$1.60 07/21$1.13–$3.93$1.13--
$82.50Dec 18$2.30$5.30$3.80$3.50 07/31$3.25–$7.10$3.50--
$60.00Sep 18$12.40$14.50$13.45$21.74 07/06$12.05–$18.20$13.45--
$85.00Aug 21$0.00$0.95$0.48$0.50 07/23$0.38–$1.80$0.48--
$85.00Sep 18$0.45$2.80$1.63$2.35 07/08$0.85–$3.15$1.63--
$85.00Dec 18$2.15$4.40$3.28$4.40 07/13$2.63–$6.45$3.28--
$57.50Sep 18$13.80$17.00$15.40$15.90 06/09$14.25–$20.80$15.40--
$87.50Aug 21$0.00$0.95$0.48$0.69 07/21$0.35–$1.67$0.48--
$55.00Sep 18$17.10$19.80$18.45$21.47 06/18$16.50–$22.80$18.45--
$55.00Dec 18$17.30$20.70$19.00$22.72 06/18$17.35–$23.85$19.00--
$90.00Aug 21$0.00$0.95$0.48$1.05 07/30$0.25–$1.43$0.48--
$90.00Sep 18$0.35$2.65$1.50$3.70 06/24$0.55–$2.00$1.50--
$90.00Dec 18$1.30$3.10$2.20$2.20 07/29$1.88–$4.85$2.20--
$90.00Mar 19$2.70$5.50$4.10$4.21 07/29$3.60–$6.00$4.10--
$50.00Sep 18$22.00$24.30$23.15$31.70 06/24$21.35–$27.40$23.15--
$95.00Aug 21$0.00$0.95$0.48$2.23 06/29$0.25–$1.27$0.48--
$95.00Sep 18$0.00$0.95$0.48$1.10 07/24$0.33–$1.25$0.48--
$95.00Dec 18$0.30$3.20$1.75$1.70 07/21$1.40–$2.95$1.70--
$45.00Dec 18$27.10$29.70$28.40$31.58 07/08$26.15–$33.05$28.40--
$100.00Sep 18$0.00$0.90$0.45$1.50 06/24$0.45–$1.20$0.45--
$100.00Dec 18$0.00$2.95$1.48$2.28 07/10$1.10–$3.03$1.48--
$100.00Mar 19$1.25$4.00$2.63$2.55 07/30$2.07–$3.85$2.55--
$42.50Mar 19$29.90$32.60$31.25$33.10 07/30$29.00–$33.25$31.25--
$105.00Sep 18$0.00$0.95$0.48$0.45 06/04$0.33–$1.13$0.45--
$105.00Mar 19$0.60$3.60$2.10$1.90 07/30$1.55–$3.00$1.90--
$110.00Dec 18$0.00$2.20$1.10$2.95 06/26$1.08–$1.60$1.10--
$110.00Mar 19$0.60$3.40$2.00$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$1.95$0.98$2.30 06/26$0.93–$1.48$0.98--
$115.00Mar 19$0.40$2.95$1.68$1.20 07/28$1.15–$1.78$1.20--
PUTS (43)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$72.50Aug 21$1.10$3.90$2.50$3.75 07/29$1.60–$4.60$2.50--
$72.50Sep 18$2.80$4.90$3.85$3.21 06/24$2.93–$5.90$3.21--
$72.50Dec 18$5.60$8.70$7.15$7.45 07/13$6.15–$8.75$7.15--
$70.00Aug 21$1.10$1.55$1.33$2.60 07/31$0.93–$3.58$1.33--
$70.00Sep 18$2.30$4.20$3.25$3.90 07/31$2.25–$4.35$3.2522
$75.00Aug 21$2.60$4.50$3.55$3.10 07/30$2.93–$5.80$3.10--
$75.00Sep 18$4.50$6.40$5.45$5.65 07/27$4.30–$7.55$5.45--
$75.00Dec 18$7.00$10.10$8.55$7.60 07/10$7.00–$10.20$7.60--
$67.50Aug 21$0.15$1.50$0.83$2.00 07/29$0.65–$2.20$0.83--
$67.50Sep 18$0.65$2.10$1.38$2.75 07/30$1.38–$3.33$1.38--
$77.50Aug 21$5.40$6.80$6.10$5.20 07/17$4.50–$7.50$5.40--
$77.50Sep 18$5.90$8.40$7.15$6.50 07/17$5.60–$8.80$6.50--
$77.50Dec 18$8.60$11.70$10.15$6.02 06/26$8.45–$11.70$8.60--
$77.50Mar 19$10.30$13.50$11.90$9.90 07/30$10.15–$13.25$10.30--
$65.00Aug 21$0.00$1.35$0.68$1.60 07/20$0.68–$1.65$0.68--
$65.00Sep 18$0.70$1.50$1.10$1.90 07/17$0.68–$2.48$1.10--
$65.00Dec 18$2.35$4.90$3.63$4.50 07/30$3.25–$5.20$3.63--
$80.00Aug 21$7.40$8.60$8.00$8.15 07/29$5.95–$9.95$8.004
$80.00Sep 18$7.80$10.30$9.05$10.90 07/31$7.45–$10.75$9.05--
$80.00Dec 18$10.20$13.30$11.75$12.53 07/23$10.40–$13.30$11.75--
$62.50Aug 21$0.00$0.95$0.48$0.75 07/24$0.40–$1.40$0.48--
$62.50Sep 18$0.65$0.90$0.78$1.10 06/24$0.65–$2.08$0.7884
$62.50Dec 18$1.60$4.30$2.95$2.20 06/30$2.53–$4.25$2.20--
$82.50Aug 21$9.50$11.20$10.35$6.10 07/01$7.85–$12.05$9.502
$82.50Sep 18$9.90$11.70$10.80$5.80 06/29$8.85–$12.85$9.90--
$60.00Aug 21$0.05$0.25$0.15$0.53 07/30$0.15–$1.40$0.15--
$60.00Sep 18$0.15$1.10$0.63$1.01 07/30$0.63–$1.60$0.63--
$60.00Dec 18$1.40$3.50$2.45$2.50 07/28$2.08–$3.20$2.45--
$60.00Mar 19$2.40$4.90$3.65$4.00 07/30$3.28–$4.72$3.65--
$85.00Dec 18$13.90$16.60$15.25$12.00 07/07$13.15–$16.65$13.90--
$57.50Sep 18$0.00$1.15$0.57$0.80 07/20$0.43–$1.50$0.57--
$55.00Aug 21$0.00$0.40$0.20$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$0.65$2.65$1.65$1.50 07/31$1.45–$2.20$1.50--
$90.00Dec 18$17.70$20.60$19.15$12.93 06/29$16.00–$21.10$17.70--
$52.50Sep 18$0.00$0.70$0.35$0.55 06/18$0.33–$1.33$0.35--
$95.00Sep 18$20.90$24.70$22.80$18.20 07/17$18.55–$24.50$20.90--
$95.00Dec 18$21.90$24.80$23.35$22.47 06/16$19.80–$25.20$22.47--
$47.50Sep 18$0.00$0.95$0.48$0.48 06/15$0.28–$1.25$0.48--
$100.00Dec 18$26.40$30.00$28.20$30.00 07/30$24.15–$29.75$28.20--
$37.50Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38$0.50 06/23$0.38–$1.18$0.38--
$35.00Dec 18$0.00$0.75$0.38$0.45 06/23$0.38–$1.13$0.38--
$32.50Dec 18$0.00$0.60$0.30$0.40 06/23$0.30–$1.10$0.30--

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 42
Put/Call Ratio 3.82
Net Difference -31

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 24
Total Puts 57
Put/Call Ratio 2.38
Net Difference -33

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 1,168
Total Puts 1,412
Average Put/Call Ratio 2.36
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date Calls Puts Ratio Net Diff
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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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