Tour v477
MTH
MERITAGE HOMES CORP
$70.77 -0.06%
(7/30 18:10) ◀
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Friday, July 31, 2026 (3:05pm)
January 2026
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/31 3:05pm) 18
Calls: 12 (67%)
Puts: 6 (33%)
Prior (07/29) 478
Calls: 155 (32%)
Puts: 323 (68%)
Current vs Prior -96.23%
Calls: -92.26% (Calls)
Puts: -98.14% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 502
Calls: 330 (66%)
Puts: 172 (34%)
Prior 7-Day Average 71
Calls: 47 (66%)
Puts: 24 (34%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -74.90%
Calls: -74.55%
Puts: -75.58%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/31 3:05pm) $5.3K
Calls: $3.1K (58%)
Puts: $2.3K (42%)
Prior (07/29) $84.6K
Calls: $28.3K (33%)
Puts: $56.3K (67%)
Current vs Prior -93.69%
Calls: -89.10%
Puts: -95.99%
Prior 7-Day Total $113.4K
Calls: $55.4K (49%)
Puts: $58.0K (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average $16.2K
Calls: $7.9K (49%)
Puts: $8.3K (51%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -67.03%
Calls: -61.07%
Puts: -72.73%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/31 3:05pm) 0.50
Prior (07/29) 2.08
Current vs Prior -76.01%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.59
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -68.57%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (07/31 3:05pm) 6,360
Calls: 3,080 (48%)
Puts: 3,280 (52%)
Prior (07/29) 5,823
Calls: 2,891 (50%)
Puts: 2,932 (50%)
Current vs Prior +9.22%
Prior 7-Day Total 33,427
Calls: 15,663 (47%)
Puts: 17,764 (53%)
Prior 7-Day Average 4,775
Calls: 2,237 (47%)
Puts: 2,537 (53%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +33.19%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 11.21% | 14.13%
Prior 11.89% | 15.51%
Current vs Prior -5.77% | -8.92%
Prior 7-Day Avg 11.13% | 15.29%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.69% | -7.59%
Prior 7-Day Eod 11.89% | 15.51%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -5.77% | -8.92%
Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 72.06% | 60.21%
Calls: 52.11% | 20.73%
Puts: 92.00% | 99.69%
Prior 16.04% | 42.69%
Calls: 14.29% | 49.18%
Puts: 17.78% | 36.19%
Current vs Prior +349.25% | +41.04%
Prior 7-Day Avg 27.10% | 39.67%
Calls: 22.89% | 32.99%
Puts: 33.22% | 46.34%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +165.90% | +51.78%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Light premium activity with dollar volume down 94% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 96% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.50. P/C ratio dropping 76% - 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 BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
15:05BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH
14:05BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH

📈 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. 4 found (avg delta 0.65, highest 0.73)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$70.00Aug 213.105.20$4.1550.6%20.618
PUTS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$77.50Aug 216.108.80$7.4536.2%--0.73257
$75.00Aug 214.007.20$5.6057.1%--0.69135
$72.50Aug 212.055.50$3.7891.3%--0.56509

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 4 active (total vol 7, top 2)

CALLS (3)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$70.00Aug 213.105.20$4.1550.6%20.618
$75.00Aug 210.153.20$1.68181.5%20.35141
$77.50Aug 210.353.00$1.68157.7%10.30596
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$70.00Aug 212.052.65$2.3525.5%20.41230

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 15.67, avg 6.29)

BULL CALL (3)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$80.00$82.50Aug 21$0.15$2.35$0.1515.67$80.15
$77.50$80.00Aug 21$0.28$2.22$0.287.93$77.78
$70.00$75.00Aug 21$2.47$2.53$2.471.02$72.47
BEAR PUT (3)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$67.50$55.00Aug 21$1.05$11.45$1.0510.90$66.45
$70.00$67.50Aug 21$1.02$1.48$1.021.45$68.98
$72.50$70.00Aug 21$1.43$1.07$1.430.75$71.07

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 8 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 1.10)

BEAR CALL (3)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$70.00$75.00Aug 21$2.47$2.47$2.530.98$72.47
$77.50$80.00Aug 21$0.28$0.28$2.220.13$77.78
$80.00$82.50Aug 21$0.15$0.15$2.350.06$80.15
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$77.50$75.00Aug 21$1.85$1.85$0.652.85$75.65
$75.00$72.50Aug 21$1.82$1.82$0.682.68$73.18
$72.50$70.00Aug 21$1.43$1.43$1.071.34$71.07
$70.00$67.50Aug 21$1.02$1.02$1.480.69$68.98
$67.50$55.00Aug 21$1.05$1.05$11.450.09$66.45

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. 3 found (cheapest 9.18% of stock, avg 10.79%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$70.00Aug 21$4.15$2.35$6.50$63.50$76.509.18%
$75.00Aug 21$1.68$5.60$7.28$67.72$82.2810.29%
$77.50Aug 21$1.68$7.45$9.13$68.37$86.6312.90%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 15 found (cheapest 2.06% of stock, avg 3.90%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$85.00$55.00Aug 21$1.18$0.28$1.46$53.54$86.46
$82.50$55.00Aug 21$1.25$0.28$1.53$53.47$84.03
$80.00$55.00Aug 21$1.40$0.28$1.68$53.32$81.68
$75.00$55.00Aug 21$1.68$0.28$1.96$53.04$76.96
$77.50$55.00Aug 21$1.68$0.28$1.96$53.04$79.46
$85.00$67.50Aug 21$1.18$1.33$2.51$64.99$87.51
$82.50$67.50Aug 21$1.25$1.33$2.58$64.92$85.08
$80.00$67.50Aug 21$1.40$1.33$2.73$64.77$82.73
$75.00$67.50Aug 21$1.68$1.33$3.01$64.49$78.01
$77.50$67.50Aug 21$1.68$1.33$3.01$64.49$80.51

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 10 found (best R:R 5.25, avg credit $1.79)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
72/7578/80Aug 21$2.10$0.405.25$72.90$79.60
75/7880/82Aug 21$2.00$0.504.00$75.50$82.00
72/7580/82Aug 21$1.97$0.533.72$73.03$81.97
70/7278/80Aug 21$1.71$0.792.16$70.79$79.21
70/7280/82Aug 21$1.58$0.921.72$70.92$81.58
68/7078/80Aug 21$1.30$1.201.08$68.70$78.80
68/7080/82Aug 21$1.17$1.330.88$68.83$81.17
55/6870/75Aug 21$3.52$8.980.39$63.98$73.52
55/6878/80Aug 21$1.33$11.170.12$66.17$78.83
55/6880/82Aug 21$1.20$11.300.11$66.30$81.20

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 4 found (best R:R 30.25, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (2)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$80.00$82.50$85.00Aug 21$0.08$2.4230.25
$77.50$80.00$82.50Aug 21$0.13$2.3718.23
PUTS (2)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$70.00$72.50$75.00Aug 21$0.39$2.115.41
$67.50$70.00$72.50Aug 21$0.41$2.095.10

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 11 found (best net $-0.31, 9 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$85.00$87.501:2Aug 21-$1.08$1.42
$80.00$82.501:2Aug 21-$1.10$1.40
$82.50$85.001:2Aug 21-$1.11$1.39
$77.50$80.001:2Aug 21-$1.12$1.38
$87.50$90.001:2Aug 21-$1.13$1.37
PUTS (4)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$70.00$67.501:2Aug 21-$0.31$2.19
$72.50$70.001:2Aug 21-$0.92$1.58
$75.00$72.501:2Aug 21-$1.96$0.54
$67.50$55.001:2Aug 21$0.77$11.73

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 2 found (best yield 0.49%, avg 0.35%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$77.50Aug 21$0.350.309.5%0.49%10.00%1596
$75.00Aug 21$0.150.356.0%0.21%6.19%2141

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. 84 contracts (avg 245 vol/day, 84 traded recently)

MTH averages only 245 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 $6.60 on 06/15 (now $3.00/$5.10) — try a limit near $4.05. Most tradeable put: the $100.00 12-18 put last traded $21.20 on 06/24 (now $28.20/$31.00) — try a limit near $28.20.
CALLS (43)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$70.00Aug 21$3.10$4.90$4.00$5.70 07/14$4.00–$13.50$4.00--
$70.00Sep 18$3.80$6.40$5.10$16.40 06/30$5.10–$14.05$5.10--
$70.00Dec 18$6.20$10.10$8.15$12.20 07/08$8.15–$16.25$8.15--
$72.50Sep 18$3.00$5.10$4.05$6.60 06/15$4.05–$12.00$4.059
$67.50Sep 18$5.10$7.70$6.40$11.45 07/10$6.40–$16.10$6.40--
$67.50Dec 18$8.20$10.80$9.50$13.90 07/10$9.50–$17.90$9.50--
$75.00Aug 21$0.65$3.30$1.98$3.10 07/24$1.98–$9.45$1.98--
$75.00Sep 18$1.70$4.10$2.90$3.60 07/24$2.90–$10.10$2.90--
$75.00Dec 18$4.20$8.00$6.10$9.34 06/18$6.10–$13.20$6.10--
$65.00Sep 18$6.80$9.10$7.95$10.09 07/24$7.95–$18.20$7.95--
$65.00Dec 18$8.90$12.70$10.80$18.92 07/06$10.80–$19.95$10.80--
$77.50Aug 21$0.45$3.00$1.73$1.10 07/23$1.43–$7.85$1.10--
$77.50Sep 18$1.30$3.70$2.50$4.80 07/17$2.45–$8.45$2.50--
$77.50Dec 18$3.20$7.10$5.15$13.80 06/26$5.15–$11.60$5.15--
$80.00Aug 21$0.05$2.55$1.30$2.10 07/24$0.93–$6.70$1.30--
$80.00Sep 18$0.50$3.40$1.95$1.50 07/21$1.83–$7.10$1.50--
$80.00Dec 18$2.45$6.30$4.38$11.48 06/25$4.38–$10.60$4.38--
$60.00Sep 18$11.00$13.40$12.20$21.74 07/06$12.20–$22.70$12.20--
$82.50Aug 21$0.00$2.35$1.18$1.90 07/16$0.70–$5.15$1.18--
$82.50Sep 18$0.25$3.00$1.63$1.60 07/21$1.25–$5.70$1.60--
$82.50Dec 18$1.65$5.50$3.58$5.28 07/13$3.58–$9.20$3.58--
$57.50Sep 18$13.40$15.50$14.45$15.90 06/09$14.45–$25.05$14.45--
$85.00Aug 21$0.00$2.10$1.05$0.50 07/23$0.57–$4.15$0.50--
$85.00Sep 18$0.00$2.80$1.40$2.35 07/08$1.18–$4.60$1.40--
$85.00Dec 18$1.10$4.90$3.00$4.40 07/13$3.00–$8.25$3.00--
$55.00Sep 18$15.80$18.10$16.95$21.47 06/18$16.95–$27.35$16.95--
$55.00Dec 18$16.50$19.50$18.00$22.72 06/18$18.00–$28.30$18.00--
$87.50Aug 21$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.69 07/21$0.53–$3.35$0.69--
$90.00Aug 21$0.00$0.65$0.33$0.54 07/21$0.25–$2.63$0.33--
$90.00Sep 18$0.00$2.25$1.13$3.70 06/24$0.95–$3.25$1.13--
$90.00Dec 18$0.95$3.70$2.33$4.31 07/10$2.28–$6.50$2.33--
$50.00Sep 18$20.60$22.90$21.75$31.70 06/24$21.75–$32.10$21.75--
$50.00Dec 18$20.80$23.80$22.30$20.64 06/01$22.30–$32.70$20.80--
$95.00Aug 21$0.00$2.15$1.08$2.23 06/29$0.48–$1.50$1.08--
$95.00Sep 18$0.00$2.25$1.13$1.10 07/24$0.60–$2.23$1.10--
$95.00Dec 18$0.10$2.80$1.45$1.70 07/21$1.40–$5.00$1.45--
$45.00Dec 18$25.50$28.30$26.90$31.58 07/08$26.90–$37.35$26.90--
$100.00Sep 18$0.00$2.20$1.10$1.50 06/24$0.57–$1.45$1.10--
$100.00Dec 18$0.00$2.35$1.18$2.28 07/10$1.10–$4.40$1.18--
$105.00Sep 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.45 06/04$0.57–$1.33$0.45--
$110.00Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$2.95 06/26$1.08–$2.45$1.08--
$115.00Sep 18$0.00$0.75$0.38$0.65 06/26$0.38–$1.20$0.38--
$115.00Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$2.30 06/26$0.93–$1.78$1.08--
PUTS (41)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkLast Traded30d RangeHistorySugg. LimitOI
$70.00Aug 21$1.90$2.80$2.35$2.55 07/24$1.02–$3.58$2.35--
$70.00Sep 18$2.25$4.90$3.58$4.40 07/23$1.63–$4.35$3.58--
$72.50Aug 21$2.70$4.90$3.80$4.50 07/20$1.90–$4.60$3.80--
$72.50Sep 18$3.70$6.40$5.05$3.21 06/24$2.33–$5.90$3.70--
$72.50Dec 18$6.10$9.60$7.85$7.45 07/13$5.30–$8.75$7.45--
$67.50Aug 21$0.15$2.55$1.35$2.50 07/21$1.00–$2.20$1.35--
$67.50Sep 18$1.20$4.00$2.60$3.24 07/20$1.63–$3.33$2.6017
$75.00Aug 21$4.60$6.70$5.65$4.39 07/17$2.58–$5.65$4.60135
$75.00Sep 18$6.00$7.90$6.95$6.88 07/23$3.33–$7.55$6.88--
$75.00Dec 18$7.60$11.50$9.55$7.60 07/10$5.85–$10.20$7.60--
$65.00Aug 21$0.00$1.60$0.80$1.60 07/20$0.68–$1.65$0.80--
$65.00Sep 18$0.30$3.00$1.65$1.90 07/17$1.30–$2.48$1.65--
$65.00Dec 18$3.70$6.20$4.95$4.10 06/22$2.88–$5.20$4.10--
$77.50Aug 21$6.30$8.50$7.40$5.20 07/17$3.40–$7.50$6.30--
$77.50Sep 18$7.60$9.70$8.65$6.50 07/17$4.03–$8.65$7.60--
$77.50Dec 18$9.20$12.90$11.05$6.02 06/26$7.10–$11.70$9.20--
$62.50Aug 21$0.00$2.55$1.27$0.75 07/24$0.93–$1.40$0.75--
$62.50Sep 18$0.05$2.40$1.22$1.10 06/24$1.02–$2.08$1.10--
$62.50Dec 18$2.80$4.40$3.60$2.20 06/30$2.45–$4.25$2.80--
$80.00Aug 21$8.40$10.70$9.55$4.35 07/02$4.65–$9.55$8.40--
$80.00Sep 18$9.30$11.30$10.30$10.43 07/23$5.00–$10.65$10.30--
$80.00Dec 18$10.80$14.50$12.65$12.53 07/23$8.20–$13.30$12.53--
$60.00Sep 18$0.00$2.65$1.33$1.15 07/20$0.88–$1.60$1.1554
$60.00Dec 18$0.95$4.20$2.58$3.25 07/21$1.92–$3.20$2.58--
$82.50Aug 21$10.70$12.60$11.65$6.10 07/01$5.45–$11.85$10.70--
$82.50Sep 18$11.50$13.80$12.65$5.80 06/29$6.70–$12.65$11.50--
$57.50Sep 18$0.00$2.55$1.27$0.80 07/20$0.65–$1.50$0.80--
$85.00Dec 18$14.40$18.40$16.40$12.00 07/07$10.75–$16.45$14.40--
$55.00Aug 21$0.00$0.20$0.10$0.31 07/21$0.10–$1.25$0.1014
$55.00Sep 18$0.20$2.60$1.40$0.64 06/25$0.63–$1.50$0.64--
$52.50Sep 18$0.00$2.40$1.20$0.55 06/18$0.28–$1.27$0.55--
$90.00Dec 18$18.80$22.30$20.55$12.93 06/29$14.05–$20.55$18.80--
$47.50Sep 18$0.00$1.95$0.98$0.48 06/15$0.38–$1.20$0.48--
$95.00Sep 18$22.70$25.30$24.00$18.20 07/17$15.00–$24.00$22.70--
$95.00Dec 18$23.80$26.10$24.95$22.47 06/16$17.10–$24.95$23.80--
$42.50Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$1.10 05/27$0.88–$1.30$1.08--
$100.00Dec 18$28.20$31.00$29.60$21.20 06/24$21.35–$29.60$28.201
$40.00Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$1.00 05/27$0.75–$1.23$1.00--
$37.50Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.50 06/23$0.65–$1.18$0.50--
$35.00Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.45 06/23$0.48–$1.15$0.45--
$32.50Dec 18$0.00$2.15$1.08$0.40 06/23$0.48–$1.13$0.40--

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 12
Total Puts 6
Put/Call Ratio 0.50
Net Difference 6

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 155
Total Puts 323
Put/Call Ratio 2.08
Net Difference -168

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 330
Total Puts 172
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.59
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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