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NORTHROP GRUMMAN COR

$530.78 -0.09%

$533.28 (+0.47%)🌙

as of 09/16 06:04 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/16) 558

Calls: 288 (52%)

Puts: 270 (48%)

Prior (09/15) 1,208

Calls: 839 (69%)

Puts: 369 (31%)

Current vs Prior -53.81%

Calls: -65.67% (Calls)

Puts: -26.83% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 10,231

Calls: 5,193 (51%)

Puts: 5,038 (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,461

Calls: 741 (51%)

Puts: 719 (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -61.82%

Calls: -61.18%

Puts: -62.49%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/16) $469.7K

Calls: $293.4K (62%)

Puts: $176.2K (38%)

Prior (09/15) $1.25M

Calls: $825.8K (66%)

Puts: $427.6K (34%)

Current vs Prior -62.53%

Calls: -64.47%

Puts: -58.78%

Prior 7-Day Total $21.66M

Calls: $6.07M (28%)

Puts: $15.59M (72%)

Prior 7-Day Average $3.09M

Calls: $867.5K (28%)

Puts: $2.23M (72%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -84.82%

Calls: -66.18%

Puts: -92.09%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/16) 0.94

Prior (09/15) 0.44

Current vs Prior +113.16%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.15

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -18.44%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/16) 32,398

Calls: 15,503 (48%)

Puts: 16,895 (52%)

Prior (09/15) 31,924

Calls: 15,179 (48%)

Puts: 16,745 (52%)

Current vs Prior +1.48%

Prior 7-Day Total 211,052

Calls: 99,179 (47%)

Puts: 111,873 (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average 30,150

Calls: 14,168 (47%)

Puts: 15,981 (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.46%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 2.23% | 7.33%2.23% | 7.33%

Prior 3.56% | 7.18%3.56% | 7.18%

Current vs Prior -37.25% | +2.06%-37.24% | +2.06%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.92% | 7.72%3.92% | 7.72%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -43.03% | -5.05%-43.03% | -5.05%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.56% | 7.18%3.56% | 7.18%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.25% | +2.06%-37.24% | +2.06%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 33.96% | 18.31%

Calls: 41.71% | 11.48%

Puts: 26.21% | 25.14%

Prior 33.96% | 18.31%

Calls: 41.71% | 11.48%

Puts: 26.21% | 25.14%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 32.34% | 18.59%

Calls: 35.91% | 18.25%

Puts: 28.77% | 18.92%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.00% | -1.48%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 62% call dollar volume ($293.4K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 63% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 54% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 113% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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Retail Flow NEUTRAL

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Current BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

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Current NEUTRAL

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$530.00	Oct 16	18.70	20.20	$19.45	7.7%	2	0.52	125
$540.00	Oct 16	14.30	15.50	$14.90	8.1%	1	0.44	19
$450.00	Oct 16	79.40	87.50	$83.45	9.7%	1	0.89	1

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 23 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Sep 18	27.70	33.60	$30.65	19.2%	1	1.00	27
$510.00	Sep 18	17.60	23.10	$20.35	27.0%	--	1.00	24
$515.00	Sep 18	12.50	19.80	$16.15	45.2%	--	0.96	19
$450.00	Oct 16	79.40	87.50	$83.45	9.7%	1	0.89	1
$520.00	Sep 18	9.80	13.60	$11.70	32.5%	2	0.81	205

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$580.00	Sep 18	46.20	52.40	$49.30	12.6%	--	0.97	12
$560.00	Sep 18	27.70	32.70	$30.20	16.6%	1	0.95	91
$550.00	Sep 18	17.90	23.10	$20.50	25.4%	--	0.93	60
$555.00	Sep 18	22.70	27.70	$25.20	19.8%	--	0.93	115
$575.00	Sep 18	42.10	48.40	$45.25	13.9%	--	0.86	11

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 58 active (total vol 334, top 63)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$560.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.60	$0.30	200.0%	24	0.04	265
$600.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.30	$0.15	200.0%	21	0.01	585
$610.00	Oct 16	0.35	1.55	$0.95	126.3%	14	0.05	35
$550.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.75	$0.38	197.4%	12	0.07	109
$555.00	Sep 18	0.10	0.95	$0.53	160.4%	12	0.07	205

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$520.00	Sep 18	0.85	2.60	$1.73	101.2%	63	0.23	144
$525.00	Sep 18	0.80	4.20	$2.50	136.0%	26	0.34	49
$495.00	Oct 16	4.60	7.00	$5.80	41.4%	12	0.21	81
$480.00	Sep 18	0.00	6.80	$3.40	200.0%	10	0.13	94
$545.00	Sep 18	11.90	18.60	$15.25	43.9%	10	0.82	85

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 11 strikes (avg 55.8%, max 255.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$565.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	94.5%	27.5%	243.6%	10	156
$545.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	41.7%	29.6%	41.0%	9	82
$535.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	37.4%	30.8%	21.5%	3	460
$520.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	33.7%	30.1%	12.1%	12	598
$540.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	32.5%	31.8%	2.2%	11	198

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$490.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	108.0%	30.4%	255.5%	4	208
$535.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	37.4%	30.8%	21.5%	2	72
$520.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	33.7%	30.1%	12.1%	63	226
$540.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	32.5%	31.8%	2.2%	--	185
$530.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	29.5%	29.2%	0.8%	3	140

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 49 found (best R:R 2.57, avg 5.68)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$515.00	$520.00	Oct 16	$1.40	$3.60	$1.40	65%	2.57	$516.40
$530.00	$535.00	Sep 18	$0.87	$4.13	$0.87	50%	4.75	$530.87
$580.00	$590.00	Oct 16	$0.37	$9.63	$0.37	16%	26.03	$580.37
$555.00	$560.00	Oct 16	$0.70	$4.30	$0.70	32%	6.14	$555.70
$535.00	$540.00	Oct 16	$1.50	$3.50	$1.50	48%	2.33	$536.50

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$535.00	$530.00	Oct 16	$1.85	$3.15	$1.85	52%	1.70	$533.15
$510.00	$505.00	Oct 16	$0.85	$4.15	$0.85	31%	4.88	$509.15
$500.00	$495.00	Oct 16	$0.55	$4.45	$0.55	23%	8.09	$499.45
$525.00	$520.00	Sep 18	$0.77	$4.23	$0.77	34%	5.49	$524.23
$515.00	$510.00	Oct 16	$1.25	$3.75	$1.25	35%	3.00	$513.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 43 found (best R:R 2.03, avg 0.62)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$565.00	$570.00	Sep 18	$3.25	$3.25	$1.75	82%	1.86	$568.25
$615.00	$620.00	Oct 16	$2.60	$2.60	$2.40	88%	1.08	$617.60
$595.00	$600.00	Oct 16	$2.70	$2.70	$2.30	85%	1.17	$597.70
$575.00	$580.00	Sep 18	$2.45	$2.45	$2.55	86%	0.96	$577.45
$560.00	$565.00	Oct 16	$3.25	$3.25	$1.75	71%	1.86	$563.25

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$430.00	$425.00	Sep 18	$3.35	$3.35	$1.65	92%	2.03	$426.65
$480.00	$475.00	Sep 18	$3.35	$3.35	$1.65	87%	2.03	$476.65
$450.00	$445.00	Sep 18	$2.90	$2.90	$2.10	90%	1.38	$447.10
$490.00	$485.00	Sep 18	$2.95	$2.95	$2.05	85%	1.44	$487.05
$505.00	$500.00	Oct 16	$2.25	$2.25	$2.75	72%	0.82	$502.75

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $13.25, cheapest $11.90)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$535.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$12.97	37.4%	30.8%
$530.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$15.15	29.5%	29.2%
$525.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$13.60	28.6%	29.9%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$535.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$11.90	37.4%	30.8%
$530.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$12.85	29.5%	29.2%
$525.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$13.05	28.6%	29.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 22 found (cheapest 1.71% of stock, avg 5.29%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$530.00	Sep 18	$4.30	$4.75	$9.05	$520.95	$539.05	1.71%
$525.00	Sep 18	$7.90	$2.50	$10.40	$514.60	$535.40	1.96%
$535.00	Sep 18	$3.43	$7.55	$10.98	$524.02	$545.98	2.07%
$540.00	Sep 18	$1.43	$11.20	$12.63	$527.37	$552.63	2.38%
$520.00	Sep 18	$11.70	$1.73	$13.43	$506.57	$533.43	2.53%
$545.00	Sep 18	$1.48	$15.25	$16.73	$528.27	$561.73	3.15%
$515.00	Sep 18	$16.15	$0.70	$16.85	$498.15	$531.85	3.17%
$510.00	Sep 18	$20.35	$0.53	$20.88	$489.12	$530.88	3.93%
$550.00	Sep 18	$0.38	$20.50	$20.88	$529.12	$570.88	3.93%
$555.00	Sep 18	$0.53	$25.20	$25.73	$529.27	$580.73	4.85%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 50 found (cheapest 0.41% of stock, avg 2.95%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$545.00	$515.00	Sep 18	$1.48	$0.70	$2.18	$512.82	$547.18
$540.00	$515.00	Sep 18	$1.43	$0.70	$2.13	$512.87	$542.13
$540.00	$520.00	Sep 18	$1.43	$1.73	$3.16	$516.84	$543.16
$545.00	$520.00	Sep 18	$1.48	$1.73	$3.21	$516.79	$548.21
$565.00	$515.00	Sep 18	$3.45	$0.70	$4.15	$510.85	$569.15
$540.00	$525.00	Sep 18	$1.43	$2.50	$3.93	$521.07	$543.93
$545.00	$525.00	Sep 18	$1.48	$2.50	$3.98	$521.02	$548.98
$545.00	$490.00	Sep 18	$1.48	$3.40	$4.88	$485.12	$549.88
$545.00	$480.00	Sep 18	$1.48	$3.40	$4.88	$475.12	$549.88
$540.00	$490.00	Sep 18	$1.43	$3.40	$4.83	$485.17	$544.83

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 125 found (best R:R 12.16, avg credit $2.46)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
445/450	615/620	Sep 18	$4.62	$0.38	81%	12.16	$445.38	$619.62
485/490	615/620	Sep 18	$4.67	$0.33	75%	14.15	$485.33	$619.67
425/430	590/595	Sep 18	$4.25	$0.75	82%	5.67	$425.75	$594.25
425/430	595/600	Sep 18	$4.05	$0.95	86%	4.26	$425.95	$599.05
425/430	620/625	Sep 18	$3.90	$1.10	88%	3.55	$426.10	$623.90
425/430	610/615	Sep 18	$4.25	$0.75	80%	5.67	$425.75	$614.25
425/430	545/550	Sep 18	$4.45	$0.55	74%	8.09	$425.55	$549.45
475/480	590/595	Sep 18	$4.25	$0.75	78%	5.67	$475.75	$594.25
475/480	595/600	Sep 18	$4.05	$0.95	81%	4.26	$475.95	$599.05
475/480	620/625	Sep 18	$3.90	$1.10	82%	3.55	$476.10	$623.90

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 39 found (best R:R 24.00, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$520.00	$525.00	$530.00	Sep 18	$0.20	$4.80	32%	24.00
$515.00	$520.00	$525.00	Sep 18	$0.65	$4.35	27%	6.69
$570.00	$575.00	$580.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$4.91	5%	54.56
$590.00	$595.00	$600.00	Sep 18	$0.20	$4.80	8%	24.00
$580.00	$585.00	$590.00	Sep 18	$0.34	$4.66	6%	13.71

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$525.00	$530.00	$535.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$4.45	30%	8.09
$535.00	$540.00	$545.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$4.60	18%	11.50
$505.00	$510.00	$515.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$4.91	5%	54.56
$530.00	$535.00	$540.00	Sep 18	$0.85	$4.15	28%	4.88
$505.00	$510.00	$515.00	Oct 16	$0.40	$4.60	7%	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. 55 found (best net $-0.70, 37 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$525.00	$530.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.70	$4.30
$555.00	$560.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.07	$4.93
$605.00	$610.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.40	$4.60
$520.00	$525.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$4.10	$0.90
$550.00	$555.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.68	$4.32

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$530.00	$525.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.25	$4.75
$535.00	$530.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.95	$3.05
$525.00	$520.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.96	$4.04
$505.00	$500.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.15	$4.85
$515.00	$510.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.36	$4.64

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 21 found (best yield 2.69%, avg 0.71%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$540.00	Oct 16	$14.30	0.44	1.7%	2.69%	4.43%	1	19
$535.00	Oct 16	$14.40	0.48	0.8%	2.71%	3.51%	--	164
$550.00	Oct 16	$9.10	0.36	3.6%	1.71%	5.34%	2	56
$545.00	Oct 16	$9.40	0.39	2.7%	1.77%	4.45%	2	9
$555.00	Oct 16	$6.10	0.32	4.6%	1.15%	5.71%	5	48
$560.00	Oct 16	$5.20	0.29	5.5%	0.98%	6.48%	5	69
$570.00	Oct 16	$4.60	0.21	7.4%	0.87%	8.26%	1	27
$635.00	Oct 16	$0.15	0.11	19.6%	0.03%	19.66%	3	--
$630.00	Oct 16	$0.15	0.11	18.7%	0.03%	18.72%	2	--
$580.00	Oct 16	$3.00	0.16	9.3%	0.57%	9.84%	3	40

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 288

Total Puts 270

Put/Call Ratio 0.94

Net Difference 18

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 839

Total Puts 369

Put/Call Ratio 0.44

Net Difference 470

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 5,193

Total Puts 5,038

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.15

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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