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NUE

NUCOR CORP

$248.48 -6.29%

(9/15 18:55) ◀

Friday, September 18, 2026 (1:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 1:00pm) 3,278

Calls: 938 (29%)

Puts: 2,340 (71%)

Prior --

Calls: 653 (51%)

Puts: 619 (49%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: +43.64% (Calls)

Puts: +278.03% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 2,923

Calls: 1,889 (65%)

Puts: 1,034 (35%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,461

Calls: 269 (65%)

Puts: 147 (35%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +124.29%

Calls: +247.59%

Puts: +1484.14%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 1:00pm) $3.25M

Calls: $986.6K (30%)

Puts: $2.26M (70%)

Prior --

Calls: $728.6K (86%)

Puts: $115.9K (14%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: +35.40%

Puts: +1850.05%

Prior 7-Day Total $2.13M

Calls: $1.71M (80%)

Puts: $427.2K (20%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.07M

Calls: $243.9K (80%)

Puts: $61.0K (20%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +204.13%

Calls: +304.44%

Puts: +3602.88%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 1:00pm) 2.49

Prior 1.00

Current vs Prior +149.47%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.64

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +288.67%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 1:00pm) 72,060

Calls: 39,406 (55%)

Puts: 32,654 (45%)

Prior --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Total 121,818

Calls: 70,981 (58%)

Puts: 50,837 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 60,909

Calls: 35,490 (58%)

Puts: 25,418 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +18.31%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 4.28% | 10.24%4.28% | 10.24%

Prior 10.06% | 14.13%11.03% | 13.91%

Current vs Prior -57.49% | -27.50%-61.22% | -26.35%

Prior 7-Day Avg 10.55% | 14.02%11.03% | 13.91%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -59.44% | -26.93%-61.22% | -26.35%

Prior 7-Day Eod 10.06% | 14.13%6.16% | 10.80%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -57.49% | -27.50%-30.58% | -5.16%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 50.83% | 13.15%

Calls: 31.21% | 16.95%

Puts: 70.45% | 9.35%

Prior 8.71% | 4.96%

Calls: 5.77% | 4.59%

Puts: 11.66% | 5.33%

Current vs Prior +483.58% | +165.12%

Prior 7-Day Avg 8.71% | 4.96%

Calls: 5.77% | 4.59%

Puts: 11.66% | 5.33%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +483.58% | +165.12%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bearish flow with 70% put dollar volume ($2.26M). Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (204% higher). Volume explosion - 124% above 7-day average (3,278 vs avg 1,461). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.49 - heavy put buying.

Smart Money BEARISH

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Prior NEUTRAL

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
14:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
13:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 7 of results (avg 7.2%, best 5.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 18	47.30	50.00	$48.65	5.5%	1	1.00	154
$220.00	Sep 18	28.10	29.90	$29.00	6.2%	1	0.97	163
$200.00	Oct 16	47.70	51.00	$49.35	6.7%	--	1.00	36
$210.00	Sep 18	37.30	39.90	$38.60	6.7%	2	1.00	441
$210.00	Oct 16	38.10	41.00	$39.55	7.3%	--	0.94	164

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Oct 16	10.20	11.20	$10.70	9.3%	60	0.51	355

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. 18 found (avg delta 0.87, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Oct 16	47.70	51.00	$49.35	6.7%	--	1.00	36
$200.00	Sep 18	47.30	50.00	$48.65	5.5%	1	1.00	154
$210.00	Sep 18	37.30	39.90	$38.60	6.7%	2	1.00	441
$220.00	Sep 18	28.10	29.90	$29.00	6.2%	1	0.97	163
$230.00	Sep 18	17.30	20.00	$18.65	14.5%	4	0.96	205

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Sep 18	20.30	22.80	$21.55	11.6%	2	1.00	377
$280.00	Sep 18	30.10	33.40	$31.75	10.4%	--	1.00	22
$260.00	Sep 18	10.50	12.60	$11.55	18.2%	1.4K	0.95	2.0K
$280.00	Oct 16	31.50	34.90	$33.20	10.2%	--	0.87	11
$270.00	Oct 16	22.90	25.70	$24.30	11.5%	7	0.79	114

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 30 active (total vol 2.6K, top 1.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Sep 18	0.20	0.90	$0.55	127.3%	103	0.31	732
$260.00	Oct 16	4.90	5.90	$5.40	18.5%	89	0.34	568
$270.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.10	$0.05	200.0%	68	0.01	2.5K
$270.00	Oct 16	2.45	3.20	$2.83	26.5%	44	0.21	488
$250.00	Oct 16	8.30	10.10	$9.20	19.6%	34	0.49	337

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Sep 18	10.50	12.60	$11.55	18.2%	1.4K	0.95	2.0K
$220.00	Oct 16	1.40	1.85	$1.63	27.6%	394	0.12	317
$250.00	Sep 18	1.20	2.75	$1.98	78.3%	85	0.70	469
$250.00	Oct 16	10.20	11.20	$10.70	9.3%	60	0.51	355
$260.00	Oct 16	15.60	18.00	$16.80	14.3%	59	0.66	162

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 57.6%, max 57.6%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	58.8%	37.3%	57.6%	137	1.1K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	58.8%	37.3%	57.6%	145	824

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 14 found (best R:R 24.00, avg 11.73)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$250.00	$260.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$9.60	$0.40	31%	24.00	$250.40
$270.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$1.20	$8.80	$1.20	21%	7.33	$271.20
$240.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$5.55	$4.45	$5.55	65%	0.80	$245.55
$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$3.80	$6.20	$3.80	49%	1.63	$253.80
$280.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$0.83	$9.17	$0.83	13%	11.05	$280.83

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$210.00	$200.00	Oct 16	$0.37	$9.63	$0.37	6%	26.03	$209.63
$260.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$6.10	$3.90	$6.10	66%	0.64	$253.90
$220.00	$210.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$9.85	$0.15	3%	65.67	$219.85
$250.00	$240.00	Sep 18	$1.85	$8.15	$1.85	70%	4.41	$248.15
$220.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.83	$9.17	$0.83	12%	11.05	$219.17

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 10 found (best R:R 0.42, avg 0.20)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$2.57	$2.57	$7.43	66%	0.35	$262.57
$280.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$0.83	$0.83	$9.17	87%	0.09	$280.83
$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$3.80	$3.80	$6.20	51%	0.61	$253.80
$270.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$1.20	$1.20	$8.80	79%	0.14	$271.20
$250.00	$260.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.40	$9.60	69%	0.04	$250.40

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$2.95	$2.95	$7.05	65%	0.42	$237.05
$230.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$1.62	$1.62	$8.38	78%	0.19	$228.38
$220.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.83	$0.83	$9.17	88%	0.09	$219.17
$220.00	$210.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$0.15	$9.85	97%	0.02	$219.85
$210.00	$200.00	Oct 16	$0.37	$0.37	$9.63	94%	0.04	$209.63

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $8.69, cheapest $8.65)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$250.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$8.65	58.8%	37.3%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$250.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	$8.72	58.8%	37.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 10 found (cheapest 1.02% of stock, avg 7.20%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$250.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$1.98	$2.53	$247.47	$252.53	1.02%
$240.00	Sep 18	$8.65	$0.13	$8.78	$231.22	$248.78	3.53%
$260.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$11.55	$11.70	$248.30	$271.70	4.71%
$230.00	Sep 18	$18.65	$0.18	$18.83	$211.17	$248.83	7.58%
$250.00	Oct 16	$9.20	$10.70	$19.90	$230.10	$269.90	8.01%
$240.00	Oct 16	$14.75	$6.20	$20.95	$219.05	$260.95	8.43%
$270.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$21.55	$21.60	$248.40	$291.60	8.69%
$260.00	Oct 16	$5.40	$16.80	$22.20	$237.80	$282.20	8.93%
$230.00	Oct 16	$22.00	$3.25	$25.25	$204.75	$255.25	10.16%
$270.00	Oct 16	$2.83	$24.30	$27.13	$242.87	$297.13	10.92%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 23 found (cheapest 0.11% of stock, avg 2.46%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$260.00	$240.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$0.13	$0.28	$239.72	$260.28
$290.00	$240.00	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.13	$0.81	$239.19	$290.81
$250.00	$240.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$0.13	$0.68	$239.32	$250.68
$290.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.80	$0.80	$1.60	$208.40	$291.60
$290.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$0.80	$1.63	$2.43	$217.57	$292.43
$280.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$1.63	$0.80	$2.43	$207.57	$282.43
$280.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$1.63	$1.63	$3.26	$216.74	$283.26
$270.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$2.83	$0.80	$3.63	$206.37	$273.63
$290.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$0.80	$3.25	$4.05	$225.95	$294.05
$270.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$2.83	$1.63	$4.46	$215.54	$274.46

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 10 found (best R:R 0.14, avg credit $2.28)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
200/210	280/290	Oct 16	$1.20	$8.80	81%	0.14	$208.80	$281.20
210/220	280/290	Oct 16	$1.66	$8.34	75%	0.20	$218.34	$281.66
220/230	280/290	Oct 16	$2.45	$7.55	65%	0.32	$227.55	$282.45
200/210	260/270	Oct 16	$2.94	$7.06	60%	0.42	$207.06	$262.94
200/210	270/280	Oct 16	$1.57	$8.43	73%	0.19	$208.43	$271.57
210/220	260/270	Oct 16	$3.40	$6.60	54%	0.52	$216.60	$263.40
210/220	270/280	Oct 16	$2.03	$7.97	67%	0.25	$217.97	$272.03
220/230	260/270	Oct 16	$4.19	$5.81	45%	0.72	$225.81	$264.19
220/230	270/280	Oct 16	$2.82	$7.18	57%	0.39	$227.18	$272.82
210/220	250/260	Sep 18	$0.55	$9.45	66%	0.06	$219.45	$250.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 27 found (best R:R 4.26, cheapest $0.13)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Sep 18	$1.90	$8.10	65%	4.26
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Sep 18	$0.30	$9.70	29%	32.33
$270.00	$280.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$0.37	$9.63	14%	26.03
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$1.23	$8.77	28%	7.13
$220.00	$230.00	$240.00	Oct 16	$1.10	$8.90	24%	8.09

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Sep 18	$1.90	$8.10	66%	4.26
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$9.57	30%	22.26
$240.00	$250.00	$260.00	Sep 18	$7.72	$2.28	90%	0.30
$240.00	$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$1.60	$8.40	31%	5.25
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$1.40	$8.60	28%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 27 found (best net $-1.55, 18 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$260.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.60	$8.40
$260.00	$270.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.26	$9.74
$240.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.65	$6.35
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$8.30	$1.70
$270.00	$280.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.43	$9.57

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.55	$8.45
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.70	$8.30
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.30	$9.70
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$4.60	$5.40
$230.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.01	$9.99

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 6 found (best yield 3.34%, avg 1.19%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Oct 16	$8.30	0.49	0.6%	3.34%	3.95%	34	337
$260.00	Oct 16	$4.90	0.34	4.6%	1.97%	6.61%	89	568
$270.00	Oct 16	$2.45	0.21	8.7%	0.99%	9.65%	44	488
$280.00	Oct 16	$1.25	0.13	12.7%	0.50%	13.19%	24	326
$290.00	Oct 16	$0.60	0.07	16.7%	0.24%	16.95%	11	539
$250.00	Sep 18	$0.20	0.31	0.6%	0.08%	0.69%	103	732

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 938

Total Puts 2,340

Put/Call Ratio 2.49

Net Difference -1,402

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 653

Total Puts 619

Put/Call Ratio 1.00

Net Difference 34

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 1,889

Total Puts 1,034

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.64

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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