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NUE

NUCOR CORP

$248.03 -6.45%

(9/18 13:00) ◀

Friday, September 18, 2026 (2:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 2:00pm) 3,474

Calls: 1,070 (31%)

Puts: 2,404 (69%)

Prior --

Calls: 653 (51%)

Puts: 619 (49%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: +63.86% (Calls)

Puts: +288.37% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 6,201

Calls: 2,827 (46%)

Puts: 3,374 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 2,067

Calls: 403 (46%)

Puts: 482 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +68.07%

Calls: +164.95%

Puts: +398.76%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 2:00pm) $3.49M

Calls: $1.19M (34%)

Puts: $2.30M (66%)

Prior --

Calls: $728.6K (86%)

Puts: $115.9K (14%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: +63.21%

Puts: +1885.44%

Prior 7-Day Total $5.38M

Calls: $2.69M (50%)

Puts: $2.69M (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average $1.79M

Calls: $384.9K (50%)

Puts: $383.8K (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +94.56%

Calls: +208.97%

Puts: +499.39%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 2:00pm) 2.25

Prior 1.00

Current vs Prior +124.67%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.26

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +78.39%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 2:00pm) 72,060

Calls: 39,406 (55%)

Puts: 32,654 (45%)

Prior --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Total 193,878

Calls: 110,387 (57%)

Puts: 83,491 (43%)

Prior 7-Day Average 64,626

Calls: 36,795 (57%)

Puts: 27,830 (43%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.50%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 4.15% | 10.34%4.15% | 10.34%

Prior 11.03% | 13.91%11.03% | 13.91%

Current vs Prior -62.36% | -25.64%-62.36% | -25.63%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -60.63% | -26.22%-62.36% | -25.63%

Prior 7-Day Eod 11.03% | 13.91%6.16% | 10.80%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -62.36% | -25.64%-32.61% | -4.24%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 57.47% | 11.38%

Calls: 28.57% | 10.88%

Puts: 86.36% | 11.87%

Prior 14.86% | 11.71%

Calls: 19.44% | 12.02%

Puts: 10.28% | 11.39%

Current vs Prior +286.74% | -2.82%

Prior 7-Day Avg 11.79% | 8.34%

Calls: 12.61% | 8.30%

Puts: 10.97% | 8.36%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +387.65% | +36.53%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bearish flow with 66% put dollar volume ($2.30M). Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (95% higher). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.25 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 125% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

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Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
14:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
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 9 of results (avg 7.9%, best 6.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Sep 18	46.60	49.90	$48.25	6.8%	4	1.00	154
$200.00	Oct 16	46.90	50.30	$48.60	7.0%	--	1.00	36
$210.00	Oct 16	37.90	40.80	$39.35	7.4%	--	0.94	164
$250.00	Oct 16	8.70	9.40	$9.05	7.7%	43	0.48	337
$230.00	Oct 16	21.00	22.70	$21.85	7.8%	4	0.79	230

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$280.00	Oct 16	31.80	34.50	$33.15	8.1%	--	0.88	11
$260.00	Oct 16	16.40	17.90	$17.15	8.7%	59	0.67	162
$240.00	Oct 16	5.80	6.40	$6.10	9.8%	56	0.36	401

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	46.90	50.30	$48.60	7.0%	--	1.00	36
$200.00	Sep 18	46.60	49.90	$48.25	6.8%	4	1.00	154
$210.00	Sep 18	36.80	39.80	$38.30	7.8%	2	0.99	441
$220.00	Sep 18	26.50	29.80	$28.15	11.7%	1	0.97	163
$230.00	Sep 18	16.20	19.80	$18.00	20.0%	4	0.96	205

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$270.00	Sep 18	20.30	23.80	$22.05	15.9%	2	1.00	377
$280.00	Sep 18	30.20	33.40	$31.80	10.1%	--	1.00	22
$260.00	Sep 18	10.10	12.90	$11.50	24.3%	1.4K	0.95	2.0K
$280.00	Oct 16	31.80	34.50	$33.15	8.1%	--	0.88	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. 31 active (total vol 2.7K, top 1.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$250.00	Sep 18	0.20	0.50	$0.35	85.7%	119	0.23	732
$260.00	Oct 16	4.70	5.40	$5.05	13.9%	91	0.33	568
$270.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.10	$0.05	200.0%	69	0.01	2.5K
$270.00	Oct 16	2.50	2.95	$2.73	16.5%	50	0.20	488
$250.00	Oct 16	8.70	9.40	$9.05	7.7%	43	0.48	337

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$260.00	Sep 18	10.10	12.90	$11.50	24.3%	1.4K	0.95	2.0K
$220.00	Oct 16	1.45	1.70	$1.58	15.8%	395	0.12	317
$250.00	Sep 18	1.30	3.20	$2.25	84.4%	86	0.77	469
$230.00	Oct 16	2.95	3.30	$3.13	11.2%	71	0.21	334
$250.00	Oct 16	10.30	11.60	$10.95	11.9%	66	0.52	355

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 74.0%, max 74.0%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	65.2%	37.5%	74.0%	162	1.1K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	65.2%	37.5%	74.0%	152	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 44.45, avg 13.65)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$250.00	$260.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$9.78	$0.22	23%	44.45	$250.22
$280.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$0.60	$9.40	$0.60	12%	15.67	$280.60
$240.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$5.65	$4.35	$5.65	64%	0.77	$245.65
$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$2.32	$7.68	$2.32	33%	3.31	$262.32
$270.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$1.35	$8.65	$1.35	20%	6.41	$271.35

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$210.00	$200.00	Oct 16	$0.33	$9.67	$0.33	6%	29.30	$209.67
$250.00	$240.00	Sep 18	$2.12	$7.88	$2.12	77%	3.72	$247.88
$260.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$6.20	$3.80	$6.20	67%	0.61	$253.80
$220.00	$210.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$9.85	$0.15	3%	65.67	$219.85
$220.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.85	$9.15	$0.85	12%	10.76	$219.15

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
$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$4.00	$4.00	$6.00	52%	0.67	$254.00
$270.00	$280.00	Oct 16	$1.35	$1.35	$8.65	80%	0.16	$271.35
$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$2.32	$2.32	$7.68	67%	0.30	$262.32
$280.00	$290.00	Oct 16	$0.60	$0.60	$9.40	88%	0.06	$280.60
$250.00	$260.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.22	$9.78	77%	0.02	$250.22

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$240.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$2.97	$2.97	$7.03	64%	0.42	$237.03
$230.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$1.55	$1.55	$8.45	79%	0.18	$228.45
$220.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.85	$0.85	$9.15	88%	0.09	$219.15
$220.00	$210.00	Sep 18	$0.15	$0.15	$9.85	97%	0.02	$219.85
$210.00	$200.00	Oct 16	$0.33	$0.33	$9.67	94%	0.03	$209.67

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

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Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 10 found (cheapest 1.05% of stock, avg 7.17%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$250.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$2.25	$2.60	$247.40	$252.60	1.05%
$240.00	Sep 18	$8.05	$0.13	$8.18	$231.82	$248.18	3.30%
$260.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$11.50	$11.63	$248.37	$271.63	4.69%
$230.00	Sep 18	$18.00	$0.18	$18.18	$211.82	$248.18	7.33%
$250.00	Oct 16	$9.05	$10.95	$20.00	$230.00	$270.00	8.06%
$240.00	Oct 16	$14.70	$6.10	$20.80	$219.20	$260.80	8.39%
$270.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$22.05	$22.10	$247.90	$292.10	8.91%
$260.00	Oct 16	$5.05	$17.15	$22.20	$237.80	$282.20	8.95%
$230.00	Oct 16	$21.85	$3.13	$24.98	$205.02	$254.98	10.07%
$270.00	Oct 16	$2.73	$24.30	$27.03	$242.97	$297.03	10.90%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 22 found (cheapest 0.19% of stock, avg 2.47%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$250.00	$240.00	Sep 18	$0.35	$0.13	$0.48	$239.52	$250.48
$290.00	$240.00	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.13	$0.81	$239.19	$290.81
$290.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.78	$0.73	$1.51	$208.49	$291.51
$280.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$1.38	$0.73	$2.11	$207.89	$282.11
$290.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$0.78	$1.58	$2.36	$217.64	$292.36
$280.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$1.38	$1.58	$2.96	$217.04	$282.96
$270.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$2.73	$0.73	$3.46	$206.54	$273.46
$290.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$0.78	$3.13	$3.91	$226.09	$293.91
$270.00	$220.00	Oct 16	$2.73	$1.58	$4.31	$215.69	$274.31
$280.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$1.38	$3.13	$4.51	$225.49	$284.51

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 10 found (best R:R 0.10, avg credit $2.14)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
200/210	280/290	Oct 16	$0.93	$9.07	82%	0.10	$209.07	$280.93
210/220	280/290	Oct 16	$1.45	$8.55	76%	0.17	$218.55	$281.45
200/210	270/280	Oct 16	$1.68	$8.32	74%	0.20	$208.32	$271.68
210/220	270/280	Oct 16	$2.20	$7.80	68%	0.28	$217.80	$272.20
220/230	280/290	Oct 16	$2.15	$7.85	67%	0.27	$227.85	$282.15
200/210	260/270	Oct 16	$2.65	$7.35	61%	0.36	$207.35	$262.65
210/220	260/270	Oct 16	$3.17	$6.83	55%	0.46	$216.83	$263.17
220/230	270/280	Oct 16	$2.90	$7.10	58%	0.41	$227.10	$272.90
220/230	260/270	Oct 16	$3.87	$6.13	46%	0.63	$226.13	$263.87
210/220	250/260	Sep 18	$0.37	$9.63	74%	0.04	$219.63	$250.37

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 24 found (best R:R 3.61, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Sep 18	$2.25	$7.75	73%	3.44
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$9.86	22%	70.43
$220.00	$230.00	$240.00	Oct 16	$0.80	$9.20	24%	11.50
$240.00	$250.00	$260.00	Sep 18	$7.48	$2.52	90%	0.34
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Oct 16	$1.50	$8.50	31%	5.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$230.00	$240.00	$250.00	Sep 18	$2.17	$7.83	73%	3.61
$250.00	$260.00	$270.00	Oct 16	$0.95	$9.05	27%	9.53
$240.00	$250.00	$260.00	Sep 18	$7.13	$2.87	90%	0.40
$240.00	$250.00	$260.00	Oct 16	$1.35	$8.65	31%	6.41
$210.00	$220.00	$230.00	Oct 16	$0.70	$9.30	15%	13.29

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 $-0.95, 19 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$250.00	$260.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.05	$8.95
$240.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.40	$6.60
$220.00	$230.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$7.85	$2.15
$260.00	$270.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.41	$9.59
$270.00	$280.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.03	$9.97

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$270.00	$260.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.95	$9.05
$250.00	$240.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$1.25	$8.75
$240.00	$230.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.16	$9.84
$230.00	$220.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.03	$9.97
$260.00	$250.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$4.75	$5.25

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 6 found (best yield 3.51%, avg 1.21%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$250.00	Oct 16	$8.70	0.48	0.8%	3.51%	4.30%	43	337
$260.00	Oct 16	$4.70	0.33	4.8%	1.89%	6.72%	91	568
$270.00	Oct 16	$2.50	0.20	8.9%	1.01%	9.87%	50	488
$280.00	Oct 16	$1.30	0.12	12.9%	0.52%	13.41%	29	326
$290.00	Oct 16	$0.65	0.07	16.9%	0.26%	17.18%	11	539
$250.00	Sep 18	$0.20	0.23	0.8%	0.08%	0.87%	119	732

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,070

Total Puts 2,404

Put/Call Ratio 2.25

Net Difference -1,334

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 2,827

Total Puts 3,374

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.26

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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