Tour v492
PAYX
PAYCHEX INC
$118.27 -0.33%
$119.10 (+0.70%)🌙
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) 408
Calls: 241 (59%)
Puts: 167 (41%)
Prior (08/04) 1,231
Calls: 1,017 (83%)
Puts: 214 (17%)
Current vs Prior -66.86%
Calls: -76.30% (Calls)
Puts: -21.96% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 27,299
Calls: 23,830 (87%)
Puts: 3,469 (13%)
Prior 7-Day Average 3,899
Calls: 3,404 (87%)
Puts: 495 (13%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -89.54%
Calls: -92.92%
Puts: -66.30%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) $238.6K
Calls: $139.2K (58%)
Puts: $99.4K (42%)
Prior (08/04) $340.0K
Calls: $296.4K (87%)
Puts: $43.6K (13%)
Current vs Prior -29.82%
Calls: -53.04%
Puts: +128.11%
Prior 7-Day Total $33.71M
Calls: $32.09M (95%)
Puts: $1.62M (5%)
Prior 7-Day Average $4.82M
Calls: $4.58M (95%)
Puts: $231.2K (5%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -95.04%
Calls: -96.96%
Puts: -56.99%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) 0.69
Prior (08/04) 0.21
Current vs Prior +229.31%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.46
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +51.15%
Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) 15,946
Calls: 13,203 (83%)
Puts: 2,743 (17%)
Prior (08/04) 18,948
Calls: 15,824 (84%)
Puts: 3,124 (16%)
Current vs Prior -15.84%
Prior 7-Day Total 143,483
Calls: 103,463 (72%)
Puts: 40,020 (28%)
Prior 7-Day Average 20,497
Calls: 14,780 (72%)
Puts: 5,717 (28%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -22.21%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 8.31% | 11.84%
Prior 8.76% | 12.09%
Current vs Prior -5.17% | -2.12%
Prior 7-Day Avg 8.95% | 11.93%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -7.09% | -0.81%
Prior 7-Day Eod 8.76% | 12.09%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -5.17% | -2.12%
Sentiment BULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 10.50% | 22.64%
Calls: 12.99% | 24.00%
Puts: 8.00% | 21.28%
Prior 10.50% | 22.64%
Calls: 12.99% | 24.00%
Puts: 8.00% | 21.28%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 10.50% | 22.64%
Calls: 12.99% | 24.00%
Puts: 8.00% | 21.28%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | -0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Below-average activity with volume down 67% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.69. P/C ratio rising 229% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (13,203 calls vs 2,743 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
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

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 1 of results (avg 7.7%, best 7.7%)

CALLS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$100.00Sep 1818.8020.30$19.557.7%20.91822
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 $--)

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 8 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 0.91)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$105.00Aug 2111.7015.20$13.4526.0%30.91--
$100.00Sep 1818.8020.30$19.557.7%20.91822
$105.00Sep 1812.9016.40$14.6523.9%20.86762
$110.00Aug 218.609.80$9.2013.0%20.85--
$110.00Sep 188.8012.30$10.5533.2%30.781.2K
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$130.00Sep 1811.4014.90$13.1526.6%30.75--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 23 active (total vol 247, top 66)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$125.00Sep 180.654.10$2.38145.0%660.311.5K
$115.00Sep 187.009.30$8.1528.2%280.612.1K
$120.00Sep 183.105.40$4.2554.1%230.46--
$130.00Aug 210.051.45$0.75186.7%100.15--
$130.00Sep 181.402.70$2.0563.4%70.24--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$115.00Sep 182.105.00$3.5581.7%470.39536
$110.00Sep 180.752.35$1.55103.2%120.22531
$110.00Aug 210.351.05$0.70100.0%90.15537
$105.00Sep 180.801.30$1.0547.6%80.14337
$115.00Aug 211.352.40$1.8855.9%40.34242

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 9 strikes (avg 20.1%, max 44.1%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$125.00Aug 21Sep 1844.4%30.8%44.1%703.4K
$105.00Aug 21Sep 1843.0%33.1%29.9%5762
$110.00Aug 21Sep 1834.4%28.0%22.7%51.2K
$130.00Aug 21Sep 1842.1%37.1%13.3%17--
$115.00Aug 21Sep 1832.7%30.1%8.5%323.5K
PUTS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$105.00Aug 21Sep 1843.0%33.1%29.9%9337
$110.00Aug 21Sep 1834.4%28.0%22.7%211.1K
$115.00Aug 21Sep 1832.7%30.1%8.5%51778

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 12 found (best R:R 19.00, avg 7.70)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$130.00$135.00Aug 21$0.32$4.68$0.3214.62$130.32
$125.00$130.00Sep 18$0.33$4.67$0.3314.15$125.33
$120.00$125.00Aug 21$0.48$4.52$0.489.42$120.48
$125.00$130.00Aug 21$1.10$3.90$1.103.55$126.10
$120.00$125.00Sep 18$1.87$3.13$1.871.67$121.87
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$110.00$105.00Aug 21$0.25$4.75$0.2519.00$109.75
$105.00$100.00Sep 18$0.32$4.68$0.3214.62$104.68
$110.00$105.00Sep 18$0.50$4.50$0.509.00$109.50
$115.00$110.00Aug 21$1.18$3.82$1.183.24$113.82
$115.00$110.00Sep 18$2.00$3.00$2.001.50$113.00

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 17 found (best R:R 5.67, avg 1.37)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$105.00$110.00Aug 21$4.25$4.25$0.755.67$109.25
$105.00$110.00Sep 18$4.10$4.10$0.904.56$109.10
$115.00$120.00Sep 18$3.90$3.90$1.103.55$118.90
$110.00$115.00Aug 21$3.45$3.45$1.552.23$113.45
$115.00$120.00Aug 21$3.42$3.42$1.582.16$118.42
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$130.00$115.00Sep 18$9.60$9.60$5.401.78$120.40
$115.00$110.00Sep 18$2.00$2.00$3.000.67$113.00
$115.00$110.00Aug 21$1.18$1.18$3.820.31$113.82
$110.00$105.00Sep 18$0.50$0.50$4.500.11$109.50
$105.00$100.00Sep 18$0.32$0.32$4.680.07$104.68

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 9 found (avg debit $1.31, cheapest $0.53)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$125.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.5344.4%30.8%
$105.00Aug 21Sep 18$1.2043.0%33.1%
$130.00Aug 21Sep 18$1.3042.1%37.1%
$110.00Aug 21Sep 18$1.3534.4%28.0%
$120.00Aug 21Sep 18$1.9232.3%31.9%
PUTS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$105.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.6043.0%33.1%
$110.00Aug 21Sep 18$0.8534.4%28.0%
$115.00Aug 21Sep 18$1.6732.7%30.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 8 found (cheapest 6.45% of stock, avg 11.24%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$115.00Aug 21$5.75$1.88$7.63$107.37$122.636.45%
$110.00Aug 21$9.20$0.70$9.90$100.10$119.908.37%
$115.00Sep 18$8.15$3.55$11.70$103.30$126.709.89%
$110.00Sep 18$10.55$1.55$12.10$97.90$122.1010.23%
$105.00Aug 21$13.45$0.45$13.90$91.10$118.9011.75%
$130.00Sep 18$2.05$13.15$15.20$114.80$145.2012.85%
$105.00Sep 18$14.65$1.05$15.70$89.30$120.7013.27%
$100.00Sep 18$19.55$0.73$20.28$79.72$120.2817.15%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 28 found (cheapest 0.68% of stock, avg 2.73%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$135.00$95.00Aug 21$0.43$0.38$0.81$94.19$135.81
$135.00$105.00Aug 21$0.43$0.45$0.88$104.12$135.88
$130.00$95.00Aug 21$0.75$0.38$1.13$93.87$131.13
$135.00$110.00Aug 21$0.43$0.70$1.13$108.87$136.13
$130.00$105.00Aug 21$0.75$0.45$1.20$103.80$131.20
$130.00$110.00Aug 21$0.75$0.70$1.45$108.55$131.45
$125.00$95.00Aug 21$1.85$0.38$2.23$92.77$127.23
$125.00$105.00Aug 21$1.85$0.45$2.30$102.70$127.30
$135.00$115.00Aug 21$0.43$1.88$2.31$112.69$137.31
$125.00$110.00Aug 21$1.85$0.70$2.55$107.45$127.55

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 16 found (best R:R 7.33, avg credit $2.21)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
105/110115/120Sep 18$4.40$0.607.33$105.60$119.40
100/105115/120Sep 18$4.22$0.785.41$100.78$119.22
110/115120/125Sep 18$3.87$1.133.42$111.13$123.87
105/110115/120Aug 21$3.67$1.332.76$106.33$118.67
100/105110/115Sep 18$2.72$2.281.19$102.28$112.72
105/110120/125Sep 18$2.37$2.630.90$107.63$122.37
110/115125/130Sep 18$2.33$2.670.87$112.67$127.33
110/115125/130Aug 21$2.28$2.720.84$112.72$127.28
100/105120/125Sep 18$2.19$2.810.78$102.81$122.19
110/115120/125Aug 21$1.66$3.340.50$113.34$121.66

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 10 found (best R:R 26.78, cheapest $0.18)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$125.00$130.00$135.00Aug 21$0.78$4.225.41
$105.00$110.00$115.00Aug 21$0.80$4.205.25
$100.00$105.00$110.00Sep 18$0.80$4.205.25
$120.00$125.00$130.00Sep 18$1.54$3.462.25
$105.00$110.00$115.00Sep 18$1.70$3.301.94
PUTS (3)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$100.00$105.00$110.00Sep 18$0.18$4.8226.78
$105.00$110.00$115.00Aug 21$0.93$4.074.38
$105.00$110.00$115.00Sep 18$1.50$3.502.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 16 found (best net $-0.31, 11 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$130.00$135.001:2Aug 21-$0.11$4.89
$115.00$120.001:2Sep 18-$0.35$4.65
$120.00$125.001:2Sep 18-$0.51$4.49
$120.00$125.001:2Aug 21-$1.37$3.63
$125.00$130.001:2Sep 18-$1.72$3.28
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$105.00$95.001:2Aug 21-$0.31$9.69
$110.00$105.001:2Aug 21-$0.20$4.80
$105.00$100.001:2Sep 18-$0.41$4.59
$110.00$105.001:2Sep 18-$0.55$4.45
$130.00$115.001:2Sep 18$6.05$8.95

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 5 found (best yield 2.62%, avg 1.15%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$120.00Sep 18$3.100.461.5%2.62%4.08%23--
$130.00Sep 18$1.400.249.9%1.18%11.10%7--
$120.00Aug 21$1.150.421.5%0.97%2.44%41.0K
$125.00Sep 18$0.650.315.7%0.55%6.24%661.5K
$125.00Aug 21$0.500.285.7%0.42%6.11%41.9K

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 241
Total Puts 167
Put/Call Ratio 0.69
Net Difference 74

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,017
Total Puts 214
Put/Call Ratio 0.21
Net Difference 803

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 23,830
Total Puts 3,469
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.46
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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