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$701.18 -1.09%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:15pm) 5,280,320
Calls: 2,600,006 (49%)
Puts: 2,680,314 (51%)
Prior (05/15) 4,902,024
Calls: 2,334,647 (48%)
Puts: 2,567,377 (52%)
Current vs Prior +7.72%
Calls: +11.37% (Calls)
Puts: +4.40% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 45,905,973
Calls: 21,546,999 (47%)
Puts: 24,358,974 (53%)
Prior 7-Day Average 6,557,996
Calls: 3,078,142 (47%)
Puts: 3,479,853 (53%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -19.48%
Calls: -15.53%
Puts: -22.98%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:15pm) $1.27B
Calls: $335.09M (26%)
Puts: $939.52M (74%)
Prior (05/15) $1.36B
Calls: $1.01B (74%)
Puts: $347.19M (26%)
Current vs Prior -6.24%
Calls: -66.90%
Puts: +170.60%
Prior 7-Day Total $11.28B
Calls: $7.18B (64%)
Puts: $4.09B (36%)
Prior 7-Day Average $1.61B
Calls: $1.03B (64%)
Puts: $584.79M (36%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -20.88%
Calls: -67.35%
Puts: +60.66%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:15pm) 1.03
Prior (05/15) 1.10
Current vs Prior -6.26%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.14
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.60%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:15pm) 5,235,229
Calls: 1,851,958 (35%)
Puts: 3,383,271 (65%)
Prior (05/15) 6,620,005
Calls: 2,290,703 (35%)
Puts: 4,329,302 (65%)
Current vs Prior -20.92%
Prior 7-Day Total 43,956,086
Calls: 15,437,939 (35%)
Puts: 28,518,147 (65%)
Prior 7-Day Average 6,279,440
Calls: 2,205,419 (35%)
Puts: 4,074,021 (65%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -16.63%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (05/18) | Next (05/19)Expiry (05/18) | Next (05/20)Expiry (05/22) | Next (05/29)Expiry (05/18) | Next (06/18)
Current 0.41% | 1.14%0.41% | 1.64%2.32% | 3.30%0.41% | 5.29%
Prior 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs Prior +55.71% | -7.96%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.33% | 1.02%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Avg +26.32% | +12.12%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Eod 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Eod +55.71% | -7.96%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Sentiment BEARISH------
Prior 99.52% | 2.71%
Calls: 33.33% | 1.88%
Puts: 165.71% | 3.54%
Current vs Prior -98.58% | -72.69%
Prior 7-Day Avg 95.59% | 10.91%
Calls: 80.91% | 7.59%
Puts: 110.29% | 14.24%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -98.53% | -93.22%
Liquidity Excellent
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Moderately bearish flow with 74% put dollar volume ($939.52M). Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.03. Put-heavy open interest (3,383,271 puts vs 1,851,958 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning. Declining open interest (down 21%) indicates positions being closed.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow NEUTRAL
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
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📈 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 2,985 of results (avg 2.4%, best 0.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 2710.9210.94$10.930.2%1350.5393
$705.00Jun 1817.3617.40$17.380.2%3.8K0.4917.9K
$709.00May 297.837.85$7.840.3%8.7K0.40885
$702.00May 2911.3611.39$11.380.3%4.3K0.50932
$710.00Jun 1814.7314.77$14.750.3%1.8K0.4412.2K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$706.00May 2913.1113.14$13.130.2%3000.55471
$704.00May 2912.1312.16$12.150.2%18.9K0.53508
$695.00Jun 1814.6914.73$14.710.3%1.6K0.435.7K
$701.00May 193.623.63$3.630.3%9.3K0.48580
$703.00Jun 1817.8617.91$17.880.3%2420.50328

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 575 found (avg $0.36, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$707.00May 180.050.06$0.0616.7%106.3K0.042.2K
$721.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2.7K0.02428
$732.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%580.01241
$742.00May 210.050.06$0.0616.7%490.01125
$749.00May 220.050.06$0.0616.7%4130.01299
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$695.00May 180.050.06$0.0616.7%41.6K0.0410.0K
$666.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%3000.01244
$667.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%5460.01184
$668.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2620.01332
$669.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2010.01126

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 1,486 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$595.00May 18104.76108.25$106.513.3%--1.0010
$600.00May 1899.70103.25$101.483.5%421.0048
$605.00May 1894.7098.25$96.483.7%11.003
$615.00May 1884.7088.25$86.484.1%71.0023
$620.00May 1879.7083.25$81.474.4%121.0071
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$727.00May 2025.1826.21$25.704.0%--1.0061
$728.00May 2026.1627.14$26.653.7%151.0040
$729.00May 2027.1428.13$27.643.6%--1.0045
$730.00May 2028.1629.35$28.764.1%281.0055
$731.00May 2029.1530.13$29.643.3%41.00176

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 3,006 active (total vol 5.2M, top 192.7K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$710.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%191.7K0.014.4K
$705.00May 180.130.14$0.147.1%165.3K0.111.9K
$704.00May 180.250.26$0.263.8%158.8K0.18337
$709.00May 180.020.03$0.0333.3%133.3K0.023.8K
$706.00May 180.070.08$0.0812.5%131.8K0.071.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 180.710.72$0.721.4%192.7K0.3111.8K
$703.00May 182.232.28$2.262.2%167.1K0.716.2K
$704.00May 182.983.05$3.012.3%146.6K0.823.2K
$702.00May 181.581.60$1.591.3%137.8K0.583.0K
$705.00May 183.873.95$3.912.0%117.6K0.896.5K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 390 strikes (avg 252.3%, max 1262.1%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$800.00May 18Jun 30269.3%19.8%1262.1%2794.0K
$795.00May 18Jun 30257.5%19.7%1210.2%191618
$790.00May 18Jun 30245.6%19.5%1158.6%164.8K
$785.00May 18Jun 30233.5%19.4%1102.1%591.1K
$780.00May 18Jun 30221.3%19.4%1041.5%1751.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$565.00May 18Jun 30432.5%36.0%1100.2%--12.5K
$575.00May 18Jun 30399.7%34.7%1052.5%91.6K
$580.00May 18Jun 30383.4%34.0%1029.0%393.1K
$585.00May 18Jun 30367.2%33.3%1001.2%1021.9K
$590.00May 18Jun 30351.1%32.7%973.8%211.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 1,372 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.11)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$785.00$790.00Jun 18$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$785.10
$780.00$785.00Jun 18$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$780.11
$790.00$795.00Jun 26$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$790.11
$795.00$800.00Jun 30$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$795.11
$750.00$755.00Jun 1$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$750.13
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$570.00$565.00Jun 26$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$569.90
$575.00$570.00Jun 26$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$574.90
$650.00$645.00May 26$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$649.89
$645.00$640.00May 27$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$644.89
$600.00$595.00Jun 12$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$599.89

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 1,908 found (best R:R 155.25, avg 2.57)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$575.00$600.00May 20$24.84$24.84$0.16155.25$599.84
$615.00$630.00May 21$14.90$14.90$0.10149.00$629.90
$620.00$635.00May 26$14.90$14.90$0.10149.00$634.90
$585.00$595.00Jun 5$9.88$9.88$0.1282.33$594.88
$600.00$610.00May 19$9.84$9.84$0.1661.50$609.84
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$770.00$760.00Jun 18$9.80$9.80$0.2049.00$760.20
$800.00$760.00Jun 30$39.11$39.11$0.8943.94$760.89
$760.00$750.00Jun 18$9.76$9.76$0.2440.67$750.24
$760.00$750.00Jun 5$9.74$9.74$0.2637.46$750.26
$745.00$740.00May 29$4.83$4.83$0.1728.41$740.17

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 284 found (avg debit $0.61, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00May 18May 19$0.0661.6%23.3%
$575.00May 19May 20$0.07110.9%87.3%
$835.00Jun 18Jun 30$0.0723.1%21.1%
$689.00May 18May 19$0.0849.7%27.5%
$719.00May 18May 19$0.0858.7%23.1%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$740.00May 22May 26$0.0524.2%19.5%
$670.00May 18May 19$0.06103.2%37.9%
$671.00May 18May 19$0.06100.1%36.9%
$672.00May 18May 19$0.0697.0%35.8%
$745.00May 22May 29$0.0624.9%20.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 1,482 found (cheapest 0.34% of stock, avg 7.06%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$701.00May 18$1.29$1.09$2.38$698.62$703.380.34%
$702.00May 18$0.81$1.59$2.40$699.60$704.400.34%
$700.00May 18$1.92$0.72$2.64$697.36$702.640.38%
$703.00May 18$0.47$2.26$2.73$700.27$705.730.39%
$699.00May 18$2.66$0.45$3.11$695.89$702.110.44%
$704.00May 18$0.26$3.01$3.27$700.73$707.270.47%
$698.00May 18$3.48$0.27$3.75$694.25$701.750.53%
$705.00May 18$0.14$3.91$4.05$700.95$709.050.58%
$697.00May 18$4.39$0.16$4.55$692.45$701.550.65%
$706.00May 18$0.08$4.71$4.79$701.21$710.790.68%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 375 found (cheapest 0.03% of stock, avg 2.79%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$706.00$697.00May 18$0.08$0.16$0.24$696.76$706.24
$705.00$697.00May 18$0.14$0.16$0.30$696.70$705.30
$706.00$698.00May 18$0.08$0.27$0.35$697.65$706.35
$704.00$697.00May 18$0.26$0.16$0.42$696.58$704.42
$705.00$698.00May 18$0.14$0.27$0.41$697.59$705.41
$704.00$698.00May 18$0.26$0.27$0.53$697.47$704.53
$705.00$699.00May 18$0.14$0.45$0.59$698.41$705.59
$706.00$699.00May 18$0.08$0.45$0.53$698.47$706.53
$703.00$697.00May 18$0.47$0.16$0.63$696.37$703.63
$704.00$699.00May 18$0.26$0.45$0.71$698.29$704.71

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 237 found (best R:R 49.00, avg credit $4.32)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
645/650655/660Jun 1$4.90$0.1049.00$645.10$659.90
590/595610/615Jun 26$4.89$0.1144.45$590.11$614.89
600/605615/620Jun 26$4.89$0.1144.45$600.11$619.89
645/650655/660May 27$4.87$0.1337.46$645.13$659.87
585/590610/615Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$585.13$614.87
595/600615/620Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$595.13$619.87
575/580610/615Jun 26$4.85$0.1532.33$575.15$614.85
580/585610/615Jun 26$4.85$0.1532.33$580.15$614.85
640/645655/660May 27$4.84$0.1630.25$640.16$659.84
660/665670/675May 28$4.84$0.1630.25$660.16$674.84

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 410 found (best R:R 399.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$610.00$630.00$650.00May 27$0.05$19.95399.00
$610.00$615.00$620.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$630.00$635.00$640.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$755.00$760.00$765.00Jun 5$0.06$4.9482.33
$760.00$765.00$770.00Jun 12$0.06$4.9482.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 27$0.05$4.9599.00
$630.00$635.00$640.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$625.00$630.00$635.00Jun 26$0.06$4.9482.33
$650.00$655.00$660.00May 26$0.07$4.9370.43
$650.00$655.00$660.00May 27$0.07$4.9370.43

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 839 found (best net $-0.02, 838 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$785.00$800.001:2May 19-$0.01$14.99
$785.00$800.001:2May 28-$0.01$14.99
$800.00$810.001:2May 22$0.00$10.00
$770.00$780.001:2May 18-$0.01$9.99
$775.00$785.001:2May 19-$0.01$9.99
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$600.00$570.001:2May 21-$0.02$29.98
$800.00$760.001:2Jun 30-$20.32$19.68
$575.00$565.001:2May 18-$0.01$9.99
$580.00$570.001:2May 20-$0.02$9.98
$620.00$610.001:2May 21-$0.04$9.96

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 522 found (best yield 3.08%, avg 0.82%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$702.00Jun 30$21.630.510.1%3.08%3.20%--11
$703.00Jun 30$21.020.500.3%3.00%3.26%1319
$702.00Jun 26$20.820.510.1%2.97%3.09%597
$704.00Jun 30$20.480.490.4%2.92%3.32%3433
$703.00Jun 26$20.200.500.3%2.88%3.14%126
$705.00Jun 30$19.950.490.5%2.85%3.39%29886
$704.00Jun 26$19.650.490.4%2.80%3.20%1623
$706.00Jun 30$19.370.480.7%2.76%3.45%74
$705.00Jun 26$19.100.480.5%2.72%3.27%1536
$702.00Jun 18$19.030.510.1%2.71%2.83%17386

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 2,600,006
Total Puts 2,680,314
Put/Call Ratio 1.03
Net Difference -80,308

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,334,647
Total Puts 2,567,377
Put/Call Ratio 1.10
Net Difference -232,730

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 21,546,999
Total Puts 24,358,974
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.14
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date Calls Puts Ratio Net Diff
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