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$700.87 -1.14%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:30pm) 5,566,850
Calls: 2,738,141 (49%)
Puts: 2,828,709 (51%)
Prior (05/15) 5,163,717
Calls: 2,447,627 (47%)
Puts: 2,716,090 (53%)
Current vs Prior +7.81%
Calls: +11.87% (Calls)
Puts: +4.15% (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 -15.11%
Calls: -11.05%
Puts: -18.71%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:30pm) $1.37B
Calls: $354.64M (26%)
Puts: $1.01B (74%)
Prior (05/15) $1.25B
Calls: $795.61M (64%)
Puts: $450.39M (36%)
Current vs Prior +9.78%
Calls: -55.43%
Puts: +124.96%
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 -15.10%
Calls: -65.44%
Puts: +73.26%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:30pm) 1.03
Prior (05/15) 1.11
Current vs Prior -6.90%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.14
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.41%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:30pm) 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 0.40% | 1.15%0.40% | 1.65%2.32% | 3.31%0.40% | 5.30%
Prior 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs Prior +53.08% | -7.23%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.33% | 1.02%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Avg +24.18% | +13.01%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Eod 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Eod +53.08% | -7.23%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Sentiment BEARISH------
Prior 99.52% | 2.71%
Calls: 33.33% | 1.88%
Puts: 165.71% | 3.54%
Current vs Prior -98.54% | -63.10%
Prior 7-Day Avg 95.59% | 10.91%
Calls: 80.91% | 7.59%
Puts: 110.29% | 14.24%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -98.48% | -90.84%
Liquidity Excellent
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Moderately bearish flow with 74% put dollar volume ($1.01B). 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
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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 2,931 of results (avg 2.5%, best 0.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$704.00May 204.044.05$4.050.2%3.6K0.41384
$668.00May 2234.0834.17$34.130.3%920.93326
$675.00Jun 1837.2337.33$37.280.3%2260.7220.6K
$666.00May 2235.9736.07$36.020.3%550.94170
$698.00Jun 1821.1921.25$21.220.3%940.54786
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$705.00Jun 1818.8518.91$18.880.3%1.7K0.5213.8K
$703.00Jun 1817.9518.01$17.980.3%2510.51328
$701.00Jun 1817.0917.15$17.120.4%2790.49296
$707.00Jun 1819.7819.85$19.820.4%4.2K0.54465
$706.00Jun 1819.3119.38$19.350.4%3230.53455

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 557 found (avg $0.37, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$721.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2.7K0.02428
$732.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%580.01241
$748.00May 220.050.06$0.0616.7%220.01131
$720.00May 190.060.07$0.0714.3%7.8K0.022.0K
$740.00May 210.060.07$0.0714.3%630.01885
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$666.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%3760.01244
$667.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%5460.01184
$668.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2820.01332
$669.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2130.01126
$646.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%--0.01139

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 1,493 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$595.00May 18103.81107.25$105.533.3%--1.0010
$570.00May 19128.89132.39$130.642.7%41.006
$575.00May 19123.89127.29$125.592.7%21.002
$561.00Jun 30141.16144.65$142.912.4%--1.00116
$562.00Jun 30140.09143.49$141.792.4%--1.00686
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$708.00May 187.067.34$7.203.9%77.8K1.002.6K
$709.00May 188.038.41$8.224.6%54.4K1.003.8K
$710.00May 188.999.29$9.143.3%51.3K1.004.7K
$711.00May 189.7511.52$10.6416.6%20.6K1.002.8K
$712.00May 1810.9212.04$11.489.8%11.2K1.002.5K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 3,028 active (total vol 5.5M, top 213.1K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$710.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%194.5K0.014.4K
$705.00May 180.120.13$0.137.7%172.2K0.081.9K
$704.00May 180.200.21$0.214.8%165.9K0.13337
$709.00May 180.020.03$0.0333.3%135.6K0.023.8K
$706.00May 180.070.08$0.0812.5%134.6K0.061.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 180.730.75$0.742.7%213.1K0.3911.8K
$703.00May 182.442.50$2.472.4%169.7K0.786.2K
$704.00May 183.263.34$3.302.4%147.8K0.873.2K
$702.00May 181.741.77$1.761.7%143.9K0.673.0K
$705.00May 184.174.26$4.222.1%118.3K0.926.5K

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 271.1%, max 1363.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$800.00May 18Jun 30289.8%19.8%1363.7%2794.0K
$795.00May 18Jun 30277.2%19.7%1309.5%201618
$790.00May 18Jun 30264.4%19.5%1253.1%164.8K
$785.00May 18Jun 30251.5%19.5%1191.4%591.1K
$780.00May 18Jun 30238.5%19.4%1128.0%1751.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$565.00May 18Jun 30460.5%35.9%1181.5%--12.5K
$575.00May 18Jun 30425.4%34.6%1130.4%91.6K
$580.00May 18Jun 30408.0%33.9%1103.8%393.1K
$585.00May 18Jun 30390.7%33.2%1075.4%1021.9K
$590.00May 18Jun 30373.6%32.6%1045.6%211.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 1,408 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 3.93)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$795.00$800.00Jun 30$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$795.11
$750.00$755.00Jun 1$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$750.12
$760.00$765.00Jun 5$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$760.12
$780.00$785.00Jun 18$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$780.12
$790.00$795.00Jun 26$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$790.12
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$650.00$645.00May 26$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$649.90
$645.00$640.00May 27$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$644.89
$589.78$584.78Jun 18$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$589.67
$575.00$570.00Jun 26$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$574.89
$580.00$575.00Jun 26$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$579.89

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 1,913 found (best R:R 124.00, avg 2.25)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$615.00$630.00May 21$14.88$14.88$0.12124.00$629.88
$640.00$650.00May 21$9.90$9.90$0.1099.00$649.90
$605.00$615.00Jun 12$9.89$9.89$0.1189.91$614.89
$630.00$650.00May 27$19.64$19.64$0.3654.56$649.64
$570.00$585.00Jun 26$14.71$14.71$0.2950.72$584.71
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$750.00Jun 5$9.88$9.88$0.1282.33$750.12
$770.00$760.00Jun 18$9.76$9.76$0.2440.67$760.24
$800.00$760.00Jun 30$38.86$38.86$1.1434.09$761.14
$745.00$740.00May 29$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$740.15
$740.00$735.00Jun 18$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$735.20

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 260 found (avg debit $0.72, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00May 18May 19$0.0668.1%24.1%
$835.00Jun 18Jun 30$0.0623.0%21.1%
$719.00May 18May 19$0.0764.9%23.6%
$805.00Jun 12Jun 18$0.0821.7%20.9%
$815.00Jun 18Jun 26$0.0921.5%20.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$725.00May 18May 19$0.0583.7%25.8%
$670.00May 18May 19$0.06108.2%37.4%
$671.00May 18May 19$0.06104.9%36.4%
$672.00May 18May 19$0.07101.6%36.0%
$673.00May 18May 19$0.0798.4%34.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 1,489 found (cheapest 0.32% of stock, avg 7.00%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$701.00May 18$1.08$1.18$2.26$698.74$703.260.32%
$700.00May 18$1.65$0.74$2.39$697.61$702.390.34%
$702.00May 18$0.66$1.76$2.42$699.58$704.420.35%
$699.00May 18$2.34$0.45$2.79$696.21$701.790.40%
$703.00May 18$0.38$2.47$2.85$700.15$705.850.41%
$698.00May 18$3.17$0.27$3.44$694.56$701.440.49%
$704.00May 18$0.21$3.30$3.51$700.49$707.510.50%
$697.00May 18$4.06$0.16$4.22$692.78$701.220.60%
$705.00May 18$0.13$4.22$4.35$700.65$709.350.62%
$696.00May 18$5.00$0.10$5.10$690.90$701.100.73%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 375 found (cheapest 0.03% of stock, avg 2.78%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$705.00$696.00May 18$0.13$0.10$0.23$695.77$705.23
$704.00$696.00May 18$0.21$0.10$0.31$695.69$704.31
$705.00$697.00May 18$0.13$0.16$0.29$696.71$705.29
$704.00$697.00May 18$0.21$0.16$0.37$696.63$704.37
$705.00$698.00May 18$0.13$0.27$0.40$697.60$705.40
$703.00$696.00May 18$0.38$0.10$0.48$695.52$703.48
$704.00$698.00May 18$0.21$0.27$0.48$697.52$704.48
$703.00$697.00May 18$0.38$0.16$0.54$696.46$703.54
$705.00$699.00May 18$0.13$0.45$0.58$698.42$705.58
$703.00$698.00May 18$0.38$0.27$0.65$697.35$703.65

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 225 found (best R:R 40.67, avg credit $4.15)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
645/650655/660May 26$4.88$0.1240.67$645.12$659.88
610/615630/635Jun 26$4.88$0.1240.67$610.12$634.88
655/660665/670May 27$4.87$0.1337.46$655.13$669.87
640/645650/655Jun 1$4.87$0.1337.46$640.13$654.87
605/610615/620Jun 12$4.87$0.1337.46$605.13$619.87
655/660665/670Jun 1$4.86$0.1434.71$655.14$669.86
635/640650/655Jun 1$4.84$0.1630.25$635.16$654.84
645/650660/665Jun 1$4.84$0.1630.25$645.16$664.84
600/605615/620Jun 12$4.84$0.1630.25$600.16$619.84
605/610630/635Jun 26$4.84$0.1630.25$605.16$634.84

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 333 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$615.00$620.00$625.00May 20$0.05$4.9599.00
$770.00$775.00$780.00Jun 18$0.05$4.9599.00
$770.00$775.00$780.00Jun 26$0.06$4.9482.33
$775.00$780.00$785.00Jun 30$0.06$4.9482.33
$750.00$755.00$760.00Jun 5$0.07$4.9370.43
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$650.00$655.00$660.00May 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 27$0.05$4.9599.00
$630.00$635.00$640.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 28$0.06$4.9482.33
$640.00$645.00$650.00Jun 1$0.06$4.9482.33

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-$21.77$18.23
$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. 529 found (best yield 3.14%, avg 0.84%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$701.00Jun 30$21.990.510.0%3.14%3.16%2645
$702.00Jun 30$21.410.500.2%3.05%3.22%--11
$701.00Jun 26$21.170.510.0%3.02%3.04%195
$703.00Jun 30$20.850.490.3%2.97%3.28%1319
$702.00Jun 26$20.590.500.2%2.94%3.10%597
$704.00Jun 30$20.290.490.5%2.89%3.34%3833
$703.00Jun 26$20.030.490.3%2.86%3.16%226
$705.00Jun 30$19.740.480.6%2.82%3.41%32886
$704.00Jun 26$19.470.490.5%2.78%3.22%1623
$701.00Jun 18$19.390.510.0%2.77%2.79%891.1K

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 2,738,141
Total Puts 2,828,709
Put/Call Ratio 1.03
Net Difference -90,568

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,447,627
Total Puts 2,716,090
Put/Call Ratio 1.11
Net Difference -268,463

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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