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$700.02 -1.26%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:40pm) 5,696,339
Calls: 2,809,349 (49%)
Puts: 2,886,990 (51%)
Prior (05/15) 5,366,383
Calls: 2,545,481 (47%)
Puts: 2,820,902 (53%)
Current vs Prior +6.15%
Calls: +10.37% (Calls)
Puts: +2.34% (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 -13.14%
Calls: -8.73%
Puts: -17.04%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:40pm) $1.48B
Calls: $337.80M (23%)
Puts: $1.15B (77%)
Prior (05/15) $1.26B
Calls: $794.33M (63%)
Puts: $467.34M (37%)
Current vs Prior +17.62%
Calls: -57.47%
Puts: +145.26%
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 -7.88%
Calls: -67.08%
Puts: +96.00%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:40pm) 1.03
Prior (05/15) 1.11
Current vs Prior -7.27%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.14
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.89%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 2:40pm) 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 0.38% | 1.14%0.38% | 1.65%2.33% | 3.32%0.38% | 5.31%
Prior 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs Prior +45.14% | -8.04%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.33% | 1.02%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Avg +17.74% | +12.03%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Eod 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Eod +45.14% | -8.04%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Sentiment BEARISH------
Prior 99.52% | 2.71%
Calls: 33.33% | 1.88%
Puts: 165.71% | 3.54%
Current vs Prior -98.59% | -71.96%
Prior 7-Day Avg 95.59% | 10.91%
Calls: 80.91% | 7.59%
Puts: 110.29% | 14.24%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -98.54% | -93.04%
Liquidity Excellent
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Strong bearish conviction with 77% of dollar volume in puts ($1.15B) vs calls ($337.80M). 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
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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 2,960 of results (avg 2.4%, best 0.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$698.00Jun 1820.7620.80$20.780.2%940.53786
$699.00Jun 1820.1620.20$20.180.2%170.52599
$700.00Jun 1819.5719.61$19.590.2%4.4K0.5231.0K
$701.00Jun 1818.9919.03$19.010.2%910.511.1K
$702.00Jun 1818.4218.46$18.440.2%1830.5086
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$703.00Jun 1818.4318.49$18.460.3%2510.51328
$706.00Jun 1819.8119.88$19.850.4%3230.54455
$725.00May 2225.3625.45$25.410.4%700.91209
$692.00Jun 1814.0814.13$14.110.4%1600.41998
$725.00May 2125.1825.27$25.230.4%90.93134

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 559 found (avg $0.36, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$706.00May 180.050.06$0.0616.7%135.5K0.041.1K
$720.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%7.8K0.022.0K
$731.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%790.01328
$741.00May 210.050.06$0.0616.7%30.0138
$747.00May 220.050.06$0.0616.7%4960.01362
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$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
$645.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%30.0136
$646.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%--0.01139

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 1,496 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$595.00May 18103.67107.00$105.343.2%--1.0010
$600.00May 1898.67102.00$100.343.3%421.0048
$605.00May 1893.6797.00$95.343.5%11.003
$615.00May 1883.6786.98$85.333.9%71.0023
$620.00May 1878.6781.98$80.334.1%721.0071
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$719.00May 1918.2619.30$18.785.5%2361.00277
$720.00May 1919.2520.71$19.987.3%1.1K1.00909
$721.00May 1920.2622.03$21.158.4%891.00407
$722.00May 1921.2523.25$22.259.0%231.00243
$723.00May 1922.2023.47$22.845.6%61.00665

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 3,035 active (total vol 5.6M, top 219.9K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$710.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%195.8K0.014.4K
$705.00May 180.080.09$0.0911.1%173.7K0.061.9K
$704.00May 180.110.12$0.128.3%171.3K0.09337
$709.00May 180.020.03$0.0333.3%137.4K0.023.8K
$706.00May 180.050.06$0.0616.7%135.5K0.041.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 181.031.05$1.041.9%219.9K0.5011.8K
$703.00May 183.133.19$3.161.9%170.6K0.876.2K
$704.00May 183.974.26$4.127.0%148.1K0.913.2K
$702.00May 182.302.33$2.321.3%145.1K0.783.0K
$701.00May 181.591.62$1.611.9%120.4K0.652.9K

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 284.5%, max 1448.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$800.00May 18Jun 30307.2%19.8%1448.4%2794.0K
$795.00May 18Jun 30293.9%19.7%1392.4%201618
$790.00May 18Jun 30280.5%19.6%1331.4%164.8K
$785.00May 18Jun 30267.0%19.5%1268.7%611.1K
$780.00May 18Jun 30253.3%19.4%1203.2%1791.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$565.00May 18Jun 30481.8%35.9%1241.2%--12.5K
$575.00May 18Jun 30444.8%34.5%1187.9%91.6K
$580.00May 18Jun 30426.5%33.9%1158.7%393.1K
$585.00May 18Jun 30408.3%33.2%1129.2%1021.9K
$590.00May 18Jun 30390.3%32.6%1098.2%211.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 1,373 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.02)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$775.00$780.00Jun 12$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$775.10
$790.00$795.00Jun 26$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$790.10
$760.00$765.00Jun 5$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$760.11
$750.00$755.00Jun 1$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$750.12
$770.00$775.00Jun 12$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$770.12
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$589.78$584.78Jun 18$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$589.68
$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
$640.00$635.00May 28$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$639.89
$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. 1,889 found (best R:R 135.36, avg 2.35)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$620.00$635.00May 26$14.89$14.89$0.11135.36$634.89
$610.00$630.00May 27$19.78$19.78$0.2289.91$629.78
$585.00$595.00Jun 5$9.86$9.86$0.1470.43$594.86
$594.78$599.78Jun 18$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$599.68
$615.00$620.00May 26$4.89$4.89$0.1144.45$619.89
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$800.00$760.00Jun 30$39.65$39.65$0.35113.29$760.35
$760.00$750.00Jun 5$9.84$9.84$0.1661.50$750.16
$770.00$760.00Jun 18$9.72$9.72$0.2834.71$760.28
$760.00$750.00Jun 18$9.69$9.69$0.3131.26$750.31
$745.00$740.00May 29$4.84$4.84$0.1630.25$740.16

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 290 found (avg debit $0.61, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$719.00May 18May 19$0.0671.1%24.0%
$835.00Jun 18Jun 30$0.0623.2%21.2%
$718.00May 18May 19$0.0867.7%23.9%
$805.00Jun 12Jun 18$0.0821.7%20.9%
$815.00Jun 18Jun 26$0.0821.6%20.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$750.00May 22May 29$0.0526.4%20.7%
$670.00May 18May 19$0.06111.1%36.7%
$671.00May 18May 19$0.06107.7%35.6%
$672.00May 18May 19$0.06104.2%34.6%
$673.00May 18May 19$0.07100.7%34.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 1,492 found (cheapest 0.30% of stock, avg 7.00%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$700.00May 18$1.07$1.04$2.11$697.89$702.110.30%
$701.00May 18$0.64$1.61$2.25$698.75$703.250.32%
$699.00May 18$1.67$0.64$2.31$696.69$701.310.33%
$702.00May 18$0.35$2.32$2.67$699.33$704.670.38%
$698.00May 18$2.40$0.37$2.77$695.23$700.770.40%
$703.00May 18$0.19$3.16$3.35$699.65$706.350.48%
$697.00May 18$3.24$0.22$3.46$693.54$700.460.49%
$696.00May 18$4.15$0.13$4.28$691.72$700.280.61%
$704.00May 18$0.12$4.12$4.24$699.76$708.240.61%
$705.00May 18$0.09$5.08$5.17$699.83$710.170.74%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 375 found (cheapest 0.03% of stock, avg 2.81%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$704.00$695.00May 18$0.12$0.08$0.20$694.80$704.20
$703.00$695.00May 18$0.19$0.08$0.27$694.73$703.27
$704.00$696.00May 18$0.12$0.13$0.25$695.75$704.25
$703.00$696.00May 18$0.19$0.13$0.32$695.68$703.32
$704.00$697.00May 18$0.12$0.22$0.34$696.66$704.34
$702.00$695.00May 18$0.35$0.08$0.43$694.57$702.43
$703.00$697.00May 18$0.19$0.22$0.41$696.59$703.41
$702.00$696.00May 18$0.35$0.13$0.48$695.52$702.48
$704.00$698.00May 18$0.12$0.37$0.49$697.51$704.49
$702.00$697.00May 18$0.35$0.22$0.57$696.43$702.57

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 237 found (best R:R 49.00, avg credit $4.25)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
640/645650/655May 27$4.90$0.1049.00$640.10$654.90
580/585590/605Jun 26$14.68$0.3245.88$570.32$604.68
645/650655/660May 26$4.89$0.1144.45$645.11$659.89
600/605615/620Jun 26$4.89$0.1144.45$600.11$619.89
570/575590/605Jun 26$14.66$0.3443.12$560.34$604.66
575/580590/605Jun 26$14.66$0.3443.12$565.34$604.66
590/595610/615Jun 26$4.88$0.1240.67$590.12$614.88
595/600615/620Jun 26$4.88$0.1240.67$595.12$619.88
645/650655/660May 27$4.86$0.1434.71$645.14$659.86
640/645650/655Jun 1$4.86$0.1434.71$640.14$654.86

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 310 found (best R:R 110.11, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$630.00$640.00$650.00May 21$0.09$9.91110.11
$760.00$765.00$770.00Jun 12$0.05$4.9599.00
$770.00$775.00$780.00Jun 18$0.05$4.9599.00
$630.00$635.00$640.00May 20$0.06$4.9482.33
$765.00$770.00$775.00Jun 12$0.06$4.9482.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 28$0.05$4.9599.00
$615.00$620.00$625.00Jun 18$0.05$4.9599.00
$650.00$655.00$660.00May 26$0.06$4.9482.33
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 27$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. 838 found (best net $-0.02, 837 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-$20.41$19.59
$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. 523 found (best yield 3.08%, avg 0.82%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$701.00Jun 30$21.590.500.1%3.08%3.22%2845
$702.00Jun 30$21.020.490.3%3.00%3.29%--11
$701.00Jun 26$20.770.500.1%2.97%3.11%195
$703.00Jun 30$20.460.490.4%2.92%3.35%1319
$702.00Jun 26$20.200.490.3%2.89%3.17%597
$704.00Jun 30$19.910.480.6%2.84%3.41%3833
$703.00Jun 26$19.640.490.4%2.81%3.23%226
$705.00Jun 30$19.360.470.7%2.77%3.48%33886
$704.00Jun 26$19.080.480.6%2.73%3.29%1623
$701.00Jun 18$18.990.510.1%2.71%2.85%911.1K

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 2,809,349
Total Puts 2,886,990
Put/Call Ratio 1.03
Net Difference -77,641

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,545,481
Total Puts 2,820,902
Put/Call Ratio 1.11
Net Difference -275,421

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)

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