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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:00pm) 5,983,002
Calls: 2,958,829 (49%)
Puts: 3,024,173 (51%)
Prior (05/15) 5,564,838
Calls: 2,655,165 (48%)
Puts: 2,909,673 (52%)
Current vs Prior +7.51%
Calls: +11.44% (Calls)
Puts: +3.94% (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 -8.77%
Calls: -3.88%
Puts: -13.09%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:00pm) $1.58B
Calls: $345.33M (22%)
Puts: $1.24B (78%)
Prior (05/15) $1.29B
Calls: $844.16M (65%)
Puts: $449.95M (35%)
Current vs Prior +22.20%
Calls: -59.09%
Puts: +174.70%
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 -1.84%
Calls: -66.35%
Puts: +111.36%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:00pm) 1.02
Prior (05/15) 1.10
Current vs Prior -6.73%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.14
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -10.38%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:00pm) 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 0.35% | 1.14%0.35% | 1.65%2.33% | 3.32%0.35% | 5.32%
Prior 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs Prior +31.14% | -8.44%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.33% | 1.02%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Avg +6.38% | +11.53%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Eod 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Eod +31.14% | -8.44%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Sentiment BEARISH------
Prior 99.52% | 2.71%
Calls: 33.33% | 1.88%
Puts: 165.71% | 3.54%
Current vs Prior -98.39% | -81.18%
Prior 7-Day Avg 95.59% | 10.91%
Calls: 80.91% | 7.59%
Puts: 110.29% | 14.24%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -98.33% | -95.33%
Liquidity Excellent
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🤖 AI Insights

Strong bearish conviction with 78% of dollar volume in puts ($1.24B) vs calls ($345.33M). Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.02. 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
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Prior 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 3,031 of results (avg 2.3%, best 0.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$705.00Jun 1816.5216.55$16.540.2%4.8K0.4717.9K
$696.00Jun 1821.7221.76$21.740.2%40.55356
$706.00Jun 1815.9916.02$16.010.2%3800.46302
$688.00May 2215.7115.74$15.730.2%4370.721.6K
$707.00Jun 1815.4715.50$15.490.2%4.1K0.45222
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$699.00May 205.165.17$5.170.2%2.8K0.48860
$698.00Jun 1816.4716.51$16.490.2%1810.47888
$696.00May 203.953.96$3.960.3%1.8K0.40294
$703.00Jun 1818.6018.65$18.630.3%2520.51328
$702.00Jun 514.5714.61$14.590.3%1460.51262

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 584 found (avg $0.35, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$719.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%6.4K0.02475
$730.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%5560.011.4K
$739.00May 210.050.06$0.0616.7%270.01147
$740.00May 210.050.06$0.0616.7%630.01885
$745.00May 220.050.06$0.0616.7%2.4K0.011.9K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$694.00May 180.050.06$0.0616.7%15.9K0.041.8K
$668.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2820.01332
$669.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2400.01126
$670.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%8520.013.1K
$648.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%270.0111

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 1,508 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$595.00May 18102.70106.37$104.543.5%--1.0010
$560.00Jun 30140.87144.72$142.802.7%61.00468
$561.00Jun 30139.89143.60$141.752.6%--1.00116
$600.00May 1897.70101.49$99.603.8%421.0048
$605.00May 1892.7096.49$94.604.0%21.003
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$707.00May 187.297.61$7.454.3%79.0K1.006.2K
$708.00May 188.298.61$8.453.8%77.9K1.002.6K
$709.00May 189.269.61$9.433.7%54.5K1.003.8K
$710.00May 1810.3410.60$10.472.5%51.4K1.004.7K
$711.00May 1811.2611.60$11.433.0%20.6K1.002.8K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 3,060 active (total vol 5.9M, top 236.1K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$710.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%199.6K0.014.4K
$704.00May 180.070.08$0.0812.5%182.4K0.06337
$705.00May 180.040.05$0.0520.0%180.0K0.041.9K
$709.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%140.2K0.013.8K
$706.00May 180.030.04$0.0425.0%137.5K0.031.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 181.131.14$1.130.9%236.1K0.5811.8K
$703.00May 183.453.67$3.566.2%172.2K0.916.2K
$704.00May 184.414.65$4.535.3%148.6K0.943.2K
$702.00May 182.572.62$2.601.9%148.1K0.843.0K
$699.00May 180.660.67$0.671.5%134.8K0.401.6K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 391 strikes (avg 325.7%, max 1649.1%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$800.00May 18Jun 30347.2%19.9%1649.1%2804.0K
$795.00May 18Jun 30332.1%19.7%1584.1%201618
$790.00May 18Jun 30317.2%19.6%1517.9%174.8K
$785.00May 18Jun 30302.0%19.5%1448.2%631.1K
$780.00May 18Jun 30286.6%19.4%1373.3%1821.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$560.00May 18Jun 30561.8%36.6%1435.9%386.1K
$565.00May 18Jun 30540.8%35.9%1406.6%--12.5K
$575.00May 18Jun 30499.2%34.5%1345.7%91.6K
$580.00May 18Jun 30478.8%33.8%1314.6%403.1K
$585.00May 18Jun 30458.3%33.2%1279.8%1021.9K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 1,396 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.00)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$790.00$795.00Jun 26$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$790.10
$795.00$800.00Jun 30$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$795.10
$780.00$785.00Jun 18$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$780.11
$760.00$765.00Jun 5$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$760.12
$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
$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. 1,931 found (best R:R 135.36, avg 2.47)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$620.00$635.00May 26$14.89$14.89$0.11135.36$634.89
$640.00$650.00May 21$9.89$9.89$0.1189.91$649.89
$575.00$600.00May 20$24.71$24.71$0.2985.21$599.71
$585.00$595.00Jun 5$9.86$9.86$0.1470.43$594.86
$600.00$610.00May 19$9.85$9.85$0.1565.67$609.85
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$38.84$38.84$1.1633.48$761.16
$740.00$735.00May 22$4.79$4.79$0.2122.81$735.21
$750.00$745.00Jun 5$4.77$4.77$0.2320.74$745.23

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 282 found (avg debit $0.64, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$665.00May 18May 19$0.06142.9%40.0%
$718.00May 18May 19$0.0677.7%23.6%
$630.00May 18May 19$0.07278.8%68.2%
$575.00May 19May 20$0.07117.3%86.8%
$805.00Jun 12Jun 18$0.0721.7%20.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$735.00May 18May 20$0.05139.3%26.4%
$671.00May 18May 19$0.06119.6%35.4%
$672.00May 18May 19$0.06115.7%34.3%
$724.00May 18May 19$0.06100.1%24.9%
$673.00May 18May 19$0.07111.8%33.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 1,505 found (cheapest 0.27% of stock, avg 7.04%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$700.00May 18$0.77$1.13$1.90$698.10$701.900.27%
$699.00May 18$1.29$0.67$1.96$697.04$700.960.28%
$701.00May 18$0.43$1.80$2.23$698.77$703.230.32%
$698.00May 18$1.99$0.37$2.36$695.64$700.360.34%
$702.00May 18$0.22$2.60$2.82$699.18$704.820.40%
$697.00May 18$2.83$0.21$3.04$693.96$700.040.43%
$703.00May 18$0.12$3.56$3.68$699.32$706.680.53%
$696.00May 18$3.75$0.13$3.88$692.12$699.880.55%
$704.00May 18$0.08$4.53$4.61$699.39$708.610.66%
$695.00May 18$4.64$0.08$4.72$690.28$699.720.67%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 375 found (cheapest 0.02% of stock, avg 2.79%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$704.00$695.00May 18$0.08$0.08$0.16$694.84$704.16
$703.00$695.00May 18$0.12$0.08$0.20$694.80$703.20
$704.00$696.00May 18$0.08$0.13$0.21$695.79$704.21
$702.00$695.00May 18$0.22$0.08$0.30$694.70$702.30
$703.00$696.00May 18$0.12$0.13$0.25$695.75$703.25
$704.00$697.00May 18$0.08$0.21$0.29$696.71$704.29
$702.00$696.00May 18$0.22$0.13$0.35$695.65$702.35
$703.00$697.00May 18$0.12$0.21$0.33$696.67$703.33
$702.00$697.00May 18$0.22$0.21$0.43$696.57$702.43
$704.00$698.00May 18$0.08$0.37$0.45$697.55$704.45

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 238 found (best R:R 44.45, avg credit $3.88)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
640/645650/655May 27$4.89$0.1144.45$640.11$654.89
580/585590/605Jun 26$14.64$0.3640.67$570.36$604.64
570/575590/605Jun 26$14.62$0.3838.47$560.38$604.62
575/580590/605Jun 26$14.62$0.3838.47$565.38$604.62
645/650655/660May 26$4.87$0.1337.46$645.13$659.87
645/650655/660May 27$4.87$0.1337.46$645.13$659.87
590/595615/620Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$590.13$619.87
565/570590/605Jun 26$14.60$0.4036.50$555.40$604.60
655/660665/670May 27$4.86$0.1434.71$655.14$669.86
645/650655/660Jun 1$4.86$0.1434.71$645.14$659.86

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 371 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$775.00$780.00$785.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$750.00$755.00$760.00Jun 1$0.06$4.9482.33
$760.00$765.00$770.00Jun 12$0.06$4.9482.33
$765.00$770.00$775.00Jun 18$0.06$4.9482.33
$650.00$655.00$660.00May 27$0.07$4.9370.43
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 27$0.05$4.9599.00
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 26$0.06$4.9482.33
$650.00$655.00$660.00May 26$0.06$4.9482.33
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 28$0.06$4.9482.33
$645.00$650.00$655.00Jun 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. 833 found (best net $-0.02, 832 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
$750.00$725.001:2Jun 1-$4.03$20.97
$580.00$560.001:2May 28-$0.04$19.96
$800.00$760.001:2Jun 30-$22.85$17.15
$575.00$565.001:2May 18-$0.01$9.99

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 532 found (best yield 3.13%, avg 0.83%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$700.00Jun 30$21.910.510.1%3.13%3.19%592.1K
$701.00Jun 30$21.330.500.2%3.05%3.25%2845
$700.00Jun 26$21.090.510.1%3.01%3.07%21223
$702.00Jun 30$20.770.490.3%2.97%3.31%--11
$701.00Jun 26$20.510.500.2%2.93%3.13%1995
$703.00Jun 30$20.210.490.5%2.89%3.38%1319
$702.00Jun 26$19.940.490.3%2.85%3.20%797
$704.00Jun 30$19.660.480.6%2.81%3.44%3933
$703.00Jun 26$19.380.490.5%2.77%3.26%226
$700.00Jun 18$19.320.510.1%2.76%2.82%4.5K31.0K

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 2,958,829
Total Puts 3,024,173
Put/Call Ratio 1.02
Net Difference -65,344

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,655,165
Total Puts 2,909,673
Put/Call Ratio 1.10
Net Difference -254,508

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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