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$701.27 -1.08%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:25pm) 6,510,161
Calls: 3,264,742 (50%)
Puts: 3,245,419 (50%)
Prior (05/15) 5,950,625
Calls: 2,840,369 (48%)
Puts: 3,110,256 (52%)
Current vs Prior +9.40%
Calls: +14.94% (Calls)
Puts: +4.35% (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 -0.73%
Calls: +6.06%
Puts: -6.74%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:25pm) $1.44B
Calls: $435.25M (30%)
Puts: $1.01B (70%)
Prior (05/15) $1.29B
Calls: $652.02M (50%)
Puts: $642.47M (50%)
Current vs Prior +11.28%
Calls: -33.25%
Puts: +56.47%
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 -10.58%
Calls: -57.59%
Puts: +71.90%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:25pm) 0.99
Prior (05/15) 1.09
Current vs Prior -9.22%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.14
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.83%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:25pm) 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
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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 0.30% | 1.07%0.30% | 1.60%2.31% | 3.28%0.30% | 5.25%
Prior 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs Prior +12.44% | -13.71%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.33% | 1.02%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Avg -8.78% | +5.12%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Eod 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Eod +12.44% | -13.71%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Sentiment BEARISH------
Prior 99.52% | 2.71%
Calls: 33.33% | 1.88%
Puts: 165.71% | 3.54%
Current vs Prior -98.03% | -75.65%
Prior 7-Day Avg 95.59% | 10.91%
Calls: 80.91% | 7.59%
Puts: 110.29% | 14.24%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -97.95% | -93.95%
Liquidity Excellent
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Moderately bearish flow with 70% put dollar volume ($1.01B). 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 MIXED
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Prior 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 2,847 of results (avg 2.8%, best 0.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 2811.6011.64$11.620.3%3380.5348
$675.00Jun 1837.4437.57$37.500.3%2550.7220.6K
$680.00Jun 1833.6433.76$33.700.4%4030.6921.6K
$677.00Jun 1835.9036.03$35.970.4%700.71278
$674.00Jun 1838.2138.35$38.280.4%40.73351
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$690.00May 296.736.76$6.750.4%12.2K0.348.3K
$693.00May 297.647.68$7.660.5%4730.38937
$704.00May 2811.4011.46$11.430.5%4160.5340
$705.00May 2711.2611.32$11.290.5%2300.55432
$706.00May 2912.9913.06$13.030.5%3020.55471

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 448 found (avg $0.42, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$721.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%3.1K0.02428
$732.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%620.01241
$750.00May 220.050.06$0.0616.7%2.0K0.015.6K
$720.00May 190.060.07$0.0714.3%8.1K0.022.0K
$731.00May 200.060.07$0.0714.3%790.01328
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$676.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%1.5K0.01151
$677.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%3.3K0.01288
$654.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%30.014
$657.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%120.016
$658.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%80.0156

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 1,519 found (avg delta 0.82, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$585.00May 18114.42118.22$116.323.3%11.002
$595.00May 18104.43108.23$106.333.6%--1.0010
$600.00May 1899.56103.22$101.393.6%421.0048
$605.00May 1894.6398.23$96.433.7%21.003
$615.00May 1884.4288.20$86.314.4%71.0023
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$740.00May 2236.7740.68$38.7310.1%21.0010
$745.00May 2241.7645.60$43.688.8%151.0026
$748.00May 2244.7848.58$46.688.1%21.00--
$750.00May 2246.7850.61$48.707.9%--1.0011
$760.00May 2256.7960.55$58.676.4%31.003

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 3,100 active (total vol 6.5M, top 267.7K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$704.00May 180.080.09$0.0911.1%207.4K0.09337
$710.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%205.2K0.014.4K
$705.00May 180.040.05$0.0520.0%203.6K0.051.9K
$706.00May 180.030.04$0.0425.0%160.3K0.041.1K
$703.00May 180.180.19$0.195.3%157.9K0.20304
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 180.310.32$0.323.1%267.7K0.2411.8K
$703.00May 181.891.97$1.934.1%182.7K0.806.2K
$702.00May 181.181.20$1.191.7%161.1K0.633.0K
$704.00May 182.762.88$2.824.3%154.9K0.913.2K
$699.00May 180.140.15$0.156.7%146.0K0.131.6K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 389 strikes (avg 406.6%, max 2010.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$800.00May 18Jun 30417.6%19.8%2010.3%2954.0K
$795.00May 18Jun 30399.2%19.7%1929.2%201618
$790.00May 18Jun 30380.7%19.5%1851.6%174.8K
$785.00May 18Jun 30362.1%19.4%1766.8%631.1K
$780.00May 18Jun 30343.2%19.3%1675.4%1821.1K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$565.00May 18Jun 30670.0%35.8%1769.5%--12.5K
$575.00May 18Jun 30618.8%34.5%1694.4%91.6K
$580.00May 18Jun 30593.6%33.8%1656.7%403.1K
$585.00May 18Jun 30568.6%33.1%1617.1%1021.9K
$590.00May 18Jun 30543.7%32.5%1571.8%211.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 1,393 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 3.88)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$750.00$755.00May 29$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$750.10
$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
$770.00$775.00Jun 12$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$770.12
$780.00$785.00Jun 18$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$780.12
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$640.00$635.00May 28$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$639.90
$575.00$570.00Jun 26$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$574.90
$605.00$600.00Jun 12$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$604.88
$594.78$590.00Jun 18$0.12$4.66$0.1238.83$594.66
$650.00$645.00May 27$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$649.87

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 1,910 found (best R:R 85.21, avg 2.27)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$575.00$600.00May 20$24.71$24.71$0.2985.21$599.71
$590.00$605.00Jun 26$14.78$14.78$0.2267.18$604.78
$630.00$640.00May 21$9.84$9.84$0.1661.50$639.84
$585.00$615.00May 28$29.49$29.49$0.5157.82$614.49
$615.00$660.00May 28$44.13$44.13$0.8750.72$659.13
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$800.00$760.00Jun 30$39.49$39.49$0.5177.43$760.51
$770.00$760.00Jun 18$9.73$9.73$0.2736.04$760.27
$760.00$750.00Jun 5$9.70$9.70$0.3032.33$750.30
$745.00$740.00May 29$4.84$4.84$0.1630.25$740.16
$750.00$747.00Jun 18$2.87$2.87$0.1322.08$747.13

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 271 found (avg debit $0.60, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00May 18May 19$0.0695.7%23.8%
$719.00May 18May 19$0.0791.3%23.3%
$805.00Jun 12Jun 18$0.0821.6%20.8%
$815.00Jun 18Jun 26$0.0821.5%20.6%
$835.00Jun 18Jun 30$0.0823.0%21.3%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$678.00May 18May 19$0.06121.3%29.5%
$679.00May 18May 19$0.07116.5%28.8%
$680.00May 18May 19$0.08111.7%28.2%
$562.00May 22May 29$0.0873.8%50.4%
$563.00May 22May 29$0.0873.2%50.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 1,511 found (cheapest 0.22% of stock, avg 7.01%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$701.00May 18$0.89$0.64$1.53$699.47$702.530.22%
$702.00May 18$0.44$1.19$1.63$700.37$703.630.23%
$700.00May 18$1.57$0.32$1.89$698.11$701.890.27%
$703.00May 18$0.19$1.93$2.12$700.88$705.120.30%
$699.00May 18$2.41$0.15$2.56$696.44$701.560.37%
$704.00May 18$0.09$2.82$2.91$701.09$706.910.41%
$698.00May 18$3.34$0.08$3.42$694.58$701.420.49%
$705.00May 18$0.05$3.80$3.85$701.15$708.850.55%
$697.00May 18$4.31$0.04$4.35$692.65$701.350.62%
$706.00May 18$0.04$4.74$4.78$701.22$710.780.68%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 362 found (cheapest 0.02% of stock, avg 2.86%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$704.00$698.00May 18$0.09$0.08$0.17$697.83$704.17
$704.00$699.00May 18$0.09$0.15$0.24$698.76$704.24
$703.00$698.00May 18$0.19$0.08$0.27$697.73$703.27
$703.00$699.00May 18$0.19$0.15$0.34$698.66$703.34
$704.00$700.00May 18$0.09$0.32$0.41$699.59$704.41
$702.00$698.00May 18$0.44$0.08$0.52$697.48$702.52
$703.00$700.00May 18$0.19$0.32$0.51$699.49$703.51
$702.00$699.00May 18$0.44$0.15$0.59$698.41$702.59
$704.00$701.00May 18$0.09$0.64$0.73$700.27$704.73
$702.00$700.00May 18$0.44$0.32$0.76$699.24$702.76

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 190 found (best R:R 124.00, avg credit $3.49)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
570/575590/605Jun 26$14.88$0.12124.00$560.12$604.88
635/640650/655Jun 1$4.89$0.1144.45$635.11$654.89
570/575605/610Jun 26$4.89$0.1144.45$570.11$609.89
595/600610/615Jun 26$4.89$0.1144.45$595.11$614.89
645/650660/665May 28$4.88$0.1240.67$645.12$664.88
585/590640/645Jun 26$4.88$0.1240.67$585.12$644.88
575/580640/645Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$575.13$644.87
580/585640/645Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$580.13$644.87
590/595610/615Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$590.13$614.87
615/620630/635Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$615.13$634.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 384 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$755.00$760.00$765.00Jun 5$0.05$4.9599.00
$595.00$600.00$605.00Jun 12$0.05$4.9599.00
$760.00$765.00$770.00Jun 12$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
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 27$0.05$4.9599.00
$635.00$640.00$645.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$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 26$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. 813 found (best net $-0.01, 809 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
$760.00$770.001:2May 22$0.00$10.00
$780.00$790.001:2May 22$0.00$10.00
$810.00$820.001:2May 22$0.00$10.00
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$600.00$570.001:2May 21-$0.01$29.99
$750.00$725.001:2Jun 1-$2.60$22.40
$800.00$760.001:2Jun 30-$19.69$20.31
$575.00$565.001:2May 18-$0.01$9.99
$580.00$570.001:2May 20-$0.02$9.98

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 518 found (best yield 3.06%, avg 0.81%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$702.00Jun 30$21.480.500.1%3.06%3.17%--11
$703.00Jun 30$20.920.490.2%2.98%3.23%1419
$702.00Jun 26$20.650.500.1%2.94%3.05%997
$704.00Jun 30$20.340.490.4%2.90%3.29%4033
$703.00Jun 26$20.090.500.2%2.86%3.11%426
$705.00Jun 30$19.790.480.5%2.82%3.35%34886
$704.00Jun 26$19.530.490.4%2.78%3.17%1823
$706.00Jun 30$19.250.480.7%2.75%3.42%74
$705.00Jun 26$18.970.480.5%2.71%3.24%1536
$702.00Jun 18$18.900.510.1%2.70%2.80%21586

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,264,742
Total Puts 3,245,419
Put/Call Ratio 0.99
Net Difference 19,323

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,840,369
Total Puts 3,110,256
Put/Call Ratio 1.09
Net Difference -269,887

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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