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$705.65 -0.46%
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Monday, May 18, 2026 (3:55pm) v104
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:55pm) 7,032,455
Calls: 3,539,902 (50%)
Puts: 3,492,553 (50%)
Prior (05/15) 6,406,890
Calls: 3,027,398 (47%)
Puts: 3,379,492 (53%)
Current vs Prior +9.76%
Calls: +16.93% (Calls)
Puts: +3.35% (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 +7.23%
Calls: +15.00%
Puts: +0.36%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:55pm) $1.43B
Calls: $857.16M (60%)
Puts: $577.68M (40%)
Prior (05/15) $1.46B
Calls: $598.22M (41%)
Puts: $858.71M (59%)
Current vs Prior -1.52%
Calls: +43.28%
Puts: -32.73%
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 -10.94%
Calls: -16.48%
Puts: -1.22%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:55pm) 0.99
Prior (05/15) 1.12
Current vs Prior -11.62%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.14
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -13.49%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (05/18 3:55pm) 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 0.25% | 0.99%0.25% | 1.51%2.23% | 3.18%0.25% | 5.15%
Prior 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs Prior -5.44% | -20.63%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Avg 0.33% | 1.02%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Avg -23.29% | -3.31%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Prior 7-Day Eod 0.26% | 1.24%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Current vs 7-Day Eod -5.44% | -20.63%-- | ---- | ---- | --
Sentiment BULLISH------
Prior 99.52% | 2.71%
Calls: 33.33% | 1.88%
Puts: 165.71% | 3.54%
Current vs Prior -94.98% | -31.37%
Prior 7-Day Avg 95.59% | 10.91%
Calls: 80.91% | 7.59%
Puts: 110.29% | 14.24%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -94.77% | -82.96%
Liquidity Good
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🤖 AI Insights

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 BULLISH
Retail Flow NEUTRAL
Overall BULLISH
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 2,608 of results (avg 4.4%, best 0.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$695.00Jun 1825.7626.02$25.891.0%1500.6134.0K
$680.00Jun 1836.6036.97$36.781.0%4080.7221.6K
$685.00Jun 1832.8233.16$32.991.0%2260.699.5K
$700.00Jun 1822.4922.73$22.611.1%4.8K0.5731.0K
$690.00Jun 1829.1829.50$29.341.1%6990.6523.8K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$704.00May 204.244.28$4.260.9%6.0K0.44455
$698.00May 202.322.35$2.341.3%2.9K0.27466
$688.00May 200.750.76$0.761.3%8960.101.6K
$710.00Jun 3021.1221.40$21.261.3%2090.52911
$714.00Jun 1820.3420.61$20.481.3%1770.56260

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 457 found (avg $0.41, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$722.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%2.2K0.02754
$734.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%1640.01251
$735.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%3160.011.1K
$744.00May 210.050.06$0.0616.7%360.0172
$721.00May 190.060.07$0.0714.3%3.5K0.03428
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$682.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%3.0K0.01387
$683.00May 190.050.06$0.0616.7%5.6K0.01362
$663.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%1030.01118
$664.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%370.0159
$665.00May 200.050.06$0.0616.7%2140.01677

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 1,523 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$585.00May 18118.54122.50$120.523.3%11.002
$595.00May 18108.54112.50$110.523.6%101.0010
$600.00May 18103.54107.50$105.523.8%421.0048
$605.00May 1898.54102.50$100.523.9%21.003
$615.00May 1888.5492.50$90.524.4%131.0023
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$740.00May 2232.4936.10$34.3010.5%21.0010
$745.00May 2237.4941.31$39.409.7%151.0026
$748.00May 2240.5044.32$42.419.0%21.00--
$750.00May 2242.4846.25$44.368.5%--1.0011
$760.00May 2252.4856.25$54.366.9%31.003

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 3,132 active (total vol 7.0M, top 285.6K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$704.00May 181.551.87$1.7118.7%239.4K0.89337
$705.00May 180.930.99$0.966.2%230.8K0.721.9K
$710.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%217.0K0.024.4K
$706.00May 180.400.43$0.427.1%178.9K0.471.1K
$703.00May 182.012.77$2.3931.8%178.8K0.95304
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%285.6K0.0111.8K
$703.00May 180.040.05$0.0520.0%195.2K0.056.2K
$702.00May 180.020.03$0.0333.3%175.1K0.033.0K
$704.00May 180.110.12$0.128.3%164.1K0.123.2K
$699.00May 180.010.02$0.0250.0%152.6K0.011.6K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 387 strikes (avg 547.2%, max 2555.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$800.00May 18Jun 30514.6%19.4%2555.8%3134.0K
$795.00May 18Jun 30490.8%19.2%2453.4%201618
$790.00May 18Jun 30466.9%19.1%2342.4%174.8K
$785.00May 18Jun 30442.6%19.1%2221.0%631.1K
$585.00May 18Jun 30757.9%33.2%2183.8%1469
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$565.00May 18Jun 30888.3%35.9%2373.1%--12.5K
$575.00May 18Jun 30822.7%34.5%2282.4%91.6K
$580.00May 18Jun 30790.2%33.9%2232.8%423.1K
$585.00May 18Jun 30757.9%33.2%2183.9%1021.9K
$590.00May 18Jun 30725.8%32.5%2131.2%331.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 1,369 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.10)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$750.00$755.00May 28$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$750.10
$755.00$760.00Jun 1$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$755.10
$795.00$800.00Jun 26$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$795.10
$800.00$805.00Jun 30$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$800.10
$765.00$770.00Jun 5$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$765.11
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$645.00$640.00May 28$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$644.90
$594.78$590.00Jun 18$0.10$4.68$0.1046.80$594.68
$599.78$594.78Jun 18$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$599.67
$585.00$580.00Jun 26$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$584.89
$650.00$645.00May 28$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$649.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 1,746 found (best R:R 299.00, avg 2.29)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$585.00$615.00May 28$29.90$29.90$0.10299.00$614.90
$610.00$630.00May 27$19.80$19.80$0.2099.00$629.80
$585.00$595.00Jun 5$9.89$9.89$0.1189.91$594.89
$575.00$590.00Jun 12$14.83$14.83$0.1787.24$589.83
$630.00$650.00May 27$19.74$19.74$0.2675.92$649.74
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$750.00Jun 18$9.78$9.78$0.2244.45$750.22
$800.00$760.00Jun 30$39.10$39.10$0.9043.44$760.90
$760.00$750.00Jun 5$9.73$9.73$0.2736.04$750.27
$740.00$735.00May 22$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$735.15
$734.00$732.00Jun 18$1.88$1.88$0.1215.67$732.12

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 268 found (avg debit $0.56, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$845.00Jun 18Jun 30$0.0523.4%21.2%
$655.00May 18May 19$0.06323.0%53.8%
$721.00May 18May 19$0.06102.1%20.4%
$675.00May 18May 19$0.08201.7%35.3%
$720.00May 18May 19$0.0896.1%20.3%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$684.00May 18May 19$0.06146.5%28.3%
$718.00May 18May 19$0.0683.9%20.2%
$722.00May 18May 19$0.06108.1%20.7%
$727.00May 18May 19$0.06137.6%23.4%
$685.00May 18May 19$0.07140.3%27.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 1,520 found (cheapest 0.17% of stock, avg 7.14%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$706.00May 18$0.42$0.80$1.22$704.78$707.220.17%
$705.00May 18$0.96$0.33$1.29$703.71$706.290.18%
$707.00May 18$0.15$1.59$1.74$705.26$708.740.25%
$704.00May 18$1.71$0.12$1.83$702.17$705.830.26%
$703.00May 18$2.39$0.05$2.44$700.56$705.440.35%
$708.00May 18$0.05$2.71$2.76$705.24$710.760.39%
$709.00May 18$0.02$3.29$3.31$705.69$712.310.47%
$702.00May 18$3.65$0.03$3.68$698.32$705.680.52%
$710.00May 18$0.02$4.35$4.37$705.63$714.370.62%
$701.00May 18$4.69$0.02$4.71$696.29$705.710.67%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 356 found (cheapest 0.02% of stock, avg 2.79%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$708.00$704.00May 18$0.05$0.12$0.17$703.83$708.17
$707.00$704.00May 18$0.15$0.12$0.27$703.73$707.27
$708.00$705.00May 18$0.05$0.33$0.38$704.62$708.38
$707.00$705.00May 18$0.15$0.33$0.48$704.52$707.48
$706.00$704.00May 18$0.42$0.12$0.54$703.46$706.54
$706.00$705.00May 18$0.42$0.33$0.75$704.25$706.75
$710.00$701.00May 19$1.39$1.56$2.95$698.05$712.95
$710.00$702.00May 19$1.39$1.83$3.22$698.78$713.22
$709.00$701.00May 19$1.73$1.56$3.29$697.71$712.29
$709.00$702.00May 19$1.73$1.83$3.56$698.44$712.56

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 160 found (best R:R 75.92, avg credit $3.58)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
590/595620/630Jun 26$9.87$0.1375.92$585.13$629.87
580/585590/605Jun 26$14.80$0.2074.00$570.20$604.80
585/590620/630Jun 26$9.85$0.1565.67$580.15$629.85
580/585620/630Jun 26$9.84$0.1661.50$575.16$629.84
650/655660/665May 27$4.88$0.1240.67$650.12$664.88
635/640650/655Jun 1$4.87$0.1337.46$635.13$654.87
645/650655/660Jun 1$4.87$0.1337.46$645.13$659.87
590/595610/615Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$590.13$614.87
590/595615/620Jun 26$4.87$0.1337.46$590.13$619.87
585/590610/615Jun 26$4.85$0.1532.33$585.15$614.85

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 535 found (best R:R 332.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$610.00$630.00$650.00May 27$0.06$19.94332.33
$750.00$755.00$760.00May 29$0.05$4.9599.00
$760.00$765.00$770.00Jun 5$0.05$4.9599.00
$765.00$770.00$775.00Jun 12$0.05$4.9599.00
$770.00$775.00$780.00Jun 18$0.05$4.9599.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$650.00$655.00$660.00May 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$645.00$650.00$655.00May 28$0.05$4.9599.00
$600.00$605.00$610.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$645.00$650.00$655.00Jun 26$0.05$4.9599.00
$655.00$660.00$665.00May 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 $-4.49, 808 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$615.00$660.001:2May 28-$4.49$40.51
$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
$770.00$780.001:2May 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-$0.56$24.44
$800.00$760.001:2Jun 30-$16.23$23.77
$575.00$565.001:2May 18-$0.01$9.99
$580.00$570.001:2May 20-$0.01$9.99

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 492 found (best yield 3.03%, avg 0.82%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$706.00Jun 30$21.400.510.1%3.03%3.08%174
$707.00Jun 30$20.830.500.2%2.95%3.14%819
$706.00Jun 26$20.550.510.1%2.91%2.96%6895
$708.00Jun 30$20.260.490.3%2.87%3.20%15158
$707.00Jun 26$19.980.500.2%2.83%3.02%2733
$709.00Jun 30$19.710.490.5%2.79%3.27%2364
$708.00Jun 26$19.420.490.3%2.75%3.09%3742
$710.00Jun 30$19.200.480.6%2.72%3.34%258832
$706.00Jun 18$18.830.510.1%2.67%2.72%384302
$709.00Jun 26$18.860.490.5%2.67%3.15%562

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 3,539,902
Total Puts 3,492,553
Put/Call Ratio 0.99
Net Difference 47,349

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,027,398
Total Puts 3,379,492
Put/Call Ratio 1.12
Net Difference -352,094

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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