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SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$564.98 +1.25%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28) 180,358

Calls: 75,940 (42%)

Puts: 104,418 (58%)

Prior (10/27) 251,178

Calls: 86,480 (34%)

Puts: 164,698 (66%)

Current vs Prior -28.20%

Calls: -12.19% (Calls)

Puts: -36.60% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 2,138,411

Calls: 765,399 (36%)

Puts: 1,373,012 (64%)

Prior 7-Day Average 305,487

Calls: 109,342 (36%)

Puts: 196,144 (64%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.96%

Calls: -30.55%

Puts: -46.76%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28) $119.42M

Calls: $72.41M (61%)

Puts: $47.01M (39%)

Prior (10/27) $223.59M

Calls: $88.30M (39%)

Puts: $135.29M (61%)

Current vs Prior -46.59%

Calls: -18.00%

Puts: -65.25%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.83B

Calls: $536.43M (29%)

Puts: $1.29B (71%)

Prior 7-Day Average $261.35M

Calls: $76.63M (29%)

Puts: $184.72M (71%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -54.31%

Calls: -5.52%

Puts: -74.55%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/28) 1.38

Prior (10/27) 1.90

Current vs Prior -27.80%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.93

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.74%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28) 2,074,105

Calls: 820,423 (40%)

Puts: 1,253,682 (60%)

Prior (10/27) 1,302,800

Calls: 517,662 (40%)

Puts: 785,138 (60%)

Current vs Prior +59.20%

Prior 7-Day Total 9,024,717

Calls: 3,217,493 (36%)

Puts: 5,807,224 (64%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,289,245

Calls: 459,641 (36%)

Puts: 829,603 (64%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +60.88%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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3DTEWKMO Expiry (10/28) | Next (10/30)Expiry (10/30) | Next (11/06)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 1.38% | 3.04%3.04% | 5.33%8.11% | 11.66%

Prior 2.22% | 3.42%3.42% | 5.59%8.22% | 11.73%

Current vs Prior -37.62% | -11.37%-11.37% | -4.66%-1.37% | -0.58%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.89% | 3.84%3.02% | 5.68%7.85% | 11.77%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -52.19% | -21.04%+0.43% | -6.13%+3.33% | -0.90%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.22% | 3.42%3.42% | 5.59%8.22% | 11.73%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.62% | -11.37%-11.37% | -4.66%-1.37% | -0.58%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 25.08% | 11.65%

Calls: 38.30% | 18.18%

Puts: 11.86% | 5.13%

Prior 19.76% | 16.25%

Calls: 17.50% | 13.54%

Puts: 22.02% | 18.97%

Current vs Prior +26.92% | -28.31%

Prior 7-Day Avg 20.27% | 20.07%

Calls: 20.77% | 16.44%

Puts: 19.78% | 23.70%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +23.71% | -41.95%

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Moderately bullish flow with 61% call dollar volume ($72.41M). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.38 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio dropping 28% - sentiment shifting bullish. Put-heavy open interest (1,253,682 puts vs 820,423 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 493 of results (avg 6.1%, best 0.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$570.00	Oct 30	5.55	5.60	$5.57	0.9%	3.6K	0.40	4.8K
$572.50	Nov 20	18.75	19.20	$18.98	2.4%	30	0.47	61
$500.00	Oct 28	63.70	65.25	$64.47	2.4%	14	0.95	17
$570.00	Nov 20	19.95	20.45	$20.20	2.5%	182	0.48	3.1K
$575.00	Nov 20	17.60	18.05	$17.83	2.5%	334	0.45	1.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$567.50	Nov 20	22.35	22.85	$22.60	2.2%	25	0.50	49
$562.50	Nov 20	20.00	20.50	$20.25	2.5%	22	0.46	15
$565.00	Dec 4	25.45	26.10	$25.78	2.5%	12	0.48	10
$555.00	Nov 20	16.85	17.30	$17.08	2.6%	119	0.41	2.1K
$552.50	Nov 20	15.85	16.30	$16.08	2.8%	44	0.39	154

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 30 found (avg $0.69, cheapest $0.28)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$590.00	Oct 30	0.76	0.90	$0.83	16.9%	1.1K	0.10	2.3K
$597.50	Nov 2	0.80	0.96	$0.88	18.2%	152	0.09	1
$627.50	Nov 6	0.56	0.67	$0.62	17.7%	3	0.04	54
$630.00	Nov 6	0.50	0.59	$0.54	16.7%	42	0.04	260
$625.00	Nov 6	0.67	0.77	$0.72	13.9%	21	0.05	155

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$552.50	Oct 28	0.26	0.30	$0.28	14.3%	1.2K	0.07	772
$555.00	Oct 28	0.46	0.53	$0.50	14.0%	6.1K	0.12	249
$557.50	Oct 28	0.78	0.90	$0.84	14.3%	773	0.19	92
$527.50	Oct 30	0.48	0.57	$0.52	17.3%	599	0.05	693
$520.00	Oct 30	0.31	0.37	$0.34	17.6%	297	0.03	4.7K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 330 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$477.50	Oct 28	86.05	89.35	$87.70	3.8%	10	1.00	--
$510.00	Oct 28	54.05	56.40	$55.22	4.3%	3	1.00	32
$530.00	Oct 28	33.90	36.40	$35.15	7.1%	37	1.00	1.2K
$525.00	Oct 28	38.80	41.40	$40.10	6.5%	1	1.00	30
$540.00	Oct 28	23.30	26.50	$24.90	12.9%	15	1.00	83

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$582.50	Oct 28	16.15	18.50	$17.33	13.6%	2	1.00	--
$602.50	Oct 30	35.85	39.35	$37.60	9.3%	--	1.00	77
$605.00	Oct 30	38.30	41.30	$39.80	7.5%	2	1.00	262
$607.50	Oct 30	40.95	44.15	$42.55	7.5%	--	1.00	36
$612.50	Oct 30	45.80	49.05	$47.43	6.9%	2	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 792 active (total vol 111.5K, top 6.1K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$610.00	Nov 20	6.55	6.80	$6.68	3.7%	5.1K	0.23	2.2K
$570.00	Oct 30	5.55	5.60	$5.57	0.9%	3.6K	0.40	4.8K
$600.00	Nov 20	8.75	9.20	$8.98	5.0%	2.3K	0.28	8.8K
$600.00	Oct 30	0.17	0.29	$0.23	52.2%	2.1K	0.03	4.7K
$575.00	Oct 30	3.55	3.80	$3.68	6.8%	2.0K	0.30	3.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$555.00	Oct 28	0.46	0.53	$0.50	14.0%	6.1K	0.12	249
$490.00	Nov 20	2.91	3.20	$3.06	9.5%	3.4K	0.10	6.0K
$535.00	Nov 20	10.05	10.65	$10.35	5.8%	3.3K	0.28	3.2K
$547.50	Oct 28	0.05	0.11	$0.08	75.0%	2.3K	0.02	1.4K
$560.00	Oct 28	1.25	1.37	$1.31	9.2%	2.1K	0.27	119

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 11 strikes (avg 221.6%, max 271.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$557.50	Oct 28	Nov 27	134.2%	36.1%	271.5%	56	629
$562.50	Oct 28	Nov 27	126.9%	35.7%	255.7%	289	449
$560.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	127.4%	36.6%	248.5%	156	465
$565.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	122.8%	36.1%	239.8%	326	548
$567.50	Oct 28	Dec 4	120.5%	36.0%	234.8%	413	489

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$557.50	Oct 28	Dec 4	134.2%	36.8%	265.2%	782	92
$560.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	127.4%	36.6%	248.5%	2.2K	134
$565.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	122.8%	36.1%	239.8%	778	22
$570.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	120.0%	39.2%	206.1%	48	64
$577.50	Oct 30	Nov 27	45.4%	37.5%	21.1%	18	222

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 554 found (best R:R 5.76, avg 6.04)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$600.00	$605.00	Nov 9	$0.26	$4.74	$0.26	19%	18.23	$600.26
$542.50	$545.00	Nov 2	$1.42	$1.08	$1.42	82%	0.76	$543.92
$565.00	$567.50	Nov 27	$0.83	$1.67	$0.83	52%	2.01	$565.83
$562.50	$565.00	Nov 13	$0.90	$1.60	$0.90	54%	1.78	$563.40
$580.00	$582.50	Nov 27	$0.63	$1.87	$0.63	42%	2.97	$580.63

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$570.00	$567.50	Nov 13	$0.37	$2.13	$0.37	53%	5.76	$569.63
$577.50	$575.00	Nov 6	$0.83	$1.67	$0.83	63%	2.01	$576.67
$545.00	$540.00	Nov 4	$0.38	$4.62	$0.38	24%	12.16	$544.62
$572.50	$570.00	Nov 27	$0.67	$1.83	$0.67	53%	2.73	$571.83
$552.50	$550.00	Nov 27	$0.40	$2.10	$0.40	39%	5.25	$552.10

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 450 found (best R:R 0.94, avg 0.35)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$652.50	$655.00	Oct 30	$1.21	$1.21	$1.29	94%	0.94	$653.71
$605.00	$607.50	Oct 28	$1.32	$1.32	$1.18	88%	1.12	$606.32
$670.00	$675.00	Oct 30	$1.20	$1.20	$3.80	95%	0.32	$671.20
$617.50	$620.00	Oct 28	$1.12	$1.12	$1.38	92%	0.81	$618.62
$597.50	$600.00	Oct 28	$0.98	$0.98	$1.52	89%	0.64	$598.48

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$557.50	$555.00	Nov 13	$1.62	$1.62	$0.88	58%	1.84	$555.88
$562.50	$560.00	Nov 6	$1.72	$1.72	$0.78	54%	2.21	$560.78
$542.50	$540.00	Nov 13	$1.28	$1.28	$1.22	70%	1.05	$541.22
$547.50	$545.00	Nov 6	$1.15	$1.15	$1.35	70%	0.85	$546.35
$495.00	$492.50	Oct 28	$0.44	$0.44	$2.06	97%	0.21	$494.56

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $4.65, cheapest $4.59)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$562.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.65	126.9%	46.2%
$565.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.79	122.8%	46.4%
$567.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.84	120.5%	47.0%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$562.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.59	126.9%	46.2%
$565.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.68	122.8%	46.4%
$567.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.32	120.5%	47.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 279 found (cheapest 1.06% of stock, avg 6.87%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$565.00	Oct 28	$2.89	$3.12	$6.01	$558.99	$571.01	1.06%
$567.50	Oct 28	$1.79	$4.58	$6.37	$561.13	$573.87	1.13%
$562.50	Oct 28	$4.70	$2.11	$6.81	$555.69	$569.31	1.21%
$570.00	Oct 28	$1.04	$6.18	$7.22	$562.78	$577.22	1.28%
$560.00	Oct 28	$6.63	$1.31	$7.94	$552.06	$567.94	1.41%
$572.50	Oct 28	$0.61	$7.75	$8.36	$564.14	$580.86	1.48%
$557.50	Oct 28	$8.57	$0.84	$9.41	$548.09	$566.91	1.67%
$575.00	Oct 28	$0.32	$10.45	$10.77	$564.23	$585.77	1.91%
$555.00	Oct 28	$10.83	$0.50	$11.33	$543.67	$566.33	2.01%
$552.50	Oct 28	$13.05	$0.28	$13.33	$539.17	$565.83	2.36%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 270 found (cheapest 0.16% of stock, avg 4.23%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$572.50	$552.50	Oct 28	$0.61	$0.28	$0.89	$551.61	$573.39
$572.50	$555.00	Oct 28	$0.61	$0.50	$1.11	$553.89	$573.61
$572.50	$557.50	Oct 28	$0.61	$0.84	$1.45	$556.05	$573.95
$570.00	$552.50	Oct 28	$1.04	$0.28	$1.32	$551.18	$571.32
$570.00	$555.00	Oct 28	$1.04	$0.50	$1.54	$553.46	$571.54
$570.00	$557.50	Oct 28	$1.04	$0.84	$1.88	$555.62	$571.88
$605.00	$552.50	Oct 28	$1.78	$0.28	$2.06	$550.44	$607.06
$572.50	$560.00	Oct 28	$0.61	$1.31	$1.92	$558.08	$574.42
$605.00	$555.00	Oct 28	$1.78	$0.50	$2.28	$552.72	$607.28
$570.00	$560.00	Oct 28	$1.04	$1.31	$2.35	$557.65	$572.35

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 358 found (best R:R 2.38, avg credit $1.08)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
492/495	605/608	Oct 28	$1.76	$0.74	85%	2.38	$493.24	$606.76
495/498	605/608	Oct 28	$1.75	$0.75	84%	2.33	$495.75	$606.75
492/495	618/620	Oct 28	$1.56	$0.94	90%	1.66	$493.44	$619.06
495/498	618/620	Oct 28	$1.55	$0.95	88%	1.63	$495.95	$619.05
468/470	605/608	Oct 28	$1.56	$0.94	87%	1.66	$468.44	$606.56
505/508	605/608	Oct 28	$1.57	$0.93	86%	1.69	$505.93	$606.57
512/515	605/608	Oct 28	$1.57	$0.93	86%	1.69	$513.43	$606.57
462/465	605/608	Oct 28	$1.50	$1.00	86%	1.50	$463.50	$606.50
468/470	618/620	Oct 28	$1.36	$1.14	91%	1.19	$468.64	$618.86
452/455	605/608	Oct 28	$1.47	$1.03	86%	1.43	$453.53	$606.47

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 349 found (best R:R 21.22, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$555.00	$560.00	$565.00	Nov 4	$0.09	$4.91	13%	54.56
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Oct 28	$0.12	$2.38	24%	19.83
$525.00	$532.50	$540.00	Dec 4	$0.14	$7.36	8%	52.57
$560.00	$565.00	$570.00	Nov 11	$0.16	$4.84	10%	30.25
$570.00	$572.50	$575.00	Oct 28	$0.14	$2.36	15%	16.86

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$530.00	$540.00	$550.00	Nov 11	$0.45	$9.55	15%	21.22
$565.00	$567.50	$570.00	Oct 28	$0.14	$2.36	25%	16.86
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Oct 28	$0.21	$2.29	24%	10.90
$585.00	$590.00	$595.00	Nov 11	$0.10	$4.90	8%	49.00
$580.00	$585.00	$590.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$4.90	7%	49.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 387 found (best net $-1.61, 364 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$475.00	$520.00	1:2	Nov 2	-$1.61	$43.39
$480.00	$515.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$22.93	$12.07
$465.00	$500.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$32.48	$2.52
$567.50	$570.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.29	$2.21
$602.50	$610.00	1:2	Nov 4	-$0.27	$7.23

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$590.00	$570.00	1:2	Nov 9	-$3.53	$16.47
$515.00	$500.00	1:2	Nov 9	-$0.01	$14.99
$562.50	$560.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.51	$1.99
$557.50	$555.00	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.16	$2.34
$560.00	$557.50	1:2	Oct 28	-$0.37	$2.13

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 224 found (best yield 4.20%, avg 1.30%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$572.50	Dec 4	$23.75	0.48	1.3%	4.20%	5.53%	9	7
$570.00	Dec 4	$24.75	0.50	0.9%	4.38%	5.27%	1	29
$575.00	Dec 4	$22.55	0.47	1.8%	3.99%	5.76%	1	21
$577.50	Dec 4	$21.50	0.45	2.2%	3.81%	6.02%	3	12
$565.00	Dec 4	$27.05	0.53	0.0%	4.79%	4.79%	1	1
$567.50	Dec 4	$25.70	0.51	0.5%	4.55%	4.99%	1	8
$580.00	Dec 4	$20.25	0.44	2.7%	3.58%	6.24%	25	134
$582.50	Dec 4	$19.35	0.42	3.1%	3.42%	6.53%	7	16
$585.00	Dec 4	$18.30	0.41	3.5%	3.24%	6.78%	2	25
$587.50	Dec 4	$17.30	0.40	4.0%	3.06%	7.05%	--	33

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 75,940

Total Puts 104,418

Put/Call Ratio 1.38

Net Difference -28,478

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 86,480

Total Puts 164,698

Put/Call Ratio 1.90

Net Difference -78,218

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 765,399

Total Puts 1,373,012

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.93

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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