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SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$561.17 +2.86%

(9/17 13:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/17 2:00pm) 119,512

Calls: 55,088 (46%)

Puts: 64,424 (54%)

Prior (09/16) 97,852

Calls: 57,823 (59%)

Puts: 40,029 (41%)

Current vs Prior +22.14%

Calls: -4.73% (Calls)

Puts: +60.94% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,508,426

Calls: 586,296 (39%)

Puts: 922,130 (61%)

Prior 7-Day Average 215,489

Calls: 83,756 (39%)

Puts: 131,732 (61%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -44.54%

Calls: -34.23%

Puts: -51.09%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 2:00pm) $105.23M

Calls: $67.29M (64%)

Puts: $37.94M (36%)

Prior (09/16) $64.28M

Calls: $36.53M (57%)

Puts: $27.75M (43%)

Current vs Prior +63.70%

Calls: +84.18%

Puts: +36.74%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.37B

Calls: $499.43M (37%)

Puts: $867.87M (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average $195.33M

Calls: $71.35M (37%)

Puts: $123.98M (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -46.13%

Calls: -5.69%

Puts: -69.40%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/17 2:00pm) 1.17

Prior (09/16) 0.69

Current vs Prior +68.93%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.63

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.25%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 2:00pm) 2,112,153

Calls: 806,197 (38%)

Puts: 1,305,956 (62%)

Prior (09/16) 2,032,681

Calls: 788,305 (39%)

Puts: 1,244,376 (61%)

Current vs Prior +3.91%

Prior 7-Day Total 13,627,761

Calls: 5,272,163 (39%)

Puts: 8,355,598 (61%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,946,823

Calls: 753,166 (39%)

Puts: 1,193,656 (61%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +8.49%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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0DTE3DTEWKMO Expiry (09/17) | Next (09/18)Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/21)Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/17) | Next (10/16)

Current 0.58% | 1.44%1.44% | 2.18%1.44% | 3.62%0.58% | 7.53%

Prior 2.01% | 2.53%0.60% | 2.53%2.53% | 4.44%0.60% | 8.15%

Current vs Prior -70.91% | -43.08%+139.49% | -13.70%-43.08% | -18.48%-2.78% | -7.55%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.76% | 2.39%1.14% | 2.47%2.41% | 4.44%2.21% | 8.75%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -66.74% | -39.83%+26.39% | -11.49%-40.16% | -18.51%-73.53% | -13.93%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.01% | 2.53%0.94% | 2.71%2.71% | 4.55%0.94% | 8.24%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -70.91% | -43.08%+52.96% | -19.44%-46.86% | -20.43%-37.91% | -8.58%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 30.59% | 9.29%

Calls: 22.50% | 4.94%

Puts: 38.69% | 13.65%

Prior 17.42% | 19.98%

Calls: 11.75% | 16.85%

Puts: 23.09% | 23.12%

Current vs Prior +75.60% | -53.50%

Prior 7-Day Avg 45.59% | 24.37%

Calls: 47.10% | 24.84%

Puts: 44.07% | 23.90%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -32.90% | -61.88%

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Moderately bullish flow with 64% call dollar volume ($67.29M). Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 64% vs prior. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.17. P/C ratio rising 69% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

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7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Prior BEARISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
14:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
13:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
12:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 473 of results (avg 5.9%, best 1.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$545.00	Oct 16	30.35	30.70	$30.53	1.1%	45	0.65	557
$575.00	Oct 16	14.20	14.45	$14.33	1.7%	427	0.41	4.3K
$470.00	Sep 17	90.55	92.15	$91.35	1.8%	14	1.00	2
$550.00	Oct 16	27.10	27.60	$27.35	1.8%	15	0.61	1.7K
$450.00	Sep 17	110.30	112.35	$111.32	1.8%	38	1.00	5

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$560.00	Oct 16	18.30	18.60	$18.45	1.6%	767	0.47	4.0K
$570.00	Oct 16	23.25	23.65	$23.45	1.7%	8	0.55	1.2K
$550.00	Oct 16	14.15	14.40	$14.28	1.8%	557	0.39	7.4K
$655.00	Sep 17	93.00	94.90	$93.95	2.0%	32	0.99	--
$510.00	Oct 16	4.60	4.70	$4.65	2.2%	101	0.15	4.5K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 23 found (avg $0.59, cheapest $0.17)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$575.00	Sep 18	0.16	0.18	$0.17	11.8%	210	0.05	6.2K
$572.50	Sep 18	0.30	0.31	$0.31	3.2%	182	0.08	625
$570.00	Sep 18	0.55	0.57	$0.56	3.6%	530	0.14	6.2K
$600.00	Sep 25	0.66	0.76	$0.71	14.1%	725	0.07	768
$660.00	Oct 16	0.76	0.91	$0.84	17.9%	--	0.04	3.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$545.00	Sep 18	0.25	0.29	$0.27	14.8%	447	0.06	3.2K
$547.50	Sep 18	0.37	0.45	$0.41	19.5%	310	0.09	574
$550.00	Sep 18	0.54	0.62	$0.58	13.8%	1.4K	0.12	11.6K
$510.00	Sep 25	0.53	0.59	$0.56	10.7%	122	0.04	2.9K
$500.00	Sep 25	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	335	0.03	3.6K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 358 found (avg delta 0.81, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$450.00	Sep 17	110.30	112.35	$111.32	1.8%	38	1.00	5
$455.00	Sep 17	105.40	107.45	$106.43	1.9%	31	1.00	10
$460.00	Sep 17	100.45	103.30	$101.88	2.8%	114	1.00	3
$465.00	Sep 17	95.55	97.45	$96.50	2.0%	111	1.00	1
$470.00	Sep 17	90.55	92.15	$91.35	1.8%	14	1.00	2

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$580.00	Sep 18	17.95	19.20	$18.58	6.7%	6	1.00	2.7K
$582.50	Sep 18	20.20	23.15	$21.67	13.6%	--	1.00	23
$585.00	Sep 18	22.85	25.85	$24.35	12.3%	--	1.00	326
$590.00	Sep 18	27.60	30.85	$29.23	11.1%	1	1.00	108
$595.00	Sep 18	32.60	35.85	$34.23	9.5%	1	1.00	95

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 850 active (total vol 86.9K, top 9.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$572.50	Sep 29	6.55	7.05	$6.80	7.4%	2.2K	0.35	46
$562.50	Sep 17	0.24	0.46	$0.35	62.9%	2.2K	0.27	318
$560.00	Sep 18	3.95	4.15	$4.05	4.9%	2.1K	0.57	4.0K
$580.00	Oct 16	12.30	12.55	$12.43	2.0%	1.6K	0.37	2.0K
$575.00	Sep 21	1.02	1.24	$1.13	19.5%	1.4K	0.16	22

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$530.00	Sep 18	0.05	0.07	$0.06	33.3%	9.0K	0.01	70.3K
$540.00	Oct 16	10.80	11.05	$10.93	2.3%	3.2K	0.32	8.4K
$500.00	Oct 16	3.40	3.50	$3.45	2.9%	2.3K	0.12	10.4K
$555.00	Sep 18	1.12	1.37	$1.25	20.0%	1.9K	0.24	1.8K
$535.00	Oct 16	9.25	9.60	$9.43	3.7%	1.7K	0.28	13.7K

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 561 found (best R:R 6.25, avg 8.29)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$610.00	$615.00	Oct 30	$0.60	$4.40	$0.60	24%	7.33	$610.60
$542.50	$545.00	Oct 9	$1.23	$1.27	$1.23	68%	1.03	$543.73
$557.50	$560.00	Oct 23	$0.90	$1.60	$0.90	55%	1.78	$558.40
$545.00	$547.50	Oct 23	$1.14	$1.36	$1.14	64%	1.19	$546.14
$577.50	$580.00	Oct 30	$0.67	$1.83	$0.67	42%	2.73	$578.17

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$550.00	$545.00	Sep 28	$0.69	$4.31	$0.69	33%	6.25	$549.31
$585.00	$580.00	Oct 23	$2.37	$2.63	$2.37	64%	1.11	$582.63
$500.00	$475.00	Sep 29	$0.13	$24.87	$0.13	5%	191.31	$499.87
$565.00	$560.00	Sep 24	$2.15	$2.85	$2.15	57%	1.33	$562.85
$562.50	$560.00	Oct 30	$0.73	$1.77	$0.73	49%	2.42	$561.77

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 466 found (best R:R 0.15, avg 0.30)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$595.00	$610.00	Oct 1	$1.90	$1.90	$13.10	84%	0.15	$596.90
$575.00	$585.00	Oct 1	$3.35	$3.35	$6.65	65%	0.50	$578.35
$637.50	$640.00	Sep 18	$0.53	$0.53	$1.97	96%	0.27	$638.03
$567.50	$570.00	Oct 30	$1.63	$1.63	$0.87	52%	1.87	$569.13
$582.50	$600.00	Sep 29	$2.54	$2.54	$14.96	76%	0.17	$585.04

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$557.50	$530.00	Sep 29	$7.29	$7.29	$20.21	55%	0.36	$550.21
$557.50	$552.50	Oct 30	$2.85	$2.85	$2.15	54%	1.33	$554.65
$550.00	$525.00	Oct 1	$5.65	$5.65	$19.35	64%	0.29	$544.35
$520.00	$515.00	Oct 1	$0.93	$0.93	$4.07	87%	0.23	$519.07
$555.00	$552.50	Sep 23	$1.22	$1.22	$1.28	62%	0.95	$553.78

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 263 found (cheapest 0.36% of stock, avg 5.65%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$560.00	Sep 17	$1.60	$0.43	$2.03	$557.97	$562.03	0.36%
$562.50	Sep 17	$0.35	$1.68	$2.03	$560.47	$564.53	0.36%
$565.00	Sep 17	$0.04	$3.90	$3.94	$561.06	$568.94	0.70%
$557.50	Sep 17	$3.96	$0.07	$4.03	$553.47	$561.53	0.72%
$555.00	Sep 17	$6.13	$0.03	$6.16	$548.84	$561.16	1.10%
$560.00	Sep 18	$4.05	$2.70	$6.75	$553.25	$566.75	1.20%
$562.50	Sep 18	$2.73	$4.03	$6.76	$555.74	$569.26	1.20%
$567.50	Sep 17	$0.02	$6.83	$6.85	$560.65	$574.35	1.22%
$565.00	Sep 18	$1.71	$5.40	$7.11	$557.89	$572.11	1.27%
$557.50	Sep 18	$5.73	$1.88	$7.61	$549.89	$565.11	1.36%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 372 found (cheapest 0.07% of stock, avg 3.21%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$562.50	$557.50	Sep 17	$0.35	$0.07	$0.42	$557.08	$562.92
$562.50	$560.00	Sep 17	$0.35	$0.43	$0.78	$559.22	$563.28
$572.50	$550.00	Sep 18	$0.31	$0.58	$0.89	$549.11	$573.39
$570.00	$550.00	Sep 18	$0.56	$0.58	$1.14	$548.86	$571.14
$572.50	$552.50	Sep 18	$0.31	$0.90	$1.21	$551.29	$573.71
$570.00	$552.50	Sep 18	$0.56	$0.90	$1.46	$551.04	$571.46
$567.50	$550.00	Sep 18	$1.00	$0.58	$1.58	$548.42	$569.08
$572.50	$555.00	Sep 18	$0.31	$1.25	$1.56	$553.44	$574.06
$570.00	$555.00	Sep 18	$0.56	$1.25	$1.81	$553.19	$571.81
$567.50	$552.50	Sep 18	$1.00	$0.90	$1.90	$550.60	$569.40

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 641 found (best R:R 0.16, avg credit $1.06)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
470/475	638/640	Sep 18	$0.69	$4.31	95%	0.16	$474.31	$638.19
540/542	580/582	Sep 24	$1.43	$1.07	58%	1.34	$541.07	$581.43
545/548	638/640	Sep 18	$0.67	$1.83	88%	0.37	$546.83	$638.17
550/552	638/640	Sep 18	$0.85	$1.65	79%	0.52	$551.65	$638.35
548/550	638/640	Sep 18	$0.70	$1.80	84%	0.39	$549.30	$638.20
520/522	630/632	Sep 22	$0.51	$1.99	91%	0.26	$521.99	$630.51
555/558	638/640	Sep 18	$1.16	$1.34	64%	0.87	$556.34	$638.66
540/542	575/578	Sep 24	$1.46	$1.04	51%	1.40	$541.04	$576.46
470/475	628/630	Sep 18	$0.38	$4.62	96%	0.08	$474.62	$627.88
552/555	638/640	Sep 18	$0.88	$1.62	73%	0.54	$554.12	$638.38

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 406 found (best R:R 15.13, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$565.00	$575.00	$585.00	Oct 1	$0.62	$9.38	23%	15.13
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Sep 17	$0.94	$1.56	66%	1.66
$580.00	$585.00	$590.00	Sep 22	$0.07	$4.93	7%	70.43
$552.50	$555.00	$557.50	Sep 21	$0.05	$2.45	12%	49.00
$542.50	$547.50	$552.50	Sep 22	$0.32	$4.68	16%	14.62

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$557.50	$560.00	$562.50	Sep 17	$0.89	$1.61	66%	1.81
$550.00	$555.00	$560.00	Oct 1	$0.11	$4.89	11%	44.45
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Sep 17	$0.97	$1.53	66%	1.58
$535.00	$540.00	$545.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$4.95	7%	99.00
$565.00	$567.50	$570.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$2.36	19%	16.86

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 544 found (best net $-1.40, 502 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$490.00	$525.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$1.40	$33.60
$455.00	$500.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$19.63	$25.37
$525.00	$540.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$7.85	$7.15
$575.00	$585.00	1:2	Oct 1	-$0.98	$9.02
$585.00	$595.00	1:2	Oct 1	-$0.99	$9.01

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$567.50	$565.00	1:2	Sep 17	-$0.97	$1.53
$530.00	$515.00	1:2	Sep 29	-$0.04	$14.96
$555.00	$550.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.55	$4.45
$590.00	$580.00	1:2	Sep 17	-$9.17	$0.83
$530.00	$520.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.81	$9.19

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 223 found (best yield 4.21%, avg 0.99%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$567.50	Oct 30	$23.60	0.48	1.1%	4.21%	5.33%	--	51
$562.50	Oct 30	$25.40	0.51	0.2%	4.53%	4.76%	1	1
$580.00	Oct 30	$18.20	0.41	3.4%	3.24%	6.60%	24	11
$570.00	Oct 30	$21.65	0.47	1.6%	3.86%	5.43%	1	28
$572.50	Oct 30	$20.45	0.45	2.0%	3.64%	5.66%	--	17
$575.00	Oct 30	$19.35	0.44	2.5%	3.45%	5.91%	--	20
$577.50	Oct 30	$18.25	0.42	2.9%	3.25%	6.16%	--	73
$585.00	Oct 30	$15.95	0.38	4.2%	2.84%	7.09%	4	4
$590.00	Oct 30	$13.95	0.35	5.1%	2.49%	7.62%	207	24
$587.50	Oct 30	$14.30	0.36	4.7%	2.55%	7.24%	--	21

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 55,088

Total Puts 64,424

Put/Call Ratio 1.17

Net Difference -9,336

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 57,823

Total Puts 40,029

Put/Call Ratio 0.69

Net Difference 17,794

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 586,296

Total Puts 922,130

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.63

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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