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SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$564.09 +0.62%

(9/18 11:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 12:00pm) 158,165

Calls: 33,236 (21%)

Puts: 124,929 (79%)

Prior (09/17) 80,038

Calls: 35,662 (45%)

Puts: 44,376 (55%)

Current vs Prior +97.61%

Calls: -6.80% (Calls)

Puts: +181.52% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,540,364

Calls: 583,865 (38%)

Puts: 956,499 (62%)

Prior 7-Day Average 220,052

Calls: 83,409 (38%)

Puts: 136,642 (62%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.12%

Calls: -60.15%

Puts: -8.57%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 12:00pm) $64.50M

Calls: $32.63M (51%)

Puts: $31.88M (49%)

Prior (09/17) $61.84M

Calls: $36.10M (58%)

Puts: $25.75M (42%)

Current vs Prior +4.30%

Calls: -9.62%

Puts: +23.80%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.33B

Calls: $449.07M (34%)

Puts: $880.61M (66%)

Prior 7-Day Average $189.95M

Calls: $64.15M (34%)

Puts: $125.80M (66%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -66.04%

Calls: -49.14%

Puts: -74.66%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/18 12:00pm) 3.76

Prior (09/17) 1.24

Current vs Prior +202.07%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.69

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +121.82%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/18 12:00pm) 2,177,498

Calls: 820,914 (38%)

Puts: 1,356,584 (62%)

Prior (09/17) 2,112,153

Calls: 806,197 (38%)

Puts: 1,305,956 (62%)

Current vs Prior +3.09%

Prior 7-Day Total 13,869,125

Calls: 5,348,981 (39%)

Puts: 8,520,144 (61%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,981,303

Calls: 764,140 (39%)

Puts: 1,217,163 (61%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.90%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 0.73% | 1.63%0.73% | 1.63%0.73% | 3.19%0.73% | 7.51%

Prior 1.44% | 2.07%1.44% | 2.07%1.44% | 3.68%0.47% | 7.65%

Current vs Prior -49.14% | -21.16%-49.13% | -21.16%-49.13% | -13.15%+55.70% | -1.78%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.72% | 2.35%1.10% | 2.33%2.18% | 4.24%1.69% | 8.43%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -57.56% | -30.57%-33.77% | -29.83%-66.43% | -24.73%-56.68% | -10.90%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.44% | 2.07%1.39% | 2.13%1.39% | 3.54%0.49% | 7.44%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -49.14% | -21.16%-47.33% | -23.22%-47.33% | -9.76%+49.00% | +1.01%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 21.64% | 17.42%

Calls: 32.35% | 16.90%

Puts: 10.92% | 17.94%

Prior 29.02% | 27.17%

Calls: 33.33% | 35.58%

Puts: 24.72% | 18.76%

Current vs Prior -25.43% | -35.89%

Prior 7-Day Avg 43.56% | 22.97%

Calls: 45.48% | 24.43%

Puts: 41.63% | 21.51%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -50.32% | -24.17%

Liquidity Expensive

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Above-average activity with volume up 98% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 3.76 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 202% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Put-heavy open interest (1,356,584 puts vs 820,914 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

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10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 472 of results (avg 5.7%, best 1.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$570.00	Oct 23	20.45	20.85	$20.65	1.9%	27	0.48	45
$575.00	Oct 23	18.15	18.55	$18.35	2.2%	--	0.45	33
$550.00	Sep 30	20.40	20.85	$20.63	2.2%	--	0.70	10
$580.00	Oct 16	13.20	13.50	$13.35	2.2%	73	0.40	3.4K
$570.00	Oct 16	17.45	17.85	$17.65	2.3%	60	0.47	1.4K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$562.50	Oct 23	20.55	21.00	$20.78	2.2%	7	0.47	6
$565.00	Oct 23	21.65	22.15	$21.90	2.3%	8	0.49	29
$545.00	Oct 23	13.65	14.00	$13.83	2.5%	--	0.35	53
$550.00	Oct 23	15.40	15.80	$15.60	2.6%	40	0.38	90
$542.50	Oct 23	12.85	13.20	$13.02	2.7%	475	0.33	134

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 64 found (avg $0.59, cheapest $0.22)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$567.50	Sep 18	0.20	0.24	$0.22	18.2%	593	0.14	1.5K
$565.00	Sep 18	0.76	0.89	$0.83	15.7%	3.4K	0.38	6.5K
$580.00	Sep 21	0.30	0.34	$0.32	12.5%	105	0.07	67
$577.50	Sep 21	0.44	0.49	$0.47	10.6%	73	0.10	778
$590.00	Sep 22	0.26	0.31	$0.29	17.2%	39	0.05	112

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$560.00	Sep 18	0.22	0.26	$0.24	16.7%	832	0.13	4.4K
$562.50	Sep 18	0.63	0.70	$0.67	10.4%	1.9K	0.31	107
$545.00	Sep 21	0.25	0.30	$0.28	17.9%	60	0.05	909
$547.50	Sep 21	0.35	0.40	$0.38	13.2%	30	0.07	8
$550.00	Sep 21	0.51	0.56	$0.54	9.3%	247	0.10	656

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 313 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$455.00	Sep 18	107.70	111.25	$109.48	3.2%	2	1.00	249
$460.00	Sep 18	103.05	106.25	$104.65	3.1%	4	1.00	373
$465.00	Sep 18	98.00	100.85	$99.43	2.9%	6	1.00	583
$470.00	Sep 18	92.90	95.90	$94.40	3.2%	1	1.00	404
$475.00	Sep 18	87.60	91.25	$89.43	4.1%	1	1.00	618

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$610.00	Sep 18	43.75	47.00	$45.38	7.2%	--	1.00	118
$650.00	Sep 18	83.90	87.25	$85.58	3.9%	--	1.00	943
$670.00	Sep 18	103.90	107.35	$105.63	3.3%	1	1.00	1
$675.00	Sep 18	108.75	112.35	$110.55	3.3%	--	1.00	200
$590.00	Sep 18	23.75	26.80	$25.28	12.1%	3	1.00	103

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 765 active (total vol 62.5K, top 3.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$565.00	Sep 18	0.76	0.89	$0.83	15.7%	3.4K	0.38	6.5K
$575.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	2.5K	0.01	5.5K
$570.00	Sep 18	0.06	0.08	$0.07	28.6%	1.7K	0.05	5.4K
$600.00	Oct 16	7.05	7.30	$7.18	3.5%	1.2K	0.25	11.1K
$580.00	Sep 25	2.74	2.95	$2.85	7.4%	1.1K	0.23	451

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$530.00	Oct 16	7.35	7.75	$7.55	5.3%	2.6K	0.24	5.8K
$500.00	Oct 16	3.10	3.30	$3.20	6.2%	2.3K	0.11	11.2K
$562.50	Sep 18	0.63	0.70	$0.67	10.4%	1.9K	0.31	107
$540.00	Sep 28	1.95	3.05	$2.50	44.0%	1.6K	0.17	173
$565.00	Sep 18	1.64	1.83	$1.74	10.9%	1.6K	0.62	2.5K

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. 565 found (best R:R 156.41, avg 8.23)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$602.50	$645.00	Sep 24	$0.27	$42.23	$0.27	6%	156.41	$602.77
$540.00	$542.50	Oct 9	$1.20	$1.30	$1.20	73%	1.08	$541.20
$552.50	$555.00	Sep 21	$1.52	$0.98	$1.52	86%	0.64	$554.02
$620.00	$640.00	Sep 28	$0.13	$19.87	$0.13	5%	152.85	$620.13
$580.00	$582.50	Oct 30	$0.52	$1.98	$0.52	43%	3.81	$580.52

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$580.00	$572.50	Oct 9	$3.65	$3.85	$3.65	63%	1.05	$576.35
$572.50	$570.00	Sep 18	$1.67	$0.83	$1.67	98%	0.50	$570.83
$587.50	$582.50	Oct 23	$2.42	$2.58	$2.42	64%	1.07	$585.08
$580.00	$565.00	Sep 28	$9.05	$5.95	$9.05	73%	0.66	$570.95
$515.00	$475.00	Sep 29	$0.49	$39.51	$0.49	6%	80.63	$514.51

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 463 found (best R:R 1.58, avg 0.30)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$577.50	$580.00	Oct 30	$1.53	$1.53	$0.97	56%	1.58	$579.03
$635.00	$640.00	Oct 30	$1.13	$1.13	$3.87	84%	0.29	$636.13
$570.00	$585.00	Oct 1	$5.23	$5.23	$9.77	56%	0.54	$575.23
$567.50	$570.00	Sep 29	$1.40	$1.40	$1.10	52%	1.27	$568.90
$595.00	$600.00	Oct 30	$1.87	$1.87	$3.13	66%	0.60	$596.87

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$562.50	$560.00	Sep 29	$1.52	$1.52	$0.98	55%	1.55	$560.98
$562.50	$560.00	Oct 30	$1.58	$1.58	$0.92	53%	1.72	$560.92
$555.00	$552.50	Oct 9	$1.33	$1.33	$1.17	60%	1.14	$553.67
$510.00	$500.00	Sep 28	$0.53	$0.53	$9.47	95%	0.06	$509.47
$510.00	$480.00	Oct 1	$0.93	$0.93	$29.07	93%	0.03	$509.07

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $2.55, cheapest $2.46)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$562.50	Sep 18	Sep 21	$2.65	26.4%	18.5%
$565.00	Sep 18	Sep 21	$2.67	24.9%	18.7%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$562.50	Sep 18	Sep 21	$2.46	26.4%	18.5%
$565.00	Sep 18	Sep 21	$2.44	24.9%	18.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 249 found (cheapest 0.46% of stock, avg 5.70%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$565.00	Sep 18	$0.83	$1.74	$2.57	$562.43	$567.57	0.46%
$562.50	Sep 18	$2.38	$0.67	$3.05	$559.45	$565.55	0.54%
$567.50	Sep 18	$0.22	$3.58	$3.80	$563.70	$571.30	0.67%
$560.00	Sep 18	$4.50	$0.24	$4.74	$555.26	$564.74	0.84%
$570.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$6.03	$6.10	$563.90	$576.10	1.08%
$557.50	Sep 18	$6.83	$0.11	$6.94	$550.56	$564.44	1.23%
$565.00	Sep 21	$3.50	$4.18	$7.68	$557.32	$572.68	1.36%
$572.50	Sep 18	$0.03	$7.70	$7.73	$564.77	$580.23	1.37%
$562.50	Sep 21	$5.03	$3.13	$8.16	$554.34	$570.66	1.45%
$567.50	Sep 21	$2.48	$5.68	$8.16	$559.34	$575.66	1.45%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 356 found (cheapest 0.06% of stock, avg 3.21%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$567.50	$557.50	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.11	$0.33	$557.17	$567.83
$567.50	$560.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.24	$0.46	$559.54	$567.96
$567.50	$562.50	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.67	$0.89	$561.61	$568.39
$565.00	$557.50	Sep 18	$0.83	$0.11	$0.94	$556.56	$565.94
$565.00	$560.00	Sep 18	$0.83	$0.24	$1.07	$558.93	$566.07
$575.00	$552.50	Sep 21	$0.71	$0.76	$1.47	$551.03	$576.47
$565.00	$562.50	Sep 18	$0.83	$0.67	$1.50	$561.00	$566.50
$575.00	$555.00	Sep 21	$0.71	$1.09	$1.80	$553.20	$576.80
$572.50	$552.50	Sep 21	$1.12	$0.76	$1.88	$550.62	$574.38
$572.50	$555.00	Sep 21	$1.12	$1.09	$2.21	$552.79	$574.71

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 585 found (best R:R 0.09, avg credit $1.02)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
510/512	608/610	Sep 18	$0.20	$2.30	97%	0.09	$512.30	$607.70
510/512	598/600	Sep 18	$0.20	$2.30	97%	0.09	$512.30	$597.70
510/512	665/670	Sep 18	$0.20	$4.80	98%	0.04	$512.30	$665.20
510/512	630/635	Sep 18	$0.20	$4.80	98%	0.04	$512.30	$630.20
520/522	582/585	Sep 22	$0.35	$2.15	86%	0.16	$522.15	$582.85
550/552	578/580	Sep 29	$1.60	$0.90	36%	1.78	$550.90	$579.10
520/522	570/572	Sep 22	$0.92	$1.58	63%	0.58	$521.58	$570.92
490/492	580/582	Sep 25	$0.63	$1.87	75%	0.34	$491.87	$580.63
520/522	595/600	Sep 22	$0.40	$4.60	92%	0.09	$522.10	$595.40
495/498	580/582	Sep 25	$0.63	$1.87	74%	0.34	$496.87	$580.63

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 392 found (best R:R 3.39, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Sep 18	$0.57	$1.93	48%	3.39
$557.50	$560.00	$562.50	Sep 18	$0.21	$2.29	25%	10.90
$545.00	$550.00	$555.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$4.93	8%	70.43
$590.00	$595.00	$600.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$4.93	7%	70.43
$510.00	$525.00	$540.00	Sep 21	$0.11	$14.89	3%	135.36

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Sep 21	$0.09	$2.41	20%	26.78
$550.00	$555.00	$560.00	Sep 24	$0.31	$4.69	17%	15.13
$540.00	$545.00	$550.00	Oct 1	$0.11	$4.89	9%	44.45
$562.50	$565.00	$567.50	Sep 18	$0.77	$1.73	55%	2.25
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Sep 18	$0.64	$1.86	48%	2.91

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 535 found (best net $-22.12, 493 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$455.00	$500.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$22.12	$22.88
$525.00	$540.00	1:2	Sep 21	-$9.86	$5.14
$550.00	$560.00	1:2	Sep 24	-$3.08	$6.92
$545.00	$552.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$5.20	$2.30
$560.00	$562.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.26	$2.24

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$580.00	$565.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$0.33	$14.67
$570.00	$567.50	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.13	$1.37
$515.00	$475.00	1:2	Sep 29	-$0.04	$39.96
$550.00	$540.00	1:2	Sep 29	-$0.96	$9.04
$530.00	$515.00	1:2	Sep 29	-$0.06	$14.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 227 found (best yield 4.64%, avg 1.03%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$565.00	Oct 30	$26.20	0.52	0.2%	4.64%	4.81%	3	2
$567.50	Oct 30	$24.85	0.51	0.6%	4.41%	5.01%	1	51
$570.00	Oct 30	$23.65	0.49	1.1%	4.19%	5.24%	3	29
$572.50	Oct 30	$22.50	0.47	1.5%	3.99%	5.48%	--	17
$577.50	Oct 30	$20.20	0.45	2.4%	3.58%	5.96%	--	73
$575.00	Oct 30	$21.00	0.46	1.9%	3.72%	5.66%	1	20
$582.50	Oct 30	$18.15	0.42	3.3%	3.22%	6.48%	2	7
$585.00	Oct 30	$17.15	0.40	3.7%	3.04%	6.75%	20	5
$587.50	Oct 30	$16.20	0.39	4.2%	2.87%	7.02%	--	21
$580.00	Oct 30	$18.20	0.43	2.8%	3.23%	6.05%	5	35

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 33,236

Total Puts 124,929

Put/Call Ratio 3.76

Net Difference -91,693

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 35,662

Total Puts 44,376

Put/Call Ratio 1.24

Net Difference -8,714

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 583,865

Total Puts 956,499

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.69

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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