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SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$563.78 +1.04%

(10/28 10:00) ◀

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (11:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28 11:00am) 58,318

Calls: 27,538 (47%)

Puts: 30,780 (53%)

Prior (10/27) 103,589

Calls: 31,882 (31%)

Puts: 71,707 (69%)

Current vs Prior -43.70%

Calls: -13.63% (Calls)

Puts: -57.08% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 2,062,980

Calls: 744,132 (36%)

Puts: 1,318,848 (64%)

Prior 7-Day Average 294,711

Calls: 106,304 (36%)

Puts: 188,406 (64%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -80.21%

Calls: -74.10%

Puts: -83.66%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28 11:00am) $49.07M

Calls: $26.02M (53%)

Puts: $23.06M (47%)

Prior (10/27) $108.38M

Calls: $31.42M (29%)

Puts: $76.96M (71%)

Current vs Prior -54.72%

Calls: -17.19%

Puts: -70.04%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.75B

Calls: $528.40M (30%)

Puts: $1.22B (70%)

Prior 7-Day Average $249.75M

Calls: $75.49M (30%)

Puts: $174.27M (70%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -80.35%

Calls: -65.54%

Puts: -86.77%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/28 11:00am) 1.12

Prior (10/27) 2.25

Current vs Prior -50.30%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.93

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.17%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28 11:00am) 2,074,105

Calls: 820,423 (40%)

Puts: 1,253,682 (60%)

Prior (10/27) 1,952,731

Calls: 790,686 (40%)

Puts: 1,162,045 (60%)

Current vs Prior +6.22%

Prior 7-Day Total 13,141,630

Calls: 4,884,896 (37%)

Puts: 8,256,734 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,877,375

Calls: 697,842 (37%)

Puts: 1,179,533 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +10.48%

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 1.65% | 3.13%3.13% | 5.25%7.99% | 11.61%

Prior 2.07% | 3.50%3.50% | 5.44%8.12% | 11.67%

Current vs Prior -20.21% | -10.57%-10.56% | -3.41%-1.53% | -0.48%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.66% | 3.66%3.04% | 5.68%7.84% | 11.78%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -37.82% | -14.57%+2.96% | -7.58%+1.86% | -1.40%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.07% | 3.50%3.42% | 5.59%8.22% | 11.73%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -20.21% | -10.57%-8.70% | -6.04%-2.78% | -1.01%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 12.07% | 12.19%

Calls: 5.59% | 11.43%

Puts: 18.56% | 12.95%

Prior 19.76% | 16.25%

Calls: 17.50% | 13.54%

Puts: 22.02% | 18.97%

Current vs Prior -38.92% | -24.98%

Prior 7-Day Avg 20.27% | 20.07%

Calls: 20.77% | 16.44%

Puts: 19.78% | 23.70%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -40.46% | -39.26%

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 55% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 44% vs prior. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.12. P/C ratio dropping 50% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 480 of results (avg 6.2%, best 2.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$600.00	Nov 20	8.55	8.75	$8.65	2.3%	1.2K	0.27	8.8K
$550.00	Nov 20	30.10	30.95	$30.53	2.8%	72	0.62	1.4K
$567.50	Nov 13	16.55	17.05	$16.80	3.0%	1	0.48	102
$580.00	Nov 20	14.85	15.30	$15.08	3.0%	26	0.40	9.7K
$570.00	Nov 27	21.35	22.00	$21.68	3.0%	14	0.48	728

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$565.00	Nov 27	23.45	24.10	$23.78	2.7%	4	0.49	193
$567.50	Nov 27	24.65	25.35	$25.00	2.8%	2	0.51	2
$565.00	Dec 4	25.90	26.65	$26.28	2.9%	1	0.48	10
$545.00	Nov 27	15.35	15.80	$15.58	2.9%	--	0.36	166
$560.00	Dec 4	23.65	24.35	$24.00	2.9%	1	0.45	15

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 45 found (avg $0.62, cheapest $0.29)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$577.50	Oct 28	0.27	0.31	$0.29	13.8%	160	0.07	254
$575.00	Oct 28	0.49	0.56	$0.53	13.2%	452	0.11	289
$572.50	Oct 28	0.81	0.94	$0.88	14.8%	357	0.17	261
$595.00	Oct 30	0.34	0.38	$0.36	11.1%	24	0.05	11.2K
$590.00	Oct 30	0.69	0.78	$0.74	12.2%	183	0.09	2.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$547.50	Oct 28	0.35	0.41	$0.38	15.8%	864	0.07	1.4K
$550.00	Oct 28	0.51	0.58	$0.54	13.0%	527	0.10	1.3K
$552.50	Oct 28	0.75	0.85	$0.80	12.5%	361	0.15	772
$507.50	Oct 30	0.22	0.26	$0.24	16.7%	12	0.02	272
$522.50	Oct 30	0.48	0.58	$0.53	18.9%	20	0.05	607

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 297 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$460.00	Oct 28	101.55	105.15	$103.35	3.5%	20	1.00	--
$475.00	Oct 28	86.55	90.75	$88.65	4.7%	7	1.00	--
$477.50	Oct 28	84.05	88.15	$86.10	4.8%	7	1.00	--
$500.00	Oct 28	61.55	65.55	$63.55	6.3%	11	1.00	17
$510.00	Oct 28	51.60	54.80	$53.20	6.0%	--	1.00	32

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$625.00	Oct 30	60.25	63.55	$61.90	5.3%	--	1.00	119
$640.00	Oct 30	75.10	78.45	$76.78	4.4%	--	1.00	18
$620.00	Oct 30	55.25	58.55	$56.90	5.8%	--	1.00	35
$645.00	Oct 30	80.00	83.45	$81.72	4.2%	--	1.00	42
$615.00	Oct 30	50.25	53.60	$51.93	6.5%	--	0.99	28

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 580 active (total vol 41.5K, top 3.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$570.00	Oct 30	5.25	5.45	$5.35	3.7%	2.4K	0.38	4.8K
$575.00	Oct 30	3.40	3.70	$3.55	8.5%	1.8K	0.29	3.9K
$600.00	Nov 20	8.55	8.75	$8.65	2.3%	1.2K	0.27	8.8K
$560.00	Oct 30	9.60	10.70	$10.15	10.8%	739	0.57	5.0K
$570.00	Oct 28	1.36	1.53	$1.45	11.7%	698	0.25	852

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$535.00	Nov 20	10.55	11.00	$10.78	4.2%	3.3K	0.29	3.2K
$490.00	Nov 20	3.10	3.35	$3.23	7.7%	3.2K	0.10	6.0K
$555.00	Oct 28	1.10	1.24	$1.17	12.0%	2.4K	0.20	249
$550.00	Oct 30	3.20	3.40	$3.30	6.1%	1.2K	0.25	5.6K
$547.50	Oct 28	0.35	0.41	$0.38	15.8%	864	0.07	1.4K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 17 strikes (avg 83.9%, max 107.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$555.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	75.2%	36.5%	105.9%	12	362
$557.50	Oct 28	Nov 27	73.6%	36.0%	104.2%	25	629
$562.50	Oct 28	Nov 27	71.5%	35.6%	100.8%	238	449
$560.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	71.7%	36.1%	98.3%	54	465
$565.00	Oct 28	Nov 27	70.6%	38.7%	82.6%	155	625

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$555.00	Oct 28	Nov 27	75.2%	36.2%	107.8%	2.4K	414
$557.50	Oct 28	Nov 27	73.6%	36.0%	104.2%	98	142
$560.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	71.7%	36.1%	98.3%	434	134
$565.00	Oct 28	Dec 4	70.6%	35.8%	97.5%	229	22
$562.50	Oct 28	Nov 20	71.5%	37.5%	90.9%	157	19

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 506 found (best R:R 18.48, avg 6.28)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$525.00	$527.50	Nov 20	$1.45	$1.05	$1.45	77%	0.72	$526.45
$562.50	$565.00	Nov 2	$0.77	$1.73	$0.77	52%	2.25	$563.27
$540.00	$542.50	Dec 4	$1.23	$1.27	$1.23	66%	1.03	$541.23
$545.00	$560.00	Nov 9	$9.25	$5.75	$9.25	70%	0.62	$554.25
$537.50	$540.00	Nov 20	$1.37	$1.13	$1.37	70%	0.82	$538.87

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$520.00	$490.00	Nov 9	$1.54	$28.46	$1.54	14%	18.48	$518.46
$485.00	$460.00	Nov 4	$0.18	$24.82	$0.18	4%	137.89	$484.82
$575.00	$565.00	Nov 2	$5.68	$4.32	$5.68	68%	0.76	$569.32
$562.50	$560.00	Nov 13	$0.75	$1.75	$0.75	48%	2.33	$561.75
$547.50	$545.00	Nov 27	$0.55	$1.95	$0.55	38%	3.55	$546.95

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 402 found (best R:R 0.80, avg 0.32)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$570.00	$580.00	Nov 9	$4.45	$4.45	$5.55	55%	0.80	$574.45
$590.00	$600.00	Nov 11	$2.70	$2.70	$7.30	72%	0.37	$592.70
$617.50	$620.00	Oct 28	$0.51	$0.51	$1.99	96%	0.26	$618.01
$570.00	$590.00	Nov 11	$7.25	$7.25	$12.75	54%	0.57	$577.25
$585.00	$605.00	Nov 9	$3.83	$3.83	$16.17	71%	0.24	$588.83

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$560.00	$557.50	Nov 13	$1.45	$1.45	$1.05	55%	1.38	$558.55
$560.00	$545.00	Nov 9	$5.70	$5.70	$9.30	55%	0.61	$554.30
$537.50	$535.00	Nov 13	$0.97	$0.97	$1.53	72%	0.63	$536.53
$550.00	$547.50	Nov 27	$1.20	$1.20	$1.30	61%	0.92	$548.80
$562.50	$560.00	Nov 2	$1.40	$1.40	$1.10	52%	1.27	$561.10

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $4.17, cheapest $4.06)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$560.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.25	71.7%	46.4%
$562.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.28	71.5%	46.5%
$565.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.40	70.6%	47.2%
$567.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.21	69.8%	46.9%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$560.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.06	71.7%	46.4%
$562.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.15	71.5%	46.5%
$565.00	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.03	70.6%	47.2%
$567.50	Oct 28	Oct 30	$4.02	69.8%	46.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 249 found (cheapest 1.40% of stock, avg 6.95%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$562.50	Oct 28	$4.47	$3.40	$7.87	$554.63	$570.37	1.40%
$565.00	Oct 28	$3.23	$4.85	$8.08	$556.92	$573.08	1.43%
$560.00	Oct 28	$5.90	$2.42	$8.32	$551.68	$568.32	1.48%
$567.50	Oct 28	$2.22	$6.43	$8.65	$558.85	$576.15	1.53%
$557.50	Oct 28	$7.73	$1.69	$9.42	$548.08	$566.92	1.67%
$570.00	Oct 28	$1.45	$8.18	$9.63	$560.37	$579.63	1.71%
$555.00	Oct 28	$9.63	$1.17	$10.80	$544.20	$565.80	1.92%
$572.50	Oct 28	$0.88	$9.98	$10.86	$561.64	$583.36	1.93%
$575.00	Oct 28	$0.53	$11.90	$12.43	$562.57	$587.43	2.20%
$552.50	Oct 28	$11.70	$0.80	$12.50	$540.00	$565.00	2.22%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 255 found (cheapest 0.24% of stock, avg 4.19%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$575.00	$552.50	Oct 28	$0.53	$0.80	$1.33	$551.17	$576.33
$572.50	$552.50	Oct 28	$0.88	$0.80	$1.68	$550.82	$574.18
$575.00	$555.00	Oct 28	$0.53	$1.17	$1.70	$553.30	$576.70
$572.50	$555.00	Oct 28	$0.88	$1.17	$2.05	$552.95	$574.55
$570.00	$552.50	Oct 28	$1.45	$0.80	$2.25	$550.25	$572.25
$575.00	$557.50	Oct 28	$0.53	$1.69	$2.22	$555.28	$577.22
$570.00	$555.00	Oct 28	$1.45	$1.17	$2.62	$552.38	$572.62
$572.50	$557.50	Oct 28	$0.88	$1.69	$2.57	$554.93	$575.07
$570.00	$557.50	Oct 28	$1.45	$1.69	$3.14	$554.36	$573.14
$567.50	$552.50	Oct 28	$2.22	$0.80	$3.02	$549.48	$570.52

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 332 found (best R:R 0.36, avg credit $1.05)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
482/485	618/620	Oct 28	$0.66	$1.84	94%	0.36	$484.34	$618.16
482/485	598/600	Oct 28	$0.58	$1.92	93%	0.30	$484.42	$598.08
545/548	618/620	Oct 28	$0.62	$1.88	88%	0.33	$546.88	$618.12
548/550	618/620	Oct 28	$0.67	$1.83	85%	0.37	$549.33	$618.17
550/552	618/620	Oct 28	$0.77	$1.73	81%	0.45	$551.73	$618.27
482/485	612/615	Oct 28	$0.38	$2.12	96%	0.18	$484.62	$612.88
535/538	580/582	Nov 2	$1.32	$1.18	58%	1.12	$536.18	$581.32
552/555	618/620	Oct 28	$0.88	$1.62	75%	0.54	$554.12	$618.38
482/485	608/612	Oct 28	$0.64	$4.36	92%	0.15	$484.36	$608.14
510/512	580/582	Nov 2	$1.03	$1.47	69%	0.70	$511.47	$581.03

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 317 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$560.00	$570.00	$580.00	Nov 9	$0.80	$9.20	21%	11.50
$555.00	$557.50	$560.00	Oct 28	$0.07	$2.43	16%	34.71
$560.00	$562.50	$565.00	Oct 28	$0.19	$2.31	20%	12.16
$605.00	$610.00	$615.00	Nov 20	$0.06	$4.94	5%	82.33
$560.00	$565.00	$570.00	Nov 11	$0.19	$4.81	9%	25.32

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$567.50	$570.00	$572.50	Oct 28	$0.05	$2.45	17%	49.00
$562.50	$565.00	$567.50	Oct 28	$0.13	$2.37	20%	18.23
$565.00	$567.50	$570.00	Oct 28	$0.17	$2.33	19%	13.71
$580.00	$585.00	$590.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$4.90	7%	49.00
$570.00	$572.50	$575.00	Oct 28	$0.12	$2.38	14%	19.83

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 377 found (best net $-0.33, 361 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$475.00	$520.00	1:2	Nov 2	-$0.33	$44.67
$465.00	$500.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$31.16	$3.84
$590.00	$600.00	1:2	Nov 4	-$0.14	$9.86
$545.00	$560.00	1:2	Nov 9	-$8.50	$6.50
$590.00	$600.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$1.35	$8.65

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$560.00	$545.00	1:2	Nov 9	-$1.98	$13.02
$520.00	$490.00	1:2	Nov 9	-$0.03	$29.97
$555.00	$540.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$2.68	$12.32
$575.00	$565.00	1:2	Nov 2	-$4.87	$5.13
$582.50	$570.00	1:2	Nov 4	-$7.27	$5.23

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 201 found (best yield 4.29%, avg 1.25%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$570.00	Dec 4	$24.20	0.49	1.1%	4.29%	5.40%	--	29
$575.00	Dec 4	$21.85	0.46	2.0%	3.88%	5.87%	1	21
$577.50	Dec 4	$20.75	0.45	2.4%	3.68%	6.11%	--	12
$567.50	Dec 4	$24.75	0.50	0.7%	4.39%	5.05%	1	8
$580.00	Dec 4	$19.65	0.43	2.9%	3.49%	6.36%	11	134
$582.50	Dec 4	$18.60	0.42	3.3%	3.30%	6.62%	--	16
$585.00	Dec 4	$17.60	0.40	3.8%	3.12%	6.89%	1	25
$587.50	Dec 4	$16.65	0.39	4.2%	2.95%	7.16%	--	33
$590.00	Dec 4	$15.70	0.37	4.7%	2.78%	7.44%	22	217
$592.50	Dec 4	$14.85	0.36	5.1%	2.63%	7.73%	--	54

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

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 27,538

Total Puts 30,780

Put/Call Ratio 1.12

Net Difference -3,242

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 31,882

Total Puts 71,707

Put/Call Ratio 2.25

Net Difference -39,825

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 744,132

Total Puts 1,318,848

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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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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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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