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SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$525.97 +0.67%

(10/30 18:53) ◀

Monday, November 2, 2026 (10:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (11/02 10:00am) 35,039

Calls: 13,810 (39%)

Puts: 21,229 (61%)

Prior (10/30) 51,859

Calls: 22,168 (43%)

Puts: 29,691 (57%)

Current vs Prior -32.43%

Calls: -37.70% (Calls)

Puts: -28.50% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 2,017,916

Calls: 763,913 (38%)

Puts: 1,254,003 (62%)

Prior 7-Day Average 288,273

Calls: 109,130 (38%)

Puts: 179,143 (62%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -87.85%

Calls: -87.35%

Puts: -88.15%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (11/02 10:00am) $28.51M

Calls: $14.45M (51%)

Puts: $14.05M (49%)

Prior (10/30) $35.33M

Calls: $16.77M (47%)

Puts: $18.56M (53%)

Current vs Prior -19.32%

Calls: -13.84%

Puts: -24.28%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.75B

Calls: $549.56M (31%)

Puts: $1.20B (69%)

Prior 7-Day Average $249.47M

Calls: $78.51M (31%)

Puts: $170.96M (69%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -88.57%

Calls: -81.59%

Puts: -91.78%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (11/02 10:00am) 1.54

Prior (10/30) 1.34

Current vs Prior +14.77%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.79

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -14.10%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (11/02 10:00am) 1,934,242

Calls: 798,850 (41%)

Puts: 1,135,392 (59%)

Prior (10/30) 2,141,372

Calls: 856,476 (40%)

Puts: 1,284,896 (60%)

Current vs Prior -9.67%

Prior 7-Day Total 13,857,476

Calls: 5,386,765 (39%)

Puts: 8,470,711 (61%)

Prior 7-Day Average 1,979,639

Calls: 769,537 (39%)

Puts: 1,210,101 (61%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.29%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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3DTEWKMO Expiry (11/02) | Next (11/04)Expiry (11/06) | Next (11/13)Expiry (11/16) | Next (12/18)

Current 1.44% | 3.53%4.65% | 6.46%7.21% | 11.98%

Prior 1.91% | 2.72%1.91% | 4.83%7.73% | 11.45%

Current vs Prior -24.70% | +29.97%+142.89% | +33.83%-6.75% | +4.60%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.29% | 3.30%2.66% | 5.42%8.72% | 12.07%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -36.94% | +6.90%+74.50% | +19.29%-17.36% | -0.72%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.91% | 2.72%0.73% | 5.54%9.23% | 12.61%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -24.70% | +29.97%+534.19% | +16.75%-21.94% | -4.99%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 11.22% | 17.49%

Calls: 11.27% | 10.70%

Puts: 11.17% | 24.28%

Prior 74.85% | 41.06%

Calls: 70.91% | 36.48%

Puts: 78.79% | 45.65%

Current vs Prior -85.01% | -57.40%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.72% | 25.14%

Calls: 31.63% | 21.12%

Puts: 31.82% | 29.17%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -64.63% | -30.44%

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Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.54 - heavy put buying.

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Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
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10:00	BULLISH	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 411 of results (avg 6.2%, best 2.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$537.50	Dec 11	22.80	23.35	$23.08	2.4%	2	0.46	--
$540.00	Nov 20	14.30	14.65	$14.48	2.4%	27	0.41	1.8K
$535.00	Dec 11	23.95	24.55	$24.25	2.5%	4	0.47	1
$540.00	Dec 11	21.65	22.20	$21.92	2.5%	31	0.45	--
$552.50	Nov 20	9.70	9.95	$9.82	2.5%	34	0.32	394

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$525.00	Nov 13	15.50	15.85	$15.68	2.2%	87	0.48	339
$520.00	Nov 20	17.40	17.85	$17.63	2.6%	455	0.44	8.8K
$530.00	Dec 4	25.90	26.60	$26.25	2.7%	3	0.50	46
$525.00	Nov 27	21.40	22.05	$21.73	3.0%	7	0.47	287
$520.00	Nov 27	19.25	19.85	$19.55	3.1%	4	0.44	245

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 18 found (avg $0.81, cheapest $0.76)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$532.50	Nov 2	0.70	0.82	$0.76	15.8%	318	0.18	480
$567.50	Nov 6	0.72	0.85	$0.78	16.7%	4	0.07	658
$565.00	Nov 6	0.88	1.03	$0.96	15.6%	16	0.08	517
$595.00	Nov 13	0.71	0.85	$0.78	17.9%	--	0.05	142
$590.00	Nov 13	0.91	1.06	$0.99	15.2%	1	0.06	479

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$515.00	Nov 2	0.45	0.53	$0.49	16.3%	901	0.11	497
$517.50	Nov 2	0.71	0.83	$0.77	15.6%	674	0.17	1.8K
$490.00	Nov 4	0.83	0.94	$0.89	12.4%	131	0.07	286
$465.00	Nov 6	0.59	0.71	$0.65	18.5%	12	0.04	750
$467.50	Nov 6	0.67	0.79	$0.73	16.4%	7	0.05	335

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 270 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$450.00	Nov 2	74.05	77.60	$75.82	4.7%	--	1.00	17
$475.00	Nov 2	48.70	52.65	$50.68	7.8%	--	0.98	10
$480.00	Nov 2	43.70	47.60	$45.65	8.5%	6	0.98	3
$500.00	Nov 2	23.70	27.75	$25.73	15.7%	8	0.98	23
$450.00	Nov 6	74.70	78.30	$76.50	4.7%	--	0.98	39

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$542.50	Nov 2	15.75	18.50	$17.13	16.1%	--	1.00	171
$545.00	Nov 2	18.25	21.35	$19.80	15.7%	--	1.00	55
$547.50	Nov 2	20.75	23.85	$22.30	13.9%	--	1.00	35
$552.50	Nov 2	25.75	28.85	$27.30	11.4%	--	1.00	42
$555.00	Nov 2	27.60	31.45	$29.53	13.0%	--	1.00	86

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 481 active (total vol 27.9K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$530.00	Nov 2	1.27	1.48	$1.38	15.2%	981	0.29	1.0K
$527.50	Nov 20	19.85	20.70	$20.27	4.2%	777	0.50	97
$540.00	Nov 2	0.07	0.13	$0.10	60.0%	731	0.03	1.9K
$550.00	Nov 6	2.73	2.97	$2.85	8.4%	721	0.20	3.1K
$535.00	Nov 2	0.34	0.45	$0.40	27.5%	625	0.11	2.0K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$520.00	Nov 2	1.11	1.27	$1.19	13.4%	2.4K	0.24	987
$515.00	Nov 2	0.45	0.53	$0.49	16.3%	901	0.11	497
$477.50	Nov 4	0.22	0.48	$0.35	74.3%	810	0.03	51
$545.00	Nov 13	26.15	28.40	$27.28	8.2%	806	0.67	2.3K
$517.50	Nov 2	0.71	0.83	$0.77	15.6%	674	0.17	1.8K

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 32.1%, max 49.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$520.00	Nov 2	Dec 4	59.0%	39.4%	49.8%	12	475
$525.00	Nov 2	Dec 4	56.3%	39.1%	43.9%	450	314
$517.50	Nov 2	Nov 13	61.6%	44.9%	37.0%	3	407
$505.00	Nov 4	Dec 4	56.8%	41.9%	35.6%	1	31
$522.50	Nov 2	Nov 13	57.5%	44.2%	30.2%	4	238

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$520.00	Nov 2	Dec 4	59.0%	39.4%	49.8%	2.4K	1.1K
$525.00	Nov 2	Dec 11	56.3%	39.5%	42.3%	766	250
$517.50	Nov 2	Nov 13	61.6%	44.9%	37.0%	684	2.0K
$522.50	Nov 2	Nov 13	57.5%	44.2%	30.2%	317	323
$532.50	Nov 2	Dec 4	52.8%	40.8%	29.7%	4	129

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 478 found (best R:R 2.38, avg 6.27)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$570.00	$600.00	Nov 11	$0.92	$29.08	$0.92	12%	31.61	$570.92
$550.00	$557.50	Nov 9	$0.75	$6.75	$0.75	22%	9.00	$550.75
$560.00	$565.00	Nov 9	$0.24	$4.76	$0.24	15%	19.83	$560.24
$520.00	$525.00	Dec 4	$2.33	$2.67	$2.33	56%	1.15	$522.33
$522.50	$525.00	Nov 2	$1.08	$1.42	$1.08	66%	1.31	$523.58

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$530.00	$525.00	Dec 11	$1.48	$3.52	$1.48	50%	2.38	$528.52
$580.00	$535.00	Dec 11	$29.88	$15.12	$29.88	76%	0.51	$550.12
$530.00	$525.00	Nov 9	$1.92	$3.08	$1.92	55%	1.60	$528.08
$500.00	$495.00	Dec 4	$0.90	$4.10	$0.90	32%	4.56	$499.10
$460.00	$455.00	Dec 4	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	15%	19.00	$459.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 390 found (best R:R 0.22, avg 0.32)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$612.50	$615.00	Nov 4	$0.84	$0.84	$1.66	94%	0.51	$613.34
$567.50	$570.00	Nov 2	$0.72	$0.72	$1.78	93%	0.40	$568.22
$595.00	$597.50	Nov 2	$0.67	$0.67	$1.83	95%	0.37	$595.67
$585.00	$587.50	Nov 2	$0.59	$0.59	$1.91	95%	0.31	$585.59
$545.00	$550.00	Nov 9	$1.70	$1.70	$3.30	72%	0.52	$546.70

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$505.00	$470.00	Nov 16	$6.35	$6.35	$28.65	69%	0.22	$498.65
$495.00	$490.00	Dec 4	$1.88	$1.88	$3.12	70%	0.60	$493.12
$525.00	$522.50	Nov 9	$1.65	$1.65	$0.85	51%	1.94	$523.35
$457.50	$455.00	Nov 4	$0.42	$0.42	$2.08	96%	0.20	$457.08
$455.00	$450.00	Dec 4	$1.00	$1.00	$4.00	86%	0.25	$454.00

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $5.40, cheapest $5.17)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$525.00	Nov 2	Nov 4	$5.33	56.3%	50.7%
$522.50	Nov 2	Nov 4	$5.65	57.5%	52.2%
$527.50	Nov 2	Nov 4	$5.41	55.0%	51.7%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$525.00	Nov 2	Nov 4	$5.17	56.3%	50.7%
$522.50	Nov 2	Nov 4	$5.20	57.5%	52.2%
$527.50	Nov 2	Nov 4	$5.65	55.0%	51.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 194 found (cheapest 1.20% of stock, avg 7.22%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$527.50	Nov 2	$2.29	$4.03	$6.32	$521.18	$533.82	1.20%
$525.00	Nov 2	$3.55	$2.81	$6.36	$518.64	$531.36	1.21%
$522.50	Nov 2	$4.63	$1.85	$6.48	$516.02	$528.98	1.23%
$530.00	Nov 2	$1.38	$5.63	$7.01	$522.99	$537.01	1.33%
$520.00	Nov 2	$6.53	$1.19	$7.72	$512.28	$527.72	1.47%
$532.50	Nov 2	$0.76	$7.78	$8.54	$523.96	$541.04	1.62%
$517.50	Nov 2	$8.55	$0.77	$9.32	$508.18	$526.82	1.77%
$535.00	Nov 2	$0.40	$10.15	$10.55	$524.45	$545.55	2.01%
$515.00	Nov 2	$11.35	$0.49	$11.84	$503.16	$526.84	2.25%
$537.50	Nov 2	$0.19	$12.28	$12.47	$525.03	$549.97	2.37%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 248 found (cheapest 0.17% of stock, avg 4.84%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$535.00	$515.00	Nov 2	$0.40	$0.49	$0.89	$514.11	$535.89
$535.00	$517.50	Nov 2	$0.40	$0.77	$1.17	$516.33	$536.17
$567.50	$515.00	Nov 2	$0.75	$0.49	$1.24	$513.76	$568.74
$532.50	$515.00	Nov 2	$0.76	$0.49	$1.25	$513.75	$533.75
$532.50	$517.50	Nov 2	$0.76	$0.77	$1.53	$515.97	$534.03
$567.50	$517.50	Nov 2	$0.75	$0.77	$1.52	$515.98	$569.02
$535.00	$520.00	Nov 2	$0.40	$1.19	$1.59	$518.41	$536.59
$532.50	$520.00	Nov 2	$0.76	$1.19	$1.95	$518.05	$534.45
$530.00	$515.00	Nov 2	$1.38	$0.49	$1.87	$513.13	$531.87
$567.50	$520.00	Nov 2	$0.75	$1.19	$1.94	$518.06	$569.44

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 347 found (best R:R 0.50, avg credit $1.25)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
465/468	568/570	Nov 2	$0.83	$1.67	92%	0.50	$466.67	$568.33
465/468	595/598	Nov 2	$0.78	$1.72	94%	0.45	$466.72	$595.78
478/480	568/570	Nov 2	$0.83	$1.67	92%	0.50	$479.17	$568.33
478/480	595/598	Nov 2	$0.78	$1.72	94%	0.45	$479.22	$595.78
430/435	595/598	Nov 2	$0.91	$4.09	94%	0.22	$434.09	$595.91
455/458	540/542	Nov 4	$1.28	$1.22	71%	1.05	$456.22	$541.28
430/435	568/570	Nov 2	$0.96	$4.04	92%	0.24	$434.04	$568.46
465/468	585/588	Nov 2	$0.70	$1.80	93%	0.39	$466.80	$585.70
478/480	585/588	Nov 2	$0.70	$1.80	93%	0.39	$479.30	$585.70
430/435	585/588	Nov 2	$0.83	$4.17	93%	0.20	$434.17	$585.83

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 329 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$515.00	$520.00	$525.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$4.93	8%	70.43
$510.00	$515.00	$520.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$4.93	7%	70.43
$517.50	$520.00	$522.50	Nov 2	$0.12	$2.38	18%	19.83
$520.00	$525.00	$530.00	Nov 27	$0.08	$4.92	7%	61.50
$527.50	$530.00	$532.50	Nov 6	$0.05	$2.45	7%	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$522.50	$525.00	$527.50	Nov 2	$0.26	$2.24	25%	8.62
$575.00	$580.00	$585.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$4.93	5%	70.43
$527.50	$530.00	$532.50	Nov 4	$0.08	$2.42	10%	30.25
$532.50	$535.00	$537.50	Nov 4	$0.08	$2.42	9%	30.25
$520.00	$522.50	$525.00	Nov 4	$0.08	$2.42	9%	30.25

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 337 found (best net $-1.67, 300 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$500.00	$535.00	1:2	Dec 11	-$3.82	$31.18
$480.00	$500.00	1:2	Nov 4	-$9.10	$10.90
$500.00	$510.00	1:2	Nov 2	-$5.73	$4.27
$570.00	$600.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$0.10	$29.90
$560.00	$570.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$0.58	$9.42

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$580.00	$535.00	1:2	Dec 11	-$1.67	$43.33
$560.00	$540.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$8.03	$11.97
$525.00	$505.00	1:2	Nov 16	-$2.09	$17.91
$540.00	$525.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$6.05	$8.95
$475.00	$450.00	1:2	Dec 11	-$2.29	$22.71

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 202 found (best yield 4.55%, avg 1.29%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$535.00	Dec 11	$23.95	0.47	1.7%	4.55%	6.27%	4	1
$537.50	Dec 11	$22.80	0.46	2.2%	4.33%	6.53%	2	--
$540.00	Dec 11	$21.65	0.45	2.7%	4.12%	6.78%	31	--
$550.00	Dec 11	$17.20	0.39	4.6%	3.27%	7.84%	6	21
$557.50	Dec 11	$14.45	0.35	6.0%	2.75%	8.74%	4	--
$532.50	Dec 4	$22.20	0.49	1.2%	4.22%	5.46%	--	20
$535.00	Dec 4	$21.00	0.47	1.7%	3.99%	5.71%	2	56
$530.00	Dec 4	$22.95	0.50	0.8%	4.36%	5.13%	5	41
$537.50	Dec 4	$19.80	0.45	2.2%	3.76%	5.96%	--	13
$540.00	Dec 4	$18.70	0.44	2.7%	3.56%	6.22%	--	191

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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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 13,810

Total Puts 21,229

Put/Call Ratio 1.54

Net Difference -7,419

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 22,168

Total Puts 29,691

Put/Call Ratio 1.34

Net Difference -7,523

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 763,913

Total Puts 1,254,003

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.79

Ratio Trend Rising

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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