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SMH

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

$517.36 -0.22%

(11/3 18:54) ◀

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (10:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (11/04 10:00am) 65,756

Calls: 30,096 (46%)

Puts: 35,660 (54%)

Prior (11/03) 32,341

Calls: 15,149 (47%)

Puts: 17,192 (53%)

Current vs Prior +103.32%

Calls: +98.67% (Calls)

Puts: +107.42% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 2,231,650

Calls: 706,204 (32%)

Puts: 1,525,446 (68%)

Prior 7-Day Average 318,807

Calls: 100,886 (32%)

Puts: 217,920 (68%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -79.37%

Calls: -70.17%

Puts: -83.64%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (11/04 10:00am) $48.95M

Calls: $23.54M (48%)

Puts: $25.41M (52%)

Prior (11/03) $27.29M

Calls: $13.04M (48%)

Puts: $14.26M (52%)

Current vs Prior +79.35%

Calls: +80.59%

Puts: +78.22%

Prior 7-Day Total $1.74B

Calls: $597.32M (34%)

Puts: $1.14B (66%)

Prior 7-Day Average $248.78M

Calls: $85.33M (34%)

Puts: $163.44M (66%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -80.32%

Calls: -72.41%

Puts: -84.45%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (11/04 10:00am) 1.18

Prior (11/03) 1.13

Current vs Prior +4.41%

Prior 7-Day Average 2.10

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -43.56%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (11/04 10:00am) 2,128,564

Calls: 866,431 (41%)

Puts: 1,262,133 (59%)

Prior (11/03) 2,003,019

Calls: 810,160 (40%)

Puts: 1,192,859 (60%)

Current vs Prior +6.27%

Prior 7-Day Total 14,143,332

Calls: 5,689,842 (40%)

Puts: 8,453,490 (60%)

Prior 7-Day Average 2,020,476

Calls: 812,834 (40%)

Puts: 1,207,641 (60%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.35%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.87% | 3.63%3.63% | 5.83%6.28% | 11.78%

Prior 4.41% | 5.70%5.70% | 7.64%8.35% | 13.23%

Current vs Prior -57.71% | -36.22%-36.22% | -23.75%-24.78% | -11.01%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.55% | 3.78%2.80% | 5.70%8.51% | 12.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -26.98% | -3.85%+29.70% | +2.25%-26.14% | -3.38%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.41% | 5.70%4.85% | 7.10%7.63% | 12.82%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -57.71% | -36.22%-25.11% | -17.95%-17.70% | -8.11%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 14.96% | 12.06%

Calls: 11.11% | 15.08%

Puts: 18.82% | 9.04%

Prior 27.69% | 17.62%

Calls: 39.04% | 15.43%

Puts: 16.34% | 19.82%

Current vs Prior -45.97% | -31.56%

Prior 7-Day Avg 33.72% | 21.53%

Calls: 33.70% | 19.72%

Puts: 33.74% | 23.34%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -55.63% | -43.98%

Liquidity Expensive

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Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 79% vs prior. Unusually high activity with volume up 103% vs prior - elevated interest. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.18.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
16:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
15:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
14:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
13:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
12:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BEARISH	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 358 of results (avg 6.8%, best 2.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$425.00	Dec 18	97.90	100.60	$99.25	2.7%	--	0.89	122
$420.00	Dec 18	101.55	105.20	$103.38	3.5%	--	0.89	339
$415.00	Dec 18	106.00	110.00	$108.00	3.7%	--	0.90	47
$415.00	Nov 20	102.00	106.00	$104.00	3.8%	--	0.94	51
$430.00	Dec 18	92.55	96.20	$94.38	3.9%	--	0.88	358

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$480.00	Nov 20	6.60	6.80	$6.70	3.0%	382	0.22	4.8K
$620.00	Nov 20	101.65	104.95	$103.30	3.2%	--	0.97	2.0K
$615.00	Dec 18	98.30	101.50	$99.90	3.2%	--	0.89	871
$610.00	Nov 20	91.95	95.00	$93.48	3.3%	--	0.96	1.1K
$610.00	Nov 6	91.85	94.90	$93.38	3.3%	--	0.93	12

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.78, cheapest $0.55)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$530.00	Nov 4	0.51	0.60	$0.55	16.4%	1.5K	0.11	1.2K
$527.50	Nov 4	0.83	0.96	$0.90	14.4%	139	0.16	588
$545.00	Nov 6	0.86	1.02	$0.94	17.0%	54	0.10	798

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$435.00	Nov 13	0.64	0.78	$0.71	19.7%	123	0.03	562

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 301 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$420.00	Nov 6	95.50	99.50	$97.50	4.1%	--	0.99	14
$450.00	Nov 6	65.55	69.30	$67.43	5.6%	--	0.98	39
$480.00	Nov 4	35.30	39.50	$37.40	11.2%	9	0.97	29
$465.00	Nov 6	50.85	55.05	$52.95	7.9%	--	0.97	12
$470.00	Nov 6	45.80	50.00	$47.90	8.8%	9	0.96	6

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$540.00	Nov 4	21.90	25.00	$23.45	13.2%	--	1.00	49
$542.50	Nov 4	23.65	27.45	$25.55	14.9%	--	1.00	65
$545.00	Nov 4	26.35	29.95	$28.15	12.8%	--	1.00	63
$547.50	Nov 4	29.30	32.25	$30.78	9.6%	--	1.00	43
$550.00	Nov 4	31.90	34.75	$33.33	8.6%	--	1.00	36

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 551 active (total vol 53.5K, top 3.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$590.00	Nov 20	1.34	1.63	$1.49	19.5%	2.1K	0.07	3.7K
$605.00	Nov 20	0.68	0.93	$0.81	30.9%	2.1K	0.04	6.9K
$540.00	Nov 6	1.45	1.75	$1.60	18.8%	1.8K	0.14	6.5K
$530.00	Nov 4	0.51	0.60	$0.55	16.4%	1.5K	0.11	1.2K
$520.00	Nov 4	2.75	3.15	$2.95	13.6%	1.2K	0.39	332

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$500.00	Nov 20	11.65	12.65	$12.15	8.2%	3.8K	0.35	12.0K
$520.00	Nov 20	19.80	21.50	$20.65	8.2%	1.7K	0.51	8.8K
$515.00	Nov 20	17.50	19.05	$18.27	8.5%	1.7K	0.47	8.7K
$500.00	Nov 4	0.28	0.42	$0.35	40.0%	1.3K	0.07	3.1K
$497.50	Nov 4	0.17	0.32	$0.25	60.0%	1.0K	0.05	1.0K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 22 strikes (avg 65.6%, max 96.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$515.00	Nov 4	Dec 18	77.2%	39.2%	96.9%	215	575
$510.00	Nov 4	Dec 18	77.2%	39.9%	93.5%	20	1.5K
$512.50	Nov 4	Nov 13	77.7%	44.1%	76.0%	203	105
$525.00	Nov 4	Dec 18	73.1%	41.9%	74.3%	926	1.7K
$517.50	Nov 4	Nov 16	73.4%	42.1%	74.2%	406	819

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$515.00	Nov 4	Dec 18	77.2%	39.2%	96.9%	237	2.3K
$510.00	Nov 4	Dec 18	77.2%	39.9%	93.5%	319	2.0K
$507.50	Nov 4	Nov 16	77.8%	41.9%	85.5%	749	1.6K
$512.50	Nov 4	Nov 13	77.7%	44.1%	76.0%	260	623
$525.00	Nov 4	Dec 18	73.1%	41.9%	74.3%	12	3.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 541 found (best R:R 0.68, avg 6.07)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$520.00	$525.00	Dec 4	$1.67	$3.33	$1.67	50%	1.99	$521.67
$520.00	$525.00	Dec 11	$1.85	$3.15	$1.85	51%	1.70	$521.85
$507.50	$510.00	Nov 4	$1.53	$0.97	$1.53	82%	0.63	$509.03
$515.00	$517.50	Nov 9	$0.87	$1.63	$0.87	54%	1.87	$515.87
$520.00	$525.00	Dec 18	$2.10	$2.90	$2.10	51%	1.38	$522.10

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$540.00	$517.50	Nov 16	$13.43	$9.07	$13.43	72%	0.68	$526.57
$515.00	$510.00	Dec 11	$1.53	$3.47	$1.53	46%	2.27	$513.47
$515.00	$510.00	Dec 4	$1.60	$3.40	$1.60	46%	2.12	$513.40
$485.00	$480.00	Dec 11	$0.88	$4.12	$0.88	30%	4.68	$484.12
$505.00	$500.00	Dec 11	$1.43	$3.57	$1.43	40%	2.50	$503.57

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 435 found (best R:R 2.05, avg 0.31)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$612.50	$615.00	Nov 6	$1.68	$1.68	$0.82	93%	2.05	$614.18
$535.00	$560.00	Nov 18	$6.09	$6.09	$18.91	65%	0.32	$541.09
$525.00	$530.00	Nov 11	$2.40	$2.40	$2.60	59%	0.92	$527.40
$562.50	$565.00	Nov 4	$0.60	$0.60	$1.90	94%	0.32	$563.10
$537.50	$540.00	Dec 11	$1.37	$1.37	$1.13	59%	1.21	$538.87

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$495.00	$460.00	Nov 18	$6.17	$6.17	$28.83	70%	0.21	$488.83
$510.00	$505.00	Dec 11	$2.67	$2.67	$2.33	56%	1.15	$507.33
$505.00	$500.00	Dec 4	$2.42	$2.42	$2.58	60%	0.94	$502.58
$480.00	$475.00	Dec 4	$1.68	$1.68	$3.32	74%	0.51	$478.32
$462.50	$460.00	Nov 6	$0.54	$0.54	$1.96	94%	0.28	$461.96

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 11 found (avg debit $4.76, cheapest $4.55)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$515.00	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.55	77.2%	55.3%
$512.50	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.30	77.7%	56.4%
$522.50	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.42	73.2%	53.3%
$517.50	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.68	73.4%	54.3%
$520.00	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.65	72.2%	53.1%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$515.00	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.63	77.2%	55.3%
$512.50	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.31	77.7%	56.4%
$522.50	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.38	73.2%	53.3%
$517.50	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.60	73.4%	54.3%
$520.00	Nov 4	Nov 6	$4.35	72.2%	53.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 207 found (cheapest 1.61% of stock, avg 7.76%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$517.50	Nov 4	$4.07	$4.25	$8.32	$509.18	$525.82	1.61%
$515.00	Nov 4	$5.40	$3.10	$8.50	$506.50	$523.50	1.64%
$520.00	Nov 4	$2.95	$6.03	$8.98	$511.02	$528.98	1.74%
$512.50	Nov 4	$6.90	$2.17	$9.07	$503.43	$521.57	1.75%
$522.50	Nov 4	$2.06	$7.65	$9.71	$512.79	$532.21	1.88%
$510.00	Nov 4	$8.65	$1.50	$10.15	$499.85	$520.15	1.96%
$525.00	Nov 4	$1.38	$9.40	$10.78	$514.22	$535.78	2.08%
$507.50	Nov 4	$10.18	$1.00	$11.18	$496.32	$518.68	2.16%
$527.50	Nov 4	$0.90	$11.33	$12.23	$515.27	$539.73	2.36%
$505.00	Nov 4	$12.78	$0.69	$13.47	$491.53	$518.47	2.60%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 290 found (cheapest 0.31% of stock, avg 4.96%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$527.50	$505.00	Nov 4	$0.90	$0.69	$1.59	$503.41	$529.09
$527.50	$507.50	Nov 4	$0.90	$1.00	$1.90	$505.60	$529.40
$525.00	$505.00	Nov 4	$1.38	$0.69	$2.07	$502.93	$527.07
$525.00	$507.50	Nov 4	$1.38	$1.00	$2.38	$505.12	$527.38
$527.50	$510.00	Nov 4	$0.90	$1.50	$2.40	$507.60	$529.90
$525.00	$510.00	Nov 4	$1.38	$1.50	$2.88	$507.12	$527.88
$522.50	$505.00	Nov 4	$2.06	$0.69	$2.75	$502.25	$525.25
$522.50	$507.50	Nov 4	$2.06	$1.00	$3.06	$504.44	$525.56
$527.50	$512.50	Nov 4	$0.90	$2.17	$3.07	$509.43	$530.57
$522.50	$510.00	Nov 4	$2.06	$1.50	$3.56	$506.44	$526.06

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 385 found (best R:R 0.41, avg credit $1.17)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
468/470	562/565	Nov 4	$0.73	$1.77	92%	0.41	$469.27	$563.23
460/462	530/532	Nov 6	$1.26	$1.24	66%	1.02	$461.24	$531.26
460/462	540/542	Nov 6	$0.91	$1.59	80%	0.57	$461.59	$540.91
460/462	535/538	Nov 6	$1.03	$1.47	73%	0.70	$461.47	$536.03
502/505	562/565	Nov 4	$0.83	$1.67	81%	0.50	$504.17	$563.33
460/462	532/535	Nov 6	$1.10	$1.40	70%	0.79	$461.40	$533.60
460/462	538/540	Nov 6	$0.92	$1.58	77%	0.58	$461.58	$538.42
508/510	562/565	Nov 4	$1.10	$1.40	69%	0.79	$508.90	$563.60
500/502	562/565	Nov 4	$0.71	$1.79	85%	0.40	$501.79	$563.21
460/462	528/530	Nov 6	$1.26	$1.24	62%	1.02	$461.24	$528.76

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 368 found (best R:R 26.03, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$512.50	$515.00	$517.50	Nov 4	$0.17	$2.33	18%	13.71
$512.50	$515.00	$517.50	Nov 6	$0.05	$2.45	9%	49.00
$535.00	$540.00	$545.00	Nov 11	$0.18	$4.82	9%	26.78
$515.00	$517.50	$520.00	Nov 4	$0.21	$2.29	19%	10.90
$485.00	$490.00	$495.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$4.88	6%	40.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$495.00	$505.00	$515.00	Nov 18	$0.37	$9.63	17%	26.03
$520.00	$522.50	$525.00	Nov 4	$0.13	$2.37	17%	18.23
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Dec 4	$0.05	$4.95	5%	99.00
$560.00	$565.00	$570.00	Dec 4	$0.05	$4.95	5%	99.00
$480.00	$485.00	$490.00	Dec 18	$0.05	$4.95	5%	99.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 348 found (best net $-3.56, 330 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$470.00	$505.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$3.56	$31.44
$430.00	$470.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$18.70	$21.30
$530.00	$542.50	1:2	Nov 16	-$2.02	$10.48
$542.50	$555.00	1:2	Nov 16	-$1.03	$11.47
$555.00	$565.00	1:2	Nov 16	-$0.56	$9.44

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$540.00	$517.50	1:2	Nov 16	-$2.47	$20.03
$560.00	$540.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$9.93	$10.07
$492.50	$480.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$0.79	$11.71
$450.00	$420.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$0.20	$29.80
$462.50	$450.00	1:2	Nov 11	-$0.56	$11.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 236 found (best yield 5.01%, avg 1.35%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$525.00	Dec 18	$25.90	0.48	1.5%	5.01%	6.48%	8	1.3K
$530.00	Dec 18	$23.55	0.46	2.4%	4.55%	7.00%	6	914
$535.00	Dec 18	$21.40	0.43	3.4%	4.14%	7.55%	12	448
$520.00	Dec 18	$27.45	0.51	0.5%	5.31%	5.82%	1	629
$540.00	Dec 18	$19.35	0.41	4.4%	3.74%	8.12%	32	1.3K
$545.00	Dec 18	$17.50	0.38	5.3%	3.38%	8.73%	7	966
$525.00	Dec 11	$23.55	0.48	1.5%	4.55%	6.03%	--	97
$550.00	Dec 18	$15.70	0.35	6.3%	3.03%	9.34%	31	5.4K
$530.00	Dec 11	$21.30	0.45	2.4%	4.12%	6.56%	25	21
$532.50	Dec 11	$20.15	0.43	2.9%	3.89%	6.82%	--	193

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 30,096

Total Puts 35,660

Put/Call Ratio 1.18

Net Difference -5,564

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 15,149

Total Puts 17,192

Put/Call Ratio 1.13

Net Difference -2,043

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 706,204

Total Puts 1,525,446

Average Put/Call Ratio 2.10

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 Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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