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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

$81.66 +0.96%

(9/17 13:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 2:00pm) 378,817

Calls: 305,247 (81%)

Puts: 73,570 (19%)

Prior (09/16) 423,896

Calls: 297,670 (70%)

Puts: 126,226 (30%)

Current vs Prior -10.63%

Calls: +2.55% (Calls)

Puts: -41.72% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 4,597,531

Calls: 2,816,825 (61%)

Puts: 1,780,706 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 656,790

Calls: 402,403 (61%)

Puts: 254,386 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -42.32%

Calls: -24.14%

Puts: -71.08%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 2:00pm) $16.75M

Calls: $13.71M (82%)

Puts: $3.04M (18%)

Prior (09/16) $25.75M

Calls: $21.56M (84%)

Puts: $4.19M (16%)

Current vs Prior -34.95%

Calls: -36.39%

Puts: -27.53%

Prior 7-Day Total $340.77M

Calls: $187.02M (55%)

Puts: $153.75M (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average $48.68M

Calls: $26.72M (55%)

Puts: $21.96M (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -65.60%

Calls: -48.68%

Puts: -86.17%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 2:00pm) 0.24

Prior (09/16) 0.42

Current vs Prior -43.16%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.64

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -62.52%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17 2:00pm) 4,167,727

Calls: 2,664,673 (64%)

Puts: 1,503,054 (36%)

Prior (09/16) 4,218,800

Calls: 2,620,787 (62%)

Puts: 1,598,013 (38%)

Current vs Prior -1.21%

Prior 7-Day Total 27,708,358

Calls: 16,911,378 (61%)

Puts: 10,796,980 (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average 3,958,336

Calls: 2,415,911 (61%)

Puts: 1,542,425 (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.29%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

3DTEWKMO Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/21)Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 0.88% | 1.05%0.88% | 1.53%0.88% | 3.11%

Prior 1.24% | 1.38%1.24% | 1.88%0.67% | 3.49%

Current vs Prior -28.69% | -23.95%-28.69% | -18.55%+32.05% | -10.79%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.12% | 1.52%1.23% | 1.92%1.50% | 3.61%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -21.15% | -30.93%-28.55% | -20.17%-41.07% | -13.94%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.24% | 1.38%1.25% | 1.88%0.75% | 3.51%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -28.69% | -23.95%-29.38% | -18.53%+16.94% | -11.39%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 5.31% | 4.67%

Calls: 3.13% | 5.00%

Puts: 7.50% | 4.35%

Prior 15.46% | -0.72%

Calls: 8.70% | -1.45%

Puts: 22.22% | 0.00%

Current vs Prior -65.65% | -748.61%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.65% | 3.26%

Calls: 3.72% | 3.17%

Puts: 5.58% | 3.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +14.26% | +43.32%

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Strong bullish conviction with 82% of dollar volume in calls ($13.71M) vs puts ($3.04M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.24 - heavy call buying (305,247 calls vs 73,570 puts). P/C ratio dropping 43% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (2,664,673 calls vs 1,503,054 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Expected Move

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

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

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 306 of results (avg 3.3%, best 0.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$70.00	Sep 18	11.65	11.75	$11.70	0.9%	18	1.00	246
$71.00	Sep 18	10.65	10.75	$10.70	0.9%	18	1.00	11
$67.00	Oct 16	14.70	14.85	$14.77	1.0%	--	1.00	87
$72.00	Sep 18	9.65	9.75	$9.70	1.0%	2	1.00	29
$72.00	Sep 21	9.65	9.75	$9.70	1.0%	--	1.00	70

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$92.00	Sep 18	10.30	10.40	$10.35	1.0%	--	1.00	4.6K
$97.00	Oct 16	15.45	15.60	$15.52	1.0%	--	0.99	121
$96.00	Oct 16	14.45	14.60	$14.52	1.0%	1	0.99	86
$95.00	Oct 2	13.45	13.60	$13.52	1.1%	10	0.99	--
$95.00	Oct 16	13.45	13.60	$13.52	1.1%	--	0.99	1.0K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 132 found (avg $0.35, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$82.00	Sep 18	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	30.4K	0.27	109.3K
$82.50	Sep 21	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	409	0.14	12.5K
$81.50	Sep 18	0.31	0.32	$0.32	3.1%	18.9K	0.65	49.9K
$82.00	Sep 21	0.16	0.17	$0.17	5.9%	4.5K	0.33	1.5K
$83.00	Sep 23	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	329	0.11	9.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$81.50	Sep 18	0.12	0.13	$0.13	7.7%	9.0K	0.35	7.7K
$81.00	Sep 21	0.07	0.08	$0.08	12.5%	404	0.18	3.1K
$81.50	Sep 21	0.19	0.21	$0.20	10.0%	822	0.40	1.1K
$82.00	Sep 18	0.38	0.41	$0.40	7.5%	9.0K	0.74	105.8K
$81.00	Sep 23	0.15	0.16	$0.16	6.3%	160	0.25	7.8K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 227 found (avg delta 0.89, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$72.00	Sep 21	9.65	9.75	$9.70	1.0%	--	1.00	70
$74.00	Sep 21	7.60	7.75	$7.68	2.0%	--	1.00	70
$76.00	Sep 21	5.65	5.75	$5.70	1.8%	--	1.00	30
$78.00	Sep 21	3.65	3.75	$3.70	2.7%	--	1.00	97
$78.50	Sep 21	3.15	3.25	$3.20	3.1%	1	1.00	1

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$83.00	Sep 18	1.30	1.36	$1.33	4.5%	2.0K	1.00	16.8K
$83.50	Sep 18	1.80	1.87	$1.84	3.8%	147	1.00	505
$84.00	Sep 18	2.30	2.37	$2.34	3.0%	38	1.00	4.9K
$85.00	Sep 18	3.30	3.40	$3.35	3.0%	1	1.00	3.2K
$86.00	Sep 18	4.30	4.40	$4.35	2.3%	108	1.00	6.0K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 423 active (total vol 378.1K, top 44.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$82.00	Oct 16	0.79	0.80	$0.80	1.3%	44.3K	0.42	52.7K
$83.00	Oct 16	0.43	0.45	$0.44	4.5%	40.4K	0.28	151.6K
$82.00	Sep 18	0.08	0.09	$0.09	11.1%	30.4K	0.27	109.3K
$83.00	Oct 23	0.54	0.56	$0.55	3.6%	26.1K	0.30	1.1K
$81.50	Sep 18	0.31	0.32	$0.32	3.1%	18.9K	0.65	49.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$81.50	Sep 18	0.12	0.13	$0.13	7.7%	9.0K	0.35	7.7K
$82.00	Sep 18	0.38	0.41	$0.40	7.5%	9.0K	0.74	105.8K
$81.00	Sep 18	0.03	0.04	$0.04	25.0%	7.8K	0.12	71.8K
$80.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	4.4K	0.02	75.4K
$80.00	Oct 16	0.41	0.42	$0.42	2.4%	4.1K	0.28	39.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 2 strikes (avg 19.7%, max 19.7%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$81.50	Sep 18	Oct 23	11.0%	9.2%	19.7%	19.1K	53.2K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$81.50	Sep 18	Oct 23	11.0%	9.2%	19.7%	9.1K	8.5K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 73 found (best R:R 1.13, avg 2.25)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$84.00	$85.00	Oct 16	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	17%	9.00	$84.10
$83.00	$83.50	Oct 23	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	30%	2.85	$83.13
$85.00	$86.00	Oct 30	$0.10	$0.90	$0.10	15%	9.00	$85.10
$81.50	$82.00	Sep 21	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	60%	1.17	$81.73
$83.00	$83.50	Oct 9	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	24%	4.00	$83.10

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$82.00	$81.00	Oct 30	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	57%	1.13	$81.53
$82.00	$81.00	Oct 16	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	59%	1.08	$81.52
$81.00	$80.00	Oct 16	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	43%	2.33	$80.70
$81.00	$80.50	Oct 23	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	44%	1.94	$80.83
$82.00	$81.50	Oct 23	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	58%	1.00	$81.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 44 found (best R:R 0.56, avg 0.40)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$82.00	$83.00	Oct 16	$0.36	$0.36	$0.64	58%	0.56	$82.36
$82.00	$83.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	56%	0.67	$82.40
$82.00	$83.00	Sep 30	$0.31	$0.31	$0.69	58%	0.45	$82.31
$82.00	$82.50	Oct 2	$0.19	$0.19	$0.31	60%	0.61	$82.19
$83.00	$84.00	Oct 16	$0.21	$0.21	$0.79	72%	0.27	$83.21

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$81.00	$80.00	Sep 30	$0.19	$0.19	$0.81	68%	0.23	$80.81
$81.00	$80.50	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.10	$0.40	72%	0.25	$80.90
$81.50	$81.00	Sep 21	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	60%	0.32	$81.38
$81.50	$81.00	Oct 2	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	50%	0.79	$81.28
$80.50	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	71%	0.28	$80.39

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.08, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$81.50	Sep 18	Sep 21	$0.08	11.0%	8.0%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$81.50	Sep 18	Sep 21	$0.07	11.0%	8.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 191 found (cheapest 0.55% of stock, avg 4.10%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$81.50	Sep 18	$0.32	$0.13	$0.45	$81.05	$81.95	0.55%
$82.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.40	$0.49	$81.51	$82.49	0.60%
$81.50	Sep 21	$0.40	$0.20	$0.60	$80.90	$82.10	0.73%
$82.00	Sep 21	$0.17	$0.46	$0.63	$81.37	$82.63	0.77%
$81.00	Sep 18	$0.73	$0.04	$0.77	$80.23	$81.77	0.94%
$81.50	Sep 23	$0.53	$0.31	$0.84	$80.66	$82.34	1.03%
$82.00	Sep 23	$0.28	$0.56	$0.84	$81.16	$82.84	1.03%
$82.50	Sep 18	$0.02	$0.84	$0.86	$81.64	$83.36	1.05%
$81.00	Sep 21	$0.78	$0.08	$0.86	$80.14	$81.86	1.05%
$82.50	Sep 21	$0.06	$0.85	$0.91	$81.59	$83.41	1.11%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 205 found (cheapest 0.07% of stock, avg 0.80%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$82.50	$81.00	Sep 18	$0.02	$0.04	$0.06	$80.94	$82.56
$83.50	$80.00	Sep 23	$0.03	$0.04	$0.07	$79.93	$83.57
$82.50	$80.50	Sep 21	$0.06	$0.03	$0.09	$80.41	$82.59
$84.00	$79.50	Sep 28	$0.05	$0.05	$0.10	$79.40	$84.10
$83.50	$79.50	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.04	$0.10	$79.40	$83.60
$83.00	$80.00	Sep 23	$0.06	$0.04	$0.10	$79.90	$83.10
$83.50	$80.50	Sep 23	$0.03	$0.07	$0.10	$80.40	$83.60
$83.50	$80.00	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.07	$0.13	$79.87	$83.63
$83.00	$80.50	Sep 23	$0.06	$0.07	$0.13	$80.37	$83.13
$84.00	$79.00	Sep 30	$0.08	$0.05	$0.13	$78.87	$84.13

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 14 found (best R:R 0.92, avg credit $0.30)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
80/80	82/83	Oct 2	$0.24	$0.26	42%	0.92	$80.26	$82.74
80/80	82/83	Oct 9	$0.27	$0.23	36%	1.17	$80.23	$82.77
80/80	83/84	Oct 9	$0.23	$0.27	43%	0.85	$80.27	$83.23
80/80	83/84	Oct 23	$0.24	$0.26	41%	0.92	$79.76	$83.24
80/81	82/83	Sep 28	$0.21	$0.29	42%	0.72	$80.79	$82.71
78/79	85/86	Oct 30	$0.23	$0.77	65%	0.30	$78.77	$85.23
78/79	84/85	Oct 30	$0.30	$0.70	57%	0.43	$78.70	$84.30
78/79	83/84	Oct 30	$0.39	$0.61	47%	0.64	$78.61	$83.39
79/80	85/86	Oct 30	$0.31	$0.69	54%	0.45	$79.69	$85.31
79/80	84/85	Oct 30	$0.38	$0.62	47%	0.61	$79.62	$84.38

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 103 found (best R:R 7.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$79.00	$80.00	$81.00	Oct 16	$0.12	$0.88	31%	7.33
$79.00	$80.00	$81.00	Oct 30	$0.09	$0.91	26%	10.11
$80.00	$81.00	$82.00	Sep 30	$0.21	$0.79	43%	3.76
$78.00	$79.00	$80.00	Oct 16	$0.08	$0.92	23%	11.50
$81.50	$82.00	$82.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.34	59%	2.12

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$80.00	$81.00	$82.00	Sep 30	$0.23	$0.77	44%	3.35
$81.50	$82.00	$82.50	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.33	62%	1.94
$80.50	$81.00	$81.50	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.44	33%	7.33
$81.00	$81.50	$82.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.32	62%	1.78
$81.00	$82.00	$83.00	Sep 30	$0.27	$0.73	47%	2.70

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 138 found (best net $-1.77, 124 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$70.00	$75.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.77	$3.23
$70.00	$75.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.83	$3.17
$70.00	$75.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$1.89	$3.11
$72.00	$76.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$1.83	$2.17
$80.00	$81.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.30	$0.70

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$95.00	$90.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$3.52	$1.48
$90.00	$87.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$2.35	$0.65
$87.00	$85.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.35	$0.65
$84.00	$83.00	1:2	Sep 23	-$0.34	$0.66
$90.00	$87.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$2.54	$0.46

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 48 found (best yield 1.31%, avg 0.36%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$82.00	Oct 30	$1.07	0.44	0.4%	1.31%	1.73%	1.4K	3.7K
$83.00	Oct 30	$0.67	0.32	1.6%	0.82%	2.46%	225	2.3K
$82.00	Oct 23	$0.92	0.43	0.4%	1.13%	1.54%	336	1.6K
$82.50	Oct 23	$0.71	0.36	1.0%	0.87%	1.90%	508	2.5K
$83.00	Oct 23	$0.54	0.30	1.6%	0.66%	2.30%	26.1K	1.1K
$82.00	Oct 16	$0.79	0.42	0.4%	0.97%	1.38%	44.3K	52.7K
$84.00	Oct 30	$0.41	0.22	2.9%	0.50%	3.37%	807	2.7K
$83.50	Oct 23	$0.41	0.24	2.2%	0.50%	2.76%	430	393
$83.00	Oct 16	$0.43	0.28	1.6%	0.53%	2.17%	40.4K	151.6K
$82.00	Oct 9	$0.64	0.41	0.4%	0.78%	1.20%	714	5.3K

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 305,247

Total Puts 73,570

Put/Call Ratio 0.24

Net Difference 231,677

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 297,670

Total Puts 126,226

Put/Call Ratio 0.42

Net Difference 171,444

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 2,816,825

Total Puts 1,780,706

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.64

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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