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$81.25 -0.65%

$81.27 (+0.02%)🌙

as of 09/18 04:00 PM

(9/18 15:25) ◀

Friday, September 18, 2026 (4:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 4:00pm) 502,113

Calls: 292,203 (58%)

Puts: 209,910 (42%)

Prior (09/17) 674,231

Calls: 454,350 (67%)

Puts: 219,881 (33%)

Current vs Prior -25.53%

Calls: -35.69% (Calls)

Puts: -4.53% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 5,009,384

Calls: 3,110,868 (62%)

Puts: 1,898,516 (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average 715,626

Calls: 444,409 (62%)

Puts: 271,216 (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -29.84%

Calls: -34.25%

Puts: -22.60%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 4:00pm) $19.13M

Calls: $10.79M (56%)

Puts: $8.33M (44%)

Prior (09/17) $72.57M

Calls: $23.34M (32%)

Puts: $49.23M (68%)

Current vs Prior -73.64%

Calls: -53.75%

Puts: -83.07%

Prior 7-Day Total $394.79M

Calls: $203.09M (51%)

Puts: $191.70M (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average $56.40M

Calls: $29.01M (51%)

Puts: $27.39M (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -66.08%

Calls: -62.80%

Puts: -69.56%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 4:00pm) 0.72

Prior (09/17) 0.48

Current vs Prior +48.44%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.62

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +15.65%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 4:00pm) 4,307,168

Calls: 2,809,593 (65%)

Puts: 1,497,575 (35%)

Prior (09/17) 4,167,727

Calls: 2,664,673 (64%)

Puts: 1,503,054 (36%)

Current vs Prior +3.35%

Prior 7-Day Total 28,140,215

Calls: 17,339,755 (62%)

Puts: 10,800,460 (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average 4,020,030

Calls: 2,477,107 (62%)

Puts: 1,542,922 (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.14%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 0.65% | 0.89%0.65% | 1.49%0.65% | 3.19%

Prior 0.89% | 1.06%0.89% | 1.54%0.89% | 3.12%

Current vs Prior -0.73% | +15.69%-26.92% | -3.34%-26.92% | +2.23%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.12% | 1.49%1.18% | 1.88%1.34% | 3.55%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -20.68% | -17.63%-44.67% | -20.73%-51.14% | -10.26%

Prior 7-Day Eod 0.89% | 1.06%0.88% | 1.53%0.88% | 3.08%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -0.73% | +15.69%-25.95% | -2.63%-25.95% | +3.39%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 2.79% | 2.01%

Calls: 2.63% | 1.89%

Puts: 2.94% | 2.13%

Prior 5.13% | 3.35%

Calls: 6.82% | 3.92%

Puts: 3.45% | 2.78%

Current vs Prior -45.61% | -40.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.99% | 3.18%

Calls: 4.27% | 3.18%

Puts: 5.71% | 3.18%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -44.10% | -36.83%

Liquidity Good

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 74% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 48% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (2,809,593 calls vs 1,497,575 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

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
16:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
15:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
14:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
13:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
12:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 315 of results (avg 3.1%, best 0.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$80.00	Oct 16	1.74	1.75	$1.75	0.6%	2.0K	0.70	14.8K
$80.50	Oct 23	1.54	1.55	$1.55	0.6%	39	0.60	444
$81.00	Oct 30	1.41	1.42	$1.42	0.7%	532	0.51	1.6K
$81.00	Oct 23	1.24	1.25	$1.25	0.8%	713	0.51	1.2K
$81.00	Oct 16	1.10	1.11	$1.11	0.9%	5.3K	0.51	32.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$97.00	Sep 18	15.70	15.80	$15.75	0.6%	23	1.00	--
$95.00	Oct 2	13.90	14.00	$13.95	0.7%	--	0.99	10
$97.00	Oct 16	15.85	16.00	$15.93	0.9%	--	0.99	121
$96.00	Oct 16	14.85	15.00	$14.93	1.0%	--	0.99	86
$96.00	Sep 18	14.65	14.80	$14.73	1.0%	23	1.00	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 123 found (avg $0.36, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$81.50	Sep 21	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	8.0K	0.31	2.9K
$81.00	Sep 21	0.37	0.38	$0.38	2.6%	2.3K	0.68	7.2K
$82.00	Sep 23	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	2.1K	0.20	3.1K
$82.50	Sep 25	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	2.1K	0.15	8.6K
$81.50	Sep 23	0.25	0.26	$0.26	3.8%	2.2K	0.39	1.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$81.00	Sep 21	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	3.6K	0.32	3.1K
$81.50	Sep 21	0.33	0.34	$0.34	2.9%	1.8K	0.69	1.4K
$80.50	Sep 23	0.09	0.10	$0.10	10.0%	2.2K	0.20	1.6K
$81.00	Sep 23	0.22	0.23	$0.23	4.3%	2.0K	0.39	8.2K
$80.00	Sep 25	0.07	0.08	$0.08	12.5%	580	0.13	9.9K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 245 found (avg delta 0.90, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$70.00	Sep 18	11.20	11.35	$11.27	1.3%	219	1.00	259
$71.00	Sep 18	10.20	10.30	$10.25	1.0%	8	1.00	28
$72.00	Sep 18	9.20	9.35	$9.27	1.6%	16	1.00	31
$73.00	Sep 18	8.20	8.30	$8.25	1.2%	16	1.00	344
$74.00	Sep 18	7.20	7.35	$7.28	2.1%	16	1.00	87

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$96.00	Sep 18	14.65	14.80	$14.73	1.0%	23	1.00	--
$97.00	Sep 18	15.70	15.80	$15.75	0.6%	23	1.00	--
$92.00	Sep 18	10.65	10.80	$10.73	1.4%	23	1.00	4.6K
$93.00	Sep 18	11.65	11.80	$11.73	1.3%	23	1.00	15
$94.00	Sep 18	12.65	12.80	$12.73	1.2%	3	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 402 active (total vol 501.4K, top 38.5K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$81.00	Sep 18	0.24	0.31	$0.28	25.0%	38.5K	0.98	54.1K
$82.00	Sep 25	0.19	0.20	$0.20	5.0%	37.3K	0.27	15.3K
$81.50	Sep 25	0.37	0.38	$0.38	2.6%	24.5K	0.42	4.6K
$83.00	Oct 16	0.34	0.35	$0.35	2.9%	23.4K	0.23	206.8K
$83.00	Oct 2	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	14.4K	0.15	9.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$77.00	Oct 16	0.10	0.11	$0.11	9.1%	35.7K	0.08	75.4K
$79.00	Oct 16	0.30	0.31	$0.31	3.2%	34.5K	0.21	123.2K
$81.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	32.6K	0.07	69.5K
$81.50	Sep 18	0.21	0.29	$0.25	32.0%	9.0K	0.93	11.3K
$81.50	Sep 25	0.55	0.56	$0.56	1.8%	8.5K	0.58	5.4K

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. 76 found (best R:R 1.63, avg 2.02)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$81.00	$81.50	Sep 18	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	98%	0.85	$81.27
$80.00	$80.50	Oct 23	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	68%	0.52	$80.33
$81.00	$81.50	Sep 28	$0.26	$0.24	$0.26	58%	0.92	$81.26
$82.50	$83.00	Oct 23	$0.14	$0.36	$0.14	31%	2.57	$82.64
$84.00	$85.00	Oct 30	$0.14	$0.86	$0.14	19%	6.14	$84.14

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$81.00	$80.00	Oct 30	$0.38	$0.62	$0.38	50%	1.63	$80.62
$81.00	$80.00	Oct 16	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	51%	1.70	$80.63
$82.00	$81.00	Oct 30	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	61%	0.89	$81.47
$82.00	$81.00	Oct 16	$0.56	$0.44	$0.56	64%	0.79	$81.44
$82.00	$81.00	Sep 30	$0.54	$0.46	$0.54	68%	0.85	$81.46

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 42 found (best R:R 0.30, avg 0.42)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$82.00	$83.00	Sep 30	$0.23	$0.23	$0.77	68%	0.30	$82.23
$82.00	$83.00	Oct 30	$0.36	$0.36	$0.64	61%	0.56	$82.36
$82.00	$83.00	Oct 16	$0.29	$0.29	$0.71	64%	0.41	$82.29
$81.50	$82.00	Sep 23	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	61%	0.43	$81.65
$83.00	$84.00	Oct 16	$0.17	$0.17	$0.83	77%	0.20	$83.17

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$81.00	$80.00	Sep 30	$0.28	$0.28	$0.72	57%	0.39	$80.72
$80.00	$79.00	Sep 30	$0.11	$0.11	$0.89	80%	0.12	$79.89
$81.00	$80.50	Sep 23	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	61%	0.35	$80.87
$80.50	$80.00	Oct 2	$0.16	$0.16	$0.34	62%	0.47	$80.34
$80.00	$79.50	Oct 2	$0.11	$0.11	$0.39	72%	0.28	$79.89

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 198 found (cheapest 0.32% of stock, avg 4.18%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$81.50	Sep 18	$0.01	$0.25	$0.26	$81.24	$81.76	0.32%
$81.00	Sep 18	$0.28	$0.01	$0.29	$80.71	$81.29	0.36%
$81.50	Sep 21	$0.11	$0.34	$0.45	$81.05	$81.95	0.55%
$81.00	Sep 21	$0.38	$0.10	$0.48	$80.52	$81.48	0.59%
$81.50	Sep 23	$0.26	$0.47	$0.73	$80.77	$82.23	0.90%
$81.00	Sep 23	$0.53	$0.23	$0.76	$80.24	$81.76	0.94%
$80.50	Sep 18	$0.76	$0.01	$0.77	$79.73	$81.27	0.95%
$82.00	Sep 18	$0.01	$0.76	$0.77	$81.23	$82.77	0.95%
$82.00	Sep 21	$0.03	$0.77	$0.80	$81.20	$82.80	0.98%
$80.50	Sep 21	$0.80	$0.03	$0.83	$79.67	$81.33	1.02%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 180 found (cheapest 0.02% of stock, avg 0.77%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$81.50	$81.00	Sep 18	$0.01	$0.01	$0.02	$80.98	$81.52
$82.00	$80.50	Sep 21	$0.03	$0.03	$0.06	$80.44	$82.06
$83.50	$79.00	Sep 28	$0.04	$0.04	$0.08	$78.92	$83.58
$83.00	$79.50	Sep 25	$0.05	$0.04	$0.09	$79.41	$83.09
$82.50	$80.00	Sep 23	$0.05	$0.04	$0.09	$79.91	$82.59
$83.50	$79.50	Sep 28	$0.04	$0.06	$0.10	$79.40	$83.60
$83.00	$79.00	Sep 28	$0.07	$0.04	$0.11	$78.89	$83.11
$84.00	$79.00	Sep 30	$0.05	$0.07	$0.12	$78.88	$84.12
$83.00	$79.50	Sep 28	$0.07	$0.06	$0.13	$79.37	$83.13
$83.00	$80.00	Sep 25	$0.05	$0.08	$0.13	$79.87	$83.13

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 12 found (best R:R 0.85, avg credit $0.30)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
79/80	83/84	Oct 23	$0.23	$0.27	46%	0.85	$79.27	$83.23
80/80	82/82	Oct 2	$0.25	$0.25	41%	1.00	$79.75	$82.25
80/80	82/83	Oct 9	$0.24	$0.26	43%	0.92	$79.76	$82.74
79/80	82/83	Oct 23	$0.25	$0.25	40%	1.00	$79.25	$82.75
80/80	82/82	Oct 9	$0.27	$0.23	35%	1.17	$79.73	$82.27
77/78	84/85	Oct 30	$0.25	$0.75	64%	0.33	$77.75	$84.25
77/78	83/84	Oct 30	$0.33	$0.67	55%	0.49	$77.67	$83.33
78/79	84/85	Oct 30	$0.31	$0.69	56%	0.45	$78.69	$84.31
78/79	83/84	Oct 16	$0.30	$0.70	56%	0.43	$78.70	$83.30
78/79	83/84	Oct 30	$0.39	$0.61	47%	0.64	$78.61	$83.39

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 93 found (best R:R 1.38, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$80.50	$81.00	$81.50	Sep 18	$0.21	$0.29	93%	1.38
$81.00	$81.50	$82.00	Sep 18	$0.27	$0.23	94%	0.85
$80.50	$81.00	$81.50	Sep 21	$0.15	$0.35	61%	2.33
$80.00	$81.00	$82.00	Sep 30	$0.25	$0.75	47%	3.00
$79.00	$80.00	$81.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$0.85	34%	5.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$80.50	$81.00	$81.50	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.26	90%	1.08
$81.00	$81.50	$82.00	Sep 18	$0.27	$0.23	90%	0.85
$65.00	$70.00	$75.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$4.94	5%	82.33
$80.00	$81.00	$82.00	Sep 30	$0.26	$0.74	47%	2.85
$79.00	$80.00	$81.00	Oct 16	$0.13	$0.87	29%	6.69

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 131 found (best net $-1.33, 113 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$70.00	$75.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$1.33	$3.67
$70.00	$75.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.37	$3.63
$70.00	$75.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$1.41	$3.59
$70.00	$74.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.43	$0.57
$80.00	$81.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.10	$0.90

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$83.00	$82.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.19	$0.81
$84.00	$83.00	1:2	Sep 23	-$0.74	$0.26
$87.00	$85.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.75	$0.25
$82.50	$82.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.27	$0.23
$82.00	$81.50	1:2	Sep 23	-$0.12	$0.38

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 44 found (best yield 1.13%, avg 0.37%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$82.00	Oct 30	$0.92	0.39	0.9%	1.13%	2.06%	1.3K	3.8K
$81.50	Oct 23	$0.98	0.44	0.3%	1.21%	1.51%	236	3.8K
$83.00	Oct 30	$0.57	0.28	2.1%	0.70%	2.86%	1.2K	2.5K
$82.00	Oct 23	$0.76	0.37	0.9%	0.94%	1.86%	708	1.8K
$82.50	Oct 23	$0.58	0.31	1.5%	0.71%	2.25%	197	2.6K
$82.00	Oct 16	$0.63	0.36	0.9%	0.78%	1.70%	11.1K	90.1K
$83.00	Oct 23	$0.44	0.25	2.1%	0.54%	2.70%	193	26.4K
$84.00	Oct 30	$0.34	0.19	3.4%	0.42%	3.80%	220	3.3K
$81.50	Oct 9	$0.69	0.42	0.3%	0.85%	1.16%	131	7.8K
$83.50	Oct 23	$0.32	0.20	2.8%	0.39%	3.16%	232	767

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 292,203

Total Puts 209,910

Put/Call Ratio 0.72

Net Difference 82,293

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 454,350

Total Puts 219,881

Put/Call Ratio 0.48

Net Difference 234,469

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 3,110,868

Total Puts 1,898,516

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.62

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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