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USO

United States Oil

$153.55 -1.13%

(9/18 15:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18) 234,048

Calls: 130,331 (56%)

Puts: 103,717 (44%)

Prior (09/16) 219,561

Calls: 114,101 (52%)

Puts: 105,460 (48%)

Current vs Prior +6.60%

Calls: +14.22% (Calls)

Puts: -1.65% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,689,382

Calls: 918,200 (54%)

Puts: 771,182 (46%)

Prior 7-Day Average 241,340

Calls: 131,171 (54%)

Puts: 110,168 (46%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -3.02%

Calls: -0.64%

Puts: -5.86%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18) $59.14M

Calls: $35.11M (59%)

Puts: $24.03M (41%)

Prior (09/16) $51.88M

Calls: $33.18M (64%)

Puts: $18.70M (36%)

Current vs Prior +14.00%

Calls: +5.83%

Puts: +28.50%

Prior 7-Day Total $587.67M

Calls: $455.91M (78%)

Puts: $131.76M (22%)

Prior 7-Day Average $83.95M

Calls: $65.13M (78%)

Puts: $18.82M (22%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -29.56%

Calls: -46.09%

Puts: +27.66%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18) 0.80

Prior (09/16) 0.92

Current vs Prior -13.90%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.86

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -7.17%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18) 1,023,239

Calls: 420,350 (41%)

Puts: 602,889 (59%)

Prior (09/16) 1,042,056

Calls: 415,556 (40%)

Puts: 626,500 (60%)

Current vs Prior -1.81%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,650,061

Calls: 2,481,367 (44%)

Puts: 3,168,694 (56%)

Prior 7-Day Average 807,151

Calls: 354,481 (44%)

Puts: 452,670 (56%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +26.77%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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3DTEWKMO Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/23)Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 0.77% | 4.33%0.77% | 5.28%0.77% | 10.58%

Prior 0.75% | 3.58%3.58% | 6.98%0.75% | 12.42%

Current vs Prior +2.13% | +21.06%-78.52% | -24.45%+2.13% | -14.80%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.43% | 4.95%2.90% | 6.58%4.73% | 12.91%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -77.62% | -12.49%-73.52% | -19.80%-83.74% | -18.02%

Prior 7-Day Eod 0.75% | 3.58%3.58% | 6.98%0.75% | 12.42%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +2.13% | +21.06%-78.52% | -24.45%+2.13% | -14.80%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 21.62% | 19.70%

Calls: 26.56% | 20.18%

Puts: 16.67% | 19.23%

Prior 37.16% | 16.39%

Calls: 29.89% | 20.72%

Puts: 44.44% | 12.06%

Current vs Prior -41.82% | +20.20%

Prior 7-Day Avg 22.19% | 15.91%

Calls: 17.25% | 12.62%

Puts: 27.14% | 19.20%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -2.57% | +23.83%

Liquidity Expensive

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 581 of results (avg 5.2%, best 0.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Oct 16	2.85	2.86	$2.86	0.3%	2.0K	0.25	5.8K
$135.00	Sep 18	18.55	18.80	$18.68	1.3%	693	1.00	4.2K
$157.00	Sep 25	2.35	2.39	$2.37	1.7%	1.3K	0.37	285
$157.00	Oct 23	7.55	7.70	$7.63	2.0%	60	0.47	47
$157.50	Oct 23	7.35	7.50	$7.43	2.0%	225	0.46	35

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 25	2.26	2.29	$2.28	1.3%	1.9K	0.34	4.6K
$125.00	Oct 16	0.60	0.61	$0.61	1.6%	6.5K	0.06	11.9K
$152.00	Oct 23	7.95	8.10	$8.03	1.9%	48	0.45	23
$155.00	Oct 23	9.45	9.65	$9.55	2.1%	62	0.50	240
$162.00	Oct 2	10.65	10.90	$10.78	2.3%	8	0.71	17

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 99 found (avg $0.54, cheapest $0.54)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$167.50	Sep 23	0.29	0.31	$0.30	6.7%	37	0.07	153
$168.00	Sep 23	0.27	0.29	$0.28	7.1%	46	0.07	187
$173.00	Sep 23	0.15	0.17	$0.16	12.5%	17	0.04	51
$169.00	Sep 23	0.24	0.26	$0.25	8.0%	147	0.06	105
$167.00	Sep 23	0.29	0.34	$0.32	15.6%	75	0.08	236

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$154.00	Sep 18	0.50	0.59	$0.54	16.7%	4.4K	0.79	966
$138.00	Sep 23	0.16	0.18	$0.17	11.8%	359	0.04	245
$139.00	Sep 23	0.19	0.22	$0.21	14.3%	84	0.05	43
$140.00	Sep 23	0.24	0.25	$0.25	4.0%	804	0.06	822
$141.00	Sep 23	0.28	0.31	$0.30	10.0%	71	0.07	112

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 386 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$123.00	Sep 18	30.20	31.30	$30.75	3.6%	38	1.00	93
$125.00	Sep 18	28.25	28.85	$28.55	2.1%	130	1.00	1.8K
$126.00	Sep 18	27.20	27.90	$27.55	2.5%	22	1.00	84
$127.00	Sep 18	26.20	26.90	$26.55	2.6%	25	1.00	191
$128.00	Sep 18	25.20	26.75	$25.98	6.0%	93	1.00	365

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$176.00	Sep 18	21.90	22.80	$22.35	4.0%	2	1.00	--
$180.00	Sep 18	25.20	26.85	$26.03	6.3%	2	1.00	3
$169.00	Sep 18	14.20	15.90	$15.05	11.3%	4	1.00	--
$170.00	Sep 18	16.20	16.75	$16.48	3.3%	15	1.00	39
$172.00	Sep 18	18.10	18.70	$18.40	3.3%	11	1.00	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 798 active (total vol 209.0K, top 9.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$155.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	9.3K	0.04	7.6K
$157.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.03	$0.02	150.0%	7.4K	0.02	2.3K
$160.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	7.3K	0.01	11.7K
$156.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.02	$0.01	200.0%	6.2K	0.02	1.9K
$156.00	Sep 25	2.71	2.78	$2.75	2.5%	4.2K	0.41	310

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$125.00	Oct 16	0.60	0.61	$0.61	1.6%	6.5K	0.06	11.9K
$155.00	Sep 18	1.34	1.54	$1.44	13.9%	5.4K	0.96	3.4K
$145.00	Oct 16	4.00	4.10	$4.05	2.5%	4.5K	0.31	4.8K
$154.00	Sep 18	0.50	0.59	$0.54	16.7%	4.4K	0.79	966
$140.00	Oct 16	2.54	2.83	$2.69	10.8%	3.4K	0.22	7.9K

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. 403 found (best R:R 7.33, avg 2.43)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$143.00	$144.00	Oct 2	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	80%	3.00	$143.25
$135.00	$136.00	Sep 25	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	94%	1.13	$135.47
$140.00	$141.00	Sep 23	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	94%	1.00	$140.50
$127.00	$128.00	Sep 18	$0.57	$0.43	$0.57	100%	0.75	$127.57
$170.00	$175.00	Oct 30	$0.90	$4.10	$0.90	30%	4.56	$170.90

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$167.00	$166.00	Sep 23	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	92%	7.33	$166.88
$170.00	$165.00	Oct 9	$3.30	$1.70	$3.30	78%	0.52	$166.70
$160.00	$159.00	Sep 23	$0.30	$0.70	$0.30	78%	2.33	$159.70
$161.00	$160.00	Sep 18	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	99%	0.67	$160.40
$166.00	$165.00	Sep 18	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	99%	0.59	$165.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 274 found (best R:R 0.72, avg 0.49)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$177.00	$178.00	Sep 23	$0.42	$0.42	$0.58	92%	0.72	$177.42
$174.00	$175.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.24	$0.76	95%	0.32	$174.24
$166.00	$167.00	Oct 9	$0.49	$0.49	$0.51	72%	0.96	$166.49
$168.00	$169.00	Oct 2	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	80%	0.49	$168.33
$172.00	$172.50	Oct 2	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	85%	0.72	$172.21

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$126.00	$125.00	Sep 23	$0.39	$0.39	$0.61	95%	0.64	$125.61
$126.00	$125.50	Oct 23	$0.39	$0.39	$0.11	90%	3.55	$125.61
$137.00	$136.00	Oct 30	$0.51	$0.51	$0.49	79%	1.04	$136.49
$129.00	$128.50	Oct 2	$0.29	$0.29	$0.21	94%	1.38	$128.71
$124.00	$123.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.24	$0.76	97%	0.32	$123.76

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. 250 found (cheapest 0.40% of stock, avg 8.70%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$154.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.54	$0.61	$153.39	$154.61	0.40%
$153.00	Sep 18	$0.64	$0.06	$0.70	$152.30	$153.70	0.46%
$152.50	Sep 18	$1.38	$0.02	$1.40	$151.10	$153.90	0.91%
$155.00	Sep 18	$0.02	$1.44	$1.46	$153.54	$156.46	0.95%
$152.00	Sep 18	$1.56	$0.02	$1.58	$150.42	$153.58	1.03%
$156.00	Sep 18	$0.01	$2.38	$2.39	$153.61	$158.39	1.56%
$151.00	Sep 18	$2.98	$0.01	$2.99	$148.01	$153.99	1.95%
$157.00	Sep 18	$0.02	$3.48	$3.50	$153.50	$160.50	2.28%
$150.00	Sep 18	$3.58	$0.02	$3.60	$146.40	$153.60	2.34%
$157.50	Sep 18	$0.01	$4.00	$4.01	$153.49	$161.51	2.61%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 220 found (cheapest 0.06% of stock, avg 6.38%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$154.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.02	$0.09	$152.41	$154.09
$154.00	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.02	$0.09	$151.91	$154.09
$154.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$0.06	$0.13	$152.87	$154.13
$174.00	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.02	$0.27	$151.73	$174.27
$174.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.02	$0.27	$152.23	$174.27
$174.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.06	$0.31	$152.69	$174.31
$177.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.46	$0.02	$0.48	$152.02	$177.48
$177.00	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.46	$0.02	$0.48	$151.52	$177.48
$167.50	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.46	$0.02	$0.48	$152.02	$167.98
$167.50	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.46	$0.02	$0.48	$151.52	$167.98

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 182 found (best R:R 4.26, avg credit $0.45)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
125/126	177/178	Sep 23	$0.81	$0.19	87%	4.26	$125.19	$177.81
123/124	177/178	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.32	89%	2.12	$123.32	$177.68
123/124	168/168	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.32	87%	2.12	$123.32	$168.18
123/124	174/175	Sep 18	$0.48	$0.52	92%	0.92	$123.52	$174.48
147/148	177/178	Sep 23	$0.64	$0.36	68%	1.78	$147.36	$177.64
146/147	177/178	Sep 23	$0.60	$0.40	72%	1.50	$146.40	$177.60
149/150	177/178	Sep 23	$0.71	$0.29	60%	2.45	$149.29	$177.71
145/146	177/178	Sep 23	$0.56	$0.44	75%	1.27	$145.44	$177.56
144/145	177/178	Sep 23	$0.53	$0.47	78%	1.13	$144.47	$177.53
125/126	158/159	Sep 23	$0.64	$0.36	65%	1.78	$125.36	$158.64

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 246 found (best R:R 54.56, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 30	$0.09	$4.91	10%	54.56
$153.00	$154.00	$155.00	Sep 18	$0.52	$0.48	79%	0.92
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.21	$4.79	10%	22.81
$126.00	$127.50	$129.00	Oct 2	$0.06	$1.44	8%	24.00
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Oct 16	$0.34	$4.66	13%	13.71

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$153.00	$154.00	$155.00	Sep 18	$0.42	$0.58	78%	1.38
$160.00	$163.00	$166.00	Oct 23	$0.08	$2.92	9%	36.50
$150.00	$151.00	$152.00	Sep 23	$0.07	$0.93	10%	13.29
$145.00	$146.00	$147.00	Sep 30	$0.05	$0.95	5%	19.00
$148.00	$149.00	$150.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$0.95	4%	19.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 200 found (best net $-1.15, 187 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$151.00	$152.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.14	$0.86
$170.00	$175.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.64	$4.36
$155.00	$156.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$1.00
$160.00	$161.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$1.00
$177.50	$180.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$2.50

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$180.00	$166.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$1.15	$12.85
$175.00	$166.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$5.95	$3.05
$156.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.50	$0.50
$130.00	$125.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.06	$4.94
$152.00	$151.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$1.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 181 found (best yield 4.88%, avg 1.95%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$160.00	Oct 30	$7.50	0.44	4.2%	4.88%	9.08%	347	343
$158.00	Oct 30	$8.10	0.46	2.9%	5.28%	8.17%	2	74
$159.00	Oct 30	$7.70	0.45	3.5%	5.01%	8.56%	7	110
$161.00	Oct 30	$7.00	0.42	4.8%	4.56%	9.41%	1	531
$157.50	Oct 30	$8.25	0.47	2.6%	5.37%	7.95%	1	5
$155.00	Oct 30	$9.35	0.51	0.9%	6.09%	7.03%	329	155
$157.00	Oct 30	$8.40	0.48	2.2%	5.47%	7.72%	109	174
$164.00	Oct 30	$6.05	0.38	6.8%	3.94%	10.75%	48	--
$156.00	Oct 30	$8.80	0.49	1.6%	5.73%	7.33%	75	310
$165.00	Oct 30	$5.75	0.37	7.5%	3.74%	11.20%	172	399

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 130,331

Total Puts 103,717

Put/Call Ratio 0.80

Net Difference 26,614

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 114,101

Total Puts 105,460

Put/Call Ratio 0.92

Net Difference 8,641

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 918,200

Total Puts 771,182

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.86

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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