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USO

United States Oil

$156.86 -3.09%

(9/16 12:01) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/16 1:00pm) 173,468

Calls: 85,093 (49%)

Puts: 88,375 (51%)

Prior (09/15) 116,960

Calls: 61,720 (53%)

Puts: 55,240 (47%)

Current vs Prior +48.31%

Calls: +37.87% (Calls)

Puts: +59.98% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,700,144

Calls: 916,894 (54%)

Puts: 783,250 (46%)

Prior 7-Day Average 242,877

Calls: 130,984 (54%)

Puts: 111,892 (46%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.58%

Calls: -35.04%

Puts: -21.02%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/16 1:00pm) $43.39M

Calls: $25.96M (60%)

Puts: $17.43M (40%)

Prior (09/15) $58.28M

Calls: $46.77M (80%)

Puts: $11.50M (20%)

Current vs Prior -25.55%

Calls: -44.50%

Puts: +51.53%

Prior 7-Day Total $617.79M

Calls: $479.80M (78%)

Puts: $137.99M (22%)

Prior 7-Day Average $88.26M

Calls: $68.54M (78%)

Puts: $19.71M (22%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -50.84%

Calls: -62.13%

Puts: -11.58%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/16 1:00pm) 1.04

Prior (09/15) 0.90

Current vs Prior +16.04%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.87

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +18.80%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/16 1:00pm) 1,042,056

Calls: 415,556 (40%)

Puts: 626,500 (60%)

Prior (09/15) 986,080

Calls: 400,843 (41%)

Puts: 585,237 (59%)

Current vs Prior +5.68%

Prior 7-Day Total 6,319,559

Calls: 2,692,298 (43%)

Puts: 3,627,261 (57%)

Prior 7-Day Average 902,794

Calls: 384,614 (43%)

Puts: 518,180 (57%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +15.43%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 1.26% | 3.64%3.64% | 6.99%1.26% | 12.47%

Prior 4.47% | 4.62%4.62% | 7.83%4.47% | 13.33%

Current vs Prior -71.73% | -21.20%-21.20% | -10.77%-71.73% | -6.48%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.85% | 5.16%3.12% | 6.76%5.15% | 12.99%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -67.23% | -29.46%+16.85% | +3.45%-75.46% | -4.03%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.47% | 4.62%4.62% | 7.83%4.47% | 13.33%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -71.73% | -21.20%-21.20% | -10.77%-71.73% | -6.48%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 14.52% | 16.46%

Calls: 17.50% | 13.82%

Puts: 11.54% | 19.10%

Prior 11.22% | 4.65%

Calls: 14.15% | 5.06%

Puts: 8.29% | 4.25%

Current vs Prior +29.41% | +253.98%

Prior 7-Day Avg 17.87% | 15.74%

Calls: 13.94% | 10.72%

Puts: 21.80% | 20.78%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -18.75% | +4.55%

Liquidity Expensive

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Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.04. Put-heavy open interest (626,500 puts vs 415,556 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

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Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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
13:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
12:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
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 479 of results (avg 6.0%, best 1.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$126.00	Sep 16	30.65	31.10	$30.88	1.5%	43	1.00	242
$127.00	Sep 16	29.65	30.10	$29.88	1.5%	42	1.00	106
$130.00	Oct 16	28.15	28.70	$28.42	1.9%	121	0.89	4.8K
$140.00	Oct 16	19.85	20.25	$20.05	2.0%	178	0.79	5.8K
$138.00	Sep 16	18.70	19.10	$18.90	2.1%	30	1.00	53

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$180.00	Sep 16	22.90	23.30	$23.10	1.7%	38	1.00	5
$185.00	Sep 16	27.90	28.40	$28.15	1.8%	20	1.00	--
$161.00	Oct 16	11.70	11.95	$11.83	2.1%	7	0.54	185
$180.00	Oct 30	27.20	27.80	$27.50	2.2%	--	0.72	65
$185.00	Oct 16	30.05	30.80	$30.43	2.5%	1	0.81	43

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 46 found (avg $0.67, cheapest $0.15)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$158.00	Sep 16	0.27	0.31	$0.29	13.8%	3.5K	0.26	1.5K
$157.50	Sep 16	0.38	0.45	$0.42	16.7%	1.1K	0.35	64
$157.00	Sep 16	0.55	0.66	$0.61	18.0%	2.6K	0.46	122
$170.00	Sep 18	0.19	0.21	$0.20	10.0%	2.1K	0.06	7.1K
$165.00	Sep 18	0.47	0.52	$0.50	10.0%	4.3K	0.14	6.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$155.00	Sep 16	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	5.9K	0.14	2.0K
$156.00	Sep 16	0.33	0.38	$0.36	13.9%	3.3K	0.31	611
$157.00	Sep 16	0.74	0.83	$0.78	11.5%	2.9K	0.54	824
$150.00	Sep 18	0.46	0.50	$0.48	8.3%	8.4K	0.14	9.8K
$152.50	Sep 18	0.86	1.02	$0.94	17.0%	224	0.24	43

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 401 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$126.00	Sep 18	29.65	31.30	$30.48	5.4%	13	1.00	86
$129.50	Sep 18	26.70	27.75	$27.23	3.9%	8	1.00	33
$130.00	Sep 18	26.20	27.25	$26.73	3.9%	131	1.00	2.5K
$130.50	Sep 18	25.15	26.80	$25.98	6.4%	5	1.00	22
$131.00	Sep 18	24.85	26.20	$25.53	5.3%	21	1.00	215

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$164.00	Sep 16	6.85	7.65	$7.25	11.0%	8	1.00	--
$165.00	Sep 16	7.90	8.35	$8.13	5.5%	272	1.00	325
$166.00	Sep 16	8.75	10.05	$9.40	13.8%	1	1.00	--
$167.00	Sep 16	9.65	11.95	$10.80	21.3%	1	1.00	--
$170.00	Sep 16	12.85	13.35	$13.10	3.8%	11	1.00	54

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 781 active (total vol 157.6K, top 8.4K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Sep 16	0.07	0.09	$0.08	25.0%	5.7K	0.08	2.2K
$160.00	Sep 18	1.34	1.44	$1.39	7.2%	5.2K	0.32	12.7K
$165.00	Sep 18	0.47	0.52	$0.50	10.0%	4.3K	0.14	6.6K
$166.00	Sep 18	0.37	0.47	$0.42	23.8%	3.6K	0.12	501
$158.00	Sep 16	0.27	0.31	$0.29	13.8%	3.5K	0.26	1.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$150.00	Sep 18	0.46	0.50	$0.48	8.3%	8.4K	0.14	9.8K
$155.00	Sep 16	0.14	0.15	$0.15	6.7%	5.9K	0.14	2.0K
$155.00	Sep 18	1.59	1.74	$1.67	9.0%	5.0K	0.38	3.7K
$154.00	Sep 16	0.05	0.07	$0.06	33.3%	4.1K	0.07	4.6K
$156.00	Sep 16	0.33	0.38	$0.36	13.9%	3.3K	0.31	611

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 12 strikes (avg 101.0%, max 585.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$158.00	Sep 16	Oct 30	60.7%	53.0%	14.4%	3.5K	1.6K
$157.00	Sep 16	Oct 23	57.6%	51.0%	13.1%	2.7K	166
$156.00	Sep 16	Oct 30	57.3%	51.8%	10.6%	2.6K	618
$157.50	Sep 16	Oct 23	58.6%	54.6%	7.4%	1.1K	101
$162.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	58.9%	55.1%	6.9%	459	647

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$169.00	Sep 16	Sep 25	396.6%	57.9%	585.4%	2	300
$168.00	Sep 16	Sep 25	356.3%	57.4%	520.3%	1	58
$158.00	Sep 16	Oct 30	60.7%	53.0%	14.4%	1.8K	844
$157.00	Sep 16	Oct 30	57.6%	51.0%	12.9%	3.0K	857
$156.00	Sep 16	Oct 30	57.3%	51.8%	10.6%	3.3K	648

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 413 found (best R:R 3.00, avg 2.73)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$136.00	$140.00	Oct 30	$2.58	$1.42	$2.58	82%	0.55	$138.58
$180.00	$185.00	Oct 23	$0.50	$4.50	$0.50	25%	9.00	$180.50
$128.00	$129.00	Oct 16	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	90%	1.86	$128.35
$138.00	$140.00	Oct 9	$1.15	$0.85	$1.15	84%	0.74	$139.15
$149.00	$150.00	Oct 23	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	65%	6.69	$149.13

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$165.00	$163.00	Oct 9	$0.50	$1.50	$0.50	62%	3.00	$164.50
$169.00	$168.00	Sep 16	$0.15	$0.85	$0.15	82%	5.67	$168.85
$162.00	$161.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$0.68	$0.32	63%	2.12	$161.68
$161.00	$160.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	72%	1.33	$160.57
$164.00	$163.00	Oct 16	$0.32	$0.68	$0.32	58%	2.13	$163.68

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 283 found (best R:R 1.44, avg 0.56)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$167.00	$168.00	Sep 30	$0.77	$0.77	$0.23	70%	3.35	$167.77
$163.00	$164.00	Sep 30	$0.60	$0.60	$0.40	62%	1.50	$163.60
$182.50	$183.00	Sep 25	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	92%	1.00	$182.75
$165.00	$166.00	Sep 30	$0.53	$0.53	$0.47	67%	1.13	$165.53
$161.00	$162.00	Sep 30	$0.62	$0.62	$0.38	58%	1.63	$161.62

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$144.00	$142.00	Oct 30	$1.18	$1.18	$0.82	70%	1.44	$142.82
$139.00	$136.00	Oct 30	$1.14	$1.14	$1.86	77%	0.61	$137.86
$132.00	$131.00	Oct 23	$0.66	$0.66	$0.34	85%	1.94	$131.34
$129.00	$128.00	Sep 18	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	92%	1.27	$128.44
$152.00	$151.00	Oct 9	$0.85	$0.85	$0.15	62%	5.67	$151.15

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $1.83, cheapest $1.73)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$156.00	Sep 16	Sep 18	$1.84	57.3%	51.5%
$157.00	Sep 16	Sep 18	$1.85	57.6%	53.8%
$157.50	Sep 16	Sep 18	$1.88	58.6%	55.3%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$156.00	Sep 16	Sep 18	$1.73	57.3%	51.5%
$157.00	Sep 16	Sep 18	$1.89	57.6%	53.8%
$157.50	Sep 16	Sep 18	$1.77	58.6%	55.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 248 found (cheapest 0.89% of stock, avg 9.24%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$157.00	Sep 16	$0.61	$0.78	$1.39	$155.61	$158.39	0.89%
$157.50	Sep 16	$0.42	$1.11	$1.53	$155.97	$159.03	0.98%
$156.00	Sep 16	$1.20	$0.36	$1.56	$154.44	$157.56	0.99%
$158.00	Sep 16	$0.29	$1.47	$1.76	$156.24	$159.76	1.12%
$155.00	Sep 16	$2.03	$0.15	$2.18	$152.82	$157.18	1.39%
$159.00	Sep 16	$0.15	$2.26	$2.41	$156.59	$161.41	1.54%
$154.00	Sep 16	$2.94	$0.06	$3.00	$151.00	$157.00	1.91%
$160.00	Sep 16	$0.08	$3.20	$3.28	$156.72	$163.28	2.09%
$153.00	Sep 16	$3.90	$0.03	$3.93	$149.07	$156.93	2.51%
$161.00	Sep 16	$0.06	$4.25	$4.31	$156.69	$165.31	2.75%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 240 found (cheapest 0.09% of stock, avg 7.56%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$160.00	$154.00	Sep 16	$0.08	$0.06	$0.14	$153.86	$160.14
$159.00	$154.00	Sep 16	$0.15	$0.06	$0.21	$153.79	$159.21
$160.00	$155.00	Sep 16	$0.08	$0.15	$0.23	$154.77	$160.23
$159.00	$155.00	Sep 16	$0.15	$0.15	$0.30	$154.70	$159.30
$158.00	$154.00	Sep 16	$0.29	$0.06	$0.35	$153.65	$158.35
$158.00	$155.00	Sep 16	$0.29	$0.15	$0.44	$154.56	$158.44
$160.00	$156.00	Sep 16	$0.08	$0.36	$0.44	$155.56	$160.44
$159.00	$156.00	Sep 16	$0.15	$0.36	$0.51	$155.49	$159.51
$158.00	$156.00	Sep 16	$0.29	$0.36	$0.65	$155.35	$158.65
$157.50	$154.00	Sep 16	$0.42	$0.06	$0.48	$153.52	$157.98

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 194 found (best R:R 2.33, avg credit $0.71)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
128/129	176/177	Sep 18	$0.70	$0.30	87%	2.33	$128.30	$176.70
128/129	164/165	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.32	76%	2.12	$128.32	$164.68
128/129	163/164	Sep 18	$0.71	$0.29	72%	2.45	$128.29	$163.71
128/129	161/162	Sep 18	$0.78	$0.22	65%	3.55	$128.22	$161.78
128/129	160/161	Sep 18	$0.81	$0.19	60%	4.26	$128.19	$160.81
142/143	167/168	Sep 30	$0.87	$0.13	53%	6.69	$142.13	$167.87
126/127	176/177	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.60	90%	0.67	$126.60	$176.40
132/132	176/177	Sep 18	$0.37	$0.63	91%	0.59	$132.13	$176.37
143/144	165/166	Sep 30	$0.78	$0.22	48%	3.55	$143.22	$165.78
145/146	165/166	Sep 30	$0.81	$0.19	44%	4.26	$145.19	$165.81

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 268 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Oct 23	$0.12	$4.88	12%	40.67
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 2	$0.21	$4.79	12%	22.81
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Oct 30	$0.22	$4.78	11%	21.73
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.22	$4.78	11%	21.73
$154.00	$155.00	$156.00	Sep 16	$0.08	$0.92	24%	11.50

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Oct 9	$0.05	$4.95	14%	99.00
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$4.91	11%	54.56
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.11	$4.89	9%	44.45
$155.00	$156.00	$157.00	Sep 16	$0.21	$0.79	39%	3.76
$154.00	$155.00	$156.00	Sep 16	$0.12	$0.88	24%	7.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 168 found (best net $-2.50, 161 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$155.00	$156.00	1:2	Sep 16	-$0.37	$0.63
$180.00	$185.00	1:2	Sep 23	$0.00	$5.00
$175.00	$180.00	1:2	Sep 23	-$0.19	$4.81
$180.00	$185.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.02	$4.98
$177.50	$180.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.03	$2.47

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$179.00	$166.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$2.50	$10.50
$173.00	$166.00	1:2	Sep 23	-$4.64	$2.36
$140.00	$130.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.07	$9.93
$159.00	$158.00	1:2	Sep 16	-$0.68	$0.32
$127.00	$126.00	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. 167 found (best yield 5.32%, avg 2.23%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$165.00	Oct 30	$8.35	0.43	5.2%	5.32%	10.51%	30	393
$161.00	Oct 30	$9.70	0.48	2.6%	6.18%	8.82%	21	460
$170.00	Oct 30	$6.80	0.37	8.4%	4.34%	12.71%	46	179
$162.00	Oct 30	$9.20	0.47	3.3%	5.87%	9.14%	20	462
$163.00	Oct 30	$8.85	0.45	3.9%	5.64%	9.56%	23	57
$159.00	Oct 30	$10.45	0.51	1.4%	6.66%	8.03%	2	104
$175.00	Oct 30	$5.60	0.32	11.6%	3.57%	15.13%	693	105
$160.00	Oct 30	$9.65	0.49	2.0%	6.15%	8.15%	54	170
$180.00	Oct 30	$4.60	0.28	14.8%	2.93%	17.68%	25	82
$158.00	Oct 30	$10.25	0.52	0.7%	6.53%	7.26%	1	79

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 85,093

Total Puts 88,375

Put/Call Ratio 1.04

Net Difference -3,282

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 61,720

Total Puts 55,240

Put/Call Ratio 0.90

Net Difference 6,480

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 916,894

Total Puts 783,250

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.87

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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