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USO

United States Oil

$155.52 +0.14%

(9/18 11:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 12:00pm) 115,206

Calls: 64,457 (56%)

Puts: 50,749 (44%)

Prior (09/17) 77,449

Calls: 36,182 (47%)

Puts: 41,267 (53%)

Current vs Prior +48.75%

Calls: +78.15% (Calls)

Puts: +22.98% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,746,111

Calls: 931,053 (53%)

Puts: 815,058 (47%)

Prior 7-Day Average 249,444

Calls: 133,007 (53%)

Puts: 116,436 (47%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -53.81%

Calls: -51.54%

Puts: -56.42%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 12:00pm) $29.99M

Calls: $19.68M (66%)

Puts: $10.31M (34%)

Prior (09/17) $27.46M

Calls: $18.02M (66%)

Puts: $9.44M (34%)

Current vs Prior +9.23%

Calls: +9.23%

Puts: +9.23%

Prior 7-Day Total $635.53M

Calls: $474.38M (75%)

Puts: $161.15M (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average $90.79M

Calls: $67.77M (75%)

Puts: $23.02M (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -66.97%

Calls: -70.95%

Puts: -55.22%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 12:00pm) 0.79

Prior (09/17) 1.14

Current vs Prior -30.97%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.90

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.94%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 12:00pm) 1,023,239

Calls: 420,350 (41%)

Puts: 602,889 (59%)

Prior (09/17) 989,235

Calls: 402,025 (41%)

Puts: 587,210 (59%)

Current vs Prior +3.44%

Prior 7-Day Total 6,644,767

Calls: 2,756,550 (41%)

Puts: 3,888,217 (59%)

Prior 7-Day Average 949,252

Calls: 393,792 (41%)

Puts: 555,459 (59%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.79%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

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

Current 1.39% | 4.45%1.39% | 5.23%1.39% | 10.81%

Prior 2.51% | 4.85%2.51% | 5.99%2.51% | 11.22%

Current vs Prior -44.69% | -8.23%-44.69% | -12.79%-44.69% | -3.69%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.81% | 5.54%3.32% | 7.04%4.09% | 12.96%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -63.55% | -19.62%-58.14% | -25.69%-66.02% | -16.59%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.51% | 4.85%3.58% | 6.98%0.75% | 12.42%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -44.69% | -8.23%-61.17% | -25.13%+84.57% | -12.99%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 13.64% | 13.74%

Calls: 22.52% | 10.09%

Puts: 4.76% | 17.39%

Prior 27.15% | 15.23%

Calls: 18.52% | 5.33%

Puts: 35.78% | 25.13%

Current vs Prior -49.76% | -9.78%

Prior 7-Day Avg 14.16% | 10.37%

Calls: 10.95% | 7.44%

Puts: 17.36% | 13.30%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -3.66% | +32.52%

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Moderately bullish flow with 66% call dollar volume ($19.68M). P/C ratio dropping 31% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

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Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
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 408 of results (avg 6.1%, best 0.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$162.00	Sep 23	1.08	1.09	$1.09	0.9%	86	0.23	560
$158.00	Oct 16	7.15	7.30	$7.23	2.1%	5	0.48	341
$167.50	Oct 2	1.89	1.93	$1.91	2.1%	685	0.23	--
$162.00	Oct 9	4.45	4.55	$4.50	2.2%	46	0.38	36
$157.00	Sep 23	2.54	2.60	$2.57	2.3%	280	0.44	715

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$153.00	Oct 9	5.45	5.55	$5.50	1.8%	230	0.42	35
$151.00	Oct 9	4.60	4.70	$4.65	2.2%	106	0.37	81
$140.00	Oct 16	2.44	2.50	$2.47	2.4%	2.2K	0.20	7.9K
$149.00	Oct 23	5.90	6.05	$5.98	2.5%	46	0.36	74
$149.00	Oct 9	3.85	3.95	$3.90	2.6%	40	0.33	20

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 93 found (avg $0.53, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$158.00	Sep 18	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	1.4K	0.12	1.2K
$157.50	Sep 18	0.15	0.17	$0.16	12.5%	2.2K	0.16	225
$157.00	Sep 18	0.24	0.26	$0.25	8.0%	5.6K	0.23	2.3K
$156.00	Sep 18	0.55	0.58	$0.56	5.4%	2.5K	0.42	1.9K
$173.00	Sep 23	0.19	0.21	$0.20	10.0%	7	0.05	51

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$153.00	Sep 18	0.17	0.19	$0.18	11.1%	539	0.14	1.5K
$154.00	Sep 18	0.31	0.33	$0.32	6.3%	1.0K	0.23	966
$151.00	Sep 18	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	313	0.05	436
$155.00	Sep 18	0.57	0.60	$0.59	5.1%	2.5K	0.39	3.4K
$142.00	Sep 23	0.19	0.23	$0.21	19.0%	47	0.05	132

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 358 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$129.00	Sep 23	26.40	28.20	$27.30	6.6%	--	1.00	11
$130.00	Sep 23	25.25	27.20	$26.23	7.4%	--	1.00	19
$132.00	Sep 23	23.35	24.75	$24.05	5.8%	2	1.00	2
$135.00	Sep 23	20.45	22.20	$21.33	8.2%	--	1.00	80
$125.00	Sep 25	30.45	31.70	$31.08	4.0%	1	1.00	270

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$161.00	Sep 18	4.85	5.70	$5.28	16.1%	102	1.00	122
$162.00	Sep 18	5.60	6.70	$6.15	17.9%	406	1.00	553
$162.50	Sep 18	6.15	7.25	$6.70	16.4%	1	1.00	70
$163.00	Sep 18	6.25	7.80	$7.03	22.0%	--	1.00	72
$164.00	Sep 18	7.40	8.65	$8.03	15.6%	--	1.00	180

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 672 active (total vol 106.8K, top 5.6K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$157.00	Sep 18	0.24	0.26	$0.25	8.0%	5.6K	0.23	2.3K
$185.00	Sep 25	0.11	0.14	$0.13	23.1%	5.3K	0.03	4.2K
$160.00	Sep 18	0.03	0.04	$0.04	25.0%	3.6K	0.04	11.7K
$185.00	Sep 23	0.07	0.08	$0.08	12.5%	3.5K	0.02	4.2K
$156.00	Sep 18	0.55	0.58	$0.56	5.4%	2.5K	0.42	1.9K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$155.00	Sep 18	0.57	0.60	$0.59	5.1%	2.5K	0.39	3.4K
$155.00	Sep 25	3.45	3.60	$3.53	4.2%	2.3K	0.46	3.1K
$157.00	Sep 18	1.60	1.75	$1.68	8.9%	2.3K	0.77	512
$140.00	Oct 16	2.44	2.50	$2.47	2.4%	2.2K	0.20	7.9K
$135.00	Oct 16	1.56	1.64	$1.60	5.0%	2.0K	0.14	3.2K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 10 strikes (avg 21.6%, max 36.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$154.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	64.4%	47.1%	36.8%	56	3.4K
$155.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	59.7%	47.4%	25.9%	1.5K	7.7K
$156.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	56.8%	47.2%	20.2%	2.5K	2.2K
$157.50	Sep 18	Oct 23	56.7%	50.2%	13.0%	2.3K	260
$157.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	56.5%	50.3%	12.4%	5.6K	2.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$154.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	64.4%	47.0%	36.9%	1.0K	988
$155.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	59.7%	47.3%	26.0%	2.5K	4.0K
$156.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	57.3%	47.2%	21.4%	1.7K	1.7K
$157.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	56.5%	50.3%	12.3%	2.3K	550
$157.50	Sep 18	Oct 30	56.7%	51.3%	10.6%	257	456

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 384 found (best R:R 5.85, avg 2.53)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$175.00	$180.00	Oct 30	$0.73	$4.27	$0.73	28%	5.85	$175.73
$125.00	$126.00	Oct 2	$0.51	$0.49	$0.51	100%	0.96	$125.51
$140.00	$141.00	Oct 9	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	84%	1.86	$140.35
$148.00	$149.00	Oct 23	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	66%	3.35	$148.23
$175.00	$180.00	Oct 23	$0.66	$4.34	$0.66	25%	6.58	$175.66

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$163.00	$162.00	Sep 23	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	80%	1.70	$162.63
$161.00	$160.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	54%	4.00	$160.80
$158.00	$157.00	Sep 30	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	56%	3.55	$157.78
$172.00	$171.00	Sep 25	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	91%	0.59	$171.37
$164.00	$163.00	Sep 25	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	77%	1.00	$163.50

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 276 found (best R:R 5.67, avg 0.60)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$159.00	$160.00	Sep 25	$0.87	$0.87	$0.13	60%	6.69	$159.87
$177.00	$178.00	Sep 23	$0.42	$0.42	$0.58	92%	0.72	$177.42
$177.00	$177.50	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	95%	1.00	$177.25
$174.00	$175.00	Sep 30	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	86%	0.47	$174.32
$183.00	$184.00	Sep 25	$0.23	$0.23	$0.77	94%	0.30	$183.23

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$148.00	$147.00	Oct 23	$0.85	$0.85	$0.15	66%	5.67	$147.15
$145.00	$144.00	Sep 30	$0.57	$0.57	$0.43	81%	1.33	$144.43
$154.00	$153.00	Oct 23	$0.83	$0.83	$0.17	55%	4.88	$153.17
$126.00	$125.50	Oct 23	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	91%	2.33	$125.65
$148.00	$147.00	Oct 2	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	72%	1.27	$147.44

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $2.40, cheapest $2.36)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$155.00	Sep 18	Sep 23	$2.36	59.7%	44.0%
$156.00	Sep 18	Sep 23	$2.33	56.8%	42.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$155.00	Sep 18	Sep 23	$2.49	59.7%	44.0%
$156.00	Sep 18	Sep 23	$2.40	57.3%	42.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 239 found (cheapest 1.04% of stock, avg 8.81%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$156.00	Sep 18	$0.56	$1.05	$1.61	$154.39	$157.61	1.04%
$155.00	Sep 18	$1.11	$0.59	$1.70	$153.30	$156.70	1.09%
$157.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$1.68	$1.93	$155.07	$158.93	1.24%
$154.00	Sep 18	$1.90	$0.32	$2.22	$151.78	$156.22	1.43%
$157.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$2.11	$2.27	$155.23	$159.77	1.46%
$158.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$2.51	$2.62	$155.38	$160.62	1.68%
$153.00	Sep 18	$2.99	$0.18	$3.17	$149.83	$156.17	2.04%
$159.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$3.35	$3.40	$155.60	$162.40	2.19%
$152.50	Sep 18	$3.60	$0.14	$3.74	$148.76	$156.24	2.40%
$152.00	Sep 18	$3.90	$0.10	$4.00	$148.00	$156.00	2.57%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 225 found (cheapest 0.12% of stock, avg 6.39%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$159.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.14	$0.19	$152.31	$159.19
$158.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.14	$0.25	$152.25	$158.25
$159.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.18	$0.23	$152.77	$159.23
$158.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.18	$0.29	$152.71	$158.29
$157.50	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.14	$0.30	$152.20	$157.80
$157.50	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.18	$0.34	$152.66	$157.84
$157.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.14	$0.39	$152.11	$157.39
$159.00	$154.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$0.32	$0.37	$153.63	$159.37
$157.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.18	$0.43	$152.57	$157.43
$158.00	$154.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.32	$0.43	$153.57	$158.43

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 172 found (best R:R 1.38, avg credit $0.47)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
137/138	177/178	Sep 23	$0.58	$0.42	87%	1.38	$137.42	$177.58
144/145	164/165	Sep 30	$0.86	$0.14	52%	6.14	$144.14	$164.86
150/151	177/178	Sep 23	$0.71	$0.29	64%	2.45	$150.29	$177.71
147/148	177/178	Sep 23	$0.60	$0.40	74%	1.50	$147.40	$177.60
148/149	177/178	Sep 23	$0.62	$0.38	71%	1.63	$148.38	$177.62
145/146	177/178	Sep 23	$0.53	$0.47	80%	1.13	$145.47	$177.53
130/131	181/182	Sep 25	$0.44	$0.56	87%	0.79	$130.56	$181.44
146/147	177/178	Sep 23	$0.54	$0.46	77%	1.17	$146.46	$177.54
144/145	165/166	Sep 30	$0.76	$0.24	55%	3.17	$144.24	$165.76
149/150	177/178	Sep 23	$0.62	$0.38	67%	1.63	$149.38	$177.62

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 263 found (best R:R 24.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$4.75	11%	19.00
$175.00	$180.00	$185.00	Oct 16	$0.19	$4.81	8%	25.32
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Oct 16	$0.35	$4.65	13%	13.29
$155.00	$156.00	$157.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.76	38%	3.17
$153.00	$154.00	$155.00	Sep 30	$0.05	$0.95	7%	19.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Oct 16	$0.20	$4.80	13%	24.00
$155.00	$156.00	$157.00	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.83	38%	4.88
$154.00	$155.00	$156.00	Sep 18	$0.19	$0.81	35%	4.26
$153.00	$154.00	$155.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.87	25%	6.69
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Oct 30	$0.22	$4.78	9%	21.73

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 $-3.85, 189 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$154.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.32	$0.68
$180.00	$185.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.06	$4.94
$153.00	$154.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.81	$0.19
$180.00	$185.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.51	$4.49
$180.00	$182.00	1:2	Sep 23	-$0.01	$1.99

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$175.00	$166.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$3.85	$5.15
$175.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$4.57	$5.43
$156.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.13	$0.87
$157.00	$156.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.42	$0.58
$140.00	$135.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.07	$4.93

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 183 found (best yield 5.43%, avg 1.91%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$160.00	Oct 30	$8.45	0.47	2.9%	5.43%	8.31%	2	343
$162.00	Oct 30	$7.65	0.44	4.2%	4.92%	9.09%	--	455
$161.00	Oct 30	$7.95	0.46	3.5%	5.11%	8.64%	1	531
$163.00	Oct 30	$7.25	0.43	4.8%	4.66%	9.47%	2	40
$164.00	Oct 30	$7.00	0.41	5.5%	4.50%	9.95%	4	--
$158.00	Oct 30	$9.15	0.50	1.6%	5.88%	7.48%	--	74
$165.00	Oct 30	$6.60	0.40	6.1%	4.24%	10.34%	162	399
$159.00	Oct 30	$8.70	0.48	2.2%	5.59%	7.83%	--	110
$157.00	Oct 30	$9.60	0.51	0.9%	6.17%	7.12%	6	174
$166.00	Oct 30	$6.20	0.39	6.7%	3.99%	10.73%	--	17

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 64,457

Total Puts 50,749

Put/Call Ratio 0.79

Net Difference 13,708

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 36,182

Total Puts 41,267

Put/Call Ratio 1.14

Net Difference -5,085

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 931,053

Total Puts 815,058

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.90

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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Options Activity Around Earnings

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