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USO

United States Oil

$153.48 -1.18%

(9/18 14:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 3:00pm) 225,219

Calls: 125,152 (56%)

Puts: 100,067 (44%)

Prior (09/17) 136,164

Calls: 67,460 (50%)

Puts: 68,704 (50%)

Current vs Prior +65.40%

Calls: +85.52% (Calls)

Puts: +45.65% (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 -9.71%

Calls: -5.91%

Puts: -14.06%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 3:00pm) $56.55M

Calls: $32.90M (58%)

Puts: $23.65M (42%)

Prior (09/17) $53.66M

Calls: $37.05M (69%)

Puts: $16.61M (31%)

Current vs Prior +5.38%

Calls: -11.20%

Puts: +42.37%

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 -37.72%

Calls: -51.46%

Puts: +2.74%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 3:00pm) 0.80

Prior (09/17) 1.02

Current vs Prior -21.49%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.90

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.58%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 3:00pm) 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 0.86% | 4.50%0.86% | 5.33%0.86% | 10.70%

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

Current vs Prior -65.75% | -7.27%-65.75% | -11.09%-65.75% | -4.67%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -77.43% | -18.79%-74.08% | -24.24%-78.96% | -17.44%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -65.75% | -7.27%-75.96% | -23.67%+14.29% | -13.87%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 26.91% | 16.09%

Calls: 34.78% | 11.27%

Puts: 19.05% | 20.90%

Prior 27.15% | 15.23%

Calls: 18.52% | 5.33%

Puts: 35.78% | 25.13%

Current vs Prior -0.88% | +5.65%

Prior 7-Day Avg 14.16% | 10.37%

Calls: 10.95% | 7.44%

Puts: 17.36% | 13.30%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +90.06% | +55.18%

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Above-average activity with volume up 65% vs prior. P/C ratio dropping 21% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
15:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 524 of results (avg 5.2%, best 0.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Oct 16	5.45	5.50	$5.48	0.9%	1.1K	0.40	4.6K
$157.00	Sep 23	1.75	1.78	$1.77	1.7%	669	0.34	715
$170.00	Oct 16	2.88	2.93	$2.91	1.7%	1.9K	0.25	5.8K
$162.00	Sep 25	1.15	1.17	$1.16	1.7%	1.0K	0.21	2.4K
$125.00	Sep 18	28.30	28.80	$28.55	1.8%	126	1.00	1.8K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Oct 16	2.68	2.71	$2.70	1.1%	3.4K	0.22	7.9K
$154.00	Oct 9	6.90	7.00	$6.95	1.4%	137	0.49	115
$155.00	Oct 16	8.55	8.70	$8.63	1.7%	248	0.51	1.0K
$154.00	Oct 16	8.00	8.15	$8.07	1.9%	115	0.49	426
$158.00	Oct 16	10.30	10.50	$10.40	1.9%	40	0.56	639

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 95 found (avg $0.54, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$154.00	Sep 18	0.13	0.14	$0.14	7.1%	1.2K	0.28	3.4K
$171.00	Sep 23	0.19	0.21	$0.20	10.0%	10	0.05	227
$170.00	Sep 23	0.21	0.25	$0.23	17.4%	483	0.06	595
$167.50	Sep 23	0.30	0.34	$0.32	12.5%	32	0.08	153
$168.00	Sep 23	0.28	0.32	$0.30	13.3%	36	0.07	187

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$153.00	Sep 18	0.14	0.16	$0.15	13.3%	1.9K	0.26	1.5K
$154.00	Sep 18	0.57	0.69	$0.63	19.0%	4.3K	0.73	966
$140.00	Sep 23	0.24	0.25	$0.25	4.0%	793	0.06	822
$141.00	Sep 23	0.28	0.32	$0.30	13.3%	68	0.07	112
$139.00	Sep 23	0.19	0.22	$0.21	14.3%	84	0.05	43

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 383 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$123.00	Sep 25	30.25	32.45	$31.35	7.0%	--	1.00	44
$124.00	Sep 25	29.35	30.70	$30.03	4.5%	--	1.00	84
$125.00	Sep 25	28.40	29.95	$29.17	5.3%	1	1.00	270
$126.00	Sep 25	27.40	28.80	$28.10	5.0%	8	1.00	183
$127.00	Sep 25	26.40	27.85	$27.13	5.3%	106	1.00	276

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$156.00	Sep 18	2.10	2.72	$2.41	25.7%	2.4K	1.00	1.7K
$157.00	Sep 18	3.20	3.65	$3.43	13.1%	2.6K	1.00	512
$157.50	Sep 18	3.70	4.25	$3.98	13.8%	449	1.00	439
$158.00	Sep 18	4.15	4.75	$4.45	13.5%	1.3K	1.00	498
$160.00	Sep 18	6.20	6.70	$6.45	7.8%	1.7K	1.00	941

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 789 active (total vol 201.0K, top 9.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$155.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.03	$0.02	100.0%	9.2K	0.06	7.6K
$157.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	7.4K	0.01	2.3K
$160.00	Sep 18	0.01	0.02	$0.02	50.0%	7.0K	0.01	11.7K
$156.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	6.2K	0.01	1.9K
$156.00	Sep 25	2.72	2.80	$2.76	2.9%	4.2K	0.41	310

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$125.00	Oct 16	0.60	0.63	$0.62	4.8%	6.5K	0.06	11.9K
$155.00	Sep 18	1.47	1.55	$1.51	5.3%	5.3K	0.99	3.4K
$154.00	Sep 18	0.57	0.69	$0.63	19.0%	4.3K	0.73	966
$145.00	Oct 16	4.05	4.20	$4.13	3.6%	4.3K	0.31	4.8K
$140.00	Oct 16	2.68	2.71	$2.70	1.1%	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. 2 strikes (avg 1.1%, max 1.1%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$153.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	47.9%	47.4%	1.1%	341	1.7K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$153.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	47.9%	47.4%	1.1%	1.9K	1.6K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 401 found (best R:R 6.69, avg 2.47)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$137.00	$138.00	Oct 2	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	88%	6.69	$137.13
$135.00	$136.00	Oct 30	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	81%	7.33	$135.12
$135.00	$136.00	Sep 25	$0.32	$0.68	$0.32	94%	2.12	$135.32
$150.00	$151.00	Sep 18	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	98%	1.08	$150.48
$145.00	$146.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	68%	3.55	$145.22

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$170.00	$165.00	Oct 9	$3.12	$1.88	$3.12	80%	0.60	$166.88
$171.00	$170.00	Sep 18	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	100%	0.89	$170.47
$161.00	$160.00	Sep 18	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	100%	0.82	$160.45
$166.00	$165.00	Sep 23	$0.47	$0.53	$0.47	90%	1.13	$165.53
$167.00	$166.00	Sep 23	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	91%	0.54	$166.35

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 276 found (best R:R 1.90, avg 0.51)

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
$177.00	$177.50	Sep 18	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	94%	2.57	$177.36
$174.00	$175.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.24	$0.76	95%	0.32	$174.24
$182.00	$182.50	Oct 2	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	92%	0.79	$182.22
$162.50	$163.00	Sep 23	$0.21	$0.21	$0.29	82%	0.72	$162.71

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$153.00	$151.00	Sep 30	$1.31	$1.31	$0.69	54%	1.90	$151.69
$126.00	$125.00	Sep 23	$0.39	$0.39	$0.61	95%	0.64	$125.61
$129.50	$129.00	Oct 9	$0.36	$0.36	$0.14	91%	2.57	$129.14
$126.00	$125.50	Oct 23	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	90%	1.50	$125.70
$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 $--)

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Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 247 found (cheapest 0.50% of stock, avg 8.74%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$154.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.63	$0.77	$153.23	$154.77	0.50%
$153.00	Sep 18	$0.69	$0.15	$0.84	$152.16	$153.84	0.55%
$152.50	Sep 18	$1.38	$0.06	$1.44	$151.06	$153.94	0.94%
$152.00	Sep 18	$1.50	$0.04	$1.54	$150.46	$153.54	1.00%
$155.00	Sep 18	$0.02	$1.51	$1.53	$153.47	$156.53	1.00%
$156.00	Sep 18	$0.01	$2.41	$2.42	$153.58	$158.42	1.58%
$151.00	Sep 18	$3.00	$0.01	$3.01	$147.99	$154.01	1.96%
$157.00	Sep 18	$0.01	$3.43	$3.44	$153.56	$160.44	2.24%
$150.00	Sep 18	$3.48	$0.02	$3.50	$146.50	$153.50	2.28%
$157.50	Sep 18	$0.01	$3.98	$3.99	$153.51	$161.49	2.60%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 225 found (cheapest 0.04% of stock, avg 6.30%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$155.00	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.02	$0.04	$0.06	$151.94	$155.06
$155.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.02	$0.06	$0.08	$152.42	$155.08
$155.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.02	$0.15	$0.17	$152.83	$155.17
$154.00	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.04	$0.18	$151.82	$154.18
$154.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.06	$0.20	$152.30	$154.20
$154.00	$153.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.15	$0.29	$152.71	$154.29
$174.00	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.04	$0.29	$151.71	$174.29
$174.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.06	$0.31	$152.19	$174.31
$177.00	$152.00	Sep 18	$0.38	$0.04	$0.42	$151.58	$177.42
$177.00	$152.50	Sep 18	$0.38	$0.06	$0.44	$152.06	$177.44

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 178 found (best R:R 4.26, avg credit $0.47)

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	168/168	Sep 18	$0.68	$0.32	87%	2.12	$123.32	$168.18
123/124	177/178	Sep 18	$0.60	$0.40	90%	1.50	$123.40	$177.60
148/149	177/178	Sep 23	$0.81	$0.19	64%	4.26	$148.19	$177.81
123/124	174/175	Sep 18	$0.48	$0.52	92%	0.92	$123.52	$174.48
125/126	159/160	Sep 23	$0.70	$0.30	68%	2.33	$125.30	$159.70
125/126	162/163	Sep 23	$0.60	$0.40	77%	1.50	$125.40	$163.10
125/126	158/159	Sep 23	$0.70	$0.30	64%	2.33	$125.30	$158.70
146/147	177/178	Sep 23	$0.62	$0.38	71%	1.63	$146.38	$177.62
145/146	177/178	Sep 23	$0.58	$0.42	74%	1.38	$145.42	$177.58

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 238 found (best R:R 61.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$4.92	10%	61.50
$153.00	$154.00	$155.00	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.57	68%	1.33
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 16	$0.21	$4.79	10%	22.81
$154.00	$155.00	$156.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.89	27%	8.09
$165.00	$170.00	$175.00	Oct 16	$0.33	$4.67	13%	14.15

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$170.00	$175.00	$180.00	Oct 23	$0.09	$4.91	10%	54.56
$153.00	$154.00	$155.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.60	72%	1.50
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Sep 30	$0.11	$4.89	4%	44.45
$153.00	$154.00	$155.00	Sep 23	$0.06	$0.94	10%	15.67
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Sep 30	$0.25	$4.75	9%	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. 198 found (best net $-0.05, 186 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$151.00	$152.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$1.00
$175.00	$180.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.55	$4.45
$155.00	$156.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$1.00
$177.50	$180.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$2.50
$171.00	$172.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$1.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$180.00	$166.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.05	$13.95
$175.00	$166.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$5.56	$3.44
$156.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.61	$0.39
$135.00	$130.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.03	$4.97
$130.00	$125.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.06	$4.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 181 found (best yield 5.28%, avg 1.96%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$158.00	Oct 30	$8.10	0.46	3.0%	5.28%	8.22%	2	74
$159.00	Oct 30	$7.75	0.44	3.6%	5.05%	8.65%	7	110
$160.00	Oct 30	$7.35	0.43	4.2%	4.79%	9.04%	347	343
$161.00	Oct 30	$7.00	0.42	4.9%	4.56%	9.46%	1	531
$157.50	Oct 30	$8.25	0.47	2.6%	5.38%	7.99%	1	5
$162.00	Oct 30	$6.70	0.40	5.5%	4.37%	9.92%	2	455
$155.00	Oct 30	$9.35	0.50	1.0%	6.09%	7.08%	319	155
$157.00	Oct 30	$8.40	0.47	2.3%	5.47%	7.77%	109	174
$156.00	Oct 30	$8.80	0.49	1.6%	5.73%	7.38%	75	310
$164.00	Oct 30	$6.00	0.38	6.8%	3.91%	10.76%	48	--

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 125,152

Total Puts 100,067

Put/Call Ratio 0.80

Net Difference 25,085

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 67,460

Total Puts 68,704

Put/Call Ratio 1.02

Net Difference -1,244

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)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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