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VISTRA CORP
$142.70 +1.55%
$142.73 (+0.02%)🌙
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 47,295
Calls: 18,886 (40%)
Puts: 28,409 (60%)
Prior (08/18) 27,426
Calls: 14,072 (51%)
Puts: 13,354 (49%)
Current vs Prior +72.45%
Calls: +34.21% (Calls)
Puts: +112.74% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 233,380
Calls: 153,795 (66%)
Puts: 79,585 (34%)
Prior 7-Day Average 33,340
Calls: 21,970 (66%)
Puts: 11,369 (34%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +41.86%
Calls: -14.04%
Puts: +149.87%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) $31.86M
Calls: $13.60M (43%)
Puts: $18.26M (57%)
Prior (08/18) $20.85M
Calls: $12.72M (61%)
Puts: $8.13M (39%)
Current vs Prior +52.81%
Calls: +6.92%
Puts: +124.60%
Prior 7-Day Total $155.75M
Calls: $110.37M (71%)
Puts: $45.38M (29%)
Prior 7-Day Average $22.25M
Calls: $15.77M (71%)
Puts: $6.48M (29%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +43.21%
Calls: -13.74%
Puts: +181.74%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 1.50
Prior (08/18) 0.95
Current vs Prior +58.51%
Prior 7-Day Average 0.84
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +79.30%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/19) 350,300
Calls: 179,606 (51%)
Puts: 170,694 (49%)
Prior (08/18) 375,179
Calls: 208,638 (56%)
Puts: 166,541 (44%)
Current vs Prior -6.63%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,419,480
Calls: 1,442,360 (60%)
Puts: 977,120 (40%)
Prior 7-Day Average 345,640
Calls: 206,051 (60%)
Puts: 139,588 (40%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +1.35%
Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.27% | 5.99%3.27% | 11.55%
Prior 4.26% | 6.75%4.26% | 12.35%
Current vs Prior -23.39% | -11.19%-23.39% | -6.47%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.01% | 6.50%5.52% | 13.02%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -18.61% | -7.75%-40.88% | -11.29%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.26% | 6.75%4.26% | 12.35%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -23.39% | -11.19%-23.39% | -6.47%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 13.89% | 15.19%
Calls: 14.63% | 11.86%
Puts: 13.16% | 18.52%
Prior 13.89% | 15.19%
Calls: 14.63% | 11.86%
Puts: 13.16% | 18.52%
Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 13.89% | 15.19%
Calls: 14.63% | 11.86%
Puts: 13.16% | 18.52%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 53% vs prior. Above-average activity with volume up 72% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.50 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 59% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 13 of results (avg 6.9%, best 4.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$140.00Sep 188.308.70$8.504.7%7580.59515
$145.00Sep 185.956.25$6.104.9%1.4K0.47694
$139.00Sep 47.007.40$7.205.6%1.8K0.638
$155.00Sep 182.722.90$2.816.4%1090.272.6K
$150.00Sep 184.004.30$4.157.2%4190.372.6K
PUTS (4)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$145.00Sep 187.808.15$7.984.4%4170.533.8K
$160.00Aug 2116.9017.85$17.385.5%180.98276
$155.00Aug 2112.0513.00$12.537.6%150.971.2K
$150.00Sep 1810.8011.85$11.339.3%2180.637.3K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.39, cheapest $0.22)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (2)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$135.00Aug 210.200.24$0.2218.2%2440.082.4K
$138.00Aug 210.520.61$0.5616.1%870.19475

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 61 found (avg delta 0.70, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$130.00Aug 2111.4013.25$12.3315.0%31.00--
$128.00Aug 2813.7015.70$14.7013.6%10.94--
$135.00Aug 216.608.90$7.7529.7%20.93--
$130.00Aug 2811.9514.25$13.1017.6%10.92--
$136.00Aug 215.707.30$6.5024.6%10.89--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$165.00Aug 2821.6524.05$22.8510.5%141.00--
$160.00Aug 2116.9017.85$17.385.5%180.98276
$155.00Aug 2112.0513.00$12.537.6%150.971.2K
$170.00Sep 1126.6529.60$28.1310.5%20.95--
$150.00Aug 217.208.50$7.8516.6%7370.903.8K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 196 active (total vol 33.6K, top 8.3K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$145.00Aug 211.051.28$1.1719.7%4.8K0.33601
$139.00Sep 47.007.40$7.205.6%1.8K0.638
$145.00Sep 185.956.25$6.104.9%1.4K0.47694
$140.00Sep 188.308.70$8.504.7%7580.59515
$155.00Aug 210.050.08$0.0742.9%6680.038.6K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$140.00Sep 185.055.60$5.3210.3%8.3K0.418.9K
$115.00Aug 280.000.20$0.10200.0%2.2K0.02--
$135.00Sep 183.303.65$3.4710.1%1.8K0.302.9K
$130.00Sep 181.922.26$2.0916.3%1.0K0.204.4K
$150.00Aug 217.208.50$7.8516.6%7370.903.8K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 20 strikes (avg 19.0%, max 24.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$140.00Aug 21Oct 251.1%41.1%24.5%547402
$144.00Aug 21Sep 453.9%43.5%23.8%131459
$142.00Aug 21Sep 452.3%42.3%23.4%13251
$139.00Aug 21Sep 450.8%42.6%19.3%1.8K34
$146.00Aug 21Sep 452.6%44.1%19.2%93326
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$140.00Aug 21Oct 251.1%41.1%24.5%2232.6K
$138.00Aug 21Sep 451.8%42.0%23.4%91507
$142.00Aug 21Sep 452.3%42.3%23.4%203394
$144.00Aug 21Aug 2853.9%44.5%21.1%23717
$139.00Aug 21Sep 450.8%42.6%19.3%143264

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 129 found (best R:R 1.11, avg 4.11)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$135.00$137.00Aug 28$0.95$1.05$0.9580%1.11$135.95
$140.00$145.00Sep 11$2.12$2.88$2.1262%1.36$142.12
$140.00$145.00Oct 2$2.19$2.81$2.1957%1.28$142.19
$135.00$140.00Sep 18$2.90$2.10$2.9070%0.72$137.90
$140.00$145.00Sep 25$2.30$2.70$2.3058%1.17$142.30
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$150.00$149.00Aug 21$0.37$0.63$0.3790%1.70$149.63
$143.00$142.00Aug 21$0.41$0.59$0.4153%1.44$142.59
$138.00$137.00Sep 4$0.28$0.72$0.2834%2.57$137.72
$140.00$139.00Sep 4$0.35$0.65$0.3540%1.86$139.65
$142.00$141.00Aug 28$0.40$0.60$0.4045%1.50$141.60

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 95 found (best R:R 0.56, avg 0.39)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$143.00$144.00Aug 28$0.71$0.71$0.2949%2.45$143.71
$149.00$150.00Aug 28$0.43$0.43$0.5770%0.75$149.43
$160.00$165.00Sep 4$0.44$0.44$4.5688%0.10$160.44
$149.00$150.00Sep 4$0.44$0.44$0.5666%0.79$149.44
$145.00$150.00Sep 11$2.15$2.15$2.8552%0.75$147.15
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$140.00$130.00Oct 2$3.60$3.60$6.4057%0.56$136.40
$130.00$125.00Oct 2$1.36$1.36$3.6475%0.37$128.64
$140.00$135.00Sep 25$2.15$2.15$2.8558%0.75$137.85
$130.00$125.00Sep 25$1.13$1.13$3.8777%0.29$128.87
$130.00$125.00Sep 4$0.60$0.60$4.4086%0.14$129.40

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 12 found (avg debit $1.86, cheapest $1.77)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$144.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.8853.9%44.5%
$145.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.8752.2%44.4%
$142.00Aug 21Aug 28$2.0952.3%46.2%
$143.00Aug 21Aug 28$2.3050.7%45.7%
$140.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.7651.1%46.5%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$144.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.7753.9%44.5%
$145.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.6752.2%44.4%
$142.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.7652.3%46.2%
$143.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.8050.7%45.7%
$140.00Aug 21Aug 28$1.7451.1%46.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 54 found (cheapest 2.93% of stock, avg 7.22%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$143.00Aug 21$1.88$2.30$4.18$138.82$147.182.93%
$142.00Aug 21$2.36$1.89$4.25$137.75$146.252.98%
$141.00Aug 21$2.99$1.40$4.39$136.61$145.393.08%
$144.00Aug 21$1.59$2.88$4.47$139.53$148.473.13%
$145.00Aug 21$1.17$3.58$4.75$140.25$149.753.33%
$140.00Aug 21$3.72$1.06$4.78$135.22$144.783.35%
$139.00Aug 21$4.33$0.76$5.09$133.91$144.093.57%
$146.00Aug 21$0.89$4.28$5.17$140.83$151.173.62%
$138.00Aug 21$5.13$0.56$5.69$132.31$143.693.99%
$147.00Aug 21$0.66$5.05$5.71$141.29$152.714.00%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.78% of stock, avg 4.07%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$165.00$120.00Sep 11$0.73$0.39$1.12$118.88$166.12
$147.00$138.00Aug 21$0.66$0.56$1.22$136.78$148.22
$165.00$125.00Sep 11$0.73$0.68$1.41$123.59$166.41
$147.00$139.00Aug 21$0.66$0.76$1.42$137.58$148.42
$146.00$138.00Aug 21$0.89$0.56$1.45$136.55$147.45
$146.00$139.00Aug 21$0.89$0.76$1.65$137.35$147.65
$160.00$120.00Sep 11$1.19$0.39$1.58$118.42$161.58
$147.00$140.00Aug 21$0.66$1.06$1.72$138.28$148.72
$165.00$120.00Sep 18$1.17$0.68$1.85$118.15$166.85
$160.00$125.00Sep 11$1.19$0.68$1.87$123.13$161.87

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 143 found (best R:R 6.14, avg credit $0.85)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
138/139149/150Aug 28$0.86$0.1437%6.14$138.14$149.86
136/137149/150Sep 4$0.87$0.1335%6.69$136.13$149.87
127/128149/150Aug 28$0.57$0.4364%1.33$127.43$149.57
137/138149/150Aug 28$0.76$0.2440%3.17$137.24$149.76
130/131149/150Aug 28$0.56$0.4460%1.27$130.44$149.56
135/136149/150Aug 28$0.67$0.3347%2.03$135.33$149.67
135/136149/150Sep 4$0.76$0.2438%3.17$135.24$149.76
133/134149/150Aug 28$0.61$0.3953%1.56$133.39$149.61
132/133149/150Aug 28$0.58$0.4256%1.38$132.42$149.58
134/135149/150Aug 28$0.63$0.3750%1.70$134.37$149.63

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 87 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$140.00$145.00$150.00Oct 2$0.06$4.9418%82.33
$140.00$145.00$150.00Sep 25$0.17$4.8319%28.41
$140.00$145.00$150.00Sep 18$0.45$4.5522%10.11
$160.00$165.00$170.00Oct 2$0.11$4.899%44.45
$155.00$160.00$165.00Sep 25$0.21$4.7913%22.81
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$140.00$145.00$150.00Sep 25$0.14$4.8619%34.71
$145.00$150.00$155.00Sep 18$0.32$4.6820%14.62
$130.00$135.00$140.00Sep 11$0.44$4.5622%10.36
$125.00$130.00$135.00Sep 11$0.35$4.6518%13.29
$125.00$130.00$135.00Sep 4$0.41$4.5919%11.20

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 109 found (best net $-1.38, 95 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$130.00$135.001:2Aug 21-$3.17$1.83
$145.00$150.001:2Sep 11-$1.13$3.87
$150.00$155.001:2Sep 11-$0.70$4.30
$155.00$160.001:2Sep 11-$0.39$4.61
$160.00$165.001:2Sep 11-$0.27$4.73
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$160.00$150.001:2Sep 4-$1.38$8.62
$155.00$150.001:2Aug 21-$3.17$1.83
$145.00$140.001:2Sep 11-$1.52$3.48
$135.00$130.001:2Sep 11-$0.33$4.67
$140.00$135.001:2Sep 11-$1.00$4.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 55 found (best yield 4.59%, avg 1.52%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$145.00Oct 2$6.550.481.6%4.59%6.20%4--
$150.00Oct 2$4.700.395.1%3.29%8.41%21
$145.00Sep 25$6.200.481.6%4.34%5.96%799
$155.00Oct 2$3.300.318.6%2.31%10.93%25
$145.00Sep 18$5.950.471.6%4.17%5.78%1.4K694
$150.00Sep 25$4.200.385.1%2.94%8.06%12232
$155.00Sep 25$3.150.298.6%2.21%10.83%742
$150.00Sep 18$4.000.375.1%2.80%7.92%4192.6K
$160.00Oct 2$2.500.2412.1%1.75%13.88%117
$155.00Sep 18$2.720.278.6%1.91%10.53%1092.6K

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 18,886
Total Puts 28,409
Put/Call Ratio 1.50
Net Difference -9,523

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,072
Total Puts 13,354
Put/Call Ratio 0.95
Net Difference 718

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 153,795
Total Puts 79,585
Average Put/Call Ratio 0.84
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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