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VST

VISTRA CORP

$138.94 -2.63%

$139.45 (+0.37%)🌙

as of 08/20 07:16 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20) 21,981

Calls: 10,061 (46%)

Puts: 11,920 (54%)

Prior (08/19) 47,295

Calls: 18,886 (40%)

Puts: 28,409 (60%)

Current vs Prior -53.52%

Calls: -46.73% (Calls)

Puts: -58.04% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 187,418

Calls: 89,480 (48%)

Puts: 97,938 (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average 26,774

Calls: 12,782 (48%)

Puts: 13,991 (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.90%

Calls: -21.29%

Puts: -14.80%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/20) $16.52M

Calls: $6.56M (40%)

Puts: $9.95M (60%)

Prior (08/19) $31.86M

Calls: $13.60M (43%)

Puts: $18.26M (57%)

Current vs Prior -48.17%

Calls: -51.76%

Puts: -45.50%

Prior 7-Day Total $146.98M

Calls: $87.69M (60%)

Puts: $59.30M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $21.00M

Calls: $12.53M (60%)

Puts: $8.47M (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -21.35%

Calls: -47.63%

Puts: +17.51%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20) 1.18

Prior (08/19) 1.50

Current vs Prior -21.24%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.04

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +14.30%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/20) 381,464

Calls: 209,069 (55%)

Puts: 172,395 (45%)

Prior (08/19) 350,300

Calls: 179,606 (51%)

Puts: 170,694 (49%)

Current vs Prior +8.90%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,397,831

Calls: 1,396,856 (58%)

Puts: 1,000,975 (42%)

Prior 7-Day Average 342,547

Calls: 199,550 (58%)

Puts: 142,996 (42%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +11.36%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (08/21) | Next (08/28)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 2.52% | 5.51%2.52% | 11.65%

Prior 3.27% | 5.99%3.27% | 11.55%

Current vs Prior -22.86% | -7.98%-22.86% | +0.84%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.78% | 6.32%4.96% | 12.59%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -33.37% | -12.71%-49.16% | -7.49%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.27% | 5.99%3.27% | 11.55%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -22.86% | -7.98%-22.86% | +0.84%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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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%

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Moderately bearish flow with 60% put dollar volume ($9.95M). Below-average activity with volume down 54% vs prior. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.18. P/C ratio dropping 21% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Prior BEARISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 36 of results (avg 8.0%, best 3.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Sep 18	4.30	4.50	$4.40	4.5%	378	0.39	1.7K
$140.00	Sep 18	6.25	6.65	$6.45	6.2%	527	0.50	1.1K
$150.00	Sep 18	2.80	3.00	$2.90	6.9%	160	0.29	2.6K
$138.00	Sep 4	5.30	5.70	$5.50	7.3%	16	0.55	64
$125.00	Oct 2	16.50	17.80	$17.15	7.6%	1	0.78	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$135.00	Sep 18	4.50	4.65	$4.58	3.3%	137	0.38	3.8K
$130.00	Sep 18	2.78	2.92	$2.85	4.9%	106	0.27	4.7K
$145.00	Sep 18	9.70	10.20	$9.95	5.0%	19	0.61	3.7K
$140.00	Sep 18	6.75	7.15	$6.95	5.8%	337	0.50	3.4K
$150.00	Sep 18	13.05	13.90	$13.48	6.3%	144	0.71	7.3K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.87, cheapest $0.97)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$147.00	Aug 28	0.88	1.05	$0.97	17.5%	4	0.20	29
$165.00	Sep 18	0.72	0.84	$0.78	15.4%	57	0.10	4.8K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$131.00	Aug 28	0.76	0.92	$0.84	19.0%	11	0.17	33
$120.00	Sep 18	0.83	0.97	$0.90	15.6%	59	0.10	3.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 77 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$115.00	Aug 21	23.05	25.15	$24.10	8.7%	7	1.00	--
$125.00	Aug 21	13.10	15.55	$14.33	17.1%	2	0.99	51
$120.00	Aug 21	18.05	20.20	$19.13	11.2%	3	0.97	77
$115.00	Oct 2	24.10	26.60	$25.35	9.9%	1	0.90	--
$120.00	Sep 18	19.15	21.25	$20.20	10.4%	1	0.90	196

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$152.50	Aug 21	12.35	14.60	$13.48	16.7%	36	1.00	--
$157.50	Aug 21	17.55	19.35	$18.45	9.8%	171	1.00	--
$160.00	Aug 21	20.50	21.90	$21.20	6.6%	419	1.00	275
$162.50	Aug 21	22.50	24.35	$23.43	7.9%	475	1.00	314
$165.00	Aug 21	24.85	27.15	$26.00	8.8%	60	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 207 active (total vol 13.5K, top 1.3K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$140.00	Sep 18	6.25	6.65	$6.45	6.2%	527	0.50	1.1K
$140.00	Sep 25	6.80	8.30	$7.55	19.9%	387	0.51	43
$145.00	Sep 18	4.30	4.50	$4.40	4.5%	378	0.39	1.7K
$145.00	Aug 28	1.28	1.53	$1.41	17.7%	291	0.27	253
$150.00	Aug 21	0.02	0.11	$0.07	128.6%	264	0.03	1.3K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$155.00	Aug 21	15.45	16.85	$16.15	8.7%	1.3K	0.94	1.2K
$138.00	Aug 21	0.85	1.24	$1.05	37.1%	581	0.39	484
$139.00	Aug 21	1.12	1.69	$1.41	40.4%	487	0.50	336
$162.50	Aug 21	22.50	24.35	$23.43	7.9%	475	1.00	314
$140.00	Aug 21	1.64	2.22	$1.93	30.1%	437	0.61	2.6K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 14 strikes (avg 19.4%, max 28.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$143.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	56.0%	44.3%	26.3%	86	262
$138.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	53.0%	42.1%	25.9%	24	64
$142.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	52.8%	43.5%	21.2%	120	148
$141.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	51.4%	44.0%	16.8%	40	61
$139.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	49.9%	43.7%	14.3%	210	430

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$143.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	56.0%	43.6%	28.5%	79	694
$138.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	53.0%	42.1%	25.9%	601	518
$136.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	54.2%	43.9%	23.5%	51	324
$142.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	52.8%	44.1%	19.7%	308	570
$141.00	Aug 21	Sep 4	51.4%	44.0%	16.8%	137	400

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 123 found (best R:R 0.64, avg 4.41)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$125.00	$140.00	Oct 2	$9.15	$5.85	$9.15	78%	0.64	$134.15
$130.00	$135.00	Sep 18	$3.00	$2.00	$3.00	74%	0.67	$133.00
$135.00	$140.00	Sep 25	$2.38	$2.62	$2.38	62%	1.10	$137.38
$130.00	$135.00	Sep 25	$3.05	$1.95	$3.05	72%	0.64	$133.05
$140.00	$145.00	Sep 11	$1.75	$3.25	$1.75	50%	1.86	$141.75

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$145.00	$144.00	Aug 28	$0.38	$0.62	$0.38	74%	1.63	$144.62
$138.00	$137.00	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	45%	3.00	$137.75
$140.00	$139.00	Sep 4	$0.35	$0.65	$0.35	51%	1.86	$139.65
$145.00	$144.00	Sep 4	$0.57	$0.43	$0.57	67%	0.75	$144.43
$139.00	$138.00	Aug 21	$0.36	$0.64	$0.36	50%	1.78	$138.64

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 92 found (best R:R 0.30, avg 0.35)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$162.50	$165.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.15	$2.35	96%	0.06	$162.65
$145.00	$150.00	Sep 11	$1.54	$1.54	$3.46	63%	0.45	$146.54
$140.00	$145.00	Sep 25	$2.37	$2.37	$2.63	49%	0.90	$142.37
$139.00	$140.00	Aug 28	$0.57	$0.57	$0.43	48%	1.33	$139.57
$139.00	$140.00	Sep 4	$0.58	$0.58	$0.42	48%	1.38	$139.58

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$130.00	$125.00	Sep 11	$1.14	$1.14	$3.86	76%	0.30	$128.86
$135.00	$130.00	Sep 25	$1.93	$1.93	$3.07	62%	0.63	$133.07
$120.00	$115.00	Oct 2	$0.76	$0.76	$4.24	85%	0.18	$119.24
$125.00	$120.00	Oct 2	$1.07	$1.07	$3.93	78%	0.27	$123.93
$130.00	$125.00	Sep 25	$1.34	$1.34	$3.66	72%	0.37	$128.66

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $2.12, cheapest $2.03)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$138.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$2.09	53.0%	44.1%
$140.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$2.13	50.5%	43.0%
$139.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$2.29	49.9%	42.9%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$138.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$2.03	53.0%	44.1%
$140.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$2.10	50.5%	43.0%
$139.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$2.07	49.9%	42.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 52 found (cheapest 1.99% of stock, avg 6.91%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$139.00	Aug 21	$1.36	$1.41	$2.77	$136.23	$141.77	1.99%
$140.00	Aug 21	$0.95	$1.93	$2.88	$137.12	$142.88	2.07%
$138.00	Aug 21	$2.09	$1.05	$3.14	$134.86	$141.14	2.26%
$141.00	Aug 21	$0.64	$2.72	$3.36	$137.64	$144.36	2.42%
$142.00	Aug 21	$0.43	$3.43	$3.86	$138.14	$145.86	2.78%
$136.00	Aug 21	$3.68	$0.46	$4.14	$131.86	$140.14	2.98%
$143.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$4.22	$4.54	$138.46	$147.54	3.27%
$135.00	Aug 21	$4.35	$0.30	$4.65	$130.35	$139.65	3.35%
$144.00	Aug 21	$0.20	$5.03	$5.23	$138.77	$149.23	3.76%
$145.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$6.13	$6.25	$138.75	$151.25	4.50%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 160 found (cheapest 0.36% of stock, avg 3.80%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$143.00	$134.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.18	$0.50	$133.50	$143.50
$143.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.30	$0.62	$134.38	$143.62
$142.00	$134.00	Aug 21	$0.43	$0.18	$0.61	$133.39	$142.61
$142.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$0.43	$0.30	$0.73	$134.27	$142.73
$143.00	$136.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.46	$0.78	$135.22	$143.78
$142.00	$136.00	Aug 21	$0.43	$0.46	$0.89	$135.11	$142.89
$141.00	$134.00	Aug 21	$0.64	$0.18	$0.82	$133.18	$141.82
$143.00	$137.00	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.63	$0.95	$136.05	$143.95
$141.00	$135.00	Aug 21	$0.64	$0.30	$0.94	$134.06	$141.94
$142.00	$137.00	Aug 21	$0.43	$0.63	$1.06	$135.94	$143.06

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 142 found (best R:R 0.17, avg credit $0.73)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
125/126	162/165	Aug 21	$0.36	$2.14	90%	0.17	$125.64	$162.86
125/126	143/144	Aug 21	$0.33	$0.67	78%	0.49	$125.67	$143.33
125/126	141/142	Aug 21	$0.42	$0.58	65%	0.72	$125.58	$141.42
131/132	144/145	Aug 28	$0.58	$0.42	49%	1.38	$131.42	$144.58
125/126	142/143	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.68	73%	0.47	$125.68	$142.32
126/127	144/145	Aug 28	$0.44	$0.56	61%	0.79	$126.56	$144.44
124/125	149/150	Sep 4	$0.39	$0.61	66%	0.64	$124.61	$149.39
131/132	146/147	Aug 28	$0.47	$0.53	56%	0.89	$131.53	$146.47
133/134	144/145	Aug 28	$0.61	$0.39	42%	1.56	$133.39	$144.61
131/132	147/148	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.57	59%	0.75	$131.57	$147.43

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 86 found (best R:R 2.52, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$125.00	$140.00	$155.00	Oct 2	$4.26	$10.74	52%	2.52
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Sep 11	$0.21	$4.79	24%	22.81
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$4.78	23%	21.73
$150.00	$155.00	$160.00	Sep 25	$0.22	$4.78	14%	21.73
$115.00	$120.00	$125.00	Oct 2	$0.16	$4.84	12%	30.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$135.00	$140.00	$145.00	Sep 11	$0.34	$4.66	26%	13.71
$125.00	$130.00	$135.00	Sep 11	$0.25	$4.75	23%	19.00
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Sep 11	$0.51	$4.49	24%	8.80
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Sep 18	$0.53	$4.47	22%	8.43
$130.00	$135.00	$140.00	Sep 25	$0.51	$4.49	21%	8.80

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 112 found (best net $-3.42, 99 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$136.00	$138.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.50	$1.50
$145.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.62	$4.38
$150.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.06	$4.94
$150.00	$155.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.32	$4.68
$155.00	$160.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.26	$4.74

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$3.42	$6.58
$160.00	$150.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$3.13	$6.87
$140.00	$135.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$1.02	$3.98
$135.00	$130.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.77	$4.23
$130.00	$125.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.49	$4.51

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 55 found (best yield 5.36%, avg 1.44%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$140.00	Oct 2	$7.45	0.51	0.8%	5.36%	6.12%	4	23
$140.00	Sep 25	$6.80	0.51	0.8%	4.89%	5.66%	387	43
$145.00	Sep 25	$4.65	0.41	4.4%	3.35%	7.71%	1	104
$150.00	Sep 25	$3.30	0.32	8.0%	2.38%	10.34%	2	--
$140.00	Sep 18	$6.25	0.50	0.8%	4.50%	5.26%	527	1.1K
$155.00	Oct 2	$2.56	0.26	11.6%	1.84%	13.40%	2	7
$145.00	Sep 18	$4.30	0.39	4.4%	3.09%	7.46%	378	1.7K
$160.00	Oct 2	$1.93	0.20	15.2%	1.39%	16.55%	13	18
$150.00	Sep 18	$2.80	0.29	8.0%	2.02%	9.98%	160	2.6K
$155.00	Sep 25	$2.16	0.24	11.6%	1.55%	13.11%	2	47

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,061

Total Puts 11,920

Put/Call Ratio 1.18

Net Difference -1,859

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 18,886

Total Puts 28,409

Put/Call Ratio 1.50

Net Difference -9,523

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 89,480

Total Puts 97,938

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.04

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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