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$19.62 +0.87%

$19.56 (-0.32%)🌙

as of 08/13 07:15 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/13) 48,739

Calls: 29,081 (60%)

Puts: 19,658 (40%)

Prior (08/12) 35,535

Calls: 27,570 (78%)

Puts: 7,965 (22%)

Current vs Prior +37.16%

Calls: +5.48% (Calls)

Puts: +146.80% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 289,530

Calls: 217,521 (75%)

Puts: 72,009 (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average 41,361

Calls: 31,074 (75%)

Puts: 10,287 (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +17.84%

Calls: -6.42%

Puts: +91.10%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/13) $4.01M

Calls: $1.96M (49%)

Puts: $2.05M (51%)

Prior (08/12) $3.02M

Calls: $1.20M (40%)

Puts: $1.82M (60%)

Current vs Prior +32.60%

Calls: +62.64%

Puts: +12.74%

Prior 7-Day Total $20.22M

Calls: $9.42M (47%)

Puts: $10.79M (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average $2.89M

Calls: $1.35M (47%)

Puts: $1.54M (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +38.85%

Calls: +45.40%

Puts: +33.12%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/13) 0.68

Prior (08/12) 0.29

Current vs Prior +133.98%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.34

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +97.02%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/13) 202,898

Calls: 147,006 (72%)

Puts: 55,892 (28%)

Prior (08/12) 208,625

Calls: 154,630 (74%)

Puts: 53,995 (26%)

Current vs Prior -2.75%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,433,914

Calls: 1,041,311 (73%)

Puts: 392,603 (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average 204,844

Calls: 148,758 (73%)

Puts: 56,086 (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.95%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (08/14) | Next (08/21)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 3.67% | 5.66%5.66% | 13.51%

Prior 3.80% | 5.96%5.96% | 12.75%

Current vs Prior -3.55% | -5.14%-5.14% | +5.93%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.39% | 6.93%8.00% | 17.67%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -16.38% | -18.38%-29.28% | -23.57%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.80% | 5.96%5.96% | 12.75%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -3.55% | -5.14%-5.14% | +5.93%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 78.77% | 16.09%

Calls: 121.43% | 15.25%

Puts: 36.11% | 16.92%

Prior 78.77% | 16.09%

Calls: 121.43% | 15.25%

Puts: 36.11% | 16.92%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 78.77% | 16.09%

Calls: 121.43% | 15.25%

Puts: 36.11% | 16.92%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

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Bullish P/C ratio of 0.68. P/C ratio rising 134% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (147,006 calls vs 55,892 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 16 of results (avg 8.0%, best 5.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Aug 14	1.54	1.64	$1.59	6.3%	11	0.98	107
$16.00	Aug 14	3.50	3.75	$3.63	6.9%	1	0.89	4
$20.00	Aug 21	0.26	0.28	$0.27	7.4%	748	0.39	2.0K
$17.00	Sep 18	2.73	2.98	$2.86	8.7%	2	0.87	251
$18.00	Sep 18	2.02	2.22	$2.12	9.4%	49	0.75	226

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$22.00	Sep 18	2.93	3.10	$3.02	5.6%	4	0.69	566
$23.00	Sep 18	3.75	4.00	$3.88	6.4%	19	0.74	452
$23.00	Aug 28	3.35	3.60	$3.48	7.2%	2	0.87	--
$23.00	Aug 14	3.25	3.50	$3.38	7.4%	10	1.00	--
$23.50	Aug 14	3.75	4.05	$3.90	7.7%	5	1.00	21

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 14 found (avg $0.70, cheapest $0.45)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.26	0.28	$0.27	7.4%	748	0.39	2.0K
$19.00	Aug 21	0.71	0.83	$0.77	15.6%	182	0.78	225
$20.00	Aug 28	0.48	0.58	$0.53	18.9%	1.2K	0.43	1.2K
$19.50	Aug 28	0.68	0.80	$0.74	16.2%	17	0.55	69
$19.00	Aug 28	0.90	1.03	$0.97	13.4%	187	0.68	348

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 14	0.41	0.49	$0.45	17.8%	945	0.83	2.8K
$20.50	Aug 14	0.82	0.98	$0.90	17.8%	27	1.00	301
$20.00	Aug 21	0.61	0.71	$0.66	15.2%	4.1K	0.62	5.8K
$19.50	Aug 28	0.53	0.63	$0.58	17.2%	119	0.45	104
$20.00	Aug 28	0.83	0.95	$0.89	13.5%	33	0.57	643

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 53 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$17.50	Aug 21	1.84	2.24	$2.04	19.6%	6	0.99	--
$18.00	Aug 14	1.54	1.64	$1.59	6.3%	11	0.98	107
$18.00	Aug 21	1.31	1.78	$1.55	30.3%	10	0.95	--
$17.00	Aug 14	2.47	2.74	$2.61	10.3%	1	0.90	14
$19.00	Aug 14	0.56	0.72	$0.64	25.0%	136	0.89	254

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.50	Aug 14	0.82	0.98	$0.90	17.8%	27	1.00	301
$22.00	Aug 14	2.25	2.46	$2.36	8.9%	97	1.00	183
$23.00	Aug 14	3.25	3.50	$3.38	7.4%	10	1.00	--
$23.50	Aug 14	3.75	4.05	$3.90	7.7%	5	1.00	21
$23.50	Aug 21	3.75	4.10	$3.93	8.9%	40	1.00	155

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 119 active (total vol 32.3K, top 4.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.50	Aug 21	0.40	0.50	$0.45	22.2%	4.8K	0.59	105
$21.00	Aug 21	0.11	0.16	$0.14	35.7%	2.0K	0.18	3.7K
$21.50	Aug 21	0.04	0.12	$0.08	100.0%	1.5K	0.12	364
$20.00	Aug 28	0.48	0.58	$0.53	18.9%	1.2K	0.43	1.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.15	0.20	$0.18	27.8%	1.2K	0.26	361

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.61	0.71	$0.66	15.2%	4.1K	0.62	5.8K
$19.50	Aug 14	0.09	0.12	$0.11	27.3%	3.1K	0.36	3.2K
$19.00	Aug 21	0.09	0.14	$0.12	41.7%	2.7K	0.22	1.5K
$20.00	Aug 14	0.41	0.49	$0.45	17.8%	945	0.83	2.8K
$19.00	Aug 14	0.01	0.05	$0.03	133.3%	706	0.11	2.2K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 1 strikes (avg 7.7%, max 7.7%)

CALLS (0)

No calls found

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$19.50	Aug 14	Aug 28	43.9%	40.8%	7.7%	3.3K	3.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 46 found (best R:R 1.78, avg 2.04)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$0.36	$0.64	$0.36	79%	1.78	$18.36
$20.00	$21.00	Sep 25	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	49%	3.35	$20.23
$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.33	$0.67	$0.33	61%	2.03	$19.33
$19.50	$21.00	Sep 11	$0.43	$1.07	$0.43	55%	2.49	$19.93
$21.00	$22.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.82	$0.18	39%	4.56	$21.18

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.00	$22.50	Sep 4	$0.33	$0.17	$0.33	84%	0.52	$22.67
$21.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	83%	0.56	$20.68
$19.00	$18.50	Sep 25	$0.19	$0.31	$0.19	40%	1.63	$18.81
$19.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	42%	2.33	$19.35
$18.50	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	19%	4.00	$18.40

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 26 found (best R:R 0.89, avg 0.49)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$21.50	$22.50	Sep 4	$0.21	$0.21	$0.79	73%	0.27	$21.71
$20.50	$21.00	Aug 28	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	64%	0.52	$20.67
$21.00	$21.50	Sep 4	$0.14	$0.14	$0.36	67%	0.39	$21.14
$22.00	$22.50	Sep 25	$0.14	$0.14	$0.36	66%	0.39	$22.14
$20.00	$20.50	Sep 4	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	54%	0.52	$20.17

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$19.00	$18.00	Sep 18	$0.47	$0.47	$0.53	61%	0.89	$18.53
$18.00	$17.50	Sep 25	$0.26	$0.26	$0.24	71%	1.08	$17.74
$17.50	$16.00	Sep 25	$0.28	$0.28	$1.22	79%	0.23	$17.22
$18.00	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.28	$0.28	$0.72	75%	0.39	$17.72
$19.00	$18.50	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	63%	0.85	$18.77

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.17, cheapest $0.16)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$19.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	$0.18	43.9%	29.8%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$19.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	$0.16	43.9%	29.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 29 found (cheapest 1.94% of stock, avg 8.43%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$19.50	Aug 14	$0.27	$0.11	$0.38	$19.12	$19.88	1.94%
$20.00	Aug 14	$0.05	$0.45	$0.50	$19.50	$20.50	2.55%
$19.00	Aug 14	$0.64	$0.03	$0.67	$18.33	$19.67	3.41%
$19.50	Aug 21	$0.45	$0.27	$0.72	$18.78	$20.22	3.67%
$19.00	Aug 21	$0.77	$0.12	$0.89	$18.11	$19.89	4.54%
$20.50	Aug 14	$0.02	$0.90	$0.92	$19.58	$21.42	4.69%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.27	$0.66	$0.93	$19.07	$20.93	4.74%
$19.00	Aug 28	$0.97	$0.33	$1.30	$17.70	$20.30	6.63%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$1.14	$1.32	$19.18	$21.82	6.73%
$19.50	Aug 28	$0.74	$0.58	$1.32	$18.18	$20.82	6.73%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 116 found (cheapest 0.25% of stock, avg 4.51%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$20.50	$19.00	Aug 14	$0.02	$0.03	$0.05	$18.95	$20.55
$21.00	$19.00	Aug 14	$0.03	$0.03	$0.06	$18.94	$21.06
$20.00	$19.00	Aug 14	$0.05	$0.03	$0.08	$18.92	$20.08
$21.50	$19.00	Aug 14	$0.06	$0.03	$0.09	$18.91	$21.59
$22.00	$18.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.03	$0.11	$18.39	$22.11
$22.00	$18.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.03	$0.11	$17.89	$22.11
$21.50	$18.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.03	$0.11	$18.39	$21.61
$21.50	$18.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.03	$0.11	$17.89	$21.61
$20.50	$19.50	Aug 14	$0.02	$0.11	$0.13	$19.37	$20.63
$20.00	$19.50	Aug 14	$0.05	$0.11	$0.16	$19.34	$20.16

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 8 found (best R:R 2.33, avg credit $0.41)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
18/18	22/22	Sep 25	$0.35	$0.15	32%	2.33	$18.15	$22.35
18/18	21/22	Sep 4	$0.30	$0.20	40%	1.50	$18.20	$21.30
18/18	22/24	Sep 25	$0.47	$0.53	41%	0.89	$17.53	$22.97
17/18	22/23	Sep 18	$0.43	$0.57	44%	0.75	$17.57	$22.43
18/18	22/22	Sep 4	$0.37	$0.63	46%	0.59	$18.13	$21.87
18/18	22/24	Sep 25	$0.42	$0.58	35%	0.72	$18.08	$22.92
16/18	22/24	Sep 25	$0.49	$1.01	48%	0.49	$17.01	$22.99
16/18	22/22	Sep 25	$0.42	$1.08	45%	0.39	$17.08	$22.42

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 35 found (best R:R 3.55, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 14	$0.15	$0.35	68%	2.33
$19.00	$20.00	$21.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	22%	15.67
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.89	26%	8.09
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 14	$0.19	$0.31	58%	1.63
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	33%	4.56

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 14	$0.11	$0.39	64%	3.55
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$0.90	26%	9.00
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	35%	7.33
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 14	$0.26	$0.24	72%	0.92
$19.50	$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.41	34%	4.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 58 found (best net $-0.84, 47 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$17.00	$18.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.57	$0.43
$19.50	$21.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.26	$1.24
$19.00	$19.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.13	$0.37
$21.50	$22.50	1:2	Sep 4	$0.00	$1.00
$19.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.09	$0.41

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$23.50	$21.50	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.84	$1.16
$20.50	$19.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.12	$1.38
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.07	$0.93
$20.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.18	$0.32
$19.50	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.08	$0.42

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 27 found (best yield 4.08%, avg 2.40%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$22.00	Sep 25	$0.80	0.34	12.1%	4.08%	16.21%	1	--
$21.00	Sep 25	$0.96	0.41	7.0%	4.89%	11.93%	1	--
$20.00	Sep 25	$1.30	0.49	1.9%	6.63%	8.56%	40	25
$22.00	Sep 18	$0.66	0.31	12.1%	3.36%	15.49%	186	3.5K
$21.00	Sep 18	$0.83	0.39	7.0%	4.23%	11.26%	7	336
$22.50	Sep 25	$0.49	0.30	14.7%	2.50%	17.18%	2	1.9K
$23.00	Sep 18	$0.50	0.25	17.2%	2.55%	19.78%	13	1.5K
$23.50	Sep 25	$0.38	0.24	19.8%	1.94%	21.71%	1	--
$20.00	Sep 18	$1.10	0.49	1.9%	5.61%	7.54%	340	1.3K
$23.00	Sep 11	$0.35	0.21	17.2%	1.78%	19.01%	10	378

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 29,081

Total Puts 19,658

Put/Call Ratio 0.68

Net Difference 9,423

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 27,570

Total Puts 7,965

Put/Call Ratio 0.29

Net Difference 19,605

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 217,521

Total Puts 72,009

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.34

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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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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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