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as of 08/17 07:15 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/17) 42,373

Calls: 34,017 (80%)

Puts: 8,356 (20%)

Prior (08/14) 77,012

Calls: 66,637 (87%)

Puts: 10,375 (13%)

Current vs Prior -44.98%

Calls: -48.95% (Calls)

Puts: -19.46% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 342,456

Calls: 257,114 (75%)

Puts: 85,342 (25%)

Prior 7-Day Average 48,922

Calls: 36,730 (75%)

Puts: 12,191 (25%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -13.39%

Calls: -7.39%

Puts: -31.46%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/17) $2.97M

Calls: $1.81M (61%)

Puts: $1.16M (39%)

Prior (08/14) $3.66M

Calls: $1.76M (48%)

Puts: $1.89M (52%)

Current vs Prior -18.72%

Calls: +2.87%

Puts: -38.85%

Prior 7-Day Total $21.28M

Calls: $9.70M (46%)

Puts: $11.58M (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average $3.04M

Calls: $1.39M (46%)

Puts: $1.65M (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.27%

Calls: +30.92%

Puts: -30.07%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/17) 0.25

Prior (08/14) 0.16

Current vs Prior +57.77%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.38

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -35.52%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (08/17) 198,174

Calls: 148,280 (75%)

Puts: 49,894 (25%)

Prior (08/14) 223,179

Calls: 155,804 (70%)

Puts: 67,375 (30%)

Current vs Prior -11.20%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,446,162

Calls: 1,048,732 (73%)

Puts: 397,430 (27%)

Prior 7-Day Average 206,594

Calls: 149,818 (73%)

Puts: 56,775 (27%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -4.08%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 3.28% | 5.95%3.28% | 11.90%

Prior 4.96% | 7.18%4.96% | 11.52%

Current vs Prior -33.81% | -17.15%-33.81% | +3.29%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.36% | 6.72%6.69% | 15.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -24.78% | -11.42%-50.98% | -24.14%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.96% | 7.18%4.96% | 11.52%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -33.81% | -17.15%-33.81% | +3.29%

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%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 61% call dollar volume ($1.81M). Below-average activity with volume down 45% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.25 - heavy call buying (34,017 calls vs 8,356 puts). P/C ratio rising 58% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 9 of results (avg 8.2%, best 6.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Sep 18	1.88	2.04	$1.96	8.2%	17	0.75	315
$19.00	Sep 18	1.38	1.50	$1.44	8.3%	35	0.60	354
$20.00	Sep 18	1.00	1.09	$1.05	8.6%	694	0.47	1.8K
$16.00	Sep 25	3.45	3.80	$3.63	9.6%	3	0.92	--
$21.00	Sep 18	0.77	0.85	$0.81	9.9%	62	0.37	372

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$23.00	Sep 18	3.80	4.05	$3.93	6.4%	25	0.77	438
$22.00	Sep 18	2.95	3.15	$3.05	6.6%	26	0.72	566
$22.50	Aug 28	2.95	3.20	$3.08	8.1%	50	0.88	26
$23.00	Sep 4	3.50	3.80	$3.65	8.2%	25	0.85	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 12 found (avg $0.57, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	1.1K	0.12	5.5K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.17	0.20	$0.19	15.8%	8.0K	0.31	3.2K
$19.50	Aug 21	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	1.4K	0.52	7.2K
$20.50	Aug 28	0.28	0.33	$0.31	16.1%	36	0.30	73
$20.00	Aug 28	0.40	0.45	$0.43	11.6%	358	0.40	1.4K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 28	0.85	0.95	$0.90	11.1%	34	0.60	--
$19.50	Sep 11	0.90	1.04	$0.97	14.4%	13	0.48	--
$19.00	Sep 18	0.81	0.95	$0.88	15.9%	10	0.40	872

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 41 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$16.00	Aug 21	3.20	3.75	$3.48	15.8%	2	0.99	7
$17.00	Aug 21	2.38	2.73	$2.55	13.7%	5	0.99	47
$17.50	Aug 21	1.95	2.20	$2.08	12.0%	5	0.99	22
$18.00	Aug 21	1.46	1.79	$1.63	20.2%	8	0.98	81
$17.00	Aug 28	2.31	2.76	$2.54	17.7%	4	0.98	42

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$23.00	Aug 21	3.30	3.70	$3.50	11.4%	21	1.00	450
$22.00	Aug 21	2.44	2.75	$2.60	11.9%	287	0.93	991
$21.50	Aug 21	1.88	2.27	$2.08	18.8%	47	0.91	279
$23.00	Aug 28	3.25	3.80	$3.53	15.6%	3	0.90	10
$21.00	Aug 21	1.44	1.64	$1.54	13.0%	102	0.88	1.7K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 102 active (total vol 27.2K, top 8.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Aug 21	0.17	0.20	$0.19	15.8%	8.0K	0.31	3.2K
$20.50	Aug 21	0.06	0.11	$0.09	55.6%	3.5K	0.17	3.9K
$19.50	Aug 21	0.30	0.36	$0.33	18.2%	1.4K	0.52	7.2K
$21.00	Aug 21	0.06	0.07	$0.07	14.3%	1.1K	0.12	5.5K
$21.00	Aug 28	0.10	0.25	$0.18	83.3%	970	0.20	460

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.00	Aug 21	0.08	0.10	$0.09	22.2%	3.8K	0.22	4.2K
$20.00	Aug 21	0.60	0.75	$0.68	22.1%	621	0.69	9.5K
$19.50	Aug 21	0.26	0.36	$0.31	32.3%	411	0.49	900
$19.50	Aug 28	0.50	0.62	$0.56	21.4%	386	0.48	297
$18.50	Aug 28	0.08	0.15	$0.12	58.3%	331	0.18	105

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

No setups found for this strategy

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 39 found (best R:R 0.72, avg 2.14)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$16.00	$20.00	Sep 25	$2.32	$1.68	$2.32	92%	0.72	$18.32
$21.00	$22.00	Sep 25	$0.16	$0.84	$0.16	39%	5.25	$21.16
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 18	$0.52	$0.48	$0.52	75%	0.92	$18.52
$20.00	$21.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.76	$0.24	47%	3.17	$20.24
$18.00	$19.00	Sep 11	$0.56	$0.44	$0.56	79%	0.79	$18.56

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$23.00	$22.50	Sep 4	$0.32	$0.18	$0.32	85%	0.56	$22.68
$22.00	$21.50	Sep 4	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	81%	0.61	$21.69
$19.50	$19.00	Sep 4	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	47%	1.27	$19.28
$18.50	$18.00	Sep 4	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	26%	3.17	$18.38
$19.50	$19.00	Aug 28	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	48%	1.00	$19.25

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 20 found (best R:R 1.17, avg 0.47)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.50	$21.00	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	70%	0.35	$20.63
$21.50	$22.00	Sep 11	$0.14	$0.14	$0.36	70%	0.39	$21.64
$20.00	$20.50	Aug 21	$0.10	$0.10	$0.40	69%	0.25	$20.10
$21.00	$21.50	Sep 4	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	68%	0.35	$21.13
$20.00	$20.50	Sep 11	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	54%	0.67	$20.20

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.50	$17.50	Sep 25	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	65%	1.17	$17.96
$19.00	$18.00	Sep 18	$0.46	$0.46	$0.54	60%	0.85	$18.54
$18.00	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.28	$0.28	$0.72	75%	0.39	$17.72
$19.00	$18.50	Sep 4	$0.26	$0.26	$0.24	63%	1.08	$18.74
$17.50	$16.00	Sep 4	$0.11	$0.11	$1.39	88%	0.08	$17.39

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.24, cheapest $0.22)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.24	46.6%	46.9%
$19.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.27	39.2%	42.1%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$20.00	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.22	46.6%	46.9%
$19.50	Aug 21	Aug 28	$0.25	39.2%	42.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 22 found (cheapest 3.28% of stock, avg 8.24%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$19.50	Aug 21	$0.33	$0.31	$0.64	$18.86	$20.14	3.28%
$19.00	Aug 21	$0.66	$0.09	$0.75	$18.25	$19.75	3.85%
$20.00	Aug 21	$0.19	$0.68	$0.87	$19.13	$20.87	4.46%
$18.50	Aug 21	$1.05	$0.02	$1.07	$17.43	$19.57	5.49%
$19.00	Aug 28	$0.85	$0.31	$1.16	$17.84	$20.16	5.95%
$19.50	Aug 28	$0.60	$0.56	$1.16	$18.34	$20.66	5.95%
$20.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$1.08	$1.17	$19.33	$21.67	6.00%
$18.50	Aug 28	$1.18	$0.12	$1.30	$17.20	$19.80	6.67%
$20.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.90	$1.33	$18.67	$21.33	6.82%
$20.50	Aug 28	$0.31	$1.27	$1.58	$18.92	$22.08	8.10%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 101 found (cheapest 0.31% of stock, avg 4.32%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$22.00	$18.50	Aug 21	$0.04	$0.02	$0.06	$18.44	$22.06
$21.50	$18.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.02	$0.07	$18.43	$21.57
$21.00	$18.50	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.02	$0.09	$18.41	$21.09
$20.50	$18.50	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.02	$0.11	$18.39	$20.61
$22.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.04	$0.09	$0.13	$18.87	$22.13
$21.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.09	$0.14	$18.86	$21.64
$21.00	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$0.09	$0.16	$18.84	$21.16
$20.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.09	$0.18	$18.82	$20.68
$22.00	$18.00	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.08	$0.21	$17.79	$22.21
$22.00	$18.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.12	$0.25	$18.25	$22.25

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 5 found (best R:R 1.94, avg credit $0.36)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
18/18	22/22	Sep 11	$0.33	$0.17	40%	1.94	$18.17	$21.83
18/19	20/21	Aug 28	$0.32	$0.18	36%	1.78	$18.68	$20.82
18/18	22/22	Sep 25	$0.65	$0.35	32%	1.86	$17.85	$22.65
18/18	21/22	Sep 4	$0.25	$0.25	42%	1.00	$18.25	$21.25
16/18	21/22	Sep 4	$0.24	$1.26	57%	0.19	$17.26	$21.24

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 39 found (best R:R 7.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	42%	7.33
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.13	$0.87	28%	6.69
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 11	$0.18	$0.82	33%	4.56
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.42	30%	5.25
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.42	27%	5.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Sep 18	$0.12	$0.88	28%	7.33
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	30%	7.33
$19.00	$19.50	$20.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.35	47%	2.33
$18.00	$18.50	$19.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33
$20.00	$20.50	$21.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 52 found (best net $-0.36, 41 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$18.50	$19.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.27	$0.23
$18.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.70	$0.30
$19.00	$20.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.50	$0.50
$18.00	$18.50	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.47	$0.03
$20.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.05	$0.45

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$22.50	$21.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.36	$1.14
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.30	$0.70
$19.50	$19.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.06	$0.44
$20.50	$20.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.28	$0.22
$20.00	$19.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.22	$0.28

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 35 found (best yield 3.28%, avg 2.12%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$23.00	Sep 25	$0.64	0.29	17.9%	3.28%	21.23%	70	2
$22.00	Sep 25	$0.77	0.33	12.8%	3.95%	16.77%	25	62
$22.50	Sep 25	$0.63	0.29	15.4%	3.23%	18.62%	2	--
$20.00	Sep 25	$1.15	0.48	2.6%	5.90%	8.46%	96	91
$21.00	Sep 25	$0.80	0.39	7.7%	4.10%	11.79%	18	37
$21.00	Sep 18	$0.77	0.37	7.7%	3.95%	11.64%	62	372
$23.00	Sep 18	$0.46	0.23	17.9%	2.36%	20.31%	138	2.0K
$20.00	Sep 18	$1.00	0.47	2.6%	5.13%	7.69%	694	1.8K
$22.00	Sep 18	$0.46	0.28	12.8%	2.36%	15.18%	243	3.7K
$21.00	Sep 11	$0.52	0.33	7.7%	2.67%	10.36%	172	23

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 34,017

Total Puts 8,356

Put/Call Ratio 0.25

Net Difference 25,661

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 66,637

Total Puts 10,375

Put/Call Ratio 0.16

Net Difference 56,262

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 257,114

Total Puts 85,342

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.38

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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