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$18.30 +1.72%

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as of 09/09 07:11 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/09) 43,566

Calls: 36,511 (84%)

Puts: 7,055 (16%)

Prior (09/08) 37,252

Calls: 29,607 (79%)

Puts: 7,645 (21%)

Current vs Prior +16.95%

Calls: +23.32% (Calls)

Puts: -7.72% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 363,586

Calls: 287,290 (79%)

Puts: 76,296 (21%)

Prior 7-Day Average 51,940

Calls: 41,041 (79%)

Puts: 10,899 (21%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -16.12%

Calls: -11.04%

Puts: -35.27%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/09) $2.11M

Calls: $1.51M (71%)

Puts: $604.1K (29%)

Prior (09/08) $2.01M

Calls: $1.12M (56%)

Puts: $882.0K (44%)

Current vs Prior +5.16%

Calls: +33.92%

Puts: -31.51%

Prior 7-Day Total $26.26M

Calls: $13.01M (50%)

Puts: $13.25M (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average $3.75M

Calls: $1.86M (50%)

Puts: $1.89M (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -43.76%

Calls: -18.98%

Puts: -68.09%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/09) 0.19

Prior (09/08) 0.26

Current vs Prior -25.17%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.25

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -23.59%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/09) 208,718

Calls: 163,836 (78%)

Puts: 44,882 (22%)

Prior (09/08) 184,271

Calls: 144,565 (78%)

Puts: 39,706 (22%)

Current vs Prior +13.27%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,556,688

Calls: 1,190,010 (76%)

Puts: 366,678 (24%)

Prior 7-Day Average 222,384

Calls: 170,001 (76%)

Puts: 52,382 (24%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -6.15%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

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WKMO Expiry (09/11) | Next (09/18)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 4.26% | 7.38%7.38% | 14.70%

Prior 5.00% | 7.84%7.84% | 15.12%

Current vs Prior -14.80% | -5.88%-5.88% | -2.78%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.44% | 7.12%8.82% | 16.32%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -4.04% | +3.67%-16.39% | -9.91%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.00% | 7.84%7.84% | 15.12%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -14.80% | -5.88%-5.88% | -2.78%

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 71% call dollar volume ($1.51M). Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.19 - heavy call buying (36,511 calls vs 7,055 puts). P/C ratio dropping 25% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (163,836 calls vs 44,882 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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Expected Move

Current 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 18 of results (avg 7.0%, best 3.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$17.00	Sep 18	1.33	1.38	$1.36	3.7%	85	0.90	670
$15.00	Oct 16	3.35	3.50	$3.43	4.4%	6	0.92	89
$18.00	Oct 16	1.45	1.52	$1.49	4.7%	140	0.56	5.1K
$18.00	Oct 23	1.59	1.69	$1.64	6.1%	109	0.56	2.0K
$18.00	Sep 18	0.64	0.69	$0.67	7.5%	563	0.60	1.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.00	Oct 16	1.79	1.89	$1.84	5.4%	2	0.54	580
$20.00	Oct 16	2.50	2.64	$2.57	5.4%	208	0.62	3.1K
$21.00	Sep 18	2.72	2.91	$2.82	6.7%	7	0.89	610
$20.00	Sep 18	1.82	1.95	$1.89	6.9%	5	0.81	2.5K
$21.00	Sep 11	2.64	2.87	$2.76	8.3%	5	0.93	--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 14 found (avg $0.58, cheapest $0.12)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Sep 11	0.38	0.44	$0.41	14.6%	2.0K	0.70	4.7K
$17.50	Sep 11	0.76	0.87	$0.82	13.4%	262	0.89	1.1K
$18.50	Sep 18	0.40	0.49	$0.45	20.0%	103	0.45	691
$19.50	Sep 18	0.23	0.28	$0.26	19.2%	129	0.26	227
$18.00	Sep 18	0.64	0.69	$0.67	7.5%	563	0.60	1.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Sep 11	0.11	0.13	$0.12	16.7%	3.3K	0.30	939
$18.50	Sep 11	0.33	0.40	$0.37	18.9%	628	0.61	703
$18.00	Sep 18	0.34	0.39	$0.37	13.5%	195	0.40	2.9K
$18.50	Sep 25	0.82	0.96	$0.89	15.7%	36	0.54	98
$17.00	Oct 16	0.59	0.68	$0.64	14.1%	14	0.30	1.4K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 45 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 0.99)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$15.00	Sep 11	3.15	3.45	$3.30	9.1%	6	0.99	2
$16.00	Sep 11	2.04	2.41	$2.23	16.6%	10	0.99	62
$16.50	Sep 11	1.53	2.00	$1.77	26.6%	3	0.98	--
$17.00	Sep 11	1.04	1.40	$1.22	29.5%	7	0.96	394
$15.00	Oct 2	3.15	3.40	$3.28	7.6%	5	0.95	8

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Sep 11	2.64	2.87	$2.76	8.3%	5	0.93	--
$20.00	Sep 11	1.54	1.89	$1.72	20.3%	3	0.92	694
$21.00	Sep 18	2.72	2.91	$2.82	6.7%	7	0.89	610
$20.00	Sep 18	1.82	1.95	$1.89	6.9%	5	0.81	2.5K
$19.00	Sep 11	0.69	0.88	$0.78	24.4%	23	0.77	395

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 107 active (total vol 30.9K, top 6.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.00	Sep 18	0.08	0.13	$0.11	45.5%	6.2K	0.11	2.2K
$21.50	Sep 18	0.04	0.26	$0.15	146.7%	3.0K	0.13	1.0K
$20.00	Sep 11	0.01	0.07	$0.04	150.0%	2.6K	0.08	10.1K
$18.50	Sep 11	0.16	0.20	$0.18	22.2%	2.3K	0.40	8.6K
$18.00	Sep 11	0.38	0.44	$0.41	14.6%	2.0K	0.70	4.7K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Sep 11	0.11	0.13	$0.12	16.7%	3.3K	0.30	939
$17.50	Sep 11	0.02	0.05	$0.04	75.0%	833	0.11	2.3K
$18.50	Sep 11	0.33	0.40	$0.37	18.9%	628	0.61	703
$17.50	Sep 18	0.15	0.19	$0.17	23.5%	242	0.24	827
$20.00	Oct 16	2.50	2.64	$2.57	5.4%	208	0.62	3.1K

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 1.3%, max 1.3%)

CALLS (0)

No calls found

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$18.50	Sep 11	Sep 25	49.5%	48.9%	1.3%	664	801

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 43 found (best R:R 9.71, avg 2.11)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.00	$21.50	Oct 23	$0.14	$1.36	$0.14	40%	9.71	$20.14
$18.50	$20.50	Oct 9	$0.46	$1.54	$0.46	50%	3.35	$18.96
$16.00	$17.00	Oct 16	$0.57	$0.43	$0.57	83%	0.75	$16.57
$16.50	$17.00	Sep 25	$0.24	$0.26	$0.24	94%	1.08	$16.74
$20.00	$21.00	Oct 16	$0.16	$0.84	$0.16	37%	5.25	$20.16

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$17.50	Sep 25	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	43%	2.33	$17.85
$17.00	$16.50	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	25%	4.00	$16.90
$18.50	$18.00	Sep 11	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	61%	1.00	$18.25
$17.50	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	24%	4.00	$17.40
$18.00	$17.50	Sep 18	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	40%	1.50	$17.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 23 found (best R:R 1.27, avg 0.49)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.00	$21.00	Sep 25	$0.18	$0.18	$0.82	74%	0.22	$20.18
$18.50	$19.00	Oct 2	$0.18	$0.18	$0.32	52%	0.56	$18.68
$20.00	$21.00	Oct 2	$0.21	$0.21	$0.79	68%	0.27	$20.21
$18.50	$19.00	Sep 25	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	55%	0.43	$18.65
$19.00	$19.50	Oct 23	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	52%	0.52	$19.17

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$17.00	Oct 16	$0.56	$0.56	$0.44	56%	1.27	$17.44
$17.00	$16.00	Oct 16	$0.36	$0.36	$0.64	70%	0.56	$16.64
$18.00	$17.50	Oct 9	$0.32	$0.32	$0.18	57%	1.78	$17.68
$16.00	$15.00	Oct 16	$0.17	$0.17	$0.83	83%	0.20	$15.83
$17.50	$16.50	Oct 9	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	64%	0.49	$17.17

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.27, cheapest $0.25)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$18.00	Sep 11	Sep 18	$0.26	46.6%	42.6%
$18.50	Sep 11	Sep 18	$0.27	49.5%	48.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$18.00	Sep 11	Sep 18	$0.25	46.6%	42.6%
$18.50	Sep 11	Sep 18	$0.31	49.5%	48.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 29 found (cheapest 2.90% of stock, avg 10.11%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$18.00	Sep 11	$0.41	$0.12	$0.53	$17.47	$18.53	2.90%
$18.50	Sep 11	$0.18	$0.37	$0.55	$17.95	$19.05	3.01%
$17.50	Sep 11	$0.82	$0.04	$0.86	$16.64	$18.36	4.70%
$19.00	Sep 11	$0.12	$0.78	$0.90	$18.10	$19.90	4.92%
$18.00	Sep 18	$0.67	$0.37	$1.04	$16.96	$19.04	5.68%
$18.50	Sep 18	$0.45	$0.68	$1.13	$17.37	$19.63	6.17%
$17.50	Sep 18	$1.00	$0.17	$1.17	$16.33	$18.67	6.39%
$17.00	Sep 11	$1.22	$0.02	$1.24	$15.76	$18.24	6.78%
$18.00	Sep 25	$0.87	$0.53	$1.40	$16.60	$19.40	7.65%
$17.00	Sep 18	$1.36	$0.07	$1.43	$15.57	$18.43	7.81%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 97 found (cheapest 0.38% of stock, avg 4.74%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$20.50	$17.50	Sep 11	$0.03	$0.04	$0.07	$17.43	$20.57
$20.00	$17.50	Sep 11	$0.04	$0.04	$0.08	$17.42	$20.08
$19.50	$17.50	Sep 11	$0.07	$0.04	$0.11	$17.39	$19.61
$19.00	$17.50	Sep 11	$0.12	$0.04	$0.16	$17.34	$19.16
$20.50	$16.50	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.03	$0.17	$16.33	$20.67
$20.50	$18.00	Sep 11	$0.03	$0.12	$0.15	$17.85	$20.65
$20.00	$18.00	Sep 11	$0.04	$0.12	$0.16	$17.84	$20.16
$20.50	$17.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.07	$0.21	$16.79	$20.71
$19.50	$18.00	Sep 11	$0.07	$0.12	$0.19	$17.81	$19.69
$20.00	$16.50	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.03	$0.20	$16.30	$20.20

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 3 found (best R:R 0.43, avg credit $0.32)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
16/17	20/21	Sep 25	$0.30	$0.70	54%	0.43	$16.70	$20.30
17/18	20/21	Sep 25	$0.36	$0.64	42%	0.56	$17.14	$20.36
16/17	20/21	Oct 2	$0.31	$0.69	42%	0.45	$16.69	$20.31

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 36 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$16.00	$17.00	$18.00	Oct 16	$0.08	$0.92	27%	11.50
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.91	19%	10.11
$19.00	$20.00	$21.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.91	15%	10.11
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Sep 11	$0.18	$0.32	50%	1.78
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Sep 18	$0.11	$0.39	32%	3.55

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Oct 16	$0.08	$0.92	23%	11.50
$18.00	$19.00	$20.00	Oct 16	$0.09	$0.91	19%	10.11
$17.00	$17.50	$18.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.44	26%	7.33
$16.50	$17.00	$17.50	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.44	21%	7.33
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Sep 11	$0.17	$0.33	50%	1.94

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 48 found (best net $-0.12, 41 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$15.00	$17.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.12	$1.88
$18.50	$20.50	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.18	$1.82
$16.00	$17.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.44	$0.56
$17.00	$18.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.42	$0.58
$18.50	$19.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.06	$0.44

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$19.00	$17.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.04	$1.46
$21.00	$20.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.68	$0.32
$18.00	$17.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.08	$0.92
$19.00	$18.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.32	$0.68
$18.50	$18.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.06	$0.44

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 31 found (best yield 3.93%, avg 2.85%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$21.50	Oct 23	$0.72	0.34	17.5%	3.93%	21.42%	6	--
$20.00	Oct 23	$1.02	0.40	9.3%	5.57%	14.86%	1	5
$19.00	Oct 23	$1.22	0.48	3.8%	6.67%	10.49%	1	--
$21.00	Oct 16	$0.67	0.31	14.8%	3.66%	18.42%	22	746
$20.00	Oct 16	$0.86	0.37	9.3%	4.70%	13.99%	703	10.9K
$18.50	Oct 23	$1.36	0.52	1.1%	7.43%	8.52%	13	2
$19.50	Oct 23	$0.91	0.43	6.6%	4.97%	11.53%	21	--
$19.00	Oct 16	$1.10	0.46	3.8%	6.01%	9.84%	67	1.6K
$21.00	Oct 9	$0.44	0.28	14.8%	2.40%	17.16%	2	--
$20.50	Oct 9	$0.51	0.31	12.0%	2.79%	14.81%	1	--

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 36,511

Total Puts 7,055

Put/Call Ratio 0.19

Net Difference 29,456

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 29,607

Total Puts 7,645

Put/Call Ratio 0.26

Net Difference 21,962

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 287,290

Total Puts 76,296

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.25

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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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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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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