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$18.12 -1.04%

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as of 10/27 07:02 PM

(10/26 19:03) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/27) 26,222

Calls: 20,177 (77%)

Puts: 6,045 (23%)

Prior (10/26) 33,073

Calls: 23,708 (72%)

Puts: 9,365 (28%)

Current vs Prior -20.71%

Calls: -14.89% (Calls)

Puts: -35.45% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 551,928

Calls: 439,674 (80%)

Puts: 112,254 (20%)

Prior 7-Day Average 78,846

Calls: 62,810 (80%)

Puts: 16,036 (20%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -66.74%

Calls: -67.88%

Puts: -62.30%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/27) $1.89M

Calls: $1.02M (54%)

Puts: $866.7K (46%)

Prior (10/26) $2.40M

Calls: $1.33M (55%)

Puts: $1.07M (45%)

Current vs Prior -21.21%

Calls: -22.75%

Puts: -19.29%

Prior 7-Day Total $37.94M

Calls: $29.60M (78%)

Puts: $8.34M (22%)

Prior 7-Day Average $5.42M

Calls: $4.23M (78%)

Puts: $1.19M (22%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -65.12%

Calls: -75.78%

Puts: -27.28%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/27) 0.30

Prior (10/26) 0.40

Current vs Prior -24.16%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.32

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.56%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/27) 197,228

Calls: 138,656 (70%)

Puts: 58,572 (30%)

Prior (10/26) 218,297

Calls: 171,217 (78%)

Puts: 47,080 (22%)

Current vs Prior -9.65%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,126,008

Calls: 1,638,956 (77%)

Puts: 487,052 (23%)

Prior 7-Day Average 303,715

Calls: 234,136 (77%)

Puts: 69,578 (23%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -35.06%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/30) | Next (11/06)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 6.35% | 10.87%16.34% | 21.85%

Prior 7.32% | 11.20%16.71% | 22.61%

Current vs Prior -13.28% | -2.89%-2.25% | -3.34%

Prior 7-Day Avg 7.72% | 11.89%18.95% | 24.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.79% | -8.54%-13.81% | -9.65%

Prior 7-Day Eod 7.32% | 11.20%16.71% | 22.61%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -13.28% | -2.89%-2.25% | -3.34%

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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Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.30 - heavy call buying (20,177 calls vs 6,045 puts). P/C ratio dropping 24% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (138,656 calls vs 58,572 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 BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 7 of results (avg 7.9%, best 5.8%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Nov 27	1.00	1.09	$1.05	8.6%	13	0.39	182
$18.50	Nov 20	1.16	1.28	$1.22	9.8%	26	0.49	21

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$21.50	Oct 30	3.35	3.55	$3.45	5.8%	6	0.89	14
$20.00	Nov 6	2.20	2.35	$2.28	6.6%	14	0.73	13
$21.00	Oct 30	2.84	3.05	$2.95	7.1%	17	0.90	32
$20.50	Nov 20	3.00	3.25	$3.13	8.0%	1	0.67	--
$20.00	Oct 30	1.88	2.06	$1.97	9.1%	14	0.86	109

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 10 found (avg $0.61, cheapest $0.11)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.00	Oct 30	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	2.6K	0.14	17.3K
$19.00	Nov 6	0.50	0.61	$0.55	20.0%	145	0.37	2.5K
$20.00	Nov 6	0.35	0.42	$0.39	17.9%	1.2K	0.26	3.7K
$21.00	Nov 6	0.26	0.31	$0.29	17.2%	23	0.19	527
$18.00	Nov 6	0.82	0.98	$0.90	17.8%	47	0.54	1.0K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$17.50	Nov 13	0.65	0.77	$0.71	16.9%	5	0.37	42

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 34 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$15.50	Nov 6	2.22	2.80	$2.51	23.1%	50	1.00	2
$16.00	Oct 30	1.98	2.25	$2.12	12.7%	5	0.99	--
$14.50	Oct 30	3.35	3.95	$3.65	16.4%	1	0.97	--
$15.50	Oct 30	2.35	2.97	$2.66	23.3%	1	0.96	--
$16.50	Oct 30	1.50	1.91	$1.71	24.0%	82	0.95	408

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$20.50	Oct 30	2.36	2.62	$2.49	10.4%	10	0.91	9
$21.00	Oct 30	2.84	3.05	$2.95	7.1%	17	0.90	32
$21.50	Oct 30	3.35	3.55	$3.45	5.8%	6	0.89	14
$20.00	Oct 30	1.88	2.06	$1.97	9.1%	14	0.86	109
$19.50	Oct 30	1.42	1.63	$1.53	13.7%	20	0.81	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 102 active (total vol 21.8K, top 4.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$19.50	Oct 30	0.10	0.19	$0.15	60.0%	4.2K	0.19	2.1K
$21.00	Oct 30	0.06	0.09	$0.08	37.5%	3.0K	0.09	5.2K
$20.00	Oct 30	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	2.6K	0.14	17.3K
$18.00	Oct 30	0.44	0.56	$0.50	24.0%	2.1K	0.57	2.0K
$19.00	Oct 30	0.17	0.22	$0.20	25.0%	2.1K	0.27	4.1K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$18.00	Oct 30	0.30	0.37	$0.34	20.6%	2.4K	0.43	843
$17.50	Oct 30	0.10	0.14	$0.12	33.3%	303	0.22	950
$17.00	Oct 30	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	231	0.07	1.9K
$16.50	Oct 30	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	225	0.05	584
$18.50	Oct 30	0.58	0.72	$0.65	21.5%	143	0.60	5.3K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 3 strikes (avg 5.7%, max 12.6%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$19.50	Oct 30	Dec 4	88.1%	78.2%	12.6%	4.2K	2.1K
$19.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	77.3%	75.5%	2.3%	2.1K	4.1K

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$19.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	77.3%	75.5%	2.3%	23	493

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 41 found (best R:R 2.85, avg 1.95)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$19.00	Nov 27	$0.26	$0.74	$0.26	56%	2.85	$18.26
$17.00	$18.00	Nov 20	$0.39	$0.61	$0.39	68%	1.56	$17.39
$17.00	$18.00	Nov 27	$0.43	$0.57	$0.43	68%	1.33	$17.43
$20.00	$21.00	Nov 27	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	39%	4.00	$20.20
$18.00	$18.50	Nov 20	$0.14	$0.36	$0.14	55%	2.57	$18.14

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$17.50	$17.00	Nov 6	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	34%	2.85	$17.37
$18.50	$18.00	Nov 6	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	55%	0.85	$18.23
$18.00	$17.50	Nov 13	$0.23	$0.27	$0.23	44%	1.17	$17.77
$17.00	$16.50	Nov 27	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	32%	1.78	$16.82
$18.50	$18.00	Oct 30	$0.31	$0.19	$0.31	60%	0.61	$18.19

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 26 found (best R:R 1.33, avg 0.53)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$20.50	$21.00	Nov 20	$0.14	$0.14	$0.36	67%	0.39	$20.64
$19.00	$19.50	Nov 20	$0.19	$0.19	$0.31	56%	0.61	$19.19
$18.50	$19.00	Oct 30	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	60%	0.32	$18.62
$18.50	$19.00	Nov 6	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	55%	0.52	$18.67
$20.00	$21.00	Nov 13	$0.23	$0.23	$0.77	67%	0.30	$20.23

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$18.00	$17.00	Nov 20	$0.57	$0.57	$0.43	55%	1.33	$17.43
$18.00	$17.00	Nov 27	$0.53	$0.53	$0.47	56%	1.13	$17.47
$17.50	$17.00	Nov 13	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	63%	1.00	$17.25
$16.00	$15.00	Nov 27	$0.21	$0.21	$0.79	79%	0.27	$15.79
$16.50	$16.00	Nov 13	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	79%	0.43	$16.35

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $0.42, cheapest $0.40)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$18.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.40	71.7%	76.0%
$18.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.40	63.9%	70.8%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$18.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.42	71.7%	76.0%
$18.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.46	63.9%	70.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 21 found (cheapest 4.64% of stock, avg 10.57%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$18.00	Oct 30	$0.50	$0.34	$0.84	$17.16	$18.84	4.64%
$17.50	Oct 30	$0.74	$0.12	$0.86	$16.64	$18.36	4.75%
$18.50	Oct 30	$0.32	$0.65	$0.97	$17.53	$19.47	5.35%
$17.00	Oct 30	$1.21	$0.03	$1.24	$15.76	$18.24	6.84%
$19.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$1.07	$1.27	$17.73	$20.27	7.01%
$17.50	Nov 6	$1.10	$0.39	$1.49	$16.01	$18.99	8.22%
$17.00	Nov 6	$1.39	$0.26	$1.65	$15.35	$18.65	9.11%
$19.50	Oct 30	$0.15	$1.53	$1.68	$17.82	$21.18	9.27%
$18.00	Nov 6	$0.90	$0.80	$1.70	$16.30	$19.70	9.38%
$16.50	Oct 30	$1.71	$0.03	$1.74	$14.76	$18.24	9.60%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 120 found (cheapest 0.72% of stock, avg 6.56%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$21.50	$17.00	Oct 30	$0.10	$0.03	$0.13	$16.87	$21.63
$21.50	$16.50	Oct 30	$0.10	$0.03	$0.13	$16.37	$21.63
$20.00	$17.00	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.03	$0.14	$16.86	$20.14
$20.00	$16.50	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.03	$0.14	$16.36	$20.14
$19.50	$17.00	Oct 30	$0.15	$0.03	$0.18	$16.82	$19.68
$19.50	$16.50	Oct 30	$0.15	$0.03	$0.18	$16.32	$19.68
$20.00	$17.50	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.12	$0.23	$17.27	$20.23
$21.50	$17.50	Oct 30	$0.10	$0.12	$0.22	$17.28	$21.72
$19.50	$17.50	Oct 30	$0.15	$0.12	$0.27	$17.23	$19.77
$19.00	$17.00	Oct 30	$0.20	$0.03	$0.23	$16.77	$19.23

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 5 found (best R:R 1.17, avg credit $0.33)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
16/16	20/21	Nov 20	$0.27	$0.23	49%	1.17	$15.73	$20.77
16/17	20/21	Nov 20	$0.33	$0.17	36%	1.94	$16.67	$20.83
16/16	20/21	Nov 20	$0.29	$0.21	42%	1.38	$16.21	$20.79
16/16	20/21	Nov 13	$0.38	$0.62	46%	0.61	$16.12	$20.38
16/17	20/21	Nov 13	$0.40	$0.60	38%	0.67	$16.60	$20.40

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 27 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Oct 30	$0.06	$0.44	38%	7.33
$18.00	$18.50	$19.00	Oct 30	$0.06	$0.44	31%	7.33
$16.50	$17.00	$17.50	Nov 6	$0.05	$0.45	22%	9.00
$18.50	$19.00	$19.50	Oct 30	$0.07	$0.43	21%	6.14
$17.00	$17.50	$18.00	Nov 6	$0.09	$0.41	22%	4.56

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$17.00	$18.00	$19.00	Nov 20	$0.08	$0.92	24%	11.50
$17.50	$18.00	$18.50	Oct 30	$0.09	$0.41	38%	4.56
$18.00	$18.50	$19.00	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.39	31%	3.55
$17.00	$17.50	$18.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$0.37	36%	2.85
$16.00	$16.50	$17.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$0.43	19%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 40 found (best net $-0.59, 35 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$17.00	$17.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.27	$0.23
$18.00	$18.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.14	$0.36
$17.50	$18.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.26	$0.24
$20.00	$21.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.19	$0.81
$18.50	$19.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.08	$0.42

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$20.50	$19.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.59	$0.91
$18.00	$17.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.07	$0.93
$18.00	$17.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.21	$0.79
$19.00	$18.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.23	$0.27
$20.00	$19.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.60	$0.40

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 34 found (best yield 5.96%, avg 3.49%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$20.00	Dec 4	$1.08	0.41	10.4%	5.96%	16.34%	11	7
$21.00	Dec 4	$0.79	0.34	15.9%	4.36%	20.25%	30	10
$20.00	Nov 27	$1.00	0.39	10.4%	5.52%	15.89%	13	182
$19.50	Dec 4	$1.06	0.43	7.6%	5.85%	13.47%	1	--
$20.50	Dec 4	$0.77	0.37	13.1%	4.25%	17.38%	1	--
$21.00	Nov 27	$0.72	0.32	15.9%	3.97%	19.87%	2	--
$19.00	Dec 4	$1.19	0.47	4.9%	6.57%	11.42%	1	4
$18.50	Dec 4	$1.37	0.51	2.1%	7.56%	9.66%	1	9
$19.50	Nov 27	$0.97	0.42	7.6%	5.35%	12.97%	1	--
$20.50	Nov 20	$0.72	0.33	13.1%	3.97%	17.11%	11	38

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 20,177

Total Puts 6,045

Put/Call Ratio 0.30

Net Difference 14,132

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 23,708

Total Puts 9,365

Put/Call Ratio 0.40

Net Difference 14,343

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 439,674

Total Puts 112,254

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.32

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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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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