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XLF

State StreetFinSelSectSPDRETF

$55.98 +0.08%

(9/17 15:01) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/17) 128,244

Calls: 38,960 (30%)

Puts: 89,284 (70%)

Prior (09/16) 244,823

Calls: 72,642 (30%)

Puts: 172,181 (70%)

Current vs Prior -47.62%

Calls: -46.37% (Calls)

Puts: -48.15% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 1,221,063

Calls: 372,280 (30%)

Puts: 848,783 (70%)

Prior 7-Day Average 203,510

Calls: 53,182 (30%)

Puts: 121,254 (70%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -36.98%

Calls: -26.74%

Puts: -26.37%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/17) $3.87M

Calls: $1.59M (41%)

Puts: $2.28M (59%)

Prior (09/16) $37.75M

Calls: $25.68M (68%)

Puts: $12.06M (32%)

Current vs Prior -89.74%

Calls: -93.81%

Puts: -81.09%

Prior 7-Day Total $102.73M

Calls: $51.20M (50%)

Puts: $51.54M (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average $17.12M

Calls: $7.31M (50%)

Puts: $7.36M (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -77.39%

Calls: -78.25%

Puts: -69.01%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/17) 2.29

Prior (09/16) 2.37

Current vs Prior -3.32%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.77

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +29.74%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/17) 3,060,966

Calls: 953,037 (31%)

Puts: 2,107,929 (69%)

Prior (09/16) 3,082,973

Calls: 983,151 (32%)

Puts: 2,099,822 (68%)

Current vs Prior -0.71%

Prior 7-Day Total 17,337,225

Calls: 5,611,694 (32%)

Puts: 11,725,531 (68%)

Prior 7-Day Average 2,889,537

Calls: 935,282 (32%)

Puts: 1,954,255 (68%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.93%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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0DTE3DTEWKMO Expiry (09/17) | Next (09/18)Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/21)Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/17) | Next (10/16)

Current 0.98% | 1.32%1.32% | 1.70%1.32% | 2.25%0.98% | 4.64%

Prior 1.66% | 1.88%2.86% | 1.88%1.88% | 2.61%2.86% | 4.97%

Current vs Prior -40.91% | -29.59%-53.79% | -9.60%-29.59% | -13.78%-65.66% | -6.56%

Prior 7-Day Avg 1.43% | 1.76%1.55% | 1.66%1.62% | 2.70%2.29% | 4.92%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -31.26% | -24.77%-14.72% | +2.17%-18.55% | -16.60%-57.04% | -5.52%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.66% | 1.88%2.86% | 1.88%1.88% | 2.61%2.86% | 4.97%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -40.91% | -29.59%-53.79% | -9.60%-29.59% | -13.78%-65.66% | -6.56%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 36.77% | 17.29%

Calls: 23.53% | 22.81%

Puts: 50.00% | 11.76%

Prior 18.48% | 22.48%

Calls: 24.07% | 17.46%

Puts: 12.90% | 27.50%

Current vs Prior +98.97% | -23.09%

Prior 7-Day Avg 51.45% | 41.94%

Calls: 45.80% | 50.18%

Puts: 57.10% | 33.70%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -28.53% | -58.78%

Liquidity Expensive

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 90% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 48% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.29 - heavy put buying. Put-heavy open interest (2,107,929 puts vs 953,037 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BEARISH

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Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

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 160 of results (avg 6.1%, best 1.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 17	10.90	11.10	$11.00	1.8%	20	0.99	3
$51.00	Sep 18	4.95	5.05	$5.00	2.0%	11	0.99	28.1K
$45.00	Sep 21	10.95	11.20	$11.08	2.3%	4	1.00	--
$45.00	Sep 25	10.90	11.15	$11.03	2.3%	--	1.00	25
$45.00	Oct 16	10.90	11.15	$11.03	2.3%	--	1.00	10

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$63.50	Oct 2	7.55	7.75	$7.65	2.6%	--	0.98	10
$65.00	Oct 16	9.05	9.30	$9.18	2.7%	--	0.98	18
$63.00	Sep 30	7.05	7.25	$7.15	2.8%	--	0.98	10
$62.00	Sep 25	6.05	6.25	$6.15	3.3%	--	0.99	186
$55.00	Oct 16	0.60	0.62	$0.61	3.3%	3.3K	0.36	30.8K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 86 found (avg $0.48, cheapest $0.17)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$56.00	Sep 18	0.17	0.19	$0.18	11.1%	11.3K	0.51	30.0K
$56.00	Sep 21	0.20	0.23	$0.22	13.6%	78	0.43	8
$57.50	Sep 25	0.05	0.06	$0.06	16.7%	408	0.10	1.2K
$57.00	Sep 25	0.10	0.12	$0.11	18.2%	602	0.17	1.3K
$56.50	Sep 25	0.21	0.23	$0.22	9.1%	195	0.29	211

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$56.00	Sep 18	0.16	0.18	$0.17	11.8%	14.7K	0.50	65.3K
$55.50	Sep 21	0.14	0.16	$0.15	13.3%	12	0.32	77
$56.50	Sep 18	0.48	0.57	$0.52	17.3%	174	0.88	5.4K
$56.00	Sep 21	0.33	0.40	$0.37	18.9%	26	0.59	54
$55.00	Sep 25	0.19	0.22	$0.21	14.3%	680	0.26	5.2K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 194 found (avg delta 0.86, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 21	10.95	11.20	$11.08	2.3%	4	1.00	--
$54.00	Sep 23	1.94	2.13	$2.04	9.3%	6	1.00	--
$45.00	Sep 25	10.90	11.15	$11.03	2.3%	--	1.00	25
$53.00	Sep 25	2.95	3.15	$3.05	6.6%	2	1.00	3
$46.00	Sep 30	9.90	10.15	$10.03	2.5%	--	1.00	12

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$57.00	Sep 17	0.90	1.06	$0.98	16.3%	2	1.00	84
$59.00	Sep 17	2.90	3.10	$3.00	6.7%	25	1.00	--
$59.50	Sep 17	3.40	3.60	$3.50	5.7%	25	1.00	--
$60.00	Sep 17	3.90	4.50	$4.20	14.3%	14	1.00	--
$60.50	Sep 17	4.20	4.80	$4.50	13.3%	8	1.00	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 326 active (total vol 128.0K, top 25.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$56.00	Sep 18	0.17	0.19	$0.18	11.1%	11.3K	0.51	30.0K
$56.00	Sep 17	0.02	0.03	$0.03	33.3%	7.7K	0.42	173
$57.00	Oct 16	0.51	0.54	$0.53	5.7%	4.2K	0.33	37.2K
$58.00	Oct 16	0.25	0.26	$0.26	3.8%	2.5K	0.19	36.7K
$57.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.01	$0.01	100.0%	1.6K	0.03	48.6K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$53.00	Oct 16	0.21	0.24	$0.22	13.6%	25.8K	0.15	33.2K
$56.00	Sep 18	0.16	0.18	$0.17	11.8%	14.7K	0.50	65.3K
$55.50	Sep 18	0.04	0.05	$0.05	20.0%	10.7K	0.16	11.6K
$53.50	Sep 25	0.04	0.07	$0.06	50.0%	4.4K	0.07	1.8K
$54.00	Oct 16	0.36	0.38	$0.37	5.4%	3.9K	0.23	53.2K

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. 98 found (best R:R 0.67, avg 2.25)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$58.00	$58.50	Oct 30	$0.11	$0.39	$0.11	26%	3.55	$58.11
$55.00	$56.00	Oct 1	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	72%	0.59	$55.63
$55.50	$56.00	Sep 29	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	61%	0.79	$55.78
$56.50	$57.00	Sep 29	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	33%	2.85	$56.63
$57.00	$57.50	Oct 2	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	25%	4.00	$57.10

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$60.50	$60.00	Sep 17	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	100%	0.67	$60.20
$57.00	$56.00	Sep 30	$0.64	$0.36	$0.64	78%	0.56	$56.36
$57.00	$56.00	Oct 16	$0.56	$0.44	$0.56	67%	0.79	$56.44
$57.00	$56.00	Sep 29	$0.66	$0.34	$0.66	78%	0.52	$56.34
$55.50	$55.00	Oct 30	$0.16	$0.34	$0.16	44%	2.12	$55.34

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 57 found (best R:R 0.56, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$56.00	$57.00	Sep 30	$0.36	$0.36	$0.64	54%	0.56	$56.36
$56.00	$56.50	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	51%	1.27	$56.28
$56.00	$57.00	Oct 1	$0.37	$0.37	$0.63	53%	0.59	$56.37
$56.00	$57.00	Oct 16	$0.44	$0.44	$0.56	52%	0.79	$56.44
$57.00	$58.00	Oct 16	$0.27	$0.27	$0.73	67%	0.37	$57.27

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$55.00	$52.50	Sep 28	$0.20	$0.20	$2.30	72%	0.09	$54.80
$55.00	$54.00	Sep 24	$0.11	$0.11	$0.89	75%	0.12	$54.89
$55.50	$55.00	Sep 23	$0.12	$0.12	$0.38	62%	0.32	$55.38
$54.00	$53.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$0.15	$0.85	77%	0.18	$53.85
$54.50	$54.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$0.13	$0.37	68%	0.35	$54.37

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 2 found (avg debit $0.14, cheapest $0.13)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$56.00	Sep 17	Sep 18	$0.15	13.2%	14.3%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$56.00	Sep 17	Sep 18	$0.13	13.2%	14.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 134 found (cheapest 0.13% of stock, avg 3.98%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$56.00	Sep 17	$0.03	$0.04	$0.07	$55.93	$56.07	0.13%
$56.00	Sep 18	$0.18	$0.17	$0.35	$55.65	$56.35	0.63%
$56.50	Sep 17	$0.01	$0.49	$0.50	$56.00	$57.00	0.89%
$55.50	Sep 17	$0.51	$0.01	$0.52	$54.98	$56.02	0.93%
$56.50	Sep 18	$0.04	$0.52	$0.56	$55.94	$57.06	1.00%
$56.00	Sep 21	$0.22	$0.37	$0.59	$55.41	$56.59	1.05%
$55.50	Sep 18	$0.57	$0.05	$0.62	$54.88	$56.12	1.11%
$55.50	Sep 21	$0.58	$0.15	$0.73	$54.77	$56.23	1.30%
$56.50	Sep 21	$0.07	$0.72	$0.79	$55.71	$57.29	1.41%
$56.00	Sep 23	$0.33	$0.48	$0.81	$55.19	$56.81	1.45%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 227 found (cheapest 0.11% of stock, avg 1.27%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$57.00	$54.50	Sep 21	$0.03	$0.03	$0.06	$54.44	$57.06
$56.50	$55.00	Sep 18	$0.04	$0.02	$0.06	$54.94	$56.56
$56.50	$55.50	Sep 18	$0.04	$0.05	$0.09	$55.41	$56.59
$57.00	$55.00	Sep 21	$0.03	$0.06	$0.09	$54.91	$57.09
$58.00	$53.50	Sep 25	$0.04	$0.06	$0.10	$53.40	$58.10
$56.50	$54.50	Sep 21	$0.07	$0.03	$0.10	$54.40	$56.60
$57.00	$54.50	Sep 22	$0.04	$0.07	$0.11	$54.39	$57.11
$57.50	$53.50	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.06	$0.12	$53.38	$57.62
$56.50	$55.00	Sep 21	$0.07	$0.06	$0.13	$54.87	$56.63
$58.00	$52.00	Sep 30	$0.07	$0.06	$0.13	$51.87	$58.13

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 14 found (best R:R 1.27, avg credit $0.28)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
54/54	58/58	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.22	36%	1.27	$54.22	$57.78
54/54	58/58	Oct 23	$0.22	$0.28	47%	0.79	$54.28	$58.22
54/54	58/58	Oct 30	$0.24	$0.26	42%	0.92	$54.26	$58.24
54/54	58/58	Oct 23	$0.24	$0.26	41%	0.92	$54.26	$57.74
54/55	57/58	Oct 9	$0.25	$0.25	37%	1.00	$54.75	$57.25
53/54	58/59	Oct 16	$0.29	$0.71	57%	0.41	$53.71	$58.29
53/54	57/58	Oct 16	$0.42	$0.58	44%	0.72	$53.58	$57.42
53/54	58/58	Oct 23	$0.26	$0.74	52%	0.35	$53.74	$58.26
54/55	57/58	Sep 30	$0.27	$0.73	48%	0.37	$54.73	$57.27
53/54	58/58	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.72	47%	0.39	$53.72	$58.28

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 108 found (best R:R 3.55, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$54.00	$55.00	$56.00	Sep 28	$0.22	$0.78	46%	3.55
$54.00	$55.00	$56.00	Sep 30	$0.22	$0.78	43%	3.55
$53.00	$54.00	$55.00	Sep 30	$0.09	$0.91	24%	10.11
$55.00	$56.00	$57.00	Sep 30	$0.29	$0.71	51%	2.45
$55.00	$55.50	$56.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.41	44%	4.56

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$55.00	$55.50	$56.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.41	44%	4.56
$53.00	$54.00	$55.00	Sep 30	$0.08	$0.92	22%	11.50
$55.00	$56.00	$57.00	Sep 30	$0.27	$0.73	48%	2.70
$55.50	$56.00	$56.50	Sep 18	$0.23	$0.27	72%	1.17
$54.00	$55.00	$56.00	Oct 1	$0.19	$0.81	37%	4.26

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 150 found (best net $-0.15, 126 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$52.00	$54.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.17	$2.33
$54.00	$55.00	1:2	Sep 23	-$0.10	$0.90
$54.00	$55.00	1:2	Sep 28	-$0.26	$0.74
$54.00	$55.00	1:2	Sep 29	-$0.31	$0.69
$54.00	$55.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.33	$0.67

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$62.00	$59.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.15	$2.85
$58.00	$57.00	1:2	Sep 30	-$0.43	$0.57
$56.50	$56.00	1:2	Sep 22	-$0.09	$0.41
$57.00	$56.50	1:2	Sep 21	-$0.25	$0.25
$62.00	$60.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.82	$0.18

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 59 found (best yield 2.23%, avg 0.59%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$56.00	Oct 30	$1.25	0.49	0.0%	2.23%	2.27%	57	51
$56.50	Oct 30	$0.97	0.43	0.9%	1.73%	2.66%	1	131
$57.00	Oct 30	$0.75	0.37	1.8%	1.34%	3.16%	97	145
$56.00	Oct 23	$1.07	0.48	0.0%	1.91%	1.95%	12	31
$56.50	Oct 23	$0.83	0.42	0.9%	1.48%	2.41%	103	110
$57.50	Oct 30	$0.57	0.31	2.7%	1.02%	3.73%	1	3
$57.00	Oct 23	$0.63	0.35	1.8%	1.13%	2.95%	111	217
$58.00	Oct 30	$0.44	0.26	3.6%	0.79%	4.39%	12	132
$56.00	Oct 16	$0.94	0.48	0.0%	1.68%	1.71%	106	17.5K
$57.50	Oct 23	$0.46	0.28	2.7%	0.82%	3.54%	13	141

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 38,960

Total Puts 89,284

Put/Call Ratio 2.29

Net Difference -50,324

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 72,642

Total Puts 172,181

Put/Call Ratio 2.37

Net Difference -99,539

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 372,280

Total Puts 848,783

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.77

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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