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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$168.57 -1.47%

(7/29 10:45) ◀

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (10:50am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 10:50am) 2,257

Calls: 1,112 (49%)

Puts: 1,145 (51%)

Prior (07/28) 9,304

Calls: 3,897 (42%)

Puts: 5,407 (58%)

Current vs Prior -75.74%

Calls: -71.47% (Calls)

Puts: -78.82% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 66,402

Calls: 29,861 (45%)

Puts: 36,541 (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average 9,486

Calls: 4,265 (45%)

Puts: 5,220 (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -76.21%

Calls: -73.93%

Puts: -78.07%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/29 10:50am) $1.54M

Calls: $1.13M (73%)

Puts: $413.2K (27%)

Prior (07/28) $6.17M

Calls: $2.08M (34%)

Puts: $4.08M (66%)

Current vs Prior -75.02%

Calls: -45.92%

Puts: -89.88%

Prior 7-Day Total $47.78M

Calls: $25.92M (54%)

Puts: $21.86M (46%)

Prior 7-Day Average $6.83M

Calls: $3.70M (54%)

Puts: $3.12M (46%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -77.43%

Calls: -69.56%

Puts: -86.77%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (07/29 10:50am) 1.03

Prior (07/28) 1.39

Current vs Prior -25.79%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.06

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.83%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 10:50am) 693,284

Calls: 256,667 (37%)

Puts: 436,617 (63%)

Prior (07/28) 681,107

Calls: 251,688 (37%)

Puts: 429,419 (63%)

Current vs Prior +1.79%

Prior 7-Day Total 4,841,857

Calls: 1,786,994 (37%)

Puts: 3,054,863 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 691,693

Calls: 255,284 (37%)

Puts: 436,409 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +0.23%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (07/31) | Next (08/07)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 3.55% | 5.42%7.71% | 10.89%

Prior 3.57% | 5.31%7.44% | 11.21%

Current vs Prior -0.34% | +2.05%+3.65% | -2.84%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.92% | 5.53%7.75% | 11.19%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -9.39% | -1.97%-0.43% | -2.63%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.57% | 5.31%7.44% | 11.21%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -0.34% | +2.05%+3.65% | -2.84%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 17.20% | 19.17%

Calls: 18.12% | 19.15%

Puts: 16.28% | 19.19%

Prior 83.42% | 70.98%

Calls: 57.78% | 72.84%

Puts: 109.06% | 69.12%

Current vs Prior -79.38% | -72.99%

Prior 7-Day Avg 46.24% | 42.87%

Calls: 39.21% | 39.70%

Puts: 53.27% | 46.03%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -62.81% | -55.28%

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Moderately bullish flow with 73% call dollar volume ($1.13M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 75% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 76% vs prior. Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.03.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

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Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:50	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
10:45	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
10:40	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:30	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 33 of results (avg 7.9%, best 5.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	32.90	34.65	$33.78	5.2%	--	1.00	60
$150.00	Aug 21	19.50	20.55	$20.02	5.2%	--	0.88	192
$135.00	Aug 21	33.40	35.40	$34.40	5.8%	--	0.97	10
$138.00	Aug 21	30.65	32.50	$31.58	5.9%	--	0.96	21
$136.00	Aug 21	32.45	34.45	$33.45	6.0%	--	0.96	14

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Aug 21	30.30	32.55	$31.42	7.2%	--	1.00	28
$170.00	Aug 21	6.55	7.10	$6.82	8.1%	9	0.51	2.9K
$195.00	Aug 21	25.40	27.55	$26.48	8.1%	--	0.98	1.1K
$176.00	Aug 14	9.15	9.95	$9.55	8.4%	--	0.70	30
$190.00	Aug 21	20.60	22.45	$21.53	8.6%	--	0.96	2.7K

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 143 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	32.90	34.65	$33.78	5.2%	--	1.00	60
$140.00	Jul 31	27.80	29.65	$28.73	6.4%	--	1.00	42
$145.00	Jul 31	22.80	24.65	$23.73	7.8%	--	1.00	19
$135.00	Aug 21	33.40	35.40	$34.40	5.8%	--	0.97	10
$136.00	Aug 21	32.45	34.45	$33.45	6.0%	--	0.96	14

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$197.00	Aug 21	27.00	29.95	$28.48	10.4%	2	1.00	2
$200.00	Aug 21	30.30	32.55	$31.42	7.2%	--	1.00	28
$190.00	Jul 31	20.25	22.45	$21.35	10.3%	2	0.99	--
$187.00	Jul 31	17.45	19.25	$18.35	9.8%	--	0.99	15
$195.00	Aug 21	25.40	27.55	$26.48	8.1%	--	0.98	1.1K

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 150 active (total vol 1.5K, top 273)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$168.00	Jul 31	2.71	3.25	$2.98	18.1%	129	0.53	16
$152.50	Jul 31	15.40	17.25	$16.33	11.3%	70	0.96	270
$152.00	Jul 31	15.90	17.75	$16.83	11.0%	55	0.96	263
$177.50	Aug 28	3.05	4.25	$3.65	32.9%	40	0.34	4
$181.00	Jul 31	0.05	0.18	$0.12	108.3%	34	0.04	408

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$165.00	Jul 31	1.20	1.86	$1.53	43.1%	273	0.31	1.1K
$163.00	Jul 31	0.36	1.11	$0.74	101.4%	100	0.20	95
$150.00	Jul 31	0.01	0.54	$0.28	189.3%	63	0.05	163
$170.00	Jul 31	3.20	3.80	$3.50	17.1%	29	0.58	1.7K
$167.00	Aug 28	4.70	6.55	$5.63	32.9%	28	0.43	17

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 90 strikes (avg 64.2%, max 183.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	131.4%	51.5%	155.0%	--	70
$140.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	116.0%	49.1%	136.0%	--	154
$200.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	74.8%	32.6%	129.6%	1	450
$198.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	75.8%	33.0%	129.5%	--	195
$196.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	71.5%	31.4%	127.2%	--	107

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	131.4%	46.4%	183.1%	1	775
$150.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	93.3%	41.3%	126.0%	64	250
$190.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	60.9%	31.2%	94.9%	2	2.7K
$184.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	62.6%	34.7%	80.5%	2	111
$155.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	67.3%	37.7%	78.4%	8	121

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 145 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.53)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$190.00	$192.50	Aug 14	$0.12	$2.38	$0.12	19.83	$190.12
$188.00	$190.00	Aug 14	$0.14	$1.86	$0.14	13.29	$188.14
$191.00	$195.00	Sep 4	$0.39	$3.61	$0.39	9.26	$191.39
$183.00	$184.00	Aug 7	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$183.11
$187.00	$188.00	Aug 28	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$187.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$145.00	$140.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$144.90
$145.00	$140.00	Aug 14	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$144.87
$150.00	$145.00	Aug 7	$0.19	$4.81	$0.19	25.32	$149.81
$150.00	$145.00	Jul 31	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$149.73
$160.00	$155.00	Jul 31	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$159.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 205 found (best R:R 15.67, avg 1.80)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$136.00	$138.00	Aug 21	$1.87	$1.87	$0.13	14.38	$137.87
$142.00	$143.00	Aug 21	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$142.90
$176.00	$177.00	Aug 21	$0.89	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$176.89
$157.50	$165.00	Jul 31	$6.63	$6.63	$0.87	7.62	$164.13
$155.00	$156.00	Jul 31	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$155.88

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$185.00	$183.00	Aug 7	$1.88	$1.88	$0.12	15.67	$183.12
$186.00	$182.50	Aug 14	$3.18	$3.18	$0.32	9.94	$182.82
$187.00	$186.00	Aug 21	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$186.10
$172.00	$171.00	Aug 14	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$171.12
$177.00	$176.00	Jul 31	$0.87	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$176.13

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 85 found (avg debit $0.90, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.06	73.1%	39.0%
$192.50	Aug 7	Aug 14	$0.07	42.7%	34.9%
$195.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	72.2%	45.5%
$197.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	73.1%	47.8%
$200.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	74.8%	51.2%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$135.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.05	131.4%	69.6%
$185.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.10	57.0%	37.1%
$140.00	Aug 7	Aug 14	$0.12	61.0%	50.9%
$188.00	Aug 7	Aug 21	$0.13	39.0%	32.7%
$150.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.17	93.3%	51.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 117 found (cheapest 3.24% of stock, avg 9.75%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$170.00	Jul 31	$1.97	$3.50	$5.47	$164.53	$175.47	3.24%
$169.00	Jul 31	$2.48	$3.01	$5.49	$163.51	$174.49	3.26%
$168.00	Jul 31	$2.98	$2.58	$5.56	$162.44	$173.56	3.30%
$171.00	Jul 31	$1.63	$4.18	$5.81	$165.19	$176.81	3.45%
$172.00	Jul 31	$1.25	$4.93	$6.18	$165.82	$178.18	3.67%
$165.00	Jul 31	$4.90	$1.53	$6.43	$158.57	$171.43	3.81%
$173.00	Jul 31	$1.05	$5.38	$6.43	$166.57	$179.43	3.81%
$172.50	Jul 31	$1.30	$5.18	$6.48	$166.02	$178.98	3.84%
$174.00	Jul 31	$0.83	$6.00	$6.83	$167.17	$180.83	4.05%
$175.00	Jul 31	$0.56	$6.85	$7.41	$167.59	$182.41	4.40%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.65% of stock, avg 4.63%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$172.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.25	$1.53	$2.78	$162.22	$174.78
$172.50	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.30	$1.53	$2.83	$162.17	$175.33
$172.00	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.25	$1.77	$3.02	$162.98	$175.02
$172.50	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.30	$1.77	$3.07	$162.93	$175.57
$171.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.63	$1.53	$3.16	$161.84	$174.16
$172.00	$167.00	Jul 31	$1.25	$2.00	$3.25	$163.75	$175.25
$172.50	$167.00	Jul 31	$1.30	$2.00	$3.30	$163.70	$175.80
$171.00	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.63	$1.77	$3.40	$162.60	$174.40
$170.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.97	$1.53	$3.50	$161.50	$173.50
$172.00	$167.50	Jul 31	$1.25	$2.28	$3.53	$163.97	$175.53

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 325 found (best R:R 10.90, avg credit $1.30)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
168/169	170/172	Aug 28	$2.29	$0.21	10.90	$166.71	$172.29
168/169	184/185	Aug 28	$1.35	$0.15	9.00	$167.65	$185.35
165/168	170/173	Aug 14	$2.67	$0.33	8.09	$164.83	$172.67
162/163	173/174	Aug 7	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$162.12	$173.88
169/170	184/185	Aug 28	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$169.12	$184.88
160/161	172/173	Aug 7	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$160.14	$173.36
164/165	172/173	Aug 7	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$164.14	$173.36
168/169	175/178	Aug 28	$2.15	$0.35	6.14	$166.85	$177.15
160/161	170/171	Aug 7	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$160.15	$170.85
164/165	170/171	Aug 7	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$164.15	$170.85

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 85 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$135.00	$140.00	$145.00	Jul 31	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Aug 14	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$141.00	$142.00	$143.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$151.00	$152.00	$153.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$188.00	$189.00	$190.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.94	15.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$135.00	$140.00	$145.00	Aug 7	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Aug 7	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$145.00	$150.00	$155.00	Aug 7	$0.18	$4.82	26.78
$145.00	$146.00	$147.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$178.00	$179.00	$180.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$0.95	19.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 140 found (best net $-0.17, 131 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$185.00	$190.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.46	$4.54
$196.00	$200.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.16	$3.84
$191.00	$195.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.32	$3.68
$177.00	$180.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.08	$2.92
$165.00	$170.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$2.20	$2.80

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$145.00	$135.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.17	$9.83
$168.00	$160.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$1.06	$6.94
$145.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.06	$4.94
$150.00	$145.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.07	$4.93
$155.00	$150.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.08	$4.92

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 98 found (best yield 4.00%, avg 0.92%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$170.00	Sep 4	$6.75	0.51	0.8%	4.00%	4.85%	--	13
$171.00	Sep 4	$6.30	0.49	1.4%	3.74%	5.18%	1	11
$170.00	Aug 28	$6.05	0.51	0.8%	3.59%	4.44%	3	14
$170.00	Aug 21	$5.20	0.50	0.8%	3.08%	3.93%	1	493
$171.00	Aug 21	$4.75	0.48	1.4%	2.82%	4.26%	8	17
$172.50	Aug 28	$4.70	0.45	2.3%	2.79%	5.12%	--	35
$173.00	Aug 28	$4.70	0.43	2.6%	2.79%	5.42%	1	7
$175.00	Sep 4	$4.40	0.40	3.8%	2.61%	6.42%	--	10
$172.00	Aug 21	$4.35	0.45	2.0%	2.58%	4.62%	--	20
$170.00	Aug 14	$4.20	0.47	0.8%	2.49%	3.34%	--	21

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,112

Total Puts 1,145

Put/Call Ratio 1.03

Net Difference -33

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,897

Total Puts 5,407

Put/Call Ratio 1.39

Net Difference -1,510

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 29,861

Total Puts 36,541

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.06

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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