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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$168.33 -1.61%

(7/29 11:30) ◀

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (11:35am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 11:35am) 3,861

Calls: 1,990 (52%)

Puts: 1,871 (48%)

Prior (07/28) 12,479

Calls: 6,343 (51%)

Puts: 6,136 (49%)

Current vs Prior -69.06%

Calls: -68.63% (Calls)

Puts: -69.51% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 73,932

Calls: 33,409 (45%)

Puts: 40,523 (55%)

Prior 7-Day Average 10,561

Calls: 4,772 (45%)

Puts: 5,789 (55%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -63.44%

Calls: -58.30%

Puts: -67.68%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/29 11:35am) $2.79M

Calls: $1.81M (65%)

Puts: $976.0K (35%)

Prior (07/28) $8.31M

Calls: $4.08M (49%)

Puts: $4.23M (51%)

Current vs Prior -66.46%

Calls: -55.59%

Puts: -76.94%

Prior 7-Day Total $53.56M

Calls: $29.14M (54%)

Puts: $24.42M (46%)

Prior 7-Day Average $7.65M

Calls: $4.16M (54%)

Puts: $3.49M (46%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -63.57%

Calls: -56.49%

Puts: -72.02%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 11:35am) 0.94

Prior (07/28) 0.97

Current vs Prior -2.81%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.14

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.21%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 11:35am) 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

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

Current 3.35% | 5.31%7.84% | 11.08%

Prior 3.57% | 5.31%7.44% | 11.21%

Current vs Prior -6.02% | -0.04%+5.39% | -1.17%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -14.56% | -3.98%+1.24% | -0.95%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -6.02% | -0.04%+5.39% | -1.17%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 13.12% | 11.77%

Calls: 10.68% | 11.11%

Puts: 15.55% | 12.42%

Prior 83.42% | 70.98%

Calls: 57.78% | 72.84%

Puts: 109.06% | 69.12%

Current vs Prior -84.27% | -83.42%

Prior 7-Day Avg 46.24% | 42.87%

Calls: 39.21% | 39.70%

Puts: 53.27% | 46.03%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -71.63% | -72.54%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 65% call dollar volume ($1.81M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 66% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 69% vs prior. Put-heavy open interest (436,617 puts vs 256,667 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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
11:35	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
11:30	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
11:25	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
11:20	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
11:15	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
11:10	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:05	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
11:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
10:55	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
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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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 48 of results (avg 8.0%, best 3.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$169.00	Aug 7	4.00	4.20	$4.10	4.9%	6	0.50	1
$135.00	Jul 31	32.95	34.60	$33.78	4.9%	--	0.99	60
$135.00	Aug 21	33.45	35.35	$34.40	5.5%	--	0.97	10
$138.00	Aug 21	30.65	32.50	$31.58	5.9%	--	0.96	21
$150.00	Aug 21	19.65	20.85	$20.25	5.9%	--	0.88	192

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Aug 21	6.80	7.05	$6.93	3.6%	21	0.51	2.9K
$175.00	Aug 21	9.25	9.90	$9.57	6.8%	12	0.65	1.1K
$200.00	Aug 21	30.30	32.55	$31.42	7.2%	--	1.00	28
$160.00	Aug 21	3.05	3.30	$3.18	7.9%	26	0.28	1.5K
$192.00	Aug 14	22.50	24.35	$23.43	7.9%	2	0.95	3

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. 154 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Jul 31	22.80	24.65	$23.73	7.8%	--	1.00	19
$135.00	Jul 31	32.95	34.60	$33.78	4.9%	--	0.99	60
$140.00	Jul 31	27.80	29.65	$28.73	6.4%	--	0.98	42
$135.00	Aug 21	33.45	35.35	$34.40	5.5%	--	0.97	10
$136.00	Aug 21	32.45	34.45	$33.45	6.0%	--	0.97	14

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$182.50	Jul 31	12.95	14.80	$13.88	13.3%	2	1.00	113
$183.00	Jul 31	13.55	15.15	$14.35	11.1%	2	1.00	223
$184.00	Jul 31	14.55	16.15	$15.35	10.4%	106	1.00	98
$185.00	Jul 31	15.50	17.10	$16.30	9.8%	105	1.00	219
$186.00	Jul 31	16.55	18.30	$17.43	10.0%	--	1.00	42

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 187 active (total vol 2.5K, top 273)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$168.00	Jul 31	2.66	2.96	$2.81	10.7%	224	0.53	16
$169.00	Jul 31	2.13	2.45	$2.29	14.0%	207	0.47	13
$152.50	Jul 31	15.40	17.25	$16.33	11.3%	107	0.96	270
$152.00	Jul 31	15.90	17.75	$16.83	11.0%	92	0.96	263
$181.00	Jul 31	0.04	0.18	$0.11	127.3%	40	0.04	408

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$165.00	Jul 31	1.07	1.51	$1.29	34.1%	273	0.30	1.1K
$163.00	Jul 31	0.38	1.01	$0.70	90.0%	109	0.19	95
$184.00	Jul 31	14.55	16.15	$15.35	10.4%	106	1.00	98
$185.00	Jul 31	15.50	17.10	$16.30	9.8%	105	1.00	219
$150.00	Jul 31	0.00	0.33	$0.17	194.1%	63	0.04	163

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 95 strikes (avg 60.8%, max 185.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	132.2%	51.4%	157.3%	--	70
$140.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	116.7%	49.0%	138.3%	--	154
$200.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	75.4%	32.4%	132.7%	2	450
$196.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	72.0%	31.2%	130.4%	--	107
$198.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	76.3%	33.2%	129.8%	--	195

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	132.2%	46.3%	185.9%	1	775
$150.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	84.9%	42.4%	100.3%	64	250
$190.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	61.4%	31.5%	94.9%	2	2.7K
$187.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	62.2%	33.9%	83.2%	--	79
$186.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	60.3%	34.3%	75.8%	--	829

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 157 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.26)

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
$184.00	$185.00	Aug 7	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$184.11

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
$150.00	$145.00	Jul 31	$0.16	$4.84	$0.16	30.25	$149.84
$150.00	$145.00	Aug 7	$0.19	$4.81	$0.19	25.32	$149.81
$145.00	$140.00	Aug 14	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$144.80
$155.00	$150.00	Aug 7	$0.28	$4.72	$0.28	16.86	$154.72

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 214 found (best R:R 19.00, avg 1.78)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$147.00	$150.00	Aug 21	$2.85	$2.85	$0.15	19.00	$149.85
$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
$152.00	$153.00	Aug 21	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$152.88
$174.00	$175.00	Aug 21	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$174.88

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
$191.00	$189.00	Aug 7	$1.87	$1.87	$0.13	14.38	$189.13
$186.00	$182.50	Aug 14	$3.25	$3.25	$0.25	13.00	$182.75
$192.00	$190.00	Aug 14	$1.85	$1.85	$0.15	12.33	$190.15
$181.00	$180.00	Aug 7	$0.88	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$180.12

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 89 found (avg debit $1.02, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.06	73.7%	38.9%
$192.50	Aug 7	Aug 14	$0.07	42.7%	34.9%
$195.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	72.8%	45.4%
$197.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	73.7%	47.7%
$200.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	75.4%	51.2%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$135.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.05	132.2%	69.8%
$185.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.10	57.6%	37.5%
$188.00	Aug 7	Aug 21	$0.13	38.9%	32.9%
$191.00	Aug 7	Aug 21	$0.13	41.2%	34.1%
$182.50	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.17	54.3%	39.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 125 found (cheapest 3.04% of stock, avg 9.62%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$169.00	Jul 31	$2.29	$2.83	$5.12	$163.88	$174.12	3.04%
$168.00	Jul 31	$2.81	$2.36	$5.17	$162.83	$173.17	3.07%
$170.00	Jul 31	$1.88	$3.43	$5.31	$164.69	$175.31	3.15%
$167.50	Jul 31	$3.20	$2.12	$5.32	$162.18	$172.82	3.16%
$171.00	Jul 31	$1.48	$3.95	$5.43	$165.57	$176.43	3.23%
$172.00	Jul 31	$1.19	$4.68	$5.87	$166.13	$177.87	3.49%
$172.50	Jul 31	$1.14	$5.00	$6.14	$166.36	$178.64	3.65%
$173.00	Jul 31	$0.98	$5.30	$6.28	$166.72	$179.28	3.73%
$165.00	Jul 31	$5.08	$1.29	$6.37	$158.63	$171.37	3.78%
$174.00	Jul 31	$0.70	$6.10	$6.80	$167.20	$180.80	4.04%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.34% of stock, avg 4.49%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$190.00	$140.00	Sep 4	$1.25	$1.01	$2.26	$137.74	$192.26
$172.50	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.14	$1.29	$2.43	$162.57	$174.93
$172.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.19	$1.29	$2.48	$162.52	$174.48
$172.50	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.14	$1.62	$2.76	$163.24	$175.26
$171.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.48	$1.29	$2.77	$162.23	$173.77
$172.00	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.19	$1.62	$2.81	$163.19	$174.81
$185.00	$140.00	Sep 4	$2.04	$1.01	$3.05	$136.95	$188.05
$171.00	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.48	$1.62	$3.10	$162.90	$174.10
$172.50	$167.00	Jul 31	$1.14	$1.96	$3.10	$163.90	$175.60
$172.00	$167.00	Jul 31	$1.19	$1.96	$3.15	$163.85	$175.15

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 333 found (best R:R 18.23, avg credit $1.33)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
165/167	170/172	Aug 28	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$164.63	$172.37
168/169	170/172	Aug 28	$2.37	$0.13	18.23	$166.63	$172.37
168/169	184/185	Aug 28	$1.35	$0.15	9.00	$167.65	$185.35
169/170	184/185	Aug 28	$0.88	$0.12	7.33	$169.12	$184.88
161/162	170/171	Aug 7	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$161.14	$170.86
164/165	170/171	Aug 7	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$164.14	$170.86
169/170	173/174	Aug 14	$0.86	$0.14	6.14	$169.14	$173.86
163/164	170/171	Aug 7	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$163.15	$170.85
161/162	169/170	Aug 7	$0.82	$0.18	4.56	$161.18	$169.82
164/165	169/170	Aug 7	$0.82	$0.18	4.56	$164.18	$169.82

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 99 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
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Aug 21	$0.16	$4.84	30.25
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Aug 7	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$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

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	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Aug 28	$0.12	$4.88	40.67
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Aug 14	$0.19	$4.81	25.32

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 138 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
$160.00	$165.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$1.21	$3.79
$191.00	$195.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.32	$3.68
$177.00	$180.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.38	$2.62

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	-$0.81	$7.19
$145.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.01	$4.99
$150.00	$145.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.02	$4.98
$145.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$0.06	$4.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 100 found (best yield 4.13%, avg 0.95%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$170.00	Sep 4	$6.95	0.50	1.0%	4.13%	5.12%	--	13
$171.00	Sep 4	$6.35	0.48	1.6%	3.77%	5.36%	1	11
$170.00	Aug 28	$6.20	0.51	1.0%	3.68%	4.68%	4	14
$170.00	Aug 21	$5.45	0.50	1.0%	3.24%	4.23%	40	493
$173.00	Aug 28	$4.85	0.44	2.8%	2.88%	5.66%	4	7
$171.00	Aug 21	$4.75	0.47	1.6%	2.82%	4.41%	8	17
$172.50	Aug 28	$4.70	0.46	2.5%	2.79%	5.27%	--	35
$172.00	Aug 21	$4.55	0.45	2.2%	2.70%	4.88%	--	20
$175.00	Sep 4	$4.40	0.40	4.0%	2.61%	6.58%	--	10
$170.00	Aug 14	$4.20	0.47	1.0%	2.50%	3.49%	--	21

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 1,990

Total Puts 1,871

Put/Call Ratio 0.94

Net Difference 119

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,343

Total Puts 6,136

Put/Call Ratio 0.97

Net Difference 207

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 33,409

Total Puts 40,523

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.14

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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