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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$168.12 -1.74%

(7/29 11:40) ◀

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (11:45am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 11:45am) 4,641

Calls: 2,494 (54%)

Puts: 2,147 (46%)

Prior (07/28) 13,655

Calls: 6,375 (47%)

Puts: 7,280 (53%)

Current vs Prior -66.01%

Calls: -60.88% (Calls)

Puts: -70.51% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 75,501

Calls: 34,538 (46%)

Puts: 40,963 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 10,785

Calls: 4,934 (46%)

Puts: 5,851 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -56.97%

Calls: -49.45%

Puts: -63.31%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/29 11:45am) $3.00M

Calls: $1.89M (63%)

Puts: $1.10M (37%)

Prior (07/28) $9.14M

Calls: $4.15M (45%)

Puts: $4.99M (55%)

Current vs Prior -67.18%

Calls: -54.32%

Puts: -77.86%

Prior 7-Day Total $54.19M

Calls: $29.58M (55%)

Puts: $24.61M (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average $7.74M

Calls: $4.23M (55%)

Puts: $3.52M (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -61.26%

Calls: -55.18%

Puts: -68.57%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 11:45am) 0.86

Prior (07/28) 1.14

Current vs Prior -24.62%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.09

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -21.09%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 11:45am) 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 3.33% | 5.31%7.72% | 11.17%

Prior 3.57% | 5.31%7.44% | 11.21%

Current vs Prior -6.57% | +0.09%+3.77% | -0.35%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -15.06% | -3.86%-0.31% | -0.13%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -6.57% | +0.09%+3.77% | -0.35%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 13.05% | 11.75%

Calls: 13.26% | 10.16%

Puts: 12.84% | 13.33%

Prior 83.42% | 70.98%

Calls: 57.78% | 72.84%

Puts: 109.06% | 69.12%

Current vs Prior -84.36% | -83.45%

Prior 7-Day Avg 46.24% | 42.87%

Calls: 39.21% | 39.70%

Puts: 53.27% | 46.03%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -71.78% | -72.59%

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Moderately bullish flow with 63% call dollar volume ($1.89M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 67% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 66% vs prior. P/C ratio dropping 25% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

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
11:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
11:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 47 of results (avg 7.9%, best 4.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$135.00	Aug 21	33.45	35.10	$34.28	4.8%	--	0.97	10
$135.00	Jul 31	32.65	34.35	$33.50	5.1%	--	0.99	60
$136.00	Aug 21	32.45	34.15	$33.30	5.1%	--	0.96	14
$140.00	Aug 21	28.70	30.30	$29.50	5.4%	--	0.95	112
$138.00	Aug 21	30.50	32.25	$31.38	5.6%	--	0.96	21

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$172.00	Jul 31	4.65	5.00	$4.83	7.2%	7	0.73	239
$174.00	Aug 7	7.15	7.70	$7.43	7.4%	--	0.71	217
$176.00	Aug 14	9.25	10.00	$9.63	7.8%	--	0.71	30
$192.00	Aug 14	22.50	24.40	$23.45	8.1%	2	0.96	3
$190.00	Aug 21	20.65	22.40	$21.53	8.1%	--	0.95	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. 156 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$145.00	Jul 31	22.75	24.35	$23.55	6.8%	--	1.00	19
$135.00	Jul 31	32.65	34.35	$33.50	5.1%	--	0.99	60
$140.00	Jul 31	27.60	29.35	$28.48	6.1%	--	0.98	42
$135.00	Aug 21	33.45	35.10	$34.28	4.8%	--	0.97	10
$150.00	Jul 31	17.70	19.40	$18.55	9.2%	--	0.96	13

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$182.50	Jul 31	12.95	15.00	$13.98	14.7%	2	1.00	113
$183.00	Jul 31	13.55	15.20	$14.38	11.5%	2	1.00	223
$184.00	Jul 31	14.55	16.45	$15.50	12.3%	106	1.00	98
$185.00	Jul 31	15.50	17.15	$16.33	10.1%	105	1.00	219
$186.00	Jul 31	16.55	18.50	$17.52	11.1%	--	1.00	42

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 194 active (total vol 3.2K, top 273)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$184.00	Aug 21	0.99	1.37	$1.18	32.2%	229	0.16	201
$168.00	Jul 31	2.46	2.81	$2.64	13.3%	224	0.52	16
$183.00	Aug 21	1.13	1.55	$1.34	31.3%	219	0.18	1.1K
$169.00	Jul 31	1.93	2.34	$2.13	19.2%	207	0.46	13
$152.50	Jul 31	15.25	16.95	$16.10	10.6%	110	0.96	270

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$165.00	Jul 31	1.25	1.61	$1.43	25.2%	273	0.31	1.1K
$167.00	Jul 31	1.88	2.27	$2.08	18.8%	173	0.42	439
$163.00	Jul 31	0.38	1.06	$0.72	94.4%	109	0.20	95
$184.00	Jul 31	14.55	16.45	$15.50	12.3%	106	1.00	98
$185.00	Jul 31	15.50	17.15	$16.33	10.1%	105	1.00	219

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 96 strikes (avg 60.5%, max 177.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	131.8%	51.5%	155.8%	--	70
$140.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	116.2%	48.5%	139.6%	--	154
$200.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	76.0%	32.5%	133.8%	2	450
$196.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	72.7%	31.4%	131.6%	--	107
$198.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	77.0%	33.7%	128.6%	--	195

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$135.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	131.8%	47.5%	177.5%	1	775
$150.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	84.2%	42.2%	99.6%	64	250
$190.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	62.1%	32.0%	93.9%	2	2.7K
$187.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	63.0%	34.6%	82.0%	--	79
$186.00	Jul 31	Aug 21	61.1%	35.0%	74.9%	--	829

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 158 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 4.30)

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
$180.00	$181.00	Aug 21	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$180.11

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
$140.00	$135.00	Sep 4	$0.28	$4.72	$0.28	16.86	$139.72

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 219 found (best R:R 16.65, avg 1.67)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$147.00	$150.00	Aug 21	$2.83	$2.83	$0.17	16.65	$149.83
$142.00	$143.00	Aug 21	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$142.90
$144.00	$145.00	Aug 21	$0.90	$0.90	$0.10	9.00	$144.90
$152.00	$153.00	Aug 21	$0.87	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$152.87
$160.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$4.27	$4.27	$0.73	5.85	$164.27

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$192.00	$190.00	Aug 14	$1.87	$1.87	$0.13	14.38	$190.13
$195.00	$193.00	Aug 21	$1.85	$1.85	$0.15	12.33	$193.15
$186.00	$182.50	Aug 14	$3.18	$3.18	$0.32	9.94	$182.82
$200.00	$197.00	Aug 21	$2.70	$2.70	$0.30	9.00	$197.30
$183.00	$182.00	Aug 21	$0.87	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$182.13

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 90 found (avg debit $1.01, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.06	74.6%	39.4%
$192.50	Aug 7	Aug 14	$0.07	43.1%	35.1%
$195.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	73.5%	45.9%
$197.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	74.5%	48.1%
$200.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.09	76.0%	51.6%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$135.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.05	131.8%	69.5%
$192.00	Aug 14	Aug 21	$0.15	35.5%	32.7%
$185.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.17	58.4%	37.8%
$190.00	Jul 31	Aug 14	$0.23	62.1%	35.6%
$145.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.25	71.8%	55.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 126 found (cheapest 3.01% of stock, avg 9.60%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$168.00	Jul 31	$2.64	$2.42	$5.06	$162.94	$173.06	3.01%
$169.00	Jul 31	$2.13	$2.96	$5.09	$163.91	$174.09	3.03%
$170.00	Jul 31	$1.76	$3.50	$5.26	$164.74	$175.26	3.13%
$167.50	Jul 31	$2.95	$2.37	$5.32	$162.18	$172.82	3.16%
$171.00	Jul 31	$1.46	$4.13	$5.59	$165.41	$176.59	3.33%
$172.00	Jul 31	$1.04	$4.83	$5.87	$166.13	$177.87	3.49%
$165.00	Jul 31	$4.58	$1.43	$6.01	$158.99	$171.01	3.57%
$172.50	Jul 31	$0.95	$5.28	$6.23	$166.27	$178.73	3.71%
$173.00	Jul 31	$0.85	$5.63	$6.48	$166.52	$179.48	3.85%
$174.00	Jul 31	$0.69	$6.13	$6.82	$167.18	$180.82	4.06%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.42% of stock, avg 4.46%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$172.50	$165.00	Jul 31	$0.95	$1.43	$2.38	$162.62	$174.88
$172.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.04	$1.43	$2.47	$162.53	$174.47
$172.50	$166.00	Jul 31	$0.95	$1.67	$2.62	$163.38	$175.12
$172.00	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.04	$1.67	$2.71	$163.29	$174.71
$171.00	$165.00	Jul 31	$1.46	$1.43	$2.89	$162.11	$173.89
$172.50	$167.00	Jul 31	$0.95	$2.08	$3.03	$163.97	$175.53
$185.00	$140.00	Sep 4	$2.04	$1.01	$3.05	$136.95	$188.05
$171.00	$166.00	Jul 31	$1.46	$1.67	$3.13	$162.87	$174.13
$172.00	$167.00	Jul 31	$1.04	$2.08	$3.12	$163.88	$175.12
$176.00	$150.00	Aug 14	$2.32	$0.81	$3.13	$146.87	$179.13

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 330 found (best R:R 9.00, avg credit $1.33)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
168/169	184/185	Aug 28	$1.35	$0.15	9.00	$167.65	$185.35
170/171	172/173	Aug 28	$0.89	$0.11	8.09	$170.11	$173.39
170/171	173/174	Aug 14	$0.87	$0.13	6.69	$170.13	$173.87
165/167	178/180	Aug 28	$1.73	$0.27	6.41	$165.27	$179.73
165/167	170/172	Aug 28	$2.14	$0.36	5.94	$164.86	$172.14
165/167	175/178	Aug 28	$2.13	$0.37	5.76	$164.87	$177.13
163/164	169/170	Aug 7	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$163.15	$169.85
164/165	173/174	Aug 7	$0.85	$0.15	5.67	$164.15	$173.85
160/161	169/170	Aug 7	$0.84	$0.16	5.25	$160.16	$169.84
162/163	173/174	Aug 7	$0.84	$0.16	5.25	$162.16	$173.84

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 98 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	$0.09	$4.91	54.56
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Aug 14	$0.05	$0.95	19.00
$151.00	$152.00	$153.00	Aug 21	$0.06	$0.94	15.67
$169.00	$170.00	$171.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$0.93	13.29
$184.00	$185.00	$186.00	Aug 7	$0.07	$0.93	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$140.00	$145.00	$150.00	Aug 28	$0.05	$4.95	99.00
$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 14	$0.17	$4.83	28.41
$145.00	$150.00	$155.00	Aug 7	$0.20	$4.80	24.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 139 found (best net $-0.17, 131 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$160.00	$165.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.31	$4.69
$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	-$0.43	$2.57

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	-$0.46	$7.54
$145.00	$140.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.01	$4.99
$150.00	$145.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.01	$4.99
$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 4.01%, avg 0.94%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$170.00	Sep 4	$6.75	0.49	1.1%	4.01%	5.13%	--	13
$171.00	Sep 4	$6.40	0.48	1.7%	3.81%	5.52%	1	11
$170.00	Aug 28	$6.00	0.51	1.1%	3.57%	4.69%	4	14
$170.00	Aug 21	$5.30	0.49	1.1%	3.15%	4.27%	40	493
$171.00	Aug 21	$4.75	0.47	1.7%	2.83%	4.54%	8	17
$172.50	Aug 28	$4.70	0.45	2.6%	2.80%	5.40%	--	35
$173.00	Aug 28	$4.65	0.44	2.9%	2.77%	5.67%	4	7
$175.00	Sep 4	$4.40	0.39	4.1%	2.62%	6.71%	--	10
$172.00	Aug 21	$4.30	0.44	2.3%	2.56%	4.87%	--	20
$170.00	Aug 14	$4.20	0.47	1.1%	2.50%	3.62%	--	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 2,494

Total Puts 2,147

Put/Call Ratio 0.86

Net Difference 347

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,375

Total Puts 7,280

Put/Call Ratio 1.14

Net Difference -905

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 34,538

Total Puts 40,963

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.09

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Put/Call Ratio

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Expected Move

Relative Spread

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

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Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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