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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$188.13 +0.04%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:00am) 1,547

Calls: 926 (60%)

Puts: 621 (40%)

Prior (09/17) 2,299

Calls: 994 (43%)

Puts: 1,305 (57%)

Current vs Prior -32.71%

Calls: -6.84% (Calls)

Puts: -52.41% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 193,529

Calls: 88,308 (46%)

Puts: 105,221 (54%)

Prior 7-Day Average 27,647

Calls: 12,615 (46%)

Puts: 15,031 (54%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -94.40%

Calls: -92.66%

Puts: -95.87%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:00am) $696.4K

Calls: $629.1K (90%)

Puts: $67.3K (10%)

Prior (09/17) $1.67M

Calls: $577.2K (35%)

Puts: $1.09M (65%)

Current vs Prior -58.22%

Calls: +8.98%

Puts: -93.82%

Prior 7-Day Total $199.21M

Calls: $161.43M (81%)

Puts: $37.78M (19%)

Prior 7-Day Average $28.46M

Calls: $23.06M (81%)

Puts: $5.40M (19%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -97.55%

Calls: -97.27%

Puts: -98.75%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:00am) 0.67

Prior (09/17) 1.31

Current vs Prior -48.92%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.22

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -45.23%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:00am) 840,214

Calls: 294,433 (35%)

Puts: 545,781 (65%)

Prior (09/17) 830,205

Calls: 289,674 (35%)

Puts: 540,531 (65%)

Current vs Prior +1.21%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,556,594

Calls: 1,951,847 (35%)

Puts: 3,604,747 (65%)

Prior 7-Day Average 793,799

Calls: 278,835 (35%)

Puts: 514,963 (65%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +5.85%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (09/18) | Next (09/25)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 1.21% | 2.55%1.21% | 5.16%

Prior 1.11% | 2.75%1.11% | 5.01%

Current vs Prior +8.57% | -7.38%+8.58% | +2.93%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.12% | 3.60%2.64% | 6.28%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -43.01% | -29.26%-54.32% | -17.95%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.11% | 2.75%1.11% | 5.01%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +8.57% | -7.38%+8.58% | +2.93%

Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 75.69% | 13.96%

Calls: 122.58% | 21.36%

Puts: 28.81% | 6.56%

Prior 92.87% | 49.91%

Calls: 77.98% | 63.98%

Puts: 107.75% | 35.84%

Current vs Prior -18.50% | -72.03%

Prior 7-Day Avg 62.70% | 44.73%

Calls: 63.99% | 41.66%

Puts: 61.41% | 47.80%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +20.71% | -68.79%

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Strong bullish conviction with 90% of dollar volume in calls ($629.1K) vs puts ($67.3K). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 58% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.67. P/C ratio dropping 49% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

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7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
09:45	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:35	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 56 of results (avg 7.6%, best 3.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Sep 18	17.95	18.50	$18.23	3.0%	--	1.00	1.2K
$185.00	Oct 16	6.55	6.85	$6.70	4.5%	82	0.63	2.3K
$154.00	Sep 18	33.95	35.55	$34.75	4.6%	--	1.00	143
$155.00	Sep 18	32.95	34.55	$33.75	4.7%	--	1.00	2.7K
$160.00	Oct 16	28.60	30.00	$29.30	4.8%	--	0.95	26

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$187.00	Oct 30	4.80	5.10	$4.95	6.1%	2	0.44	13
$189.00	Sep 25	2.50	2.67	$2.59	6.6%	1	0.57	21
$207.50	Oct 2	18.35	19.75	$19.05	7.3%	--	0.97	11
$185.00	Oct 16	3.00	3.25	$3.13	8.0%	1	0.37	4.3K
$192.00	Oct 16	5.95	6.45	$6.20	8.1%	--	0.62	105

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 3 found (avg $0.66, cheapest $0.79)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Oct 16	0.72	0.86	$0.79	17.7%	16	0.15	1.6K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Oct 16	0.70	0.76	$0.73	8.2%	2	0.10	1.5K
$165.00	Oct 16	0.43	0.51	$0.47	17.0%	13	0.06	5.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 115 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Sep 18	27.75	29.55	$28.65	6.3%	--	1.00	621
$151.00	Sep 18	36.75	38.55	$37.65	4.8%	--	1.00	341
$152.50	Sep 18	35.20	37.05	$36.13	5.1%	--	1.00	639
$154.00	Sep 18	33.95	35.55	$34.75	4.6%	--	1.00	143
$155.00	Sep 18	32.95	34.55	$33.75	4.7%	--	1.00	2.7K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$189.00	Sep 18	1.01	1.35	$1.18	28.8%	7	1.00	22
$190.00	Sep 18	1.11	2.24	$1.68	67.3%	--	1.00	4.2K
$191.00	Sep 18	1.91	3.25	$2.58	51.9%	--	1.00	45
$192.50	Sep 18	3.25	4.60	$3.93	34.4%	--	1.00	121
$200.00	Sep 18	10.65	13.00	$11.83	19.9%	--	1.00	12

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 111 active (total vol 1.3K, top 359)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$195.00	Oct 16	1.72	1.95	$1.84	12.5%	359	0.28	574
$185.00	Oct 16	6.55	6.85	$6.70	4.5%	82	0.63	2.3K
$172.00	Sep 18	15.95	17.55	$16.75	9.6%	72	1.00	209
$172.50	Sep 18	15.35	17.05	$16.20	10.5%	72	1.00	320
$194.00	Oct 16	2.00	2.59	$2.30	25.7%	38	0.32	435

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$188.00	Sep 18	0.44	0.61	$0.53	32.1%	94	0.41	130
$174.00	Sep 25	0.02	0.31	$0.17	170.6%	50	0.04	470
$176.00	Sep 25	0.04	0.36	$0.20	160.0%	50	0.06	406
$170.00	Sep 18	0.00	0.02	$0.01	200.0%	37	0.00	3.2K
$187.50	Sep 18	0.28	0.39	$0.34	32.4%	18	0.30	689

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 8 strikes (avg 198.3%, max 1154.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$202.50	Sep 18	Oct 30	259.8%	20.7%	1154.7%	10	1.7K
$188.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	37.5%	21.2%	76.6%	3	417
$187.50	Sep 18	Oct 23	36.8%	21.7%	69.7%	8	826
$187.00	Sep 18	Oct 23	36.9%	21.9%	68.8%	11	627
$189.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	21.1%	20.9%	1.0%	22	315

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$188.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	37.4%	20.7%	81.1%	94	188
$187.50	Sep 18	Oct 30	36.8%	21.7%	69.4%	18	705
$187.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	36.9%	22.4%	64.9%	6	746

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 161 found (best R:R 1.08, avg 4.68)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$170.00	$171.00	Sep 18	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	100%	1.08	$170.48
$183.00	$184.00	Oct 2	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	73%	1.70	$183.37
$184.00	$185.00	Oct 9	$0.37	$0.63	$0.37	68%	1.70	$184.37
$185.00	$187.00	Oct 23	$0.92	$1.08	$0.92	62%	1.17	$185.92
$188.00	$189.00	Oct 2	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	51%	3.35	$188.23

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$190.00	$189.00	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	100%	1.00	$189.50
$173.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.21	$2.79	$0.21	16%	13.29	$172.79
$193.00	$192.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	64%	1.22	$192.55
$187.00	$186.00	Oct 2	$0.24	$0.76	$0.24	44%	3.17	$186.76
$189.00	$188.00	Sep 18	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	100%	0.54	$188.35

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 136 found (best R:R 0.27, avg 0.46)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$220.00	$225.00	Sep 18	$1.06	$1.06	$3.94	89%	0.27	$221.06
$212.50	$215.00	Sep 18	$1.04	$1.04	$1.46	88%	0.71	$213.54
$205.00	$207.50	Sep 18	$1.06	$1.06	$1.44	85%	0.74	$206.06
$189.00	$190.00	Oct 2	$0.77	$0.77	$0.23	53%	3.35	$189.77
$196.00	$197.00	Oct 30	$0.61	$0.61	$0.39	68%	1.56	$196.61

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$182.50	$182.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.16	$0.34	91%	0.47	$182.34
$183.00	$182.50	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	66%	1.27	$182.72
$173.00	$172.00	Oct 16	$0.19	$0.19	$0.81	87%	0.23	$172.81
$188.00	$187.00	Oct 2	$0.54	$0.54	$0.46	51%	1.17	$187.46
$180.00	$179.00	Oct 23	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	74%	0.47	$179.68

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $1.34, cheapest $1.11)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.11	37.5%	19.2%
$189.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.43	21.1%	20.0%

PUTS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.49	37.4%	19.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 90 found (cheapest 0.75% of stock, avg 5.05%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$189.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$1.18	$1.42	$187.58	$190.42	0.75%
$188.00	Sep 18	$1.09	$0.53	$1.62	$186.38	$189.62	0.86%
$187.00	Sep 18	$1.46	$0.21	$1.67	$185.33	$188.67	0.89%
$190.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$1.68	$1.76	$188.24	$191.76	0.94%
$187.50	Sep 18	$1.44	$0.34	$1.78	$185.72	$189.28	0.95%
$186.00	Sep 18	$2.30	$0.10	$2.40	$183.60	$188.40	1.28%
$191.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$2.58	$2.72	$188.28	$193.72	1.45%
$185.00	Sep 18	$3.43	$0.15	$3.58	$181.42	$188.58	1.90%
$192.50	Sep 18	$0.01	$3.93	$3.94	$188.56	$196.44	2.09%
$188.00	Sep 25	$2.20	$2.02	$4.22	$183.78	$192.22	2.24%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.15% of stock, avg 2.71%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$191.00	$185.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.15	$0.29	$184.71	$191.29
$191.00	$184.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.21	$0.35	$183.65	$191.35
$191.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.21	$0.35	$186.65	$191.35
$192.00	$185.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.15	$0.37	$184.63	$192.37
$192.00	$184.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.21	$0.43	$183.57	$192.43
$192.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.21	$0.43	$186.57	$192.43
$189.00	$185.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.15	$0.39	$184.61	$189.39
$189.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.21	$0.45	$186.55	$189.45
$189.00	$184.00	Sep 18	$0.24	$0.21	$0.45	$183.55	$189.45
$191.00	$187.50	Sep 18	$0.14	$0.34	$0.48	$187.02	$191.48

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 239 found (best R:R 0.92, avg credit $0.55)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
182/182	212/215	Sep 18	$1.20	$1.30	79%	0.92	$181.30	$213.70
182/182	205/208	Sep 18	$1.22	$1.28	76%	0.95	$181.28	$206.22
175/176	196/197	Oct 30	$0.86	$0.14	48%	6.14	$175.14	$196.86
186/187	212/215	Sep 18	$1.15	$1.35	67%	0.85	$185.85	$213.65
186/187	205/208	Sep 18	$1.17	$1.33	65%	0.88	$185.83	$206.17
182/182	192/192	Sep 18	$0.37	$0.13	78%	2.85	$182.13	$192.37
182/182	220/225	Sep 18	$1.22	$3.78	81%	0.32	$181.28	$221.22
173/174	196/197	Oct 30	$0.75	$0.25	50%	3.00	$173.25	$196.75
177/178	196/197	Oct 30	$0.80	$0.20	45%	4.00	$177.20	$196.80
181/182	196/197	Oct 30	$0.87	$0.13	36%	6.69	$181.13	$196.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 74 found (best R:R 70.43, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$4.93	4%	70.43
$193.00	$195.00	$197.00	Oct 23	$0.10	$1.90	12%	19.00
$200.00	$202.50	$205.00	Oct 9	$0.10	$2.40	8%	24.00
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Sep 25	$0.09	$0.91	14%	10.11
$194.00	$195.00	$196.00	Sep 25	$0.07	$0.93	7%	13.29

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$187.00	$187.50	$188.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Oct 16	$0.06	$0.94	6%	15.67
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.23	$4.77	7%	20.74
$183.00	$184.00	$185.00	Oct 30	$0.08	$0.92	5%	11.50
$179.00	$180.00	$181.00	Oct 16	$0.08	$0.92	4%	11.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 165 found (best net $-2.45, 149 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$191.00	$194.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.48	$2.52
$202.50	$207.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.14	$4.86
$186.00	$187.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.62	$0.38
$210.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.09	$14.91
$205.00	$210.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.05	$4.95

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$2.45	$7.55
$190.00	$189.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.68	$0.32
$192.50	$191.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.23	$0.27
$200.00	$195.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.90	$1.10
$191.00	$190.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.78	$0.22

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 69 found (best yield 2.68%, avg 0.90%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$190.00	Oct 30	$5.05	0.48	1.0%	2.68%	3.68%	--	57
$189.00	Oct 30	$5.40	0.50	0.5%	2.87%	3.33%	--	51
$191.00	Oct 30	$4.50	0.45	1.5%	2.39%	3.92%	2	44
$192.00	Oct 30	$4.10	0.43	2.1%	2.18%	4.24%	3	3
$193.00	Oct 30	$3.65	0.40	2.6%	1.94%	4.53%	1	21
$194.00	Oct 30	$3.20	0.37	3.1%	1.70%	4.82%	--	26
$190.00	Oct 23	$4.35	0.47	1.0%	2.31%	3.31%	--	31
$195.00	Oct 30	$2.87	0.34	3.6%	1.53%	5.18%	2	26
$192.00	Oct 23	$3.45	0.42	2.1%	1.83%	3.89%	--	24
$196.00	Oct 30	$2.56	0.32	4.2%	1.36%	5.54%	2	12

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 926

Total Puts 621

Put/Call Ratio 0.67

Net Difference 305

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 994

Total Puts 1,305

Put/Call Ratio 1.31

Net Difference -311

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 88,308

Total Puts 105,221

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.22

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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