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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$187.87 -0.10%

(9/18 10:15) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:20am) 5,439

Calls: 3,139 (58%)

Puts: 2,300 (42%)

Prior (09/17) 5,053

Calls: 2,898 (57%)

Puts: 2,155 (43%)

Current vs Prior +7.64%

Calls: +8.32% (Calls)

Puts: +6.73% (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 -80.33%

Calls: -75.12%

Puts: -84.70%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:20am) $1.50M

Calls: $1.02M (68%)

Puts: $479.8K (32%)

Prior (09/17) $4.96M

Calls: $3.70M (75%)

Puts: $1.26M (25%)

Current vs Prior -69.65%

Calls: -72.28%

Puts: -61.93%

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 -94.71%

Calls: -95.56%

Puts: -91.11%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:20am) 0.73

Prior (09/17) 0.74

Current vs Prior -1.47%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.22

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.16%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (09/18 10:20am) 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 0.81% | 2.39%0.81% | 5.16%

Prior 1.11% | 2.75%1.11% | 5.01%

Current vs Prior -27.20% | -13.06%-27.19% | +3.08%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -61.79% | -33.59%-69.37% | -17.83%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -27.20% | -13.06%-27.19% | +3.08%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 60.72% | 15.33%

Calls: 45.24% | 18.50%

Puts: 76.19% | 12.16%

Prior 92.87% | 49.91%

Calls: 77.98% | 63.98%

Puts: 107.75% | 35.84%

Current vs Prior -34.62% | -69.28%

Prior 7-Day Avg 62.70% | 44.73%

Calls: 63.99% | 41.66%

Puts: 61.41% | 47.80%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -3.16% | -65.73%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bullish flow with 68% call dollar volume ($1.02M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 70% vs prior. Put-heavy open interest (545,781 puts vs 294,433 calls) suggests hedging or bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
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	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 54 of results (avg 7.5%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$185.00	Oct 16	6.40	6.65	$6.53	3.8%	103	0.61	2.3K
$181.00	Oct 16	9.15	9.55	$9.35	4.3%	--	0.73	54
$160.00	Oct 16	28.35	29.60	$28.98	4.3%	--	0.94	26
$152.50	Sep 18	34.95	36.60	$35.78	4.6%	--	1.00	639
$151.00	Sep 18	36.35	38.10	$37.23	4.7%	--	1.00	341

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$199.00	Oct 16	11.40	12.10	$11.75	6.0%	1	0.82	--
$185.00	Oct 16	3.10	3.30	$3.20	6.2%	2	0.39	4.3K
$188.00	Oct 16	4.25	4.55	$4.40	6.8%	3	0.50	58
$185.00	Oct 30	4.20	4.50	$4.35	6.9%	2	0.40	15
$184.00	Oct 30	3.85	4.15	$4.00	7.5%	2	0.37	10

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 2 found (avg $0.82, cheapest $0.89)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$175.00	Oct 9	0.80	0.97	$0.89	19.1%	--	0.14	203
$170.00	Oct 16	0.70	0.82	$0.76	15.8%	2	0.10	1.5K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 116 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$160.00	Sep 18	27.30	29.10	$28.20	6.4%	--	1.00	621
$170.00	Sep 25	17.50	19.10	$18.30	8.7%	--	1.00	12
$151.00	Sep 18	36.35	38.10	$37.23	4.7%	--	1.00	341
$152.50	Sep 18	34.95	36.60	$35.78	4.6%	--	1.00	639
$154.00	Sep 18	33.15	35.10	$34.13	5.7%	--	1.00	143

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$190.00	Sep 18	1.97	2.48	$2.23	22.9%	4	1.00	4.2K
$191.00	Sep 18	1.91	3.50	$2.71	58.7%	--	1.00	45
$192.50	Sep 18	3.25	5.20	$4.22	46.2%	--	1.00	121
$200.00	Sep 18	11.10	12.50	$11.80	11.9%	--	1.00	12
$207.50	Oct 2	18.35	20.20	$19.27	9.6%	--	0.97	11

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 146 active (total vol 5.0K, top 1.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$190.00	Sep 25	1.01	1.29	$1.15	24.3%	1.2K	0.34	369
$195.00	Oct 16	1.63	1.75	$1.69	7.1%	1.1K	0.27	574
$185.00	Oct 16	6.40	6.65	$6.53	3.8%	103	0.61	2.3K
$172.00	Sep 18	15.50	17.10	$16.30	9.8%	83	1.00	209
$172.50	Sep 18	15.00	16.60	$15.80	10.1%	83	1.00	320

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$189.00	Sep 25	2.67	2.91	$2.79	8.6%	1.2K	0.59	21
$188.00	Sep 18	0.44	0.92	$0.68	70.6%	134	0.49	130
$187.00	Sep 18	0.22	0.30	$0.26	30.8%	121	0.26	733
$187.50	Oct 2	2.73	3.20	$2.97	15.8%	66	0.48	5
$174.00	Sep 25	0.04	0.28	$0.16	150.0%	50	0.04	470

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 7 strikes (avg 58.2%, max 82.4%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$188.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	37.5%	21.3%	76.3%	5	417
$187.50	Sep 18	Oct 23	35.7%	21.7%	64.5%	14	826
$187.00	Sep 18	Oct 23	34.9%	22.4%	55.7%	15	627
$189.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	24.2%	21.8%	11.0%	41	315

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$188.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	37.5%	20.6%	82.4%	137	188
$187.50	Sep 18	Oct 30	35.7%	21.9%	63.0%	18	705
$187.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	34.9%	22.5%	54.8%	123	746

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 179 found (best R:R 1.08, avg 4.26)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$185.00	$188.00	Oct 30	$1.42	$1.58	$1.42	61%	1.11	$186.42
$187.50	$190.00	Oct 23	$1.00	$1.50	$1.00	54%	1.50	$188.50
$194.00	$195.00	Oct 9	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	27%	7.33	$194.12
$189.00	$190.00	Oct 30	$0.38	$0.62	$0.38	50%	1.63	$189.38
$187.00	$187.50	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	75%	1.00	$187.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$191.00	$190.00	Sep 18	$0.48	$0.52	$0.48	100%	1.08	$190.52
$195.00	$193.00	Oct 16	$1.08	$0.92	$1.08	74%	0.85	$193.92
$200.00	$199.00	Oct 16	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	86%	0.82	$199.45
$187.00	$186.00	Oct 16	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	46%	3.00	$186.75
$173.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.24	$2.76	$0.24	16%	11.50	$172.76

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 142 found (best R:R 0.27, avg 0.41)

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	90%	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	$1.03	$1.03	$1.47	85%	0.70	$206.03
$188.00	$189.00	Sep 18	$0.66	$0.66	$0.34	47%	1.94	$188.66
$193.00	$194.00	Oct 16	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	66%	1.00	$193.50

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$182.50	$182.00	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	91%	0.52	$182.33
$183.00	$182.50	Oct 30	$0.30	$0.30	$0.20	66%	1.50	$182.70
$181.00	$180.00	Oct 30	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	70%	0.67	$180.60
$180.00	$179.00	Sep 25	$0.17	$0.17	$0.83	88%	0.20	$179.83
$170.00	$169.00	Oct 23	$0.19	$0.19	$0.81	88%	0.23	$169.81

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.45, cheapest $1.21)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.21	37.5%	20.7%
$187.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.43	35.7%	20.1%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$188.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.54	37.5%	20.7%
$187.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.61	35.7%	20.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 93 found (cheapest 0.68% of stock, avg 4.95%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$187.50	Sep 18	$0.84	$0.43	$1.27	$186.23	$188.77	0.68%
$187.00	Sep 18	$1.09	$0.26	$1.35	$185.65	$188.35	0.72%
$188.00	Sep 18	$0.82	$0.68	$1.50	$186.50	$189.50	0.80%
$189.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$1.45	$1.61	$187.39	$190.61	0.86%
$186.00	Sep 18	$2.00	$0.11	$2.11	$183.89	$188.11	1.12%
$190.00	Sep 18	$0.05	$2.23	$2.28	$187.72	$192.28	1.21%
$191.00	Sep 18	$0.03	$2.71	$2.74	$188.26	$193.74	1.46%
$185.00	Sep 18	$2.97	$0.04	$3.01	$181.99	$188.01	1.60%
$184.00	Sep 18	$4.00	$0.07	$4.07	$179.93	$188.07	2.17%
$192.50	Sep 18	$0.01	$4.22	$4.23	$188.27	$196.73	2.25%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.14% of stock, avg 2.76%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$189.00	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.11	$0.27	$185.73	$189.27
$189.00	$182.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.19	$0.35	$182.15	$189.35
$189.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.26	$0.42	$186.58	$189.42
$189.00	$187.50	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.43	$0.59	$186.91	$189.59
$202.50	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.89	$0.11	$1.00	$185.00	$203.50
$202.50	$182.50	Sep 18	$0.89	$0.19	$1.08	$181.42	$203.58
$189.00	$188.00	Sep 18	$0.16	$0.68	$0.84	$187.16	$189.84
$212.50	$186.00	Sep 18	$1.07	$0.11	$1.18	$184.82	$213.68
$217.50	$186.00	Sep 18	$1.07	$0.11	$1.18	$184.82	$218.68
$205.00	$186.00	Sep 18	$1.07	$0.11	$1.18	$184.82	$206.18

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 254 found (best R:R 0.94, avg credit $0.50)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
182/182	212/215	Sep 18	$1.21	$1.29	79%	0.94	$181.29	$213.71
182/182	205/208	Sep 18	$1.20	$1.30	76%	0.92	$181.30	$206.20
182/182	220/225	Sep 18	$1.23	$3.77	80%	0.33	$181.27	$221.23
186/187	212/215	Sep 18	$1.19	$1.31	62%	0.91	$185.81	$213.69
181/182	193/194	Oct 16	$0.85	$0.15	36%	5.67	$181.15	$193.85
172/173	193/194	Oct 16	$0.68	$0.32	53%	2.12	$172.32	$193.68
181/182	199/200	Oct 16	$0.67	$0.33	52%	2.03	$181.33	$199.67
172/173	199/200	Oct 16	$0.50	$0.50	69%	1.00	$172.50	$199.50
186/187	205/208	Sep 18	$1.18	$1.32	60%	0.89	$185.82	$206.18
177/178	193/194	Oct 16	$0.71	$0.29	46%	2.45	$177.29	$193.71

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 78 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.06	$0.94	20%	15.67
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$4.93	4%	70.43
$189.00	$190.00	$191.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.91	19%	10.11
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Oct 2	$0.05	$0.95	10%	19.00
$188.00	$189.00	$190.00	Sep 25	$0.08	$0.92	15%	11.50

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	21%	11.50
$183.00	$184.00	$185.00	Sep 25	$0.06	$0.94	10%	15.67
$187.00	$187.50	$188.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.42	23%	5.25
$182.00	$183.00	$184.00	Oct 16	$0.07	$0.93	6%	13.29
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 30	$0.23	$4.77	7%	20.74

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 157 found (best net $-2.75, 140 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$186.00	$187.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.18	$0.82
$202.50	$207.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.12	$4.88
$191.00	$194.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.55	$2.45
$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	-$2.75	$7.25
$196.00	$191.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.26	$4.74
$190.00	$189.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.67	$0.33
$192.50	$191.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.20	$0.30
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.18	$4.82

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 75 found (best yield 3.11%, avg 0.92%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$188.00	Oct 30	$5.85	0.53	0.1%	3.11%	3.18%	2	113
$190.00	Oct 30	$4.85	0.48	1.1%	2.58%	3.72%	--	57
$191.00	Oct 30	$4.40	0.45	1.7%	2.34%	4.01%	2	44
$189.00	Oct 30	$5.20	0.50	0.6%	2.77%	3.37%	--	51
$192.00	Oct 30	$3.90	0.42	2.2%	2.08%	4.27%	4	3
$193.00	Oct 30	$3.50	0.39	2.7%	1.86%	4.59%	2	21
$194.00	Oct 30	$3.15	0.37	3.3%	1.68%	4.94%	--	26
$190.00	Oct 23	$4.15	0.47	1.1%	2.21%	3.34%	--	31
$195.00	Oct 30	$2.67	0.34	3.8%	1.42%	5.22%	2	26
$192.00	Oct 23	$3.25	0.41	2.2%	1.73%	3.93%	--	24

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 3,139

Total Puts 2,300

Put/Call Ratio 0.73

Net Difference 839

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 2,898

Total Puts 2,155

Put/Call Ratio 0.74

Net Difference 743

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)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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