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XLK

State StreetTechSelSectSPDRETF

$187.84 -0.12%

(9/18 10:55) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 11:00am) 7,418

Calls: 4,480 (60%)

Puts: 2,938 (40%)

Prior (09/17) 8,302

Calls: 5,203 (63%)

Puts: 3,099 (37%)

Current vs Prior -10.65%

Calls: -13.90% (Calls)

Puts: -5.20% (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 -73.17%

Calls: -64.49%

Puts: -80.45%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (09/18 11:00am) $2.61M

Calls: $1.71M (66%)

Puts: $900.4K (34%)

Prior (09/17) $11.36M

Calls: $9.89M (87%)

Puts: $1.46M (13%)

Current vs Prior -77.02%

Calls: -82.71%

Puts: -38.50%

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 -90.83%

Calls: -92.58%

Puts: -83.32%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (09/18 11:00am) 0.66

Prior (09/17) 0.60

Current vs Prior +10.10%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.22

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -46.44%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (09/18 11:00am) 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

ℹ

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

Current 0.70% | 2.37%0.70% | 5.13%

Prior 1.11% | 2.75%1.11% | 5.01%

Current vs Prior -37.25% | -13.63%-37.24% | +2.35%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -67.06% | -34.03%-73.60% | -18.41%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.25% | -13.63%-37.24% | +2.35%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 53.28% | 17.48%

Calls: 44.74% | 17.27%

Puts: 61.82% | 17.70%

Prior 92.87% | 49.91%

Calls: 77.98% | 63.98%

Puts: 107.75% | 35.84%

Current vs Prior -42.63% | -64.98%

Prior 7-Day Avg 62.70% | 44.73%

Calls: 63.99% | 41.66%

Puts: 61.41% | 47.80%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -15.03% | -60.92%

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Moderately bullish flow with 66% call dollar volume ($1.71M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 77% vs prior. Bullish P/C ratio of 0.66. 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

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Expected Move

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Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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	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 71 of results (avg 6.8%, best 1.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$151.00	Sep 18	36.55	37.05	$36.80	1.4%	--	1.00	341
$165.00	Sep 18	22.50	23.00	$22.75	2.2%	10	1.00	1.8K
$167.50	Sep 18	20.00	20.55	$20.27	2.7%	4	1.00	174
$173.00	Sep 18	14.60	15.05	$14.83	3.0%	--	0.99	33
$165.00	Oct 16	23.45	24.20	$23.83	3.1%	--	0.93	14

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$200.00	Oct 16	12.40	13.00	$12.70	4.7%	--	0.86	160
$190.00	Oct 16	5.25	5.55	$5.40	5.6%	--	0.57	400
$190.00	Oct 2	4.10	4.35	$4.22	5.9%	2	0.61	54
$199.00	Oct 16	11.40	12.10	$11.75	6.0%	1	0.85	--
$185.00	Oct 16	3.20	3.40	$3.30	6.1%	9	0.40	4.3K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 9 found (avg $0.79, cheapest $0.80)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$191.00	Sep 25	0.73	0.87	$0.80	17.5%	4	0.26	126
$200.00	Oct 16	0.66	0.74	$0.70	11.4%	44	0.13	1.6K
$199.00	Oct 16	0.75	0.88	$0.82	15.9%	6	0.15	608

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$183.00	Sep 25	0.68	0.78	$0.73	13.7%	10	0.21	148
$184.00	Sep 25	0.86	0.99	$0.93	14.0%	10	0.26	496
$180.00	Oct 2	0.91	1.05	$0.98	14.3%	--	0.19	331
$175.00	Oct 9	0.80	0.97	$0.89	19.1%	1	0.14	203
$170.00	Oct 16	0.70	0.76	$0.73	8.2%	3	0.10	1.5K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 117 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$170.00	Sep 25	17.50	19.10	$18.30	8.7%	--	1.00	12
$151.00	Sep 18	36.55	37.05	$36.80	1.4%	--	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
$155.00	Sep 18	32.25	34.00	$33.13	5.3%	--	1.00	2.7K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$192.50	Sep 18	4.10	5.10	$4.60	21.7%	--	1.00	121
$200.00	Sep 18	11.10	12.60	$11.85	12.7%	--	1.00	12
$207.50	Oct 2	18.35	20.55	$19.45	11.3%	--	0.97	11
$190.00	Sep 18	2.03	2.36	$2.19	15.1%	5	0.96	4.2K
$205.00	Oct 2	15.85	17.80	$16.83	11.6%	--	0.96	10

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 187 active (total vol 6.5K, top 1.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$195.00	Oct 16	1.63	1.74	$1.69	6.5%	1.2K	0.27	574
$190.00	Sep 25	1.02	1.17	$1.10	13.6%	1.2K	0.33	369
$192.00	Oct 16	2.54	2.95	$2.75	14.9%	678	0.36	1.1K
$172.00	Sep 18	15.50	16.30	$15.90	5.0%	113	0.99	209
$172.50	Sep 18	15.05	15.85	$15.45	5.2%	105	0.99	320

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$189.00	Sep 25	2.54	2.87	$2.71	12.2%	1.2K	0.60	21
$187.00	Sep 18	0.16	0.36	$0.26	76.9%	149	0.28	733
$188.00	Sep 18	0.36	0.70	$0.53	64.2%	136	0.55	130
$187.50	Oct 2	2.73	3.20	$2.97	15.8%	66	0.49	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 33.3%, max 46.7%)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.50	Sep 18	Oct 23	32.3%	22.0%	46.7%	17	826
$187.00	Sep 18	Oct 23	32.4%	22.4%	44.7%	15	627
$188.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	25.0%	21.2%	18.1%	32	417
$189.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	23.9%	21.8%	9.7%	55	315

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$187.50	Sep 18	Oct 30	32.3%	22.1%	46.2%	18	705
$187.00	Sep 18	Oct 30	32.4%	22.5%	43.7%	151	746
$188.00	Sep 18	Oct 16	25.0%	20.2%	23.8%	139	188

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 173 found (best R:R 0.89, avg 4.35)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$181.00	$182.00	Sep 18	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	97%	0.89	$181.53
$177.00	$178.00	Oct 16	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	82%	1.22	$177.45
$185.00	$188.00	Oct 30	$1.42	$1.58	$1.42	61%	1.11	$186.42
$190.00	$192.00	Oct 23	$0.62	$1.38	$0.62	47%	2.23	$190.62
$182.00	$182.50	Sep 25	$0.21	$0.29	$0.21	84%	1.38	$182.21

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$191.00	$190.00	Sep 18	$0.66	$0.34	$0.66	96%	0.52	$190.34
$179.00	$177.00	Oct 23	$0.17	$1.83	$0.17	24%	10.76	$178.83
$188.00	$187.00	Oct 16	$0.27	$0.73	$0.27	50%	2.70	$187.73
$186.00	$185.00	Oct 9	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	42%	3.00	$185.75
$186.00	$185.00	Oct 30	$0.27	$0.73	$0.27	42%	2.70	$185.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 139 found (best R:R 0.27, avg 0.40)

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	$1.06	$1.06	$1.44	86%	0.74	$206.06
$197.00	$199.00	Oct 23	$0.62	$0.62	$1.38	74%	0.45	$197.62
$193.00	$195.00	Oct 23	$0.78	$0.78	$1.22	62%	0.64	$193.78

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$185.00	$183.00	Oct 9	$0.87	$0.87	$1.13	62%	0.77	$184.13
$181.00	$180.00	Oct 30	$0.46	$0.46	$0.54	70%	0.85	$180.54
$182.50	$182.00	Sep 18	$0.17	$0.17	$0.33	91%	0.52	$182.33
$187.50	$187.00	Sep 25	$0.34	$0.34	$0.16	51%	2.13	$187.16
$183.00	$182.50	Oct 30	$0.27	$0.27	$0.23	65%	1.17	$182.73

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 4 found (avg debit $1.58, cheapest $1.42)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.42	32.3%	19.8%
$188.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.53	25.0%	20.4%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$187.50	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.65	32.3%	19.8%
$188.00	Sep 18	Sep 25	$1.73	25.0%	20.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 94 found (cheapest 0.49% of stock, avg 4.92%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$188.00	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.53	$0.92	$187.08	$188.92	0.49%
$187.50	Sep 18	$0.78	$0.43	$1.21	$186.29	$188.71	0.64%
$187.00	Sep 18	$1.02	$0.26	$1.28	$185.72	$188.28	0.68%
$189.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$1.25	$1.34	$187.66	$190.34	0.71%
$186.00	Sep 18	$1.91	$0.10	$2.01	$183.99	$188.01	1.07%
$190.00	Sep 18	$0.02	$2.19	$2.21	$187.79	$192.21	1.18%
$185.00	Sep 18	$2.81	$0.04	$2.85	$182.15	$187.85	1.52%
$191.00	Sep 18	$0.03	$2.85	$2.88	$188.12	$193.88	1.53%
$184.00	Sep 18	$3.83	$0.06	$3.89	$180.11	$187.89	2.07%
$188.00	Sep 25	$1.92	$2.26	$4.18	$183.82	$192.18	2.23%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.08% of stock, avg 2.76%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$189.00	$184.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.06	$0.15	$183.85	$189.15
$189.00	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.10	$0.19	$185.81	$189.19
$189.00	$182.50	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.19	$0.28	$182.22	$189.28
$189.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.26	$0.35	$186.65	$189.35
$189.00	$187.50	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.43	$0.52	$186.98	$189.52
$188.00	$186.00	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.10	$0.49	$185.51	$188.49
$188.00	$184.00	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.06	$0.45	$183.55	$188.45
$188.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.26	$0.65	$186.35	$188.65
$188.00	$187.50	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.43	$0.82	$186.68	$188.82
$188.00	$182.50	Sep 18	$0.39	$0.19	$0.58	$181.92	$188.58

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 226 found (best R:R 0.94, avg credit $0.52)

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	$1.23	$1.27	76%	0.97	$181.27	$206.23
182/182	220/225	Sep 18	$1.23	$3.77	80%	0.33	$181.27	$221.23
180/181	196/197	Oct 30	$0.84	$0.16	39%	5.25	$180.16	$196.84
186/187	212/215	Sep 18	$1.20	$1.30	60%	0.92	$185.80	$213.70
186/187	205/208	Sep 18	$1.22	$1.28	58%	0.95	$185.78	$206.22
180/181	195/196	Oct 30	$0.76	$0.24	36%	3.17	$180.24	$195.76
172/173	196/197	Oct 16	$0.47	$0.53	64%	0.89	$172.53	$196.47
177/178	196/197	Oct 16	$0.54	$0.46	56%	1.17	$177.46	$196.54
180/181	199/200	Sep 25	$0.29	$0.71	80%	0.41	$180.71	$199.29

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 80 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$205.00	$210.00	$215.00	Oct 16	$0.06	$4.94	4%	82.33
$188.00	$189.00	$190.00	Sep 18	$0.23	$0.77	41%	3.35
$183.00	$184.00	$185.00	Oct 2	$0.06	$0.94	8%	15.67
$189.00	$190.00	$191.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	11%	11.50
$200.00	$205.00	$210.00	Oct 16	$0.28	$4.72	10%	16.86

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$188.00	$189.00	$190.00	Sep 18	$0.22	$0.78	42%	3.55
$155.00	$160.00	$165.00	Oct 16	$0.05	$4.95	3%	99.00
$160.00	$165.00	$170.00	Oct 16	$0.11	$4.89	5%	44.45
$185.00	$186.00	$187.00	Sep 18	$0.10	$0.90	23%	9.00
$184.00	$185.00	$186.00	Sep 25	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 160 found (best net $-3.37, 142 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$186.00	$187.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.13	$0.87
$200.00	$205.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.04	$4.96
$202.50	$207.50	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.15	$4.85
$191.00	$194.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.50	$2.50
$210.00	$225.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.09	$14.91

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$210.00	$200.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$3.37	$6.63
$196.00	$191.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.30	$4.70
$190.00	$189.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.31	$0.69
$192.50	$191.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$1.10	$0.40
$170.00	$165.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.25	$4.75

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 75 found (best yield 3.06%, avg 0.91%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$188.00	Oct 30	$5.75	0.53	0.1%	3.06%	3.15%	3	113
$189.00	Oct 30	$5.20	0.50	0.6%	2.77%	3.39%	--	51
$190.00	Oct 30	$4.75	0.47	1.1%	2.53%	3.68%	--	57
$191.00	Oct 30	$4.25	0.45	1.7%	2.26%	3.94%	2	44
$192.00	Oct 30	$3.90	0.42	2.2%	2.08%	4.29%	4	3
$193.00	Oct 30	$3.40	0.39	2.8%	1.81%	4.56%	2	21
$194.00	Oct 30	$3.00	0.36	3.3%	1.60%	4.88%	--	26
$190.00	Oct 23	$4.15	0.47	1.1%	2.21%	3.36%	--	31
$195.00	Oct 30	$2.67	0.34	3.8%	1.42%	5.23%	2	26
$192.00	Oct 23	$3.25	0.41	2.2%	1.73%	3.94%	--	24

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 4,480

Total Puts 2,938

Put/Call Ratio 0.66

Net Difference 1,542

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 5,203

Total Puts 3,099

Put/Call Ratio 0.60

Net Difference 2,104

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 88,308

Total Puts 105,221

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.22

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

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