BALL Options Chain Analysis

As of previous close (2026-10-02) · OPRA historical data

Spot $56.37 at that close. Nothing on this page comes from the session in progress.

Put/Call (OI)

0.81

8k P / 10k C

Put/Call (Volume)

1.74

143 P / 82 C that session

30d ATM IV

26%

annualized implied move

Call wall

$70

2k contracts

Put wall

$47.5

3k contracts

Tail hedging

0.5×

deep-OTM puts vs calls

What the positioning says

●Call wall at $70 (2k contracts), 24% above spot — the upside strike the crowd is already parked on; often acts as near-term resistance.
●Put wall at $47.5 (3k contracts), 16% below spot — the hedge floor; often acts as support.
●Deep-OTM call OI is 2.0× deep-OTM put OI — speculative upside positioning dominates the tails.

Open interest by strike

All expiries combined. Amber lines mark the call and put walls; the dashed line is spot.

IV term structure

At-the-money implied volatility per expiry.

Volatility smile

IV by strike — expiry 2026-10-16. A steep left side = expensive downside protection.

30-day implied volatility history

Daily ATM IV (~30 DTE bucket) collected since March 2026. Rising IV into an event = the market bracing; collapsing IV after = the crush.

Open interest by expiry

Expiry	Call OI	Put OI	P/C	Volume that session
2026-10-16	2k	3k	1.69	9
2026-11-20	2k	647	0.33	137
2026-12-18	1k	1k	0.75	1
2027-01-15	3k	669	0.20	6
2027-02-19	169	154	0.91	34
2027-03-19	413	1k	3.56	0
2027-05-21	1	0	0.00	33
2027-06-17	182	350	1.92	0
2027-09-17	119	114	0.96	5

Source: Cboe end-of-session option chains, summarized after each US market close and published from the following trading day — OPRA historical data. Under the OPRA plan options data becomes historical, and freely publishable, at the opening of the next trading session; data from the session in progress is never displayed or served here. Open interest is exchange-reported once a day. Research, not investment advice.