CX Options Chain Analysis

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

Spot $9.53 at that close. Nothing on this page comes from the session in progress.

Put/Call (OI)

0.31

6k P / 19k C

Put/Call (Volume)

0.13

17 P / 128 C that session

30d ATM IV

39%

annualized implied move

Call wall

$15

9k contracts

Put wall

5k contracts

Tail hedging

0.0×

deep-OTM puts vs calls

What the positioning says

●Bullish positioning: only 0.31 puts per call outstanding.
●Call wall at $15 (9k contracts), 57% above spot — the upside strike the crowd is already parked on; often acts as near-term resistance.
●Put wall at $9 (5k contracts), 6% below spot — the hedge floor; often acts as support.
●Deep-OTM call OI is 36.7× 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.

Open interest by expiry

Expiry	Call OI	Put OI	P/C	Volume that session
2026-10-16	4k	492	0.13	13
2026-11-20	637	424	0.67	13
2027-01-15	5k	5k	0.92	2
2027-04-16	40	20	0.50	93
2028-01-21	9k	179	0.02	24

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.