LYV Options Chain Analysis

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

Spot $168.77 at that close. Nothing on this page comes from the session in progress.

Put/Call (OI)

1.25

101k P / 81k C

Put/Call (Volume)

0.45

363 P / 798 C that session

30d ATM IV

26%

annualized implied move

Call wall

$180

39k contracts

Put wall

$130

17k contracts

Tail hedging

4.7×

deep-OTM puts vs calls

What the positioning says

●Defensive positioning: 1.25 puts outstanding per call — holders are hedging rather than selling.
●Call wall at $180 (39k contracts), 7% above spot — the upside strike the crowd is already parked on; often acts as near-term resistance.
●Put wall at $130 (17k contracts), 23% below spot — the hedge floor; often acts as support.
●Deep-OTM put open interest is 4.7× deep-OTM call OI — an institutional hedging ladder sits under this stock.

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 2026-10-30. 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
2026-10-09	823	194	0.24	559
2026-10-16	2k	4k	2.05	32
2026-10-23	686	49	0.07	24
2026-10-30	20	279	13.95	1
2026-11-06	3	94	31.33	71
2026-11-13	0	0	—	0
2026-11-20	2k	668	0.42	5
2026-12-18	12k	13k	1.05	2
2027-01-15	56k	67k	1.19	40
2027-03-19	579	1k	2.04	0
2027-04-16	72	169	2.35	0
2027-05-21	47	5	0.11	0
2027-06-17	458	389	0.85	5
2027-09-17	395	394	1.00	51
2028-01-21	5k	9k	1.88	6
2028-06-16	72	4k	59.26	0
2028-12-15	1	0	0.00	0
2029-01-19	141	1	0.01	0

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.