XYZ Options Chain Analysis

As of previous close (2026-10-01) · OPRA historical data

Spot $74.09 at that close. Nothing on this page comes from the session in progress.

Put/Call (OI)

0.65

178k P / 273k C

Put/Call (Volume)

0.78

9k P / 11k C that session

30d ATM IV

41%

annualized implied move

Call wall

$95

32k contracts

Put wall

$65

22k contracts

Tail hedging

0.4×

deep-OTM puts vs calls

What the positioning says

●Bullish positioning: only 0.65 puts per call outstanding.
●Call wall at $95 (32k contracts), 28% above spot — the upside strike the crowd is already parked on; often acts as near-term resistance.
●Put wall at $65 (22k contracts), 12% below spot — the hedge floor; often acts as support.
●Deep-OTM call OI is 2.4× 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 2026-10-30. 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
2026-10-02	14k	9k	0.62	5k
2026-10-09	3k	8k	3.21	6k
2026-10-16	13k	7k	0.58	3k
2026-10-23	1k	395	0.30	360
2026-10-30	973	641	0.66	519
2026-11-06	1k	1k	1.25	200
2026-11-13	0	0	—	11
2026-11-20	30k	35k	1.20	432
2026-12-18	78k	23k	0.30	2k
2027-01-15	77k	39k	0.51	1k
2027-03-19	14k	13k	0.94	95
2027-06-17	14k	15k	1.01	681
2027-09-17	1k	1k	0.98	15
2028-01-21	14k	15k	1.06	658
2028-06-16	3k	1k	0.48	1k
2028-12-15	9k	8k	0.88	63
2029-01-19	47	37	0.79	13

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.