Options Intelligence

Activity · positioning · volatility · skew · unusual flow — deterministic, evidence-linked, and separate from the production quant model

OPTIONS MARKET STATE · 2026-08-09

NVDA · Position Building

Direction and activity are separate. Missing history stays unknown and lowers confidence.

Activity68
Direction+5
Breakout75
Vol stress35
Unusual75
Confidence61
Total volume1.6M
Call / Put volume983.4K / 661.6K
Total OI13.7M
Put / Call vol0.67
Put / Call OI0.82
ATM IV35.1%
IV percentile
Nearest expected move4 · ±1.8%
Active contracts3.4K
Active expirations23
Volume Z · 30D
OI change265.2K
Fresh Call Positioning · elevatedFresh Put Positioning · elevatedOI Build · elevated

1 · Call vs Put Activity History

total call volumetotal put volumeput call volume ratio2026-08-092026-08-09

2 · Total Options Volume Anomaly

total volumevolume z 30d2026-08-092026-08-09

3 · Open Interest by Strike

220361.9K / 96.5K
225251K / 43.6K
230340.7K / 54.7K
210304.6K / 184K
200417.7K / 335.4K
215179.8K / 92.3K
250430.5K / 16.9K
240261.5K / 26.9K
235146.8K / 13.6K
180266.4K / 332.9K
190131.5K / 276.1K
205117.6K / 117.5K
195169.8K / 148.5K
222.533.3K / 3.5K
227.537.5K / 872
300356.2K / 13.6K
260212.3K / 12.5K
245103.4K / 7.1K
232.532.7K / 600
160171.3K / 249.6K
17078.2K / 285.9K
18575.4K / 167.3K
270163K / 8.2K
17566.9K / 181.9K
280140.7K / 13.6K
212.518.2K / 18.8K
150108.5K / 314.2K
32057K / 8.2K
217.513.7K / 7.2K
290102K / 4.8K
25557.7K / 5.5K
16531.9K / 145.4K
207.523K / 9.5K
14065.5K / 213.1K
26554.3K / 3.4K
340106K / 5.9K
15538.6K / 123.8K
27556.2K / 3.4K
350111.6K / 7.4K
13065K / 166.4K

4 · Volume by Strike

22078.3K / 126.2K
225205.9K / 26.7K
230120.4K / 11.2K
21029.8K / 39.5K
20012.1K / 31.5K
21522.1K / 49.2K
25038.6K / 430
24053.7K / 1.7K
23550.7K / 3.4K
1801.9K / 50.2K
1902.2K / 16.1K
2057.9K / 27.5K
1952.7K / 15K
222.595.9K / 37.2K
227.553.1K / 5.6K
3007K / 290
26024.7K / 702
24523.5K / 1.1K
232.534.6K / 2.3K
1601K / 6.7K
1701.1K / 9.7K
1851.3K / 9.8K
2703.7K / 235
1751K / 18.7K
2807.3K / 61
212.512.2K / 26.4K
1501.1K / 13.1K
3201.1K / 27
217.515.7K / 23.9K
2902.6K / 141
2558K / 213
165421 / 5.2K
207.57.6K / 4.9K
140204 / 3.9K
2654.2K / 112
3401.6K / 0
155377 / 4.4K
2758.5K / 71
3502.3K / 3
130173 / 838

5 · Volume / OI by Strike

volume oi ratio2202500

6 · IV Smile / Skew

call ivput iv2202500

7 · IV Term Structure

atm iv7180

Normal contango · slope 0.082

8 · IV History

atm iviv 30div percentile2026-08-092026-08-09

9 · Expected Move by Expiration

expected move pctexpected move2026-08-102028-12-15

10 · Options Activity by Expiration

2026-08-10466.7K / 134.9K
2026-08-1299.4K / 62.2K
2026-08-14365.6K / 421.9K
2026-08-1727.8K / 39.4K
2026-08-199.4K / 25.5K
2026-08-21202.8K / 1.5M
2026-08-2862.9K / 193K
2026-09-0430.5K / 185.8K
2026-09-1116K / 26.1K
2026-09-18107.3K / 1.8M
2026-09-257.6K / 2.2K
2026-10-16103.3K / 807.9K
2026-11-2019.5K / 475.7K
2026-12-1834.8K / 2.1M
2027-01-1529.9K / 2.1M
2027-02-194.3K / 64.6K
2027-03-1913.9K / 545.6K
2027-06-1716.2K / 853K
2027-09-173.9K / 167.9K
2027-12-177.3K / 755.1K
2028-01-216.4K / 813.9K
2028-06-163.9K / 150K
2028-12-155.6K / 505.9K

11 · Gamma Concentration by Strike · proxy

gamma positioning proxy2202500

Gamma positioning proxy uses |gamma| × open interest × 100 × underlying price. It is not dealer GEX and contains no customer/dealer direction.

12 · Unusual Contract Ranking

ContractExpirationStrikeSideVolumeOIVol/OIIVIV ΔDeltaGammaAnomalyLiquidity
NVDA260810P001750002026-08-10175.00put3.2K3618.74×115.9%0.33-0.0020.00039455
NVDA260814P001050002026-08-14105.00put10.9K20250.00×180.6%0.28-0.0000.00009155
NVDA260810P001675002026-08-10167.50put1.2K6917.01×126.9%0.35-0.0010.00018055
NVDA260814P001975002026-08-14197.50put11.2K1.8K6.22×50.7%0.07-0.0240.003978100
NVDA260812C002750002026-08-12275.00call2.1K650.00×63.8%-0.010.0010.00037855
NVDA260810P002175002026-08-10217.50put15.2K1.9K7.93×33.0%0.02-0.1120.034877100
NVDA260810P002150002026-08-10215.00put14.7K1.7K8.84×35.1%0.04-0.0560.01947790
NVDA260812C002325002026-08-12232.50call6.6K54112.22×34.9%-0.010.1590.029776100
NVDA260814P002150002026-08-14215.00put20.5K3.1K6.52×37.0%-0.00-0.1850.025276100
NVDA260925C002700002026-09-25270.00call4868.00×38.9%-0.020.1100.00607576
NVDA260925C002900002026-09-25290.00call2847.00×41.0%-0.020.0510.00317473
NVDA260810P002350002026-08-10235.00put1.2K050.00×43.1%-0.17-0.9330.01847490
NVDA260925P001750002026-09-25175.00put2438.00×47.0%-0.00-0.0600.00317372
NVDA260810C002325002026-08-10232.50call9.2K1.6K5.67×30.4%-0.020.0500.020573100
NVDA260925P001600002026-09-25160.00put1628.00×53.2%0.01-0.0310.00167370
NVDA260925C002800002026-09-25280.00call13113.00×39.7%-0.020.0740.00437369
NVDA260810P002325002026-08-10232.50put2K3550.00×24.2%-0.12-0.9860.01047390
NVDA260925P002050002026-09-25205.00put246641.00×41.1%0.00-0.2440.00947394
NVDA260814P001100002026-08-14110.00put6.9K2.8K2.45×185.8%0.29-0.0010.00017255
NVDA260925P001850002026-09-25185.00put95156.33×44.2%-0.01-0.0970.00487190
NVDA260812P001725002026-08-12172.50put1.2K1379.01×89.8%0.18-0.0020.00037155
NVDA260810C002250002026-08-10225.00call101.8K12.9K7.91×29.0%-0.010.4220.081369100
NVDA260810C002225002026-08-10222.50call59.7K7.5K7.93×29.1%-0.010.6260.078569100
NVDA260810C002275002026-08-10227.50call30.4K3.2K9.57×29.6%-0.010.2430.063869100
NVDA260819C001975002026-08-19197.50call2071315.92×46.6%0.050.9460.00616793
NVDA260812C002300002026-08-12230.00call8.9K2.1K4.34×34.7%-0.000.2400.038366100
NVDA260819C002450002026-08-19245.00call343724.76×35.2%-0.030.0770.01066586
NVDA260810C002300002026-08-10230.00call32.3K8.3K3.91×30.0%-0.010.1200.040064100
NVDA260812C002250002026-08-12225.00call13.6K2.5K5.55×34.7%0.000.4600.048964100
NVDA260925C002050002026-09-25205.00call107426.75×41.2%-0.010.7560.00946490

Expiration intelligence

2026-08-10 · 1 DTE 466.7K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-08-10",
  "dte": 1,
  "total_volume": 466737,
  "call_volume": 305882,
  "put_volume": 160855,
  "total_oi": 134916,
  "call_oi": 89256,
  "put_oi": 45660,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.5258727221608333,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 3.4594636662812417,
  "atm_iv": 0.29217927196501825,
  "expected_move": 3.98,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.017771030541168065,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 97
}
2026-08-12 · 3 DTE 99.4K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-08-12",
  "dte": 3,
  "total_volume": 99442,
  "call_volume": 66877,
  "put_volume": 32565,
  "total_oi": 62171,
  "call_oi": 37181,
  "put_oi": 24990,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.48693870837507663,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 1.5994917244374387,
  "atm_iv": 0.348231247123792,
  "expected_move": 6.59,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.029424897303089836,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 94
}
2026-08-14 · 5 DTE 365.6K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-08-14",
  "dte": 5,
  "total_volume": 365639,
  "call_volume": 217740,
  "put_volume": 147899,
  "total_oi": 421872,
  "call_oi": 278778,
  "put_oi": 143094,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.6792458895930927,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.8667060150946259,
  "atm_iv": 0.3554764174634473,
  "expected_move": 8.21,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.03665833184497232,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 137
}
2026-08-17 · 8 DTE 27.8K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-08-17",
  "dte": 8,
  "total_volume": 27826,
  "call_volume": 14925,
  "put_volume": 12901,
  "total_oi": 39397,
  "call_oi": 24120,
  "put_oi": 15277,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.8643886097152429,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.7062974338147575,
  "atm_iv": 0.3261027969126069,
  "expected_move": 9.2,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.041078764065011604,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 81
}
2026-08-19 · 10 DTE 9.4K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-08-19",
  "dte": 10,
  "total_volume": 9371,
  "call_volume": 6079,
  "put_volume": 3292,
  "total_oi": 25483,
  "call_oi": 14585,
  "put_oi": 10898,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.5415364369139661,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.3677353529804183,
  "atm_iv": 0.34292652203804136,
  "expected_move": 10.71,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.04782103947133417,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 74
}
2026-08-21 · 12 DTE 202.8K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-08-21",
  "dte": 12,
  "total_volume": 202802,
  "call_volume": 125058,
  "put_volume": 77744,
  "total_oi": 1480065,
  "call_oi": 834121,
  "put_oi": 645944,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.6216635481136753,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.1370223605044373,
  "atm_iv": 0.3540844914653433,
  "expected_move": 11.95,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.05335774245400964,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 171
}
2026-08-28 · 19 DTE 62.9K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-08-28",
  "dte": 19,
  "total_volume": 62850,
  "call_volume": 44519,
  "put_volume": 18331,
  "total_oi": 193016,
  "call_oi": 124977,
  "put_oi": 68039,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.4117567780048968,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.32562067393376715,
  "atm_iv": 0.4218842684484622,
  "expected_move": 17.62,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.07867476335059832,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 106
}
2026-09-04 · 26 DTE 30.5K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-09-04",
  "dte": 26,
  "total_volume": 30454,
  "call_volume": 20209,
  "put_volume": 10245,
  "total_oi": 185846,
  "call_oi": 66824,
  "put_oi": 119022,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.5069523479637785,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.16386685750567676,
  "atm_iv": 0.412853744740533,
  "expected_move": 19.98,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.0892123593498839,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 94
}
2026-09-11 · 33 DTE 16K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-09-11",
  "dte": 33,
  "total_volume": 15966,
  "call_volume": 9742,
  "put_volume": 6224,
  "total_oi": 26128,
  "call_oi": 18851,
  "put_oi": 7277,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.6388831862040649,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.611068585425597,
  "atm_iv": 0.3952872062663186,
  "expected_move": 21.6,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.09644579389176638,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 83
}
2026-09-18 · 40 DTE 107.3K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-09-18",
  "dte": 40,
  "total_volume": 107289,
  "call_volume": 69145,
  "put_volume": 38144,
  "total_oi": 1761828,
  "call_oi": 946300,
  "put_oi": 815528,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.5516523248246439,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.06089640986520818,
  "atm_iv": 0.3921657142857143,
  "expected_move": 23.56,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.10519735667083407,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 134
}
2026-09-25 · 47 DTE 7.6K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-09-25",
  "dte": 47,
  "total_volume": 7602,
  "call_volume": 3029,
  "put_volume": 4573,
  "total_oi": 2173,
  "call_oi": 1210,
  "put_oi": 963,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 1.5097391878507758,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 3.4983893235158767,
  "atm_iv": 0.39281849056603774,
  "expected_move": 25.48,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.11377031612787998,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 61
}
2026-10-16 · 68 DTE 103.3K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-10-16",
  "dte": 68,
  "total_volume": 103304,
  "call_volume": 26708,
  "put_volume": 76596,
  "total_oi": 807943,
  "call_oi": 496387,
  "put_oi": 311556,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 2.8679047476411563,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.1278605050108733,
  "atm_iv": 0.39374510986386435,
  "expected_move": 30.51,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.13622968387212003,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 137
}
2026-11-20 · 103 DTE 19.5K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-11-20",
  "dte": 103,
  "total_volume": 19514,
  "call_volume": 11775,
  "put_volume": 7739,
  "total_oi": 475691,
  "call_oi": 233448,
  "put_oi": 242243,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.65723991507431,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.041022428425175166,
  "atm_iv": 0.4136265322912382,
  "expected_move": 39.13,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.17471869976781568,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 119
}
2026-12-18 · 131 DTE 34.8K volume
{
  "expiration": "2026-12-18",
  "dte": 131,
  "total_volume": 34802,
  "call_volume": 16040,
  "put_volume": 18762,
  "total_oi": 2143525,
  "call_oi": 1114544,
  "put_oi": 1028981,
  "put_call_volume_ratio": 1.1697007481296757,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.016235873152867356,
  "atm_iv": 0.4095909354861554,
  "expected_move": 43.58,
  "expected_move_pct": 0.19458831934273976,
  "expected_move_method": "ATM midpoint straddle",
  "contract_count": 747
}

Key strike intelligence

$220.00 361.9K / 96.5K OI
{
  "strike": 220,
  "call_volume": 78272,
  "put_volume": 126174,
  "call_oi": 361927,
  "put_oi": 96477,
  "call_iv": 0.3990217391304348,
  "put_iv": 0.39198695652173915,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.44599523564366805,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 4154889480.4401603,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 142863646.49414,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 19653482.546,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 6500885.584799999
}
$225.00 251K / 43.6K OI
{
  "strike": 225,
  "call_volume": 205938,
  "put_volume": 26710,
  "call_oi": 251010,
  "put_oi": 43564,
  "call_iv": 0.39556086956521735,
  "put_iv": 0.38846086956521736,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.789777780795318,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 2485494213.583788,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 138225617.018412,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 10557566.9099,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 5609025.174
}
$230.00 340.7K / 54.7K OI
{
  "strike": 230,
  "call_volume": 120431,
  "put_volume": 11171,
  "call_oi": 340683,
  "put_oi": 54660,
  "call_iv": 0.39363913043478255,
  "put_iv": 0.3888130434782609,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.33288056194241455,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 2852149120.954496,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 131534754.035168,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 16924141.8503,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 5724917.2979
}
$210.00 304.6K / 184K OI
{
  "strike": 210,
  "call_volume": 29845,
  "put_volume": 39490,
  "call_oi": 304596,
  "put_oi": 183981,
  "call_iv": 0.4164391304347826,
  "put_iv": 0.40772173913043475,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.1419121243939031,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 3767337680.0119724,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 97791018.164092,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 20274736.0916,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 5161123.334
}
$200.00 417.7K / 335.4K OI
{
  "strike": 200,
  "call_volume": 12056,
  "put_volume": 31480,
  "call_oi": 417725,
  "put_oi": 335420,
  "call_iv": 0.44208695652173907,
  "put_iv": 0.4382130434782609,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.05780560184293861,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 5478406965.602956,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 94370153.618664,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 34818121.6545,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 5555722.1786
}
$215.00 179.8K / 92.3K OI
{
  "strike": 215,
  "call_volume": 22089,
  "put_volume": 49222,
  "call_oi": 179765,
  "put_oi": 92296,
  "call_iv": 0.40421739130434786,
  "put_iv": 0.39818695652173913,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.2621140111960185,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 2194723845.260716,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 83641993.748456,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 9558782.509,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 3848418.6555
}
$250.00 430.5K / 16.9K OI
{
  "strike": 250,
  "call_volume": 38640,
  "put_volume": 430,
  "call_oi": 430519,
  "put_oi": 16875,
  "call_iv": 0.40858260869565216,
  "put_iv": 0.41618636363636363,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.08732794807261608,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 2830462864.572728,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 69608518.001044,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 20609514.441999998,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 3469113.7445
}
$240.00 261.5K / 26.9K OI
{
  "strike": 240,
  "call_volume": 53711,
  "put_volume": 1688,
  "call_oi": 261538,
  "put_oi": 26911,
  "call_iv": 0.3968260869565218,
  "put_iv": 0.40668695652173914,
  "volume_oi_ratio": 0.19205821479706986,
  "delta_positioning_proxy": 1791683308.023576,
  "gamma_positioning_proxy": 64358773.094923995,
  "vega_concentration_proxy": 12444445.6029,
  "theta_concentration_proxy": 3058236.7967
}
$235.00 146.8K / 13.6K OI
{
  "strike": 235,
  "call_volume": 50681,
  "put_volume": 3368,
  "call_oi": 146843,
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$190.00 131.5K / 276.1K OI
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$205.00 117.6K / 117.5K OI
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$195.00 169.8K / 148.5K OI
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$222.50 33.3K / 3.5K OI
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