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Options positioning watch: XOM — 2026-07-24 (1 DTE).
Options positioning watch: XOM — 2026-07-24 (1 DTE).
Put/call volume ratio: 0.16; put/call OI ratio: 0.41. Calls traded 25,534 contracts versus 4,127 puts.
The nearest ATM straddle around $157.50 prices an approximate ±$2.42 move, or 1.5% of spot, through expiry.
Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 7.2 volatility points.
Anomaly screen: put $157.50: 1,127 volume, 49.0x vol/OI; put $155.00: 1,228 volume, 11.6x vol/OI; call $157.50: 3,132 volume, 2.8x vol/OI.
Read-through: call volume is materially heavier than put volume; near-OTM puts carry a notable IV premium to calls; the anomaly screen surfaced notable volume/OI outliers. This describes positioning, not trade direction.
#Options #Stocks #XOM
Put/call volume ratio: 0.16; put/call OI ratio: 0.41. Calls traded 25,534 contracts versus 4,127 puts.
The nearest ATM straddle around $157.50 prices an approximate ±$2.42 move, or 1.5% of spot, through expiry.
Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 7.2 volatility points.
Anomaly screen: put $157.50: 1,127 volume, 49.0x vol/OI; put $155.00: 1,228 volume, 11.6x vol/OI; call $157.50: 3,132 volume, 2.8x vol/OI.
Read-through: call volume is materially heavier than put volume; near-OTM puts carry a notable IV premium to calls; the anomaly screen surfaced notable volume/OI outliers. This describes positioning, not trade direction.
#Options #Stocks #XOM