Historical Unusual Options Activity reports start at. This will show you the data for the page as of the chosen date. The new day's options data will start populating the page at approximately 8:55a CT.Īvailable only with a Premier Membership, you can view historical pages by choosing a date from the Historical date picker. Options information is delayed 15 minutes. when the option's Last price is between the Bid and Ask price, the Strike price is not colored.when the option's Last price is at or above the Ask price, the Strike price is displayed in green.when the option's Last price is at or below the Bid price, the Strike price is displayed in red.The Strike Price column will also give you additional information: For Canadian market, options volume must be greater than 5, options open interest must be greater than 25, last price must be greater than 0.10, and the volume / open interest ratio must be 1.25 or above. market, options volume must be greater than 500, options open interest must be greater than 100, last price must be greater than 0.10, and the volume / open interest ratio must be 1.25 or above. Sent Monday-Friday, this newsletter provides daily analysis on an options contract that is trading at a higher volume relative to the contract's open interest.įor U.S. The page also has an opt-in to receive Barchart's free email newsletter, The Unusual Options Activity Report. Barchart Premier Members may also receive the same reports at mid-day (noon CT) for a closer look at daily developments. The End-of-Day Email digests are sent at 5:30 PM CT, Monday through Friday. Site Members may opt-in to receive an End-of-Day Email report of the top Stocks, ETFs, and Index symbols. Site Members may also download the data on the page to a. The page defaults to show today's data, and the 'Details' link on each line item will take you to the symbol's Unusual Options Activity page for the expiration date show, for even more in-depth analysis (Premier Members only.) Additional filtering options are available for Premier Members.įlipcharts are available, and you may choose to view charts for the underlying equity or for the option strike when you open the Flipcharts link. When there is a high ratio of underlying volume-to-option open interest, this may be an indication that the options are more 'liquid' and that they may be easier to enter or exit a trade. The volume for the underlying equity gives an indication of the strength of the current market direction, while the open interest for the put or call tells you the number of option contracts that are currently 'open' (not yet liquidated). Options with unusual activity highlight puts and calls for stocks that have a high volume-to-open interest ratio.

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