Ticker Options Intelligence

GNK options intelligence

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 43 Market data through 12 Aug 2026 Checked 13 Aug 2026 12:44 · complete available chain

Call-side pressure

Bullish pressure

GNK currently carries bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 5.0%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.00.

Options Intelligence Opportunities Bullish confirmation Risks Unusual flow Vol expansion Repeated pressure Compare Chart Weekly report
Primary read Bullish

Call-side pressure

Expected move 5.0%

Near-term move context

Activity / OI 0.00

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.27

Call-side skew

Trend fit 27

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -0.8%

RS 10.9

Expected move 5.0%
Put-call volume 0.27
Volume / OI 0.00
Reference IV 0.66
Max pain 25.00
Underlying 25.33
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 70

Research Brief

GNK has a bullish chain read with 43/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 24.06–26.60; The largest call open-interest concentration is 30.00; the largest put concentration is 25.00. The most active strike by current volume is 25.00.

Priced range24.06–26.60
Call concentration30.00
Put concentration25.00
Max pain reference25.00
What would confirm it
  • Price holds or improves while call-side concentration remains elevated.
What would weaken it
  • Price weakens while call pressure fades or reverses toward puts.
  • Options and the weekly trend are not yet giving the same message.
  • Front-expiry volatility is rich, so the signal may be event-driven and vulnerable to volatility compression.

Priced Move

Where the chain says movement becomes exceptional

Size, not direction · through 21 Aug

Options imply 24.06 to 26.60. Max pain at 25.00 sits inside that range, 1.3% below spot.

Spot Max pain
24.0625.33 ± 1.2726.60
Confirmation level

A close beyond 26.60 or below 24.06 at the 21 Aug expiry would exceed the move currently priced by this chain.

Important limitation

The range is a pricing reference, not a forecast; volatility can reprice sharply after news or as expiry approaches.

Score Construction

Why conviction is 43/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 68/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure68 × 42%
+28.7

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation1 × 22%
+0.2

Volume relative to existing open interest and contract-level activity.

Trend agreement27 × 26%
+7.1

How closely the chain read agrees with the underlying trend backdrop.

Volatility66 × 10%
+6.6

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score42.6Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 30.00; the largest put concentration is 25.00. The most active strike by current volume is 25.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
0
2.50-90.1%
7
0
5.00-80.3%
2
0
7.50-70.4%
0
0
10.00-60.5%
75
1
12.50-50.7%
0
6
15.00-40.8%
3
3
17.50-30.9%
0
2
20.00-21.0%
35
56
22.50-11.2%
11
369
25.00-1.3%
630
4
30.0018.4%
3299
33
35.0038.2%
122
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Gamma Profile by Strike

Positive gamma proxy

Reported + model-estimated Greeks · 86% coverage

Call-side gamma sensitivity outweighs the put-side proxy across the retained chain. The largest bars mark levels where delta-hedging sensitivity may be most concentrated.

Net profile+$78,182Delta change / 1% move
Positive peak25.00+$42,784
Negative peak22.50-$2,871
Nearest balance22.66Interpolated sign change
StrikeNegativePositiveNet / 1% move
2.50-90.1%
+$3
12.50-50.7%
-$1
15.00-40.8%
-$11
17.50-30.9%
-$10
20.00-21.0%
+$764
22.50-11.2%
-$2,871
25.00-1.3%
+$42,784
30.0018.4%
+$38,899
35.0038.2%
-$1,376
Positive call-side proxy Negative put-side proxyHighlighted row is nearest spot strike

Scenario proxy = gamma × open interest × 100 shares × spot² × 1%. Calls are positive and puts negative by convention. Missing Greeks use a Black-Scholes estimate from stored IV with zero rate and dividend assumptions. Open interest does not reveal who is long or short, so this is not observed dealer positioning or a forecast.

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

3.84× front/back

Near-term options are materially richer than later expirations, consistent with concentrated event or immediate-risk pricing.

0.66 21 Aug 9d
0.20 18 Sep 37d
0.23 20 Nov 100d
0.17 19 Feb 191d

Volatility by Strike

Downside protection premium

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

Out-of-the-money puts carry higher implied volatility than comparable calls, indicating richer downside protection.

23
25
30
Put IV Call IV

Historical Replay

How matured reads behaved through expiry

0 matured · 0 directional

Forward validation is building. The earliest eligible stored read expires 21 Aug 2026; its result will appear after the matched closing reference is stored.

Directional follow-through-
Moves contained by pricing-
Average expiry move-
Validation readiness
  • Auditable calculationoriginal version retained
  • Independent entryone read per market session
  • Point-in-time referencerequired at entry
  • Matched expiry closereported only after maturity

Eligible snapshots must have a dated market session, stored signal, and point-in-time market reference. Each observation uses one read per market session and the first stored weekly close on or immediately after expiry; its original calculation version is retained. It is an evidence audit, not an executable strategy or evidence of future performance.

Evidence Quality

Usable with limits

C69/100
Retained chain100%
Implied volatility100%
Two-sided quotes100%
Open interest100%
Chain status
Complete available chain
Market date
12 Aug 2026
Calculation
v2.0
Contracts
70 / 70
  • No material coverage gap was detected in the retained chain.

Aggregate chain data supports concentration, participation and pricing analysis. It does not identify trade aggressor, opening versus closing activity, multi-leg intent or dealer inventory.

Options Intent Radar

Put-heavy activity

88/100
Primary intent Put-heavy activity

Put-side activity dominates. This can reflect hedging or directional positioning, but the chain alone cannot distinguish buying from selling.

Flow vs price divergence Bullish flow against weak price

Options are leaning call-side while the stock is down on the week, a divergence that needs price confirmation.

Why this matters

Put-heavy activity matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $4,979 of estimated gross traded notional, puts · 91+ days · itm, and a bullish flow against weak price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+68
1W price-0.8%
Call premium7%
Put premium93%
Notional split C 7% / P 93% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.00 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 27/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Aggregate chain data does not identify trade aggressor or opening versus closing activity; call/put concentration is not proof of market direction.
Conviction clusters Puts · 91+ days · ITM
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 4 contracts traded, $4,640 estimated gross traded notional, and 93% of visible notional.
$4,640
Calls · 8-21 days · ATM calls cluster with 7 contracts traded, $259 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$259
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 8 contracts traded, $80 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$80

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

Negative Options disagreement

Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context.

Warning Crowded strike risk

Underlying price is close to the max-pain zone.

Warning Bullish pressure over fair value

Call pressure is building while the stock sits above Sharemaestro fair value.

Activity Anomaly

Normal range

37

Activity is broadly in line with recent stored snapshots.

Baseline: 10 completed sessions

Volume rank20th
Volume/OI rank20th
IV rank70th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close25.33
1W-0.8%
RS10.9
Fair value+53.2%
Options pressure68
Speculation1
Volatility66
Trend fit27

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 5.0% muted
30d avg 8.7% · 10 sessions 0th
90d avg - · 10/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 10/60 sessions -
IV 0.66 near normal
30d avg 0.57 · 10 sessions 70th
90d avg - · 10/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 10/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.27 near normal
30d avg 0.68 · 10 sessions 40th
90d avg - · 10/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 10/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.00 muted
30d avg 0.08 · 10 sessions 20th
90d avg - · 10/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 10/60 sessions -

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:13 Bullish
Pressure 31
Move 7.5%
30 Jul 11:00 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 12.0%
31 Jul 03:31 Volatility
Pressure 43
Move 9.9%
3 Aug 00:29 Bearish
Pressure -37
Move 10.6%
4 Aug 10:59 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 7.2%
4 Aug 16:53 Volatility
Pressure -12
Move 10.5%
5 Aug 22:51 Volatility
Pressure 43
Move 8.3%
6 Aug 20:34 Volatility
Pressure 29
Move 6.1%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike2.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 7
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 2
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike7.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike10.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 75
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike12.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike15.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 3
Puts · V 0 · OI 6
Strike17.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 3
Strike20.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 35
Puts · V 0 · OI 2

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts24
Avg IV0.66
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts16
Avg IV0.20
Put-call-
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Contracts14
Avg IV0.23
Put-call-
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Contracts16
Avg IV0.17
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.49
Put IV0.54
Skew0.05
18 Sep 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.24
Put IV0.03
Skew-0.20
20 Nov 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.14
Put IV0.54
Skew0.40
19 Feb 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.09
Put IV0.41
Skew0.32

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractGNK261120C00030000
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike30.00
Volume8
OI63
IV0.14
ContractGNK260821C00025000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike25.00
Volume7
OI630
IV0.01
ContractGNK270219P00035000
SidePut
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike35.00
Volume4
OI42
IV0.71
ContractGNK260821C00030000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI3299
IV0.49
ContractGNK261120C00025000
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI446
IV0.10
ContractGNK260821P00025000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI369
IV0.66
ContractGNK261120C00020000
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike20.00
Volume-
OI176
IV0.01
ContractGNK260821C00035000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike35.00
Volume-
OI122
IV0.85

Evidence context