Ticker Options Intelligence

DHT options intelligence

DHT Holdings Inc options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 42 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 2 Aug 2026 03:17 · complete available chain

Call-side pressure

Bullish pressure

DHT currently carries bullish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 13.6%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.03.

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

Call-side pressure

Expected move 13.6%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.03

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.78

Balanced tape

Trend fit 77

Options agree with trend context

Weekly backdrop +0.7%

RS 18.2

Expected move 13.6%
Put-call volume 0.78
Volume / OI 0.03
Reference IV 0.69
Max pain 17.00
Underlying 18.57
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 194

Research Brief

DHT has a bullish chain read with 42/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 16.05–21.09; The largest call open-interest concentration is 20.00; the largest put concentration is 16.00. The most active strike by current volume is 18.00.

Priced range16.05–21.09
Call concentration20.00
Put concentration16.00
Max pain reference17.00
What would confirm it
  • Price holds or improves while call-side concentration remains elevated.
  • The current chain read already agrees with the stored weekly trend context.
What would weaken it
  • Price weakens while call pressure fades or reverses toward puts.
  • 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 16.05 to 21.09. Max pain at 17.00 sits inside that range, 8.5% below spot.

Spot Max pain
16.0518.57 ± 2.5221.09
Confirmation level

A close beyond 21.09 or below 16.05 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 42/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 22/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure22 × 42%
+9.1

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation21 × 22%
+4.5

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

Trend agreement77 × 26%
+20.1

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

Volatility88 × 10%
+8.8

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score42.5Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 20.00; the largest put concentration is 16.00. The most active strike by current volume is 18.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
3
12.00-35.4%
0
1
13.00-30.0%
0
34
14.00-24.6%
13
594
15.00-19.2%
2027
1742
16.00-13.8%
46
1094
17.00-8.5%
1429
676
18.00-3.1%
3526
324
19.002.3%
4085
0
20.007.7%
9208
0
21.0013.1%
705
20
22.0018.5%
39
0
23.0023.9%
25
0
24.0029.2%
20
0
25.0034.6%
15
0
26.0040.0%
3
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

1.79× front/back

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

0.69 21 Aug 21d
0.55 18 Sep 49d
0.50 16 Oct 77d
0.51 18 Dec 140d
0.50 15 Jan 168d
0.39 16 Jul 350d

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.

15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Put IV Call IV

Historical Replay

How matured reads behaved through expiry

0 directional observations

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
  • Versioned calculationv2 observations only
  • Independent entryone read per market session
  • Point-in-time referencerequired at entry
  • Matched expiry closereported only after maturity

Only v2 snapshots with a point-in-time market reference are eligible. Each observation uses one read per market session and the first weekly close on or immediately after expiry. It is an evidence audit, not an executable strategy or evidence of future performance.

Evidence Quality

High

A99/100
Retained chain100%
Implied volatility100%
Two-sided quotes99%
Open interest100%
Chain status
Complete available chain
Market date
31 Jul 2026
Calculation
v2.0
Contracts
194 / 194
  • 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

Earnings/event positioning

82/100
Primary intent Earnings/event positioning

Options activity is concentrated around a live event window, so the cleanest read is event positioning rather than pure direction.

Flow vs price divergence Bullish flow before price confirmation

Call-side pressure is building before a meaningful weekly price response.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $973992 of estimated gross traded notional, puts · 91+ days · itm, and a bullish flow before price confirmation backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+22
1W price+0.7%
Call premium31%
Put premium69%
Notional split C 31% / P 69% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.03 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 77/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 5 Aug Matched earnings event is 3 days away.
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 533 contracts traded, $604399 estimated gross traded notional, and 62% of visible notional.
$604399
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 341 contracts traded, $157236 estimated gross traded notional, and 16% of visible notional.
$157236
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 150 contracts traded, $82690 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional.
$82690
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 379 contracts traded, $39252 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$39252
Puts · 46-90 days · ITM puts cluster with 96 contracts traded, $37950 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$37950

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
Positive Options-confirmed trend

Positioning agrees with the Sharemaestro trend backdrop.

Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

Warning Event-risk setup

Expected move or upcoming earnings makes the setup more event-sensitive.

Warning Bullish pressure over fair value

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

Activity Anomaly

Warming up

-

3 of 10 completed market sessions are available. More session history is needed before activity can be compared with a reliable normal.

Baseline: 3 completed sessions

Volume rank-
Volume/OI rank-
IV rank-

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close18.57
1W+0.7%
RS18.2
Fair value+69.3%
Options pressure22
Speculation21
Volatility88
Trend fit77

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 13.6% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 0.69 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.78 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.03 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 10:56 Volatility
Pressure 34
Move 11.2%
30 Jul 10:46 Mixed
Pressure 12
Move 12.2%
31 Jul 10:31 Volatility
Pressure 48
Move 11.7%
1 Aug 13:53 Bullish
Pressure 53
Move 13.6%
2 Aug 02:17 Bullish
Pressure 22
Move 13.6%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike12.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 3
Strike13.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike14.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 13
Puts · V 1 · OI 34
Strike15.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 2027
Puts · V 3 · OI 594
Strike16.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 46
Puts · V 9 · OI 1742
Strike17.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 1429
Puts · V 37 · OI 1094
Strike18.00
Calls · V 71 · OI 3526
Puts · V 22 · OI 676
Strike19.00
Calls · V 58 · OI 4085
Puts · V 1 · OI 324

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts23
Avg IV0.69
Put-call0.41
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts25
Avg IV0.55
Put-call0.39
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts44
Avg IV0.50
Put-call0.59
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts35
Avg IV0.51
Put-call2.69
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts43
Avg IV0.50
Put-call1.29

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.63
Put IV0.71
Skew0.08
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.44
Put IV0.59
Skew0.15
16 Oct 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.40
Put IV0.53
Skew0.13
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.50
Put IV0.60
Skew0.10
15 Jan 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.49
Put IV0.56
Skew0.07

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractDHT261218C00013000
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike13.00
Volume-
OI180
IV0.69
ContractDHT261218C00036000
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike36.00
Volume-
OI36
IV0.54
ContractDHT260821P00022000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike22.00
Volume-
OI20
IV0.83
ContractDHT270716P00025000
SidePut
Expiry16 Jul 2027
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI16
IV0.58
ContractDHT260821P00012000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike12.00
Volume-
OI3
IV1.29
ContractDHT260918C00023000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike23.00
Volume-
OI3
IV0.52
ContractDHT261016P00031000
SidePut
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike31.00
Volume-
OI1
IV1.01
ContractDHT261016P00028000
SidePut
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike28.00
Volume-
OI1
IV1.14