Ticker Options Intelligence

KMT options intelligence

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

Conviction 40 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 29 Jul 2026 22:06 · complete available chain

Options-market disagreement

Mixed pressure

KMT currently carries mixed options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 12.5%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.33.

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

Options-market disagreement

Expected move 12.5%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.33

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 1.44

Put-side skew

Trend fit 82

Options agree with trend context

Weekly backdrop +4.4%

RS 7.4

Expected move 12.5%
Put-call volume 1.44
Volume / OI 0.33
Reference IV 0.67
Max pain 35.00
Underlying 35.23
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 44

Options Intent Radar

Earnings/event positioning

80/100
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 No clean flow/price divergence

The options read is mixed, so divergence is not strong enough to classify.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $88162 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · itm, and a no clean flow/price divergence backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure-14
1W price+4.4%
Call premium52%
Put premium48%
Notional split C 52% / P 48% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.33 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 82/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 5 Aug Matched earnings event is 7 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 Calls · 91+ days · ITM
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 27 contracts traded, $32695 estimated gross traded notional, and 37% of visible notional.
$32695
Puts · 46-90 days · OTM puts cluster with 147 contracts traded, $25908 estimated gross traded notional, and 29% of visible notional.
$25908
Puts · 22-45 days · ATM puts cluster with 30 contracts traded, $8850 estimated gross traded notional, and 10% of visible notional.
$8850
Calls · 46-90 days · OTM calls cluster with 66 contracts traded, $7130 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional.
$7130
Puts · 46-90 days · ATM puts cluster with 11 contracts traded, $3295 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$3295

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 Crowded strike risk

Underlying price is close to the max-pain zone.

Activity Anomaly

High anomaly

100

Current options activity is unusually hot versus this ticker's stored history.

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank100th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close35.23
1W+4.4%
RS7.4
Fair value+38.5%
Options pressure-14
Speculation20
Volatility87
Trend fit82

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 12.5% elevated
30d avg 12.2% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 12.2% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 12.2% · 1 read 100th
IV 0.67 elevated
30d avg 0.62 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.62 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.62 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 1.44 elevated
30d avg 0.40 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.40 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.40 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.33 elevated
30d avg 0.01 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.01 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.01 · 1 read 100th

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 10:57 Bullish
Pressure 44
Move 12.2%
29 Jul 21:06 Mixed
Pressure -14
Move 12.5%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike25.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 2
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike30.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 7 · OI 125
Strike35.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 116
Puts · V 30 · OI 56
Strike40.00
Calls · V 13 · OI 42
Puts · V 2 · OI 2

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts6
Avg IV0.67
Put-call2.29
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts13
Avg IV0.58
Put-call8.33
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts14
Avg IV0.56
Put-call0.20
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts11
Avg IV0.61
Put-call0.04

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.58
Put IV0.61
Skew0.03
18 Sep 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.65
Put IV0.47
Skew-0.18
16 Oct 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.53
Put IV0.00
Skew-0.53
15 Jan 2027Balanced skew
Call IV0.67
Put IV0.63
Skew-0.04

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractKMT261016C00020000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike20.00
Volume-
OI16
IV2.41
ContractKMT261016C00022500
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike22.50
Volume-
OI2
IV1.12
ContractKMT260821C00025000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI2
IV0.84
ContractKMT270115P00040000
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike40.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.62
ContractKMT260918C00017500
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike17.50
Volume-
OI1
IV1.15
ContractKMT260918C00050000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike50.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.73
ContractKMT260918C00065000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike65.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.50
ContractKMT261016P00055000
SidePut
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike55.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.00