Ticker Options Intelligence

RYAM options intelligence

Rayonier Advanced Materials options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 50 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 1 Aug 2026 04:00 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

RYAM currently carries volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 22.1%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.01.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 22.1%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.01

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.04

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop +6.8%

RS 5.9

Expected move 22.1%
Put-call volume 0.04
Volume / OI 0.01
Reference IV 1.13
Max pain 7.00
Underlying 8.38
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 184

Research Brief

RYAM has a volatility chain read with 50/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 6.53–10.23; The largest call open-interest concentration is 7.00; the largest put concentration is 6.00. The most active strike by current volume is 8.00.

Priced range6.53–10.23
Call concentration7.00
Put concentration6.00
Max pain reference7.00
What would confirm it
  • A clear directional pressure reading develops and price begins to agree.
What would weaken it
  • Volatility falls and the chain remains directionally mixed.
  • 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 6.53 to 10.23. Max pain at 7.00 sits inside that range, 16.5% below spot.

Spot Max pain
6.538.38 ± 1.8510.23
Confirmation level

A close beyond 10.23 or below 6.53 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 50/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 94/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure94 × 42%
+39.4

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation3 × 22%
+0.7

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

Trend agreement0 × 26%
+0.0

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

Volatility96 × 10%
+9.6

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score49.7Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 7.00; the largest put concentration is 6.00. The most active strike by current volume is 8.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
1
2.00-76.1%
0
2
3.00-64.2%
0
1
4.00-52.3%
0
4
5.00-40.3%
4
2390
6.00-28.4%
1
2237
7.00-16.5%
752
127
8.00-4.5%
195
333
9.007.4%
115
3
10.0019.3%
272
1
11.0031.3%
355
0
12.0043.2%
47
0
13.0055.1%
70
0
14.0067.1%
10
0
15.0079.0%
81
0
16.0090.9%
1
0
17.00102.9%
127
0
19.00126.7%
1
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

2.08× front/back

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

1.13 21 Aug 21d
0.84 18 Sep 49d
0.74 20 Nov 112d
0.74 18 Dec 140d
0.55 19 Feb 203d

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.

7
8
9
10
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

A100/100
Retained chain100%
Implied volatility100%
Two-sided quotes100%
Open interest100%
Chain status
Complete available chain
Market date
31 Jul 2026
Calculation
v2.0
Contracts
184 / 184
  • 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

84/100
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 Volatility flow versus price

Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $9355 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · otm, and a volatility flow versus price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+94
1W price+6.8%
Call premium94%
Put premium6%
Notional split C 94% / P 6% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.01 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 4 Aug Matched earnings event is 2 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 · OTM
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 250 contracts traded, $7500 estimated gross traded notional, and 80% of visible notional.
$7500
Calls · 46-90 days · OTM calls cluster with 15 contracts traded, $1138 estimated gross traded notional, and 12% of visible notional.
$1138
Puts · 8-21 days · OTM puts cluster with 9 contracts traded, $360 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$360
Puts · 8-21 days · ITM puts cluster with 1 contracts traded, $208 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$208
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $150 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$150

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
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.

Negative Options disagreement

Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context.

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
Close8.95
1W+6.8%
RS5.9
Fair value+45.3%
Options pressure94
Speculation3
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 22.1% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 1.13 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.04 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.01 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 11:21 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 21.8%
30 Jul 11:09 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 20.6%
30 Jul 16:28 Volatility
Pressure -47
Move 21.8%
30 Jul 20:18 Volatility
Pressure -43
Move 18.8%
31 Jul 09:30 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 18.8%
31 Jul 23:21 Volatility
Pressure -40
Move 22.1%
1 Aug 03:00 Volatility
Pressure 94
Move 22.1%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike1.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike2.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike3.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 2
Strike4.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike5.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 4
Puts · V 0 · OI 4
Strike6.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 2390
Strike7.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 752
Puts · V 0 · OI 2237
Strike8.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 195
Puts · V 9 · OI 127

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts40
Avg IV1.13
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts40
Avg IV0.84
Put-call-
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Contracts34
Avg IV0.74
Put-call-
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts36
Avg IV0.74
Put-call-
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Contracts34
Avg IV0.55
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.81
Put IV0.98
Skew0.17
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.79
Put IV0.90
Skew0.12
20 Nov 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.18
Put IV0.88
Skew0.70
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.70
Put IV0.83
Skew0.14
19 Feb 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.07
Put IV0.70
Skew0.62

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractRYAM261218C00015000
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike15.00
Volume250
OI2069
IV0.70
ContractRYAM260918C00010000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike10.00
Volume10
OI3190
IV0.79
ContractRYAM260821P00008000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike8.00
Volume9
OI127
IV0.98
ContractRYAM260918C00009000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike9.00
Volume5
OI137
IV0.76
ContractRYAM260918C00008000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike8.00
Volume1
OI171
IV0.75
ContractRYAM260821P00010000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike10.00
Volume1
OI3
IV1.68
ContractRYAM260918P00005000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI3526
IV0.75
ContractRYAM260821P00006000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike6.00
Volume-
OI2390
IV0.81