Ticker Options Intelligence

TU options intelligence

Telus Corp options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 50 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

TU currently carries volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 12.4%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.05.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 12.4%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.05

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.20

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -1.7%

RS -27.0

Expected move 12.4%
Put-call volume 0.20
Volume / OI 0.05
Reference IV 1.64
Max pain 10.00
Underlying 10.22
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 43

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: $81469 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · itm, 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+75
1W price-1.7%
Call premium56%
Put premium44%
Notional split C 56% / P 44% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.05 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 31 Jul Matched earnings event is 1 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 41 contracts traded, $24188 estimated gross traded notional, and 30% of visible notional.
$24188
Puts · 46-90 days · ITM puts cluster with 35 contracts traded, $24056 estimated gross traded notional, and 30% of visible notional.
$24056
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 21 contracts traded, $10170 estimated gross traded notional, and 12% of visible notional.
$10170
Calls · 22-45 days · ATM calls cluster with 59 contracts traded, $6932 estimated gross traded notional, and 9% of visible notional.
$6932
Calls · 22-45 days · ITM calls cluster with 6 contracts traded, $4000 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$4000

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.

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
Close10.22
1W-1.7%
RS-27.0
Fair value-24.2%
Options pressure75
Speculation41
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 12.4% elevated
30d avg 8.6% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 8.6% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 8.6% · 1 read 100th
IV 1.64 elevated
30d avg 0.48 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.48 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.48 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.20 elevated
30d avg 0.05 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.05 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.05 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.05 elevated
30d avg 0.03 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.03 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.03 · 1 read 100th

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 10:19 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 8.6%
30 Jul 04:19 Volatility
Pressure 75
Move 12.4%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike2.50
Calls · V 2 · OI 5
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 2
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike7.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike10.00
Calls · V 59 · OI 253
Puts · V 3 · OI 682
Strike12.50
Calls · V 10 · OI 881
Puts · V 5 · OI 13
Strike15.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 2
Strike20.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts9
Avg IV1.64
Put-call0.11
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts17
Avg IV0.66
Put-call0.26
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts12
Avg IV0.58
Put-call0.20
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Contracts5
Avg IV1.27
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.44
Put IV0.57
Skew0.13
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.30
Put IV0.46
Skew0.17
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.27
Put IV0.53
Skew0.26
19 Mar 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.29
Put IV0.45
Skew0.15

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractTU270319P00010000
SidePut
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI7
IV0.45
ContractTU260918C00022500
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike22.50
Volume-
OI4
IV0.95
ContractTU260821P00015000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike15.00
Volume-
OI2
IV1.14
ContractTU260821C00007500
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike7.50
Volume-
OI1
IV1.70
ContractTU260821P00020000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike20.00
Volume-
OI-
IV1.99
ContractTU260918C00012500
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike12.50
Volume236
OI1397
IV0.30
ContractTU261218C00012500
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike12.50
Volume103
OI924
IV0.27
ContractTU260821C00010000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike10.00
Volume59
OI253
IV0.46