Ticker Options Intelligence

STTK options intelligence

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

Conviction 37 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 2 Aug 2026 05:59 · complete available chain

Put-side pressure

Bearish pressure

STTK currently carries bearish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 23.3%, 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 Bearish

Put-side pressure

Expected move 23.3%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.00

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 2.00

Put-side skew

Trend fit 55

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -4.8%

RS 56.0

Expected move 23.3%
Put-call volume 2.00
Volume / OI 0.00
Reference IV 0.97
Max pain 7.50
Underlying 7.07
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 90

Research Brief

STTK has a bearish chain read with 37/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 5.42–8.72; The largest call open-interest concentration is 9.00; the largest put concentration is 7.50. The most active strike by current volume is 4.00.

Priced range5.42–8.72
Call concentration9.00
Put concentration7.50
Max pain reference7.50
What would confirm it
  • Price remains weak while put-side concentration persists.
What would weaken it
  • Price recovers while put pressure fades or reverses toward calls.
  • 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 5.42 to 8.72. Max pain at 7.50 sits inside that range, 6.1% above spot.

Spot Max pain
5.427.07 ± 1.658.72
Confirmation level

A close beyond 8.72 or below 5.42 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 37/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 29/100 toward puts; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure29 × 42%
+12.2

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation2 × 22%
+0.4

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

Trend agreement55 × 26%
+14.4

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 score36.5Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 9.00; the largest put concentration is 7.50. The most active strike by current volume is 4.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
0
1.00-85.9%
0
1
2.50-64.6%
0
26
4.00-43.4%
0
0
5.00-29.3%
0
0
6.00-15.1%
1
304
7.506.1%
9
0
9.0027.3%
3000
0
10.0041.4%
0
0
11.0055.6%
0
0
12.0069.7%
0
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

2.44× front/back

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

0.97 21 Aug 21d
0.45 18 Sep 49d
0.83 18 Dec 140d
0.40 19 Mar 231d

Volatility by Strike

Upside optionality premium

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

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

6
8
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

A97/100
Retained chain100%
Implied volatility100%
Two-sided quotes100%
Open interest100%
Chain status
Complete available chain
Market date
31 Jul 2026
Calculation
v2.0
Contracts
90 / 90
  • 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

93/100
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 Bearish flow confirms price

Options pressure and weekly price action are both cautionary.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $197 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 8-21 days · otm, and a bearish flow confirms price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure-29
1W price-4.8%
Call premium84%
Put premium16%
Notional split C 84% / P 16% 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 55/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 13 Aug Matched earnings event is 11 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 · 8-21 days · OTM
Calls · 8-21 days · OTM calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $165 estimated gross traded notional, and 84% of visible notional.
$165
Puts · 8-21 days · OTM puts cluster with 4 contracts traded, $32 estimated gross traded notional, and 16% of visible notional.
$32

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.

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
Close7.07
1W-4.8%
RS56.0
Fair value+84.8%
Options pressure-29
Speculation2
Volatility96
Trend fit55

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 23.3% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 0.97 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 2.00 history building
30d avg - · 2/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 2/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 2/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.00 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 11:27 Volatility
Pressure -91
Move 23.6%
30 Jul 11:12 Volatility
Pressure -96
Move 17.5%
31 Jul 06:44 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 11.2%
2 Aug 04:59 Bearish
Pressure -29
Move 23.3%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike1.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike2.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike4.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 4 · OI 26
Strike5.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike6.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike7.50
Calls · V 2 · OI 9
Puts · V 0 · OI 304
Strike9.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 3000
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike10.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts20
Avg IV0.97
Put-call2.00
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts22
Avg IV0.45
Put-call-
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts22
Avg IV0.83
Put-call-
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Contracts26
Avg IV0.40
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.51
Put IV0.40
Skew-0.12
18 Sep 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.34
Put IV0.26
Skew-0.08
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.05
Put IV1.88
Skew1.82
19 Mar 2027Call IV premium
Call IV1.03
Put IV0.03
Skew-1.00

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractSTTK260821P00004000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike4.00
Volume4
OI26
IV1.15
ContractSTTK260821C00007500
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike7.50
Volume2
OI9
IV1.46
ContractSTTK260821C00009000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike9.00
Volume-
OI3000
IV0.51
ContractSTTK261218P00005000
SidePut
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI2684
IV1.09
ContractSTTK261218C00005000
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI1588
IV0.01
ContractSTTK260821P00007500
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike7.50
Volume-
OI304
IV0.01
ContractSTTK261218C00002500
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike2.50
Volume-
OI70
IV1.31
ContractSTTK270319C00010000
SideCall
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI40
IV0.20