Ticker Options Intelligence

GAIN options intelligence

Gladstone Investment Corporation options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 54 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 00:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

GAIN currently carries volatility options pressure with a 54/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 14.3%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.11.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 14.3%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.11

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.05

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -3.1%

RS 3.9

Expected move 14.3%
Put-call volume 0.05
Volume / OI 0.11
Reference IV 1.37
Max pain 15.00
Underlying 15.95
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 40

Options Intent Radar

Earnings/event positioning

85/100
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: $213451 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 46-90 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+100
1W price-3.1%
Call premium95%
Put premium5%
Notional split C 95% / P 5% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.11 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 6 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 · 46-90 days · ITM
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 118 contracts traded, $125600 estimated gross traded notional, and 59% of visible notional.
$125600
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 72 contracts traded, $33425 estimated gross traded notional, and 16% of visible notional.
$33425
Calls · 22-45 days · ITM calls cluster with 18 contracts traded, $24352 estimated gross traded notional, and 11% of visible notional.
$24352
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 604 contracts traded, $18270 estimated gross traded notional, and 9% of visible notional.
$18270
Puts · 46-90 days · ITM puts cluster with 15 contracts traded, $8158 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$8158

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

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
Close15.95
1W-3.1%
RS3.9
Fair value+30.4%
Options pressure100
Speculation11
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 14.3% elevated
30d avg 13.9% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 13.9% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 13.9% · 1 read 100th
IV 1.37 elevated
30d avg 0.55 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.55 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.55 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.05 elevated
30d avg 0.04 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.04 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.04 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.11 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 11:21 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 13.9%
29 Jul 23:19 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 14.3%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike2.50
Calls · V 17 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 2 · OI 2
Strike15.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 31
Puts · V 5 · OI 58
Strike17.50
Calls · V 78 · OI 365
Puts · V 4 · OI 14
Strike20.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike22.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 5
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts9
Avg IV1.37
Put-call0.11
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts3
Avg IV1.62
Put-call-
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts19
Avg IV0.47
Put-call0.20
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts9
Avg IV0.37
Put-call0.01

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.51
Put IV0.71
Skew0.20
18 Sep 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV0.59
Put IV-
Skew-
16 Oct 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.30
Put IV0.54
Skew0.25
15 Jan 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.29
Put IV0.83
Skew0.54

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractGAIN261016C00030000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI50
IV1.14
ContractGAIN260821C00022500
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike22.50
Volume-
OI5
IV1.28
ContractGAIN270115P00017500
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike17.50
Volume-
OI1
IV0.45
ContractGAIN261016P00002500
SidePut
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike2.50
Volume-
OI1
IV4.68
ContractGAIN270115C00007500
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike7.50
Volume-
OI-
IV0.00
ContractGAIN270115C00010000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.00
ContractGAIN260918C00005000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI-
IV2.53
ContractGAIN260821C00005000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI-
IV3.72