Ticker Options Intelligence

CDNL options intelligence

Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. Class A Common Stock options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 55 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 00:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

CDNL currently carries volatility options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 29.1%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.42.

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Primary read Volatility

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 29.1%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.42

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.21

Call-side skew

Trend fit 37

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -11.1%

Sharemaestro weekly context

Expected move 29.1%
Put-call volume 0.21
Volume / OI 0.42
Reference IV 1.25
Max pain 55.00
Underlying 63.30
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 26

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: $16158 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 22-45 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+76
1W price-11.1%
Call premium60%
Put premium40%
Notional split C 60% / P 40% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.42 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 37/100 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 · 22-45 days · OTM
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 35 contracts traded, $8780 estimated gross traded notional, and 54% of visible notional.
$8780
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 3 contracts traded, $4890 estimated gross traded notional, and 30% of visible notional.
$4890
Puts · 22-45 days · OTM puts cluster with 2 contracts traded, $810 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$810
Puts · 46-90 days · OTM puts cluster with 3 contracts traded, $712 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$712
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $635 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$635

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

Above normal

67

Activity is running above the recent historical baseline.

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank0th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close63.30
1W-11.1%
RS-
Fair value+41.4%
Options pressure76
Speculation18
Volatility96
Trend fit37

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 29.1% elevated
30d avg 26.3% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 26.3% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 26.3% · 1 read 100th
IV 1.25 muted
30d avg 1.26 · 1 read 0th
90d avg 1.26 · 1 read 0th
180d avg 1.26 · 1 read 0th
Put-call 0.21 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.42 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 11:18 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 26.3%
29 Jul 23:19 Volatility
Pressure 76
Move 29.1%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike35.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike45.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike50.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 1
Strike55.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 2
Strike70.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 12
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike75.00
Calls · V 10 · OI 20
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike80.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 11
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike85.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 9
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts12
Avg IV1.25
Put-call0.06
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts6
Avg IV1.15
Put-call0.67
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts4
Avg IV1.08
Put-call-
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts4
Avg IV1.02
Put-call3.00

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV1.17
Put IV1.24
Skew0.07
18 Sep 2026Balanced skew
Call IV1.11
Put IV1.12
Skew0.00
16 Oct 2026Balanced skew
Call IV1.07
Put IV1.06
Skew0.00
15 Jan 2027Balanced skew
Call IV1.00
Put IV0.99
Skew-0.01

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractCDNL260821P00070000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike70.00
Volume-
OI-
IV1.28
ContractCDNL261016C00105000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike105.00
Volume-
OI-
IV1.06
ContractCDNL260821C00100000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike100.00
Volume-
OI13
IV1.68
ContractCDNL260918P00050000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike50.00
Volume-
OI6
IV1.12
ContractCDNL260918C00105000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike105.00
Volume-
OI3
IV1.24
ContractCDNL270115C00035000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike35.00
Volume-
OI2
IV1.09
ContractCDNL261016C00070000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike70.00
Volume-
OI2
IV1.07
ContractCDNL260918C00090000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike90.00
Volume-
OI1
IV1.11