Ticker Options Intelligence

APEI options intelligence

American Public Education Inc options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 60 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 03:44 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

APEI currently carries volatility options pressure with a 60/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 18.4%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.01.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 18.4%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.01

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.00

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -5.9%

RS 0.6

Expected move 18.4%
Put-call volume -
Volume / OI 0.01
Reference IV 0.88
Max pain 60.00
Underlying 47.71
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 102

Options Intent Radar

Earnings/event positioning

86/100
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: $50475 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 22-45 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-5.9%
Call premium100%
Put premium0%
Notional split C 100% / P 0% 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 5 Aug Matched earnings event is 6 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 · ITM
Calls · 22-45 days · ITM calls cluster with 57 contracts traded, $46455 estimated gross traded notional, and 92% of visible notional.
$46455
Calls · 46-90 days · OTM calls cluster with 15 contracts traded, $3225 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$3225
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $795 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$795

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
Close47.71
1W-5.9%
RS0.6
Fair value+87.6%
Options pressure100
Speculation40
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 18.4% elevated
30d avg 18.2% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 18.2% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 18.2% · 1 read 100th
IV 0.88 elevated
30d avg 0.87 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.87 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.87 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.00 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.01 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 11:14 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 18.2%
30 Jul 02:44 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 18.4%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike30.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike35.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 6
Strike40.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 41
Strike45.00
Calls · V 57 · OI 3
Puts · V 0 · OI 31
Strike50.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 98
Puts · V 0 · OI 490
Strike55.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 152
Puts · V 0 · OI 452
Strike60.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 115
Puts · V 0 · OI 300
Strike65.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 71
Puts · V 0 · OI 51

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts22
Avg IV0.88
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts28
Avg IV0.70
Put-call-
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts26
Avg IV0.64
Put-call-
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Contracts26
Avg IV0.62
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.83
Put IV0.88
Skew0.05
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.64
Put IV0.71
Skew0.07
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.59
Put IV0.65
Skew0.06
19 Mar 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.56
Put IV0.64
Skew0.08

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractAPEI260821C00045000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike45.00
Volume57
OI3
IV0.89
ContractAPEI260918C00060000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike60.00
Volume15
OI844
IV0.65
ContractAPEI260821C00055000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike55.00
Volume1
OI152
IV0.84
ContractAPEI260821C00050000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike50.00
Volume1
OI98
IV0.86
ContractAPEI260821P00050000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike50.00
Volume-
OI490
IV0.86
ContractAPEI260821P00055000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike55.00
Volume-
OI452
IV0.84
ContractAPEI260918C00055000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike55.00
Volume-
OI443
IV0.66
ContractAPEI260918C00065000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike65.00
Volume-
OI407
IV0.64