Ticker Options Intelligence

LADR options intelligence

Ladder Capital Corp Class A options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 53 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

LADR currently carries volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 4.1%, 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 4.1%

Near-term move context

Activity / OI 0.11

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.04

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -2.7%

RS -12.2

Expected move 4.1%
Put-call volume 0.04
Volume / OI 0.11
Reference IV 1.18
Max pain 10.00
Underlying 9.77
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 28

Options Intent Radar

Volatility expansion bet

80/100
Primary intent Volatility expansion bet

The strongest message is movement risk: expected move and implied volatility are carrying more signal than 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

Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $64890 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+100
1W price-2.7%
Call premium94%
Put premium6%
Notional split C 94% / P 6% 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.
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 119 contracts traded, $48465 estimated gross traded notional, and 75% of visible notional.
$48465
Calls · 91+ days · ATM calls cluster with 165 contracts traded, $7650 estimated gross traded notional, and 12% of visible notional.
$7650
Puts · 22-45 days · ITM puts cluster with 10 contracts traded, $3635 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$3635
Calls · 22-45 days · ITM calls cluster with 8 contracts traded, $3580 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$3580
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 5 contracts traded, $1325 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$1325

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

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
Close9.77
1W-2.7%
RS-12.2
Fair value-0.4%
Options pressure100
Speculation19
Volatility72
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 4.1% muted
30d avg 4.9% · 1 read 0th
90d avg 4.9% · 1 read 0th
180d avg 4.9% · 1 read 0th
IV 1.18 elevated
30d avg 0.43 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.43 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.43 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.04 elevated
30d avg 0.02 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.02 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.02 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.11 elevated
30d avg 0.02 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.02 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.02 · 1 read 100th

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:09 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 4.9%
30 Jul 04:19 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 4.1%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike2.50
Calls · V 2 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike7.50
Calls · V 4 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike10.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 1492
Puts · V 1 · OI 117
Strike12.50
Calls · V 2 · OI 314
Puts · V 6 · OI 6
Strike15.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 4
Puts · V 4 · OI 51
Strike17.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts11
Avg IV1.18
Put-call0.92
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts3
Avg IV1.65
Put-call-
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Contracts7
Avg IV0.73
Put-call0.02
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Contracts7
Avg IV1.44
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.23
Put IV0.25
Skew0.02
18 Sep 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV-
Put IV-
Skew-
20 Nov 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.22
Put IV0.53
Skew0.31
19 Feb 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.22
Put IV2.62
Skew2.41

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractLADR270219P00010000
SidePut
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI10
IV1.00
ContractLADR260918P00010000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI8
IV0.54
ContractLADR261120P00012500
SidePut
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike12.50
Volume-
OI6
IV1.13
ContractLADR260918C00005000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI5
IV3.50
ContractLADR270219P00002500
SidePut
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike2.50
Volume-
OI2
IV2.62
ContractLADR270219C00020000
SideCall
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike20.00
Volume-
OI2
IV1.06
ContractLADR260821P00007500
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike7.50
Volume-
OI-
IV0.25
ContractLADR270219C00002500
SideCall
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike2.50
Volume-
OI-
IV3.25