Primary read
Bearish
Put-side pressure
Ticker Options Intelligence
AES options intelligence
The AES Corporation options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.
Conviction
60
Market data through 29 Jul 2026
Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:26 · complete available chain
Put-side pressure
Bearish pressure
AES currently carries bearish options pressure with a 60/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 2.5%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.05.
Expected move
2.5%
Near-term move context
Activity / OI
0.05
Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest
Put-call
4.97
Put-side skew
Trend fit
66
Options agree with trend context
Weekly backdrop
+0.5%
RS -2.2
Expected move
2.5%
Put-call volume
4.97
Volume / OI
0.05
Reference IV
0.63
Max pain
15.00
Underlying
14.84
Nearest expiry
31 Jul 2026
Contracts
183
Options Intent Radar
Put-heavy activity
Put-side activity dominates. This can reflect hedging or directional positioning, but the chain alone cannot distinguish buying from selling.
Put-side pressure is present before a decisive weekly price breakdown.
Put-heavy activity matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $981692 of estimated gross traded notional, puts · 91+ days · itm, and a bearish flow before price confirmation backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.
Options pressure-67
1W price+0.5%
Call premium10%
Put premium90%
Notional split
C 10% / P 90%
Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness
0.05
Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit
66/100
Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window
30 Jul
Matched earnings event is 0 days away.
Aggregate chain data does not identify trade aggressor or opening versus closing activity; call/put concentration is not proof of market direction.
Puts · 91+ days · ITM
puts cluster with 1125 contracts traded, $627908 estimated gross traded notional, and 64% of visible notional.
$627908
Calls · 91+ days · ITM
calls cluster with 263 contracts traded, $77113 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional.
$77113
Puts · 46-90 days · ITM
puts cluster with 345 contracts traded, $55178 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$55178
Puts · 46-90 days · ATM
puts cluster with 1200 contracts traded, $54000 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$54000
Puts · 91+ days · ATM
puts cluster with 792 contracts traded, $36140 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$36140
Setup Classification
Opportunity and risk frame
Positioning agrees with the Sharemaestro trend backdrop.
The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.
Expected move or upcoming earnings makes the setup more event-sensitive.
Underlying price is close to the max-pain zone.
Activity Anomaly
High anomaly
Current options activity is unusually hot versus this ticker's stored history.
Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank100th
Market Context
Underlying confirmation
Close14.84
1W+0.5%
RS-2.2
Fair value+6.2%
Options pressure-67
Speculation41
Volatility54
Trend fit66
Today Versus Normal
Stored-options context
30d avg 2.4% · 1 read
100th
90d avg 2.4% · 1 read
100th
180d avg 2.4% · 1 read
100th
30d avg 0.39 · 1 read
100th
90d avg 0.39 · 1 read
100th
180d avg 0.39 · 1 read
100th
30d avg 4.16 · 1 read
100th
90d avg 4.16 · 1 read
100th
180d avg 4.16 · 1 read
100th
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
29 Jul 10:27
Bearish
Pressure -61
Move 2.4%
30 Jul 04:26
Bearish
Pressure -67
Move 2.5%
Strike Map
Where activity is clustering
Strike5.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 3
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike6.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike10.50
Calls · V 2 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike13.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike14.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 11
Puts · V 1 · OI 56
Strike14.50
Calls · V 5 · OI 4
Puts · V 356 · OI 1432
Strike15.00
Calls · V 594 · OI 4223
Puts · V 10 · OI 415
Strike15.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 2
Puts · V 0 · OI 213
Term Structure
Expiration activity
Expiry31 Jul 2026
Contracts18
Avg IV0.63
Put-call0.61
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Contracts9
Avg IV0.75
Put-call4.00
Expiry14 Aug 2026
Contracts10
Avg IV0.61
Put-call33.80
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts28
Avg IV0.31
Put-call6.31
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts8
Avg IV0.50
Put-call128.63
Skew
Call/put IV balance
31 Jul 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.45
Put IV0.47
Skew0.02
7 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.10
Put IV0.30
Skew0.20
14 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.09
Put IV0.25
Skew0.16
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.20
Put IV0.21
Skew0.01
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.06
Put IV0.17
Skew0.12
Contract Tape
Most active contracts
ContractAES260731P00016000
SidePut
Expiry31 Jul 2026
Strike16.00
Volume-
OI717
IV1.88
ContractAES260731P00015500
SidePut
Expiry31 Jul 2026
Strike15.50
Volume-
OI213
IV1.51
ContractAES260731P00016500
SidePut
Expiry31 Jul 2026
Strike16.50
Volume-
OI190
IV2.20
ContractAES260918P00018000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike18.00
Volume-
OI83
IV0.93
ContractAES270617P00010000
SidePut
Expiry17 Jun 2027
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI70
IV0.34
ContractAES260731P00017000
SidePut
Expiry31 Jul 2026
Strike17.00
Volume-
OI30
IV2.52
ContractAES261120P00012000
SidePut
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike12.00
Volume-
OI25
IV0.47
ContractAES260731C00017000
SideCall
Expiry31 Jul 2026
Strike17.00
Volume-
OI13
IV0.94
Research Graph
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